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Exclusive: How Cops Saved Boy From Underground Bunker
Jamie Lee Dykes held 5-year-old Ethan for days until authorities stormed bunker.
May 31, 2013 -- It was a seemingly hopeless situation: A 5-year-old boy named Ethan had been snatched off a school bus and was being held hostage by a homicidal kidnapper in an underground bunker wired with explosives. If police did not meet the kidnapper's demands, he could detonate the bombs, killing himself and little Ethan.
And yet, six days after the kidnapping and just minutes after a close-quarters gun battle, little Ethan emerged from the bunker unscathed.
Now, the details of Ethan's rescue can be revealed for the first time.
ABC News has obtained exclusive access to the audio recordings of Ethan's kidnapping, the resulting six-day standoff at the bunker, and the child's dramatic rescue by an FBI hostage and rescue team. ABC News has spoken exclusively with key members of that team -- federal, state and local authorities whose courage and determination saved Ethan's life.
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Inside Dykes' Underground Bunker
See More "Saving Ethan" on "World News with Diane Sawyer" and "20/20" TONIGHT
It is a story of heroes, and it began on a warm Alabama afternoon late last January, when a man named Jimmy Lee Dykes boarded Ethan's school bus waving a gun and demanding children. A camera on the bus recorded the moment. The voice is raspy, desperate, and chilling:
"I need two boys six to eight years old," Dykes barked. "Six to eight years old. I mean it. Right now! Right now!"
The bus driver, Charles Poland, knew Dykes, and resisted his demands.
"I can't do it," Poland told Dykes.
"Do it!" Dykes screamed.
Poland replied calmly and simply, "No."
With a gun staring him in the face, Poland said, "Sorry, you're going to have to shoot me."
"How about I shoot a kid then," Dykes said.
"No. It's my responsibility to keep these kids on the bus. I can't turn them over to somebody else," Poland said.
Crouching behind a bus seat, 15-year-old Tre' Watts called 911. He told the dispatcher there was a man on the bus.
"He's got a gun," Watts told her, "and he keeps asking for kids."
Startled, the dispatcher said, "He's aiming the gun at the bus driver?!"
"Yes ma'am," Watts replied.
You can hear the screams of the children and muffled gun shots on the tape.
The dispatcher asked, "Oh my gosh, what's going on?"
"He just shot Mr. Poland," Watts said. "I think Mr. Poland is dead."
Watts was right. Poland died after being shot five times.
Dykes dragged Ethan to an underground bunker on his property just yards from the bus stop.
It was bad, but FBI Special Agent Steve Richardson said it could have been worse if not for the courage of that bus driver.
"He could've taken several kids if it were not for the specific actions of Chuck Poland," Richardson told ABC News.
Richardson also had high praise for Watts, who crouched behind that bus seat and dialed 911 with the gunman only a few feet away.
"I would hope, as a 23-year law enforcement veteran, that I could have performed as good as the 15-year-old young man did when he dialed 911 ... unbelievable."
The dispatcher who Watts spoke to alerted Sheriff Wally Olson.
"My heart just stopped," he said. "I had to really stop and gather my thoughts."
Because of Watts' 911 call, law enforcement was able to respond quickly. The first concern, of course, was for the safety of the child, 5-year-old Ethan. The operation would be all about saving Ethan. And Richardson, the on-scene commander for the FBI, was not optimistic.
"We thought Ethan was going to die," Richardson told ABC News. "Our negotiators, our behavioral science folks, behavioral analysis folks told us the best you can hope for is a murder-suicide."
The FBI and police sought to get as much information as they could gather on Dykes.
Neighbors told them that Dykes is known as "Mean Man" because of his anti-government rants, and for carrying a rifle and a shovel. A decorated Navy veteran, Dykes was due in court that very day to face charges of shooting at one of his neighbors.
As for the bunker, Dykes had painstakingly built it himself and had shown it off to neighbors. But no one knew its secret purpose until the standoff.
The bunker was 12 feet deep, and about eight feet long by six feet wide. Dykes fitted it out with electricity, a TV, bunk beds, food, water and other living essentials.
There was a PVC pipe poking up above ground from the bunker, and Dykes told police they could speak to him through the pipe.
Police quickly discovered that Dykes has built in some deadly surprises. There was a bomb in the pipe.
"Well, he had the knowledge and the sophistication to build a device that could not only kill himself and the little boy, but could kill us as first responders and bomb technicians," FBI bomb tech Al Mattox said.
That gave law enforcement some grudging respect for Dykes' abilities, and also raised some disturbing questions.
ABC News asked Sheriff Olson about the possibility of additional, hidden bombs on Dykes' property.
"Absolutely," Olson said. "I mean, if you got one IED here, you don't know what lies out there waiting for you.
RELATED: Ala. Hostage Taker Planted Bombs in Bunker, FBI Says
The law enforcement team felt the best chance of saving Ethan would be negotiating with Dykes.
FBI behavioral scientist Molly Amman was flown down to Alabama to help with the unfolding crisis. She quickly assessed the situation and said it did not look good.
"I was immediately concerned," Amman said. "He [Dykes] was angry but intelligent and controlled."
She knew she was dealing with a cold-blooded killer.
"Charles Poland was a friend of his. Maybe his only friend," Amman said. "He very coldly made a promise ... to Mr. Poland: 'You will do this or I will kill you.' And he killed him."
Amman said they were dealing with a kidnapper who lacked "empathy, remorse, regret."
The hostage team, led by top negotiator Sean Van Slyke, quickly tried to soothe Dykes in direct talks on the phone.
"We wanted to try to come in and calm the situation down, try to calm down his emotions and really just try to stabilize what is a very volatile situation," Van Slyke said.
"It was complex and detailed and nuanced, and every minute of every hour of every day the complexities grew," Amman said. "We didn't know how he was going to react. We didn't know how Ethan was going to react."
The negotiating team wouldn't say how they knew, but they somehow did know that Dykes was watching TV in that bunker. So they carefully tailored their message to protect Ethan when addressing the cameras, with Sheriff Olson saying: "I want to thank Mr. Dykes for taking care of Ethan."
The strategy seemed to work. Ethan remained calm in the bunker, playing with coloring books and toy cars sent down to keep him occupied.
Meanwhile back in town, the bus driver, Poland, was buried and a community grieved. He was a hero to the community, but to his wife, so much more.
"He was my best friend, my sweetheart," she said through tears. And she wasn't surprised he stood up for the children on his bus. "He loved those kids."
Back in the bunker, Dykes was growing more belligerent by the day. He was angry at the government and disdainful of the police.
In recordings exclusively obtained by ABC News, he began to rant at the negotiating team.
"At the end of this [expletive] day," Dykes growled, "there's going to be a determination ... as to ... just exactly what the hell is going to take place. You just go ahead and send some mother****** down that goddamn funnel over there to their death.
"You're scared," he said, taunting the police. "You know goddamn well I'm smarter than most of you [expletive]. You know goddamn well I have the knowledge, I have the experience, I have the ability and I have the balls to show just how goddamn corrupt this system is ... just how corrupt you people are."
It was clear he wanted his story told. And whatever that story was, he believed it would spark anarchy.
"You know goddamn well what I'd say when I go public," he said. "It's going to create chaos. It's going to create riots. ... People are going be standing up to this [expletive] dictatorial, incompetent, self-righteous, bunch of sorry bastards in government."
The negotiating teams believed Dykes saw only one option -- killing himself as some sort of grandiose statement.
And there was a bizarre twist.
"His intent was still going to be to commit suicide at the end of it," Agent Van Slyke said, "and to have a female reporter down there with him, and that she would hold his hand while, in fact, he got his final message out to the world and then committed suicide in her presence."
By day six, the danger to Ethan was increasing with every second. Agents wouldn't say how, but they could see and hear some of what Dykes was doing below ground, and it was not comforting. He was handling the weapons and the bomb inside the bunker on a more frequent basis.
"We knew that Jim Dykes had begun to rehearse," Agent Van Slyke said. "He had begun to prepare."
There were two scary challenges that seemed to make the situation even more dangerous and complicated. There had been so much rain that there was worry the bunker would collapse on Ethan and Dykes.
Additionally, Dykes allegedly has a diabolical plan for Ethan, according to Richardson.
"Jim Dykes relayed to the negotiators, 'If anything happens to me, I have told Ethan to pull the trigger,'" Richardson said. "That meant he had told Ethan to detonate the IED, the second IED that was inside the bunker."
He was teaching Ethan to kill himself. For the FBI and the police, it was decision time.
"We felt an increasing sense of urgency," Amman said.
Ron Hosko, who headed up the FBI's criminal division back in Washington, had been consulting with officers on the scene and been regularly briefing FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General Eric Holder. The final decision of what to do would involve a gut-check moment with Mueller.
"Time appeared to be running out," Hosko said. "Our on-scene commander was on the line. ... The director was there and the deputy director. And we briefed the situation."
There were no good options. With Dykes growing more angry and irrational by the hour, there was agreement that it was then or never. They had to try to take little Ethan out by force.
"It was not a happy time because we thought that our approach posed the great risk of the loss of life down there, potentially to Ethan and to others."
The tactical team, which has practicing at a mock bunker nearby, was given the green light to assault the real bunker. They would charge into the narrow funnel at the top of the bunker, facing a man armed with guns and bombs.
The men knew they were being asked to carry out a highly dangerous mission, but to a man, they were ready to go.
"I'll tell you," Richardson said, "in the command post when the orders were granted to execute the plan ... there was silence."
Commander Kevin Cornelius' men were the ones about to go into hell to save Ethan. Most had families of their own.
"That certainly isn't lost on me," Cornelius said. "The majority of them have children."
Neil Tew of the Alabama State Police remembered speaking to one of the FBI tactical team members the night before the assault.
"It was very clear to me that he was willing to sacrifice his life if it meant saving Ethan's," Tew said, marveling at the bravery.
Then came the moment of truth. As the tactical team went into the bunker, the negotiators held their breath.
"I was feeling so many things," Amman said. "I was scared. I mean, these are my friends. I didn't like it. But we were there for a reason and those guys are heroes. Knowing what was waiting for them down there ... it's chilling."
As the team breached the bunker with a stun grenade, Dykes detonated the perimeter bomb. Smoke began to pour out of the bunker entrance, which was only three feet in diameter, and the tactical team descended into darkness.
"They immediately received gunfire from Mr. Dykes," Cornelius said. There was an IED in the bunker, as well, and Dykes tried to detonate it. Life and death for Ethan and the team would be determined in seconds.
"It seemed like an eternity," Richardson said. "I think we were all praying. I vividly remember looking at Kevin [Cornelius] and saying, 'You got to tell me the child is OK.'"
The silence and tension was finally broken by a beautiful sound: a child crying.
"As a parent, that's a thumbs up. If he's crying, he's breathing," Richardson said.
RELATED: Kidnapper Dead, Boy Safe After Hidden Camera Tip-Off
RELATED: 6-Year-Old Ethan Speaks With 'Dr. Phil' After Abduction
But what about the tactical team?
"My next words, Richardson said, "were, 'Kevin, you've got tell me our team's OK. You've got to.'"
The team had executed the assault with precision and skill. Dykes was shot and killed in the confrontation. But no tactical team member sustained serious injury.
"Do you guys believe in miracles?" ABC News asked.
"I believe it was by the grace of God," Sheriff Olson replied.
"There was certainly divine intervention," Richardson said.
But with all the joy and of sense relief, the thoughts of law enforcement's "Team Ethan" returned to one man who was lost in his efforts to save the kids -- a man they could not forget: Poland, the school bus driver who sacrificed his life trying to save Ethan.
"How proud are you of him?" ABC News asked his widow, Jan.
"Very proud, very proud," she said, choking back tears.
She looked off into the soft, Alabama countryside and sighed.
"If I had him now," she said, "I probably would not let him go for a good, long time."
A trust fund had been established for Ethan's education.
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Toxic Todd Street units no place for child
Psychologist Dr Vivienne Lewis, assistant professor at the University of Canberra, said it was an outrage Hollie Rizzotto and her child were subjected to such conditions because of their poverty.
"No-one should have to live in these conditions in Australia," she said. "This mother has obviously fought hard to move to a safer place to raise her daughter and it is appalling that her applications for better housing have been rejected.
"The stress and anxiety over safety and security that this mother must feel will undoubtedly take a toll on her and her daughter."
Studies had shown that children were heavily influenced by their environment both inside and outside the home.
"If their environment is unsafe in terms of drug use and violence, a young child is going to be negatively impacted," Dr Lewis said.
"Young children pick up on things very quickly. Parents may be doing all the right things inside the home, but once they open that front door if a child is exposed to profanity, hears violence or sees unsavoury behaviour then it's not uncommon, even for small children, to start to parrot that behaviour."
Dr Lewis said it was vital for Ms Rizzotto to move out of the complex for the sake of her daughter's development.
"It's quite important for her to try to get out as quickly as she can," she said. "It's potentially putting her child at risk, particularly if you don't know who is hanging around the hallways.
"If there are syringes around, if there are people taking drugs or behaving inappropriately or engaging in criminal behaviour then it's an unsafe complex.
"What we know is that children who grow up in these violent and unsafe environments, as they get older, are more likely to engage in that sort of behaviour themselves. They start to think that it's normal behaviour."
Early childhood expert Judy Daunt, of the University of Wollongong, agreed there were long-term negative effects on the development of any child living in an anti-social, unsafe neighbourhood.
She said there were detrimental implications for Ms Rizzotto's daughter because of her young age. Studies dating back 20 years show 85 per cent of a child's development occurs in the first three years of life - the fundamental foundation for lifelong learning, health and wellbeing.
"The mother [Hollie Rizzotto] cannot stay locked up in her unit and think that's the safest place to be," Ms Daunt said. "She needs to find a different community with other mums and babies.
"I think it's really dangerous for her and the child to stay there because of the child's social and emotional development. This is a family clearly under stress. The impact on the child's development will be significant.
"She is living in a complex that is not safe and when we are talking about the rights of the child, as outlined by the United Nations, children need to live in a safe and secure environment."
Research conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2010 titled "Shelter" showed the effects of poor living arrangements and overcrowded housing on children did have a lasting impact.
The study referred to the World Health Organisation approach that inadequate dwelling conditions could trigger direct effects on health due to indoor air pollution and infestations. Insufficient play space within the home also increased parental stress and led to an overuse of television and obesity.
The study said poor social characteristics of a community could impede social interaction and make it hard to establish a sense of identity and self-esteem, ultimately affecting future socio-economic status, adult wellbeing and reducing a person's chances of accessing higher education.
"It's more about just providing a roof over heads," Ms Daunt said. "Adequate housing enables children to engage in the wider community. If we don't get it right in those early years we play catch-up for the rest of their lives in order for the child to grow into a functioning contributing person in society."
She urged Housing NSW to take a holistic approach when supporting families and protecting children, which she said should be the priority of all government departments.
"The department is a classic bureaucratic operation where they clearly don't have an understanding of child development," Ms Daunt said.
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Moringa Oleifera has several benefits. This is just an overview of what science and native wisdom discovered about the benefits of the different part of Moringa Oleifera.
Moringa Oleifera flowers are used for:
– improving the quality and flow of mothers' milk when breast feeding
– being a powerful cold remedy, as a tea (flowers are boiled in water)
– solving urinary problems, because flower juice encourages urination
Moringa Oleifera seeds are used:
– against skin-infecting bacteria, because they contain pterygospermin (antibiotic and fungicide)
– to treat arthritis, rheumatism, cramp. The seeds are roasted, pounded, mixed with coconut oil and applied to the problem area. Or seed oil is used
Moringa Oleifera pods are used as:
– de-wormer, and as a treatment for liver and spleen problems. They are eaten raw
– a treatment for diarrhea, thanks to their high protein and fiber content
Moringa Oleifera seed-cake, left after Moringa Oleifera oil has been extracted from the pods, are used to purify water.


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AutoSock, High Performance size 600, one pair, no. AS600
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Worried about driving on ice or snow?
AutoSock are super-strong textile socks which you slip over the driving wheels to provide the grip you need on ice and snow. Theyre reusable, take up minimal storage space, and in many circumstances work better than winter tyres or snow chains.
Worried about driving on ice or snow?
AutoSock are super-strong textile socks which you slip over the driving wheels to provide the grip you need on ice and snow. Theyre reusable, take up minimal storage space, and in many circumstances work better than winter tyres or snow chains.
AutoSock were launched in Norway in 2002 after a long period of testing, evaluation and improvement. Sales have grown exponentially, with over 330,000 pairs sold around Europe last winter, mostly on recommendation. When you've had the opportunity to test them for real you'll soon realise why. Most people are not only surprised but astonished at the difference they make to general traction, cornering, and braking.
"This cheap alternative to snowchains or to winter tyres is staggeringly easy to fit... I used them while driving in the French Alps last week and can confirm they are absolutely superb." (Nat Barnes, AA Motoring Writer of the Year)
They're also now approved by many car manufacturers, including BMW, Fiat, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and VW.
The bottom line is that AutoSock will provide a massive boost in all round confidence when driving on ice and snow, and hopefully "Get you home" or to wherever you're going, but don't overcook it, i.e. you should always drive with particular care in wintry conditions.
Each set contains:
Full instructions are shown on each bag which is also designed for easy and clean carrying of dirty AutoSock once you've taken them off the wheels (pull them off with the orange straps).
There's only one possible way to fit AutoSock, and no practice is required.
Please note that AutoSock will wear out with use, and that worn out AutoSock is not a guarantee issue! They'll get you moving and keep you moving - see the "Driving with AutoSock" page (one of the tabs above) for more information.
Please test them at the first good opportunity, and then pass the word!
Business and fleet customers: Please see the tab headed Fleets, where there's a pdf entitled "AutoSock - the business case".
Overseas use: Note that AutoSock are approved for use as an alternative to snowchains in Andorra, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain - see the tab "A snowchain equivalent in France and others" for more information.
Delivery charges and arrangements:
Free delivery offer for AutoSock! We have added a free delivery option for AutoSock orders that can be posted; we'll send them with Royal Mail Tracked. This covers all UK addresses except for any delivery address that includes a sea crossing.
See below for our normal delivery arrangements:
Delivery charges and arrangements:
We charge a contribution towards delivery costs, depending on what you order, where you live, and how quickly you want the goods.
For most UK addresses, the charge for our two to three day service is £5.50 (£11.50 for orders including a roof box) and our charge for Express deliveries is £9.50 (£14.50 for orders involving a roof box). AutoSock, shoe chains, RUD i-Sock, and small spare parts, are charged £3.95 (Royal Mail Tracked), £4.95 (Royal Mail Express Tracked) or £6.50 (Express delivery = 1 to 2 working days, usually 1 working day).
There are different charges for any delivery including a sea crossing, and deliveries to Skye - we will contact you with a quote on receipt of order.
Orders for Express delivery need to be received by 4.00pm.
There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, except for postable items where Royal Mail has a Saturday delivery. Express delivery orders placed on a Friday will be delivered on the Monday or Tuesday, Express delivery orders placed on a Saturday will be delivered on the Tuesday or Wednesday.
We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver on a day and at an address which suits you. Goods can usually be left without signature - we prefer this with roof boxes. There's a "Special Delivery Instructions" box in the checkout area where we'll ask you to choose a typical instruction and then amend it to suit your particular requirements.
No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. All courier companies occasionally have the same transport problems as can happen to everyone else, including snow blocked roads, closed roads, traffic jams, mechanical breakdown, an inability to find the delivery address, or to gain access to it if, for example, it's in a block of flats. We work with some of the best couriers in the business, and overall they provide an outstanding service.
The increase in online shopping generally, as well as working restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are putting great strain on all couriers; this is why, realistically, a proportion of next working day deliveries is often delayed until the second working day.
Payment options:
We take the following cards, and also PayPal. Please note that the entry on your card statement will be from "The Roof Box Company".
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Business and fleet customers will only be reading these notes if they're looking at options for being able to 'keep on trading' in snowy weather. The following note (1) makes a business case for adding AutoSock to this list of options and (2) aims to explain that, when comparing AutoSock to other snow socks, you are comparing chalk and cheese.
Every component in an AutoSock has a purpose in design and quality the road contact fabric, the number of straps, the front mesh. Most of the copiers have copied the concept without understanding the engineering, doing it as cheaply as possible, which is why some copies dont last as long and are prone to failure, e.g. being dragged behind the wheel when cornering in wet snow. Both we and AutoSock in Norway have tested many of these products and, even just looking at them side by side with AutoSock, we know that we wouldn't want to trust them on our family cars or Company vehicles. Driving in snow is already much more dangerous than normal driving - this is not a time or place for cutting corners!
Please click on the pdf symbol to read 'AutoSock - the business case':
If you are looking to order more than 10 pairs of AutoSock, please note that there's a tool available at autosock.co.uk/fleets where you can work out what sizes you need, can save your work, and can then send it to us if you want a quote.
AutoSock continue to robust action against patent infringement - it's important that their corporate customers in particular are aware of this, because they may well have responsible sourcing standards.
AutoSock are made from science-based, high tech materials. The road contact fabric was specially developed to maximise dry friction, and be very hard wearing. The mesh facing helps provide stability, as well as making for much easier fitting. Its important to have an open mesh as otherwise powder snow is likely to bulk up inside the sock. The mesh facing is therefore a very important part of the design, but unfortunately its not a cheap component.
After the winters of 2009 and 2010 there are a large number of copy products in these markets; legal activity for patent infringement is either in progress or may be taken against many of these distributors and resellers, some of whom are household names and, we can only assume, have been badly advised!
Some of the copies and counterfeits are relatively very cheap - as products can be if there are no research and development costs, if materials are of poor quality, if important elements of what makes a safe product are not included at all, and if the labour costs are negligible.
We hope that our potential fleet customers in particular will wish to be confident that the products they use have proper product liability insurance, as AutoSock has.
Some of the distributors of copy products continue to make unjustified statements about their products. For example, some claim to have German TÜV testing agency approvals, but in fact their TÜV certificate attaches to something else entirely, not to their snow sock copy; only AutoSock has been tested by TÜV against the TÜV standard for snow socks.
EU court decisions include:
How long will they last?
Fitting them
Specific driving tips
Some suggestions for situations where AutoSock are not making the difference expected:
Use in France: Note that a B26 logo is printed on the front of the AutoSock storage bag, shown in the picture above. It is the left hand logo, above the Designed in Norway logo.
See also this link to our Press Release about this subject.
Here is an extract from the Gendarmerie web site (link no longer working) which those going to France would do well to print out and take with them, just in case the local Gendarmerie questions this change in regulations:
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Sources: Sirpa Gendarmerie
Use in Italy:
Utilizzabili per l'osservanze dell'obbligo catene a bordo. La sentenza del Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Roma) del 28 giugno 2013 e la circolare del Ministero dellInterno del 5 novembre 2013 (prot. 300/A/8321/13/105/1/2) hanno confermato che gli automobilisti possono utilizzare le catene in tessuto AutoSock in presenza del segnale di obbligo di avere catene da neve o in alternativa pneumatici invernali montati. (ultimo aggiornamento 14/01/2019)
Google translation: Can be used for compliance with the on-board chains. The ruling by the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio (Rome) of 28 June 2013 and the Ministry of the Interior's circular of 5 November 2013 (protocol 300 / A / 8321/13/105/1/2) confirmed that motorists can use the AutoSock fabric chains in presence of the obligatory signal to have snow chains or alternatively mounted winter tyres. (Last update 14/01/2019)


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- What are the audit requirements related to my grant?
- What happens if the Office of Inspector General selects my project for an audit?
- What happens if the audit determines certain costs or activities are unallowable?
- Can I appeal the Department's decision that I must repay money?
The project activities are finished, the Department has received all the required reports, and the records of your project are safely stored away for the next few years. That just about takes care of everything, right? Not quite. During the life of a grant project, you will most likely be required to get an independent audit of your project and its expenditures and to send a copy of the audit report to the Department for its review. In some instances, the Department conducts its own audit of your grant project after the end of the project period. This is one reason that it is important that you observe and follow the record retention requirements.
What are the audit requirements related to my grant?
The audit requirements of EDGAR, set forth in OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, implement the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996. The Circular provides uniform requirements for all grantees--state and local governments (including Indian tribal governments), colleges and universities, hospitals and other non-profit organizations. Under these requirements, grantees that expend more than $300,000 annually in federal awards must have a single audit performed at least every two years.
It is important to remember that there are two types of audits for discretionary grant projects. The first type is the one your organization arranges to have done by independent auditors in response to requirements of OMB Circular A-133. Generally, OMB Circular A-133 audits look at expenditures of federal funds across an entire organization instead of specific costs of individual grants. The second type is an audit for fiscal and program compliance done by the Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG). Audits conducted by OIG occur less frequently than A-133 audits and not every grantee receives one. The Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer (OCF&CIO) is the office in the Department that reviews A-133 audit reports. OIG audits are most often triggered by serious audit findings identified during an OCF&CIO review of the A-133 audit reports.
You must send copies of your audit reports to the address given in the attachments that accompany your Grant Award Notification.
What happens if the Office of Inspector General selects my project for an audit?
The OIG audit follows several specific steps, which include an entrance conference, survey, fieldwork, exit conference, draft audit report, and final audit report. The entrance conference is held to explain the purpose of the audit, establish working arrangements, obtain copies of necessary documents from your organization, and answer any questions you may have.
During the survey phase, OIG auditors gather from you general information on your organization. In the third phase, fieldwork, auditors study specific activities or operations and examine pertinent documents, records, and procedures.
The exit conference takes place before the OIG issues its draft report. The exit conference gives your organization an opportunity to comment on OIG findings and provide additional information before the draft report is issued.
The draft report presents the preliminary OIG findings and recommendations. You will have 30 days to respond to the findings in a draft report. Your comments will be included as an attachment to the final report. The final report gives the name of an official in the Department who is responsible for resolving the issues discussed in the report. Sometimes, the final report will ask you to offer comments on that version in 30 days as well.
What happens if the audit determines certain costs or activities are unallowable?
Sometimes an audit reveals information about deficiencies or weaknesses in activities carried out under a grant. Whether they are monetary or non-monetary concerns, such items are called audit findings. Sometimes this information is related to expenditures for items or services that the Department determines are not allowed by ED (or other federal) regulations. If this happens, the Department takes steps to recover the money from the grantee, starting with the audit resolution process. The Department's Audit Resolution Specialist assigned to your audit conducts an objective review of the auditor's findings and recommendations. You may be asked to provide further information in addition to your initial response to the audit.
The audit resolution process is designed both to protect the Department's interests in Department-funded programs and activities and to be fair to its grantees. An authorized management official in the Department writes a Program Determination Letter (PDL), notifying you of management's decisions on the auditor's findings and recommendations. If there are audit findings, the letter will indicate the corrective action you are asked to take and/or the amount you are required to repay. Detailed instructions regarding the method of repayment accompany repayment requests.
Can I appeal the Department's decision that I must repay money?
The Program Determination Letter will include any information on appeal procedures that might be available to you. You need to adhere to these procedures carefully, particularly with respect to the deadline for submitting an appeal.
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OTTAWA — Expanding Canada's trade markets is expected to be a pillar of the Harper government's Oct. 16 throne speech, but some feel the Conservatives have earned a reputation as great talkers and poor finishers on big free-trade files.
Why should Canadians care?
Amid a still-sluggish economy, jobs and economic growth are a key focus for all federal political parties.
The Conservative government says "trade is the new stimulus" and is the best way to spur the economy, create jobs and improve lagging productivity and competitiveness — without sinking public finances deeper into deficit.
Canadian companies that find new international customers for their products can expand their businesses, hire new employees and grow the national economy, the government argues.
Also, trade agreements like the Canada-EU pact would eliminate tariffs and reduce prices on products coming into Canada, such as automobiles, clothes, housewares and other items, saving consumers money.
Critics argue, however, that trade deals like the EU agreement could hurt small Canadian companies, threaten jobs in some industries and erode sovereignty of municipalities across the country to make their own decisions.
Which trade deals have been completed? Which ones are on the go?
Since taking office in 2006, most of the free-trade deals the Conservative government has completed have been with smaller economic players, including: Panama, Jordan, Colombia, Honduras, Peru and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).
Canada is also pursuing trade agreements with more than 50 countries, including established and emerging markets such as the EU, Trans-Pacific Partnership, India and Japan.
The Harper government has invested significant political capital in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the EU, but a deal is already long overdue. Prime Minister Stephen Harper initially promised negotiations would be completed by the end of 2012.
The TPP — which currently includes Canada, the United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam — represents a market of 792 million people and combined GDP of $27.5 trillion, or nearly 40 per cent of the global economy. Some political leaders in the TPP, including U.S. President Barack Obama, hope to conclude negotiations this year, although many trade specialists believe that may be too ambitious.
Bilateral negotiations with Japan are still very much in the early stages, while the Canada-Korea talks were launched more than eight years ago. Negotiations with Singapore (now a member of the TPP with Canada) started in 2001 and have been officially on hold since 2009.
Explore all of Canada's trade deals here:
What's the holdup?
Spending cuts and a lack of political will to make difficult decisions on sensitive sectors of the Canadian economy are holding up several deals, say trade observers and even federal bureaucrats. A recent internal government review by officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development identified budget cuts and hiring freezes as affecting Canada's ability to successfully negotiate trade deals.
The federal officials also cited questions about the government's readiness "to make difficult decisions regarding sensitive trade policy issues" as an obstacle.
While the report highlighted some cuts at the Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch, officials in International Trade Minister Ed Fast's office insist there are sufficient resources.
The Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch has an annual budget of about $42 million and has seen its spending increase by 40 per cent since 2007, note federal officials.
"We have dedicated the resources necessary to see these endeavours succeed," Rudy Husny, the minister's press secretary, said in an email.
On the Canada-EU trade talks, the key sticking points appear to be Canadian beef access into Europe; Quebec's worries about greater EU access to its supply-managed cheese and dairy industry; and Newfoundland and Labrador's requirements that fish caught in the province be processed there.
Other items, sources say, include intellectual property protection on pharmaceuticals — which could drive up drug costs for provincial governments — as well as market access into Europe for Canadian automobile manufacturers, government procurement, and financial services and investment protection.
How is Canada faring globally?
Data released by the Bank of Canada show the country's share of world exports has been in decline for more than a decade, having fallen to about 2.5 per cent today from 4.5 per cent in 2000.
The high-flying loonie has been a challenge for manufacturers and exporters, whose products are more expensive for buyers in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Part of Canada's decline in global trade can be attributed to China's rise in the global economy, "but even allowing for this, Canada has fared poorly," Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem said in a recent speech.
"Our loss of global trade share has been the second largest in the G20," he said.
Emerging markets account for 80 per cent of global growth, but only 12 per cent of Canada's exports go directly to fast-growing emerging markets, with 85 per cent going to slow-growing advanced economies, says the central bank.
Energy has become a critical component of Canadian trade, accounting for almost 20 per cent of exports — nearly double the 11-per-cent share in 2000 — while at the same time manufacturing has suffered.
Canada continues to grapple with a large trade deficit — meaning the value of the country's imports are exceeding that of its exports — due to the high Canadian dollar, soft global demand and companies struggling to access new markets.
Recent data from Statistics Canada show the country's trade deficit in July more than doubled to $931 million from June. It was the 19th consecutive monthly trade deficit.
What's the reaction from business groups, concerned citizens and Canadian communities?
Business groups are generally big supporters of the Conservative government's free-trade agenda.
Earlier this year, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and other groups threw their "full support" behind the government to finalize "a balanced agreement."
However, some of these groups are increasingly frustrated by delays on both sides of the Atlantic in closing what would be Canada's largest trade deal.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has urged Harper to "fish or cut bait" on the Canada-EU talks.
Canadian Council of Chief Executives president John Manley, in a recent letter to Harper, said a failure to finalize a Canada-EU deal soon would hurt Canada's chances at concluding other negotiations, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
"The credibility of our country's trade agenda, a cornerstone of your government's strategy for jobs and growth, is at stake," Manley said.
However, a large number of Canadian communities — backed by the Council of Canadians, a concerned citizens' group — have raised objections.
They're worried the trade deal could limit their abilities to adopt "buy local" procurement policies, create jobs and enforce some environmental standards.
Cities such as Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton and Victoria have asked for exemptions from any completed trade deal.


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Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman, who led a rebellion against the All India Tennis Association (AITA), said that the association has been acting in an unprofessional manner in handling their demands.
AITA named the Davis Cup team for the Feb 1-3 tie against South Korea to be held here, leaving out the rebel players.
"There is zero communication, there is zero professionalism and regardless of what the players have been trying to say, there just isn't any. Actually, this is a good thing because this has been going on for the past 20 years and hopefully, someone can bring in some change," Somdev told NDTV Saturday from Melbourne.
Eight players had threatened to boycott the Davis Cup tie if their demands were not met. Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri, Sanam Singh, Vishnu Vardhan, Divij Saran and Sanam Singh had signed a statement against "certain practices observed in the management of the Davis Cup squad" in what they said was an effort to improve Indian tennis.
"We are not asking for the moon. What players are asking for is to be kept in the light of what's going on, what's happening, what changes are being made and when we raise concerns, we just want them to be dealt with professionally," said the 27-year-old.
"We are just asking for basic rights that we as players deserve. Every one of us would have made ourselves available and would have played if the situation was dealt with in a professional manner."
"Nothing was given to us in writing, nothing was even said to us by any of the selection committee or any of the executive committee. All we heard was the last message they sent to us on the sixth of January," added Somdev.
A second-string Indian side with Leander Paes will now take on South Korea in the Asia/Oceania Group I clash. S.P. Mishra was retained as the non-playing captain while Zeeshan Ali was named the coach.


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When a villain comes onto the scene for the first time in a movie, book or TV show, he or she has to do something to make a mark right away. Put an eel in someone's ear. Murder someone we love. Do something horrible. What's the darkest, most memorable villain introduction ever?
Please include a clip or picture of this totally insane scene. And please mention where it comes from, and why it establishes the villain right away.


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Jesco Lighting
Jesco Lighting began in 1998, but don't let their youth fool you. With headquarters located in both of the nation's largest metropolises, New York City and Los Angeles, Jesco Lighting has proven itself as a prominent force in the lighting world. Jesco has come a long way from its beginnings in track and downlighting and is now one of the country's fastest-growing lighting companies. Jesco offers a variety of modernly designed and energy-efficient products ranging from ceiling lights to under cabinet lights. In a short period of time, Jesco Lighting has demonstrated its ability to play with the big dogs of the lighting world.
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Spiesser.de 2 Translation/via RPLife and McAvoyDi
Rob answers questions from fans
1. What would you do if you were a billionaire?
2. Do you prefer playing a supernatural being or a human?
3. How do you deal with the fact that the role of Edward Cullen will likely stick around during your acting career?
4. What do you hate most about your celeb status?
5. How does it feel for you to be on the red carpet and be cheered on by so many people?
6. Out of the actors you worked with so far who inspired you the most? "I loved working with Kristen..."
7. What movies have inspired you most? More the classics or the big Hollywood blockbusters?
8. How do you manage to just always look so relaxed and cute and styled and tousled at the same time? (verschtrubbelt means more hobo looking lol)
Robert Pattinson asks back, "What do you think the movie version of" Cosmopolis "?"
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Chinese Medicine Philosophy
From several thousand years of continuous development and clinical application, Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) includes diverse, comprehensive medical traditions. Two prominent aspects of these systems are acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Traditional Chinese Medicine's in-depth traditions of promoting well-being while understanding how disease progresses provide opportunities to promote lasting health and address a wide variety of symptoms at their root causes. Each individual maintains health and develops symptoms in unique ways; our intention is to treat the individual rather than just the symptoms.
With acupuncture, in addition to using the primary channels, which are associated with the internal organs, Classical Chinese Medicine also includes several other meridian systems. (Meridians are pathways of internal energy, know as qi that flow throughout the body.)
Moving from the ability to treat more superficial muscle stiffness to deeper chronic, debilitating and even generational symptoms, we also use the sinew meridians, luo vessels, and divergent and eight extra meridians.


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BoI to refund phishing victims
Compensation u-turn
Posted in The Channel, 6th September 2006 08:02 GMT
Bank of Ireland has agreed to compensate victims of a recent phishing scam, backtracking from its earlier position.
The bank had initially refused to refund victims, who lost about €160,000 to scammers after receiving the fake emails. However, reports in the Irish Independent on Tuesday indicate that the bank has since had a change of heart.
For its part Bank of Ireland has refused to comment on the cases, releasing a general statement on phishing instead.
"Bank of Ireland is aware that there are fraudulent emails being circulated purporting to be from Bank of Ireland 365 online," it said. "Bank of Ireland can not discuss individual cases where a customer has received and responded to such an email."
It seems the banks just can't win. The nine customers who were conned out of the cash had threatened to sue the bank for compensation if their money wasn't returned. But now experts fear that there could be a surge in phishing cases, encouraged by the compensation paid out by Bank of Ireland.
Conor Flynn, technical director of Rits, said the move was essentially a goodwill gesture by the bank. However, he warned that people may feel less threatened by the scams in future as a result.
"It certainly will not help things," he said, speaking with ENN. "People will feel they have a buffer of security."
However, he also pointed out that banks may implement more technologies that will push the responsibility back on to the customers to safeguard their details and prove that they didn't reveal their confidential details to a third party.
"It's not a victimless crime," Flynn pointed out. "Banks still have to record record-profits. If they lose cash through compensating phishing victims, bank customers will pay."
However, despite the high profile coverage, phishing is not a unique problem to Bank of Ireland, something the bank is keen to point out.
"This problem is not unique to Bank of Ireland and similar fraudulent emails purporting to come from other banks, credit card companies, e-retailers etc are also in circulation," Bank of Ireland said in its statement.
Other financial institutions have warned customers of other phishing scams, including AIB and internet bank RaboDirect. eBay is also a popular target for scammers.
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Stations of the CrossEmbed from Getty Images
As Holy Week approaches, we will take time to remember the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus through the Stations. Why are the stations part of our prayer? It allows us to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer, through meditating upon the scenes of Christ's sufferings and death.
Following is a suggestion to engage your students in preparing to pray the stations in church:
- Look over the following Stations of the Cross, and determine which one is best used with your students. You can assign ONE station per small group of students or if you have a small group of students, you can assign a couple of stations per group. This is their background information for the station.
Creighton University Ministry Stations
USCCB Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross Especially for Children
Stations of the Cross: A Devotional Guide for Lent and Holy Week
- After assigning a station to a small group of students, ask them to draw or choose an image that represents the station. Invite them to prepare a short meditation and prayer (one or two sentences) for the station they have been assigned. There are various ways they can create their image from drawing their station on paper and then scanning to an electronic format, or using electronic drawing tools to create their drawing, or simply going over to church to photograph the station that they have been assigned.
(Or you may work with your Youth Ministry group, to have students photograph the Stations of the Cross that are in your parish church and to organize them in a Dropbox folder so that your students will have access to the Station of the Cross images from your church.)
- Using PowerPoint (You may want to use the suggested template or you may wish to design a template) invite your students to create a PPT slide that represents the Station that they have been asked to prepare and add the image, reflection, and prayer.
- Save the slide in two formats – 1) the usual PPT format and 2) the JPG format using the "Save As" function and for a File name use the format of Slide # (the number of the Station) so you will have files named Slide 1, Slide 2, Slide 3, etc. For FILE TYPE, choose – JPEG File International Format.
- Now that you have the slides in a graphic JPEG format that can be used by video tools like Animoto and 30 Hands, you are ready to create a video meditation that can be shared on your parish website. Or once uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, you can share the link with your families on the parish Facebook page or Tweet the link out to the world.
If you are not familiar with the suggested tools, you will find an introduction to these tools at the Catechesis 2.0 blog. Come and visit:
The FREE Animoto will only allow you to create a 30-second video. So, to do a longer video, you will need to purchase either a monthly subscription for $5.00 or an annual subscription for $30. I love this tool and have found that the annual investment is a wise decision. 30 Hands Mobile is a FREE app for those using a smartphone, iPad or tablet computer. Check out the 30 Hands website for additional information.
What is so helpful about this activity is that you are engaging your students in a traditional prayer experience of the church – The Stations of the Cross – by using the technology that they are very comfortable with.
You may also wish to review the following blog pages:
Stations of the Cross and Virtual Journeys, and
Stations of the Cross Multimedia for Lent
Blessings as we prepare to enter into this time of remembering the gift of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus!
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2020 UNITE WALK (Albany, NY)
Dear Friends and Family,
I'm participating in the Unite For Bleeding Disorders Walk - a fundraising event to support those living with bleeding disorders in my community. Inherited bleeding disorders are a life-long condition. My 2 boys Caleb & Kyle currently have Hemophilia B and I would love to not have to worry about every bump and bruise that they get. Currently there is no cure, but scientists are actively engaged in finding cures and improving treatments.
That's why I'm raising money and I hope that I can count on your support of this exciting event! Thousands of families in our community, and across the country will benefit from your support and the success of the Walk.
My personal goal is to raise as much as possible for this worthy cause. I'm asking for your help to reach my goal. Will you make a tax-deductible contribution by donating what you can? It's fast and easy to make a donation right here on my fundraising page.
Thank you in advance for your support and together, we will make a difference.
Tammy Chrzan
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The National Hemophilia Foundation is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for inheritable bleeding disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research. "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."


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"We are delighted with how much Archie is enjoying being a Squirrel and with the great progress he is making."
"Pupils feel secure and happy with who they are. They know the School wants the best for them and the teachers care."
"Ben has developed into a confident, caring, well informed young man which is in part thanks to the School's unique atmosphere."
"Pitsford allowed me to fulfill my potential and progress as an individual and has enabled me to develop my team working skills"
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the website of Pitsford School. Whether you are a current parent, pupil or a family considering our school for the future education of your child, we hope that you find what you are looking for.
Pitsford School is a special place: a place for children to develop into excellent scholars and caring individuals with an understanding of the world in which they live. As a school we strive to provide opportunities for your children to develop their potential and be the best that they can be.
If you are visiting this website for the first time, we hope that we will meet you in the near future so that you can experience the unique Pitsford Atmosphere for yourselves."


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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Blue Ivy has been voted the worst celebrity girl name of 2012 in an online poll of about 2,000 users, U.S. website BabyNames.com announced Monday.
More than 47.1 percent of respondents voted the moniker of Beyonce and Jay Z's daughter the worst celebrity baby girl's name.
The runner up was Lukensia, daughter of Jillian Michaels and Heidi Rhoades, with 29.1 percent of the vote.
The year's worst boy name was Lion, the son of Alex O'Loughlin and Malia Jones, who earned 42.5 percent of the vote.
The runner up in that category was Kash Kade, son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Bierman, with 41.8 percent of the vote.
The best girl name was decided to be Charlotte Grace, the daughter of Jenn Schefft and Joe Waterman, with 24.1 percent of the vote.
Coming in second was Violet Isabel, daughter of Emily Robison and Martin Strayer, with 15.5 percent of the vote.
The best boy name was Luca Cruz, son of Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie, with 22.9 percent of the vote.
Finn Davey, son of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, was a close second with 16.3 percent of the vote.
"We're not seeing crazy names like Pilot Inspektor or Moxie Crimefighter anymore," BabyNames.com founder and chief executive officer Jennifer Moss said in a statement Monday, referring to the quirky names of Jason Lee's son and Penn Jillette's daughter. "I think celebrities are becoming a little more sensitive to the fact that the child has to live with his or her name."


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The prehistoric-looking Javan rhinoceros is one of the world's rarest large mammals (2). The name rhinoceros derives from the Greek for 'nose horn', and the Javan rhinoceros has a single horn on the snout that, like all rhinoceros horns, does not have a bony core but is composed of keratin fibres (4). Adults are grey in colour, and have an armour-plated appearance caused by the deep folds of hairless skin (5).
Little is known of this exceptionally rare mammal. It is mainly a browser of leaves, twigs, fruits and shoots and often breaks saplings down to access food (4). Females reach sexual maturity at about five to seven years of age, whereas males become mature later, typically at about ten years of age (5). The rate of reproduction in this species is relatively slow; females give birth to a single young every one to three years, after a presumed gestation of 15 to 16 months, as in other rhinos. With the exception of mothers with their offspring and mating pairs, the Javan rhinoceros is a largely solitary species (5).
Once widespread in south-east Asia, the Javan rhinoceros is now found only in two small areas. The Indonesian Javan rhinoceros subspecies, (Rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus), is found in a single population within the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java (6). The Vietnamese Javan rhinoceros, (R. s. annamiticus), is perched on the very brink of extinction, as it is thought that only around ten individuals persist in the Cat Tien National Park in the Dong Nai region of Vietnam (6).
The Javan rhinoceros inhabits dense rainforests with mud wallows and plenty of water, showing a preference for low-lying sites (2).
Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed under Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: the Vietnamese Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) and the Indonesian Javan rhinoceros (R. s. sondaicus) are both classified as Critically Endangered (CR) (1).
The devastating decline the Javan rhinoceros has been largely attributed to hunting for its horn, and for other body parts which are used in traditional Chinese medicine (6). In addition, habitat loss resulting from logging activities and development has impacted the species, and the two critically small populations are also exceptionally vulnerable to disease and natural disasters, both of which could wipe out an entire population (6).
In Indonesia, the Javan rhino has been legally protected since 1931, and Ujung Kulon National Park was set aside for the conservation of this species. The protected area in which the Vietnamese Javan rhinoceros occurs, (previously known as the Cat Loc Nature Reserve), was, for many years, ineffectively protected (6), but since the Cat Loc area was integrated into the Cat Tien National Park in 1998, more forest guards have been deployed, and the conservation organisation WWF has been supporting these teams with better equipment and allowances (7).
In 1998, WWF also launched the Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS), which specifically tackles the issue of habitat loss (7).
A Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Asian rhinos, published in 1997 by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Asian Rhino Specialist Group, suggests that the possibility of moving some of the rhinos into another area should be looked into (6). This would help lessen the chance of disease or a natural disaster affecting all individuals simultaneously. The action plan also suggests that bringing some of the rhinos into a managed, breeding sanctuary should be considered (6).
With so few Javan rhinoceros remaining however, some conservationists are worried that these measures may be too late to save this rare species, teetering on the brink of extinction.
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It's only speculation at this point, but it seems that Random House might finally be joining the iBookstore in the near future. Random House is the world's largest English-language publisher and the only one of the six major publishing houses to not be offering its titles in Apple's iBookstore.
Thanks to the publisher deciding to adopt the agency model for ebook sales—a model in which a publisher sets the price for ebooks and allots a certain percentage for retailers—that might change soon:
Under the agency model, publishers set the price for e-book titles with 30 percent of the cost going to the retailer. Sound familiar? That's the same cut Apple takes of music and apps via its iTunes and App Stores. So, it was perhaps not a surprise that Apple's iBookstore, launched alongside the iPad last year, also operates under the agency model. Previously, publishers sold titles to retailers for a wholesale price, with the retailers adding a markup of their own.
See where the speculation regarding the iBookstore comes from? Adopting a model similar to the one used by Apple simply leaves the publisher with little of an excuse to keep its titles from that particular online outlet. [Random House (Warning: PDF) via PC World]


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NFL Week 2: Everybody Panic
Kevin Clark and Geoff Foster of the WSJ sports desk tackle why the Giants will bounce back, why the Eagles aren't as good as people think after their impressive win against the Washington Redskins on Monday as well as picks for the week's biggest games.
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After rumored to be making an appearance for the past several seasons, the mother of Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) will finally make her appearance in Bones' season finale. Joanna Cassidy, who has also played mama (or mama-in-law) on Six Feet Under, Body of Proof and Hawthorne, has been cast in the pivotal role of Marianne Booth.
As show fans know, Booth's mother abandoned her son 24 years ago. She now unexpectedly reappears in his life at an inopportune time.
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The HD collection Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix contains an HD remastered version of the original Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. Also included in this package is a remastering of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. However, unlike the other two parts of the collection, this HD version of 358/2 Days is not a game. Rather, it is a nearly three-hour movie containing all the cutscenes from the DS game in remastered form. And while it turns out to be a comprehensive abridgment of the events of that game, as a film, it is more than a little lacking.
Good — Still Better Than Playing 358/2 Days
While the plot of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days was a rather interesting Kingdom Hearts side story, actually playing the game was as monotonous as it was repetitive. In between plot points were seemingly endless missions, all taking place in areas we had already seen before in Kingdom Hearts II. In this movie version, by the very absence of gameplay, all this monotony has been cut—as have been the Disney-related story tie-ins. This leaves the movie as a clear cut character piece focusing on Roxas, Axel, and Xion. And while it still drags—especially in the first half—the refocusing of the tale is to the movie's overall benefit.
Mixed — Remastered in HD
Just like the two games in the collection, 358/2 Days has a brand new HD coat of paint. As it was on the DS (and not the PS2 as were the other two games), the improvement is even more
marked. But while most of the time the remaster is perfect, every once in a while the remaster reverts back to the DS quality of graphics—specifically whenever there is a crossfade between two scenes. While this degradation only lasts for a second (or however long the transition takes), the sudden change of visual quality is jarring and pulls you out of the film each time it happens.
Bad — Movies Shouldn't Have Loading Times
Pacing is perhaps the biggest problem with the film version of 358/2 Days. Cut down from tens of hours to just three, it still feels overly bloated with filler. However, the biggest contributor to this is not the content of the film, but rather how it is presented. 358/2 Days is not pre-rendered in one giant video file. Instead it is a myriad of small video clips with interspersed text screens. And in between each and every one is a short second or two of loading time. This useless dead air is an anathema to the flow and adds in a stilted and disconnected feel to the film.
Bad — A Lack of Climaxes
As much of the action happens between the cutscenes of 358/2 Days—i.e. when the player would be executing the missions—the film version attempts to compensate by adding in text summaries with an accompanying still picture frame to fill in the gaps. While this is little more
than a band-aid on the film's obviously gaping wound, it does its job for the most part—at least until near the ending.
The final two fights of the film—Roxas versus Xion and Roxas versus Riku—really demand to be seen in their entirety. Without these climactic moments, the film feels as if it skipped its most important point—which, let's face it, it did—and I came away from the film feeling somewhat cheated by the lack of a climatic fight scene after watching three hours of conversation. The movie would have been infinitely better with at least a real fight scene or two added to what was originally animated for the DS game.
Final Thoughts
358/2 Days was not the first movie compiled from game cutscenes I have ever watched—that would be the movie mode from the original Metal Gear Solid. And while it does adequately pass on the plot of the DS game 358/2 Days, it is in no way a good film. That said, if you want to know the ins and outs of 358/2 Days without playing through the whole game, watching this movie is definitely the best way to go about it. As a standalone product, I'd never recommend buying it. But as an extra to the HD version of the original Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, it's a nice little addition.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix was released in Japan on March 14, 2013, for the PlayStation 3. It is scheduled for a Western release sometime later this year.


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I like Scott's list and it seems like a probable list (Zuckuss is the last of the BHs to be more articulated, Ugnaughts and Bespin Guards are army builders), but I think it's time for Torryn Farr to get made as well!
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