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...before 9/11, "its knowledge is at about 20 on a scale of 1 to 100." Despite its recent hiring boom, the bureau still lacks sufficient Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Pashto linguists. In a preliminary report, the commission said the FBI fails to translate "thousands of hours" of audio-surveillance tapes "in a timely manner." When conversations of suspected terrorism-related subjects are translated, the commission concluded, they are "usually not disseminated broadly, not uploaded into a searchable database and not systematically analyzed for intelligence value." Mueller responded that all counterterrorism tapes are reviewed within a day, while translations in criminal...
...Most audio tours can put you to sleep on your feet with their bored-sounding narrators and long lists of dry facts. By contrast, Soundwalk CDs-a hip series of audio walking tours-are like movies you can stroll through. The Soundwalk brand features cinematic sound effects, cool music and colorful insights from neighborhood locals. Since 2002, Soundwalk has produced nine 50-min. audio-tour CDs, including ones for the St. Germain des Prés district in Paris and discs that explore areas in New York City, including Chinatown and the meat-packing district. Says Stephan Crasneanscki, Soundwalk...
...focus on the stories behind the walls," says Michel Sitruk, head of business development for Soundwalk. "We want to give a sense of the pulse of a neighborhood." Besides selling its CDs through book retailers, the company has made a deal with download site Audible.com, the spoken-word audio-content provider for iTunes. Now you can immerse yourself in the sounds of Chinatown without leaving Kansas...
...addition to making course websites more useful for students before study card day, many College courses could make more effective use of the Internet during the term as well. Where applicable, lecture videos, lecture audio and at the very least, lecture notes, ought to be more readily available online. As there is no substitute for attending a professor’s lecture, in the event of the occasional absence or for the purpose of reviewing for exams, these course materials are invaluable for students. In addition, courseheads ought to provide students with online readings and supplementary links whenever possible...
HONG KONG Professionals in the Central district are buying up Sony's PEG-TH55 Clié ($400), which has a digital camera, video and MP3 audio players and a voice recorder built...