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...Arab army ever to have forced an Israeli retreat. It had become a role model and tutor to Palestinian radical groups such as Hamas, which sought to emulate not only Hizballah's art of combining welfare work, politics and military activities, but also its principle of using violence to extract concessions from Israel. In fact, the Hamas militants that seized Corporal Gilad Shalit at Kerem Shalom may have been hoping to emulate Hizballah by forcing the release of large numbers of prisoners for the Israeli's freedom. But Palestinian analysts suggest they were also trying to sabotage any move toward...
Mueller seems to agree. When promoting agents to senior-executive levels, he "is trying to extract some promise as to how long they are willing to stay," says Michael Mason, who runs the administrative side of the FBI. Grassley suggested to TIME that "the FBI needs to appeal to the patriotic spirit of its senior managers." But beyond that, the bureau is offering few tangible perks to make working there more attractive. Nor will the jobs be getting easier--Mason says new recruits should expect to be rotated around the country and the world, even if it means uprooting their...
...impurities, maybe some loose change. I'm somewhat dubious-with a 20-cm candle sticking out the side of my head, I feel less like David Beckham than a human birthday cake-but this technique was used by the ancient Egyptians, and a civilization that knew how to extract the brain via the nose probably had no trouble removing waxy buildup. After 20 minutes, the specialist plucks out the candle, cuts it open and proudly shows me the gobs of crumbly stuff that emerged from my ears. Sure, she probably nipped a little brain matter, too, but who needs...
...video storage of older digital cameras. The amateur needn't fret; a movie stabilizer helps reduce the dreaded vibrations of "camera shake." And Digimax Reader text-recognition software is in place for the James Bond type who needs to snap documents on the fly and then isolate and extract text from an image...
...video storage of older digital cameras. The amateur needn't fret; a movie stabilizer helps reduce the dreaded vibrations of "camera shake." And Digimax Reader text-recognition software is in place for the James Bond type who needs to snap documents on the fly and then isolate and extract text from an image. The more experienced shutterbug will rejoice in the detailed manual control settings offered by this camera. Aperture Priority allows more depth control, and Shutter Priority ensures that fast motion will be easily captured. Photographers of all abilities will appreciate the large viewing window. A satisfying click...