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They looked a lot more relaxed today and we were able to get a bit closer than usual09:10 1 x Duiker and a Mountain Reedbuck near the other natural spring.09:25 About three quarters down on our way down the mountain we saw 3 x Zebra near the road09:45 Did the reports and emails10:50 On our way up the lodge we saw a small group of 10 Impala one a year old ram11:00 On the Plateau near the lodge we saw the 6 Zebras (3 foals, 2mares, 1stallion) They were calm as well as we got out of the vehicle to go look for the Giraffes11:05 Looking down from the plateau towards the mountain we saw a group of 4 more Zebras and another one of 3 near the slope11:30 On the road towards the back from the lodge we saw a Kudu Bull11:45 4 x Dassies round the back of the mountain near the dam.11:55 4 x Mountain Reedbuck near the N3 round the back of the mountain12:00 2nd Dam round the back of the mountain we saw 5 x Cows, a 2 year old Bull and a calf. On our way up we saw 11 Giraffes as well as 3 kudu cows a 2year old bull and a calf14:00 We spent the day keeping an eye on the fires16:00 At the pond near the house we saw a warthog family of 516:10 On the Ryefield the usual Impala’s, Blue cranes and some warthogs16:15 3 x Warthogs at the 2 ponds near the main gate.16:20 We headed to Geluk to give a hand with the fires17:30 We took Michael and Mandla home to Colenso as Mike and staff was still busy with the fires02/08/2007Weather : SunnyMax Temp : 24*C Min Temp : 07*C 07:30 We took Roz to the back of the mountain to the dams for tracking07:50 On our way there on the plateau near the lodge we saw 7 Giraffes browsing08:25 Round the back of the mountain near the N3 we saw 3 x Duikers08:55 4 x Mountain reedbuck on top of the mountain in the middle area09:00 Saw the Blesbok on the top right hand side of the mountain.
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Basically the idea of the people doing this is to organise a general strike (no school, no work, no shopping in their words) against American imperialism, against the war in Iraq, against the human rights violations of the US government, the excessive influence of corporations in the media, etc. And maybe even take a little time out online to see some of the stories of the people who’ve been released from Guantanamo Bay.If we can cut through corporate media bullshit, and tell people to their faces what the truth is, then we’re doing humanity a service!
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11 : Sin As you know, this is my birthplace – even though no one considers me a citizen anymore. I took away all the shining hope that remained in this village. The little hope that these people had left…I destroyed all of that. Her name was Elendria McNeil. She was a beautiful woman, with flowing blond hair, born into this village by her father, a poor miner named Jerome McNeil, and her mother, Christine McNeil, the town’s premier dressmaker and tailor. As a child, she and I didn’t socialize much. I played cowboy games with the boys, and she stayed inside, knitting with the other women. It wasn’t until we were both teenagers that we truly became inseparable. I met her while at the Land’s End annual social, and recognized her, but had never seen her outside of her normal clothes. She was wearing a beautiful gown, and, standing over there by her lady-friends, looked like an angel that had fallen from heaven. I was stunned, and from that night on…I made it my priority to become her beloved. We lived very close to each other, so after a few weeks of talking and smiling, I finally decided to court her. Elendria’s father was hardly home, so it was her mother who first authorized my seeing her. I was just Cliff, an orphaned farmhand, and she was one of the most popular girls in town. We had some great months together…Elendria truly was the woman of my dreams. After about half a year, we both were far past realizing that we wanted to marry each other. Her mother never said anything to me, but I know she approved of our relationship…which meant that all that was left was asking her father. This wouldn’t have been such a tough task for me, Cliff Walden, the daredevil of Land’s End…but he was one tough nut to crack. He knew how reckless I was…the few times I met him, it felt like he was peering into my soul…and that he somehow knew of what was to come. As a father, he cared about his daughter with all his heart, and he must have somehow known ahead of time that she would later die. He wasn’t home the day I decided to talk to him, so I sat there in the house, waiting with Elendria and her mother. When he didn’t come home after dark, we figured something was amiss. I volunteered to trek down to the Lawson Mine to see if everything was all right, and Elendria demanded to come with me. I should have been firmer — I should have said no, that it was too dangerous, considering the circumstances…but I loved her so much, and had done everything in my power so far to grant her every wish…that I was foolish enough to let her come with me. We reached the mine about fifteen minutes later. Outside, we noticed nothing wrong. If I would have left her there, everything might have been fine. I led her in with me though, anxious for a chance to be heroic, save her father, and win his trust and respect as his daughter’s future husband. When we entered the opening to the cave, I could hear some shouting from the back. You see, the way they set up mines here in Despair is a bit peculiar. They’ll make a large opening in the front of the cave for storage, equipment and stuff, kind of like a lobby. Then, they thin out the passageway as the mine gets deeper, so that there’s a straight line for drilling, explosives, etc. Hearing that shouting all the way from the lobby, I knew that her father must be in trouble. I took a shotgun from the arms rack and walked through the corridor to the working area. I told Elendria to stay there, and that I’d return if everything was safe. As I entered the deep catacombs of the mine, the volume of the shouting escalated. It was…it was such a stupid, insignificant problem. Jerome McNeil had been pinned up against a wall by some ruffian bandits. Bandits live all around the desert, and hide in caves with their brothers, attacking nearby mines every now and then. This kind of thing happened all the time, and was easily taken care of by the local miners, who kept firearms on hand at all times. What should have been such an easy problem to sort out, however, proved to be the worst mistake of my entire life. Jerome was totally defenseless, and as his eyes looked to the opening, he gasped. “Cliff!” he shouted, as the men with guns, now also aware of my presence, turned to me. “What are you doing here?!” Feeling the adrenaline rushing through my body, I opened fire on five bandits, knocking all of them down before they could even get a shot in. I was known throughout the town as an amazing marksman, and was thrilled to use my skills to save my future father-in-law’s life. He came over to me, his eyes wide with surprise. “Cliff…” he gasped. “You came. How did you know?” “I have to tell you something very important, Mr. McNeil…later,” I said, grinning the whole time. Elendrias waiting for us at the entrance. Cmon, lets get going.” “W, what?!” Jerome suddenly backed up, his surprised grin turned into an expression of utter horror. “You brought Elendria here?! Why?!” “She begged me to come!” I told him, not losing my idiotic smile. “Besides, its fine, I left her at the entrance. Shes alright, dont worry.
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I was pensive as Andrea’s phone rang and was desperately trying to come up with a code that Nord would not pick up on. He was clearly the brains and the Latino the sharp shooter brawn of this duo. After the forth ring Andrea grabbed it - one ring shy of her voice mail.Randall, where the heck are you?Sorry Andrea I feel like crap. Must have been one too many Fosters or maybe bad oysters.You and your oysters, how many times do I need to tell you not to eat those things, she replied in a motherly wife-like way. Andrea continued, Have you seen the market today?Not yet, I have been puking all morning, I lied wishing I’d been praying to the Kohler God all morning.Our stock is tanking, the whole market is this morning. The pundits are calling it Meteor Monday because stock prices are falling like meteors from the sky.Here came my opportunity to alert Andrea that all was not well in paradise.Damn! I replied. I will go on the Schwab service to monitor. She knew we didn’t have Schwab.Schwab? She replied confused.The one we got for private trades, I said hoping she would catch on. She knew we would never trade privately. We agreed to that when we took the company public.Something wrong? She whispered.Yes that one. I replied.Are you home, it sounds like your in a car, but not enough wind for your Boxter? She asked. Nord pressed his pistol in my ribs. He was getting impatient.Ill be at the condo all day and check in later if Im still alive, I said for drama, this hangover is miserable.I pressed the red button on the Berry Pearl to end the call. Nord put his hand out as if requesting a tip. I knew it was the phone he was after and I obliged.She buy it? He asked.I think so, I responded. In all the years and all the hangovers, flu’s, viruses and just plain feeling like shit days, I had never once missed a day of work and Andrea knew it. Granted I may have left before dark rather than the usual nine o’clock after a fourteen hour day, but I was there, always. Nord of coarse did not know this and that call in itself should have alerted Andrea that something was amiss, but the private trade put it over the top.She knew I was in trouble, probably in a vehicle other than my beloved Porsche, and that if all clues were taken, I would be at my condo. It was the place where many deals with guys from Wall Street had been consummated over drinks and shrimp. Some days it was Bubba Burgers and brews.Andrea would do something, or call someone. Probably Jerry, but his phone would ring unanswered at the Flagler county jail, in the pocket of his suit pants, too impotent to bring help for Andrea.The Nord looked at his Apple iPhone, he was clearly not a businessman. Your stock is tanking today, he said.I know, my boss informed me, I responded clearly annoyed.Das ist nicht gute, he said in German, the meaning universal.No its not,” I agreed.”Isnt it your job to keep the price up?It is.So.So what? I am stuck here with you and Carlos.Carlos?Your Latin friend, I said as smart ass-like as I could muster.Thats Diego.”"Not Cuban?” I asked.”Nicaraguan”"Ah,” I replied as if interested when in actuality I couldnt give a shit. You know where we’re going?Is this not the right way? Do we look like amateurs?” asked Nord.Its the right way, just asking.”"I ask, you answer, verstehen.”"Yavol, mein heir” I replied clicking my heels and raising my right hand as if saluting the Fuhrer. I was kind of hoping he would just kill me then. He didnt, he pistol whipped me and I went out cold.
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Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money JungleTrack: A Little Max6. Modern Jazz Quartet - Django (get the whole album free!)9. Duke Ellington Orchestra - Duke Meets Count Basie: First Time!Track: Corner Pocket11. Dizzie Gillespie - Bird and DizLabels: Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis
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