Land bird populations appear to be relatively stable. The big problem is that when yachts land on the island without authorization, they introduce new predators, disease vectors or diseases. Introduction of the Eurasian black rat or the domestic cat would be likely to cause almost immediate extinction of the ground-dwelling Henderson crake and possibly other species. The endemic birds may have no immunity to the fatal avian pox which is transmitted by biting flies.
Between July and November 2011 a partnership of the Pitcairn Islands Government and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds stareted a program to eradicate the Pacific rat using poison. The program was very successful. Before the program, between 50.000 to 100.000 rats lived on the island. The poison killed almost alll of them. Between 60 and 80 rats survived and the population has now fully recovered.
Research published in April 2017 looked at debris on several beaches, and reported "the highest density of plastic rubbish anywhere in the world" as a result of the South Pacific Gyre. The beaches contain an estimated 37.7 million items of debris. There weight is estimated at 17.6 tonnes. When a study was done on North Beach, each day 17 to 268 new items washed up on a 10-meter section of the beach. The study noted that purple hermit crabs make their homes in plastic containers washed up on beaches; the debris may reduce shoreline gastropod diversity, may contribute to a reduction in the number of sea turtle laying attempts and may increase the risk of entanglement for coastal-nesting seabirds.
Dhar district
Dhar district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic town of Dhar is administrative headquarters of the district.
Prosperity theology
Prosperity theology is a religious belief that if the believer is wealthy and in good health, this is always the will of God. It most common among certain groups of Protestant Christians. It is also known as prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith. These groups also believe that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth. Prosperity theology sees the Bible as a contract between God and humans: if humans have faith in God, he will deliver security and prosperity.
The doctrine says that it is God's will for his people to be blessed. The atonement is interpreted to include the healing of sickness and lessening of poverty. Both are curses that can be broken by faith. This is believed to be achieved through donations of money, visualization, and positive confession.
Groups in favor of prosperity theology started in the United States in the 1950s. The origins may go back to a movement callled New Thought, which started in the 19th century. The basic ideas were important for another movement, called Word of Faith. In the 1980s televangelism was sometimes successful because of these ideas. In the 1990s and 2000s, prosperity theology was adopted by influential leaders in the Pentecostal Movement and Charismatic Movement in the United States and has spread throughout the world. Prominent leaders in the development of prosperity theology include E.&nbsp;W. Kenyon, Oral Roberts, A.&nbsp;A. Allen, Robert Tilton, T.&nbsp;L. Osborn, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar,[8] Kenneth Copeland, Reverend Ike, and Kenneth Hagin.
Leaders from other Christian novements have critiziced prosperity theology: They say that it is irresponsible, promotes idolatry, and is contrary to scripture. Secular as well as some Christian observers have also criticized prosperity theology: They say it exploits the poor. The practices of some preachers have attracted scandal and some have been charged with financial fraud.
Notable works that advocate prosperity theology include:[8]
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx is a first-person shooter video game for virtual reality created by the company Valve Corporation and released in 2020. The game happens between the events of "Half-Life" and "Half-Life 2". The player controls Alyx Vance who is on a mission to take control of a superweapon which belongs to Combine.
The events of "Half-Life: Alyx" happen five years before the events of "Half-Life 2". Alyx Vance and her father Dr. Eli Vance are captured by the Combine forces. Resistance member Russell rescues Alyx. He tells her that Eli will be sent to Nova Prospekt for questioning.
According to review aggregator Metacritic, "Half-Life: Alyx" received "universal acclaim". Reviewers at publications such as "VG247", "Tom's Hardware", and "Video Games Chronicle" have said that the game is VR's "killer app".
Vic Hood from "TechRadar" said that: "This certainly isn't the long-awaited "Half-Life 3". However, it's nice to see Valve following through on a "Half-Life" project as the company has run hot and cold on whether we would ever see another entry in the series. But we forever live in hope for a "Half-Life 3"."
My Boyfriend Is an Angel
My Boyfriend Is an Angel () is a 2012 Russian comedy movie directed by Vera Storozheva. It stars Artur Smolyaninov, Anna Starshenbaum, Sergey Puskepalis, Nikita Efremov and Irina Khakamada.
Sousse Governorate
Sousse Governorate ( "") is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 2,621 km². As of the 2014 census, 674,971 people lived there. The capital is Sousse.
Marc Laidlaw
Marc Laidlaw (born August 3, 1960) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is most famous for working on "Half-Life" series.
Marc Ladlaw was born in Laguna Beach, California. He went to the University of Oregon. He wrote short stories and novels. His first novel "Dad's Nuke" was published in 1985. He worked as a legal secretary in San Francisco.
He joined Valve Corporation to work on Valve's first game, "Half-Life". He worked on the story and level design of the game. In January 2016, he said that he left Valve..
On August 25, 2017, Laidlaw published "Epistle 3". It tells his vision on the storyline of "Half-Life 2: Episode Three" he had during the time he worked at Valve.
Laidlaw had also wrote many short stories.
34th Street-Herald Square
34th Street - Herald Square is an underground station complex on the BMT Broadway Line and the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, and is the third buisiest station in the system with 39,672,507 passengers entering the station in 2017. It is located in Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan where 34th Street, Broadway and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of Americas ) intersect and it is served by the D, F, N, and Q trains at all times, R train at all times except late nights, B, M, and W trains on weekdays and <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction. This station is for B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, and W trains. But sometimes, E trains and other trains enter this station via 6th Avenue to World Trade Center or Jamaica Center or other stations .
After this station on the Sixth Avenue Local, the next stations will be 23rd Street and 42nd Street Bryant Park .
After this station on the Sixth Avenue Express, the next stations will be West 4th Street and 42nd Street Bryant Park .
After this station on the Broadway Local, the next stations will be 28th Street and Times Square 42nd Street .
After this station on the Broadway Express, the next stations will be Times Square 42nd Street and 14th Street Union Square .
23rd Street station (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
23rd Street is a local station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of Americas ) in Manhattan. It is served by the F train at all times, the M train during weekdays, and by the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction. This station and 14th Street Station are only two local stations on the Sixth Avenue Line.