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Chapter I
- Background of study
Guava fruit is one type of shrubs. This plant comes from the Brazilian Central America, spread to Thailand and then to other Asian countries like Indonesia. Until now have been cultivated and spread widely in the areas of Java. Guava is often referred to klutuk guava, cashew siki, or pink stones. Cashew is then carried out a cross by cuttings or grafting with other type, so finally getting greater results with fewer seeds circumstances do not even have seeds that are named Guava Bangkok because the occurrence of Bangkok.
Today the development of guava cultivation has spread widely to many countries in the world. Therefore, guava was known by many people in the world. In the ASEAN region, Thailand is one country that puts developers guava become a commercial commodity, following the then Taiwan and Malaysia. While in Indonesia the development of guava generally been limited in an effort perkarangan not in commercial ventures. Guava only in planting for shade and fruit for family consumption or relatives. Though guava when cultivated commercially can bring huge profits because the price of guava high enough and stable. The purpose of this study is to cultivate guava through grafting system.
- Identify the problem
Based on above background, problems that will arise include
1. Everything what a way to cultivate guava?
2. What is the efficacy of guava?
3. How do I transplant guava?
4. What results on gain from transplantation guava?
5. What part of guava utilized by humans?
- Restricted problem
For research and discussion of this can be done more cerman, then the problem is limited research on the third and fourth points above identification problem, namely:
1. How grafting guava
2. What results on gain from transplantation guava
D. Formulation of the problem
Based on background, identification, and restrictions on the problems mentioned above, the formulation of research as follows:
1. How do I transplant guava?
2. What results we get from the grafting guava?
E. The purpose of the study
The purpose of this study are:
1. To find out how the cultivation of guava through grafting
2. To find out the results of transplantation guava
F. Benefits of research
The benefits of this research are:
1. To find the correct way of grafting
2. Getting a good fruit
Chapter II
Study theory
1. Study theory
A.1. Transplantation
There are many ways you can do in developing crop cultivation. in general we know the two ways breeding plants, namely natural and artificial vegetative. but we will discuss this is through vegetative breeding artificial. because this method is often implemented for crop cultivation. For example, grafting, ducked, and connecting. Here I will only discuss one way of breeding plants that are included in the artificial vegetative, That is grafting. According scribd.com grafting is one way cheap and easy to breed plants. transplants performed to obtain a better descent on a plant, so that utilization of these plants become more optimal. example transplant on guava plant. with guava plant grafting, we can get a better fruit than plants grown. and certainly the relatively shorter Grafting itself is actually an event translocation, by slicing the stem in the phloem, while the xylem is left intact. After a while there will be swelling in the section on the cut because there are piles of organic material. Bulging section scar is called callus. In dicotyledonous plant stems or roots, if injured there will be efforts to improve the with callus formation and with the help of hormones cambium wounds or sores (traumalin acid). Translocation can also be observed in the expenditure of sap in the process of tapping. In propagation by grafting rootstock is not necessary because in this way rooting out directly from parent trees grafted branch. Vegetative propagation by cuttings, in principle, grow the plant parts or pieces, so that a new plant. Excess seed Vegetative crop quality offspring have exactly the same nature with its parent, aged early maturing seeds (fast fruiting). An example is the mangosteen fruit from seed wet nurse to five years after planting, whereas seedlings from new seeds bear fruit 10-15 years after planting. Another example is the grafting of durian seedlings to bear fruit 4-6 years after planting, whereas seedlings from seeds will bear fruit after aged more than 10 years after planting.
While from the info I can on wkipedia in agriculture, transplantation is a means of vegetative propagation by allowing a part of the plant to grow roots while part is still connected with the parent plant. In a technical sense in Indonesia, the transplant in English literature as water layering. Another layering type known in Indonesia as perundukan (ground layering). Meanwhile, according to AAK transplant is a way to multiply the fruit trees are nature-the exact same as the parent trees in these grafts
In the transplant (also known as marcotting), a stem section (usually a branch) scraped the skin to look wooden. Part of this open and then wrapped with a material that can store water and then bandaged with waterproof material, such as plastic. Stimulating hormone rooting plants are sometimes given. After a few weeks usually have quite a lot of roots and tillers formed is separated from the parent tree.
A.2. Guava
Cashew stone (Psidium guajava) or often called guava, guava and guava klutuk siki is a tropical plant from Brazil, spread to Indonesia via Thailand. Cashew stones have a green fruit with white flesh colored or red fruit and sweet-sour taste. Guava fruit stones known to contain many vitamins C.
A.3. Guava Cultivation Through Transplantation
Transplantation is one way to cultivate a crop. Transplant guava done to get the most out of the guava.
2. Research hypothesis
Based on the above theory allegedly "guava cultivation through grafting system is much better"
Chapter III
Methodology of resea
3.1. Methodology of research
research methodology that I use is quasi-experimental research. I use this methodology because I immediately saw the object which I will carefully
3.2. population and sample
3.2.1. population research
all existing plants in pasir mukti
3.2.2. Sample research
Guava plant in pasir mukti
3.3. Date and place
Date: 20th December 2010
Place: Pasir Mukti Bogor
3.4. Stages of research
- Seeking information from the Pasir Mukti about the transplant
- Noting the important things are in need of research
- Matching information in the can from Pasir Mukti with several theories exist in library books
- Seeking additional information from the internet
3.5. Implementation research
I visited pasir mukti in 20th December to conduct this research. There I saw a few pilot plants that use graft system include guava plants.
3.6. Data collection
I collect this data from the research, Internet, and several theories exist in several books
Chapter IV
Results from the research I do is that cultivate guava with grafting system will get better results, because the result of grafting will follow from our plant graft. As long as we grafting guava plants are good then we will get good results too. Mesh can also save time because the grafting time is faster than we grow from seed. How grafting is also not difficult, here's how grafting and the materials we need:
Tools and materials:
- grafting knife
- Plastic Clear
- Rope
- Media grafting (cocofit or ground)
- guava tree (an excellent crop condition)
How grafting:
1. Preparing the graft media (cocofit / land) were given a little water and then inserted into the plastic
2. Selecting the branches for grafting are pointing up, because its branches should be more flat, it's woody, not too old, and not too young
3. Rodent under buds distance between two bond 3-4 cm ago in remove the skin
4. Discard cambium in the trunk with the way in scrape after that let stand for 1-2 hours in the tide of new plastic
5. Plastic Temple was completed, the media and then tied with a strong graft
How to care:
- Watering 2 days (give holes in plastic first) flush grafts moist media
- Wait 2-3 months until the roots are brown, then cut those roots, but do not cut the leaves until they run out
- The failure occurred because the binding is not too strong and the cambium is not clean
- The advantages of grafting:
- The price is cheaper
- The time on the need to grow faster
- Will generate superior plant
- Disadvantages of grafting: difficult to find superior plants for the transplant
Chapter V
- Conclusion
From the research I do, I can be concluded that the faster grafting cultivation to planting seeds, the results obtained is quite good, and the results will be obtained from transplants just like the results we get from our seed
- Suggestion
If we want to grow plants, especially in the guava recommend using grafting system of quality seeds in order to get the maximum results
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Curriculum vitae
My name is Adila Rahmansyah, I was born in Jakarta (15 April 1996), first son from Mr.Iriansyah and Mrs.Rahmidayati. I completed primary school in Jakarta (2008), and now I am a student of Sudirman International Junior High School grade 9


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Enumeration of Agricultural Techniques for Enabling Water Conservation in Africa REMIX
Water Conservation is an important concern for the water depleted continent of Africa.Various agricultural techniques that facilitate water conservation are enlisted.
The observed gradual changes in climatic conditions in the African sub continent results in hypothesing the common consensus view that there will be further paucity of water in the future. The water scarcity in the northern and north western regions of Africa makes it necessary to implement different techniques of agriculture that promote water conservation. The southern regions are facing the problem of salt water flowing into the water sources in those regions.
The right utilization of the water for agriculture is necessary especially in the areas of drought or deficient water resources. The grants and monetary resources directed to help Africa should be used judiciously by researching on the different methodologies of cultivation focusing on the regional climatic, soil and socio cultural factors. The optimal agricultural techniques that can be used to handle the water scarcity are as follows:
Drip Irrigation: Drip irrigation is an agricultural innovation which ensures the optimal usage of water in the root zone of the plant. The regional usage of water in the furrows ensures the water conservation to deal with the paucity of water in the African continent. Drip irrigation additionally ensures that the plant's roots are healthy and mitigates the possibility of crop spoilage due to other environmental factors. The pests and crop diseases that are caused due to extra water or flowing water in the non root zones are avoided by default. Drip irrigation also helps in the regulation of the moisture level. For water intensive crops the moisture content can be increased whereas for crops that need less water the drip frequency and intensity can be customized accordingly. The climatic factors like drought, heat etc can also be controlled by this system of water by vigilant day to day monitoring. If this system can be automated by building softwares that can integrate weather forecasts, weather monitoring, soil testing, water level testing then the distribution of required water, fertilizers etc through the drip system can be optimised.This would essentially be a step towards building an intelligent drip irrigation customized software solution. The installation and maintenance of the drip irrigation system is simple and economical and once it is set up it can provide service for years to an end. The drip irrigation system can be customized according to the crop, region and external factors for an optimal harvest. Fertilizers can be administered as per the soil quality through the drip irrigation system. The soil can be tested and on determining the soil requirements the soluble fertilizers can be transmitted to just the root zone. This ensures the optimal use of the fertilizers also. The dissemination can be done by using drip emitters or micro sprinklers. It helps in the other wise labor intensive process of growing a crop. The structure, drip pipe diameters, micro sprinkler size etc can be ascertained according to an initial simulation of growing the crop or by technology transfer. Drip Irrigation can be used for cash crops like wheat as well as vegetables and fruits.
Spray Irrigation: This is an irrigation process that entails the usage of sprinklers Sprinklers are installed above the ground. The dissemination of water can be done as per the crop. The distance between sprinklers and the type of sprinklers can also be customized. Large overhead sprinklers can be used to distribute the water for these crops. The sprinklers have pressured rotating pipes and can be customized manually or by using computer sensors. There is also a concept of traveling sprinklers. The Pivot Sprinkler System is a better mechanism where traveling sprinklers are concerned. This has pipes that are supported by trusses mounted on wheeled towers.These rotate in circular motion and water is distributed in the fields. These are essentially used in terrains that are flat.
Grow Less Water Consuming Crops: For water deficient areas crops like millet and sorghum can be grown. These crops are planted in the Indian States of Rajasthan and Maharashtra.The seeds can be imported from India. Another plant which needs minimal water is Prosopis cineraria.This plant is usually planted in India and Pakistan.This plant belongs to the family Leguminose.In semi arid areas the leaves of this plant can be fed to live stock like cow, sheep and camel etc.Seeds of this plant can be used as a lentil. Fruit of this plant can be eaten in the form of beans. The fruit can be dried and stored. It can be soaked in water and then cooked for human consumption. This plant is good for arid and dry regions because these are one of those plants under which better crops can be grown. The roots of these plants help in conservation of water. The wood stocks of this plant can be used for cooking fuel. Very minimal branches and roots are needed for cooking fuel.
Humus Usage As A Natural Fertiliser: To create humus the cow dung, vegetable matter, stems and leaves on being warmed in the fields with water forms vermin compost called humus. Humus helps in retaining humidity and nutrients. This can be used as a fertilizer. Humus acts as a catalyst as it helps in the consumption of micro nutrients required by crops and plant. Chemical fertilizers require more water as compared to vermin compost and so humus is helps in conservation of water.
Fertilisers For Optimal Water Conservation: Fertilisers that need less water should be used. Soil should be tested by implements like atomic analyzers so that the micro nutrient deficiency can be detected. Nutrients that can be tested are zinc, sulphate, ferrous sulphate, magnesium etc.An ideal soil mix should be essentially ascertiained.Urea fertilizer needs more water in the long run and also depletes the quality of the land. For crop protection organic sprays should be used. Double oiled neem cake, castor cake,zetrofa,mustard cake can be used as fertilizers and these can additionally be used to create humus.Neem oil when treated with caustic soda or any other normal detergent makes it soluble in water. This solution when sprayed decreases the soil insects and pests. These sprays will not kill the beneficial soil insects and pests but will annihilate the harmful ones. Tobacco oil can be boiled and used as an insecticide or pesticide. Garlic Solution on being crushed, dissolved in water and then sieved can be used as a pesticide. It prohibits insects from infesting the crop and further the added advantage is that there is no residue left on completition of the process. This is a hundred percentage organic process.
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Labes, E; Hegglin, D; Grimm, F; Nurcahyo, W; Harrison, M E; Bastian, M L; Deplazes, P (2010). Intestinal parasites of endangered orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Central and East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Parasitology, 137(1):123-135.
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SUMMARYFaecal samples from 163 captive and semi-captive individuals, 61 samples from wild individuals and 38 samples from captive groups of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Kalimantan, Indonesia, were collected during one rainy season (November 2005-May 2006) and screened for intestinal parasites using sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin-concentration (SAFC), sedimentation, flotation, McMaster- and Baermann techniques. We aimed to identify factors influencing infection risk for specific intestinal parasites in wild orangutans and individuals living in captivity. Various genera of Protozoa (including Entamoeba, Endolimax, Iodamoeba, Balantidium, Giardia and Blastocystis), nematodes (such as Strongyloides, Trichuris, Ascaris, Enterobius, Trichostrongylus and hookworms) and one trematode (a dicrocoeliid) were identified. For the first time, the cestode Hymenolepis was detected in orangutans. Highest prevalences were found for Strongyloides (individuals 37%; groups 58%), hookworms (41%; 58%), Balantidium (40%; 61%), Entamoeba coli (29%; 53%) and a trichostrongylid (13%; 32%). In re-introduction centres, infants were at higher risk of infection with Strongyloides than adults. Infection risk for hookworms was significantly higher in wild males compared with females. In groups, the centres themselves had a significant influence on the infection risk for Balantidium. Ranging patterns of wild orangutans, overcrowding in captivity and a shift of age composition in favour of immatures seemed to be the most likely factors leading to these results.
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Description: The hypothesis that language discrimination contributes to protest and/or rebellion is tested. Constitutional language policy regarding administrative/judicial, educational and other matters is measured on three separate scales developed for this study; the status of each minority group's language under its country's policy is measured by another set of scales. Protest and rebellion variables are taken from Gurr's Minorities at Risk study. Findings include an indication that group language status contributes positively to protest and rebellion until a language attains moderate recognition by the government, at which point status develops a negative relationship with protest and rebellion, and an indication that countries with wider internal variations in their treatment of language groups experience higher levels of protest and rebellion on the part of minority groups.
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Revisiting Eric Nordlinger: The Dynamics of Russian Civil- Military Relations in the Twentieth Century
Date: August 2001
Creator: Ardovino, Michael
Description: This paper examines the role that military has played in the political development of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the modern Russian Federation. By utilizing the theoretical tenets of Eric Nordlinger, this paper endeavors to update and hopefully revise his classic work in civil-military relations, Soldiers in Politics. Chapter one of this paper introduces many of the main theoretical concepts utilized in this analysis. Chapter two considers the Stalinist totalitarian penetration model that set the standard for communist governments around the world. Chapter three follows up by addressing the middle years of Khrushchev and Brezhnev. Both reformed the military in its relation to the party and state and made the armed forces a more corporate and professional institution. Chapter four pinpoints the drastic changes in both the state and armed forces during Gorbachev's perestroika and glasnost. The military briefly ventured to a point it never gone before by launching a short coup against the last Soviet president. Chapter five focuses on the last ten years in the Russian Federation. While still a professional organization typical of the liberal model of civil-military relations, the armed forces face great uncertainty, as economic and social problems demand more of their ...
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Is the Road to Hell Paved with Good Intentions? The Effect of U.S. Foreign Assistance and Economic Policy on Human Rights
Date: August 2001
Creator: Callaway, Rhonda L.
Description: Theories in the international political economy literature, economic liberalism and dependency, are explored in order to test the effect of U.S. aid, trade, and investment on human rights conditions in recipient states. Two measures of human rights conditions serve as dependent variables: security rights and subsistence rights. The data cover approximately 140 countries from 1976-1996. Pooled cross-sectional time series analysis, utilizing ordinary least squares (OLS) with panel corrected standard errors, is employed due to the temporal and spatial characteristics of the data. The results indicate that foreign assistance and economic policy may not be the best approaches to altering poor human rights practices in the area of security rights. Economic and military aid is negatively associated with levels of security rights, supporting the traditional dependency perspective. While the results from trade and investment are generally in the positive direction, the lack of consistent statistical evidence suggests that increased trade and investment relationships do not dramatically improve security rights. We can conclude, however, that trade and investment fail to have the negative effect on security rights in less developed countries which critics of globalization suggest. Economic aid has a statistically significant negative effect on subsistence rights, while military aid seems to ...
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Editor's Note: The following story was originally published Sept. 11, 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
By Jason Krump
Dave Minnich stood outside the tunnel. Ahead of him the Martin Stadium field was in view, behind, his energized Cougar Football teammates, waiting to unleash two weeks of pent-up fury.
Surrounding him were thousands of cheering fans.
Above the din, Minnich, who served in the Marines from 1994 to 1998, heard a member of the WSU ROTC say, "Make us proud."
"That was the last thing I heard and out we went," Minnich remembers.
It was Sept. 22, 2001, 11 days after the September 11 attacks, and the Cougars were returning to competition for the first time since playing at Boise State on Sept. 8.
As part of WSU's pregame observances, a player would lead the team out of the field carrying the American Flag.
In normal circumstances, Minnich, as one of four team captains, along with Jason Gesser, Jeremy Thielbahr, and Billy Newman, stepped onto the field before the rest of the team to meet with the officials.
For this reason, another former Marine on the roster, Wendell Smith, was to have the honor of leading the team out.
But Smith was injured the week of the game and would not dress.
That's when Coach Mike Price turned to Minnich.
"It was Wednesday or Thursday when Coach Price told me about the flag," Minnich says. "Coach asked me if I would bring the flag out."
It was an easy decision for him.
"Of course I'll bring the flag out, I'll do anything for that flag," Minnich says. "I'll carry it out, I'll drag it out, I'll staple it to my back and run out with it. It doesn't matter.
"I love that flag."
So as Gesser, Thielbahr, and Newman left for the field, Minnich stayed behind with his teammates.
"There I am standing in the tunnel with the flag and I ran out on the field with it."
Minnich learned of the attacks when his wife woke him up on that Tuesday morning informing him that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center.
"I turned on the TV right when they had the footage of one of the planes hitting the building," Minnich recalls. "Then I heard about the Pentagon, which was more personal to me."
That afternoon, Price held practice, but made it optional for the players.
"I think most of us were there," Minnich says, "We had a game in four days that we still had to prepare for, but I don't think anybody's head was really into what we were doing at the moment."
The Cougars were scheduled to host Colorado that Saturday but two days after the attacks, the game was canceled, as was all athletic events that weekend.
"I was a kind of upset about that," Minnich said of not playing. "We cope with things in a different way. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to hit somebody not on my team to cope."
Minnich and the Cougars had the opportunity to cope when they took the field against Cal, and did so by dismantling the Bears, 51-20.
"I was happy to be playing again because I really wanted to hit somebody," remembers Minnich, who ran for 69 yards and a touchdown. "I think we were all happy to be out there hitting someone else."
The win improved the Cougars to 3-0 and propelled them to a 10-2 mark, culminating in a win over Purdue in the Sun Bowl. It would be the first of three consecutive 10-win seasons for the program.
"Those were the two best years of my life," Minnich says of his WSU career. "I got to play Division I football in a stadium in front of thousands of people, which is what I always wanted to do, and my kids got to watch me do it."
A decade later, Minnich not only watches his kids play high school football in Rhode Island, but coaches them as well.
And as the nation commemorates the decade that has passed since the events of Sept. 11, Minnich has nothing out of the ordinary planned to remember that day.
Because he remembers every day.
"I don't think anything special of the anniversary because I have never forgotten it. I don't need the yearly reminders because I don't ever forget about that day."


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Success Story: Are You Over Weight & Over 60?
When we say that it is never too late to get healthy, we mean it. We've talked about being 30 something, 40 something, and 50 something. Now we're going to talk about a woman in her 60's who decided to take charge, change her habits, and get well.
As a brand new grandmother, one patient came to us about a year ago to figure out what was wrong with her. She had been having symptoms of fatigue, body aches, recurrent infections, and a rising weight problem. The patient felt like she was at the end of her rope and wanted answers to these problems that seemed to have no origin.
After her initial consultation the doctor ordered some lab work. There were thoughts of possible food allergies and Candida, among other things. While the patients test results did not reveal any significant food allergies, her Candida test was positive. After seeing the nutritionist and getting started on her new Candida Diet (very low carb diet like a Lion Diet) she was on her way to hopefully getting rid of this problem that had caused her so much agony. Even though the Candida Diet is strict and was going to be a severe change, she knew she had to do it if she wanted to feel good again.
This person was a picture perfect Candida patient….she followed the diet almost perfectly. It is now one year later and we were amazed at her progress when she came back in for her follow up. She's still eating well and feeling better and stronger. The thing she is the happiest about is that she lost just over 40 pounds in this last year.
When she originally came in to see us, she also did Diet Typing and typed out to be an Otter. Although the Otter Diet is quite similar to the Candida Diet, the Otter does allow for a few more options. She was so focused on getting rid of the Candida that she didn't really even learn much about the Otter Diet…until now. We decided to ease her into the Otter Diet now that she is feeling better, and that is a big happy step for her!
Now she's getting back to a healthy weight and can be an active grandmother!
*Not everyone will achieve this type of success. Results may vary.


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As tensions between Hamas and Israel heighten, Hamas militants are reportedly attempting to negotiate an arms deal with North Korea that would include missiles and communications equipment according to Western security forces as reported by the UK news organization, The Telegraph.
With intermediaries based in Lebanon, it's reported that Hamas officials are attempting to sign a new agreement with the N. Korea capital of Pyongyang worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and is being handled by a Lebanese-based trading company with ties to the Palestinian organization in East Beirut.
As the conflict ensues between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza strip has been seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualities, and an almost irreverence by the conflicting nations. According to news sources, since July 8, Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip have hit more than 2,000 targets in Gaza and Hamas. Hamas is said to have launched nearly 1,500 rockets back at Israeli, but exact figures are unknown at this time.
This offensive has reportedly taken many lives, and according to statistics presented by The Sydney Morning Herald, 95 percent of those deaths are Palestinians, and increasing number of those killed are young children. The youngest was reportedly three-months-old, and more than half of those children killed are said to be under the age of 12.
It is currently unknown whether or not any deal has been made, but the consensus appears to be that a payment to secure the deal has already been secured, and that North Korea may soon be shipping supplies and weaponry to the Gaza Strip; outfitting them to better combat, and coordinate military operations against the much more technologically capable forces in Israel.
In December of 2009, it was revealed that Hamas and North Korea had relations in arms dealing when the Thai government seized 35 tons of weaponry from a North Korean cargo plane after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Don Mueang International Airport. Then, the weapons were reportedly en route to Iran, and claimed by then Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, that they were intended to be smuggled into Hamas in a news conference.
The Israeli military commanders supervising the recent operations in Gaza, also believe that North Korean military leaders have been giving advice to Hamas, especially on the construction of tunnels that would enable soldiers to move undetected by Israeli drones reports The Daily Star. This assertion is made without credible attribution, however, North Korea is largely known for its sophisticated tunnel systems running beneath the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with South Korea.


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Today's Globe and Mail featured a story Six Ways to salvage summer. One of the best ways is to "feel the wind in your hair" with a road trip north of Toronto into Ontario's cottage country. The second and probably the most popular is "Float in a body of water" on one of the fresh water lakes throughout cottage and resort country. Ontario's resort and cottage country is closer than you think?
Where is Cottage Country?
Ontario's cottage country boundaries start with a short drive outside of Toronto and offers choice at public beaches or private resort beaches. The more adventurous may want to try travel to an Ontario camping destiantion with a beach. One of the closest resort destinations to Toronto is Lake Simcoe with opportunities for a luxury resort experience at the Briars Resort with a special package getaway for adults.. This weekend (Innisfil close to Barrie on Lake Simcoe) offers the first of several Splash Festivals for families on Sat. July 26.
Featured Weekend Event July 25-July 27
Ontario's north country is rich with water festivals and outdoor events depicting history. Algonquin Park features Loggers Day on Saturday, July 26, 2014 from 10:00am to 3:00pm for this highly entertaining and educational day when the Algonquin Logging Museum comes to life. A variety of cottage, resort and camping options area availble.
Discovery Harbour on Georgian Bay features Family Discovery Day featuring children's activities, toy ships, games, and pirate hats in the on-site Children's centre, "creepy crawlies", quill pen writing, pioneer baking, musical entertainment, and more
Find dozens of summer events north of Toronto for a fun and adventurous time in Ontario.
Ontario Resort and Cottage Country Destinations
Ontario's resort country expands as one heads north, northeast and northwest of the GTA. Within a two to four hour drive resort towns and destinations from Lake Huron Georgian Bay to Lake Nipissing and the Algonquin Park area and the Ottawa Valley are accessible. Most visitors on a summer road trip will want to book cottage and resort accommodation ahead and plan to experience summer fun activities. See family resort getaways at resorts, cottages and lodges. Couples can plan a romantic getaway at a cottage, lodge, country inn or resort-hotel.
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Chapters 24 – 25 of the Gospel of Matthew record the compassionate heart and love of the Lord Jesus Christ.. We are in grave error, however, should we fail to recognize within the love and compassion, His unwavering holiness. These are final words of warning and prophecy, but also encouragement for His people, Israel, before His departure. His people knew that He was leaving for an undisclosed period of time. In this passage, He is delegating to them, His stewards, their responsibilities in caring for His kingdom. Instead of digging into chapters 24 and 25 in their entirety, our focus will be on Matthew 25:14-30, the Parable of the talents.
Any follower of Christ knows that He often spoke in parables because He needed us to understand the His teaching. As our Creator, He knows that our minds are finite at best and our vision is limited to our immediate surroundings. He taught in parables to make sure we could pass the final test, accepting what He said as Truth based on the measure of faith we are given.
The word "again" in verse 14 indications that the words following are a part of the context of the previous verses, thus, intended to be studied as a whole. For that reason, I strongly suggest reading the full passage of chapters 24 and 25 before continuing here. . Jesus is referring to Himself and that in the future He will go on a long journey. He doesn't tell them when He will leave on this journey or where He is going, simply that He will be leaving. Like many of us, we need someone to care for our property during our absence. Jesus was entrusting His property (talent) to His servants. Each of them was given the responsibility of a measure of property in direct proportion to their ability


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Carragher: Sakho has let himself and Liverpool down badly
Carragher was scathing in his assessment of Sakho's alleged anti-doping violation
Carragher was scathing in his assessment of Sakho's alleged anti-doping violation
Carragher 'the biggest turkey on the field,' according to Diouf
The 34-year-old also took aim at former Celtic manager Neil Lennon, who he clashed with in 2011 while playing for Rangers
Mourinho doesn't fit the club's profile, according to the Liverpool legend
The Sky Sports pundits disagreed over the inclusion of Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez
VOTE: Number of candidates could take over from the new Valencia coach
Liverpool legend says performance was as good as anything club has produced in Premier League era
'I don't know how the transfer committee thought they would fit [all the No 10s] in'
The former Reds centre-back also thinks the German coach can guide Liverpool to fourth place
Mark Clattenburg will referee an Everton match at Goodison Park tomorrow for the first time in six years when he is in charge for the visit of Southampton.
Brendan Rodgers looked like a man who suspected a wind-up when he was asked, half an hour after his side had defeated Manchester United on 1 September, whether he harboured hopes of winning the Premier League. There was a brief, uncharacteristic silence, then a little laugh before he managed to put together a reply. "It's a fair enough question," he said, before dismissing it.
The Liverpool captain insists Suarez will not be thinking about his brilliant free-kick but instead the missed header that could have taken the spoils at Goodison Park
The toffees forward was incredibly fortunate to remain on the pitch
The pair were part of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football coverage of the Swansea v Liverpool match
Brendan Rodgers says defensive selection decision is a welcomed problem in effort to keep his squad on their toes
The Reds made some deadline day purchases for the back
The England captain wants to follow in the steps of Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness


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The upcoming season of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' promises to be an exciting one. And as usual, the list of contestants has been kept secret.
For anxious fans, the wait is over – finally. Just this week, the stars and their professional partners were announced (via E online). The list consists of the usual mix of musicians, actors, and athletes.
See the complete list of cast members below:
Billy Dee Williams & Emma Slater
Candace Cameron Bure & Mark Ballas
Charlie White & Sharna Burgess
Cody Simpson & Witney Carson
Danica McKellar & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Diana Nyad & Henry Byalikov
Drew Carey & Cheryl Burke
James Maslow & Peta Murgatroyd
Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
NeNe Leakes & Tony Dovolani
Sean Avery & Karina Smirnoff
Amy Purdy & Derek Hough
The 18th season premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars' airs Monday March 17 at 8:00pm on Detroit's local ABC affiliate WXYZ Channel 7.
Visit the show's official website for more information.


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I was inspired to create a lil' party for trick-or-treaters before they headed out to gather goodies. Using the artwork from our Lil' Hoots Collection as inspiration, I attached ruffled streamers in the same hues as the background to a black plastic tablecloth with double-stick tape. It didn't have to be perfect since the night sky doesn't have perfectly straight lines. A fun $5.00 backdrop for the buffet table. The backdrop was flanked by 10 lil' owls with kooky eyes! To create them, I traced our Lil' Lanterns Template on black cardstock, punched green, white and black circles and cut out a beak from orange cardstock. A few adhesive dots later and a lil' owl appeared!
The backdrop was finished off with "HOOT!" banner. I'm excited to share our first "Create-Your-Own Phrase" Banner. The font, font size and font color are all set up for you. All you need to do is open the file in Adobe Reader, type in your text and print. The banner also includes a panel with our Lil' Hoots on it.
To match the buffet to the Lil' Hoots Collection, I added a paper lantern moon lit with battery operated lights. The two owls from the Lil' Hoots Halloween Paper perched themselves on an ivory wire tree which had been wrapped with black crepe paper. The table was covered with a black plastic tablecloth which I'm honestly not a huge fan of since they show all the folds and you can't iron them. I had a few leftover from another party so I added a black pashmina scarf down the middle for a little texture. (And to hide all those folds!)
The menu included easy-to-fix foods that were kid-friendly, warm and relatively healthy to make sure lil' bellies were full before heading out into the night. The menu included: Full Moon Sandwiches, Chicken Hoot-tle Soup, Apple Tree-ts, Wise Crackers & Cheese, Lil' Owl Cupcakes, Hoot-sie Roll Branches and Harvest Moon Juice. Sandwich bread and cheese were cut with round cookie cutters to create fun shaped food. Even apples are special when displayed in cupcake wrappers.
It's not always easy to incorporate warming dishes onto a buffet table but there are times it is necessary. The soup was kept warm in a slow cooker so I turned it around--mine has lots of buttons on the front--and attached Lil' Hoots Halloween Paper to the back to match the décor perfectly. I also used the paper to line serving trays and make lids for the drinking jars.
Even though the lil' guests are about to venture off to gather sweet treats, I couldn't resist having one sweet thing on the table. I made a simplified version of owl cupcakes photos I found while searching the internet. I also added Hoot-sie Roll Branches and Lil' Hoots Cake Stakes to some of the cupcakes. I was inspired to create the branches after learning a trick from Kim of The Celebration Shoppe. Microwave Tootsie Rolls or Starbursts for 8 seconds and you can mold them into fun shapes. I made several cuts in a Tootsie Roll and shaped them into tree branches. Simple. Easy. Fun.
Caramel Apple Tree-ts were the perfect way to say, "Thank Y-HOOT!" I printed the Lil' Hoots Halloween Paper on white glossy full-sheet labels and cut the labels to fit over the name brand label on the caramel apples. A tag and a black sheer ribbon bow completed the packaging.
The Lil' Hoots Collection includes all of the pieces shown--"Create-Your-Own Phrase" Banner*, Cake Stakes, "Create-Your-Own Text" Menu*, Fill-In Invitation, Scrapbook Paper, "Create-Your-Own Text" Party Cards*, "Thank You Tags and Welcome Sign--and sells for $10.00 in our shop.
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I believe that part of the problem is minority opinions about education. If you are Black, you are considered to be turning your back on your roots if you talk or dress like a Caucasian. I also found that many Hispanics have a very laid back attitude about school. How do I know this? I taught school for over 25 years. It's great to be proud of your family and its history, but until some attitudes change, I don't see much hope for things to change. I, also, strongly disagree with lowering the bar for minorities when it comes to being a teacher. I agree with raising the bar, but minorities should not get special privileges. I came from a background of some poverty and poor schools, but I overcame it. I was the first member of my family to get a college degree. Minorities are just as intelligent as Caucasians. Why do Asians do so well in school? It really all comes back to the home. How much do the parents value education. Also, single parenthood is another. 72.3 percent of non-Hispanic blacks are now born out-of-wedlock. Other groups aren't much better.
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Having 2 different bars for teachers requirements is racist towards both
minorities and whites.
If a white teacher performs better than a minority, and a position is given to the minority due to the fact he/she is a minority, that is racism.
And last time I checked, dr king said he wanted to live in a world where people were treated
NOT by the color of their skin
End racism. End affirmative action
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This article intimates that minority teachers are primarily the ones marginally qualified or unqualified. If true, there are far greater questions about the integrity of teacher education and the influence of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. As they say, Who's in charge here?
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American billionaire venture capitalist Tom Perkins has a rather unusual, if unsettling, change he would like to make to the U.S. electoral system: Give rich folks more than one vote.
It's unusual in its format; it is unsettling when taken in the context it was offered.
I believe Tom Perkins, and rich folks in general - are scared. They fear that the country they help underwrite is turning against them, thanks to a handful of influential progressive politicians and academics who seek to empower themselves by infecting the masses with the kind of vitriolic hatred that revolutions are made of.
Speaking at a Commonwealth Club engagement in his hometown of San Francisco Thursday, Perkins was asked about an idea he thinks would "change the world."
His answer: "The Tom Perkins system is: You don't get to vote unless you pay a dollar of taxes.
"But what I really think is," he continued, "it should be like a corporation. You pay a million dollars in taxes, you get a million votes. How's that?"
His audience mostly laughed. But I don't think Tom Perkins was joking.
Now, understand that he recently told CNN he "intended to be outrageous" with his suggestion. And he is certainly no stranger to controversy.
He came under intense heat in January when he tapped out a letter to The Wall Street Journal in which he compared liberal progressive angst for the uber-rich to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
"Writing from the epicenter of progressive thought, San Francisco, I would call attention to the parallels of Nazi Germany to its war on its 'one percent,' namely its Jews, to the progressive war on the American one percent, namely the 'rich,'" he wrote.
He goes onto say that the "local" paper, the San Francisco Chronicle, feeds the hate.
"From the Occupy movement to the demonization of the rich embedded in virtually every word of our local newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, I perceive a rising tide of hatred of the successful one percent," Perkins wrote.
Is he wrong?
Indeed, President Obama, the poster boy of the progressive left, has begun formally pushing the theme of "income inequality" in recent weeks, beginning with his State of the Union Address in January, and all without a hint of irony, given the first family's privilege and excesses. But even before now, Obama the community organizer has been a vocal proponent of equalizing the masses in the mold of Karl Marx: Remember when he told Joe the Plumber that wealth, of course, should be redistributed? It was obvious then which direction Obama wanted that wealth to flow, and not much has changed in the man's thinking.
And who can argue that his cry has not been echoed by scores of social engineers and snobbish left-wing economists like The New York Times' Paul Krugman, who somehow overlook the hypocrisy of their own wealth and advantage while calling on "others" (like Tom Perkins) to do more, to give more?
Maybe, just maybe, Tom Perkins has a point.
Nazi-like persecution? Well, maybe not yet. But is that comparison really over the top?
As jealous and angry as I've seen some of the so-called "have-nots" get over their plight – anger that is shamelessly ginned up by self-serving politicians like Obama, and self-righteous economists like Krugman – I can see a great many of them supporting that kind of persecution of "the rich" because, after all, they deserve it, right? It's their fault for "being rich," and at the same time it's their fault that the rest of us are not. "They" keep us down. "They" plot against us. "They" hate us, so "we" hate them.
That's the way these small-minded, low-brow Occupy types view it because that is how Obama and Krugman and Co. sell it.
Perkins sees this anger welling up, and I'm betting he's not the only anti-redistributionist rich guy who does.
There isn't going to be the kind of voting "reform" he advocates, of course (which was made only half tongue-in-cheek, by the way). That said, it is worth taking a closer look at the fear which underlies his defense of the rich. I'll bet if we do that we'll see there is much truth to his words.


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Aug. 28, 2001
Rodney Carter (Carson, CA)
It's been a pretty cool summer in California. How do you prepare your team for the humidity and heat that you will endure in Alabama?
Coach Toledo
"To be honest, there is no way you can prepare for that type of heat and humidity. All you can do is make sure your team is in good physical condition and then hopefully we'll be able to give each player a break from time to time during the course of the game so they don't get totally exhausted. But it's going to be hot and it's going to be humid. There might even be some rain and thunder showers, but it's something that we expect and we're going to deal with it."
Chester Whitehouse (Cleveland, OH)
How would you rank the Pac-10 in relation to the other conferences in the country?
Coach Toledo
"I think the Pac-10 has proven that it's an outstanding conference. You look at Oregon and they beat Texas in the Holiday Bowl. Washington beat Purdue in the Rose Bowl and Oregon State beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. A lot of our teams are getting recognition right now. I think it's a great conference. I think the way you determine if a conference is really good or not is by looking at what the lesser teams are like. The teams at the bottom of our conference definitely have the ability to knock off the teams at the top and I think that makes us a really solid conference as a whole."
Bob Phillips (Baton Rouge, LA)
Do you think Tuscaloosa is as tough a place to play as anywhere in the country?
Coach Toledo
"There is no question that this will be a very difficult game for us. We'll be in the south and we know how much they love their football down there. They have a new coaching staff and there will be a new enthusiasm. Add the fact that we beat them last year and there is a revenge motive there. I think this game will be wild, fun and exciting, but it will be very difficult as well."
Christopher Renson (Los Angeles)
What makes Alabama a strong team? Also, what will be UCLA's greatest challenge in that game?
Coach Toledo
"I think the thing that makes them a strong team is that defensively, their front seven is outstanding. They have what a lot of people consider is the best defensive line in the country. They have a couple of outstanding linebackers in (Victor) Ellis and (Saleem) Rasheed. Offensively, they have Freddie Milons, who is a game breaker. They have some speed at tailback and have a big tight end in Terry Jones. They also have two quarterbacks, which makes it difficult for us because you never know quite what to expect. For us, our greatest challenges will be traveling a long way, playing in the heat, which we are not used to, and playing in front of a hostile crowd. We haven't been very successful the last two years playing on the road so I think we need to worry about ourselves as opposed to worrying about Alabama."
Matt Bartos (Goleta, CA)
Do you think this year's team, with such a strong upperclass presence, is poised to win the Pac-10 and national championship? What are the keys that make the difference between a good year and a championship one?
Coach Toledo
"We have more seniors (23) than we've ever had. I think we have outstanding leadership right now and a lot of guys with a wealth of experience. We have eight returning starters on defense and seven on offense. We also have our punter, kicker and long snapper returning. I think with those guys, plus a few talented recruits, we have a chance to have an outstanding team. To win a national championship, you have to be a little lucky and you have to be good. I think we have a chance to be pretty good, now we have to be lucky. As for the difference between a good year and a championship year, the main key is to keep everybody healthy. When we won the Pac-10 a couple of years ago basically our team stayed healthy all year. If you look at Oklahoma last year, they didn't lose any players all season. Neither did Oregon State. I also think it comes down to making big plays in crunch time. One of the things that happened last year is that we lost five games by eight or less points. That just means we didn't make the big plays down the stretch to win the close games."


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Debian has APT. Red Hat has RPM. FreeBSD has Ports. NetBSD has pkgsrc. Mac OS X has MacPorts, Fink, and Homebrew, but those are all third-party package managers. Why does OS X not have a default package manager?
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My opinion (and this is basically just opinion, although I think the evidence might lead you to the same idea) is that it's because of a base difference in the thought process of the open-source vs. commercial software industries.
For open-source software projects, package systems are brilliant because they make it exceptionally easy for any user to get software or keep it up to date - usually just a single command, and now through newbie-friendly UIs like the Ubuntu Software Center. It's the ultimate in convenience for desktop users and server administrators alike.
For the commercial software industry, monetization and marketing are just as important (if not more important) than distribution. You know how open-source Windows apps usually just have a standard NSIS installer, while commercial software tends to have atrocious installers with custom window chrome, logos everywhere, and marketing copy? This is because to commercial companies it is important to insert their brand, marketing, and experience everywhere possible. This means that commercial software firms generally want to control every aspect of their product's distribution, meaning custom websites, installers, and updaters. Companies also want to be able to charge their customers for their products, and conventional package systems have no provision for licensing and charging.
A package environment also requires large cooperation between software makers in order to unify a packaging standard and maintain repositories. Rival software companies want to differentiate themselves from each other, and will tend to be shortsighted and prefer to be as different as possible instead of as user-friendly as possible. Although competition between projects is still present in the open-source world, it tends to be much less significant in the minds of developers. Instead, the open-source software industry is very much about cooperation, which means that it was only natural for major projects to get together and agree upon a standardized distribution mechanism.
The commercial software industry is quickly coming around to the benefit of a uniform distribution system now, but it's due to the efforts of platform vendors instead of software makers, and started not on PCs but on phones: iOS was perhaps the first hugely successful central App Store, then Android brought them, now all of the major phone OSs have them. On desktops, the Mac App Store was recently introduced, and I believe it's been officially announced that Windows 8 will feature an App Market.
What is an app store/market? A central system through which you can download and automatically install software, which also automatically manages dependencies and checks for updates. It's really just a package manager in a nicer suit, and with an eye towards revenue.
tl;dr: the motivations of the open source community led naturally to package systems, while the commercial software industry didn't see the benefits and take initiative. Now the commercial software industry is coming around and introducing package systems in the form of app stores.
I don't think there is any real reason other than Apple just has not felt the need to include one as it is not that necessary for the bulk of Mac users. With the various flavors of Linux you need to compile from source for everything as all the different environments vary enough that executables compiled in one place may not work right in another. This also requires that something ensures that all dependencies are in place first. The Linux package managers are included to make this simpler for the user.
In the case of OS X, anything compiled for it will likely work (there definitely exceptions between a few various releases, but it is not as sporadic as Linux distros). You can be pretty sure that the binary you are downloading will function. Apple has control over the development and distribution of the OS, so it stays fairly regular and consistent - similar to Windows in that fashion. But because OS X is built on a Unix core and there are enough people that want to use unix tools, there are third party package managers to pull the source, check for dependencies and compile for that particular platform.
Easy answer:
There's just no need for Apples target users, and the way they've intended their OS to work is incompatible with the concept of a command line packaging system.
What about development? Even there XCode isn't geared towards that workflow. The 3rd party tools exist primarily for building linux based tools and *nix based libraries and projects.


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People watching is an activity that entertains nearly everyone,
myself included. As curiosity increases, stories evolve in the
imagination formed from simple clues created from how a person acts or is dressed for example. How a person portrays themselves publicly can also be different from who they are at home.
To see someones home is to see a more personal and private side of their life. Seeing the way a person lives and what they surround
themselves with give you an insight to their personality.
Harcourt Arms is an apartment building that has become home to many different people and with this book I want gain an understanding of who my neighbors are.
This book allows you to create your own story for each
character through the images but also allows you to know how they see themselves in their writing.
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So as not to hijack another thread I simply will use these videos as an example of some situations that I have been talking about.
I will start with:
I am not against OC, CC, or any other form of carry all I am saying is you better know what you are doing before you do either. Secondly I am not saying a person CC'ing would fair any better except that they would have the tactical advantage of having their firearm concealed.
Thirdly I understand that in either video that the victims were not armed and that these are what if type questions.
Mods if this is in the wrong spot or to abrasive feel free to do whatever with it.
Some things that have been discussed previously with gusto.
1. OC gives a tactical advantage and that the possibility of being targeted for your firearm is slim to none.
2. The mere presence of a firearm in a situation would deter someone from committing a crime. *with footnote*
3. A person determined agressive individual or a true criminal does not show remorse or fear of his victim he or she will simply shoot you and be done with it.
Lets say you are a customer or clerk in the store and you are OC'ing. Can you honestly sit there and say that;
A. You would not be targeted because you are wearing a firearm?
B. That you would not be shot outright the minute a firearm was seen or be disarmed at gunpoint or that OC gives any tactical advantage?
C. That you would have time to draw and chamber a round in your weapon, for those of you who carry unchambered?
This situation is bad all the way around. Even someone carrying concealed would have a minimal tactical advantage in the first video but they would not have been targeted by the BG first thing out of the gate.
Tactical Scenario-Robbery Gone Bad - Guns & Ammo
Tactical Scenario: Armed Robbery - Guns & Ammo
Now in both the first video and the some of the second one this is what I have been preaching to some, not all, but some hardheaded folks who seem to think the mere presence of a firearm would deter a criminal act.
These are the type individuals I have been preaching about. They are determined to carry out there crime no matter what. They will kill you for no other reason than they are pissed off at the world. The first video clearly shows that just because of one wrong comment by the clerk he is gunned down. The others are shot just because they could. These are the worst case scenario criminals that I and others have been talking about.
In the second video even though jumped by four healthy males and getting his butt kicked he still wounds two and kills one and only after he is disarmed does he flee. Just think if this guy had any tactical sense about him he would have brought the weapon to a cover position and simply pointed it at a body part and pulled the trigger putting each down one by one.
In either one of these scenarios, depending on which person and position you are in of course, do you actually think that you would have time to draw and chamber a round before being shot?
This is what I have been saying gents. A lethal force encounter is quick, bloody, loud, up close and personal and there are no rules or flip charts that can prepare you for what will happen. You better have your head, butt and firearm firmly wired tight before you ever get there.
* I know I cannot say that if the BG's looked through the window and saw someone OC'ing that they would have turned and walked away, but, in either one of these I highly doubt that the mere sight of a firearm would have made any difference with these particular individuals *


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The Mossberg ATR™ 100 Long Action Rifle with the LBA™ trigger is an American made rifle suitable for any hunter, at a price (MSRP $413) that belies its features and quality.
Caliber .270 or 30-06
Capacity 5
Barrel 22" Fluted
Sights Weaver Style Bases
Scope 3-9 x 40mm Scope
Twist 1:10
Length Of Pull 13.5"
Finish Matte Blue
Stock Synthetic (Black)
Weight 7.75 lb
Overall Length 42.75"
What it really good about this hunting rifle:
The crown is recessed, such that it would be difficult to damage.
The barrel and action have as stated a matte non reflective finish, as do the scope mounts and matching 3-9 x 40mm scope, making it look very nice a complete package, and of course perfect for hunting.
The trigger is from factory incredibly crisp with no creep, is remarkable how nice it is to shoot, and is adjustable, although I doubt anyone would need to make any adjustment as the factory sets it to minimum, the range being 2-7 lbs. The trigger also has another interesting feature, in so much as it has a secondary safety feature much like that of the Glock semi-auto pistol. The inner trigger must be pressed in before the trigger itself will actuate, and if the firearm were dropped or a branch or other object caught just the main trigger, even subsequent pressing of the safety will not fire the gun, it requires a re-cocking of the bolt. This is a added good safety feature.
The barrel is free floated, which this reviewer prefers in a rifle to stop the typical walking up the target that one gets with guns which are not free floating. The barrel also is fluted which by all accounts reduces weight and stiffens the barrel, besides giving it a distinctive interesting look.
The scope comes with see-through rain covers for both front and back.
What is not so great
The forestock has far more flex in it than this reviewer would like to see, due to the flexing that would occur in simply carrying this using an over the shoulder sling type carry, the continual flexing must fatigue the composite material and weaken it, and or cause the action to move in the stock.
The stock is hollow, now this is an asset because of less weight, but this reviewer is just not in love with that hollow sound when tapped or knocked, and the much louder sound it makes when something is scratched along it compared to the same stock in the area of the action or pistol grip. Imagine a twig scraping along it or even a jacket brushing on it as you are trying to make a close quarters sneak on an animal.
The Scope has much to be desired, although a 3-9 x 40mm the first clue to its origin (most probably China) were the spelling and kerning mistakes in the brief little manual on the scope and lack of any known optical manufacturers name. The eye relief is a bit on the short side at the 9 power setting, meaning one has to crawl up the stock a little further.
The recoil pad on the stock, although it looks quite soft as if it would absorb much of the recoil is in fact quite stiff in the middle and as such will not absorb as much as one might think.
More information on Mossberg ATR™ rifles can be found here
The model reviewed was the Black synthetic stock with 3-9 x 40mm, it also is available with Black walnut or Camo finish.
This rifle will be field tested for accuracy in the near future, but at first flush it looks like a very competitive reasonably priced hunting rifle that would be an asset to any hunter.


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I'm profiling CPU usage of my server with "top" utility. One of CPU parameters is marked as "st", now it displays "10.0%st" What does st mean? Do you know where can I find info what other params meanlin?
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st stands for Stealth Time: the cpu time spent in involuntary wait.


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Improvements Needed in Laboratory Software Development Processes
AIMD-95-24: Published: Dec 14, 1994. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Weather Service's (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), focusing on whether the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) and NWS Technical Development Laboratory (TDL) software development processes are adequate to support the AWIPS Forecast Preparation System (AFPS).
GAO found that: (1) although FSL and TDL software development processes are adequate to support NWS near-term AFPS development activities, these processes are not sufficient for developing high-quality, production AFPS software for direct integration into AWIPS; (2) FSL and TDL rely more on staff capabilities than on clearly defined and documented processes; (3) FSL and TDL need to introduce discipline into their software development processes before they begin writing production-quality codes to avoid poor AFPS and AWIPS performance, schedule delays, and cost overruns; and (4) FSL and TDL officials have recognized their limitations in terms of developing production-quality software and plan to implement needed improvements.
Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: According to NWS officials, both TDL and FSL have initiated some recommended activities to strengthen their practices for producing operational code. For example, FSL is using a formal case tool for analysis and design, and FSL's documentation is under configuration control. In addition, TDL now has a software development plan and a software test plan to guide its software development and testing. However, GAO testified on February 29, 1996, that TDL's and FSL's actions have not been fully responsive to the recommendation. Specifically, GAO testified that NWS has not established a software quality assurance program for AWIPS.
Recommendation: In light of the NWS plan to provide the AWIPS contractor with production-quality software for direct integration into AWIPS, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to have FSL and TDL strengthen their software development processes for requirements management, project planning, quality assurance, configuration management, and tracking and oversight before beginning development of any production-quality code.
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The Tourist Development Council lost and executive director before she even started. The TDC Board selected Judy Brooten a few months ago for the position and the Jackson County Board of Commissioners had selected her by resolution. But after five contract adjustments that failed to reach a mutual agreement, Brooten withdrew her name from the application.
"There's a disappointment. We were ready to start with the new position and have a new person come on board... I hope that eventually we can have a Tourism Director because I think it would be a key piece of the puzzle promoting Jackson County" said Ted Lakey, Jackson County Administrator.
Contractual issues ranged from disagreements over insurance coverage to the wording used in different areas of the contract.
"There was several things in it that we never did really resolve before [Brooten's] frustrations chose for [Brooten] to opt out" said Kenneth Stephens, Jackson County Commissioner.
But Stephens also admitted fumbles were made on both ends.
"We have a little better understanding now of the expectations of that tourist development director" he said in regards to how they handle the hiring of a director in the future.
Brooten gave us a brief statement saying she basically did not think she would be able to get what she felt she needed to carry out the job.


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New gameplay details have been revealed for the upcoming multiplatform video game, "WWE 2K15." According to a preview article from IGN on Aug. 12, 2K Games decided to revamp the pacing of how the matches occur. As a result, these changes should dramatically have an effect on online multiplayer battles.
One of the major changes takes place at the beginning of matches. Players will no longer be able to perform high impact moves, which are usually done near the middle and end of real life sequences, at the initial phase. Instead, the competitors will go through some sort of "feeling out" stage as each of the fighters are going to perform rudimentary moves before ramping up as the match goes on.
Another major alteration of "WWE 2K15" is the modification of the stamina meter. After depleting a certain amount, the character can no longer return to a certain state even if he or she rested for a really long time. The new feature is going to prevent other players of simply running around the ring instead of having an actual competitive match.
Finally, the animations have also been improved, allowing for more contextual movements. For example, a wrestler will bounce off the ropes faster based on how close he or she is in relations to the boundaries. The development teams decided to use a full ring to capture new motions with help from Cesaro and former wrestlers. With all the new changes, players should expect a more realistic representation of the wrestling product they see on television screens.
"WWE 2K15" will be released on Oct. 28 despite very little information about the software product being revealed so far. However, the publisher is planning to reveal more details on a daily basis for the rest of this month with IGN. Furthermore, the complete roster of playable characters are going to be announced on Aug. 16. You can find a gameplay screen from the wrestling title on the top side of this article (via the Twitter site of WWE Games).


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George Anthony Somers
Position: T
Height: 6-2 Weight: 253 lbs.
Born: October 5, 1915 in Fountain Springs, PA
High School: St. Clair
College: La Salle
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 8th round (64th overall) of the 1939 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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