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Debian template creation
These are rough instructions of how to manually create basic Debian template cache, which can be used to create OpenVZ VEs based on Debian.
|Note: ctcreate is an automated helper to create and customize Debian templates.
|Warning: The recommended way is not to follow the below instructions, but to use the official Debian templates, modifying those to your needs. Some template + container creation helpers are recommended at page Deploying Debian VEs without Templates.
- You shouldn't be running as root, but as a user that is permitted to use sudo instead. It's a dangerous idea, run as root at your peril.
- Anywhere you see /vz, you might really need to use /var/lib/vz instead, especially on a Debian Etch host.
- Anywhere you see http://http.us.debian.org/debian/, you can substitute your favorite Debian mirror. (List of official Debian Mirrors)
- See also: /usr/share/doc/vzctl/README.Debian in the vzctl Debian package
- 1 Prerequisites
- 2 Bootstrapping Debian
- 3 Preparing the HN network
- 4 Preparing and starting the VE
- 5 Customizing the installation
- 5.1 Set Debian repositories
- 5.2 Get new security updates
- 5.3 Install some more packages
- 5.4 Set sane permissions for /root directory
- 5.5 Disable root login
- 5.6 Disable getty
- 5.7 Disable sync() for syslog
- 5.8 Fix /etc/mtab
- 5.9 Remove some unneeded packages
- 5.10 Disable services
- 5.11 Fix SSH host keys
- 5.12 Change timezone
- 5.13 Create vzfifo script (for Jessie only)
- 5.14 Clean packages
- 6 Preparing for and packing template cache
- 7 Checking if template cache works
- 8 Final cleanup
You need to have a working copy of debootstrap running on your hardware node.
For Debian:
sudo apt-get install debootstrap
For Gentoo:
sudo emerge debootstrap
For Fedora (at least Fedora 8 have it, not sure about earlier versions):
sudo yum install debootstrap
For other distros you might need to install it from sources, or search for an appropriate package for your distribution. An RPM is available on the OpenVZ Forum.
Bootstrapping Debian
You can install different releases of Debian into a VE's private directory using the debootstrap command.
The command parameters are:
debootstrap --arch ARCH NAME DIRECTORY [URL]
Specify your architecture instead of i386 if you're using something other than i386/x86. For example, for AMD64/x86_64, use amd64 or for ia64, use ia64. You can use http or ftp in the URL.
We use VE ID of 777 for this example, but it can be any unused ID.
Stretch (current stable)
net-tools,ifupdown (not in debootstrap base set) provide ifconfig,ifup; required by OpenVZ to enable venet networking.
debootstrap --arch i386 --include=net-tools,ifupdown stretch /vz/private/777 or debootstrap --arch amd64 --include=net-tools,ifupdown stretch /vz/private/777
Jessie (current oldstable)
debootstrap --arch i386 jessie /vz/private/777 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ or debootstrap --arch amd64 jessie /vz/private/777 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
Wheezy (old release)
debootstrap --arch i386 wheezy /vz/private/777 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ or debootstrap --arch amd64 wheezy /vz/private/777 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
Squeeze (old release)
debootstrap --arch i386 squeeze /vz/private/777 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ or debootstrap --arch amd64 squeeze /vz/private/777 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
Lenny (old release)
debootstrap --arch i386 lenny /vz/private/777 http://archive.debian.org/debian/
Etch (very old release)
debootstrap --arch i386 etch /vz/private/777 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/
Sarge (deeply old release)
debootstrap sarge /vz/private/777 http://archive.debian.org/debian
Preparing the HN network
Append the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf, adjust to taste and then execute "sysctl -p" for them to take effect.
### OpenVZ settings # On Hardware Node enable packet forwarding to forward # packets between the HN network interfaces and venet. # Proxy arp is needed when CT is in a different subnet # or when using veth AND veth is not bridged to a HN # interface. When veth is bridged to a HN interface, # the CT handles its own arps. net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding=1 net.ipv4.conf.default.proxy_arp = 0 net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 # Enables source route verification net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1 # Enables the magic-sysrq key kernel.sysrq = 1 # TCP Explict Congestion Notification net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0 # we do not want all our interfaces to send redirects net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 1 net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
Preparing and starting the VE
Setting VE config
First, we need a config for the VE:
sudo vzctl set 777 --applyconfig vps.basic --save
On debian squeeze only the following worked for me (confirmed), because the standard template names in /etc/vz/conf have changed.
sudo vzctl set 777 --applyconfig basic --save
Setting VE OSTEMPLATE
Also, we need OSTEMPLATE to be set in VE configuration file, for vzctl to work properly.
sudo sh -c 'echo OSTEMPLATE=\"debian-6.0\"' >> /etc/vz/conf/777.conf
Setting VE IP address
For the VE to be able to download updates from the Internet, we need a valid IP address for it:
sudo vzctl set 777 --ipadd x.x.x.x --save
|Note: if you use private IP for the VE, you might have to set up NAT as described in Using NAT for VE with private IPs.
Setting DNS server for VE
For the VE to be able to download updates from the Internet, we also need to specify a DNS for it:
sudo vzctl set 777 --nameserver x.x.x.x --save
Creating /dev/ptmx
The ptmx character device should normally exist, but if it doesn't, create one.
sudo mknod --mode 666 /var/lib/vz/private/777/dev/ptmx c 5 2
Starting VE
Now start the VE:
sudo vzctl start 777
Customizing the installation
A few things need to be done inside a newly created VE for it to become suitable for OpenVZ. Enter the VE to begin the configuration (note: if running a wheezy container on a squeeze hardware node, you'll need to manually install a newer version of vzctl (the one from wheezy will be fine - http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/vzctl) due to this bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683454 - without making this change, the enter command will hang). Exporting the path is optional.
sudo vzctl enter 777 export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
|Warning: Do not run the commands below on the hardware node, they are only to be run within the VE!
Set Debian repositories
The list shown is for wheezy, and downloading from US located servers - adjust your release name and mirror location as necessary
cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib deb http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates main contrib deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian wheezy-updates main ## backports - ONLY IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO # deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian-backports/ wheezy-backports main EOF
Get new security updates
apt-get update apt-get upgrade
Install some more packages
Installing packages could be an interactive process so the system might ask some questions. You can install more packages if you'd like. For example:
apt-get install ssh quota less
Set sane permissions for /root directory
chmod 700 /root
Disable root login
This will disable root login by default.
usermod -L root
Disable getty
Disable running gettys on terminals as a VE does not have any:
sed -i -e '/getty/d' /etc/inittab
Disable sync() for syslog
Turn off doing sync() on every write for syslog's log files, to improve I/O performance:
sed -i -e 's@\([[:space:]]\)\(/var/log/\)@\1-\2@' /etc/*syslog.conf
Fix /etc/mtab
Link /etc/mtab to /proc/mounts, so df and friends will work:
rm -f /etc/mtab ln -s /proc/mounts /etc/mtab
Remove some unneeded packages
If you have any packages you'd like to remove, now's the time for it. Here's an example — note that not all of those packages are installed by default in Debian Squeeze (although they were in earlier versions):
dpkg --purge modutils ppp pppoeconf pppoe pppconfig module-init-tools
Disable services
Do not start some services, stick to bare minimum. This step is release dependent.
for Jessie
# turn off and stop some services
for i in bind9 quotarpc fetchmail ondemand rsync uuidd wide-dhcpv6-client; do
systemctl stop $i
systemctl disable $i
# for upstart services comment out the start on in confs
for i in nmbd smbd samba-ad-dc rpcbind; do
systemctl disable $i
for Squeeze
update-rc.d-insserv -f klogd remove update-rc.d-insserv -f quotarpc remove update-rc.d-insserv -f exim4 remove update-rc.d-insserv -f inetd remove
for older releases (Lenny, Sarge etc.)
update-rc.d -f klogd remove update-rc.d -f quotarpc remove update-rc.d -f exim4 remove update-rc.d -f inetd remove
Fix SSH host keys
This is only useful if you installed SSH. Each individual VE should have its own pair of SSH host keys. The code below will wipe out the existing SSH keys and instruct the newly-created VE to create new SSH keys on first boot.
for Jessie
# Save /etc/rc.local copy
mv /etc/rc.local /etc/rc.local.orig
# ssh host keys hack
echo "#!/bin/sh
rm -f etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t dsa -N '' -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -N '' -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -N '' -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N '' -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
systemctl restart ssh
mv -f /etc/rc.local.orig /etc/rc.local
" > /etc/rc.local
chmod a+x /etc/rc.local
for Squeeze
rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
cat << EOF > /etc/init.d/ssh_gen_host_keys
# Provides: Generates new ssh host keys on first boot
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: Generates new ssh host keys on first boot
# Description: Generates new ssh host keys on first boot
ssh-keygen -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -t rsa -N ""
ssh-keygen -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -t dsa -N ""
insserv -r /etc/init.d/ssh_gen_host_keys
rm -f \$0
chmod a+x /etc/init.d/ssh_gen_host_keys insserv /etc/init.d/ssh_gen_host_keys
for older releases (Lenny, Sarge etc.)
rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
cat << EOF > /etc/rc2.d/S15ssh_gen_host_keys
ssh-keygen -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -t rsa -N ''
ssh-keygen -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -t dsa -N ''
rm -f \$0
chmod a+x /etc/rc2.d/S15ssh_gen_host_keys
Change timezone
You might want to change timezone if you do not live in $UTC. The following example is for Germany
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
or even better
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Create vzfifo script (for Jessie only)
This step is required for Jessie only (and is handled automatically by vzctl for earlier Debian releases). It ensures that
vzctl start --wait works as expected.
# Create vzfifo service
cat >> /lib/systemd/system/vzfifo.service << EOF
# This file is part of systemd.
# systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
Description=Tell that Container is started
After=multi-user.target quotaon.service quotacheck.service
ExecStart=/bin/touch /.vzfifo
# Enable service
for service in vzfifo; do
systemctl enable $service > /dev/null 2>&1
Clean packages
After installing packages, you'll have some junk packages laying around in your cache. Since you don't want your template to have those, this command will wipe them out.
apt-get clean
Now everything is done. Exit from the template and go back to the hardware node.
Preparing for and packing template cache
We don't need an IP for the VE anymore, and we definitely do not need it in template cache, so remove it:
sudo vzctl set 777 --ipdel all --save
Also, remove DNS server and search domain information from /etc/resolv.conf file in VE:
sudo editor /vz/private/777/etc/resolv.conf
Also, remove /etc/hostname file in VE:
sudo rm -f /vz/private/777/etc/hostname
Stop the VE:
sudo vzctl stop 777
Go to the VE directory:
cd /vz/private/777
Now create a cached OS tarball. In the command below, you'll want to replace i386 with your architecture (i386, amd64, ia64, etc).
sudo tar --numeric-owner -zcf /vz/template/cache/debian-5.0-i386-minimal.tar.gz .
Look at the resulting tarball to see its size is sane:
# ls -lh /vz/template/cache -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 51M Apr 10 03:16 debian-5.0-i386-minimal.tar.gz
Checking if template cache works
We can now create a VE based on the just-created template cache. Be sure to change i386 to your architecture just like you did when you named the tarball above.
sudo vzctl create 123456 --ostemplate debian-5.0-i386-minimal
Now make sure that it works:
sudo vzctl start 123456 sudo vzctl exec 123456 ps ax
You should see that a few processes are running.
Final cleanup
Stop and remove the test VE you just created:
sudo vzctl stop 123456 sudo vzctl destroy 123456 sudo rm /etc/vz/conf/123456.conf.destroyed
Finally, let's remove the VE we used for OS template cache creation:
sudo vzctl destroy 777 sudo rm /etc/vz/conf/777.conf.destroyed
You might want to edit /etc/vz/vz.conf and change DEF_OSTEMPLATE to the name of the template you use most often so that you don't have to specify the template when creating a VE.
If you use iptables, you might want to include additional modules in the list for IPTABLES in /etc/vz/vz.conf. See man vzctl for a list of available modules.


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Clyde W. Clower
Clyde W. Clower, 81, of Harriman, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008.
He was preceded in death by parents, Elmer and Artie Clower; and brothers, Arnold Clower and Raymond Clower.
Evelyn V. Conner
Evelyn V. Conner, 66, of the Daysville community, Rockwood, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, at her home.
Born Jan. 11, 1941, in Huntington, Tenn., she was a member of Daysville Church of Christ.
She was a retired truck driver who loved flowers and was an avid gardener.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joyce and Ruby Hendrix; and sister, Helen Sargant.
Pauline Irene Ottinger Adams
Pauline Irene Ottinger Adams, 97, of Rockwood, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, in Roane Medical Center, Harriman.
Born Oct. 5, 1910, in Sale Creek, she was a member of Whites Creek Baptist Church, Rockwood.
She was preceded in death by parents, Florence and Effie Shipley Ottinger; her husband, A.W. Adams; daughter, Helen Lorene Adams Cagle; granddaughter, Connie Lynn Cagle Gray; son-in-law, Rollin Wyrick; and grandson-in-law, Wayne Curtis Reid.
Pauline Adams
Pauline Adams, 97, of Rockwood, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, in Roane Medical Center, Harriman.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Evans Mortuary of Rockwood.
An online register is available at www.evansmortuary.net.
Heather Lynnette Miller
Heather Lynnette Miller, 29, of the Dyllis community, Harriman, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007.
Donald W. Collett, 66
Donald W. Collett, 66, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 at his home.
Mr. Collett was born Apr. 29, 1941 in Devonia. He has lived in the Frost Bottom Community of Anderson County since early childhood.
Mr. Collett was in the heating and air conditioning business and the former owner of City Heating and Air Conditioning in Oak Ridge.
He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin W. Collett.
William Raymond Hembree
William Raymond Hembree, 83, of Oliver Springs, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, in Sunbridge Health Care Center, Lafollette.
Born Sept. 16, 1924, in Roane County, he spent most of his life in Knoxville.
He was preceded in death by parents, Jessie and Maggie Copeland Hembree; and half-sister, Jennie Elsie Hembree Rather.
Matthew Ryan Jackson
Matthew Ryan Jackson, infant son of Gary Jackson and Amanda Hayes, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville.
In addition to his parents, survivors include brother, Cole Jackson; and grandparents, Dale and Peggy Hayes, and Richard and Lois Jackson.
Graveside service and burial were at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at Roane Memorial Gardens, Rockwood, with the Rev. Ted Clower officiating. Kyker Funeral Home, Kingston, was in charge of arrangements.
Donald W. Collett
Donald W. Collett, 66, of Oliver Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at his home.
Born April 29, 1941, in Devonia, he had lived in the Frost Bottom community of Anderson County since early childhood. He was in the heating and air conditioning business and was the former owner of City Heating and Air Conditioning, Oak Ridge.
He was preceded in death by father, Franklin W. Collett.
William Franklin Clark
William Franklin Clark, 81 of Rutledge, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, in Ridgeview Terrace, Rutledge.
He was a member of Three Points Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by father, Elmer Clark; sister, Juanita Griffen; son; daughter; and his wife, Trula A. Clark.
Survivors include mother, Ethel Haertl; sisters, Evelyn Kaiser, Frances Lacoursier and Evadine Sansouch, all of
Leonard Ray Brady
Leonard Ray Brady, 80, of Rockwood, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, in Rockwood Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Born and raised in Dayton, he was a member of Rockwood Church of Christ and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict.
He was preceded in death by parents, Ernest and Myrtle Brady; twin sister, Lillian Mae Lewis; brother, Wilburn E. Brady; and sister, Pauline Hartzog.
Surviviors include his wife, Edith Brady of Rockwood; and sister, Hazel Roberson of Dayton.
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text: November Faculty/Staff News News Home 11.20.13 By: Mark Tarnacki George Ashline, professor of mathematics, recently gave three invited talks to different classes/groups of students at Danville High School. He presented the workshop "Exponential Functions in Snowflakes, Carpets, and Paper Folding" to a Problem Solving/Pre-Calculus class, followed by a Compound Interest lesson to a Financial Literacy class, followed by the workshop "Correlation Properties and Applications" to a Statistics class combined with a group of advanced students. Valerie Bang-Jensen, associate professor of education, and Mark Lubkowitz, associate professor of biology, were co-presenters at several academic events this past semester. On October 19, 2013, they were plenary speakers at the Captain Planet Learning Gardens Conference in suburban Atlanta, presenting "Books in Bloom: Inviting children to develop biological and literary lenses to create rich understandings of their world." 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The LSE has a notable percentage of students who are themselves budding entrepreneurs or are interested in entrepreneurship in general. Although there are several conferences targeted at aspiring young entrepreneurs in London, this will be the first dedicated conference at the LSE on this subject.
Broader objectives include:
• Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs,
• Encouraging LSE students to take considered risks and make the most of their intellect, education and knowledge,
• Promoting the LSE brand as synonymous with innovation, entrepreneurship and business acumen through the successful creation of a major annual entrepreneurship event,
• Raising money for Young Enterprise
Students: aspiring student entrepreneurs from LSE who want to start a successful business.
Students who attend should feel they gained the following:
• Learned about key elements of turning their ideas into thriving businesses,
• Gained industry-specific advice from some of the most influential minds in their sectors,
• Gained credible insight into the current issues within the business community.
Speakers: successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople.
Speakers should gain from this event:
• Opportunity to contribute to the youth and the promotion of entrepreneurship,
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Innovative, exciting and professional logo for use on website and other marketing materials (emails, flyers).
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Open Gardens
36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. Wednesday and Thursday, noon-5 p.m., and Friday, noon-dusk, through Labor Day. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-4, Sept. 4 through Oct. 31. 537-7440, peconiclandtrust.org
Donated to the Peconic Land Trust in 2008 by Jim Kilpatric and Harry Neyens, Bridge Gardens has five acres of woodland, rose, and lavender gardens, as well as lawns, walks, pools, an ivy maze, and herb and knot gardens in its inner area. A double privet hedge with a concealed walk leads to an outer area. • Beginning Aug. 3, Fridays at 6 features music by Charles Certain and Friends, Jim Turner, Joe Hampton and the Kingpins, and, in June, a concert with the Bridgehampton Marimba Band. Take a picnic and a blanket. • Admission $10 each, $20 for a family of four; seasonal memberships available. Yvette DeBow-Salsedo has information at 283-3195 or by e-mail. Membership is $50, or $75 for a family of up to four people.
The Garden Conservancy is a nationwide organization that preserves outstanding private gardens. It has sponsored visits to these and other gardens for the last 11 years on Open Gardens Days. They cost $5, with children under 12 admitted free. The tours take place rain or shine. Its Long Island headquarters is in Cold Spring Harbor. More information can be learned by calling 888-842-2442 or by visiting opendaysprogram.org. • July 14, gardens of Alice and Charles Levien, Cutchogue, Dennis Schrader and Bill Smith, Mattituck, both 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Arlene Bujese, East Hampton, and Richard Kahn and Elaine Peterson, Montauk, both 10-2.
Bridgehampton Community House, Main Street, P.O. Box 202, Bridgehampton. 537-2223, hahgarden.com
Alliance membership is open to amateurs as well as professionals. It sponsors lectures, workshops, panels, tours, and gardening events, and maintains a library of books, periodicals, catalogs, DVDs, and videos. The alliance's programs are usually held at the Bridgehampton Community House. The group works to ensure that the great traditions of gardening on the East End continue to prosper. Annual membership, $45, or $75 for two or a family.
133 Hand's Creek Road, East Hampton. Wednesday and Saturday, 2-5 p.m., through Oct. 6; Wednesday through Saturday, 2-5 p.m. in July and August. 329-3568, longhouse.org
Through its gallery, arboretum, sculpture gardens, and programs, the nearly 16-acre reserve brings together art and nature, aesthetics and spirit with more than 60 sculptures by such artists as Dale Chihuly, Toshiko Takaezu, Miquel Barcelo, Peter Voulkos, Lynda Benglis, and Willem de Kooning, Alfonso Ossorio, Claus Bury, Yoko Ono, Pavel Opocensky, and Takashi Soga, the "Fly's Eye Dome" designed by Buckminster Fuller, and a site-specific work by Sol Lewitt. A sculpture by Isamu Noguchi is to be added. • Twilight tours Monday and Aug. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6-8 p.m. • Sound Meditation, Saturdays, 8 a.m., through Aug. 25. Entry charge, $10. • "Accumulations: NOW," curated by Jack Lenor Larsen, on view through the season and "Diversities of Sculpture/Derivations From Nature," sculpture exhibition curated by Bonnie Rychlak that includes work by Jene Highstein, Anne Chu, Ronald Bladen, Judith Shea, and Daniel Wiener. • "Planters On and Off the Ground V," exhibition and competition of planted containers, on view through July 28, $20.
618 Sagg Main Street, Sagaponack. May 11 through Sept. 15. 537-8200
Madoo is the work of the artist and writer Robert Dash. Its two acres are reinvented frequently, and contain a water garden, knot gardens, rose and laburnum walks, fastigiated gingkos and box hedges, and woodland and court gardens.
66 Newtown Lane, East Hampton. 329-9405, mecoxgardens.com
An evening of design will take place on Saturday, 5-7 p.m. with Anthony Baratta, Sherrill Canet and Scott Sanders, who will sign their most recent books. Hors d'oeuvres and wine to be served. RSVP to email@example.com.
Behind Clinton Academy, Main Street, East Hampton.
This garden of indigenous plants is open without charge as a gift to the community from the Garden Club of East Hampton, whose members plant and maintain it.
Deep Lane, Amagansett. 283-3195, peconiclandtrust.org/agriculture
One of the original community supported agriculture farms in the United States, Quail Hill was established in 1990 and is run by the Peconic Land Trust. • Tuesday, Lost Ladybug Project, $5, 10 a.m.-noon, also July 31.
Mulford Farm, 10 James Lane, East Hampton.
The Garden Club of East Hampton cares for this 18th-century dooryard
garden just west of the Mulford
House. It has more than 126
heirloom plants grouped by use:
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Sparkling Sangria
Hints of grape and citrus flavors sparkle in this "mock" Sangria.
Sparkling Mango Bellini
A delicious burst of mango in an especially delicious sparkling cocktail.
Sparkling Pina Colada
A fizzy blend of pineapple and coconut that will make you want to celebrate!
Sparkling Strawberry Daiquiri
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We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are. Adelle Davis
mmmm Ranji, that looks sooooo tasty , crunchy on outside and tender inside , hope I cna eat it someday when I come to your place :) Making Kappa like this is new for me, thanks for sharing, looking forward to make it next time we buy yucca:)
I love kappa, i have never had them like these. I like it boiled and served them with onion and freen chillie chutney.
These look yummy, wish i had atleast one piece to have a taste
This is so cool. Looks nice. Great for cold evenings. YUM!
kappa fritters sound delicious!!! sure it tasted great!!
I steam the kappa and have it! This one sounds a great snacking idea!
Wow..that is a new dish Ranji..I always have it boiled or make upkari..this is a great idea!!
Looks lovely! delicous one.Would try this for sure
Beautiful shape n perfectly fried! Yummyyyy...! Tks for sharing!
wht a unique snack out of kappa...v have usually kappa with meen curry...this is gud idea of tranforming into an appetizer...great job ranji..
nice recipe, dear
something different bajji.
yum and delicious!
join in the savory event going in my blog!
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RichNhansom wrote:Joeshaney, I don't know that we will get a third, I think that is on the high side because there are to many variables surrounding the position?. I did a wright up on page two about some of thr variables. I do believe if we were capable of getting anything for Jackson then trading Flynn should be no problem. I just don't know how much he will actually garner.
I understand your logic and unless some team views him as a starter you are right on.
My feeling, however, is that if all we can get is a late round pick for Flynn he will be staying put. The only purpose for trading away a player like Flynn is to make the team better. If there isn't a trade that makes the team better than there will be no trade occurring.
Therefore, I believe that Flynn will be either in Seattle next year or traded to the Jags for a 3rd round pick and possibly an additional depth player or late round pick.


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Stevens Pass TransAM proves that magic is serious business
Photos and Captions: Greg Furey
Words: Lucky Lopez
Video: Tom Haraden
The 9th stop of the 12th annual Transworld SNOWboarding TransAM landed in Stevens Pass, WA this past weekend to find a few more qualifiers for the TransAM finals in Cali next weekend. Early week rain was making it tough for Brian Boyle and the Stevens Pass park crew to perfect the TransAM course for Washington's top amateur snowboarders. A late week magical break in the weather is all the crew needed for the finishing touches and they got it. The Stevens Pass magicians waved their wands as soon as the rain stopped and, voila', a perfectly sculpted TransAM park with strategically placed features from the TransAM Sponsors: Ride Snowboards, Muscle Milk, Zumiez, Giro, Anon, Analog and High Cascade Snowboard Camp. The snow & rain stayed away on event day allowing the Washingtonians to show off some of the most technical TransAM wizardry on a snowboard yet this season!
Congratulations to the top three Guys and Gals that qualified for the Transworld SNOWboarding TransAM Finals at Big Bear Mountain, CA on March 15, 2014 (Next Weekend)! Top honors went to Max Dre & Naima Antolin who walked away with flight vouchers to Finals courtesy of Zumiez, VIP treatment for the finals on behalf of Transworld SNOWboarding, snowboards from Ride, and the coveted TransAM bling chain necklace trophy!
All Winners also received tons of awesome product including High Cascade backpacks, Anon goggles, Analog outerwear, Giro Helmets and Zumiez gift cards, Muscle Milk product and gear from Ride Snowboards. All TransAM competitors at Stevens Pass had a chance to win raffle prizes and were treated to a Stevens Pass sandwich party following the awards ceremony.
The prestigious Muscle Milk Riders Choice Award, went to Max Dre, who took home a $250 American Express gift card, a custom Muscle Milk backpack, and a case of Muscle Milk for his efforts.
The Zumiez Best Trick Award in the form of $500 cold hard Zumiez dollars went to Marvin Pingera.
Pint Size Ripper Award of the 2014 Transworld SNOWboarding TransAM tour at Stevens Pass went to Keala Cole.
Special thanks to Brian Boyle and the Stevens Pass Park Staff for a great TransAM park set up.
Special thanks to the TransAM sponsors for another successful TransAM stop: Ride Snowboards, Zumiez, Anon Optics, Analog, High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Muscle Milk and Giro.
We'll see you at Big Bear, CA. next week for the Transworld SNOWboarding TransAM Finals!
1.Max Dre
2. Adrian Tongko
3. Petey Pierotti
1. Naima Antolin
2. Kayla Kobelin
3. Natasha Roskach
Zumiez Best Trick
Marvin Pingera -Butter thru the analog stairs
Pint Size Ripper Award
Keala Cole
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Jon Olmstead
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Student or Learner
Whether old people should go to nursing homes, please state your opinion in details.
The idea of sending old citizens in nursing homes is somewhat controversial among people. With the advent of greater inventions and an improved life style, western societies have started practicing old-homes concept for their senior citizens. This trend, however, is not widely accepted in eastern culture due to stronger family ties. I firmly believe that senior masses should not be sent to nursing homes due to great many reasons. I will represent my opinions in following paragraphs.
Elderly are an important part of our lives as they are responsible for our upbringing. Our parents give us life, education, security and taught us the practical life scenarios which eventually led us to better individuals. Once we are grown and independent; they require from us the same love and care in return. Sending them away to old homes is a cruel idea.
There is a famous saying Old is Gold which expresses the importance of seniors in our society. They have spent their life time dealing with ups and downs of life. Hence they possess tremendous experience which has no short cuts to learn. Elders can guide us in difficult circumstances effectively, which would only be possible if they live with us instead of old homes. My grandparents are a biggest source of education and inspiration for me. They have taught me very basic lessons like honesty, truthfulness and care for others which would not be possible if they were away in nursing homes.
Sending the seniors away in nursing homes seems easy and rejuvenating for some, as they would consider relieved from additional responsibilities, but its a painful phenomenon. Furthermore, it is only the family members who can better take care of elderly than any government institute or NGO. They will feel deprive if they have been put to nursing homes away from their loved ones.
In conclusion, seniors place is in our social lives than elderly-homes and they should not be sent away. They deserve the same affection and care which were given to us by them.


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Black colour wine with a live raspberry aroma; this is a Fonsecas very velvety second wine. A good alternative that you will wish to find out for yourself! Bottled in 1997$125,40
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This is a rich and elegant Vintage Port with a fresh wild fruit and candy aromsa. A wine that will be more appreciated if consumed from 2018. Book some bottles, right now, and also offer them to someone very special. This is a good wine to enjoy in good company, at a party or in a special anniversary.$258,88
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Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais Vintage 2007
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Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira cellars are the most modern in the Douro, without forgetting to combine the best traditional winemaking traditions, developed through the centuries. The care taken with the cellars is reflected in the Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira exclusive bottling, where Vintage Port has a distinction place. Bottling manifests superb quality and a formidable exuberance. Dow's Senhora da Ribeira 2006 Vintage Port is quite full-bodied with strong, although immature, tannins. With wild berry flavours that grants it the dark, black opaque colour. With a mystical aroma, marked by tobacco notes, herbs and fresh spring flowers.$73,22
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By Marvin Sands
Much has been expressed and written lately regarding HB 253, the poorly drafted excuse Missouri Republican legislators came up with in the last legislative session to cut taxes in our state.
Supporters suggest the tax cut bill will spur business in Missouri and keep our businesses from leaping over to Kansas in order to take advantage of the tax cuts now in force in that state. The problem is that Kansas is struggling with reduced tax revenues even as its economy is perking up. So therefore, that can't be an incentive to attract Missouri's businesses. And besides, Missouri already has some of the lowest taxes in the country, so why would these businesses want to leave an already tax friendly state?
The answer to that question is they don't. So why the tax cut bill? Here is the very simple answer: Mega-millionaire financier Rex Sinquefield of St. Louis wants to lower his taxes and the taxes of wealthy Missourians and HB 253 will do that for them. In fact Mr. Sinquefield is so adamant about this bill that he has contributed more than $2 million to get the legislature to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto. The veto session comes up next Wednesday.
Legislative Republicans say that the middle class will also receive tax benefits but closer examination reveals only about $6 a year while the wealthy would benefit to the tune of about $ 2,400 a year. Some deal for us middle-of-the-roaders, eh? The poorest of the state would virtually get nothing.
Here is the real downer and the one item that is crucial to our state – the cuts to education this bill would cause. That state of Missouri would lose multi-millions of dollars for educational funding, and the Independence School District alone would lose upwards of $16 million. Can you imagine what the impact of losing that kind of funding would have on our educational system?
You have to wonder how any reasonable member (if we have any) of the Missouri legislature could write such a horrendous bill? And it doesn't stop there. This bill would also cut funding for infrastructure and raise prescription drug prices. Raising prescription drug prices will certainly impact seniors who are on fixed incomes and especially the poorest of our state.
Noel Torpey, the Republican who represents the 29th House District in Missouri which largely is in Independence, has signed on to help Mr. Sinquefield in his quest to pass HB 253 and reduce taxes for the wealthy. Mr. Torpey says he is for and supports education, but the truth is one cannot be for HB 253 and education at the same time because of the negative impact this legislation would have on our educational process. Mr. Torpey needs to come clean with the voters of the 29th House District in Independence which, so far, he has failed to do. So, what to do?
Contact Noel Torpey and tell him to vote to uphold Governor Nixon's veto of HB 253. He can be reached at the following
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Missouri, and especially Independence, needs to have a solid foundation for our educational funding and HB 253 will not provide that.
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri mosque has been destroyed in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month.
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says no injuries were reported in Monday's pre-dawn blaze at the Joplin mosque.
About 50 families belong to the Islamic Society of Joplin, which opened in 2007 as a mosque and community center.
A blaze at the same building July 4 caused minor damage and was determined to be arson. No arrests were made and the FBI has offered a $15,000 reward for information leading to charges in that fire. The agency released video footage of what appeared to be a man starting the July blaze.


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The End of the Full College Scholarship?
Even students awarded a full scholarships get socked with thousands of dollars in bills. MarketWatch's Jim Jelter explains why. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Video: My presentation at Being Social 2010
The Death of Advertising- and what replaces it - in 7mins! Yep, it's me doing my bit at Mashup's BeingSocial - held in London on May 13, 2010.
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Grueling Tempo of Interdiction
February 1951 was a transition period for U.S. Navy Task Force 77 (TF-77), as its air operations shifted from close support to interdiction—focusing on 48 key bridges in northeastern North Korea. The number of naval aviators flying missions at any one time was astonishingly small—fewer than 215 men piloting approximately 150 fighter and attack aircraft. Knowing the likely American targets, the enemy defended them with dense concentrations of antiaircraft artillery and took careful note of U.S. attack profiles, ingress and egress routes, and tactics.
The aviators faced a much different environment than during World War II. The tempo was brisk, and the duration of the Korean combat operations were completely open-ended, lasting for weeks or months at a time and putting massive stress on aircrews. In the opinion of many of the pilots who flew in both conflicts, Korean operations were more challenging and intense.
By the late summer of 1951, TF-77 consisted of the USS Boxer (CV-21), with carrier air group (CVG-) 101; Bonhomme Richard (CV-31), with CVG-102; and USS Essex (CV-9), with CVG-5. The carriers' aircraft included early Navy jet fighters—F9F Panthers and F2H Banshees—but the air groups' core still consisted of propeller-driven planes—most notably AD Skyraiders and F4U Corsairs. These were killing machines, designed and built with one purpose. They did the carriers' heavy ordnance lifting and delivered immense firepower. Flying at low altitudes to get accurate hits, the ADs and F4Us would make multiple passes per target, but they paid a high price in aviators and aircraft.
CVG-5, which had served its first Korean tour in 1950, deployed on the Essex with 75 aircraft for its second in mid-August 1951. Between 23 August and 19 September, when the carrier was pulled off the line for a rest, the air group flew 1,826 sorties, mostly attacking bridges, railroads, trucks, tunnel openings, and buildings. The toll was high, with CVG-5 losing 15 aircraft. There were 78 instances of enemy ground fire damaging Essex planes. Moreover, seven aviators, one aircrewman, and four flight-deck personnel were killed. And the Essex deployment had four more line periods. The next one began on 4 October, and through 27 October, two more CVG-5 pilots were killed in action.
Flying combat missions from aircraft carriers in 1951 was a dangerous business compounded by effective, dense, and mobile enemy air defenses, which included a relatively new threat: radar-guided antiaircraft guns. Advanced training by Soviet troops came along with the advanced weapons, and the North Koreans and Chinese communists were quickly becoming excellent gunners. With six to eight Navy strikes, as well as numerous U.S. Air Force strikes, per day, they were certainly getting lots of practice.
Fighting from Behind Enemy Lines
American pilots, however, unknowingly had an advantage: Central Intelligence Agency–trained Korean guerrillas were forwarding information from behind enemy lines about North Korean and Chinese targets. These members of the Young-do, or Y, Unit were trained and funded by the Joint Advisory Commission Korea (JACK)—the not-so-subtle codename for the local CIA directorate.
In mid-1950, JACK had tasked South Korean Army Captain Han Chul-min with organizing the guerrilla force to attack communist forces, divert enemy resources from front-line operations, recruit potential operatives, and gather intelligence that could be used to support the larger war effort. The group's fighters, like Han, were anticommunists from North Korea. Their first training base was near a POW camp in Pusan. But in late February 1951, the base was moved to Young-do, an island off Pusan, where the recruits' instruction was supervised by a U.S. Marine lieutenant colonel assigned to JACK, Vincent "Dutch" Kramer. The Young-do Unit was divided into four operational groups—Yellow Dragon, Blue Dragon, White Tiger, and Owl—each of which operated in a specific area of North Korea. Teams of the guerrillas, often accompanied by U.S. military personnel assigned to JACK, infiltrated into the north via U.S. Navy ships and by parachuting from Civil Air Transport (CAT) planes. Created in China by former Flying Tigers commander Claire Chennault, CAT was a nominally commercial airline purchased by the CIA in 1950. Three of its aircraft were assigned to support the Korean guerrilla operations.
On 25 August 1951, a 31-man Young-do detachment parachuted down near Kapsan, in northeastern North Korea about 25 miles from the Chinese border, and linked up with the White Tiger headquarters company, some 30 Y Unit fighters already operating in the area. The united force quickly began operations against communist troops, surprising and decimating a 300-man unit assigned to wipe out the guerrillas. By early September local recruits had boosted the unit's strength to some 200 men, and the communists redoubled their efforts to wipe out the group. But through September and into October, the White Tigers conducted increasingly successful strikes, inflicting significant damage to North Korean forces. Moreover, the guerrillas had begun forwarding to their Pusan headquarters air-strike target information that was then passed on to TF-77.
Lieutenant Commander J. A. Scholes, flag lieutenant to TF-77 commander Rear Admiral Joseph J. "Jocko" Clark, was instrumental in organizing the procedure. Young-do fighters would radio the target information to Pusan, which would relay it to TF-77's flagship, the Bonhomme Richard . Navy aircraft would then carry out strikes against the sites. According to Admiral Clark, "This arrangement was most beneficial, and through it many excellent targets were destroyed."
To obtain information on likely targets, the White Tigers relied on their spy network, which included North Korean Army officers and Communist Party officials. In October, some of their agents informed the group of plans for a 29 October meeting in Kapsan of regional North Korean and Chinese military and party leaders to organize and coordinate actions to destroy the Young-do force. White Tigers commander Ji Yong-su radioed the information to Young-do headquarters, and the task of breaking up the meeting eventually fell to CVG-5.
An Elaborate Deception
Thus far in the Korean War, Navy aircraft had rarely hit targets as far north as Kapsan. To desensitize the communists to the presence of carrier planes in the area of the upcoming attack and mislead them as to the true target, the Navy used operational deception. On 28 October, CVG-5 led a coordinated strike against industrial targets in Sokhyon, about 35 miles south-southeast of Kapsan—close enough to serve as an excellent decoy.
The mission was composed of four F2Hs, eight F4Us, and eight ADs of CVG-5 as well as four F9Fs, eight F4Us, and eight ADs of CVG-15, flying off the USS Antietam (CV-36), which had replaced the Boxer. The aircraft made six attack runs. The Panthers and Banshees went in first, strafing and rocketing antiaircraft positions. The Corsairs and ADs followed, bombing specifically assigned targets.
Although the planes encountered intense antiaircraft fire, they all returned to their carriers and the attack was a complete success, destroying a large warehouse and five barracks. CVG-5's action report claimed "35% of the target completely destroyed, which is considered excellent for the number of aircraft involved." More important, the attack established the Sokhyon area as a legitimate northern target that might require follow-up strikes.
Change of Plans
For CVG-5, 28 October was otherwise a normal, grueling workday. Besides the Sokhyon strike, the air group flew 53 missions against bridge and rail targets. That night began routinely, with the air group's pilots prepared to attack more bridges and railroads the next day, but then a launch order arrived for CVG-5 to assemble a special strike group for the Kapsan mission. Sixteen pilots from two squadrons got the nod: eight F4U Corsair aviators of VF-53 and eight AD Skyraider pilots of VF-54. Between 0330 and 0400 the pilots were awoken and told that their targets had changed; they were to muster for a new brief.
At the briefing, senior officers told the aviators that they were to break up the meeting in Kapsan, about 190 miles to the north, and that "a critical time window had to be met," Commander Clayton Fisher, VF-53's executive officer, recalled. "The attack was to commence at 0900." The pilots were told to expect minimal air defenses, which they distinctly remembered as being in contrast to their previously assigned mission against highly defended bridge and rail targets. "We had lost the baby of our squadron, Ensign [Richard A.] Bateman, at the bridges the day before," Fisher said. A flak burst had blown off a ten-foot wing section from Bateman's Corsair, sending the plane crashing to earth. Reuben Prichard, who was then a VF-53 lieutenant (junior grade), remembered that "We weren't disappointed not to be going back to the bridges."
The pilots, however, did receive some specific warnings: "We were told if you got shot down and survived, we were going to be out of range of our rescue helicopters," Fisher said. "It was inferred we might be better off shooting ourselves with our .38-caliber pistols rather than be captured." Some of the aviators also remember the briefers saying that if the pilots were shot down, to "run like hell."
The target was a compound divided into three walled sections, 16 total structures, which included a police station, a North Korean Army battalion headquarters, and the primary target: the Communist Party meeting hall—the largest building in the northernmost section. Each building was constructed of masonry and wood, which offered little protection from the high-explosive and incendiary weapons typically carried by U.S. aircraft. As the aviators reviewed reconnaissance photos taken on 25 October, they realized that numerous distinguishing landmarks would make target recognition relatively easy. The compound was bounded by large roads to the east and west, and irrigation ditches to the south. A ridge to the east sloped down to the target area.
To minimize any chance of detection, the attack force planned to fly at wave-top height until over land, and then at tree-top level. When near the target area, the planes would pop up to their roll-over point for the actual attack. But during the rapid climb, the lead pilots would not be able to see well over the nose of their aircraft, reducing the amount of time to accurately pick out the correct targets. The ridge would help them quickly orient themselves and locate the compound.
The pilots were not told that their strike would be accompanied by a simultaneous ground attack by the White Tiger fighters. In fact, the aviators knew nothing of the Young-do Unit. The mission's senior pilots, however, were told that a U.S. Marine officer would be on the ground to obtain a battle-damage assessment and report on the success of the strike. The "Marine officer" could have been assigned to the local guerrillas, or part of a cover story to protect the source of the target information.
The Navy Crashes a Party
The Skyraiders and Corsairs launched from the Essex between 0730 and 0745 in clear weather and crisp air. Commander Fisher led the eight F4Us, which were divided into two four-plane divisions. Each Corsair carried a single 500-pound and four 250-pound bombs. Led by Commander Paul Gray—VF-54's commanding officer—the eight ADs were also split into two divisions. Each Skyraider was loaded with two 1,000-pound bombs, one 300-gallon napalm bomb, and eight 250-pound bombs, a massive payload for a single-propeller plane. In all, more than 44,000 pounds of ordnance was assigned for a three-to-four-acre target. If all went according to plan, the results would be devastating.
After the planes formed up, they headed toward Sokhyon to take maximum advantage of the previous day's decoy strike. Maintaining radio silence, the group passed just to the west of the former target as it began its climb, or "pop," to attack altitude. The planes were then eight to nine minutes from the target, too late for the enemy warning systems to identify and assess the threat against Kapsan.
As soon as the strike group leveled off at approximately 8,000 feet, the planes began their attack runs. Coming in from the east, with the sun to their backs, the group achieved complete surprise. Because Kapsan had not been a target of major air attacks, any bunkers at the three compounds would likely have been only rudimentary, and on this day they would have needed to protect a very large number of people.
Antiaircraft guns would normally have opened fire at this point, initially trying to distract the attacking pilots and then working the solution for a kill. However, just as the pilots had been briefed, there was little or no flak, further supporting the belief that the meeting participants felt totally secure from air attack. This allowed the pilots to make maxim use of their preferred attack tactic in Korea: expending ordinance during multiple passes over a target, instead of salvoing all of it during the initial pass.
First, the F4Us came down in division attacks. "I led the Corsairs down ahead of the attack bombers and checked my watch in the middle of my dive," Fisher said. "It was 0900. I spotted a tall radio communications antenna mast and then selected the largest building near it for my first target." After dropping their 500-pound bombs in their first pass over the compound, the F4Us pulled off in a left turn to orbit the target area and wait for the ADs to deliver the massive blows.
The Skyraiders then came in and dropped their first 1,000-pound bombs from between 500 and 1,000 feet, also pulling off to the left, and then coming back around to drop their second 1,000-pounders. On their third pass, half the ADs dropped their napalm bombs and the other half strafed. The procedure was reversed on the fourth pass. "The remainder of the attack," according to Gray, "consisted of strafing the compound and pinpointing the 250s on those sections that had not been completely destroyed." Added then-Lieutenant (junior grade) Herbert Riebeling of VF-53: "We set up a daisy chain. We went round and round hitting [the target] again and again . . . just blasting the hell out of it."
After nearly an hour on target, all 16 planes formed up and returned to the Essex . "When left the target, there was nothing left but a smoking mass of rubble," Gray said. "Pictures showed every bomb except one inside the compound. There was only one wall left standing."
When the bombing had begun, a 19-man White Tigers detachment attacked the police station, freeing 15 young anticommunists held there. Meanwhile, a large number of the communist forces at Kapsan fled into a makeshift air-raid shelter. The delayed fusing of some of the bombs penetrated the bunker with catastrophic results. Commander Fisher was later told that the Marine spotter on the ground "confirmed that a large number of the senior officers were killed in the first pass when the cellar they gathered in took a direct hit from one of the 1,000-pounders." In all, the devastating air strike killed between 510 and 530 enemy personnel.
Following the recovery of the strike group, Admiral Clark sent the following message: " Essex special strike group today outperformed the man who wrote the book X Well done." Each of the pilots earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for the mission. North Korean leaders, naturally, reacted to the attack with outrage. According to broadcasts on Radio Pyongyang, they put a price on the heads of the raid's Navy pilots, referring to them as the "Butchers of Kapsan." Fortunately for the aviators, none were subsequently captured by the North Koreans.
The Young-do guerrillas, however, did not fare as well. Kapsan was the Y Unit's high-water mark. None of their other operations had as large an impact on the enemy, and the communists' reaction was predictable. In the aftermath of the raid, the White Tigers' spies were rounded up and executed, and the guerrilla group became less and less effective. By early 1952, the White Tigers were defunct. For remaining Young-do Unit forces, the direction of the war in 1952 put them in an untenable position. For the North Korean anticommunists, the new goal of the United Nations—status quo antebellum—was tantamount to defeat.
Mr. Pontrelli is a former E-2C mission commander and instructor at the Naval Strike Warfare Center. He is currently a partner with Ernst & Young, LLP.
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Action Reports: Carrier Air Group 5, USS Essex , 18 August–19 September 1951, 1–31 October 1951, http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/cvg-5.htm ; Carrier Air Group 15, USS Antietam , 14 October–16 November 1951, http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/cvg-15.htm .
Malcolm W. Cagle and Frank A. Manson, The Sea War in Korea (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1957).
Carrier-based Squadron and Non-carrier-based Squadron Deployments during the Korean War, Naval Historical Center, http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/koreaob.htm .
James A. Field Jr., History of United States Naval Operations: Korea (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962), pp. 328, 335.
Richard P. Hallion, The Naval Air War in Korea (Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1986).
Richard C. Knott, Attack from the Sky: Naval Operations in the Korean War (Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center, 2004).
Lee Wha Rang, The Secret History of the Young-do Partisan Unit (Seoul: Procom Publishers, 2001).
Lee Wha Rang, "U.S. CIA Operations in Korea—1950-1955," http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/eyewit9.htm .
Rosario Rausa, Skyraider: The Douglas A-1 "Flying Dump Truck" (Annapolis, MD: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1982).
Author interviews with LT Murray Barlow, VF-54; LT Nate Curry, VF-53; CDR Clayton Fisher, VF-53; LTJG Reuben "Park" Prichard, VF-53; LTJG Herbert Riebeling, VF-53: ENS Gordon Strickland, VF-54, LTJG Glenn Ward, VF-54.


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Here is Boston to a T's list of MBTA "Delay Terms" and our interpreted definitions.
Mechanical failures
A mechanical failure can include any failures related to locomotion, braking (traction, pneumatic) and electricity. Due to the fact that commuter rail operation is such a dynamic system involving multiple systems working together, many issues can constitute a mechanical failure. Engine failure can relate to either the main driver engine which powers the locomotive or to the Head End Power (H.E.P.) generator which generates all of the electricity & power for the train set. Mechanical failures happen all to often, this is due to the age of the MBTA's locomotive fleet (the majority of which are over 30 years old).
Disabled Train
A train can become "disabled" due to a number of different problems. The trains AC or DC traction motors and propulsion system may blow out and prevent the train from moving, the braking system may not be working properly, there may be an electrical problem, or a computer fault. Any number of "mechanical failures" will cause a train to be "disabled".
Signal Problem
One of the most common reasons for a signal problem is the interruption of a circuit between a signal and the signal's relay. This would cause all signals within an area (or block) to go to red. This will result in any train within the block to have to stop (and of course all trains behind it) until the prblem can be resolved. Sometimes it will reset on its own, other times signal personnel have to go to the signal, and check all the signals in the area to see where the prioblem started and then correct it. This takes time, and thus causes delays. Signal problems can occur all over the MBTA system. There are a few lines, however, that these delays are much more common. Due to the age of it's signal system the Fithcburg line is constantly plagued by delays. There are however plans in place to fully upgrade that system.
Speed Restriction
|A heat kink on the WMATA
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Medical Emergency
Although medical emergencies are somewhat self explanatory, there are still a few different things that can cause one to be put into place. Someone can be physically sick or hurt on a train and need the assistance of an ambulance. This causes the train to move to the nearest station and standby until medical personnel and transit police can arrive. The train will not be released until the scene is cleared. Another cause can be a trespasser being struck by a train. Accidents like this will cause major delays on that rail line. There will be extensive police activity, and speed restrictions will be put into place if other trains are able to pass the scene.
|A fire at Chinatown Station in 2012
Police / Fire Department Activity
Police and Fire department activity is a delay that happens anytime the police or fire departments need to be called to an MBTA train, station, or other property. It could be because of an unruly passenger, an electrical fire in a station, or a person jumping into the subway pit.
Amtrak Interference (Providence/Stoughton/Lowell/Haverhill)
This delay is just as it states. Trains are delayed due to an interference with an Amtrak train. Usually these delays happen on the Northeast Corridor (which Amtrak owns and therefore has priority over MBTA trains). If an Amtrak train is late it will then cause the trains that follow it to be late. This can also happen on the Lowell and Haverhill lines where Amtrak's Downeaster runs.
Freight Interference (Fitchburg/Worcester)
Once again this is just as it states. Trains are delayed due to an interference with a freight train. Usually these delays happen on the Fitchburg and Framingham/Worcester Lines. CSX and PanAm Railways are the prime culprits, in this area, when it comes to freight interference.
Downed Wire
|MBTA Type-8 LRV pantograph and catenary.
A downed wire can cause MAJOR delays on the railroad. Currently only the Green Line, part of the Blue Line and the entire Northeast Corridor have over head electric wire. Over head electric wire, or catenary, is a system of overhead wires used to supply electricity to a locomotive, streetcar, or light rail vehicle which is equipped with a pantograph. Non-electric trains (such as the MBTA's diesel locomotives) may pass along these tracks without affecting the catenary. Downed catenary wires can be caused by tree limbs falling over, high winds, and broken support brackets.


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Take care Farmers aged 55 years and older account for about one-third of all deaths in farming, with a fatality rate 2_1/2 times higher than that of farmers under 55. - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
"Tractor overturns are the single most common cause of death of older workers. Most of these deaths could have been prevented if the farmer would have been operating a tractor equipped with an approved rollover protective structure and wearing [his] seat belt. " - John Myers, statistician, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Lift and loosen soil This new 15-ft. towable Aerway conservation tillage implement is designed for farmers who practice conservation tillage and want more uniform crop response through more even lifting and loosening of soils after harvest and before planting. The rollers are staggered to provide equal tine spacing across the full width of the machine. It features a working width of 15 ft. and smaller. It also has a new PT6500 lifting system, which uses one hydraulic cylinder instead of two for faster lifting of pull-type units. Suggested list price: $10,138 freight on board. Contact Holland Equipment Ltd., Dept. FIN, Box 339, Norwich, Ontario, Canada NOJ 1PO, 800/457-8310.
Self-propelled sprayers They have a hefty price tag in relation to pull-type sprayers. But, according to university cost analysis, you can break even owning a $125,000 self-propelled sprayer instead of hiring custom application if you spray 3,000 acres twice per season (see "Do sprayer dollars make sense?" Mid-March 1999). Major manufacturers are now partnering with self-propelled sprayer companies to offer you a full line of equipment at your dealer and to merge technologies and expertise for a better machine.
It's a Case/Tyler. It's branded Case IH and has a Case 200-hp, 5.9-liter, 359-cu.-in. engine, but otherwise it's all Tyler. Since Case bought Tyler Industries, this is just the second of new self-propelled sprayers (shown at right) that will come off the assembly line in Benson, MN.
"It's a Class III sprayer [a classification new to the industry: I is smallest, IV largest], yet it can travel road speeds up to 30 mph," says Karen Meuwissen from the Case Tyler business unit.
Model SPX 3200B features a 90-ft. boom and a tough, square tubular steel frame that helps with stability but doesn't twist and shouldn't rust or corrode, according to the company. Suspension is trailing-link style with 11 in. of travel to help smooth out the ride. Price: $136,500. Contact Case Tyler Business Unit, Dept. FIN, Box 249, Benson, MN 56215, 320/843-3333.
Speedy sprayer. Unlike other self-propelled sprayers on the market, the Mertz Triad (top of next page) has a mechanical drive unit and higher ground speeds of 30 to 40 mph. Gary Goodwin, ag product manager for Mertz, claims that the mechanical drivetrain offers "less maintenance problems and allows the best ground clearance in a mechanical unit at 36 in."
The sprayer is based on an 8-x4-x14-ft. steel mainframe with continuous tubular side rails. It offers a 70- to 100-ft. boom, a 1,200-gal. stainless steel tank, 108- or 120-in. row spacing, a New Holland 260-hp engine and an 8-speed power shift. Dual applicators are optional for spraying chemicals and fertilizers with just a change of valves. Suggested retail price range: $160,000 to $170,000. Contact Mertz Inc., Dept. FIN, Box 150, Ponca City, OK 74602, 800/654-6433.
New sprayer players. Ag-Chem's building it and New Holland's selling it. "It" is the New Holland SF550 self-propelled 4-wd field sprayer (shown below) and it is part of the company's venture into the sprayer market.
The machine offers full-time, three-range, hydrostatic 4-wd. The three-range transmission offers speed selections based on terrain. Speeds range from 11 to 26 mph. A 70-gal. fuel tank lets you cover more ground in a day. The unit's C-channel frame flexes depending on ground conditions. Self-leveling booms of 60, 80 and 90 ft. are available.
Contact New Holland North America Inc., Dept. FIN, 500 Diller Ave., New Holland, PA 17557, 717/355-1371.
The Gregson company has been in Canada for three years and is now marketing its self-propelled Maverick in the U.S.
The company claims that its sprayer is the only self-propelled sprayer to feature air-assisted spray booms with drift reduction as a factory-installed option. It features a 4-wd, 230-hp Cat engine, 57-in. ground clearance and 60- to 120-ft. boom length. The company also claims that the 10_1/2-ft. turning radius is the shortest in the industry. Base price: $140,000. Contact CVM West Ltd., Dept. FIN, 4341 Sandhill Rd., Bellevue, OH 44811, 800/848-8460.
Rippin' good Landoll's new model 1550 In-Row Ripper deep tills with low surface disturbance.
The unit is offered with two to nine shanks in three configurations: 37-in. parabolic, 11/4-in. straight leg and 3/4-in. straight leg. It's available in four frame widths: 9, 14 and 17 ft. and 21 ft. 3 in. All units are constructed of heavy wall tubing and are available in welded rigid-frame and folding-frame models. All sizes are available in two- or single-bar construction. The combination spacer bar/shank mounts allow almost infinite spacing of shanks for varying row spacing, according to the maker. Price range: $4,000 to $14,000. Contact Landoll Corp., Dept. FIN, 1900 North St., Marysville, KS 66508, 800/428-5655.
Electronic joystick If you plan to purchase a new tractor, you may want to switch its cable-operated joystick for a new Quicke electro-drive joystick. The electronic joystick can be installed new or retrofitted in any brand of tractor having a standard cable-operated joystick. The cables of those joysticks sometimes break when moisture gets in them and freezes.
Made in Sweden, the Quicke joystick is the latest in operator control through electronics. The electrohydraulic control system gives proportional and accurate operational control. It may be installed anywhere in the tractor cab for operator comfort. Price: $3,500. Contact Don Carver, ALO North America Inc., Dept. FIN, Box 824, Niagara Falls, NY 14302, 800/ 361-7563.
Child safety "There are 100 to 150 childhood fatalities in farming each year in this country, and more than 22,000 injuries. These numbers are not acceptable. The best way to reduce risk for our kids is to make sure they are physically and mentally ready to do a task safely." - John Shutske, ag safety and health specialist, University of Minnesota.
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For instance, the term "horsepower" and its meaning were devised during the late 18th, early 19th century by an engineer named James Watt. Watt was using ponies to lift coal at a coal mine. He figured out how much work a pony could do in one minute, increased the number by 50% and called it horsepower. The completely arbitrary unit of measure is still used today.
Manage soil New from Kongskilde is the 3800 field cultivator designed to stand up to the rigors of no-till. It features new 630 S tines spaced a narrow 4 in. apart to stir and shatter the soil and create a fine granulate in the seed zone area to provide good soil-to-seed contact and moisture retention. Front-to-back depth of 130 in. provides maximum residue clearance. The cultivator operates at speeds up to 8 mph. Attachments including rolling baskets and a new spike leveler are available. List price: $19,000 to $53,000 for working widths from 22 to 58 ft. Contact Kongskilde, Dept. FIN, 231 Thames Rd. E., Exeter, Ontario, Canada NOM 1S3, 519/ 235-0840.
Singular sensation We can't decide if we should call it a planter or a drill - either would be right," says Rick Hanson, marketing manager for Great Plains Manufacturing. He's talking about the company's new Precision Seeding System, which the company is promoting as "revolutionary" because its seed-singulating meters are mounted on an ultra-narrow row unit just under a large-capacity seed box. "A 15-ft. model with 15-in. row spacing holds 36 bu., 64% more than an 11-row planter on 15-in. rows," Hanson says.
"Currently we can singulate beans or volumetrically meter wheat," he adds. "We're working on meter wheels to singulate corn and other grains."
Models 1510P and 1520P are 15-ft. units; 2010P and 2020P are 20-ft. units. All models are available for planting on rows of 7_1/2 in. up to 30 in. and can be used with the company's center pivot hitch or Precision Hitch for no-till. Price ranges: $12,500 to $28,500 for 15-ft. models and $16,000 to $38,000 for 20-ft. models, depending on openers and options. Contact Great Plains Mfg., Dept. FIN, Box 5060, Salina, KS 67401, 785/823-3276.