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Jake Elliott comes through again in the big moment
By Tom Moore
Sports Columnist of the Bucks County Courier Times |
| Philadelphia
Jake Elliott normally gives himself one minute to enjoy a made field goal or a miss.
After kicking the game-winning 35-yarder on the final play of Sunday afternoon's 32-30 Eagles victory over the Texans, he admitted he might extend it to one day.
That one-minute rule is essential for kickers because they sometimes need short memories. He couldn't allow the extra point he missed wide right earlier in the fourth quarter to affect his confidence.
The smallest Eagle (5 foot 9, 167 pounds) had the significant responsibility of the team's playoff hopes resting on his right leg. A miss would've eliminated the Birds from postseason contention.
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"It's definitely pressure-packed, but those are the moments we live for as kickers," Elliott said afterward. "You've got to enjoy those moments, knowing that the game's going to come down to you in this league a lot."
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Houston kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn also missed an extra point at the same end of the Linc, which Elliott attributed in part to difficult-to-figure-out wind gusts, though it wasn't an especially windy day.
The 8-7 Birds wouldn't have had to put Elliott in that spot if they didn't blow a 29-16 lead in the fourth quarter to the talented Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins and company.
As the Eagles, with Nick Foles (a franchise-record 471 passing yards) again delivering at crunch time, moved the ball trailing by one point in the final two minutes, Elliott prepared on the sideline.
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"I'm just kind of zoned it, visualizing the kick and just kind of watching the ball go through in my head," said Elliott, noting he didn't talk to anybody — kind of like an MLB pitcher with a no-hitter.
The Texans called their final timeout to try to ice him, but the snap from Rick Lovato and punter Cameron Johnston's hold were perfect, and Elliott drilled it. He insisted he didn't watch the ball sail between the uprights because he could tell from the way he struck it that the kick was good.
Elliott pumped his right fist, then Johnston and the rest of the players on the field congratulated him, followed by the remainder of the team.
"Jake's been a guy that's won us football games," said defensive end Chris Long. "Kickers miss a kick every now and then. It's easy to get down in the dumps, (but) his mental toughness is awesome."
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It was sixth game-winner in two seasons with the Eagles, though technically his first on the final play. The 61-yarder that beat the Giants in 2017 technically occurred with one second remaining.
"I went crazy, you know," said defensive end Brandon Graham said of Elliott's deciding boot. "It wasn't the 60-yard crazy — that was (really) crazy — but it was still cool to get a 'W.' "
Elliott, a fifth-round pick by the Bengals in 2017 out of Memphis, has had a solid season, hitting 25 of 30 field goal attempts (83.3 percent) and 30 of 32 extra points (93.8). The other missed PAT was in the Dec. 9 overtime loss to the Cowboys.
(Doug Pederson's decision to go for two points leading by four in the second period rather than kick following a 1-yard touchdown pass from Foles to tight end Zach Ertz was a bit of a head-scratcher, but that's a story for another time.)
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Elliott's been especially good in close games this season, converting 12 of 13 field goal tries (92.3 percent) when the Birds trail by three or fewer points and is 8 for 9 (88.9 percent) in the fourth quarter.
Elliott has produced the longest regular-season (61 yards) and playoff (53 in the January 2018 victory over the Falcons) field goals in franchise history. He was a difference-maker again Sunday.
"When it ends a game, you get to enjoy it a little bit longer (than one minute)," he said with a smile.
Since the Eagles are still in the postseason hunt thanks to Elliott's kick, he deserves it.
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package com.hctrom.romcontrol.backup;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.provider.Settings;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.hctrom.romcontrol.R;
import com.hctrom.romcontrol.ThemeSelectorUtility;
import com.hctrom.romcontrol.alertas.DialogoAlertaBackup;
import com.hctrom.romcontrol.alertas.DialogoAlertaReiniciar;
import com.hctrom.romcontrol.prefs.Shell;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Created by Ivan on 24/05/2016.
 */
public class RestorePreferences {
    File prefdir = new File("/data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs");
    File prefdir2 = new File("/data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/files");
    File filesdir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()+"/HCTControl/backup/data/shared_prefs");
    File filesdir2 = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()+"/HCTControl/backup/data/files");
    private static FragmentActivity myContext;
    ContentResolver cr;
    Context c;

    public RestorePreferences(Context context) {
        c = context;
        cr = c.getContentResolver();

    }

    public void showConfirmDialog() {
        Activity act = (Activity) c;
        ThemeSelectorUtility theme = new ThemeSelectorUtility(c);
        theme.onActivityCreateSetTheme(act);
        //first of all we will display a popup that if confirm will start the real restore
        AlertDialog dialogConfirm = new AlertDialog.Builder(c)
                .setMessage(R.string.confirm_restore)
                .setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        myContext = (FragmentActivity) c;
                        if (filesdir.exists()) {
                            restoreSettings();
                            getFiles();
                            //here we call the method that is going to restore
                            dialog.dismiss();
                            Toast.makeText(c.getApplicationContext(), "Datos restaurados en: " + prefdir.getAbsolutePath(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                            final DialogoAlertaReiniciar dialogo = new DialogoAlertaReiniciar();
                            dialogo.show(myContext.getSupportFragmentManager(), "tagAlerta");
                            Shell.getRebootAction("su -c 'chmod 660 /data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs/com.hctrom.romcontrol_preferences.xml'");
                        }else {
                            final DialogoAlertaBackup dialogo = new DialogoAlertaBackup();
                            dialogo.show(myContext.getSupportFragmentManager(), "tagAlerta");
                        }
                    }
                })
                .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        dialog.dismiss();

                    }
                })
                .create();
        dialogConfirm.show();

        Button positive_button = dialogConfirm.getButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_POSITIVE);
        Button negative_button = dialogConfirm.getButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE);
        if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(act).getInt("theme_prefs", 0) == 3) {
            dialogConfirm.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawableResource(R.drawable.dialog_bg_samsung_light);
            positive_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.color_iconos_samsung_light));
            negative_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.color_iconos_samsung_light));
        }else if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(act).getInt("theme_prefs", 0) == 4){
            dialogConfirm.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawableResource(R.drawable.dialog_bg_hct);
            positive_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColorMaterialDark));
            negative_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColorMaterialDark));
        }else if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(act).getInt("theme_prefs", 0) == 0){
            dialogConfirm.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawableResource(R.drawable.dialog_bg_hct);
            positive_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColorHCT));
            negative_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColorHCT));
        }else {
            dialogConfirm.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawableResource(R.drawable.dialog_bg_dark_light);
            positive_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColor));
            negative_button.setTextColor(act.getResources().getColor(R.color.myAccentColor));
        }
    }

    public void getFiles(){
        if (prefdir.exists()) {
            directoryDelete(prefdir);
            prefdir.mkdir();
        }
        if (prefdir2.exists()) {
            directoryDelete(prefdir2);
            prefdir2.mkdir();
        }
        try {
            directoryBackupRestore(filesdir, prefdir);
            //Shell.getRebootAction("su -c 'chmod 660 /data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs/com.hctrom.romcontrol_preferences.xml'");
            if (filesdir2.exists()) {
                directoryBackupRestore(filesdir2, prefdir2);
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        Shell.getRebootAction("su -c 'chmod 660 /data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs/com.hctrom.romcontrol_preferences.xml'");
    }

    public static void directoryBackupRestore(File sourceLocation, File targetLocation)
            throws IOException {

        if (sourceLocation.isDirectory()) {
            if (!targetLocation.exists()) {
                targetLocation.mkdir();
            }

            String[] children = sourceLocation.list();
            for (int i = 0; i < sourceLocation.listFiles().length; i++) {

                directoryBackupRestore(new File(sourceLocation, children[i]),
                        new File(targetLocation, children[i]));
            }
            Shell.getRebootAction("su -c 'chmod 660 /data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs/com.hctrom.romcontrol_preferences.xml'");
        } else {

            InputStream in = new FileInputStream(sourceLocation);

            OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(targetLocation);

            // Copy the bits from instream to outstream
            byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
            int len;
            while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) {
                out.write(buf, 0, len);
            }
            in.close();
            out.close();
            Shell.getRebootAction("su -c 'chmod 660 /data/data/com.hctrom.romcontrol/shared_prefs/com.hctrom.romcontrol_preferences.xml'");
        }

    }

    public static void directoryDelete( File dir )
    {

        if ( dir.isDirectory() )
        {
            String [] children = dir.list();
            for ( int i = 0 ; i < children.length ; i ++ )
            {
                File child =    new File( dir , children[i] );
                if(child.isDirectory()){
                    directoryDelete( child );
                    child.delete();
                }else{
                    child.delete();

                }
            }
            dir.delete();
        }
    }

    public void restoreSettings() {
        //first of all we delete any existing file in our special file preference folder
        //by check if list of files inside the folder is not null and if so delete each one
        File sddir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()+"/HCTControl");
        File bkpdir = new File(sddir +"/backup");
        File deletecurr = new File(c.getFilesDir()+"/FilePrefs");
        if (deletecurr.listFiles() != null) {
            for (File deleteBkp : deletecurr.listFiles()) {
                deleteBkp.delete();

            }
        }
        //now we read the backup preference file
        File file = new File(bkpdir +"/prefs_HCTControl.txt");
        if (file.exists())
            try {
                BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
                //for each line of the file we spilt it into before the ":" the key part and after the value
                for (String line = br.readLine(); line != null; line = br.readLine()) {
                    String key = line.substring(0, line.indexOf(":"));
                    String value = line.substring(line.indexOf(" ") + 1, line.length());
                    //if value is a bolean we replace the preference value with a value suitable for database
                    //then we are ready to write into db
                    if (value.equals("false")) {
                        Settings.System.putString(cr, String.valueOf(key), "0");
                    } else if (value.equals("true")) {
                        Settings.System.putString(cr, String.valueOf(key), "1");
                    } else
                        Settings.System.putString(cr, String.valueOf(key), String.valueOf(value));
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
            }
        //now we read the special prefs file
        for (File files : bkpdir.listFiles()) {
            if (files.isFile()) {
                Log.d("restore", "found file"+ files);
                String name = files.getName();
                if (!name.endsWith(".txt")) {
                    Log.d("restore", "file is not txt");
                    File filerestore = new File(deletecurr +"/" + name);
                    Log.d("restore", name);
                    try {
                        filerestore.createNewFile();
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        /*
        if (c instanceof MainViewActivity) {
            ((Activity) c).finish();
            Intent start = new Intent(c, MainViewActivity.class);
            start.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
            c.startActivity(start);
        }
        */
    }
}

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Binomial theorem questions and answers
Find the Maclaurin series for the function f (x) = {1} / {square root {4 + x^2}}. What its radius...
Find the Maclaurin series for the function {eq}\displaystyle f (x) = \frac {1} {\sqrt {4 + x^2}} {/eq}. What its radius of convergence?
Maclaurin Series Representation:
To obtain the power series representation and the radius of convergence for the given function, we will use the Binomial series expansion for negative fractional powers. Firstly we will convert the given function into the standard form of Binomial series expression then we will expand it.
{eq}(1 + a)^{n} = 1 + na + \dfrac {n (n - 1)}{2!} \; a^{2} + \dfrac {n (n - 1) (n - 2)}{3!} \; a^{3} + \cdots {/eq}
The above series representation holds only when: {eq}\; \; |a| < 1 {/eq}
Notice that
{eq}f(x) = \dfrac {1}{\sqrt {4 + x^{2}}} {/eq}
{eq}\Rightarrow f(x) = \dfrac {\dfrac {1}{2}}{\sqrt {1 + \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2}}} = \biggr( \dfrac {1}{2} \biggr) \; \Biggr[1 + \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2} \Biggr]^{-\dfrac {1}{2}} {/eq}
We know the standard Binomial series representation for the fractional negative power given as:
{eq}(1 + a)^{n} = 1 + na + \dfrac {n(n - 1)}{2!} \; a^{2} + \dfrac {n (n - 1)(n - 2)}{3!} \; a^{3} + \cdots \quad \quad \quad (1) {/eq}
The power series in equation (1) holds when: {eq}\; \; |a| < 1 {/eq}
{eq}(1 + a)^{-\dfrac {1}{2}} = 1 - \dfrac {a}{2} + \dfrac {\biggr( - \dfrac {1}{2} \biggr) \; \biggr( - \dfrac {1}{2} - 1 \biggr)}{2!} \; a^{2} + \dfrac {\biggr( - \dfrac {1}{2} \biggr) \; \biggr( - \dfrac {1}{2} - 1 \biggr) \; \biggr( - \dfrac {1}{2} - 2 \biggr)}{3!} \; a^{3} + \cdots {/eq}
{eq}\Rightarrow (1 + a)^{-\dfrac {1}{2}} = 1 - \dfrac {a}{2} + \dfrac {3a^{2}}{8} - \dfrac {5 a^{3}}{16} + \cdots {/eq}
Now replace the value of {eq}\; a = \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2} \; {/eq} in the above expression:
{eq}\Biggr[1 + \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2} \Biggr]^{-\dfrac {1}{2}} = 1 - \dfrac {\biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2}}{2} + \dfrac {3}{8} \; \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{4} - \dfrac {5}{16} \; \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{6} + \cdots {/eq}
The above series representation holds only when: {eq}\; |\biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2}| < 1 \; \; \Rightarrow |x| < 2 {/eq}
Now finally the power series representation for the main function is given as:
{eq}\Rightarrow \boxed {\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {4 + x^{2}}} = \dfrac {1}{2} \; \Biggr[ 1 - \dfrac {1}{2} \; \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{2} + \dfrac {3}{8} \; \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{4} - \dfrac {5}{16} \; \biggr( \dfrac {x}{2} \biggr)^{6} + \cdots \Biggr]} {/eq}
The radius of convergence is given as: {eq}\; \; R = 2 {/eq}
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has overwhelmingly focussed on antibiotics while antifungal agents have been largely neglected despite the few published audits of antifungal drug use demonstrating clear deficiencies in prescribing behaviour. In this review, we outline not only the elements of antifungal stewardship (AFS) in common with AMS but also features specific to antifungal drugs, combined with insights from our experience in AFS.!
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Beim Polizeikampf handelt es sich um einen historischen polizeitaktischen Begriff, der in den 1920er Jahren in den deutschen Ordnungs- bzw. Schutzpolizeien der Bundesstaaten für Kampfhandlungen geprägt wurde, die die Aufstandsbekämpfung beinhalteten. Ein zu bekämpfender Gegner war der geheime Militärapparat (M-Apparat) der Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands (KPD), die in ihrer Militärfachzeitschrift Vom Bürgerkrieg (1923–1926) und Oktober. Militärpolitisches Mitteilungsblatt (1926–1931) Konzepte zur Aufstandsplanung entwickelte. Der Begriff wurde in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ab 1950 erneut verwendet bei der Ausbildung der neu gegründeten Bereitschaftspolizei und wurde bis Anfang der 1970er Jahre in der polizeitheoretischen Literatur verwandt. Im militärgeschichtlichen Sinn handelte es sich um Konzepte zur Partisanen- bzw. Guerillabekämpfung.

Historischer Hintergrund
Im Kaiserreich war das Militär für die Niederschlagung von Unruhen oder Aufständen zuständig, also die preußische, bayerische, sächsische und württembergische Armee. Im Gegensatz zu Frankreich, Spanien oder Italien, wo militärisch organisierte und kasernierte Polizeitruppen bestanden, war die Polizei des Kaiserreichs größtenteils nichtstaatlich strukturiert und wie heute noch in den USA, Angelegenheit der Kommunen. Staatlich war, neben den Schutzmannschaften von Berlin, Dresden und München lediglich die Gendarmerie der Einzelstaaten, die jedoch nahezu ausschließlich auf dem Land tätig war. Da in Klein- und Mittelstädten faktisch auch keine Trennung von Vollzugs- und Verwaltungspolizei existierte, war die kommunale Polizei im Kaiserreich größtenteils mit Verwaltungsaufgaben beschäftigt, die heute in der Bundesrepublik durch die kommunalen Ordnungsämter oder die Landkreise wahrgenommen werden. Sie besaß keinerlei Ausbildung für die Bekämpfung von Schwerkriminalität oder bewaffneten Aufständischen.

Diese Polizeien waren bei den bürgerkriegsähnlichen Unruhen nach der Novemberrevolution von 1918 nicht in der Lage, die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung aufrechtzuerhalten. Die vorläufige Reichswehr und später auch die Reichswehr war unzureichend mit Personal ausgestattet und konzentrierte sich auf die Abwehr von regulären ausländischen Streitkräften, kam also für die Verwendung im Innern nicht in Frage. So wurde im Laufe des Jahres 1919 auf Länderebene die paramilitärische Sicherheitspolizei eingerichtet, die aber 1920 aufgrund französischer Beschwerden entmilitarisiert und nun je nach Bundesstaat in Schutz- oder Ordnungspolizei umbenannt werden musste. Trotzdem blieben die Schupo/Orpo militärisch organisiert. Das Offizierkorps stammte nahezu ausschließlich aus der Alten Armee.

Die neuen Polizeien operierten anfänglich noch nach rein militärischen Vorschriften. Das war nicht problematisch, weil kommunistische Aufständische zum Beispiel während der Bremer Räterepublik, der Münchner Räterepublik und im Ruhraufstand von 1920 durchaus selbst konventionelle militärische Taktiken anwandten; ein großer Teil der Rebellen setzte sich aus ehemaligen Heeres- und Marineangehörigen zusammen. Im mitteldeutschen Aufstand der KPD von 1921 und im Hamburger Aufstand von 1923 operierte die KPD jedoch teilweise mit Partisanen- bzw. Guerillataktiken. Die Polizeitheoretiker erkannten, dass die bisherigen militärischen Konzepte sowohl aus juristischen als auch polizeitaktischen Gründen überholt waren. Das Resultat dieser Überlegungen schlug sich bis 1933 in Veröffentlichungen, ausschließlich von aktiven Polizeioffizieren, nieder.

Die theoretischen Konzepte

Die Polizeitheoretiker, allen voran Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Hartenstein in Hamburg, gingen zwar davon aus, dass Kampfhandlungen von Aufständischen teilweise regulären militärischen Operationen glichen, andererseits aber eine Komponente des Bandenkampfs bzw. einer Partisanen- oder Guerillataktik aufwiesen. Im Gegensatz zur regulären Kriegführung vor allem im Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918 gab es aber bei Aufständen, vor allem in Großstädten, keine klare Trennung zwischen Front und Hinterland. Dafür wurde von Hartenstein der Begriff "Kampf im Raum" geprägt, der auch die dritte Dimension beinhaltete, da Polizeieinheiten, wie sich im Hamburger Aufstand gezeigt hatte, auch aus Häuserblocks bzw. deren Dächern unter Feuer genommen werden konnten. Hartenstein vertrat daher das Konzept "Front überall", das eine Einschließung von Polizeieinheiten in Rechnung stellte, und sprach von einem "Partisanen- und Dachschützensystem" der Aufständischen. 1933 stellte er noch einmal in seinem Aufsatz Einführung in Wesen und Grundzüge der Schutzpolizeiverwendung (Berlin 1932/33) deutlich die Unterschiede zwischen Kriegshandlungen und dem Einsatz der Schutzpolizei heraus:

Ziel des Polizeikampfs war nicht, wie im militärischen Gefecht, die so genannte Vernichtung des Gegners, sondern seine Festnahme. Der polizeiliche Gegner war ein Staatsbürger, dem auch im Aufstandsfall und bei Anwendung von Schusswaffen und Sprengmitteln wie Handgranaten ein Prozess gemacht werden musste. Obwohl viele Theoretiker ein energisches Vorgehen forderten, um die Aufständischen durch eine de-eskalierende Haltung nicht noch zu ermutigen, gab es auch Taktiker wie Wilhelm Neese, der auch ein defensives Vorgehen forderte, um Verluste zu vermeiden und den Aufständischen nicht die Möglichkeit zu geben, die Polizei als Angreifer zu diffamieren.

Dass sich rein äußerlich Gefechte zwischen Aufständischen und der Polizei militärischen Kampfhandlungen ähnelten, stellte jedoch Fendel-Sartorius fest, der 1921 mit seiner Schutzpolizei-Einheit im Raum Halle gegen Max Hoelz operiert hatte:

Alle Polizeitheoretiker sahen in der (nicht genehmigten) Massendemonstration einen gefährlichen Katalysator für einen Aufstand, da die Polizei aus der Masse heraus eingekesselt und entwaffnet werden konnte. Sie befürworteten daher eine frühzeitige Zerschlagung der Demonstration, um einen Aufstand schon im Keim zu ersticken. Als besonders wichtig wurde die Aufklärung im Vorfeld von zu erwartenden Unruhen angesehen. Diese oblag in den Großstädten der Kriminalpolizei, die durch V-Leute in der Regel einen recht guten Überblick über die Aktivitäten radikaler Gruppen und Polizeien besaß. Länder wie Bremen, Bayern, Baden und Württemberg verfügten über sehr effektive so genannte Nachrichtenpolizeien, im weitesten Sinne Vorläufer der heutigen Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz, die ständig Lageberichte sowohl über das rechte wie linke politische Spektrum verfassten. Diese Berichte wurden vom Reichskommissar für Überwachung der öffentlichen Ordnung gesammelt und wiederum reichsweit den Polizeibehörden zur gegenseitigen Information zugeleitet.

Generell sah sich die Polizei selbst gegenüber den Aufständischen im Vorteil. Den Behörden war durchaus bekannt, dass der so genannte Militärapparat (M-Apparat) der KPD nicht sonderlich effektiv war. Außerdem waren seit ca. 1922 die noch aus dem Weltkrieg im Privatbesitz befindlichen Militärwaffen beschlagnahmt oder vernichtet worden, so dass die Aufständischen nicht noch wie 1921 auf derartige Bestände zurückgreifen konnten. Außerdem verfügten die jüngeren KPD-Mitglieder oder Anhänger der Partei nicht mehr über eine durch die frühere Wehrpflicht bedingte militärische Ausbildung. Dagegen waren die Schutz- und Ordnungspolizeien der größeren Bundesstaaten wie Preußen, Bayern oder Sachsen sehr gut ausgebildet und ausgerüstet.

Tatsächlich fand jedoch nach dem völligen Scheitern des Hamburger Aufstands 1923 kein weiterer Versuch der KPD und ihres Militärapparats zum gewaltsamen Umsturz statt, obwohl in der Zeitschrift Oktober: militärpolitisches Mitteilungsblatt (bis 1926 Vom Bürgerkrieg) ständig offen über Aufstandskonzepte berichtet wurde. Die Zeitschrift, deren letzter Chefredakteur der militärische Leiter des Hamburger Aufstands, Hans Kippenberger, war, wurde im Dezember 1931 von der KPD-Führung eingestellt, weil der radikale Tenor der Artikel inzwischen einen Anlass für ein Verbotsverfahren gegen die Partei bot. Sowohl der Militärapparat der KPD als auch die Polizeitheoretiker hatten bis dahin ihre Publikationen gegenseitig ausgewertet.

Polizeikampf im Dritten Reich

Durch die Machtergreifung verloren die kasernierten Länderpolizeien schnell an Bedeutung, bis sie 1935 aufgelöst und der größte Teil des Personals in die neue Wehrmacht übernommen wurde. Doch vermutlich um 1937 ergab sich offenbar die Notwendigkeit, für die neu aufgebaute Ordnungspolizei ein neues Konzept für den Polizeikampf zu entwickeln. Dieses schlug sich in dem Werk des Pol.-Hauptmanns Alfons Illinger nieder: Der Unterführer in der Polizeiverwendung (Lübeck 1938). Nach seinen eigenen Angaben wurde er zu dem Werk von seinem früheren Vorgesetzten, dem Oberst der Gendarmerie Dr. Oskar Lossen, angeregt, der nun beim Reichsführer SS und Chef der deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern als Leiter des Ausbildungsamts tätig war. Lossen war nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Mitautor des Ausbildungswerks Polizei-SOS: Schutz, Ordnung, Sicherheit. Dienstliche Winke für Polizeibeamte (Hannover 1950), das 1942 zum ersten Mal erschienen war und zuletzt 1953 aufgelegt wurde. Illinger selbst war Lehrer für Polizeiverwendung an der Polizei-Offizier- und Schutzpolizeischule Fürstenfeldbruck bei München. In Kapitel VII. Einsatz im totalen Krieg wird der Polizeikampf gegen "Spreng- bzw. Terrortrupps" thematisiert. Der Autor nahm an, dass ein Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion in absehbarer Zeit zu erwarten sei und dass dieser von Seiten der UdSSR aus als totaler Krieg geführt werden würde, wobei er mit dem Absetzen von Sabotagetrupps per Fallschirm weit im deutschen Hinterland rechnete. Die Arbeit enthält keinerlei Konzepte für die Bekämpfung von Partisanen in der UdSSR selbst. Der größte Teil des Werkes enthält jedoch Anleitungen zur Bekämpfung der normalen Kriminalität oder der Absicherung von Großveranstaltungen. Inhaltlich sind diese Teile offenbar weitgehend identisch mit dem Standardwerk Polizei-Taktik von Botho Elster/Herbert Jilski (Berlin 1928). Illingers Arbeit, 1942 und 1943 noch einmal unverändert nachgedruckt, blieb das einzige richtiggehende Lehrbuch für den Polizeikampf während des "Dritten Reichs".

Polizeieinsatz in der Bundesrepublik im Rahmen von terroristischen Anschlägen und unkonventioneller Kriegsführung

Kurz nach der Aufstellung der Bereitschaftspolizeien der Länder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1950 wurde Illingers Werk 1952 leicht modifiziert neu aufgelegt; die elfte und letzte Ausgabe erschien 1962. Es diente auch anderen polizeitaktischen Werken in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Grundlage. Die Polizeitheoretiker der Bundesrepublik gingen davon aus, dass die KPD, die 1956 verboten wurde, bewaffnete Aufstände planen könnte, die vom Ausland mit Sabotagetrupps unterstützt werden würden. Auch wurde immer wieder auf die Aufstandsversuche in den 1920er Jahren hingewiesen. In den 1960er Jahren wurde der Begriff Polizeikampf durch den Begriff Außergewöhnlicher Sicherheits- und Ordnungsdienst (ASOD) abgelöst. Auch dieser Begriff wurde spätestens ab Mitte der 1970er Jahre nicht mehr verwandt und die entsprechenden Ausbildungskonzepte in den Bereitschaftspolizeien der Länder nach und nach eingestellt.

Militärgeschichtlich sind die Konzepte des Polizeikampfs, die in den 1920er Jahren entwickelt wurden und mit Unterbrechungen bis Anfang der 1970er Jahre gültig waren, von Interesse, da sie die einzigen umfassenden theoretischen Überlegungen in Deutschland zur counter insurgency (Bekämpfung bewaffneter Aufstände), Guerillabekämpfung oder asymmetrischen Kriegführung darstellen. Die Konzepte der KPD beziehungsweise der Kommunistischen Internationale finden sich in den Werken von "Alfred Langer" und "A. Neuberg" wieder; in beiden Fällen handelt es sich um zum Teil bis heute nicht vollständig aufgedeckte Sammelpseudonyme.

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I actually put it in a want list request with Bob from Highgradecomics.com for a Fantastic Four 4 9.0, One came up for sale and I had to pass. A few months later I get another email from him that he obtained another FF 4 9.0, I said "well, I better see if If I can work something out with him this time" I made a deposit on it and made time payments of $550 for like 10 months, (price was $7500 If I remember correctly) $550 a month became brutal after a few months, after it was paid and I got the book and had it for a while, Greg Reece Comics had a super nice Journey Into Mystery 83 7.0 White, I sent him a PM to see if he'd be willing to trade the Journey 83 7.0 for my FF 4 9.0 straight up and he agreed.
If you want one bad enough or anything in life bad enough, you'll find a way.
Bought a .5 for 700 on ebay because i had to have one. Got it signed and graded. Now 6k and presents nice. Best comic I own by far. I've never had alot of spending money ever but got lucky with this one. I could not have ever got one at the now prices. If I did I'd have to sell a good amount of stuff and save some serious tax refund money and keep it a secret from the wife. Too risky lol.
Bought my first copy as part of a large collection so I figured I had $3 into it. Slabbed 1.8 and sold it for $2900 Bought another copy for $1400 and sold it for raw for $2700 the next week and that copy ended up being a 2.5 slab and then I did a cash trade deal for a 3.0 copy that I still have? Have about the same into that one that I got out of selling the first two. But I did upgrade ?
recently bought mine from a friend, actually two 1.5 and a 3.5 both graded by another company! the 3.5 no marvel chipping.
I will probably never own one. But fingers crossed I luck out one day to find one that is affordable. The problem is the price just keeps climbing.
At a local show a number of years ago a friend of mine (who's a UPS driver and board member) found an AF 15 -- it was offered by a dealer who was primarily a coin dealer and was selling off his comics. I looked at the book and it looked unrestored and the real deal. He stepped up and paid $4k for it. It came back a 6.0 -- no marvel chipping brilliant colors. An incredible find for a guy who couldn't be nicer and a true collector.
Helluva story. Always keep your eyes open.
Picked up mine about 1-2 months before the market went rocketing up.
From a Heritage auction. I know, such an unusual story.
A collector friend snagged his from a garage sale a few years back. He pulled 4 books from a stack in the garage, AF #15 (4.0ish) and three 50s Westerns, asked the seller how much, the seller said what can you offer, and he paid him the $28 he had on him for the four books.
AF # 15 fn- (little to no chipping) from SDCC circa 1989 was aggressively priced at a whopping $1,100. I offered vendor $900 on last day of SDCC Sunday but had to scramble to find my travel buddy to borrow the last $100 that I was short. Got the AF #15, realized I spent too much all weekend, and flipped it back to the collector I borrowed the funds from for $1k in 1 hr. Travel buddy returned to Vancouver and flipped AF #15 within a week to a local collector/dealer of hot recent comics.
A guy in the PGM section purchased a box of books at an estate sale for $40 It had an AF15 in about 3.0 in it.
Bought my coverless copy as a youngster for 50$ in 1990.Inherited another.
+1, unless the market explodes and prices come back down to a level that mortal men can afford.
I believe you really can do it by flipping up. It took me years but I got my copy. I remember buying Hulk 180, ASM 300 the $100-$150 books and making 50% the graduating to Hulk 181, ASM 129 buying raw or harshly graded and flipping them for profit. I got my AF 15 from trading in the keys I acquired without putting in a cent. :). Takes time, patience and luck.
Buy a dancing pole and start to learn some moves then eventually a AF15 will be possible hahaha!! Maybe you could even dress as Spidey while doing your thing while music is playing and Hulk could be the bouncer and Batman could be the DJ (Undercover Batman trying to infiltrate the Joker's crew of notorious thugs)!! The awesome trio with the Joker as the clubs owner!! Now you would just need a agent to book your shows how about The Black Widow aka Natasha.
Bought an Avengers 8.0 old label(2,000) off clink 2012. Pressed to a 9.0. Sold for 4,000.
Bought an X men 1 5.5 for 3,600$ off Heritage in 2013. Pressed to a 7.0.
Traded the X1 7.0 +500 cash for an AF 15 3.0 here on the boards also in 2013.


IRELAND is set to get its own annual Independence Day after a bill was passed in the Seanad today — but you won't be getting a day off.
The Fianna Fail bill proposed January 21 to mark the first sitting of the Dail.
On that day in 1919, the first Dail sat in Dublin's Mansion House and approved the Declaration of Independence, making Ireland a republic.
Today's Independence Day legislation was passed by an overwhelming majority in the Seanad with its author hoping it will become law before the 100 year anniversary next year.
Senator Dr Keith Swanick's bill will go before the Dail after the summer recess when, if successful, it will be passed into law.
But, while the day will allow schools and public bodies the opportunity to commemorate the day, it will not be designated as a public holiday or bank holiday.
Senator Swanick said: "There was huge public participation during the 1916 commemorations, with communities right across the country organising and engaging in events.
"Similarly, the 100th anniversary of the parliamentary vote for women in Ireland has seen exhibitions and events taking place. I believe that the sitting of the first Dail deserves to be honoured.


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Sununu touts Medicaid expansion, says he can't support voting bill in current form
Gov. Chris Sununu says he doesn't want to tell state lawmakers what to do, but said he's hopeful they'll find a resolution on competing and controversial voter eligibility bills.
On Thursday, the governor praised the approval of a blockbuster Medicaid expansion measure, saying the bipartisan legislation has "a little something for everyone."
"We've been working very hard over the past year to make sure that we got a New Hampshire driven Medicaid plan," Sununu said. "I don't know if a lot of people trusted at the end of the day that we were going to get it done. But we did it. And we did it in a bipartisan way."
The first-term Republican governor spoke hours after the state House of Representatives voted to extend New Hampshire's Medicaid expansion program, which currently provides health insurance for some 50,000 Granite Staters.
Raving about the bill, Sununu said "we're saving taxpayer dollars. We've got a great work requirement on there. A little something for everyone and most importantly it's a New Hampshire plan."
It was also a key piece of his legislative agenda.
"It was probably the toughest piece of legislation we had to fight and get done the right way and that was making sure everyone had a seat at the table, everyone had a say in terms of what this should look like," he added.
The bill the House passed by a voice vote made minor changes to the Senate version approved earlier this year. The Senate now could either accept the changes made by the House or call for committee of conference to hammer out a compromise.
A day earlier, the GOP controlled Senate on Wednesday voted along party-lines to approve one of two House bills that mandates only New Hampshire residents can vote in the state.
The measure would end the distinction between full-fledged residents and those claiming the state as their domicile for voting.
Republican supporters argued the current system creates two tiers of voters and changing the definition of residency will restore confidence in elections.
Democrats called the measure a "voter suppression" bill. They claimed it will discriminate against out-of-state students attending New Hampshire colleges and universities, who tend to vote for Democratic candidates and causes.
The Senate made major changes to the original House bill, so it along with a similar bill head to a committee of conference.
Sununu has repeatedly said he has issues with the measure.
"In its current form, it's nothing that I can support right now," he said. "But I'm hopeful they can find a good resolution."
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2009 Michigan Deer Outlook — Part 2: Our Best Hunting Areas
Combine our analysis with a little bit of sweat equity through scouting, and 2009 could offer your best deer season in years! (November 2009)
By Richard P. Smith
Even though deer hunting with bait remains illegal across the entire Lower Peninsula, most of the counties in the southern third of our state (Region 3) will be the best places for deer hunters to fill tags this fall, based on 2008 hunting success estimates by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Last year was the first time that deer baiting was illegal peninsula-wide because of a captive whitetail in Kent County that was diagnosed with chronic wasting disease (CWD). Baiting was banned because of concerns the disease might have also infected free-ranging deer and, if that were the case, it is suspected that baiting would speed up the spread of the disease.
The good news is that testing of thousands of wild deer bagged by hunters in both regions of the Lower Peninsula last fall failed to turn up any cases of CWD.
Before the 2008 deer seasons, some hunters claimed they wouldn't be able to see many deer, much less shoot one, without bait, and others claimed that they simply were going to quit deer hunting. Reduced hunting success was predicted, both because of elimination of a popular hunting method and lower hunter numbers. Preliminary MDNR figures from last fall indicate that was not the case.
The number of deer bagged by hunters last year actually increased from 2007 in the northern LP (Region 2) and remained almost the same in Region 3. Success rates for deer of either sex ranged from "fairly constant" to "slightly increasing" for all seasons during 2008 over the year before in all L.P. districts. And the total number of deer hunters actually increased last fall in spite of a decline in the number of bowhunters by about 15,000. The number of hunters who participated in firearms seasons increased by more than that, according to MDNR figures.
Deer numbers are simply so high in most of Region 3 that baiting is not necessary for hunters to connect on whitetails. Forty-nine percent of the deer hunters who hunted in Region 3 during 2008 bagged at least one animal, according to MDNR statistics. That compares with success rates of 38.7 percent for the Upper Peninsula (Region 1) and 37.7 percent for Region 2.
The highest deer hunting success rate in Region 3 last fall for all seasons — 50.2 percent — was experienced in the South-Central District. The Southwestern and Saginaw Bay districts weren't far behind, with success rates of 47.5 and 45.9 percent, respectively.
The district with the lowest success rate in Region 3 — 38 percent — is the Southeastern District because it includes the metropolitan Detroit area. Because of development in this district, deer hunting in some townships is limited to bow and arrow. Areas with archery-only restrictions are listed in MDNR hunting regulation booklets and on the MDNR Web site.
A significant increase in the number of antlerless permits available for Region 3 because of the emergence of CWD and an effort to reduce deer numbers played a key role in the resulting elevated deer harvest and hunting success. Hunters bagged 282,456 bucks and does in Region 3 during 2008, compared with 282,362 in 2007, an insignificant increase of almost 100 animals. The kill of antlerless animals went up by 8.9 percent (to 153,522 from 140,922), and the harvest of antlered bucks declined by 8.7 percent (129,056 versus 141,393).
Although the deer kill in Region 3 was close to the same for all seasons during the last two years, the figures for archery and firearms hunts show that the ban on baiting negatively affected bowhunting success, but that was offset by higher success in the gun season. Hunting success by archers declined by 16.1 percent in both regions 3 and 2 between 2007 and 2008. During firearms season, success in Region 3 only went up by 4.7 percent, but it jumped 20.5 percent for Region 2, according to MDNR figures.
The antlerless harvest increased and the buck kill decreased during the November gun hunt in all Region 3 districts last fall, with the notable exception of the South-Central District. Both the buck and doe harvests increased in that district, which is why the district posted the highest overall success rate. The buck kill increased by 5.7 percent (to 30,321 from 28,689), and the antlerless take went up by 11.7 percent (to 30,341 from 27,159).
The number of deer hunters who tried their luck in the L.P. last fall increased for both regions, according to MDNR estimates. The tally was 367,763 hunters versus 365,993 for Region 3, an increase of .5 percent. Hunter numbers went up by 4.3 percent (301,978 compared with 289,596) in Region 2. The tally for firearms hunters increased by 2.4 percent (314,499 and 307,224) in Region 3 and 6.8 percent (271,218 and 253,842) in Region 2. The number of bow deer hunters declined by 5.4 percent (172,465 versus 182,346) in Region 3 and 4 percent (111,588 versus 116,274) for Region 2.
The elimination of baiting may have contributed to the reduction of bowhunters in the L.P., but that factor alone is not responsible for all of the decline. Participation in archery hunting has been on a downward trend for a number of years statewide, and that trend continued in 2008 in the U.P., where baiting is still legal. The number of archers hunting deer in the U.P. last fall declined 2.4 percent (to 26,336 from 26,993).
Reduced participation in archery deer season may be halted and even reversed starting this year with new regulations allowing the use of crossbows statewide during the early bow seasons for hunters who are at least 50 years old. In Region 3, anyone who is at least 12 can hunt deer with a crossbow during the entire archery season, including December.
The total number of deer hunters who tried their luck in Region 1 during 2008 increased slightly, according to the MDNR. The tally was 107,412 hunters compared with 106,231 during 2007, an increase of 1.1 percent. The number of firearms hunters for the region increased by 2.2 percent (96,732 compared with 94,696), according to the MDNR, despite numerous reports during the season that hunting pressure was down.
Although the overall chances of filling a deer tag with a whitetail of either sex are highest in Region 3 during both archery and firearms deer seasons, if you are interested in shooting an antlered buck during the gun hunt, your odds are best in the U.P. — and, more specifically, in the western U.P. And bowhunting success for deer of either sex is close to the same in Region 1 as Region 3. If you are interested in taking an antlerless deer with bow and arrow, the success rate is actually higher in Region 1 than 3.
The reason bowhunting success for does is so high in the U.P. is that far fewer antlerless permits are issued for the region than for the L.P. In fact, no antlerless per
mits are issued for northern U.P. counties, but antlerless deer are legal statewide for bowhunters. The quota of antlerless permits for southern U.P. counties was also lowered last year, which means there's a higher proportion of does in the herd. Bowhunter pressure is also much lighter in the U.P. than in the rest of the state.
That's why U.P. bowhunters had an 18.9 percent success rate on does during 2008 compared with 13.5 percent in Region 3 and 11.8 percent for Region 2. Bowhunting success for deer of either sex in Region 1 was 30 percent last fall, according to the MDNR, versus 31.3 percent for Region 3 and 24 percent in Region 2. If you bowhunt in the western U.P. instead of the east, the success rate on does is 20.1 percent, far better than anywhere else in the state, and 31.8 percent for deer of either sex, putting that district in second place for the state by three-tenths of a percent behind South-Central District.
Because baiting remains legal in the U.P. is an important reason why bowhunting success during 2008 was as good as or better than Region 3.
The Western U.P. district excels at producing the best buck hunting success in the state during gun season.
U.P. firearms hunters had a 28.7 percent rate of success on bucks during 2008 compared with 23.9 percent in Region 3 and 22.9 percent for Region 2. Hunters who tried their luck with rifles, shotguns and handguns in the West U.P. District last fall experienced a 30.4 percent rate of success on bucks, more than 5 percentage points better than any other district in the state. Light hunting pressure and an abundance of older age bucks are what make these statistics possible.
Buck hunting success would have been even higher during the 2008 gun hunt in the U.P. if it weren't for new more stringent antler restrictions than anywhere else in the state. As predicted, the rules reduced deer-hunting success and harvest across the region. Under the new rules, U.P. hunters who purchased individual gun or bow licenses could shoot a buck with 3-inch spikes or better, but could only shoot one buck per year. U.P. hunters with combo deer licenses valid for two bucks that were purchased after June 12, 2008, were restricted to shooting one buck with at least 3 points on an antler and one buck with at least 4 points on one antler.
Everywhere else in the state, one of the two tags of combo licenses was unrestricted, meaning a buck with at least 3-inch spikes was legal with that tag. Hunters in the L.P. who filled one of their combo tags with a buck that had less than 3 points on an antler could continue hunting for a second buck with their remaining restricted tag. Regional buck regulations are expected to remain the same this year.
The percentage of U.P. hunters who bagged a buck during all seasons in 2007, when spikes or better were legal to all hunters, was 35.3 percent, which was the best in the state. Last fall, that percentage dropped to 30.1 percent and came in second behind Region 3 (31.2 percent). During the 2007 firearms deer season, the U.P. success rate on bucks was 33.8 percent and tops for the state. That success rate dropped to 28.7 percent last fall but remained the best in the state for that season.
Part of the reason that buck hunting success dropped as much as it did during the firearms hunt in the U.P. during 2008 versus 2007 is that the new regulations protected a significant number of older bucks besides yearlings. MDNR wildlife biologist Craig Albright from the Gladstone office did a check of the computer records from bucks brought to MDNR check stations in the western U.P. during 2008 and discovered that a whopping 17 percent of the 2 1/2-year-olds had less than 3 points on one antler. Six percent of 3 1/2-year-old bucks failed to have 3 points on one antler. And there were even some 4 1/2-year-old bucks (3 percent) that would not have been legal on the least restrictive of the restricted tags on U.P. combo licenses.
After checking his records for Marquette County in 2008, Marquette DNR wildlife biologist Terry McFadden found that 23 percent of the 2 1/2-year-old bucks he examined had 4 points or less. That compares with 10 percent in that category for 2007. He reported that a higher percentage of yearling bucks in the county had spike antlers and smaller beam diameters than the year before.
He said 51 percent of yearling bucks had spikes during 2008, compared with 46 percent in 2007. Beam diameters of yearling bucks were 16.7 millimeters last fall, compared with 17.9 mm during 2007, which indicates antler development was poorer in 2008 because of the previous winter being a rough one.
One obvious, negative impact of the new antler restrictions in the U.P. is the MDNR lost $252,000 in revenue for deer license sales.
Although total deer license sales were up slightly last fall from 2007, the sale of combination licenses declined by about 18,000. The sale of gun licenses increased by a similar amount. So about 18,000 deer hunters bought one deer license instead of two.
Overall deer hunting success rates for all seasons in Region 2 are close to the same as Region 1. When it comes to antlerless deer harvest during all seasons combined, Region 2 hunters had a higher rate of success than Region 1. The success rate on antlerless deer for all seasons in Region 2 was 17.6 percent during 2008 compared with 13.5 percent in the U.P. and 29.8 percent in Region 3.
Even without bait, bowhunters in Region 2 had a slightly better success rate on bucks during 2008 than U.P. bowhunters did (14.2 percent versus 13.2 percent). And success on bucks during firearms season wasn't much different in regions 2 and 3. Success on bucks during the gun hunt last fall in Region 2 was 22.9 percent compared with 23.9 percent in Region 3.
For all seasons combined, the total deer harvest increased by 7.5 percent last fall in Region 2 when compared with the year before. Hunters bagged 146,413 bucks and does in the northern L.P. during 2008 versus 136,245 in 2007. The harvest of antlerless deer increased by 21.1 percent (61,451 compared with 50,763) and the buck kill dropped by .7 percent (84,896 and 85,507), according to DNR estimates.
The highest hunting success for all seasons in Region 2 was in the Northwest District.
As mentioned previously, the 2008 gun season harvest in Region 2 increased by 20.5 percent, but went down by 16.1 percent during archery season. The total firearms harvest of bucks and does in the region was 102,123 compared with 84,770 the previous year. The doe kill jumped by 48.2 percent (38,090 and 25,706) and the tally of bucks increased by 8.3 percent (63,999 and 59,088).
Archers claimed 30,503 bucks and does in Region 2 last fall compared with 36,355 during 2007. The archery buck kill dropped by 21.3 percent (16,292 versus 20,711) and the antlerless total only dropped by 9.1 percent (14,214 compared with 15,643).
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Mandy Moore Knows Things Are Only Going to Get Tougher for Rebecca
True to This Is Us fashion, there will be some uplifting parts, as well.
Mandy Moore is nothing but giddy when it comes to This Is Us.
Just like fans of the show are after each episode airs, Mandy says she makes it her mission to find out what's coming up next. At events, she says she'll even corner This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman (who she gushes is a "stone-cold genius") or show runners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger and beg them to spill the beans. And not just about her own character, Rebecca.
"'What happens to Toby and Kate?!' I sort of nerd-ily want to find out everything just as much as everybody else," Mandy says.
Realizing how painful it is to be left hanging on the edge, Mandy is up for sharing everything she knows about what's going to happen in season 4. That is, of course, "without saying too much" she qualifies. For starters, Mandy says she's looking forward to seeing Rebecca and Jack's courtship when they return from their California road trip. Moreover, we're also going to get a closer look at how Rebecca will deal with the aftermath of Jack's death.
"The kids are about to graduate from high school, and I'm sure all of them, or some of them, will be going off in different directions, and do different things," Mandy explains. "I'm sure that is a tremendously lonely moment, becoming sort of this empty nester especially after being a widow … I'm curious to see what she does with her life and interested to see if she goes back to the music world, if that's something she finds solace in."
Sounds like some more "Moonshadow"-esque tunes are on the way.
When asked if Rebecca's experience in season 4 could be described as "positive," Mandy hinted that with the good is going to some bad — just like in real life. After all, "she's still in the throes of grieving," Mandy says. But if Rebecca has shown us anything, it's that she's as resilient as they come.
"I just marvel at Rebecca's strength week after week," Mandy declares.
Luckily, there are some things that appear to be looking up in present day.
"I'm excited for her to be involved with her future grandchild and maybe in a bigger capacity, a bigger role," Mandy explains. (Given what some fans believe is in store for Kate, this could be an ominous clue about her TV daughter's fate).
On a positive note, Mandy says things are also going to take a turn for the better when it comes to how fans perceive Rebecca and Miguel's relationship.
"I want her to start picking up the pieces of her life and find some joy again. I'm looking forward to seeing how long that takes. What were those steps in between to get to where she is with Miguel?" Mandy asks.
Speaking of Miguel, Mandy staunchly believes that fans need to start getting on board with him. If you're a diehard Miguel hater, Mandy implores you to let her and Jon Huertas change your mind this upcoming season.
"I think they [fans] have been a little too unfair to him … I think they're starting to come around, and I'm fully behind that," Mandy says. "He [Jon] is working his way into people's hearts and mind, slowly but surely ... I think that will be the biggest trick if we can pull that off: to make people really root and believe in Miguel and Rebecca ... It's never going to be Jack and Rebecca, and that's okay."
And Mandy's not just fond of Miguel, the character — she also loves working opposite of Jon, calling him "the most witty, charming man."
The two have become particularly close during the makeup process that transforms them into senior citizens — a task that she claims takes almost four hours to complete and another hour and change to take off. Mandy had to do it a whopping 28 times this year, while "Jon probably did about half of that." That means she spent over 72 hours in the makeup chair with Jon in season 3 alone. Yes, it's a lot of time, and no, Mandy's not complaining about it.
"You just sort of find your rhythm, and it kind of gives you time to breathe and get into the frame of mind you need," she clarifies. "We both try to help out, too, with, like, the blow dryer and getting into position and stuff. It's pretty awkward, but it's a lot of fun."
While Mandy is very open about so many aspects of what it takes to play her character and what Rebecca's future will entail, there's one big topic she's noticeably cautious to discuss: the hotly debated "her" mystery.
After finally finding out that "her" is, indeed, the Pearson matriarch, fans now want to know what's actually going on in that chilling flash-forward scene. In it, we see Tess and Randall roaming the halls of what appears to be a hospital. Tess phones Beth, who looks like she's in the middle of teaching a ballet class. Finally, Randall calls an alone, wedding ring-less Toby. All are seemingly gathering to go see Rebecca.
"I think it's going to take a while to really fully grasp how all-encompassing the whole 'her' situation is," Mandy says while carefully choosing every word. "[There are] a lot of moving parts in it. You've got a lot of people involved, it's a big family ... it all ties into the way that the show ends."
But how will fans react when it's revealed?
"People will be sufficiently satisfied. It all makes sense, and it's all real. We know where we're heading, it's been the plan all along, and we're just slowly, out of order, getting there."
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The Arabs are at it again!
Nabil Shaath, big shot in the Palestinian Authority (really just Arab colonialist association) ran his mouth off last week and all but admitted that the Arabs are not at all genuine about the American sponsored peace negotiations.
So according to Shaath, a senior official in the Palestinian Authority, the only reason why the Arabs are still sitting with Israel is to free terrorists who have killed Jews.
In other words, nothing has changed in over six decades! The Syrian/Jordanian Arabs pretending to be Palestinians still seek to destroy Israel and crush Jewish self-determination in the land of Israel.
Does anyone need more convincing of the colonialist, genocidal ambitions of the Arabists pretending to be peacemakers than the quotes above?
While Israel and Zionism stand for freedom, emancipation and liberty of a people; the Arab Nationalist plan called Palestinianism is based first and foremost on destroying another people's dream of self-government. This is nothing more than the tenets of Fascist oppression!
Since this is the attitude of Israel's "peace partner," Israel must call off the negotiations immediately and must not release another Arab.
It is better to have no deal than a horrendous deal.
So there will be no more giving land to Arab supremacists for useless pieces of paper, or to make a spineless, American administration happy!
When it comes to the world and Israel being ostracized, there has been no evidence of a different attitude towards Israel since the start of negotiations, except for the fact the Arab colonialists have just increased their fascist incitement towards the Jewish nation.
Being the loner is nothing new for the Jewish nation. We are better off not following the crowd; especially if the crowd is being quarterbacked by a deceitful, soulless man such as Barak Obama.
Let the lemmings of the Western World jump of the cliff of political and national suicide.


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Nautel, General Dynamics to Upgrade Canadian Sonars
Nautel and General Dynamics will upgrade and maintain underwater sensors on the Halifax-class frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy as part of the underwater warfare suite upgrade contract awarded to General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada. Nautel will supply NS72-36 sonar amplifiers and Mk II broadband transducers for dramatically improved underwater threat detection and tracking capabilities.
Naval Group, ECA Offer Mine-Hunting Solution
Naval Group and ECA Group have established a technological and commercial partnership in unmanned mine warfare. The first practical application was completed as part of the response to the consultation launched by Belgium for a Belgian-Dutch cooperation for the supply of 12 mine hunters.
As partners in a consortium formed for this call for tender, Naval Group and ECA Group are offering an innovative solution for robotic mine warfare, fully integrated on board an MCM military vessel.
Mine-hunting practices are being revolutionized via unmanned systems. This paradigm shift will affect naval forces as a whole.
Sea Trials Complete for
Indian Navy's First DSRV
JFD has successfully completed the sea trials of the deep search-and-rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two third-generation submarine rescue systems being delivered to the Indian Navy. The DSRV carried out underwater mating with a bottomed submarine at a depth of more than 300 ft., followed by a target mating and hatch opening at 45°. On successful mating with the bottomed submarine, JFD and the Indian Navy carried out a safe transfer of personnel from the submarine to the DSRV.
The DSRV also conducted a record dive representing the deepest submergence by a manned vessel in Indian waters, as well as ROV operations at a depth of more than 750 m and side scan sonar operations at a depth of more than 650 m, all of which represent significant firsts for the Indian Navy.
New Head for NUWC Division Newport's USW
Hector Lopez has been selected as head of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare (USW) Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department, the largest of the departments at NUWC with more than 650 federal employees. He is responsible for technical leadership and full-spectrum engineering in support of research, development, acquisition and in-service activities associated with torpedoes, unmanned vehicles, countermeasures and towed defensive systems.
Australia's Shipbuilding Future
At the opening of the Naval Shipbuilding College in Adelaide, Australia, former Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne said building a suitable workforce would be the hardest part of Australia's Navy upgrade because it is difficult to convince people to join the industry. The Australian government is investing $90 billion into the continuous shipbuilding program, expected to create 5,200 shipbuilding jobs within 10 years to build Australia's new fleet of 12 offshore patrol vessels, nine Hunter-class anti-submarine frigates, 12 future submarines and 21 Pacific patrol boats.
Kongsberg Bridge Simulator
For Australian Navy
Kongsberg Digital has been selected to deliver and support a suite of K-Sim navigation-ready ship's bridge simulators for the Royal Australian Navy. The simulators will be delivered for a new training facility at HMAS Stirling in Perth starting May 2019, with existing bridge simulators at HMAS Watson in Sydney being upgraded from December 2018.
Data Buoys to Monitor Pollution Levels in Harbors
New Generation of Uncrewed Surface Vessels Launched
New Nadir Gap-Fill Sonar from EdgeTech
USCG Issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate


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