anything under the moon

the moonMay 28, 2008 5:04 am

Agriculture for me is the production of food, whether you grow pineapple, herd cows, or develop a new hybrid corn variety.

To survive in today’s tough world of animal and crop production, it is not sufficient for a farmer merely to till the land. He or she needs to know the basics of accounting, business planning, marketing and the law to effectively handle of the dialy problems that may beset him or her. The main challenge is to produce enough food without further damaging the environment already suffering from the effects of climate changes and water pollution and shortage.

Agriculture as a field of study seeks to enhance students awareness and develop their skills in using general principles of agricultural research and production to solve practical agricultural problems. Thses problems range from soil conservation and animal business management. What pesticides are effective yet have no adverse effects in the environment? How can water sources be managed to sustain the irrigation systems? Agriculture students are traiend to answer these quaries and more. 

the moonMay 27, 2008 12:20 am

A woman got a problem with her closet door - it was felling every time a
bus was passing by. So she called a repair man. The repairman comes and
sees that  indeed, the door falls out every time when a bus passes by.
"OK, I am gonna see what is going on,  just close the door behind me" and
he stepps into the closet. At  that time the husband comes from work,
opens the closet and finds the repairman.
Husband:  "What the hell are you doing here!"
Repairman:"Well, you are not going to believe it, but I am waiting for a
bus!"

the moonMay 10, 2008 11:44 am

As a teenager there’s a lot of stages that I have to surpass and it is not easy. For each life crisis I have to attain before I can go to the next level of stages. All my lapses, insecurities, inferiorities and belongingness must be examined. . . Way back past years, I have been desperate to fight the temptations that could rob my hapiness. Despearate not just to be called a child of God but also in doing.           

‘Twas about nine hours and fifty minutes ago that Im turned twenty. yep my age is increasing but I have nothing to worry, it was just a number its just signifies that Im still dreaming and alive.
In twenty years of living here in this world, I have a lot of learnings and realizations about myself as a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a friend, a classmate, a peer, a youth, as an individual,  as a human.

I have learned that people needs to understand and be understood and the best way to understand people is to listen to them. That material things might be broken,could be disposed. That people may die for it is nature.And I have to accept it. Even in intimate relationships, in friends, which are common and simple, true and real.May not last forever. That the way we conduct ourselves would be the way other will treat us.And those, I have to thank the people around me, who touches, bring joy and hapiness and a part of my life. especially to God that I have experienced it all.

the moon 11:33 am

An inspection of barracks across the United States found that only a small fraction of rooms required immediate repairs, the Army said Friday.

The inspection was a result of recent reports of substandard living conditions in some barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Of the 148,000 Army barracks inspected nationwide, 45 barracks at eight Army posts "were found to need immediate attention," said an Army statement released Friday.

Most of the barracks identified "have issues with mold and moisture-related problems," Army Installation Management Command spokesman Ned Christensen told the Army Times.

Only 13 soldiers had to be relocated while repairs brought their rooms up to living standards, Army officials said.

They said $250 million was redirected from other funds to get the repairs done immediately.

Army official gave this breakdown of how the funds will be divided among the barracks that need repairs:

• Fort Polk, Louisiana, $166 million.

• Fort Gordon, Georgia, $49.7 million.

• The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, $9.3 million.

• Fort Lewis, Washington, $7.4 million.

• Fort Stewart, Georgia, $6.2 million.

• Fort Bragg, North Carolina, $2.9 million (in addition to the $2.6 million spent in response to the initial reports).

• Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, $1.7 million.

• Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, $1.2 million.

Army officials admitted that they are not happy about the conditions of many of the old barracks, and soldiers are not happy either.

New barracks at many posts are under construction or have been completed and will eventually replace all of the old units, the officials said.

"In the interim, the Army must continue to use and maintain aging barracks in our inventory," a written statement said. "Thirty percent of our existing barracks are World War II and Korean War-era and require large investments to extend their life until replacement facilities are constructed."

The inspection, which took place between April 26 and 30, was prompted by a video posted online by a soldier’s father showing sewage backing up, rusty staircases, peeling paint and other substandard living conditions in a Korean War-era barracks at Fort Bragg.

Paratroopers from the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved into the barracks after returning from fighting in Afghanistan this year. The video was posted in April.

The Army said that it was quick to fix the problems and that the video was posted after the barracks had been repaired.

- source cnn news

the moonMay 3, 2008 2:10 am

knowing that one day you’ll be gone and i’ll be all alone again is already sinking in my mind. I am beggining to feel sobber and vulnerable. I cant help but feel abandoned. I know for a fact that i shouldnt feel this way, but still. I can’t help but cry just thinking that you’ll be far away from me and God knows when will we see each other again. Sadness has over power me now and i want to feel numb again so that i could not feel the pain of being left alone and its sad, but its reality I should learn to live with it and accept it.