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Does she have an older sister?
Well my awesome wife got a package in the mail and gave me an early present. A great book for anyone interested in ballistics and/or forensics(me). It's called Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of firearms, ballistics, and Forensic techniques. By Dr. Vincent Di Maio. Warning, this book has some very graphic pictures in it, but is an interesting read and very informative. You will learn a new respect for small caliber weapons if you read this book too, shot placement is everything. This was only one book of the package she bought, I can't wait to see what else I will have under the tree My wife is so perfect!! This book also contains info on modern defensive, hunting, and plinking loads, using brand names and calibers/wieghts. It will be a great reference and I'm sure the margins are going to be full of my notes and such.
Does she have an older sister?
Sounds like she's a keeper.
Hey Nuke sounds like you got a Angel to. Treat her right and she might have pistol in lay a way.


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Abilene Reporter-News, The (Newspaper) - December 20, 1944, Abilene, Texas Abilene Reporter WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT MDHNIItG VOL. LXIV, NO. 182 A TEXAS ABILENE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1944. PAGES prta i United I'rest PRICE FIVE CENTS Six State Dept. Approved ft WASHINGTON, Dec. W.-ytV-The Senate put a belated stamp of approval tonight on the six appointees to the reorganized state ment, but not until after President Roosevelt personally intervened. The decks thus were cleared for final adjournment of the 78th Congress, roughshod over a noisy------------------------------' Rolling but sparse-voted opposition, the Administration won overwhelming Approval of the nominations of Jc eph C. Grew as Undersecretary of State and four assistants. Republicans made it.closer, how- ever, for Archibald MacLeish, poetry writing Librarian of Con- gress, who came through with 43 to "5 approval in what proved to be largely a partisan test. MacLeish thus becomes Assistant Secretary of State in charge of cul- tural and public relations. Some Senators described the latter as aclvities. President Roosevelt broke the back of the Senate opposition before the voting began. The result sconcd a foregone con- clusion when he told Senator _ Pepper in a telephone conversa- tion that Senate delayed action now he would submit'the same list of names in January. The President gave him assur- 'ence, Pepper told the Senate, that if any of the men involved failed to firry out the Roosevelt policies he ould be removed promptly. Senator Lal'ollette was not will- ing to give up without making it clear that he was unsatisfied with the "team" of aides that Secre- tary of State Stettinlus had picked. Asserting that confirmation of the six would "lend to de- stroy the hope of the American people for a just and democrat- ic LaFollette took the State Department to task for "pious" statements recently is- 11 sued favoring self-determina- tion by peoples. The events taking place in Eu- rope, the Wisconsin Senator said, made It clear to him that the At- lantic Charter had become nothing .more "than "a scrap of paper." Senator Nye one of the severest Congressional critics of the Administration's foreign poli- cies sang his Senate swan-song with a prediction that In another 20 years the country would .be "wc must go mto Another ropean war to keep Russia, from seizing control of the world." Mussolini Speaks LONDON, Dec. 19 The Milan radio said today Benito Mussolini had review- ed Italian blackshirk there, pro- mising them a balcony address that "in spite of a gray autumn, the spring of our country is imminent." UNRRA Leaves Athens ATHENS, Dec. ELAS troops fortified the Averoff prison tonijhl after a strong mortar an grenade attack by the left win militia had 'forced the British gar rison and Greek gendarmes an wardens to evacuate the institution A widespread hunt was launche by the British, Greek and undoubt edly by the ELAS militia of th leftwing EAM political Jean Rallis, Quisling Premier o Greece during the German bccupa tion, who escaped during the fight inc for the prison. (In London Herbert H. Leh- man, director general of UNRRA, announced thai the civil war in Greece had com- pelled the temporary evacuation of a substantial part of the re- lief mission after several mem- bers of the staff had been wounded in the course of duty. decision to Leh man said, "was taken by the mili tary authorities in the light of th present situation which made impossible for the mission to carry out its objectives." (Lehman said he hoped the situ ation would improve and that th mission would return when the dis turbance's. ceased.) In addition to Rallis, It was estlmaled 205 men and 30 wo- men prisoners fled, out of the 574 persons held at Avcroff. Most of the prisoners were swaltlng trial on political charg- es.. The ELAS: attack trapped th British garrison and 118 Greek gen darmea arid 149 wardens'in the pris on. A communique from the head quarters of Lieutenant General R M. Scobie, British commander ir Greece, said a mid-morning relic attack by British troops enable the imperial garrison, 130 of th Greek gendarmes and wardens an some prisoners to be evacuated. Th fate of those left was not immedi ately known. 45fh Division's Gen. Frederick 1s Allies' Most Wounded By CLARK SCHOOLEY The most wounded general in the Allied forces, wounded because h Insists on leading his men in every dangerous endeavor, has been namei commander of the 45th Division. He is Major General Robert T. Fred erick only 37, whose war record is filled with heroism for himself and th men under him. He holds the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in Italy the Distinguished Service Medal for a special operational mission In Kiska in the Aleutians, and the Purple Heart with five clusters. He'd been wounded nine times at the last report. It was as organizer and com- mander of the First Special Service Force, "specialists in he gained outstanding acclaim. The force was made up of Canadian and American forces, working together for the first time. The force was fcknown for stamina and courage It was made up of hand-picked men cowpunchers, trap- pers, even men with jail records. I was expert in demolition, it trained on skis and snowshoes, it was out- in amphibious landings. When the Italian campaign was toughest, it was General Frederick who was called on to save the situa- tion. A Nazi force was atop a ma- jor defense mountain, accessible only by ropes up icy and snow- fcovered cliffs. General Frederick led his force by night so close the men could smell Gentian food. There they waited in the cold. Their clothes froze to the ground. They waited without _ shelter, without cover. They didn't cat; they didn't move for 12 hours. Came the dawn and over the cliff went General Frederick, followed by his men. The Weather 1 U S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU ABIIFVE AND V7C1.VITV: Partly cloudy ind warmer Wednesday: Tours- jjiv partlv cloudy. EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy, warmer In east and soulh portion! Wednesday; Thursday partly cloudy, colder In In- TEXAS: Partly cloudy colder In Panhandle Wednesday; Thunday Tues. Mo 4 A.M. 33 31 'I'J 33 Tues. Mon. P.M. fin 4fi lo I) p. I BR and am! law tempr siil low m mft dale lait yiir: I 'insl night: ir tlili morning: GEN. HUBERT T. FREDERICK Panic, struck the Nazis. The entire force retreated six miles to Cassino. The SSF had 75 casualties. Then last January General Fred- erick and Ijls men held 10 miles of the Anzio beachhead 98 days. The SSF dealt with the Nazi patrols bushwhack and Indian style. The patrols would just disappear. The Nazis finally fell back five miles. The new commander'of the 45th pursued with tanks and armored cars. Fifty Nazis were killed, captured. Frederick had a single Canadian sprained his ankle. Winston Chiirchiil suggested the SSF and General Frederick drew the assignment hecause it was felt lie atone could do what was wanted. He joined the na- tional guard when 13, held a reserve, lieutenant's, commission when he was 16, graduated from West Point at 21 In 1928. He became a brigadier general tn January, 1944, and was pro- moted io major general last August. First called upon to investigate lossibilities of the SSF, Frederick Isited London and Ottawa. The Canadians consented to enter thtf See FREDERICK, Pg. 3, Col. S TANKMEN OF THE U. S. FIRST AEMY pause befor a wrecked building with their tank, the cannon of whic was shattered by a direct hit from a German 88MM. gun be fore the surrender of the Germans at Lucherberg, Germans oh. the Cologne front. (AP Who Is the Atlantic Charter? By The Associated WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (if) President Roosevelt, return- ing to a Capital seething with debate on foreign policy, declar- ed today he still stands on the Atlantic Charter's principles. He lold a news conference thai the Charter does not exist as a formal document signed by himself and Prime Minister Churchill bul that it was sign- ed in substance. It was Mr. Roosevelt's first op- portunity to use the world sounding board of a White House conference in more than three weeks he returned this morning from a restful visit to Warm Springs, Ga. and he picked his way' carefully through a cross-fire of questions dealing forejgn., affairs. As ta result, direct specific' answers were far between. Besides the Atlantic Charter, the conference revolved about these key subjects: POLAND A reporter said the Washington "Evening Star" had a headline yesterday say- Ing the United States Opposes the Partition of Poland and the Washington "Times-Herald" had a headline saying This Country Supports the Partition." "Which do you the reporter asked. He much preferred the "Star" to the other paper, the President replied, adding that he did not say other newspaper because there was a distinction between a decent paper and an- other kind of paper. (Editor Prank Waldiop of the asked later if he wished to comment, told reporters tie did not.) GREECE A reporter told him British Labor Minister Ernest Be- vin had said that at Quebec the president Initiated a British plan for stabilizing Greece. Hadn't that aeen denied at the State Depart- ment? Mr. Roosevelt asked. Told it had not, he said perhaps some- thing more polite was said but tha inyway the reporter shouldn't bring that up because it was too conten- .ious. A general statement of American .'oreign policy a reporter said thai some of Mr. Roosevelt's strongest supporters in Congress as well as some of his strongest opponents were urging that he restate this country's Joreign policy. The Pres- ident said he didn't think he coul comment; that the policy was 0 the record, and he advised the Press against trying to restate it. A Roosevelt-Churchill-Stalln conference "do you welcome and do you foresee" an early See CHARTER, Pg. 3, Col. 4 Admiral Nimitz Gets Texas Flag HEADQUARTERS, U. S. PACIP- C FLEET, Dec. Jhester W. Nimitz. IISN, .command- r in chief of the U. S. Pacific Fleet nd Pacific Ocean areas has re- cived a Lone Star flag, a gift from he sons of the republic of Texas. The presentation to Admiral Nim- tz, a native of Fredericksbtirg. was nade at Pacific Fleet headquarters y Vice Admiral C. H. McMorris. JSN, chief of staff, on behalf ot larry Pennington, president of tlie 'exas organization. Another Texan, Lieutenant How- rd S. Smith, legal 'Officer on Ad- niral Nimitz' staff, represented the fflcers from the State on the Ad- Iral's staff nt the ceremony. Yes, Willie, There Is a Santa Glaus POCATELLO, Iila., Dec. Klssic, 25-year-old wounded merchant seaman, be- Ilrves that maybe there 1.1 a Santa Claus, bul it cost him to find it out. Klssle lost his icallct contaln- Inp the money just when It would have come In on a honeymoon In Oklahoma City. His story in papers brought dozem of cash offers and from a hotel manager an Invitation to occupy the bridal mitf. Chaplin on Stanc Cries at Court IDS ANGELES, Dec, 19 Charlie Chaplin, on wltnes stand .todayvjLp the -In' whfc Joan Berry irahis him named th father of her bahy, heat wllh hi fists on the arms of the witnes chair and shouted: "I. have committed no And then he turned to the coil: and half rising from the chnlr again shouted: "This man is trying to Infer that I am a Chaplin was referring to the vet eran Joseph Scott, counsel for Mis Berry. Scott was asking Chaplin de- tails of a conversation he had with Miss Berry after the girl, had In formed the comedian she was preg' nant. Scott asked Chaplin to tel the exact times Ue had sexual re- lations with Joan. "Sometime in February, I he replied. "I know we ceased our intimate relations about that time." "I'm talking: about sexual re- Scott shouted. "That's what I'm talking about, but that's veVy replied Chaplin. sard Scott, "that's what I'm talking about, too, and it is very harsh." Judge Henry M. Willis told Chap- lin that dramatics were not neces- sary, that counsel has the right to ask questions. Previously, Chaplin testified that he "lectured" his 24-year-old- pro- tege when she came to his Beverly Hills home with a pistol, and re- proached her for her threat to kill herself there after he had given her an opportunity at movie fame The 55-year-old comedian was wearing a dark blue suit with a blue nnd gray figured necktie. Before Chaplin took the stand, Joan's lawyer told the jury that she made repeated visits to the comedian's Beverly Hills home in 1942 to apprise him of her pregnant condition without result. "There are lots of babies around the attorney quoted the comedian as saying1 on one such occasion about June 1 of that year. Scott began his narrative of the alleged relations Between the come- dian and his ,tormer protege with the night of December 23, 1943, when he alleges Carol Ann Berry, now 14 months old, was conceived. That night, as Joan and Chaplin testified during his Mann Act trial ,ast spring when he was acquited of the Federal charge, she appeared at the Chaplin mansion with a pistol. The comedian, Scott related, ask- ed her if she was going to shoot lim with the weapon and she re- plied, "No, I am going to shoot myself." Defense attorney Charles E. Mil- ikan was brief: "Mr Scott has stated the only is- he told the jury, "and that is vhet'iier Mr. Chaplin is the father of this plaintiff. The defense will >rovfi he is not and could not be .he father of this child." "A-I3" Deadline WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 UP, Tliureriay Is the last day to use 'A-13' gasoline coupons. On Friday iix "A-14 coupons in each basic "A" look will become vnlld. Ench of the 14 coupons will be good for our Bnllons ol gasoline. They will fmain vnlid through March 21, 945. Nazis Gain 2 Miles In Powerful Lunge SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Paris, Dec. German Christmas counter-offensive on the Western Front assumed the'proporlions of an attempted major breakthrough tonight as the first frontline dispatches trickling through a news blackout disclosed that the U. S. First Army was massing infantry and armor in nn effort to stabilize the front. Yanks Trap Last Jap Leyte Force GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Philippines, Dec, 19 largest Nipponese organized force still in action on west Leyte has been caught-In a trap and no organized resistance at newly invadec Mindoro has yet been encountered in twin battles for the Central Philip- pines. Fortresses Rip Reich Rail Beds LONDON, Dec. Flying Fortresses and British Lan casters cut a 50-mile-wide path of destruction today across German rail and road arteries opposite the hard-pressed U. S. First Army, de- spite nasty weather that shackled the bulk of Allied fighter strength In France and Belgium. Some 300 Fortresses scattered more than tons of high ex- plosive and fragmentation missies Detween Trier and Gemund on road and railintersectlons crowded with Mazl troops and vehicles being poured Into the current German offensive. The four-engine Lancasters of the RAP dumped another tons on Trier alone. From bases in Italy Fortres- ses and .Liberators of the U. S. -15th Air' Force .attacked Ger- man synthetic oil refineries at Blechhammer in Silesia for the fourth consecutive day. Other bombers of the 15th attacked targets in the Vienna area and railways in Germany, Austria and northern Yugoslavia. Supreme Allied Headquarters in 'aris reported that hundreds of Mustangs and Spit- ires were unable to get off fog- hrouded fields to get in the battle n support of Lieutenant General Courtney .H. Hodges' First Army roops. So the U. S. Flying Fortresses gain wpre summoned into the battle. They soared miles bove me clouds and bombed blind tut accurately with their "magic ye" radio beams. Goodfellow Fund Still Lacks The Abilene Goodfellow fund, vhich will supply food and other ecessitles for local needy fnm- ies on Christmas, still was about 450 short of the goal last Ight, with as the day's con- rlbutions. The committee in charge yester- ay announced the list of food to to each family. Included was wo sacks of fresh sausage, a ear- on of lard, a carton of butter, quart syrup, five pounds of sugar, two ounds of rice, jar of peanut but- er, can of sweet pottaoe.s, can of orn, can of tomatoes, pound of runes, tall can of milk, Mexican cans, two pounds of candy, two- ound cake, two apples for each ember of the family, a orange for ach member of family, and two aves of bread. Contributions yesterday included. thin Hopkins Society, Children Headquarters announced today that General Sosaki Suzuki's head- quarters town of Valencia and its airfield were captured Monday on west Leyte by 77th Division troops which have moved eight miles north above Ormoc. Meanwhile, dismounted First Cavalry Division troops driving; .south from the direction of Carigara Bay have seized Lonoy, six miles north of Valencia, and in so doing: have cut to the rear of forces pinned down by an- other southbound clement, the U. S. 32nd Division. General Douglas MacArthur said today the 77th was "rolling up rem- nants of the Yamashita Line." Over a week ago when the 77th made the amphibious land- Ing- near Ormoc which Jed to quick capture of that port, the Yamashita Line extended rough- ly for some 30 miles from the Palanas river 15 miles south of Ormoc to a point about an equal distance north of Ormoc. Since then the Yamashita Line has been wiped out south of Or- moc and cut into segments to the north. The enemy's 2Glh Di- vision was shattered in the south; hts 35th Division Is suf- fering the same fete In the north. The captured airfield near Val- liinclarhad-been'used as nn emergency strip by the enemy. This probably was the first time the Yanks under MacArthur ever won an airfield which would be put to immediate use by their own supporting planes. The successes give the Americans a major portion of the corridor road from Ormoc to Valencia although Isolated pockets of resistance re- main to be accounted for. First Two Tcxans From Leyte Home TEMPLE, Dec. first 'our casualties from the battle of Leyte arrived by plane at McCloskcy General hospital today after a six- stop aerial evacuation from the Philippines. Two of tlie men were Tcxans, Pri- vate First Class Demitri Ramirez of Lyford in the Rio Grande valley, and Private William Stella of Wich- ita Falls. of American Revolution and Pearl Miller ravellnr Men's Wives clu ,sh Music Cn...... rry Hays ib P. Nichols K. Batch I t.oo tn.ou tofarians to Host Christmas Program Some 150 Mexican children will e guests of the Abilene Rotarlans p. m. nt the dty hnll su- torium. Master of ceremonies will be Rud wan, Pjitary club director. The ogram Is under supervision of c Rotary Special Projects com- ittee composed of Frank Pruitt, F, Stewart, E. W. Berry, L. Jackson, D. P. Russcy, James tlson, Ernest Harper, L. P. Cook, om Russell, Ernest West and W. Miller. It is under the club serv- unit headed by W, A. Stephen- n. Here, Is Killed Pvt. Clarence Slaglc, who trained at Camp Barkeley, was killed In action in France, Dec. 10, his wife, the former Bobbie Low Miller, 441 Jcanette, was informed yesterday. Mrs. Single, who Is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Odell Miller, Is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. August Sla- gle in Johnstown, Pa. The message was received here and Mrs. SlaRle was informed of his death by tele- phone. In service since May 13, 1043. Private Single trained at Ft. Knox, Ky., nd wns stationed at Barkeley i 10 months. He left for a port of embarkation In New York in Sep- tember. Twenty years old Dec. 3. Private Slagle and the former Miss Miller were married here June 24. Besides his wife nnd parents, ir, survived by one brother, W. C. Slagle; one half-brother. Francis Ruddon and one sister, Mrs. Eddie Ackler, all of Johnstown. Thick fog anil clouds masked German armor and virtually grounded the Allied Tactical Air Force, but two large forces of Americans and British heavy bombers thundered across the Channel and smashed at enemy's Immediate rear with tons of bombs. The German High Command declared that Nazi tanks had "broken through, smashed and dispersed units of the American First Army deep in the enemy's rear." A Berlin broadcast said the assualt was planned and was being directed by Hitler and claimed it already had cut the First Army in two. Although strict Allied censorship prevented disclosure of the extent of German preparation, It was permitted to be said that supply dumps and Installations were being hauled from the path of the enemy. It was plain that the Allied wint- er offensive had been fought to-a standstill all along the Western Front. Neither the Third Army in the Saar nor the Seventh, which in- vaded the Bavarian palatinate last week, reported gains of any conse- quence. Dispatches emphasized the fierce character of German resis- tance In every sector. Droves of enemy robot bombs battered Ameri- can lines day and night. Up to tonight the only specific; clue as to the extent of the German Shanghai Blasted By B-29s WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (AP) The big Omxira aircraft factory on the Japanese home is- land of Kyushu came in for another blasting from American Superfortresses today while other B-29's hit targets at enemy-held Shanghai and Nanking on the Chinese mainland. These new blows in the stepped up air war aimed to knock out Jap- anese sources sf atrpowcr and sup- ply lines -for the enemy .forces In China were reported In n War De- partment communique. China-based B-28's in "Medium expression which usually SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITION A BY FORCE, I'AIUS, Dec. The full and "truthful account of the reverses on the Amer- ican First Army front wilt be given the public at the earliest moment consistent with military security, Supreme Headquarters promised tonight. The statement was an answer to protests of American and British correspondents against the news blackout imposed on the German cwtmtc-r offensive in Belgium and Luxembourg. There was no indication, how- ever, as to how soon any part of the story would be brought into the open and no likelihood that the restrictions would be removed within the next 24 hours. Omxira about 40 through overcast with It wns the precision instruments. fifth time that Omura, which Ims huge aircraft assembly works, has been hit since last July. "Good to excellent" results were reported for the raids on docks and engineering works at Shanghai and Nanking. Tbc B-29's shot down five enemy fighters, probably gabbed three others and damaged an addi- tional nine although a com- munique said little opposition was encountered. Meantime checks of air photo graphs showed that, heavy damage. wns Inflicted by strikes 24 hours earlier at Nagoya. ,'inpnn'r. third city, and Hankow, Chlnn. Must Die PECOS, Dec. Jo- ph W. ORlesby tonight wns con- cted on charges of criminally nt- ckins a Pccos while girl nnd wns vcn the death pennlty in district urt here. Ex-Cowboy, Rodeo Star, Is Traffic Officer of Leyte LEi'TE, Philippines, Dec. Fir.st Class Marion West, 22, former Weed, X. M., cowboy and rodeo star, wrangled himself a rap- tured Japanese horse to become the first mounted military policeman on Leyte island. He also acquired his saddle from lialtlc lopl. Wc.-t, now with the. niith In- fantry Division, gallops past jeeps and other mechanized equipment to unsnarl traffic Jams. Crufchfield Band To Play Again at Christmas Ball ANSON, Dec. Abe Crutchfleld and his orchestra again will supply music for the four nights of the Cowboys Christmas ball at Pioneer nil which opens tomorrow night. For 10 years Mr. Crutchfiekl hns crved as master of music for the estival, and has directed music for he Anson group at four National 'oik festivals. J. L. Gordon will be floor man- ger. The following are serving as halrmcn of committees: Roy Mays, louse; C. W. Bartlett, decoration: H. O. Rowland and Arch Herndon, co-chairman of music; Judge Smith, broadcasting; Mrs. G. D. Leonora Barrett, Mrs. Bol- llt- Griffith, co-chairmen, publicity; Mrs. J. L. Gordon, grand march; Mrs. H. O. Rowland and Leonore Barren, co-chairmen, registration hostesses. penetration was the report that Brit- ish typhoons had attacked a gcore of enemy armored vehicles "west ol a town 22 ,mlles by road from the" lielcli frontier. Stavelot is 4 1-2 miles southwest of Mal- medy and 24 miles from the fortress city of Liege. sn one of the few Ifchter- bomher operations carried out today 24 Thunderbolts sprayed two long enemy convoys of tanks and guns near Zolplrh and schau, damaging at least five tanks. Revised U. S. Ninth Air Force figures claimed 112 Ger- man tanks, half-tracks and oth- er vehicles destroyed or dam- aged Monday. Despite the terrific enemy pres- sure against its right, the First Army sustained its pressure along the Roer river each of Aachen, sending patrols across the stream into the Nazi stronghold of Du- ren. 20 miles from Cologne. Fog rolled like grey surf along tha Ninth Army Front just to the north, while ever-increasing floods in Hoi- WITH THE U. S. SEVENTH ARMY IN GERMANY, Dec. 19 is per- sonally directing the Germans in (he Colmar-Jiulhouse pocket and on the Alsatian plain, say reports received by the Seventh Army. The Gestapo chieftain was said to have come to the Alsa- tian plain to urge the German forces there to resist as strong- ly as possible to relieve pres- sure on the Siegfried Line to (he north. The 25-mile long pocket between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine has been a problem to the Sixth Army group. The Germans re- cpndy have reinforced troops In this area. Methodists Launch Greatest Money Drive DALLAS, Dec. 19 Planning for participation of churches in the Methodist "North Texas Conference in the crusade for Christ, greatest financial drive in the history of thr. church, opened today at a meet- ing of pastors nnd laymen at the First Methodist Church. Committees were named, and plans for a series of district rallies throuchout the Conference dlscuss- :1. The 208 churches In (he conference liave been assigned a quota of 775, and have until March 1 to raise the money. The National quota i-s which will be used for world relief nnd rehabilitation. This Global War- SEE PAGE TllitliE, COLUMNS ONE AND TWO :ancl limited the British and Cana- clinns to patrolling. Clouds clung to the trcctops. German resistance stiffened markedly all alonff tlie Siegfried Line from Luxembourg to Swit- zerland and it was plain that the Allied n inter offensive had been fought to a temporary standstill. Lieutenant General George S. Pat- Sec NAZIS, Pasc 3, Column 2 Legion Protests Billings Parole KANSAS CITY, Kns., Dec. 19 Harry Brooks, chief probation officer of Kansas, today received a letter from the American Legion in Texas strongly protesting the Re- lease on probation of Arthur Good- wyn Billingf, former University of Texas teacher serving a two-year prison sentence for refusal to be in- durted into the service. ;
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Not really a question of "WHICH" has or hasn't been "improved". The better question is how many times "HAVE THEY".
WHO originally constructed, then who made for a long time, and now who makes them; are all different answers.
One of the many reasons why lot variation is a very real thing, and why you should be mindful of it. Extruded powder has it's burning rate controlled by geometry and surface area. So if the production has shifted to a different set of equiptment, OR another supplier, it maybe slightly different than the last. Also with some of the extruded, many flavors WERE old surplus military powders. Whereas now they are newly(newer) manufactured.


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By Jack Smith
The Auburn University Marching Band lines up in the bowels of Jordan-Hare Stadium, awaiting their appointed time. As the band's pregame video plays on the jumbotron, the crowd roars.
Head Drum Major James Earl Corley, clutching his mace with chin held high, emerges from the tunnel flanked by drum majors Daniel Toner and Daniel Johnson. A brief hush comes over the crowd as Corley and his two assistant drum majors work their mace routine, spinning and twirling the maces in perfect synchronicity--before spearing them into the turf of Pat Dye Field. The crowd erupts.
Corley spins toward the band members waiting in the tunnel, and with a few sharp blows of the whistle, his shoulders bouncing emphatically, the percussion rolls and cymbals smash as the band, led by the majorettes gracefully balancing their batons, begins its patented quick jog in place. They file out of the tunnel and onto the field as the PA announcer sets the stage.
The crowd is on its feet as the band hits the familiar notes of "War Eagle." The band begins its high-step march down the field as the crowd claps and sings along....."War Eagle, fly down the field, ever to conquer, never to yield...."
It's the highlight of what has already been a long day for Corley and the 380 members of the award-winning Auburn University Marching Band. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. on this fall Saturday, a brutally early appointment for these college students whose day began with practice well before dawn on a field off Hemlock Drive east of the stadium, where the band toils for days during Preseason Camp each August and hours each and every week during the season.
For Corley, that magical moment when they take the field is worth the sacrifice.
"They really like when we throw that mace into the ground," Corley says through a broad smile. "You can't put it into words. You have such an adrenaline rush when we come out and hear the crowd."
The precision of their march, the sharpness of their sound, the crisp choreography of the majorettes, flag and dance line that fans have come to expect, it all starts well before the Saturday pre-game and halftime shows that are such an integral part of the gameday experience at Auburn. The preparations begin well before the week's practices, where new songs are learned and movements perfected.
For some of the band members, it all started years ago when they first learned their instruments. While most marched in high school bands, they all audition as they come through Auburn University's intensive, 10-day Preseason Camp held every August. Aspiring band members work for 12 hours a day in searing summer heat. Most have marched before, but not the way Marching Band Director Dr. Corey Spurlin expects.
"We assume nothing when they get here," Spurlin said. "We have to re-teach them the marching style that we do. The jogging in step is a totally new concept for them."
New band members come in for two days before the veterans arrive every August. Like an apprentice learning a new trade, they start with the most basic fundamentals. They learn the proper posture, the perfect elbow angle and the correct position of their chin--10 degrees above parallel. They learn to mark time before they ever march a single yard, lifting the heel exactly one-inch off the ground with the ball of the foot rising a half-inch.
As they progress, they learn the halftime marching techniques. First is the smooth roll step, where balance and weight distribution are key. Band members are taught to walk with their heels down first and toes pointed high as they roll their feet forward in a smooth motion. The step teaches them to play and march without jarring their instrument so the sound fans will hear is as smooth as if they were playing in a comfortable concert hall.
They learn to march backwards, which isn't as simple as it sounds. They stay on the balls of their feet without letting their heels touch, a technique that must be mastered to avoid falling down on the turf. Then they are taught military-style flank turns that must become second nature for the fluid halftime show that will eventually evolve.
Then band members begin working on the signature style of the pre-game show.
"Once we're comfortable with their halftime technique we have to teach them the pre-game technique, which is a high-step march and is completely different," Spurlin said. "Once we're comfortable with that we have to teach them the jog that we do for pre-game, which is how to move your feet rapidly in time. Kids don't really know how to do that when they get here."
When those fundamentals are down pat, Spurlin teaches his band members their version of x's and o's. "Once we teach them all that, we have to teach them how the step relates to the grid on the football field," Spurlin said.
For fans who've ever wondered how the band marches in perfectly straight lines, it's all about timing and the size of their steps. The common step is eight steps for every five yards on the football field. "On the eighth count, the arch of their foot must hit the five-yard line," Spurlin explains. "That's how we keep the lines straight."
It gets more complicated when they move from marching in straight lines to the shifting formations that comprise a halftime show. They can rely only on muscle memory and the band members standing to their left and right to ensure fluid movement as a unit, whether they are forming George Jetsons' car as they will at an upcoming Cartoons show, or other formations that fit the week's music, which so far this year has ranged quite impressively from Sinatra to Lady Gaga.
Each show is custom-made with special musical arrangements never heard before and movements that Spurlin plots on a computer program much like an offensive coordinator would diagram a play--with 380 players. Each is represented by x's (trumpets), p's (piccolos) or r's (trombones) on a chart. Each player gets a number to go by their letter so they know exactly where to start--and finish--each routine.
While the Auburn University Marching Band has a reputation for excellence as winner of the Sudler Trophy in 2004, the Super Bowl of band awards, and as one of eight bands in the country to participate in the ESPN/Paramount Pictures "Battle of the Bands," Drum Major Daniel Toner says the band's role is bigger than winning competitions and entertaining crowds before games and at halftime.
"We just try to get everybody amped up for the game, get them ready and get them excited," Toner says. "We try to get as much energy in the stadium as possible so that when kickoff comes we're ready to support the team as much as possible. The crowd really gets behind the band more than I have ever seen at any other school."
Senior Auburn student Rebekah Weaver of Birmingham and her friends camped out in front of the student section gates shortly after sunrise on a recent Saturday, so they could get a front-row seat to the pre-game show. Cheering the band's grand entrance into the stadium is a gameday highlight.
"It's just the spirit," Weaver said. "You know the crowd is fired up about the football game when we get that pumped up about the band video. I've been to other games, and they don't have anything on our band. Our band has so much spirit and they are so genuine about what they are doing. We all just love our band."
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Jobless Rates Drop Slightly To 8.2% In May
By Associated Press • Jun 14, 2012
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The state says Kentucky's jobless rates have fallen to 8.2 percent in May.
The latest figures from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training on Thursday said the rate is down from 8.3 percent in April and it is the 10 consecutive month that a decrease was recorded.
Economist Manoj Shanker says it is the first time since 2004 that Kentucky unemployment has been equal to or better than the national unemployment rate, which was also 8.2 percent for the month of May.
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WBC-Hublot Pension Fund Auction participants arrive in Vegas
Report and photos by Boxing Bob Newman
"A Legendary Weekend," hosted by the World Boxing Council and Hublot Watches at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, got underway today at noon. Several boxers from the "Divine Dozen" arrived and met with press from around the world. Lennox Lewis, Jeff Fenech, Larry Holmes, Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, and Roberto Duran comprised the first half of the boxers whose signatures will be inscribed on the unique watches up for auction at Saturday's fund raising event. The proceeds will go into escrow to be issued in monthly retirement payments to former boxers and champs in need of financial assistance.
Here are some quotes from those assembled boxers:
Lennox Lewis: As a boxer I realize how important it is to help or fellow boxers and the fact that the WBC and Hublot has come together, it's such a great combination. I'm glad that this has started, they're doing a great job and I support that."
Jeff Fenech: "It's an amazing honor to be here with these great champions. When you talk about undefeated champions, Hublot is the undefeated champion- THE best watch company in the world. You also got to take your hats of to the WBC for what they've done."
Mike Tyson: "I'm always grateful to be part of anything. The WBC is where I won my first belt at. I started living my life on a positive level and when you live your life differently, things happen for you. I'm not living my life the way I lived before."
Thomas Hearns: "I'm very excited to be one of the boxers that they've picked to come here and be part of the event. This event is a very great event which is going to help some fighters that may need some help. I think whatever we can do to try to help somebody, we should do it."
WBC Executive Secretary Mauricio Sulaiman: "This has been a dream come true. My father has been trying to form a fund, a formal fund with all the requirements. One day we were sitting down, my father, myself and Mr. J. C. Biver from Hublot. He said, 'What is it you want?' My father said, 'A fund for former fighters.' He stood up and shook hands. And that's how this came about."
WBC President Jose Sulaiman: "The WBC has been concerned for years of all the boxers who touched glory, ended boxing and went into poverty. I can see so many boxers living in misery and I don't believe that boxing should forget them."
Former champs Iran Barkley, Terry Norris, Marc "Too Sharp" Johnson, Mike McCallum, Cornelius Boza-Edwards and current WBC Super Welterweight champion Mia St. John joined VIPs and the lot at Lily's night club within the Bellagio for a cocktail party this evening.
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Howard's Australia does not want to help Iraq through the difficult process of nation-building, writes Shaun Carney.
Has the world ever before seen anything like the situation in Iraq? Hardly anything is what it once seemed. Those arguing for war assured the world that Iraq was awash in primed chemical, biological and perhaps even nuclear weapons. This turned out to be wrong. Those arguing against war solemnly predicted Stalingrad with sand: an intense, hard-fought conflict, with very heavy casualties. That was wrong, too; once the coalition troops reached Baghdad, the Iraqi army, like Saddam Hussein, pretty much melted away.
More than two months after the formal conflict ended, the perversity continues. The process of "liberating" the Iraqi people - assumed by those running the war from Washington to be a straightforward task - has turned out to be very difficult indeed. Creating a functioning liberal democracy out of a frightened totalitarian nation marked by a cavernous sectarian divide is hard work, especially when its bureaucratic and physical infrastructure has collapsed.
Not that that is a key concern of Australia's, apparently.
The Howard Government was interested in being there in numbers when Saddam was brought down but not when the more difficult, more expensive and potentially more dangerous job of creating a new society out of the chaos beckoned.
The evolution of the rationale for Australia's involvement in the war in Iraq is, by now, well documented. At the outset, when the United States started rattling the sabres and Australia nodded in agreement almost a year ago, it was overwhelmingly built on the need to disarm Saddam Hussein.
The essence of that argument was based on the existence of weapons of mass destruction, Iraq's status as a non-compliant rogue state, and supposed links with terrorist organisations. Iraq, under Saddam, posed a clear threat to Western nations. There is no question that this was the premise upon which the war was constructed.
By the time hostilities had begun in March, the need to rid Iraq and the world of Saddam because of what he had done to his fellow Iraqis had been added to the mix.
Now, two months after the fall of Saddam's regime, and with little or no evidence of the weapons of mass destruction actually existing, liberation has moved to the forefront.
The weapons of mass destruction and terrorism argument is not what John Howard or Alexander Downer reflexively cite as the great triumph of the Iraqi engagement, it is that a terrible dictator has been removed from power. Above all, it seems, Australia was in Iraq to liberate Iraqis.
As Downer noted in Parliament this week, the extent of Saddam's depravity and disregard for his own people was horrendous. One hundred and fifty mass graves have now been located and estimates of the number of Iraqis murdered by him go as high as 300,000.
But what exactly is liberation? Ousting the tyrant is only the first step. Restoring the country, bringing it back to health, keeping the people free: that is the real challenge.
Unlike the rush to war, this is clearly not a central preoccupation of the Howard Government. Indeed, unlike the US and Britain, both of whom have maintained large forces on the ground, Australia appears to want to just get out of the place and move on to something else.
This is a shame because it does not exactly lend credence to the Government's self-portrayal as a liberating force motivated by the highest humanitarian principles. How much of an act of humanitarianism is it to make only a token contribution to a country that does not have basic services, a proper legal system and no real concept of democracy?
If you are in the business of regime change, then surely you are obliged to also be in the business of nation-building, even if it is massively expensive in terms of money, personnel and physical resources.
True, Australia has other fish to fry. It maintains an important presence in East Timor and is about to deploy more than 1000 peacekeepers to the Solomon Islands. Australia's military is small and it is stretched thin.
But these things are about choices. Next week, $2.4 billion will be distributed to Australian taxpayers in tax cuts so measly that most wage-earners will barely even notice. Is it not possible that it might have been in the nation's better long-term interest to devote that money to the establishment of a liberal democracy in Iraq?
After all, the Arab world, the terrorist groups, all those who the pro-war lobby said would be shocked and awed by the prosecution of the military assault on Saddam, are still watching. If the rebuilding of Iraq is messed up by the occupying forces - and the signs are that it is going badly - the entire enterprise will have been a bust.
A mishandled reconstruction could result in a fundamentalist Shiite-controlled Iraqi state, linked up with neighbouring Iran that, given its continued nuclear program and encouragement of extremism, so far appears not to have been chastened by the coalition of the willing's efforts over the border.
To hear US Republican senator Dick Lugar, on his return from Iraq this week, railing at those in the Bush Administration who are guaranteeing a swift exit of US administrators and military personnel was to hear a man who had just had his eyes well and truly opened. He told a Washington briefing: "This idea that we will be there just as long as we need to and not a day more - we've got to get over that rhetoric. It is rubbish! We're going to be there a long time!"
The deaths of six British servicemen in Majar al-Kabir on Tuesday at the hands of an angry mob of up to 1000 townspeople offer a disturbing insight into the way gratitude at liberation can transform into resentment at occupation. If the rebuilding effort continues to go awry, how much responsibility should Australia, which is not really interested in nation-building, take?
What seems clear now is that Australia's involvement in Iraq was predicated chiefly on the central element of the Government's foreign policy doctrine, which is to fit with whatever the US under George Bush wants to do, all the way up to turning our back permanently on the United Nations.
The relatively minor nature of our military contribution during and after the Iraq war bears that out, as does the Prime Minister's waving away of accusations that he ramped up intelligence information on weapons of mass destruction.
This week, Howard described the intelligence assessments as a "very strong, compelling, circumstantial case". What was, in the weeks before the bombs started dropping, undeniable truth is now circumstantial material provided by someone else. He was, he has pointed out several times, simply restating faithfully what he had been told.
All care taken, no responsibility accepted.
Shaun Carney is an associate editor of The Age.
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Nicotinoid Insecticides and the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
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BeschreibungInsect pest control has continuously evolved from inorganics to botanicals, to chlo rinated hydrocarbons, to organophosphorus compounds and methylcarbamates, then synthetic pyrethroids and most recently synthetic nicotinoids as the major classes. These insecticides allowed high standards of crop protection at minimal cost. A limitation in each new class of compounds is the selection of resistant strains and ultimate control failures and this serves as a driving force to discover and develop replacement compounds to circumvent resistance and overcome problem areas. The nicotinoids now play a critical role in meeting this need. Three generations of chemicals are involved in the history of nicotinoid insecti cides. The first generation was the botanical nicotine used for at least three centuries to control sucking insect pests but largely replaced in the 1940s and 1950s by the more effective organophosphorus compounds and methylcarbamates, some with systemic properties. Synthesis programs based on nicotine as a prototype did not yield compounds that could compete with other synthetic insecticides. The second generation was the nitromethylene type such as nithiazine, discovered by Shell sci entists in a screening/optimization program. The nitromethylenes had the potency, selectivity, and systemic properties but lacked the field effectiveness largely because of photolability (so close yet so far from a major commercial product). The third generation required a series of advances made by Bayer researchers starting from nithiazine as the model and enhancing its photostability and potency with a nitroimine and chloropyridyl moiety, respectively, to give imidacloprid, the subject of much of this monograph.
Inhaltsverzeichnis1 Nicotine to Nicotinoids.
- 1. Nicotine to Nicotinoids: 1962 to 1997.
- 2. Nicotine and Other Insecticidal Alkaloids.
- 3. Discovery of the Nitromethylene Heterocycle Insecticides.
- 4. Discovery of Chloronicotinyl Insecticides.- 2 Synthetic Nicotinoid Insecticides.
- 5. Chloronicotinyl Insecticides: A Success of the New Chemistry.
- 6. Discovery of a New Systemic Insecticide, Nitenpyram and Its Insecticidal Properties.
- 7. A Novel Insecticide, Acetamiprid.
- 8. CGA 293'343: A Novel, Broad-Spectrum Neonicotinoid Insecticide.- 3 Nicotinoid Insecticide Toxicology.
- 9. Imidacloprid: Toxicology and Metabolism.
- 10. The Action of Nicotine in the Mammalian Brain.
- 11. Nicotine Analogs: Structure-Affinity Relationships for Central Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor Binding.
- 12. Managing Resistance to the Chloronicotinyl Insecticides-Rhetoric or Reality?.
- 13. Structure and Function of Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Studied with Nicotinoid Insecticide Affinity Probes.
Untertitel: 1999. Auflage. Book. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Springer
Erscheinungsdatum: Juli 1999
Seitenanzahl: 312 Seiten
Format: gebunden


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Our big announcement on the Trump-Russia scandal.
In Hard Choices, Hillary Clinton says she disagreed with President Obama about the drawdown in Afghanistan; about arming Syrian rebels; and about getting tougher with Vladimir Putin. (She also thought we should have supported Hosni Mubarak more consistently and should have taken a softer line with the Israelis.)
At the same time, she also acknowledges that she made the wrong call on Iraq. This prompts an obvious question: Has the disaster in Iraq changed her approach to foreign policy at all? Presumably the answer is yes. At least, I hope it is. If the Iraq debacle doesn't change your mind, what would?
And this prompts a second question: Are there any concrete cases from the past few years in which her approach was less hawkish than it would have been a decade ago? Can she name one example where the Hillary of 2002 would have recommended intervention but the Hillary of 2009-12 recommended caution?
Maybe I'm wrong, but it strikes me that the answer is no. This is one of the reasons that Democrats need more primary choices in 2016. I've never really had anything against Hillary Clinton, but I'm hesitant about nominating someone who, as near as I can tell, acknowledges poor judgment on Iraq but hasn't let that actually change her views on much of anything. Maybe at her next town hall meeting, we could skip the endless nonsense about Benghazi, "dead broke," evolution on gay marriage, and so forth, and instead ask whether her foreign policy views have changed at all since 9/11. I'm not a huge fan of all of Barack Obama's foreign policy choices, but the more I hear from everyone else—including Hillary Clinton—the more I appreciate even the modest restraint that he's demonstrated. It's apparently a rare thing.


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Mustang Performance Handbook
This book is the first in a series of two books. This book focuses on the engine and driveline. The second book focuses on the chassis and suspension. Overall, both are excellent books. The first book is geared a little more toward the fuel injection crowd, but overall it includes really good info that will work for either carbureted or injected 5.0s.
The book begins by covering some of the basic changes with the different model years. It then progresses to the engine and further down the driveline until the rear end is covered. The book contains ten chapters: 1-Getting Started, 2-The Short Block, 3-Cylinder Heads, Valves, and Springs, 4- Camshafts & Valvetrain, 5-Intake & Fuel Injection Systems, 6- Exhaust Systems, 7-Computer & Ignition Systems, 8-Cooling Systems, 9-Nitrous Oxide, Superchargers, & Turbochargers, 10- Drivetrain.
William Mathis is the author of the famous Slot Car Mustang Handbook, so this guy really knows what he is talking about. He has raced many different Fords for well over 30 years. Many of the tricks, found in this book, I have performed with success to my own Mustang. This is a must have book in my opinion.
Mustang Performance Handbook 2
The second book in the series is the best ever suspension and chassis book written about the fox body cars. This is the famous Slot Car Mustang Handbook - the Holy Grail of Mustang Books - and it's under $20 - what a bargain. If you are even slightly serious about any type of Mustang racing from AutoCross to Open Track to Drag Racing - this is a must have. If you are even remotely serious about good street handling - this is a must have. In fact if you don't buy any other book this is the one. I have personally performed many of the tricks in this book on my Mustang and can say that they work. As mentioned in the last review above, William Mathis knows his stuff - and this book shows it.
The book starts off with some suspension basics then quickly progresses to the advanced stuff like chassis stiffening and suspension mods. It wraps up with brakes and tires. The book contains eleven chapters: 1-Getting Started, 2-Basic Suspension Geometry, 3-Chassis Modifications, 4-Street/AutoCross Suspensions, 5-Road Racing Suspensions, 6-Drag Racing Suspensions, 7-Bolt-On Suspension Kits, 8-Brakes, 9-Wheels & Tires, 10-Chassis Setup, 11- Testing & Tuning.
Read my project page and to see some of the home-grown modifications that I have done. They range from oil pan baffling, head porting, subframe connectors, rocker braces, stock control arm mods, and anti-squat brackets. I got all of these ideas from Mr. Mathis. So the final conclusion is the Mustang Performance Handbooks 1 and 2 are two of the best books you can buy - that is why I put them first on my review list.
Ford Performance
As the cover states "Ford Performance - includes all modern Ford performance engines". This book covers all four major Ford engine designs (V8 only of course). 289-351W Small Blocks, 351-400 Clevelands, 390-428 FE motors, and 429- 460 Big Blocks - they are all here. The book has a complete chapter devoted to each. The book covers the major components required to make good power from the heads, intake, cams, and exhaust. It also covers any pros or cons associated with that engine family - like the required Cleveland oil passage modifications. Mr. Ganahl even covers parts interchangeability. A fully illustrated assembly and build-up is included for each group of engines.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good overview of the entire line of Ford V8 engines. This book is more than just a list of part numbers - it is an excellent tech reference guide and modification handbook. Some of my favorite parts are the detailed Cleveland cylinder head mods for Pro Stock racing and the 460 CID dual four barrel nitrous assisted marine engine assembly. As a general rule you can count on books from S-A Design, and this is another good one.
How to Rebuild Small-Block Ford Engines
This is the true repair manual for Small-Block Fords. It covers every nut, bolt, and component giving detailed teardown, inspection, repair, and assembly procedures. This book covers from the 221 to the 351W small-block family engine line. This book has ten chapters: 1-Do You Need to Rebuild?, 2-Engine Removal, 3-Parts Identification & Interchange, 4-Teardown, 5-Inspecting & Reconditioning the Short block, 6-Head Reconditioning & Assembly, 7-Engine Assembly, 8-Distributor Rebuild, 9-Engine Installation, 10- Tune-up.
Monroe covers everything you would ever want to know about the inspection and assembly process. The only thing this book lacks is performance tips, but hey, that's what all the other books are for. If you are new to engine building or just need to understand all the ins and outs, then this book is for you. If you are a professional engine builder, then you can skip this one. Final analysis - big thumbs up!!
How to Build Horsepower, Volume 1
David Vizard is a bonafide Chevy fanatic, but don't hold that against him. He also is one of the best tuners, testers, and automotive writers ever, so listen to what he says because you can count on it. How to Build Horsepower, Volume 1 is an excellent source for improving not only the horsepower of any engine but also the efficiency and economy.
The book is broken down into six main sections: Short block, Cylinder Heads, Camshaft & Valvetrain, Induction System, Ignition Systems, Exhaust & Headers. This book covers everything from engine theory to tips and tricks to make you go faster. The book also dispels a number of common performance myths along the way, such as exhaust back pressure. He also includes an in-depth porting guide for the do-it-yourselfer. Overall Vizard's book covers every component in an internal combustion engine in a general format that will work for any brand or displacement.
The best thing I can say about this book is, I can't wait to read How to Build Horsepower, Volume 2 - Carbs & Intake Manifolds. Although both subjects were covered in the first book, I bet the second book holds even more tips that I will have to try. Final analysis - a must read for any serious grass roots racer or anyone trying to learn more about how engine components work.
How to Build Horsepower, Volume 2 - Carbs & Intake Manifolds
As always, David Vizard delivers!! You just can't go wrong by buying a book when you see that he is the author. Check out his website MotorTec Magazine and you will see what I mean. Anyway, buy the book you won't be disappointed.
The book, as the title says, covers the induction part of an engine. It starts out right at the top with filtration, then progresses through the carburetor, and ends with intake manifolds. Most carburetors are covered in the book with special sections devoted to both the Holley and Q-Jet carbs. I would recommend this book before buying a Holley specific book since he covers all the basics of carburetor operation and modification. Modifications for a four-corner idle circuit on a Holley is shown with tips on setup and tuning. The last part of the book covers manifolds very well, including porting and modifying stock manifolds.
Applying the simple tricks in this book will easily gain you 10%-20% in horsepower, not to mention a greater understanding of how the induction side of how an engine works. In the end, this book makes an excellent companion to first volume and if you haven't figured it out - I recommend it!
Auto Math Handbook
At the time that I bought this book I was writing an Excel program that could help me out with getting the complete combination correct. I had high hopes that this book would unlock some hidden automotive formulas that I had never seen before. Well I was disappointed. Not that this is such a bad book, because it isn't, but it was not as technical as I wanted. Remember I have a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and have done research into how math can help me design the perfect combination, so this book was just a bit too basic for what I wanted. The Auto Math Handbook is intended for those with a non-technical background or a 2 year technical background. I would not recommend it for a mathematician or engineer.
The book starts with the most basic formulas such as displacement, compression ratio, and horsepower. Then gets into weight distribution, center of gravity, and weight transfer. Other topics covered are shift points, gear ratios, tire sizes, miles per gallon, and blood alcohol concentrations. The book has seventeen chapters total broken down so each related group of formulas gets a chapter. As stated earlier the formulas are not real complicated but are useful for basic auto mathematics.
John Lawlor has been an automotive enthusiast and journalist for over 30 years. His writing style flows well and is easy to read. He has written this book so anyone with a high school education and basic math skills can follow along and understand it. An excellent book introducing automotive math. If you are already an auto math whiz then skip it.
Official Factory Guide to Building Ford Short Track Power
Book review by Sean Meldrum (GT40P head expert and carbedMustang Mailing List founder)
This book is from SA Design and written by Ford Racing Engineers and Richard Holdener (one of MM&FF's contributing editors). The first portion of the book addresses the "short-track power" portion. It does a decent job of showing the parts available for sportsman racing through FRPP. Doesn't really go into any detail on what type of power curve you're looking for or details on what you want in a short-track motor but does a good job of breaking down what's available. In this first portion they also do a complete, detailed buildup of a Sportsman 351W wearing the N351 heads. This portion of the book is fantastic and runs you step by step through the (re)build process. From the basic block prep down to where to index the gaps on your rings. A+ this far into the book.
The last half of the book, while still good, falls a little short of expectations. This is the half that Mr. Holdener handled the majority of I believe. This second half involves the building of both a 302 and 347 combo wearing the N351 heads. There is a cam comparison (two Comp Cams Xtreme Energy grinds), an intake manifold comparison (RPM and Vic Jr),a header comparison, and a carb spacer comparison. Sound familiar? This area of the book is almost an exact copy of some of the recent articles in MMFF with the only difference being the N351 heads. I was a bit disappointed with that as it felt like I was re-reading those articles from MM&FF but it was interesting to see how the N351 heads fared.
The build portions in this half, as in the beginning of the book, are detailed well and help make the book a great companion for anyone in the process of engine assembly. Scattered throughout the book are a great many specifications and engineering blueprints (351W block, crank, rod, the N351 head and a 302 crank) that the home fabricator/gear head will alone find worth the cost of the book. For these alone I'd recommend it.
It's high points definitely outweigh it's shortcomings and the average Ford small block engine nut will find it a good addition to their library. My only complaints were the similarity to the MM&FF's dyno tests, an error in the chart showing the 347's results that relisted the 302 results instead, and the fact that they used the roller cams in the 302/347 builds. My hopes were to see all flat tappet grinds in the book (yeah......I'm a bit old school that way) since it was supposed to be claimer type motors.
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SUPPER DANCE GIVEN FOR NANCY MILBURN; 500 at Debutante Party Held at Country Home of Parents in Westbury, L.I. COLORED LIGHTS ON ESTATE Decorations of House in Thanksgiv- ing Shades -- Many of Year's De- butantes Among Guests.
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WESTBURY, L.I., Nov. 23. -- Miss Nancy Gordon Milburn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Devereux Milburn, made her debut here tonight at a supper dance given by her parents in their country home, which they will keep open until after the Christmas holidays.
November 24, 1932
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All M.Ed. students take the same six core classes in educational leadership and one elective in educational research.
Non-Licensure students take an additional three elective classes for a total program of study of 30 credits.
Students seeking licensure take one required three credit course in the principalship (ED617), a six credit practicum, and a three credit seminar accompanying the practicum. The total number of credits required for students seeking licensure along with the Master's is 33 credits. At the conclusion of the program of study, all students sit for a comprehensive examination.


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Music Alive
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Music Alive
If you have a learning disability, a physical disability or no disability and you wish to create and appreciate music then Music Alive will fulfill your needs. Specialised, innovative, fun and unique.
Founded 2002
Mission statement
Music Alive creates opportunities for and with people of all abilities to learn and develop through musical activities. Participants engage in music making or appreciation by registering with us directly, attending an activity in collaboration with an affiliate organisation or simply by turning up to a publicly advertised open workshop or performance. Beneficiaries are service users (physically and learning disabled children and adults), their supporters (paid and unpaid) and volunteers (disabled and non-disabled people). Individual and group music sessions take place in our well-equipped Music Room at Highworth Community Center. Working and meeting spaces here are used by volunteers and staff to ensure that our work is safely and effectively delivered and to enable volunteers to develop their skills.
We take inclusive music making into the community through regular Drum Circles, gigs and music sessions at pubs, schools and other meeting places. Encouraging disabled people to communicate is an important role that has developed organically with our wider impact. We connect with people face to face, on the telephone and over the internet. Beneficiaries are enabled to express themselves and communicate through music which reduces loneliness and isolation. Non-disabled people gain increased appreciation of issues affecting disabled people through our work.
Music Alive is based in North Wiltshire and also serves the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Music Alive aims to:
- To initiate and develop creative music making with disabled and non-disabled musicians.
- To improve access to music for disabled people.
- To support disabled people to achieve more independent, fulfilled and integrated lives.
Established: February 2002
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The best coffee machines you could possibly wake up to
Ah, caffeine. We may be a nation of tea drinkers at heart, but you can't deny yourself the pleasure of a cup of freshly brewed Java. We've taken a look at the five best luxury coffee machines available to man (or technically available via retail channels in the UK) to bring you a caffeine-fuelled best of.
Whether you want an esspresso hit, a fancy-pants macchiato or just a plain old cup of joe, read on because we've got the coffee machine for you.
Dualit Esspressvio - £172.16
- Coffee Type
- Ground and ESE coffee pods
- Tank
- 1.5 litres
- Froth
- Yes, via "Easy-Froth" nozzle
Dualit describes the Esspressvio as a "barista for your kitchen" which seems like a fair shout, apart from the fact that you still have to actually make the coffee. However, until caffeine-toting robots finally arrive on our fair isle, this bit of kit will have to suffice.
Design-wise you're looking at a hefty cast aluminium and stainless steel body, available in cream, white or black while a nice design touch comes in with extra cup height clearance for mugs, so you don't have to fuss around with those teensy coffee crockery.
As far as features go the Esspressvio will go from nought to ready in 40 seconds, deliver single serve, dual serve and ESE pod coffee and offers an easy-froth nozzle for what's claimed to be "the perfect cappuccino foam".
Siemens EQ.7 - £1,299
- Coffee type
- Coffee beans and ground
- Tank
- 2.1 litres
- Froth
- Yes, via nozzle
You could practically buy an entire new kitchen with what the Siemens EQ.7 will set you back, but it's a desirable bit of kit and not aimed at those that don't mind going instant every now and again.
If you're seriously serious about your coffee consumption then this cutting-edge machine will walk you through how to make an espresso, white coffee, macchiato, cappuccino, hot water, hot milk (or your own pre-programmable choice) and then even auto-clean itself after use.
With a price tag like that you can imagine what the spec list looks like, but we'll bring you the highlights reel - cup warmer, ceramic grinding unit, aroma preserving bean container, seperate milk container, all kinds of adjustment and customisation options and an LCD display.
DeLonghi PrimaDonna - £999.99
- Coffee Type
- Coffee beans and ground
- Tank
- 1.8 litres
- Froth
- Yes, via milk carafe
The £1k DeLonghi PrimaDonna doesn't deliver just any old coffee, it delivers a patented "Autocappuccino System" for cappuccinos, Italian caffelattes and latte macchiatos. The bean-to-cup system means you're getting freshly ground coffee each time and there's levels you can set as to whether you want a mild coffee, a waker-upper or some rocket fuel.
As far as froth goes, rather than a nozzle, you're looking at a specially designed jug attachment, or as we should say "innovative milk carafe" for fluffy milk, which the machine can steam clean for you to save your silky smooth hands from extra washing up.
Gaggia Classic - £233.74
- Coffee type
- Ground and ESE coffee pods
- Tank
- 1.2 litres
- Froth
- Yes, via Panarello steamer attachment
Gaggia is a classic name in coffee machines, and the Gaggia Classic is an affordable (well, compared to the grand-and-up options) coffee machine that will give your kitchen worktop a bit of Italian chic and consistently deliver a nice caffeine hit.
With parts from Gaggia's pro range, the Classic can make one and two cups of ground coffee, and also boasts a special filter for ESE pods while the "Panarello" attachment will help you out with the necessary steam to turn your coffee into a cappuccino.
It may not boast an LCD display or the bells and whistles of more expensive machines, but it's a little bit of Italian espresso heritage just for you.
Buggati Diva Espresso Coffee Maker - £549
- Coffee type
- Ground and coffee pods
- Tank
- 800ml
- Froth
- Yes, via steam nozzle
Bugatti may not be the first brand name you think of when you ponder coffee machine makers, but one look at the Diva Espressp Coffee Maker and the design (available in a veritable rainbow of colours) will be burnt brilliantly on your mind.
As you'd expect from a car marque, the machine has a distinctly motor-themed look with a pressure gauge-esque dial to show you when the coffee is good to gulp. The Diva doesn't do skinny-mocha-lacca-choc-aitos, but what it does do is brew you 25ml of coffee from 7.5 grams of ground coffee in just 25 seconds, and boy, it looks good doing it.
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Oh no. No more. Please, won't someone make the referees stop. Happily, it seems we are now in a period of remission, but for a while back there things looked grim. In fact at one point this week it was as though a carefully orchestrated refereeing insurgency was in train, the referees swarming through the forest canopy, stirring in the tree-line, gathered in a chattering throng just beyond the porch lights. For all I know it may still pan out like that. By the time you read this referees may already have seized the means of production and jammed the broadcasting networks. Either way this feels like a moment, finally, to confront a persistent invasion from the fringes.
Look at them, the referees. Go on, look them full in the face. "It's vicious. It's cut-throat. It's bitchy. They'd sell their grannies to get a big game," one former referee could be heard lamenting on TalkSport this week, a rare high point in the fallout from an inflammatory book of refereeing memoirs that is currently doing the rounds, and in the process proving definitive evidence that something, somewhere has gone terribly wrong with referees.
The basic problem seems to be that referees have become fundamentally confused about their role. Transformed by professionalism and televisual over-exposure, they have come to believe that they are now a part of the entertainment, their concerns a matter of public interest, mobilising themselves from the margins into a kind of high-pressure lobby group, like Ukip in shorts. This is obviously a terrible thing. The fact is nobody cares about referees. They are at best a grudgingly tolerated necessity in the staging of a football match, the human equivalent of a corner flag or a goalpost. And yet they keep intruding into view wherever there is a space, like ants or penetrating damp. How did this happen? And how do we make it stop?
It is important to remember where referees have come from. It has been an ascent-of-man-style rise from the handkerchief-waving touchline pioneers of the 1870s, through the generic old-style referee, appointed from some elite FA roster of moustachioed provincial master butchers, who would undertake his duties only grudgingly, like a Victorian father scowlingly joining in with the Christmas parlour games.
In fact, if you want to get to the heart of what has gone wrong with referees the simplest way is just to look at the way they run. There was once a standard way of doing this. Referees would run in a stately, sombre, determinedly anti-athletic way, as though recalling an exercise routine learned many years ago on an army PT course. It was a run that defined the referee as something distinct, a visitor from a more orderly, more grown-up world.
Referees no longer run like this. Instead, and this might not be immediately obvious given the end results, they try to run like the players: sprinting, jinking, bursting from box to box and generally bouncing about on the edge of the action like some deluded co-athlete, a fellow actor in the drama, just another one of the guys.
But then, it is perhaps not surprising referees have got some funny ideas about themselves. Just take a look at the Premier League website: there they are, the refs, posed in widescreen, laughing portraits. It is this naked sense of celebrified careerism that lies at the heart of all this, the principle that to be a Premier League referee is to join a glamorous career ladder, to be rewarded richly for continually impinging on the basic spectacle like an overly intrusive mealtime mariachi band.
Referees once stood apart. For the pre-modern referee – let us call him Ken Mallet, a prison officer from Didsbury – the pull of refereeing lay in a kind of muscular lay-preacher sense of duty, an attraction to tunics and uniforms generally, perhaps a chance to avoid the kids for a bit. Now we have a generation of careerists, ambitious self-starters, men who genuinely believe they're involved in something profound and exhilarating, even as they find themselves transformed into just another strangely insistent element in football's peripheral inanity.
There are perhaps a few things that can be done about all this. What is required above all is a shared acceptance of the rule that anybody who actually wants to be a referee should automatically be disqualified from becoming one. Beyond this referees should be simply swept out of sight. No ceremonial announcements of who will be refereeing whom. No talk of refereeing "honours", no parcelling out of "big games", just a low-key rota of duties.
The message should be: if you want fame, glamour or a sense of personal advancement, go elsewhere. If it really isn't possible to go back to recruiting solely from within the ranks of balding ex-servicemen of the 1950s then perhaps retired players could be encouraged to referee, but only the kind of players who will instinctively look down on the office and see it as a form of slightly shamefaced community service. With a little concerted action the menace of referees can still be staved off, if not perhaps decisively reversed. This is, for now, no more than a hiatus. Referees are easily startled: but they will soon be back and in greater numbers.


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Very pretty quilt - Miss Celeste is pretty, too.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Very pretty quilt - Miss Celeste is pretty, too.
I love your quilt and especially the dog and her eyes. Sue
You're a good aunt; (lucky niece); great quilt and lovely dog - give her a hug from me!
Love the colors you chose for the quilt.
Lovely quilt and the colors are so soothing. No wonder Celeste wants to be in the photo with the beautiful quilt.
a dog show & quilt addict
The quilt turned out beautifully! Love the fabrics.
Being skinny isn't easy, so I gave up and opted for being sexy instead. (aunty acid)
Beautiful quilt! Give Celeste a big kiss for me, she's so pretty and looks so sweet!
If a woman's work is never done....why start?
pssssstttt Celeste, when mommy isn't looking, pack up that beautiful quilt and send it to me. If you can get past customs you come too! My dear little doggies would love company.
I, too, like the colors of your quilt. I had to look close to see that it is a French Braid! I love it, the three fabrics give it such a different look!


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