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KILIS, TURKEY/ONCUPINAR TURKEY – Turkey has reached the end of its "capacity to absorb" refugees but will continue to take them in, the deputy premier said Sunday, as his country faced mounting pressure to open its border to tens of thousands of Syrians who have fled a government onslaught.
The United Arab Emirates meanwhile joined Saudi Arabia in saying that it was open to the idea of sending ground troops to Syria to battle the Islamic State group, raising the possibility of even greater foreign involvement in the five-year-old civil war.
Turkish authorities say up to 35,000 Syrians have massed along the border, which remained closed for a third day on Sunday. The governor of the Turkish border province of Kilis said Saturday that Turkey would provide aid to the displaced within Syria, but would only open the gates in the event of an "extraordinary crisis."
Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN-Turk television that Turkey is now hosting a total of 3 million refugees, including 2.5 million Syrians.
"Turkey has reached the end of its capacity to absorb (refugees)," Kurtulmus said. "But in the end, these people have nowhere else to go. Either they will die beneath the bombings and Turkey will … watch the massacre like the rest of the world, or we will open our borders."
Kurtulmus said some 15,000 refugees from Syria were admitted in the past few days, without elaborating. He put the number of refugees being cared for on the other side of the border at 30,000.
He did not explain why the Turkish border gate at Oncupinar, opposite the Bab al-Salameh crossing in Syria, was being kept closed or why tens of thousands of refugees were not immediately being let in.
In Syria, pro-government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the northern Aleppo province, which has caused the massive displacement of civilians toward the Turkish border. Opposition activists said Syrian ground troops backed by Russian airstrikes were engaged in intense fighting with insurgents around the village of Ratyan and surrounding areas north of Aleppo city.
The army has almost fully encircled Aleppo, Syria's largest city and one-time commercial center, preparing the way for a blockade. The main supply line to the Turkish border has already been cut and many residents of the city were looking to leave, anticipating severe shortages in coming days.
Dr. Ahmad Abdelaziz, of the Syrian American Medical Society, a humanitarian organization, said there were only four general surgeons for the entire city.
"The people there are very worried there could be a siege at any time. We expect a lot of people to get out of the city if the situation remains like this, if there is no improvement," he said.
Abdelaziz, who goes in and out of Aleppo but spoke to AP from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, described a dire scene at the border and said it was difficult to get medicine to the people gathered there.
"There are so many old people and children in the cold weather. … They are surrounded by ISIS from the east, the regime from the south and Kurdish forces from the west," he said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.
On Saturday, the European Union urged Turkey to open its borders, saying it was providing aid to Ankara for that purpose. EU nations have committed €3 billion ($3.3 billion) to Turkey to help refugees, part of incentives aimed at persuading Turkey to do more to stop thousands of migrants from leaving for Greece.
Kurtulmus estimated that "in the worst case scenario" as many as 1 million more refugees could flee Aleppo and surrounding areas.
The Syrian uprising began in March 2011 with mostly peaceful protests but escalated into a full-blown civil war after a harsh government crackdown. The fighting has killed more than 250,000 people and forced millions to flee the country.
The war has drawn in regional and international rivals, with a U.S.-led coalition launching airstrikes against the Islamic State group and Russian warplanes backing Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.
The Lebanese Hezbollah group has sent thousands of fighters to back Assad while Iran has dispatched what it refers to as "military advisers," many of whom have been killed in combat in recent weeks.
Saudi Arabia — one of the main backers of the rebels battling to topple Assad — said last week it was willing in principle to send ground troops to battle Islamic State.
The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash echoed that pledge Sunday, saying "we have been frustrated at the slow pace of confronting Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State. He stressed that any deployment would be relatively small, saying: "We're not talking about thousands of troops."
Even a small force, however, could alarm Damascus and escalate regional tensions even further. On Saturday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said any Saudi or other foreign ground troops who enter Syria would "return home in wooden coffins."
Turkey said on Sunday it would not abandon thousands of Syrians stranded on its border after fleeing a major Russian-backed regime offensive, as aid agencies warned of a "desperate" situation.
Tens of thousands of people, including many women and children, have been uprooted as pro-government forces backed by intense Russian anti-rebel air strikes advance near Syria's second city Aleppo.
"Turkey has reached the limit of its capacity to absorb the refugees," Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk television.
"But in the end, these people have nowhere else to go. Either they will die beneath the bombings… or we will open our borders."
"We are not in a position to tell them not to come. If we do, we would be abandoning them to their deaths."
Turkey's Oncupinar border crossing, which faces the Bab al-Salama frontier post inside Syria, remained closed Sunday to thousands of refugees gathered there for a third day, an AFP reporter said.
They waited desperately for the moment the gate will open, as Turkish aid trucks delivered food inside Syria.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey was ready to open its gates to Syrian refugees "if necessary."
Carrying what few belongings they still have, Syrians lined up in the cold and rain in squalid camps near the border, waiting for tents being distributed by aid agencies.
Others are reportedly sleeping in the open, in fields and on roads.
The medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said camps for displaced people in northern Aleppo province were overwhelmed.
"From what MSF can see the situation in Azaz district is desperate, with ongoing fighting and tens of thousands of people displaced," said Muskilda Zancada, head of the group's Syria mission.
"We are still conducting assessments but so far have seen problems with lack of space to accommodate people, and insufficient water and sanitation in many areas."
The agency said three MSF-supported hospitals had been bombed, although the extent of the damage was unknown because their proximity to the front lines made access too difficult.
More than 260,000 people have died in Syria's nearly five-year-old conflict, more than half the population has been displaced and hundreds of thousands have tried to reach Europe, sometimes paying with their lives making the risky Mediterranean Sea crossing.
The European Union has said Ankara was internationally obliged to keep its frontiers open to refugees, while also pressing the Turkish government to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe.
A Turkish official said the Oncupinar crossing was "open for emergency situations."
"Seven injured were taken to Turkey on Friday and one on Saturday for treatment at Turkish hospitals," he said.
Syrian government forces have closed in on Aleppo city in their most significant advance since Russia intervened in September in support of President Assad's government.
Regime troops advanced Sunday toward the rebel town of Tal Rifaat, around 20 km (12 miles) from the Turkish frontier, a monitoring group said.
It is one of the last rebel strongholds in northern Aleppo province and government troops are just 7 km away, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syria's mainstream rebels are now threatened with collapse after the regime severed their main supply line to Aleppo city.
Opposition forces and roughly 350,000 civilians inside rebel-held parts of the city face the risk of a government siege, a tactic that has been employed to devastating effect against other former rebel bastions.
On Sunday an aid convoy entered the regime-besieged town of Moadamiyat al-Sham near Damascus, in a new joint operation organized by the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
International Committee of the Red Cross spokesman Pawel Krzysiek said 700 food parcels and 700 hygiene kits were to be distributed to 700 families, or roughly 3,500 people.
"We are planning to continue the aid in the next days," he said. Last week another aid convoy brought aid to the town, which has been under government siege since the start of 2013.
Also near Damascus, 35 pro-regime militiamen and soldiers were killed in a rebel ambush at dawn in the opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta.
Top diplomats from countries trying to resolve the conflict are set to meet again Thursday after the collapse of peace talks last week.
Pope Francis urged the international community "to spare no effort to urgently bring parties back to the negotiating table" and appealed for generosity to ensure the "survival and dignity" of displaced Syrians.

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How do you use circular needles and NOT join in the round. In other words, I want to knit a baby blanket using circular needles. This seems so simple but I am not getting it.
When you get to the end of the cast on or row, turn the needles as if you were using straights.
When you get to the end of the first row, turn the work just the way you would if you were at the end of the row on straight needles. Take the needle in your right hand and switch it to your left hand and pick up the other end of the circular in your right hand and begin knitting the next row.
I found this a little disorienting the first time too. It might help you to shove all the stitches that are at the far end (where the working yarn isn't) off the needle tip and onto the cable. Then just ignore the fact that the two needles are tethered to each other and work with them like they're just really really long straight needles.


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Boxing News
WBC unveils pure gold belt to be presented to the Mayweather-Alvarez winner
By Gabriel F. Cordero
Photos: Alma Montiel
On Tuesday in Mexico City, the World Boxing Council made the first presentation the the pure gold WBC belt to be given to the winner of the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez on September 14 in Las Vegas. The belt has been developed by a Mexican artisan with the same Italian leather used in Ferrari cars and two kilos of 24 carat gold, with the faces of both world champions and the flags of the U.S. and Mexico and a commemoration of the 50 year WBC anniversary. "It's a big fight and this belt is of great value to boxing. It's a special prize for the winner of the fight between the two best in current world boxing," said WBC President Jose Sulaiman.


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House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is featured in a new TV ad out today aimed at countering Democratic attacks on his plan to revamp Medicare.
"The Democrats and Obama are destroying Medicare," said Jim Martin, chairman of the 60 Plus Association, the conservative advocacy group behind the ad. "It's time to put an end to their 'Mediscare' tactics."
Ryan's plan would pay private insurers a set amount of money for coverage, with beneficiaries making up the difference in costs that the insurers don't cover.
Democrats have been attacking the plan as ending Medicare "as we know it," taking away the safety net for senior citizens that has long been provided by the federal government.
"Washington has not been honest with you about Medicare," says Ryan, R-Wis., in the ad. "If we do nothing, Medicare spending will nearly double over the next decade, exhausting its remaining funds."
The ad goes on to explain that the Ryan plan would not affect seniors currently receiving Medicare or those 10 years away from retirement. It is aimed at people who are now under 55 years old.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued a fact check disputing the claims in the ad and called 60 Plus a "controversial...special interest group."
"They falsely claimed that the House Republican plan would protect Medicare, not harm existing seniors and provide care like members of Congress receive," the DCCC says. "In reality, the Republican plan would end Medicare, cut benefits for existing seniors and does not provide health care like members of Congress have."
The ad by the conservative 60 Plus Association will air nationally on cable TV and statewide on broadcast stations in Florida and Ohio for the next 10 to 14 days. The organization is spending $1.4 million on the ad.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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Instead of revealing their line-up, coach Graham Henry announced a 27-strong squad. Matt Perry's groin injury is still a concern, and there are also doubts about various players who could be replacements for the possibly series-deciding game.
Henry defended the decision to delay the team. He said: "It is the sensible course to take and we want to give Matt Perry time to get the injury right."
Australian officials are to block the Lions' attempts to have the roof left open for the Test at the Colonial Stadium.
As Standard Sport revealed in January, Australian coach Rod McQueen insisted on the roof being closed to ensure perfect conditions for this vital Test.
Now, he has received the support of Union chiefs who confirmed today that the roof will be closed despite the Lions' attempts to keep it open. The Lions wanted a ruling from the International Board but the relevant committee that deals with this kind of question will not meet until November.
Before Friday's team announcement, the Lions will tomorrow visit Ramsay Street, home of the soap opera Neighbours.
The visit is eagerly anticipated by the players who are desperate to meet the female stars of the show - and they are guaranteed special treatment thanks to their high profile and the presence on tour of Alex Broun, their media liaison officer.
Broun, an Australian, worked on Neighbours for 12 months in the role of Brad the butcher when it was first broadcast in this country. He has since appeared in films with Nicole Kidman and other Australian stars and has been a question in their version of Trivial Pursuit.
Broun explained: "The question was, 'Who was Charlene's (Kylie Minogue's) first boyfriend?' The popular answer is always Jason Donovan's character but it was Brad the butcher."
Whatever roles Broun has played in the past, and they include press officer for the Springboks, nothing could have prepared him for life with the Lions. He has had to deal with a host of high-profile players being injured and forced off the tour, accusations the Lions are grumpy and the damaging Matt Dawson column incident.
The fallout from Dawson's harsh comments about the way the management is dealing with the midweek team and the training sessions is still affecting the party. Despite Dawson's injury-time conversion to beat ACT 30-28 yesterday, he is still a controversial figure.
Austin Healey, who scored the vital final try, backed Dawson and said: "There has never been a problem with the boys in the squad. It's just that we haven't been paid enough attention and that needed saying because it has been bad for morale."
A contrite Dawson hopes his conversion and the win it brought will have a morale-boosting effect on the Test side. He said: "No matter what I have said to everyone, last night was a fair way to show what it means to me to be a Lion. Hopefully, the Test side, if they find themselves in similar trouble, will remember how we managed to get the win."
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I find 357Sig a finicky round to reload and may not be the best choice to learn on. Getting the crimp just right is hard and your OAL is very important. If you must start on this round then be sure to take your first 10 rounds and load them into a mag and see if they get compressed or not. Some OAL's will not fit the mags you have.
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One of the best rds to reload with is .40cal, it has a straight walled case and components are about the same costs as reloading 9mm. cases are easy to come by. It can be very economical to reload with titegroup. I have yet to find a receipe for titegroup in 357sig, perhaps the powder is to fast for the case volume?


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Not sure what forum to use for this question but here goes:
I am part of our public schools (PA) Parent Football Booster Organization. The school district is telling us we are required to submit our financial records to them. Are there laws concerning this? We are not part of the school district and are not allowed to even use their name in our organization....We are simply a parent group who raises money to help the football team with a lot of extra expenses. We work with the coach and try to meet his requests and needs. Thank You..
sandy1967:The school district is telling us we are required to submit our financial records to them.
Question: Is this the first year of this organization's existence? If not, what have they done in the past? If so, ask the school district why they need this information and if they say that it's the "law", ask them to provide you with the statute for review. Is there any reason why you would NOT want to provide the records?
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
This is a sticking point with many a booster group around me in PA. and I fully understand that a booster group may want to stay outside of Board umbrella and sticky fingers---Locally the debates over which booster club gets to run the food concessions at ball games sometimes takes longer than a discussion about a $ 20 million construction project.
If you want to be under the school umbrella as an official sanctioned booster group you probably need to play be school board rules. Locally to be sanctioned has the added benefit of putting you under the Boards liability coverage
If you operate outside the school umbrella you are free to suggest that school board go pound sand. The coach might be instructed by his superiors to break off contact with you.
In terms of fund raising unless you have independent 501c3 status you might want to reconsider operating under the Board sanctions.
Locally we have one major booster group that operates inside the Board umbrella and does not have 501c3 status on its own--and egually large one has its own 501c3 letters and PA state registration and somehow manages to have its feet both in and out.
A significant local fund raiser probably needs registration with PA Charities Bureau if not under Board umbrella
From a donor standpoint it may be easier to induce donations if its to a proper exempt group --the tax deductibility is safer and it might be easier for hard booster workers to address personal deductible expenses if its to a valid exempt entity.
But I do understand not wanting everybody else to get into your financial pants.
Don't laugh --I can see times comming where its the boosters group task to provide after school academic assistance for varsity athletes so as to maintain eligibility and the school will pick which kids need help --we've been close --and only certain minorities need apply----and if the boosters are more active to support traditionally boys sports and traditionally girls sports falter due to lack of outside support --be careful --not politically correct!
Thanks for your quick response...This organization has been around for many many years with no previous requirements of this info. I am in the process of asking them to let me know what law it is and let me read it....The schools have cut funding for many many things recently. For instance the school would launder the players' uniforms...this year they asked us if we could cover that cost which we are doing...it is appx $1000 for the year. We are purchasing equipment that they want, etc etc. We are thinking that they just want to know our financial records so they can ask for much more. We are there to benefit the kids...not have the school tell us what to purchase for THEM. If it is the law there is no problem providing it....I am just interested to find out if it is really a law. In one sentence they say require in another they say request....just seems suspicious....Thanks
sandy1967:We are simply a parent group who raises money to help the football team with a lot of extra expenses
Exactly how do you raise that money?
If you rely on school support to be able to raise money, then you likely have to dance to the school's tune.
Not exactly --he who raises the money gets to call the tunes
As far as I know there is nothing in school law or school code on point this is strictly a matter of local Board policy.
Its grassroots politics 101 . (Locally we have tighten up a lot to require basic financial accounting from recognized booster groups ) A few too many booster groups with "missing" funds can quickly turn the tide --and if booster groups are engaged in food sales at games --that's big liability exposure is there is a contaminated pot of sauerkraut --and like it or not --the school cannot escape "involvement."
There may be significant advantages to being a recognized group under the Boards liability insurance AND sovereign immunity status in PA and exempt status .
There are significant disadvantages to having other people in your financial pockets and/or 'advising" you as to which projects need to be addressed.
The point is to benefit the students --so somewhere there needs to be a working compromise.
I personally have hang ups about transferring school responsibilities to select booster groups. --and good intentions going astray . Typically boys varsity sports such as football or wrestling are pretty good at booster fund raising --should we drop hockey (typically a lot of girls) because they don't get equivalent booster support? Or should we underwrite money looser sports ...and the "Black Student Athletic Association" does or does not have a proper place (Officially it has a different name but you get the point.) .
Yes, technically football and wrestling are co ed sports --
How were you told this? By letter written by "Bob Jones"? By a phone call from "Susan Smith"? If I were in your position, my natural reaction would be to write back to or call Mr. Jones or to have said to Ms. Smith, "We are? Could you please cite for me the provision of Pennsylvania state law or other authority that requires us to do this?"
By doing this, you'll either get a citation to some authority that you can read for yourself or you'll get some sort of explanation that you can evaluate or you'll get some sort of BS story.
The PA School Code of 1949 (Law not Code , very confusing) Sec 511 provides rather broad authority for local school boards to regulate the activities of affiliated or booster groups including but not limited to financial controls .
My local Board has adopted specific local policy on point as well --rather common as most PA public schools run to similar drumbeats from PSBA


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Yo all--
I just became a new member of Hotrodders. You can read about me in the INTRODUCE YOURSELF forum.
This ain't no ad. I'm the author of ROCKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY: THE CARS AND PEOPLE WHICH MADE ROCK ROLL. It was published this Fall by Voyageur Press, an imprint of Motorbooks. It's the first book ever about rock & roll and the automobile.
I met literally thousands of people at the SF ROD & CUSTOM show and also this past weekend in Pomona, at the GRAND NATIONAL.
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customs were linked for them. Considering the book is 240 pages of these relationships, I'd love to hear back from everyone here.
Did you find the book easily? What did you think when you finally opened it up? Does it work? Did I do ok?
The book is for gearheads and rockers. Lemme know.
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Do we need to buy the book in order to review it?
If so, it looks like you are still advertising.
Possibly you could distribute some free copies to some of our members and let them read it, then they might give you some feedback.
Send me a copy and I will give an honest review when I am done reading. You can PM me for my address.
Possibly if you were an established member here it would be easier to believe that this was not an ad.
later, mikey
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You can send me a copy as well. I have written many book reviews for several writers websites. PM me and I will send you my address.
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That reminds me, there is another book printed by voyager press called "The All American Hot Rod"
It is a collection of 17 stories, Many by well respected authors. You may have heard of Pat Ganahl, Henry Gregor Felson, Gale Banks...and there is even a story by a guy named Henry Highrise....
Yes, "That", Henry Highrise.
There are stories about bonneville, hot rod movies, the surfing scene, hot rods and music, hot rod delinquency.. (wonder why henry is included in that chapter? ) i really liked his story too.
I read it and it was a really good book, the stories were well written and really left me with the feeling that I understood alot more about what it was like to have grown up while the hobby and lifestyle was being formed.
The pics were large and actually relative to the text, with captions and picture credits that let you know who it was.
I went out and picked up a copy at barnes and noble on the recommendation of a friend. They had it in stock .I'm glad I did.
later, mikey
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It's all good Henry, You on the RIGHT side of the law now, I see that star.
This morning real gone rocker PMed myself and Home Brew with an offer to get us copies of his book to read and review. I will get ahold of a copy to read, because the subject matter really does interest me. (although Paul did offer me a free copy, I'm gonna do it the bass akwards mikey way and buy one. I don't mind greasing the machine)
In his PM Paul seemed like a straight up guy, and he rose to our challenge with no hesitation.
I went to the website and looked around and I thought it was a sincere looking place, without a bunch of flashy hype. There are several chapter heading pages from the book which in themselves, made some good reading. ( I could identify with the chapter called "radar love"...)
When I read about Jonathan Richman, (in the chapter 7 sample page), singing about being on Rte 128 in Mass by the power lines it brought back some cool memories. (at one time I lived there and drove on that terrible road) I always liked that song.
I'll let you guys know.
Later, mikey
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thanks guys for the interest. I worked like a dog on ROCKIN' for nearly two and a half years . . . and I think it shows.
if we can provide review copies to the right guys, let me know. all we ask is that the reviews be seen.
now I'm preparing for the Sacramento Autorama. I know I'll be at the Lone Star Roundup in Austin, TX (late March), and Classics 'n Chrome in April in Illinois. Depending on my Feb. sched, I also could follow the trail up thru Portland and Seattle, and then for the summer connect with the Good Guys sched as well. I also want to make it out to the Minnesota Hot Rod Assoc's big event. Point is, I'm prepared to do my part in meeting people, letting them know about the book, hearing all the stories my brain can fit.
personally, my favorite song about a car is "Black and White Thunderbird" by The Delicates (1959), a classic in NY and NJ at the time.
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It is great of you to let these guys read a copy of your book and give their veiws of it. Because of our commitment of no advertising, it is a touchy subject. Not tyring to include a website in your posts.......and supplying a copy for members to read , shows us that you just want an opinion from us....thanks
You can, post your website in your profile...........that is not against our rules
Well, I read enough of Paul's book to do some kind of review. I went and bought a copy, with my bookstore discount card it was 35.00.
It is a big book, lots of pictures, Printed in China too.
In a PM I had asked Paul to show that he was not just advertising his book, sit and stay a while and maybe contribute to some threads. Or start one. In other words, bevave like a member.
He thought that was a good idea.
But that's where it stopped.
Maybe he is busy, I don't know.
I don't think Home Brew got the book he was promised...yet.
How long does it take for that kind of stuff to happen?
I really don't feel all that compelled to say what I think of his book anymore.
I liked the book Henry Highrise wrote a story for. That book was good reading all through.
Later, mikey
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BE different....ACT normal.
No one is completely useless..They can always be used as a bad example
Sorry for the delay in getting back with everyone. Between working car shows and my daily tasks in entertainment merchandising (and blogging on my own website, www.********.com) and family needs, there just hasn't been much time to keep up with all the forums, and everybody's soliciting my input which is great . . . but . . .
Motorbooks sent a book to be reviewed by Home Brew, and I can confirm it was indeed sent, and then we both believe it's been hung up at Canadian customs (maybe someone there is a gearhead and has been enjoying the book all by himself before sending it on, but who knows?).
I'm looking forward to Home Brew's review. In the meantime, if you want, check out Alan Mayes review in Ol' Skool Rodz (issue #21, May '07).
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Thats great...but a little problem...We need to remove the link to your website. You are selling the book from there which makes it commercial advertising. As we said before, you can put the link in your profile, but cant put it on the main board.........Just the way ir is......
The book is still on the TOP of my toilet tank, it's only been second book down in the stack once when I got the new Northern equipment catalog.
But it still looks like real gone rocker is using the board to advertise on.
Later, mikey
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No one is completely useless..They can always be used as a bad example
Guys, I'm not trying to advertise. Honestly. Just initiate a discussion on the topic. The book speaks for itself. As does its website. As do all the reviews received.
Going forward, I will not post my website address in any forums or threads, per your rules. I apologize for that infraction.
Mikey, I hope you enjoy the book. Interested to read your comments.
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Bird lovers will find the bird watching incredible: all 8 of Borneo's hornbill species are seen regularly. Occasionally, two species of the gorgeous pitas can be spotted, as well as the Storm's stork and the bizarre Oriental darter or 'Snake Bird'.
While trekking to the nearby Oxbow lake, Danau Bilit, you will continue to be amazed by the sighting of crocodiles basking along the muddy river banks, bearded pigs sniffing away for food, deers, wild cats such as the civets and clouded leopard and the workaholic otters. Our trained guides will be able to show you a variety of insects and many species of colorful birds including the eight species of Borneo hornbills, the gorgeous pitas, the Stork-billed Kingfisher, the Oriental Pied Hornbill, the Crested Goshawk and much more…
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It brought tears to my eyes. You need anything I'll be in the basement. That goes for me and all the other dads. Good to know you. Hope to see you this summer. Somebody said the reason you don't come around on Sundays is because you owe me money and I just hope that isn't true. The money I've given you I do not consider a debt in any sense. Believe me, I gave up on that idea a long time ago. Okay. You take care now. Keep your nose clean, if you know what I mean. And even if you don't.
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My understanding of the IPSC rules is that they are meant to favor the 1911 platform (among others) as much as possible. That's just a common complaint I constantly hear. Any convention or procedure that might play on the relative handicaps of another firing platform would not be surprising because all competitive shooting venues have some kind of rules like that. Could that have something to do with it?
I guess the other theory is that no one actually uses a single action shot in a combat application unless the architecture of the gun creates or necessitates it. Personally though I think that's bunk if we're talking about enough distance though. I think if you have enough distance to realistically use the sights you have enough distance to use a SA shot.
I think the underlying assumption is maybe since if you could do it with a DA shot, then there's no point in doing it SA.
I think SA shooting has its place though. For instance I practice fire .44 Magnum 75% SA because honestly, I can't control it at speed. But then again I recognize my own limitations and I don't carry this caliber for everyday personal protection unless it's against wild animals, where without the power this cartridge offers I would be sunk anyway.
Other than that rambling I'm honestly at a loss. Personally I think a sane man who was doing deliberate precise long distance shooting would use every advantage he could get.
Hopefully you can go there and come back and tell me why it is. I'm sure there's a good reason for it. I understand and agree with the idea that in a typical scenario where you're probably shooting at sub 5 yard distances you better make darn sure you can get the job done in double action, but in a situation where you feasibly could use the SA I don't know why you would not.


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Former St Helens scrum-half Sean Long is not surprised by coach Mick Potter's decision to leave Knowsley Road at the end of the season.
Potter has announced his intention to return home to Australia at the end of his two-year contract.
Long was a member of the Saints side beaten in last year's Super League Grand Final and he feels that failure may have hastened Potter's departure.
"I'm disappointed for Mick, he is a good bloke, but Saints are used to winning trophies," said Long, who is in his first season at Hull following 12 successful years with St Helens.
"They came up with nothing last year so it was probably on the cards really.
"They are that strong about it, if you don't win trophies, that's it.
"I had some good times there with Mick and enjoyed my footy but I think it is time for a change at St Helens.
"I think they are trying to rejig it all by getting some new players in.
"I think (Keiron) Cunningham is retiring, (Matt) Gidley is retiring and Francis Meli will be moving on.
"They have got to bring some new faces in and a new coach."
Long is set to return to action for Hull against Catalans Dragons in Perpignan on May 15 after a six-week lay-off with an ankle injury.
The veteran playmaker was injured in the Easter Monday loss to Warrington and has seen his team-mates struggle to build on their early promise in his absence.
Hull, hampered by a number of injuries, have slipped to sixth in Super League and been eliminated from the Challenge Cup after winning just twice in seven outings.
"It's been very frustrating just watching the lads not coming up with the performances we did at the start of the year," admitted the 33-year-old.
"I know a lot of it is personnel but the lads that went out there didn't really aim up, so I've been pulling my hair out.
"It's been quite difficult to watch, so I'm glad I'm not watching anymore and I'm back out on the field.
"Injuries are a big part of playing rugby league but hopefully I've had mine now and we can finish the season strong."


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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Nearly 100 works by Vasily Kandinsky will be exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum when it launches a retrospective of the abstract artist on Friday as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.
The Russian painter was a pioneer of abstract art during the early part of the 20th Century. He is also the artist most closely associated with the history of the Guggenheim itself.
The exhibit, which runs until January, brings together canvases from the Center Pompidou in Paris, the Staedtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau in Munich and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York, the three largest repositories of his work.
Solomon Guggenheim, the museum's founder, was an avid collector of Kandinsky's work, with more than 150 of his pieces. His enthusiasm for the kind of abstractionism espoused by Kandinsky and others, known as nonobjective art, led him to open in 1939 the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, the precursor to the Guggenheim.
Tracey Bashkoff, the museum's curator, said Kandinsky's work helped inspire the museum's famous spiral design by Frank Lloyd Wright, since it made up such a large part of the holdings for which the building was designed.
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Review: cat boarding Santa Cruz CA,The Catnip Cat house in Santa Cruz CA,pet sitting services in ...
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#1 Sep 6, 2011
I boarded my two cats there and was able to watch themm all day on the webcams. The two staff are very cat-friendly people and you can tell they really love cats. They tried different foods on my cats and I could see that the cats were relaxed and at ease. I recommend this place to anyone who wants somewhere cozy for their pet to stay in comfort.
#2 Oct 28, 2011
This place is wonderful! They have birds and mice to entertain and a beautiful outside area with plants and trees and my cat gots to be out there for a few hours every day. We;ll definitely go back there from now on.
#3 Nov 17, 2011
Thanks for the cute pictures! Lexi, the ginger one and Smudgie both seemed to have a
great time at your place. I will definitely recommend the "Catnip Hotel" to all of our
cat friends.
Thanks again,
#4 Nov 22, 2011
Our cat just spent 12 days at the Catnip Cathouse and we really appreciated the individual attention and care she received there. Her fur was beautiful when we picked her up because it was clear that she was brushed at least once a day.
During our trip, we got email updates about her and even photos. We were remiss about checking in on her using the cat-cams, but it is nice to know that we could. They even have a birdcage full of budgies for the cats to watch. They honestly do love cats and enjoy having them as "guests".
The prices are very reasonable and we definitely will be boarding our cat there the next time we are out of town.
By the way, they are very flexible about drop-off and pick-up times which makes it super convenient.
#5 Nov 22, 2011
Huh, and I thought this was going to be some outrageous new form of waterboarding.
#6 Dec 10, 2011
We very much enjoy watching the kitties on the cam! I can surely see that they are having a good time! Even our timid Sid is venturing outside and seems comfortable.
We so much appreciate the good care!
#7 Jan 5, 2012
Does this place have a license? Why are birds and mice being used as entertainment? I believe this is considered animal cruelty. Not sure about the integrity of this place.
#8 Jan 5, 2012
You sound pretty neurotic and unempowered. You must be a load of fun to live/work with. Get a life!
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#9 Jan 7, 2012
I think you have a fantastic place to board cats to attend to their every need. What I really liked is that you have gone above and beyond to ensure a comfortable place to stay for the cats and peace of mind for the owners as promised. It is absolutely great that we are able to view our pets from the many cams that you have setup. That is a great feature that not many of the pet boarding places have that helps us connect with our pets even when they are not with us. In adidtion to the many features its also nice to know that you are genuine cat lovers and its not just a business. So, in a nutshell we are glad we chose catnip cathouse to board our pets and if we ever need to board them again we will be back !
#10 Jan 9, 2012
Are you a licensed rodent and avian psychologist? I serious doubt that the tiny psyche's of budgies and mice are scarred by having cats stare at them. If they tossed the feathered and furred animals into the cats' cages, you'd then have a point. From the comments by the people boarding cats there, they seem to have a high quality facility run by people who love cats. Seriously, Barbara, if this is all you can find to kvetch about, you've got it pretty good. You make yourself sound a bit silly.
#11 Feb 1, 2012
If you want to feel safe and secure about your cat when you go travelling, place your 'precious one' at the Catnip Cathouse. You can even see your cat 'live' over the internet using their webcam set-up. Jeremy and Yuki have created a very home-like atmosphere indeed!
#12 Mar 30, 2012
This is the third time we've boarded our lovely little guy at the Catnip Cathouse and we just wanted to tell people how delighted we are at the way he is treated there. They have everything for cats and I mean everything! We highly recommend this place to anyone who wants their cat to be cared for as though he's at home.
We want peace of mind, knowing our cat is not only safe but happy and not scared or afraid. It's the only place we'll use for this vital service.
#13 Apr 21, 2012
I am looking for a friend of mine, Julie, from AA who had Wally the cat back in 2000/2001. I don't know if she is in the SC area any longer.
Would like to get in contact and see how she is doing.
#14 Apr 21, 2012
My email is [email protected], thanks.
#15 Apr 21, 2012
AA, for American Airlines.
#16 Apr 23, 2012
Same Cat Grace, Same Cat Style!
#17 Apr 25, 2012
Julie actually lived in Aptos I believe. She was a flight attendant for AA and flew the SF to Tokyo route. I am trying to get in touch with her. My email is [email protected] Thank you.
#18 May 2, 2012
My email is [email protected] Julie lived in the Aptos/SC area.
#20 Jun 30, 2012
Excellent care! Jeremy and Yuki are great people and genuinely care! A recent, reluctant move to New Jersey (yech!) meant a long 2 month stay for Max. Catnip was a great place for him, and when he had a health issue, they were very quick to react. I can't thank them enough.
Ignore the bad review, they obviously never met the folks.
Really Really highly recommended!
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#21 Jun 30, 2012
I found the quarters very comfortabl, but I was trespassing and high on meth at the time.
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Detection and Prediction of Errors in EPCs of the SAP Reference Model
Mendling, Jan, Verbeek, Eric, van Dongen, Boudewijn, van der Aalst, Wil M., & Neumann, Gustaf (2008) Detection and Prediction of Errors in EPCs of the SAP Reference Model. Data and Knowledge Engineering, 64(1), pp. 312-329.
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Up to now there is neither data available on how many errors can be expected in process model collections, nor is it understood why errors are introduced. In this article, we provide empirical evidence for these questions based on the SAP reference model. This model collection contains about 600 process models expressed as Event-driven Process Chains (EPCs). We translated these EPCs into YAWL models, and analyzed them using the verification tool WofYAWL. We discovered that at least 34 of these EPCs contain errors. Moreover, we used logistic regression to show that complexity of EPCs has a significant impact on error probability.
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In NILOA's twenty-ninth occasional paper, authors Erick Montenegro and Natasha A. Jankowski discuss the important role equity and cultural responsiveness should have when it comes assessment.
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There are a bunch of gun laws up for a vote in the Colorado senate today, so Kelly Maher and I thought we'd team up again, so she can give us a briefing on what's going down.
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Kieran and Sherri Murray want their fellow Pierce County residents to be inspired to make improvements, be it to their business, family or community. So they created something to provide space for that inspiration to occur. They are the founders of Ignite-U, a series of events that combine motivational speakers and networking opportunities.
About 350 attended the last event in Lakewood in August. One speaker was Chris Caillier, who became inspired by a speaker at an Ignite-U event in March. It led him to fly to Africa, where he spent several months meeting with families in need and raising funds to assist them.
The Murrays own a marketing company. Sherri said they both closely observed the recession and the impact it had, causing many businesses to shut down. That made them ponder how many were victims of the economy or fizzled out due to other factors, such as a death in the family, a divorce or a dispute with a business partner.
The couple has traveled to seminars in the past 10 years, where they have been inspired by a variety of speakers. "We wanted to bring those speakers up here to the Northwest to give people here the same exposure we had," Sherri said. The goal is for attendees to "be ignited" by what they hear.
The next event is the Ignite-U Business Expo on Sept. 13 at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. This is the fifth event in 2012. Sheri said each event has a different nature, so those who attend will all get a different experience each time.
This next event will differ in that it will not have speakers. It will be more about mingling and networking, according to Sheri Murray. There will be $6,000 worth of appetizers and Harmon Brewery will bring a special Ignite-U brew. The event is free to the public to attend, as are all in the series, which is funded by sponsors, she noted. This event is meant to showcase the sponsors.
Sherri Murray said people who attend the events include business owners to human resources professionals as well as people who may be looking for work who want to interact with such people. "They are open to anyone. We want people to have fun, move forward and think bigger."
The expo event will feature music by Johnny Cash tribute band Folsom Prism.