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Turkish troops killed in clashes

Fifteen Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels die in fighting close to Turkey's border with Iraq, the military says.

Moon River: Big Luxury Riverfront House with Spectacular River Views (russian river) $332 3bd

Moon River, a Sea Ranch-style, 1965-built and 2006-updated, 3-bedroom and 2-bathroom house is an enchanting 1,800sf. redwood and Douglas fir vacation home on a bend of the Russian River. The hot tub on the back deck has the very best panoramic views of the Russian River. In the evening it sparkles in the light of the Japanese lanterns. The stainless propane BBQ is large enough to cook a turkey, not to mention a whole salmon! And the River is at your feet. Moon River is on a short, quiet little lane on the less-traveled side of the River about 1.5 miles from downtown Guerneville. There is always something beautiful to distract you. Great blue herons, egrets, hawks, white swans, seabirds, and even river otters can be seen fishing and playing in the water in front of Moon River. ItÂ’s a birdÂ’s paradise. Each of the three bedrooms has new shag carpeting, a comfortable queen-sized chest bed, art deco throw rugs, Calvin Klein washable bedding, and antique Japanese furniture. At night the house glows due to modern wall sconces that cast light up and/or down. There is control in the lighting mood you want to create, thanks to sophisticated wiring and numerous three-way switches. Sleeps 9 (including all children age 2 and over) in 3 queen-size beds, a queen-size sofabed, and a twin-size sofabed. Off-street parking for 3 vehicles. Your well-behaved adult pooch will have a wonderful time. Off-season rates start at $332/night with two-night minimum, 9% occupancy taxes, $125 cleaning fee (linens included), and $500 refundable security deposit. Make your reservations now! For reservations, contact Russian River Realty Co.: Vacations@RusRivRealty.com; 707/869-0608.

Pakistan, China, Turkey, Iran and others in growing Asia Pacific Space Agency

The Asia-Pacific Space Agency continues to grow,, combining the spacefaring ambitions of China, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia and others: "Given China's diplomatic use of space, there is a very good chance they would be taking somebody from a new country," Cheng said. China has spearheaded the founding of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization, a group intended to promote space cooperation between Asian nations. Cheng pointed out that both Iran and Pakistan are members of the group, and could be potential clients for Chinese space transport. "I would strongly suspect that at this point in time the U.S. is probably unlikely to be taking any Iranian citizens into space," Cheng said. "But China has had successful sales of satellites to Nigeria and Venezuela, both of which are oil-producing countries, which would make Iran a candidate as someone who might send an astronaut up." SPACE.com -- After Shenzhou Success, China Looks to the Future...

Fifth UNESCO information literacy workshop held in Ankara

Claudio Laferla has a report of an international information literacy conference held in Turkey. The report is titled Fifth UNESCO information literacy workshop held in Ankara. It looks like this was a nice event.Some highlights as noted in the report:The Workshop Programme was extensive and covered every aspect of IL: theoretical and practical, pedagogical and curricular. After each lecture, we were divided randomly into groups and started our workshop. These workshops were intended for participants to put into practice their newly learnt knowledge. The beauty of these types of workshops is that at the same time, cross-fertilisation of ideas, methods and styles comes out to the fore through the intense and diverse interactions. Social networking is at its peak in these types of settings. It is actually during these interactions that most of the acquired knowledge is understood, clarified and accentuated. These workshops are what makes the conference excel and reach new heights.The main topics of the programme of the workshop covered the following aspects:· the concept of information literacy and lifelong learning;· information literacy and lifelong learning as 'twin concepts';· programmes, models and developed and tested standards for information literacy;· sharing ?Best Practices?;· course syllabus;· ?needs analysis?;· learning styles;· information literacy teaching methods and techniques;· information literacy evaluation techniques; and· integrating information literacy into curricula.

iPhone 3G to Launch in Brazil, South Africa and Turkey

The iPhone 3G expansion continues as Apple has apparently made deals with wireless carriers Vivo and Claro in Brazil, Vodafone and Turkcell in Turkey and Vodacom in South Africa. According to Macworld, each country will receive its own unique...

Wet Weather Puts a Damper on Fall Turkey Prospects

By Jim Low - This year's turkey production will be among the lowest on record.

Turkey planes hit PKK rebels Iraq

Turkish warplanes have attacked suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq in an overnight raid.

Turkey 'scared to admit genocide'

Historian's remarks on 1915-22 Armenian genocide cast shadow over efforts to forge new bonds

Turkey bans Richard Dawkins' website

Users unable to access website after Turkish author calls contents defamatory and blasphemous