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About 62,000 U.S. troops have been ordered to head for the Persian Gulf region. With roughly 60,000 troops already in the region, the latest deployments put the Pentagon well on its way to exceeding its goal of having 100,000 soldiers there by Jan. 31. Here's a look at the latest orders:
Navy hospital ship Comfort - departed from Port of Maryland Jan. 6.
Langley Air Force Base, Va. - 1st Fighter Wing (F-16 fighters)
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. - 4th Fighter Wing (F-15E Strike Eagles)
Camp Lejeune, N.C. – 7,000 troops from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Robins Air Force Base, Ga. - 116th Air Control Wing (E-8C Joint Stars surveillance planes)
Fort Stewart and Fort Benning, Ga. - 11,000 Army troops from the 3rd Infantry Division
Moody Air Force Base, Ga. - 347th Rescue Wing (HH-60 rescue helicopters and HC-130 refueling planes)
Hurlburt Field, Fla. - 16th Special Operations Wing (AC-130 gunships)
Fort Bliss, Texas - Air Defense Unit (Patriot antimissile batteries)
Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. - 49th Fighter Wing (F-117 stealth fighters)
Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. - 28th Bomb Wing (B-1B Bombers)
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. - 57th Wing (Predator drones)
Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Over 7,000 troops from the 1st Marine Expeditory Force
U.S. Bases In Europe:
Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany - 52nd Fighter Wing (F-16CJ antiradar planes)
Heidelberg, Germany - Units of Army V Corps, engineering & communication specialists
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Roller-coaster year continues in Truck SeriesAnother typical weekend in the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series played out at Martinsville. On the track, a seesaw points battle took another turn Saturday as Ron Hornaday Jr. ran out of gas with three laps to go to allow Johnny Benson to take over the points lead with his fifth win of the season. Off the track, another dose of bad news hit the series when it was reported Sunday that Ford teams would no longer receive financial support from the manufacturer as the automotive industry continues to struggle in a slow economy. It's been that kind of year, although the pendulum swung back to the good side Thursday with the announcement that Camping World is coming aboard as series sponsor for at least seven years beginning in 2009.
The championship battle could come down to Homestead for the second consecutive season, with the winner being either a first repeat champion in Hornaday or the reigning two-time most popular driver in Benson. Plenty are watching to see who has the upper hand race to race, with Truck Series ratings on SPEED up 19 percent over a year ago, according to NASCAR.Yet fields are shrinking in the wake of a bad economy, with only three of the past 10 events having full fields of 36 trucks; two-truck teams are downsizing to one, and some one-truck operations have folded. Sponsorships are tougher to land when times are bad, making blank-slate vehicles a common sight -- even in Victory Lane. Preceding Ford's announcement six weeks ago was Dodge declaring that it also would be pulling its financial support from the series, sending its most high-profile team, Bobby Hamilton Racing, into negotiations with other manufacturers for next year. It was enough to make some fans wonder if there would be a 15th season, but the Camping World deal answered that. The overall perception of the Truck Series certainly hasn't been good, but fortunately the reality in some areas is slightly different. For starters -- the best news of all -- NASCAR hasn't lost faith in its No. 3 series. "We are very bullish on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series," NASCAR spokesman Andrew Giangola said. "It's a great series that will excite our most avid fans for many years to come." Was a prospective title sponsor deterred by two of the four manufacturers that run Nationwide and Sprint Cup programs assuming decreased roles in the Truck Series? Perhaps not. In this case, taking two of the four manufacturers away does not equal 50 percent of the Truck garage. Dodge's downsizing in the series began years earlier, to the point that only two full-time entries remain, and Ford currently has six full-time teams, about half as many as Toyota and Chevrolet. Indications are that at least three of those six Fords will return. "I don't think, from a competitive standpoint, you will see anything less on the racetrack than what you've already seen," said Rick Crawford, seventh in points in Circle Bar Racing's No. 14 Ford. "Things happen that you have to tighten your belt up." Crawford said his truck and the No. 10 of teammate Brendan Gaughan will continue next year with Roush-Yates engines and other technical support that Ford Racing has vowed to continue in the series. Elsewhere, the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford is a question mark, and unfortunately for the series the three-truck Roush Fenway stable may not continue next season. Owner Jack Roush said Wednesday that likely 2008 Rookie of the Year Colin Braun will return in the familiar No. 6, but the others hinge on sponsorship. "It could be two [trucks], I think at this point it's unlikely that it would be three, but having said that, Jack is always our best salesperson, said Torrey Galida, Roush Fenway executive vice president of marketing. "If there was a sponsor who came to us and we put together the right program, we would certainly look at any opportunities that we could." Sponsorship questions are lingering everywhere regardless of nameplate, but manufacturer support from Toyota and Chevrolet remains sound. The makes have battled for top manufacturer honors since Toyota came into the series four years ago, and neither plan on backing down, at least for now. "I would say that we're as committed inasmuch as we've got teams that we have agreements with to run in the series through this year and into next year, as well. We'll honor those commitments," said Pat Suhy, GM Racing NASCAR group manager. "We've done a pretty good job internally looking at our overall NASCAR investment; it's got a positive return." "The level of competition is an important factor in being involved. We're very satisfied with the current level of competition; our teams are in a dogfight right now," said Les Unger, national motorsports manager for Toyota. Even in the dogfight, some unusual sights pop up thanks to the economic climate. Benson won at Martinsville on Saturday in a black-and-red No. 23 Toyota devoid of sponsorship on the hood or the side panels. When was the last time you saw an unsponsored vehicle win in NASCAR? The cupboard isn't bare at Bill Davis Racing, however. Benson's two main sponsors, Exide Batteries and Toyota Certified Used Vehicles, claimed all but five races on the schedule, but BDR sought a one-off sponsor for the fall Martinsville race. BDR had succeeded in finding sponsors for earlier races but ran out of time to get a deal done for Martinsville, according to a team source. So Benson took the blank car to the paper clip-shaped track and won, a sight that probably didn't make anyone's day in NASCAR's business offices. An unsponsored truck is still better than none at all, and there was more news this week about a smaller team consolidating operations due to the economy. SS-Green Light Racing ran two full-time trucks this year, the No. 07 Chevrolet shared by a number of drivers and the No. 08 Dodge primarily driven by Jason White. Team co-owner Bobby Dotter confirmed that only one of those trucks would continue with the team next year. Dotter, a regular in the series since 2001, first as a driver and then an owner, said he is unsure which team will survive and with which manufacturer, but that the reality could be better than the perception of a two-truck team shrinking into one. "It may sound bad that we might only be running one team, but when I came in to the Truck Series we only campaigned one team full-time and we were very competitive, 14th, 15th in points," Dotter said. "There weren't a bunch of factory-backed teams; there wasn't as much money being spent. There were more trucks in general because a guy like me could come in and be competitive. "The immediate thing everybody is looking at is doom and gloom because a lot of these big teams are going to be struggling, but I think the long range of it is it may be exactly what helps the Truck Series bring back some new blood for teams that know they can't run top-10, but at least they can make the race and they can be respectable." SS-Green Light Racing's two teams have one top-10 finish this season. Combined. "If we have teams that can weather this, maybe next year it will be a lot more spread out where it's not the same handful of teams that are running up there all the time," Dotter said. "I think it's going to be more likely that a team like us, or some of these other teams, can get some top-10s now and then instead of one or two for the whole year." Like so much else in this series, we'll have to wait and see. John Schwarb is a freelance journalist covering motorsports and a contributor to ESPN.com. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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I said jazz not fusion. Fusion is all that stuff Miles made after he abandoned handsome suits for rock (funky chicken) costumes. And how on earth can any one compare the work Hancock made between 62 and 69, to what he has made since 1970 ("Maiden Voyage" is serious/man art; "Future Shock" is toy/boy art)?
Fusion is jazz; it's a crucial stage in the music's evolution, except to those equipped with a decidedly narrow view of what jazz is (not that I'm an expert, but let's be a little more open-minded here).
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- Fixture Height: 16"
- Fixture Overall Width: 20"
- Wire Length Provided: 180"
- Max Hanging Height: 90" (including chain / down rods)
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- Bulb Base: Candelabra (E12)
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- Bulb Type: Incandescent
- Number of Bulbs: 5
- Voltage: 120v (U.S. standard line voltage)
- Total Wattage: 300
- Watts Per Bulb: 60
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The Progress Lighting P4008 is 21" wide and 16" high.
What are the measurements ...how wide/high?
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December 15 2014 07:30AM
The IceCaps didn't do themselves any favours in regards to their playoff chances as they completed a week that saw some up and down play leading to a 1-2-1 record in back to backs against the Providence Bruins and Toronto Marlies.
With Patrice Cormier returning to the IceCaps, it seems like Eric O'Dell will be getting the next call-up based on performance. O'Dell was on fire playing on a line with Kyle MacKinnon and Carl Klingberg. O'Dell exploded with five goals including a hat trick in the team's only win over the week.
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Cory Conacher Passes through Waivers: Is this the end?
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December 13 2014 06:55PM
Cory Conacher is not a well-known player in the NHL, even after stints in four markets. An undrafted college free-agent signing by the Lightning, he steamrolled the AHL as a 5'8" 21 year old after being told he might never walk properly as an infant and living with type 1 diabetes since childhood. He entered the NHL as a walking made-for-tv underdog story. Shortly after he obliterated the Jets (the first time) as a rookie with the Lightning, we had an in-depth (and I must say well-written) look at him here.
Since then, he's had himself a whirlwind tour of some of the worst places to play hockey in the NHL - Ottawa, Buffalo, and finally Long Island. Turning 25 tomorrow, he boasts 141 NHL games of experience, including 58 points and 84 PIMs (the man is a firecracker).
He also just cleared waivers despite a very cap friendly $600K contract that expires at the end of the season.
Is this the end of Cory Conacher in the NHL? Or can he still offer something to an NHL team?
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December 13 2014 11:00AM
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My brother, Adam, who is two years and two months younger than I am (but if you heard us together, you'd swear he were the one who's older), came here to see us last week, arriving around 2 p.m. on his birthday Wednesday and staying through Saturday night. … [Read more...]
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Ebook Writing + Poached Eggs over Toast
I listened to a podcast interview of Sara Kate from the Kitchn this week on Joy the Baker's "We're about to Be Friends" show, and, in it, Sara Kate compares the immediacy of a photograph to the long work of writing. She says, from her perspective as a writer, there's something so satisfying about taking a photograph and, those times when you get it right, knowing you've got it; it's a very different kind of creative work than, say, writing, for example, in which you sometimes have to wrestle and fight and rewrite and pull out the words to say before you reach that same satisfying feeling. I was listening to the interview while I was in the kitchen working some dough together. And a few days later, while I sautéed vegetables, I thought of it again. When you go to the kitchen and combine some ingredients into something new, there's a satisfaction in the immediacy, kind of like taking the right photograph, especially compared to the slower rewards of writing a long … [Read more...]
Chocolate Torte with Chocolate Avocado Mousse (gluten-free, maple-sweetened)
Fall is to seasons what blogging is to writing: easy to love. While of course I wouldn't want a world without spring flowers or summer daylight---any more than a world without Jane Austen or Jhumpa Lahiri---I have to say that stepping outside to a golden world of falling leaves and pumpkin patches and cardigans is the kind of thing that puts an easy smile on my face, very much like sharing little windows into our life here on the blog, reading windows into other people's lives and, mostly, getting to interact with all of you about it. I started this blog in 2008, a year out of grad school, working 9-5 in an office job where I wrote descriptions of the houses people were trying to sell. Before that, I'd done some freelance work for newspapers and magazines, just small projects here and there, because I knew I wanted to write but I didn't know if I could, much less about what. And over the last four years, while I've written to you about my grandma and quitting my job and moving … [Read more...]
Q & A Post: Because You Asked…
...Tim and I sat outside in the beautiful October sunlight on Wednesday and made you a quick little (five-minute) video. In it, we tell you a little bit more about our daily lives, never explain where we are or why there's a spread of food before us while we do (it was a picnic! and Tim was shooting another video for his day job!) as well as, spoiler alert!, make an exciting announcement about something big coming to the blog soon. (!!!!) Here's hoping you're somewhere where it's OK to turn the volume on … [Read more...]
First Anniversary + Basil Shortbread Cookies (gluten-free, grain-free)
When you first get married, it's wonderful and it's strange. Part of you has this sense that becoming a new family only makes sense, like it's the way things were always supposed to be, like, thank God, this person you love so much is now joined to you the way you've longed for him to be. Yet right alongside that joy, simultaneously, even as you know those things, another part of you has to constantly catch herself, realizing, oh, there's another person who needs to be consulted before I make any big decisions or changes or future plans; all of your struggles become our struggles and his pain, our pain; one or both of you faces illness or discouragement or deep hurt and brings it into us; you, together, hit points where you don't know what to do; sometimes, even, you fight. Because, being straight-up honest with you, there are days when marriage is so over-the-moon easy that you find yourself saying things like you think your heart could burst, even when beforehand you would've … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Cake + Pumpkin Trifle
Exactly one year ago today, Tim and I were up in the Chicago suburbs, driving out to the DuPage County courthouse to lift up our hands and solemnly swear that we were who we said we were and get the nice lady in the sea of cubicles to hand us our marriage license, our marriage license! I remember walking out of that building, into the crowded parking lot, hand in hand with Tim and thinking, our marriage license! It's official now! Not just in terms of a giant dress in the closet and a chalkboard seating chart, but, as in, according to the government, we're actually about to do this thing. Three days from now, we're getting hitched! I know I've said this here before, but, seriously, there are so many more details involved with planning a wedding than I ever would have imagined, and, when you plan your wedding fast, like we did in six months, you learn to scrap a lot of those details in the name of staying sane---like a wedding cake maybe. We had pretty much ruled it out, thinking … [Read more...]
Cozy Day at Home + Caramelized Apples and Onions
The first time I met Tim, he said something in passing about how he'd much prefer a night in, at home, to endless social activity, one party and get-together after another, and I couldn't believe how much he sounded like me. They say it's the opposites who are the ones to attract, but, almost one year into marriage, all I have to say is that it sure is nice to share life with someone who also finds pleasure in picking a new Netflix movie or testing orangettes or reading side by side, before falling asleep at night. If it weren't for the great enjoyment we both also find in hosting big dinner parties and attending outdoor gatherings and making meaningful connections with other human beings, and mostly the growing desire we both have to stretch outside our comfort zones and love, I wonder just how easy it would be for us to settle in at home, something brewing on the stove and, stay there, content. It's something we've thought so deliberately about recently that, in an … [Read more...]
Tennessee Apple Picking + Rustic Apple Tartlets (+ Einkorn Flour!)
It's Saturday. I'm awake too early, still in bed but eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling, too excited to go back to sleep. Today we're going apple-picking, which, for the joy it gives me, may as well be cookie-eating or treasure-finding, and right now, the sound of Tim's breathing next to me, all I can think about are the bright blue skies, warm golden sunshine and endless apples that await us when we do. What can I say about apple-picking that hasn't already been said? That there's something wonderful about standing amongst rows of trees, many of them heavy with fruit, the yeasty smell of fallen, fermenting apples in the air? That trekking out with your friends or family to an orchard, a basket slung over your arm, feels like a celebration, just like carving a turkey or chopping down a Christmas tree? Or maybe that picking apples, to me, is one of those activities that's so quintessentially autumn, so like pumpkin carving or sipping cider, that when you go out and do it, … [Read more...]


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Bitcoin: The realities of virtual currency
Bitcoin is typically stored in "digital wallets" that exist either in the cloud or on a user's computer. The wallet is like a virtual bank account, allowing users to make interpersonal or merchant transactions or save their money. However, unlike bank accounts, bitcoin wallets are not insured by any government entity like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Even though each bitcoin transaction is technically recorded in a public online log, the names of buyers and sellers are never revealed — just the individual wallet identifications.
Such anonymity allows transactions to remain almost completely private, letting people buy or sell anything with no way to efficiently track them. It is one of the major condemnations leveled at cryptocurrency, which has become the exchange medium of choice for some individuals trafficking in drugs or other illicit activities online.
Potential for fraud
"We have seen a few frauds perpetrated using either bitcoin or potential investments in bitcoin," said Keith Woodwell, director of the Utah Division of Securities. While some are using the digital currency as a medium of exchange, others have schemed to use it as a way to commit crime.
"Bitcoin, due to its nature, lends itself to potential frauds because of its anonymity," Woodwell said. "Unlike setting up a bank account where money can be traced, you don't know who is owning the bitcoin or trading the bitcoin and what its transactions are being used for."
Conversely, among the advantages of bitcoin is that it can be used to buy merchandise anonymously. Additionally, international payments are easy and less expensive because bitcoin is not tied to any country or subject to any federal regulation. Small businesses may like it because there are no credit card fees. On each transaction, a business saves about 3 percent because they don't pay bank fees related to debit and credit card use.
In January, Utah-based online retailer Overstock.com became the first major online shopping site to accept bitcoin. Worldwide, thousands of individuals and hundreds of merchants accept cryptocurrency.
Overstock is partnering with San Francisco-based Coinbase.com to process the payments and handle the conversion of bitcoin into U.S. dollars. Earlier this month, the company announced it had sold over $1 million in product to bitcoin users since the online shopping site started accepting the digital currency.
Of the more than 4,300 bitcoin customers that made purchases since then, Overstock estimated that almost 60 percent were new customers.
Noting the lower cost of doing business, Overstock.com Executive Vice Chairman Jonathan Johnson said, "I think people are going to be using bitcoin more and more. I can foresee a time when there may be a credit card price and a (cheaper) bitcoin price," similar to the lower cash prices offered at some gas stations.
While bitcoin is still only accepted on a very limited basis, bitcoin community organizer Alan Walker believes that will eventually change. He travels the state, educating people on how to use the currency and what to do if problems arise.
"I think we're ahead of the game," Walker said. "Utah has a great entrepreneurial spirit, and because of that, there's a lot of people looking into it."
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Despite the optimism of some supporters, the future of cryptocurrency is still somewhat uncertain. While it is unregulated for the most part, that could change as governments investigate and work to determine the taxation consequences and the current lack of control over the currency.
In Washington, D.C., and other national capitals worldwide, leaders are convening hearings to discuss the current and future economic implications of the latest entry into the world of digital currency. Currently, many countries around the world heavily restrict the use of bitcoin and other digital currency.


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The laundry list of symptoms makes you wonder how Donald Williams was even functioning, let alone running.
The Midwood senior got sick two days before last weekend's New York State outdoor track and field championships at Vestal HS. His ears were stuffed up and he could barely hear. His tonsils where swollen and he was congested. Williams ran so poorly in the 100 meter dash preliminaries that he was ready to ask the Hornets coaching staff to scratch him from the race the next day.
"My theory is that I train so hard during the season, so when it comes to championship season my body gets so broken down I can't function," he said.
Lucky for him he relented from asking to be removed and his body responded. Williams placed second in the 100 in a time of 10.72, behind Darnelle Cummings of Millbrook (10.63). Williams was also a member of the first place 4 x 100 relay team with Andy Nicholas, Eric Williams and Alex Sterling in 42.06. Donald Williams said it meant to a lot to share the relay title with his teammates and giving the junior Sterling and the sophomore Nicholas a taste of what it's like to win.
"I was super happy, but when I went home I hit the bed real hard," he said.
Williams still wasn't 100 percent Monday when he accepted his indoor track Wingate Award, given to the PSAL's top senior in each sport. During the winter he was the PSAL city champion in the 55 dash and member of the second place 4 x 200 relay. Midwood won the Brooklyn borough championship and finished second behind rival Sheepshead Bay. Williams, who maintains a 90 average in Midwood's medical science program, is the school record holder in the 55 and 100.
He helped his team break through during the outdoor season, despite falling down the stairs in his house the day before. With a hurt ankle, Williams, who will run at SUNY Albany next fall, won the 100 in a season-best time of 10.56. It was a performance his teammates said inspired them. This time the Hornets edged Sheepshead Bay to win their first ever outdoor title and second city crown.
"I was just thinking about it," Williams said. "Honestly there couldn't have been a better season. I was not injured. I got sick a couple of times, but I ran fast. I'm grateful for everything."
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Dalton Camp's life as a journalist and political kingmaker may not have made him a household name, but his influence on the Canadian political landscape is undeniable. Geoffrey Stevens's biography begins with Camp's own unfinished memoirs and, enjoying extraordinary access to Camp's family and friends, meticulously fills in the blanks.
Camp fought his first election campaign in 1962, helping Hugh John Flemming's Conservatives wrest power from New Brunswick's Liberals. The victory made him an overnight star. It wasn't long before Ottawa called and Camp quickly became a major force in national politics, almost single-handedly driving legendary John Diefenbaker from the helm of the Progressive Conservative Party. But it was a bittersweet victory, one that ended Camp's own political aspirations. The latter part of the book deals with Camp's life as a political pundit and the loose ends of his political career, including a less-than-happy tenure with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
This is not an expos@eacute;; Stevens reveals just enough about his subject to uphold his journalistic credibility. The Player is primarily concerned with Camp's political life and the gears and levers that run the Progressive Conservative Party machine. While one would need a fairly keen interest in the minutia of electoral campaigns to fully appreciate this book, Canadian history buffs and hard-core politicos will no doubt find much of it quite fascinating. --Moe Berg
When Peter Gzowskis Tuesday morning panel, Eric Kierans, Dalton Camp and Stephen Lewis, finally went off the air in 1993, tens of thousands of Canadians lost their weekly exposure to superb political commentary enthusiastically argued and well spiced with wit. The Three Wise Men, as they had long since been known, were well matched in decades of front-line experience; in Gzowski's genial orbit they shone individually and together. Of the three, Camp was the one who had never sat in Parliament, but he had been in the midst of every election since 1949.
Geoffrey Stevens has been for years a first class political analyst, a veteran of Ottawas Parliamentary Press Gallery, The Globe and Macleans. There is no one in the country more fitted to write a biography of Camp, a complex, creative, brilliant, and often difficult man. With affection and candour he has given us a meticulously researched biography in three parts, The Early Years, The Player, and The Writer.
Though Camp had spent years of his youth in California, he was a Maritimer through and through, on his fathers side from Loyalists who had migrated to New Brunswick from Connecticut in 1783, and on his mothers from a successful businessman in Woodstock, New Brunswick. His father, Harold, began as the projectionist of the Woodstock movie house but he had an overwhelming conversion experience and was convinced that God meant him to be a preacher. Thanks to his father-in-law, he studied theology at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., and later in a graduate school of divinity in Massachusetts. He became famous for his pulpit oratory, and in 1929 when Dalton was nine, moved to California to the First Baptist Church in Oakland. From a very young age, Dalton gave notice of a precocious talent in writing and speaking, always with a large measure of wit. After his fathers sudden death at 43, his mother moved the family back to Woodstock and Camp abruptly lost his status as a clever, highly popular and privileged ministers son. He spent a few years in determined rebellion against all forms of adult authority, which included skipping 67 classes in one term at Acadia university, and then dropped out in his third year because, like young men all over Canada, his future was in military service. Because of bad eyesight he had great trouble getting onto the army and though he finally was accepted he never got overseas, to his lifelong chagrin.
When motivated, Camp performed brilliantly in whatever he set out to do, with a gloss of self-confidence that belied any inner uncertainty, and a wit that disarmed friends and foes alike. He was also markedly lucky. He and Linda Atkins, the daughter of another Maritimer whose business success was in the States but whose family roots were in New Brunswick, had met at Acadia and were married in 1943. Throughout The Player Geoffrey Stevenss portrait of Linda Camp is one of the books great strengths-its keynote her admission to her son, David: I guess you could say that I loved him for the rest of his life. His luck was with him again when, fresh out of the army in 1946, he was admitted to third year at the University of New Brunswick. President Gregg was more impressed with his potential than affected by his miserable record at Acadia. His opinion was justified-Camp distinguished himself at U.N.B., ending up in 1947 as class valedictorian. His valedictory address so impressed Lord Beaverbrook, who was being installed as Chancellor, that he issued an order on the spot that he[Camp] be awarded a Beaverbrook Overseas Scholarship, good for a year at the London School of Economics; no need to apply, to write a test or to submit letters of reference. First, however, he, Linda and baby Gail spent a year in New York at Columbias School of Journalism, an intense training in the basic skills necessary for his future career combination of journalism, politics and advertising and his lifelong spectator enthusiasm for baseball and football. The following year at the London School of Economics gave him an enormous respect for the lectures of Harold Laski and a valuable life-lesson as well. After a lunch with Beaverbrook himself, he said: No one ever scared me after that. I didnt give a damn who it was, Id seen the worst. In that year abroad he also developed a lifelong hero-worship of Churchill, in his eyes the greatest man of the 20th century.
Even before he went off to London, Camp had worked for and become disillusioned with the Liberal party. On his return, looking for a job, he was offered the position of executive secretary of the New Brunswick Tory party and against the advice of friends, relatives and Linda herself, he accepted. The election was a disaster for the Tories, and Camp, his job over, decided to take a position with the Thompson advertising company in Toronto. It was the New Brunswick election of 1952 that determined Camps future in politics and the outstanding success of his advertising agency as well. He was asked to run the advertising campaign that resulted in a sweeping victory for the Tories and that established many of his trademark techniques: his genius lay in his ability to see into his opponents campaign, to anticipate their actions. He was a brilliant strategist, now confirmed as a consummate political Player. His brother-in-law, Norm Atkins, was then and always his chief assistant and his campaign was innovative in many ways-relying on commercial radio spots, cartoons by a young Duncan Macpherson, his own editorials and opinion columns in all the provinces newspapers. Again and again he caught the Liberals off guard and made the most of it, a counter-puncher, as Stevens delights in calling him.
Part II, The Player, follows Camp through signal successes in Nova Scotia (Robert Stanfield), Manitoba (Duff Roblin) and Prince Edward Island (Walter Shaw) to a total of 28 campaigns over the next several years. It centres and climaxes with the notorious ousting of John Diefenbaker. The long build-up to that crisis, during which Camps own political ambitions awakened, could have and would have become tedious reading in less skilful hands than Stevenss. His eye for a telling anecdote never falters, nor does his pace: the reader is caught up in the suspense of the process even though its outcome is perfectly well known from the start. In 1965 Camp ran unsuccessfully against Mitchell Sharp in Torontos Eglinton riding, and then, backed by a powerful and fanatically loyal group of men who called themselves the Spades his ambition gradually extended to the leadership of the Party and the Prime Ministership. There are always large elements of Boys Own Annual adventure stories in the traditional male practice of politics, never more so than in this saga of men, each carrying a playing card in his wallet, his badge of membership in a secret society dedicated solely to Camps political interests. Of course Camp was the Ace of Spades. The final choice of Stanfield for party leader finished that long involved adventure, leaving Camp exhausted and not a little bitter, crucially needing rest, recuperation and a rebuilding of his personal life.
In Part III, The Writer, Stevens returns to the private man. Camp had made a fortune from his advertising business, and his name was paramount across Canada as the Tory partys best and brightest organizer. But the cost had been great. In the process he had become an absentee husband and father and a noticeably detached one when he was at home. Linda managed everything, shouldered all the responsibilities and brought up their five children. When his son David matured, Camp did develop a warm relationship with him, but typical of his loner temperament, he instituted the writing of journals which they exchanged-an arms length intimacy. After his abortive campaign for party leadership he reassembled his talents and embarked on another career in journalism-as newspaper columnist, author and radio and television commentator. Again he was brilliantly successful, his name known across Canada, his advice sought by politicians and his columns read in newspapers from coast to coast.
In 1968/9 he wrote Gentlemen, Players and Politicians, a book about the realities of the political game that he knew so well. Later, in another career climax, he became a part of Gzowskis Tuesday Morningside. Thousands would agree with Stevenss verdict: Kierans, Camp and Lewis was radio at its best and politics at its most engrossing.
In his fifties, he left his family for Wendy Cameron, a new young partner. They had fallen in love while working on the Stanfield campaigns of 1972 and 1974. For a few years he enjoyed an idyllic happiness in a luxurious house they called Northwood close to Robertsons Point, the old family compound. Their son, Christopher, was born in 1978. But their partnership gradually soured: Wendy was not satisfied to be shut away in the country and Camps health was steadily deteriorating. The crisis came in 1992: they were estranged, but Wendy returned to Northwood, found Camp desperately ill and virtually given up as a hopeless case by Fredericton cardiologists. Once again Camps lucky star was with him. Wendy refused to accept their opinion and enlisted the help of Dr. Keon, the famous Ottawa heart surgeon. After perilous weeks of waiting he underwent a successful transplant that gave him almost nine years of life. He resumed all his activities-journalism, radio, the encouraging and mentoring of numbers of young friends who sought him out and the convivial sessions with the cronies he loved.
Camp died in 2002 and though he didnt succeed in his attempt to write his own life story, his final stroke of luck lies in his biographer. Stevens is meticulous in recording bad times and good, both the great gifts and the weaknesses of Dalton Camp, always with the underlying affection that makes this biography outstanding. The Introduction outlines his own extensive experience as colleague, observer and friend and declares his loyalty: He truly was THE PLAYER.
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This seems so shady!!! By the way, do you do sales on new or used vehicles, and which brand do you primarily work with? Also, what do dealerships really think of "Cash" buyers.... if you are buying with cash, wire from bank or something similar.... is it best to keep this information to yourself until after you've haggled the price?
Hi webhopper! I am a General Sales Manager for a VW dealership. We sell both new and used.
Although dealers do more than their fair share of shady things, this one is on the up and up. Loans are another profit center for a dealer. They are able to secure financing for less than a customer that walks into a bank for the same loan. This allows the dealer to pass on the financing and still make a profit without any adverse effects on the customer. Again, this practice can be abused by an unscrupulous dealer, but banks in almost all cases only allow 2.5 points at max.
Cash is King is an outdated idea when it comes to buying a car. As I mentioned before dealers make more money when you finance. In most cases the dealer does prefer you finance. Not telling the dealer how you want to purchase your vehicle may hinder them from giving you a correct quote since rebates and incentives change between cash and financing terms. Most manufacturers will offer you special rate financing or cash incentives. Hope this helps
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Queen Elizabeth II unveils a sculpture by artist Anthony Scott at the Irish National Stud, during the third day of the state visit to Ireland, on May 19, in Kildare, Ireland. The Duke and Queen's visit to Ireland is the first by a monarch since 1911. An unprecedented security operation is taking place with much of the centre of Dublin turning into a car free zone. Republican dissident groups have made it clear they are intent on disrupting proceedings.IRISH GOVERNMENT POOL, GETTY IMAGES


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The current star of Suburgatory (who I happened to love in his other works like Clueless and Six Feet Under) is completely serious about this. At least he can sing?
Meet Escape Tailor. He's the Sasha Fierce to your Beyonce, the Chris Gaines to your Garth Brooks, the Jo Calerone to your Lady Gaga, the …weird homeless man painted in whiteface to Jeremy Sisto? Just watch:
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I'm glad you enjoyed. There are frequent hardstyle influences spattered throughout various pieces. Thanks for taking the time to review.
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Iz legit man =)! Might i have permission to possibly use it in a project sometime?
Quite Possibly. Message me when you actually have said project, and we'll go from there. I'm fairly open to the idea of my works being used, however.
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"We expected to be 6-0," Craven said.
The closest game the Lions have played was a 66-44 win against Hart. The Lions have outscored their opponents 375-174.
The Lions' primary weapon has been senior running back/linebacker Chris Roach. Roach averages 20 yards every time he touches the ball. He has rushed 40 times for 781 yards (19.5) and 16 touchdowns and has caught 19 passes for 385 yards (20.3) and nine scores.
"We think Chris is one of the best running backs in the city," Craven said. "He can run over people, run around them, and he's a very intelligent player. He calls all of our defenses, and he knows where everybody on the field is supposed to be."
Craven said the key to his team's success has been the performance of players around Roach. Senior quarterback Ethan Betzen has thrown for 1,104 yards and 20 touchdowns. Receiver Shane Langford has 21 catches for 340 yards and six touchdowns. And center /nose tackle Tye Kemp has been a force at the line of scrimmage.
"Each week, we have a different player step up," Craven said. "These guys play together well as a team."
Arbor Christian was scheduled to play at El Paso Bethel Christian on Saturday, but Bethel Christian forfeited the game because of a lack of players.
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I just heard from curator Rock Hushka that Janet Cardiff's installation Forty Part Motet is coming to Tacoma Art Museum next summer. (Dates are still being set.)
The piece is 40 black speakers standing around a room. (The room has ranged from the austere white cube of the Museum of Modern Art to ornate churches.)
In each speaker is a recording of a single voice singing a part of Thomas Tallis's Spem in Alium. Tallis, a Catholic, delicately wrote the piecedevoted to humilityto commemorate the 40th birthday of Queen Elizabeth in 1575. (For a delightfully bad film on the subject of Elizabeth's nascent midlife crisis see this.)
Cardiff, a Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist known for her audio tours, made Forty Party Motet in order to set the listener inside the music, a sensation that can't be delivered via video. But click below for an elementary idea of what the room is like:


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A group of friends comprised of buddies from high school and friends made while those buddies attended Western Washington University have camped for Memorial Day since they were college freshman in the spring of 2001.
They've gone to places across much of Washington and Oregon, like Lake Ozette, Potholes State Park, the Oregon coast and Wallowa Lake in Eastern Oregon's Blue Mountains.
Three years ago I joined them for a jaunt down I-5 and across the Cascades to Suttle Lake near Sisters, Ore.
While packing, I must have thought the warmth of the high-desert sun would envelop me and render cold-weather clothing unnecessary, because I arrived for camping with two heavy fleece sweatshirts but no waterproof jacket or winter parka in case of poor weather.
Even worse, I packed a thin, warm-weather-appropriate sleeping bag.
The reality of my shortsightedness (some would call it stupidity and they'd be right) set in that first night when temperatures dipped below freezing.
Off to town we went the next morning to purchase a heavy sleeping bag to remedy the sleeping situation.
But what does the portly gentleman do when no big and tall stores can be found to purchase a waterproof jacket?
He borrows an extra poncho from a friend and in doing so, acquires a brand-new nickname, "Pauncho," a portmanteau of my tummy paunch and the protective rain garment.
I also was captured on camera taking a break from the wind, rain and hail to read inside my friends car, albeit with a portion of the poncho caught in the passenger door.
The poncho was gifted to me at the end of the trip and was the first item I packed, along with cold- weather gear, for Memorial Day weekend camping at the Hoh Rain Forest in 2012 and Curlew Lake last year.
There was no need for anything but shorts and T-shirts as temperatures approached 80 degrees all weekend at our camp along the Hoh River.
After arriving during a rain squall at Curlew Lake, I broke out the now-beloved and traditional poncho while helping set up camp.
But soon the sun came out, the poncho was stowed away and fun was had.
The common sense lesson here: Don't wish for the weather you want and maybe, you know, glimpse at the upcoming forecast and pack for all types of weather.
I didn't expect sleet and freezing winds in central Oregon and didn't come prepared, a dumb and chilly mistake.
Having learned my lesson, I didn't expect sunshine and warmth in the rain forest; but when we received just that, at least I was prepared.
Take my advice and do the same this weekend, the camping experience will be so much better if you do.
Port Angeles derby
Final preparations for Saturday's and Sunday's Port Angeles Salmon Club Halibut Derby were underway when I spoke with club president Lee Hancock Thursday.
"We've got one more meeting tonight to tie up loose ends and then start setting up in the morning," Hancock said.
Hancock will fill his usual volunteer role in gutting and cleaning the halibut for successful derby participants.
His dirty job provides a popular benefit for the crowd waiting for results.
"I started saving the stuff the halibut are eating and showing that to the crowd," Hancock said.
"My wife even has an octopus beak that she found in a halibut's stomach and kept in rubbing alcohol."
The derby forecast calls for 55 degrees and cloudy with winds up to 15 miles per hour Saturday and calmer winds with temperatures around 55 and a 50 percent chance of showers Sunday.
Bob Aunspach of Swain's General Store (360-452-2357) in Port Angeles expects the derby to offer up some "pretty darn good results."
"Weather plays a big role, but if people can get where they want to go they should have success," Aunspach said.
He said that a 15-mile- per -hour wind speed "is very manageable, but it gets much tougher around 20-25 and above."
The tides for Saturday and Sunday will provide a reasonable fluctuation as well.
A 1.15-foot low tide is set for 6:49 a.m. Saturday, with a 4.39-foot high tide rolling in at 1:04 p.m.
Sunday's low tide of 0.18 feet is 7:33 a.m. with a high tide of 4.87 feet coming after the derby has wrapped at 2:57 p.m.
"As long as you aren't running a big minus where there's a big 7- to 8- foot drop it should be solid," Aunspach said.
"When you get into those big minuses, that's what makes it tough."
There should be enough current for those anchoring and using scent bags to pique the fish's interest and attract some strikes.
If fishing keeps up like it was Thursday morning off of Port Angeles, then most derby-goers will head home happy.
"We heard that there were 23 boats in by 10 a.m. Thursday with 30-some fish," Aunspach said.
Derby tickets cost $40 per person and are valid for one or both days of the derby.
Salmon Club members also will sell tickets today at derby headquarters at the Port Angeles Yacht Club, located at 1305 Marine Drive.
While there, anglers can pick up one of 150 launch permits valid during the derby and provided by the Port of Port Angeles.
These permits, along with derby hats, will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis at the Yacht Club.
Halibut may be landed between a line due north from Low Point to the west and a line due north from the base of Dungeness Spit to the east in the waters of Marine Area 6.
While tempting, anglers can't stray into Canadian waters.
Prize purse for the derby is $20,000, with the winner taking home $5,000, an amount that should purchase enough lemon and garlic for a lifetime of flattie filets.
Runner-up will receive $2,500 and third place $1,500, with the amounts dropping down all the way to the 30th place angler picking up $135.
West End report
Fishing was hot and heavy out west, with more than 300 boats counted at the Makah Marina in Neah Bay last Saturday.
"Last week we had a great turnout, the La Push Marina was full and turning boats away and we had about 100 or 200 extra boats come out here," said Dawn Lawrence of Big Salmon Resort (360-645-2374) in Neah Bay.
She mentioned a 36-pound specimen as the largest salmon landed.
Salmon and halibut are on the agenda again this weekend and Big Salmon Resort will hold a Four-Header Fishing Derby on Saturday.
Tickets are $25 and available at the resort.
"It will be a day of madness but should be a lot of fun," Lawrence said.
Anglers can go after hatchery chinook, halibut, lingcod and sea bass in the derby.
The biggest flattie will get 50 percent of the buy-in and the biggest salmon will get the other 50 percent.
If you can't land a more premier species, a $300 prize will go to the angler landing the biggest lingcod and $200 for the biggest bass.
The derby is open from daylight Saturday until the final weigh-in at 6 p.m.
Prizes will be announced at 7 p.m. as well as a drawing for hats, rods and other gear.
"Next year we are planning on teaming up with Price Ford for a chance to win a truck," Lawrence said.
Aunspach headed to LaPush with some friends last Saturday and it turned into a quick and plentiful trip.
"Our five-person group limited out, landing 10 lingcod and five halibut within an hour and 50 minutes," Aunspach said.
"Most guys were focused on the bottom fishery, I didn't see too many doing double duty with salmon."
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Owners of Maximas and Camrys need to be careful.
In Canarsie, those two vehicle models are the most popular cars among thieves who steal vehicles for their parts, according to Captain Milt Marmara, the commanding officer of the 69th Precinct.
Marmara updated Canarsie residents on crime in the neighborhood during the November meeting of the Friends United Block Association (FUBA), which was held at Temple Shaare Emeth, 6012 Farragut Road.
Overall, crime is way down in the community, Marmara told the group. This year, so far, has seen a 14.94 reduction over figures posted in 2008, according to CompStat statistics posted on the NYPD website, as of November 1st, including decreases in each of the seven major crime categories.
"The only blip we're seeing in the past couple of weeks is stolen cars," he added.
In the 28-day period ending November 1st, incidences of Grand Larceny Auto were up 62.5 percent, compared to a year ago, with 26 in that period in 2009, compared to 16 in the same time period in 2008.
Even with that, however, GLAs are down in Canarsie for the year. This year, there have been 150, compared to 181 last year at this time, for a reduction of 17.1 percent, according to CompStat.
Reductions in the other crime categories range from .5 percent in robberies (204 so far this year, compared to 205 at this point last year) to 27.7 percent in felonious assaults (99 so far in 2009, compared to 137 at this point in 2008).
In between were burglaries, down 21.8 percent (133 so far this year, compared to 170 at this point last year); rapes, down 20 percent (12 so far this year, compared to 15 last year); murders, down 16.7 percent (five so far in 2009, compared to six at this point in 2008); and grand larcenies, down 13.5 percent (257 year to date, compared to 297 at this time last year).
Marmara also told his listeners that the 69th Precinct had picked up a few key suspects in the past few days, including three girls who allegedly attacked an elderly woman on Election Day, and the individual who is believed to have committed the homicide of a young man earlier this year.
In the case of the assault, some of the credit goes to area residents, Marmara added. "The good people of Canarsie heard their neighbor cry for help and called 911," he explained. "Because of that, we were able to respond quickly and locate the three girls."
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The Illusionist (1984)
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Description: Without a word of dialogue from beginning to end, The Illusionist relies on entrancing photography, a tour-de-force performance by its lead actors, and effective action scenes to keep audiences fascinated by the story of an older brother who is a magician, trying to save his younger brother (Jim Van Der Woude) from a long internment in a mental hospital. The illusionist is an anal-retentive personality, hanging on to the material things for dear life -- but he loves his brother (who has Down Syndrome) and in spite of the restrictions of his puritanical family background, he is determined to rescue him from a life away from home and hearth. This film received the 1983 Netherlands' top national film award.~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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Cuba will compete in Americas Zone Group III for a fourth straight year in 2016.
Last tie 20-25 July 2015
Cuba fell at the last hurdle in their promotion bid, losing 2-0 to Guatemala in a Americas Zone Group II play-off. In Pool A, the Cubans edged Honduras 2-1 in their opening tie, before a 3-0 defeat to Panama. A 3-0 triumph over hosts Panama secured them second place in the group though and a chance at promotion. But Guatemala proved too strong, winning both singles rubbers in straight sets to leave Cuba in Group III once again.
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Cuba reached the World Group in 1993 when its scheduled opponent Yugoslavia was expelled from the 1992 World Group play-offs. It lost its next four ties to return to Group II and has not re-appeared above that level since.
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Editor's note: Local mayors submitted this open letter to the Grays Harbor County Commissioners to run as a reader opinion. Monday afternoon county officials submitted a draft jail contract to the mayors. See a related news story on today's front page.
To Commissioners Herb Welch, Terry Willis and Mike Wilson,
This communication is in regard to the ongoing issue surrounding negotiating a new contract for misdemeanor jail services with Grays Harbor County on behalf of cities. As the elected mayors, we are beyond frustration with the egregious lack of communication and demonstrated unwillingness to work with the cities to secure ongoing county jail services for our communities.
What is more disheartening is this has been demonstrated not by words, but by action — or lack of action — by the county.
The respective police chiefs initially received notification of a change in the jail services contract on Friday, May 18, via email, with no prior communication to the chiefs, mayors or city administrators. There was no prior indication the county needed or intended to revise the misdemeanor jail contract, the most recent version in place since 2002.
The initial contract termination letter provided 60-day notice. As the cities scrambled to respond to this change, our legal advisers discovered state law required a 90-day notice.
The mayors were present and represented at a County Commissioner meeting on Monday, May 21, expressing our frustration with the lack of communication regarding this process. The county commissioners acknowledged the statutory requirement for 90-day notice and issued another termination notice, the effect of which would stop all misdemeanor jail service to the cities as of Oct. 25, 2012.
The mayors' group sent a memorandum to the commissioners on Aug. 8, and after months requesting an opportunity to meet and communicate on the issue, we subsequently met on , Aug. 23, at Montesano City Hall to negotiate a new services contract.
During this meeting, both the county's representatives (Commissioner Terry Willis, Prosecutor Stew Menefee, Sheriff Mike Whelan and Undersheriff Rick Scott) and the cities' delegation had the opportunity to discuss various aspects of the existing contract and the first new proposed contract submitted by the county.
We tentatively agreed to retain the existing contract relating to misdemeanor prisoners, with a change in the daily jail rate and an annual inflationary increase. We also requested the new contract provisions be delayed until the New Year so the cities could budget for the change.
Despite offers by the cities, County Prosecutor Stew Menefee insisted upon updating the old contract with the new provisions before sending out the draft to the cities for review. At the end of the negotiation, we all coordinated our calendars and set the next negotiation date for Sept.7.
The negotiation committee was very pleased with the progress made during the meeting as it seemed to address the concerns raised by the county while at the same time securing misdemeanor jail services for the cities. We agreed the issue of city reimbursement for felony inmate medical expenses would be dealt with in another forum.
The purpose of this contract was for misdemeanor city prisoner services only.
At a mayor's meeting on Aug. 30, the negotiation committee updated the cities as to the progress of the contract. We assured the cities that each mayor and city attorney should soon be receiving a draft jail contract from the county for our review and approval from the county. Although the cities were negotiating as a group, each jail contract would have to be reviewed and approved by each city council and mayor.
On Sept. 6, we finally received a draft jail contract from Stew Menefee, in a computer format that most could not open. We were subsequently informed that the document disseminated was not correct and the corrected version was forthcoming. At that point, the city delegation group was forced to cancel the meeting on the 7th since the cities never received a draft contract to review for consideration.
As a group, we were frustrated that the process and negotiation as agreed upon by the county was apparently not taken in good faith. Although verbal assurances were made that the county was more than willing to work with the cities, the lack of action regarding the jail contract continued for another 18 days with no communication and no contract draft.
On Monday, Sept. 24, Cosmopolis Mayor Vickie Raines appeared before the county commission expressing a desire to close the loop on this issue. She requested that since nearly five weeks had passed, the county provide a contract for discussion by the cities. Commission Chairwoman Terry Willis asked when the cities wanted the draft. On behalf of the cities, Mayor Raines requested the draft be provided by Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at 10 a.m.
When negotiating between parties, the work should be done in good faith with a desire to reach a conclusion mutually acceptable to both. The cities are simply asking for this courtesy and professionalism. In the end, this responsibility rests with the county commissioners as the legal contract representatives of the county. The lack of action rests with the commission chairwoman, Terry Willis.
The urgency of this dilemma has been artificially and perhaps intentionally created by the termination of the contract by the county- followed by the county's failure to negotiate in good faith in a timely manner.
Therefore, as of Oct. 25, 2012, in addition to failing to properly fund the county jail in the first place, the county commissioners are apparently willing to refuse service to the cities in housing domestic violence arrests, DUI offenders and others who threaten our public safety. If this is yet another example of "improving communication between the county and the cities" as cited by Commissioner Willis, we are dismayed.
At this juncture, we feel the contract termination should be extended to December 31, 2012, with the hope the county will commit to working with the cities to establish a new misdemeanor jail services contract to be in place by January 1, 2013. We hope to establish another meeting date once the draft contract is submitted to us.
The Undersigned Mayors of Grays Harbor
Bill Simpson, Aberdeen
Vickie L. Raines, Cosmopolis
Dave Osgood, Elma
Jack Durney, Hoquiam
Ken Estes, Montesano
Crystal Dingler, Ocean Shores
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Running Time: 141
Director: Steve Holmes (I)
Company: Steve Holmes Productions
Distribution Companies: Platinum X Pictures
Cast: Noemi, Steve Holmes (I), Jaquelin Stone, David Perry, Nicol (I), Karina (I), Kid Jamaica, Mandy Bright, Franco Roccaforte, Alexa May, Frank Gun, Melissa Lauren, Nick Lang
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One or more copies in your Euro section.
The opener is a frantic, hard-edged barnburner as Mandy Bright and Melissa Lauren, two loud and proud super Euro whores, just smoke the camera as they get anal-yzed and d.p.d by two big-dicked brothers, then do some mouth-to-mouth scuzz swapping. It should have been nominated for Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production, but hey, crap happens.
The three subsequent anal-heavy scenes - a threeway with Jacqueline Stone, a cluster fuck with Nicol and Noemi, and the Steve Holmes/Alexa May/Karina closer - are strong, but not nearly so as what preceded them. Nope, just about anything that cums after a Bright tour de force is gonna have a very tough act to follow. All the more so if Lauren is in it, too. What a pair of take-no-prisoners porn piranhas.


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Furlough's effect drops slowly at Fort Bragg
The last furlough day at Fort Bragg was Aug. 16, but people at Fort Bragg say the effects are lingering.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the unpaid days off affected about 8,500 civilian Defense Department workers at the fort.
The furloughs meant that paychecks were reduced about 20 percent for six weeks.
Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum says most civilians at the post have returned to a normal work week. McCollum says some programs do face backlogs as service is being restored.
The Defense Department earlier this month reduced the number of furlough days from 11 to six.
McCollum says schools at Fort Bragg will not be affected.
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