Vacation boats bring luxury to Snake, Columbia rivers

Source: HeraldNet

Sure, you can blow nearly $8,000 on a rental houseboat for a week in the sun, and that's in Washington, not down on Lake Mead or Lake Shasta, or any of the other well known southwest vacation boating destinations. But think of the advanta ...
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To restore probity in public life, Jeremy Hunt must go | Observer editorial

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Ask even the most pugnacious Labour frontbencher how Leveson is playing on constituency doorsteps and the answer is: it's not. Ordinary voters care about jobs, prices, our faltering economy, but the world of Lord Justice Leveson in his Strand courtroom ...
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Don’t Know About Crazy But Fanatic Sure Is Close

Source: Soccer Blogs

Today’s post is not the usual blog but is the entry for “Are You One of Crazies” competition organised by Carlsberg, Nuffnang and Churp Churp. Here goes. I would readily admit that I’m one who’s crazy about football, if not the craziest. I guess there’s ...
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Los Angeles Kings fans stick it out

Source: Los Angeles Times

Sheri Patko plans to visit her father's grave in Costa Mesa and thank him for introducing her to the sport. Charles Kinninger aims to fly with his family from Guadalajara to Los Angeles to witness history. And Blake Kidder might get a tattoo memorializ ...
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Searching for the perfect democratic Arab model

Source: Rantburg

[Ma'an] By Daoud Kuttab For years the Arab world has been searching for the perfect Arab democratic model. Progressive young Arabs want a Western-style democratic model, but older democrats argue that we have to discover our own model, not ...
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How Washington Lost Syria – Analysis

Source: Eurasia Review

With the failure of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to broker a ceasefire in Syria, Western policymakers and pundits are increasingly coming to acknowledge that the country’s descent into civil war is all but inevitable. But this beg ...
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Filmmaking veteran seeks local talent to appear in Weatherford movies

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Filmmaker Randall Maxwell has opened production offices at The Texas Opry Theater and plans to produce two "redemptive" films a year about troubled people who are dramatically redeemed. The veteran of 25 years in the film industry has issu ...
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Networks' fight with Dish over ad-skipping has huge implications

Source: Los Angeles Times

The major broadcast networks’ legal skirmish with satellite television service Dish Network over its new ad-skipping device is shaping up to be a titanic struggle with enormous implications. The outcome of their high-profile dispute ...
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Rocket21 and National Geographic Channel Announce Photo Contest to Encourage Kids to Explore the Beauty of Nature in Their Own Backyards

Source: PRWeb

We can’t wait to share Untamed Americas with kids and their parents,” noted National Geographic Channels' Chris Albert. “We hope the contest will prompt Rocket21 members to be more observant of the physical beauty ...
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