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Marines In World War II - The Seizure Of Tinian [Illustrated Edition]by General C. B. Cates USMC Major Carl W. Hoffman USMC
During the Second World War the American forces in the Pacific engaged in the greatest series of amphibious assaults ever known against tenacious Japanese foe. Many of the assaults turned into brutal bloody encounters, marred often by a lack of experience in these difficult operations against extensive prepared positions; Tinian proved to be the most successful of all of the seaborne operations of the Pacific War.Contains 66 photos and 13 maps and charts."TINIAN is a small island. In 1944 it was held by only 9,000 Japanese. Yet it was so well defended by nature against an amphibious operation that it might have proved a formidable and costly barrier to the final conquest of the Marianas. It had only one beach area suitable-by previous standards-for a major amphibious landing and that beach was heavily mined and skillfully defended."The enemy, although long alerted to our intentions to attack Tinian, was tactically surprised when we avoided his prepared defenses and landed on two small beaches totalling in width only about 220 yards. Before he could recover from the shock, he was out-numbered and out-equipped on his own island. His subsequent effort to throw us into the water resulted in complete failure. We then pushed the length of the island in nine days, while suffering casualties light in comparison with those of most other island conquests."As a participant in the operation, I naturally take pride in this achievement, as well as in Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's evaluation: "In my opinion, the Tinian operation was probably the most brilliantly conceived and executed amphibious operation in World War II.""-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
Marines In World War II - Marine Aviation In The Philippines [Illustrated Edition]by General C. B. Cates USMC Major Charles W. Boggs Jr. USMC
Contains 58 photos and 10 maps and charts."The return of Allied forces to the Philippines in the fall of 1944 further throttled Japan's already tenuous pipe line to the rich resources of Malaya and the Netherlands Indies, and with it the last vestige of her ability to meet the logistical requirements of a continuing war. The Battle for Leyte Gulf marked the end of Japan as a naval power, forcing her to adopt the desperation kamikaze tactic against the United States Fleets.The Philippine victories were primarily Army and Navy operations. Marines, comprising only a fraction of the total forces engaged, played a secondary but significant role in the overall victory. The campaign was important to the Corps in that the Marine aviators, who had battled two years for air control over the Solomons, moved into a new role, their first opportunity to test on a large scale the fundamental Marine doctrine of close air support for ground troops in conventional land operations. This test they passed with credit, and Marine flyers contributed materially to the Philippine victory. Lessons learned and techniques perfected in those campaigns form an important chapter in our present-day close air support doctrines."-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
Marines In World War II - The Recapture Of Guam [Illustrated Edition]by General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC Major O.R. Lodge, USMC
Set in the Marianas group of islands is the American possession of Guam, U.S. territory since 1898; it was the captured by the Japanese soon after the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and served as a symbol of the Japanese expansion. The American Forces sailed into view of Guam in 1944 determined to recapture the island for strategic and political purposes, but knew that the Japanese defenders take a heavy toll of them from their prepared positions. The story of the capture of the island is an epic of courage, bloodshed, fierce resistance by the Japanese and the indomitable will to conquer of the U.S. Marines.Contains 99 photos and 32 maps and charts."I have always had a feeling of deep satisfaction in having been the commander of one of the assault elements that returned the American flag to Guam. The island once more stands ready to fulfill its destiny as an American fortress in the Pacific.The conquest of Guam was a decisive triumph of combined arms over a formidable Japanese defensive force which took full advantage of the island's rugged terrain.The heroic action of the veteran Marines who seized Orote Peninsula and Apra Harbor gave the Navy a much-needed advance base for further operations in the Pacific. Once marine and Army units captured northern Guam, engineers moved in and out from the jungle the airfields from which the Twentieth Air Force launched B-29 raids, bringing the full realization of war to the Japanese homeland."-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR., GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
Marines In World War II - The Assault On Peleliu [Illustrated Edition]by General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC Major F. O. Hough USMC
As the Marines ran into the shore of the coral reefed island of Peleliu in their landing craft the Japanese artillery that wreathed the landing beach of Peleliu gave them little confidence in the words of their commander General Rupertus that the operation would be hard but short with minimal casualties; what lay ahead would be what was known as "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".Contains 70 photos and 23 maps and charts."Many factors combined to make the assault on Peleliu one of the least understood operations of World War II. Yet it was one of the most vicious and stubbornly contested, and nowhere was the fighting efficiency of the U.S. Marine more convincingly demonstrated.At Peleliu the enemy proved that he had profited from his bitter experiences of earlier operations. He applied intelligently the lessons we had taught him in the Solomons, Gilberts, Marshalls, and Marianas. At Peleliu the enemy made no suicidal banzai charges to hasten the decision; he carefully concealed his plans and dispositions. He nursed from his inferior strength the last ounce of resistance and delay, to extract the maximum cost from his conquerers. In these respects Peleliu differed significantly from previous campaigns and set the pattern for things to come: Iwo Jima and Okinawa.Because the operation protracted itself over a period of nearly two and a half months, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the strategic objective was accomplished within the first week: neutralization of the entire Palaus group, and with this, securing of the Philippines approaches."-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
Marines In World War II - Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic [Illustrated Edition]by General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley USMC
On the 19th Feb. 1945, the first Marines landed on Iwo Jima, the first enemy troops to invade Japanese home territory; many of those brave soldiers would never leave the black volcanic sands again as they fought and died in the U.S. Marine Corps toughest ever battle.Contains 100 photos and 26 maps and charts."The assault on Iwo Jima came as a smashing climax to the 16-month drive that carried the amphibious forces of the U.S. across the Central Pacific to within 660 miles of Tokyo. Striking first at Tarawa in November 1943, American forces had swept rapidly westward, seizing only those islands essential for support of future operations. Many powerful enemy strongholds were bypassed and neutralized. By the fall of 1944 the small but heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, lying midway between the Marianas and the heart of the Japanese Empire, had assumed such strategic importance that its rapid seizure became imperative. Neutralization would not suffice; Iwo must become an operational U.S. base."At Iwo Jima the amphibious doctrines, techniques, weapons, and equipment which had proven so effective during the three previous years of World War II received the supreme test. On that island more than 20,000 well-disposed and deeply entrenched Japanese troops conducted an intelligent and dogged defense. There, more than anywhere else in the Central Pacific, terrain and enemy defense preparations combined to limit the effectiveness of American supporting arms, placing a premium on the skill and aggressive fighting spirit of the individual Marine.There can be no more fitting tribute than the well-known words of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island uncommon valor was a common virtue."-Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., General, U.S.M.C.
Marines In World War II - Saipan: The Beginning Of The End [Illustrated Edition]by General C. B. Cates USMC Major Carl W. Hoffman USMC
On the outcome of the Battle of Saipain hung the fate of the Pacific War, if the Japanese were to lost this island then the Home Islands would finally be in range of serious American bombing. As the fanatical resistance of the Japanese was raised to fever pitch by the exhortations of the high command, whilst the Marines who had learnt hard lessons on assault landings knew that the capture of Saipan could shorten the war immeasurably; so was set one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Pacific Campaign. The Japanese fought with insane courage, leading to massed banzai charges and civilian suicides; matches by the gritty determination of the experienced Marines to conquer.Contains 103 photos and 24 maps and charts."SAIPAN was one of the key operations in the Pacific War; key because it unlocked vast potentialities to the United States in projecting its might against the Japanese homeland; key because it opened the door of distance which had meant security to the Empire. Invasion of Saipan provided the supreme challenge in which the enemy was forced to select one of two alternatives: conserve his naval resources for a later decision, leaving uncontested this penetration of his inner defense; or lash out in a vicious, showdown fight. The fact that he chose the latter course, and suffered a resounding defeat, is now history.The conquest of Saipan was, among Pacific operations up to that time, the most clear-cut decisive triumph of combined arms of the United States over the Japanese. By June 1944, U. S. forces, long superior in quality of personnel and organization, were finally greatly superior in materiel with which to fight. Victory at Saipan made this apparent to all."-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS., COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
Marines In World War II - The Campaign On New Britain [Illustrated Edition]by General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC Major John A. Crown Lt. Col. Frank O. Hough USMCR
As the might of the U.S. forces drove the Japanese back toward the Home Islands the Marines embarked on another tough campaign in the jungles of New Britain and the centre for Japanese forces at Rabaul.Contains 114 photos and 20 maps and charts."Aside from my own participation, I have always felt a keen interest in the New Britain operation. Here, apparently, military teamwork came near to perfection. Here it would seem that all arms co-operated so smoothly as to make the result easy.The truth is that nothing was easy on New Britain. Jungle, swamp and mountain combined with atrocious weather to multiply problems of time and space. Then, too, the Japanese held an inestimable advantage in their familiarity with the terrain-an advantage which they exploited with no little skill. It took maneuver on our part to cope with this phalanx of difficulties, and before the fighting ended it had sprawled over more territory than any other Marine campaign of the war.There is no such thing as a "light" casualty list, and more than 300 Marines paid with their lives in New Britain's fetid jungle. But viewed in the light of numbers engaged, ground gained, and enemy losses, it was not a costly victory. On the contrary, the fighting that ranged from Cape Gloucester to Talasea ranks as one of the most economical operations in the entire Pacific."-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR., GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
Marines In World War II - The Marshalls: Increasing The Tempo [Illustrated Edition]by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC Lieutenant Colonel John A. Crown
This book tells the story of the Marines spearheading the thrust through the Japanese outer ring of defences and recounts the brutal and important island-hopping Pacific campaign at its most gripping following the bloodbath at Tarawa.Contains 97 photos and 16 maps and charts."As 1943 drew to a close, Marines had retaken Tarawa and portions of the Solomons from the Japanese invader, but the formidable enemy bases studding the vast Pacific, bases which had been built during the preceding 25 years, were as yet untouched by our amphibious forces.In early 1944 the first penetration of this prewar enemy territory was accomplished with the assault and occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in the Marshall Islands. These were quickly followed by the seizure of Eniwetok Atoll. The major role in these over-all operations was undertaken by Marine units working in close coordination with elements of the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. That they acquitted themselves with distinction is reflected in the rapidity with which they accomplished their missions. Operations in the Marshall Islands clearly indicated that Japanese bases in the Central Pacific could be by-passed. The way was now open for the neutralization of Truk and the assault on the Marianas, the next great step in the drive toward Japan."-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR., GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition]by General A. A. Vandegrift USMC Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR
Contains 88 photos illustrations and maps."We struck at Guadalcanal to halt the advance of the Japanese. We did not know how strong he was, nor did we know his plans. We knew only that he was moving down the island chain and that he had to be stopped.We were as well trained and as well armed as time and our peacetime experience allowed us to be. We needed combat to tell us how effective our training, our doctrines, and our weapons had been.We tested them against the enemy, and we found that they worked. From that moment in 1942, the tide turned, and the Japanese never again advanced.-A.A. Vandergrift, General U.S. Marine Corps"Major John L. Zimmerman, USMCR
Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition]by Major John N. Rentz USMCR General Lemuel C. Shepherd USMC
Contains 90 photos and 18 maps and charts."In the grand strategy of the Pacific War, the Central Solomons operation constituted only a short step in the overall advance on Japan. But in the neutralization of Rabaul, Japan's key holding in her "Southeastern Area," this campaign played a vital role.By early 1943 the Central Solomons area might be described as an amphibious no man's land lying between Rabaul and the new Allied citadel of Guadalcanal, across which the two antagonists exchanged air and naval blows. The Japanese, by increasing the strength of their garrisons in New Georgia, had already begun their effort to control this strategic area. The Allied campaign that followed was designed to drive them out and establish a forward base from which Rabaul could be brought under constant assault.It is a source of extreme pride to me that those Marines who participated in the Central Solomons operations acquitted themselves with such distinction. Despite the most adverse weather, terrain and climate, the enemy was driven out and the mission finally accomplished. Growing out of this campaign was an extremely significant sense of mutual admiration between the Army, Navy and Marine troops involved.-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR. GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS"
Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition]by General C. B. Cates USMC Major John N. Rentz USMCR
Contains 51 photos and 28 maps and charts.The fight to remove the barriers protecting the main base of the Japanese in New Guinea at Rabaul, was characterized by brutal jungle fighting attritional warfare of the worst sort and required every bit of toughness from the Marines that landed there."BOUGAINVILLE AND THE NORTHERN SOLOMONS is a narrative not only of Marines against the Japanese, but of Marines against the jungle. In all the past history of the Corps, whether it be Nicaragua, Haiti, or Guadalcanal, it is improbable that Marine units ever faced and defeated such an implacable combination of terrain and hostile opposition.In this struggle, as always, superior training, discipline, determination and unquestioning will to win on the part of individual Marines were the crucial factors. Indeed, those same factors may be said to constitute common denominators of victory under any circumstances, whether jungle or atoll, on the ground or in the air. -C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS"
Marines In World War II - The Battle For Tarawa [Illustrated Edition]by General A. A. Vandegrift USMC Capt. James R. Stockman
The Story of the bloody brutal Battle of Tarawa, also known by its codename Operation Galvanic, was the first time that the Americans and principally the Marine Corps faced serious opposition to a seaborne landing.Contains 30 photos and 12 maps and charts."Tarawa was the first in a series of amphibious operations which carried United States forces across the Central Pacific to the homeland of Japan. When the 2d Marine Division landed on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll on 20 November 1943, twenty years of Marine Corps study and work, already tested at Guadalcanal and at Bougainville, was put to an acid test.Tarawa was the first example in history of a sea-borne assault against a heavily defended coral atoll. Marine preparations for this operation were thorough; its plans were executed in a noteworthy manner. In the final analysis, however, success at Tarawa depended upon the discipline, courage, and fighting ability of the individual Marine. Seldom has anyone been called upon to fight a battle under more difficult circumstances.In capturing Tarawa, the 2d Marine Division accomplished a difficult mission in an expeditious manner. Seventy-six hours after the assault troops landed in the face of heavy resistance, the battle was over and an important base secured with the annihilation of its defending garrison.Of even greater importance, however, was the fact that this successful operation underlined the soundness of our doctrines of amphibious assault. The lessons learned and confirmed at Tarawa paid great dividends in every subsequent operation from the Marshalls to the shores of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.-A.A. VANDEGRIFT, General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps"
Marines In World War II - Marines At Midway [Illustrated Edition]by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC General C. B. Cates USMC
The story of the Marines during the pivotal campaign of the Pacific that culminated at the Battle of Midway.Contains 25 photos and 3 maps and charts."The name Midway means much to Marines. At the very outset of war, when Midway's sole garrison consisted of a Fleet Marine Force defense battalion stationed there in advance of hostilities, the Japanese found that here, as at Wake, Marines were ready. Subsequently, in the battle of Midway, the heroism of Marine fighter and dive-bomber pilots, who attacked effectively and unhesitatingly against tremendous odds, demonstrated once again that courage and discipline are among the high traditions of our Corps.There is another lesson to be derived from the Marine story of Midway, however, and that is the unity of the Fleet Marine Force as a completely integrated air-ground team. This, too, is traditional, but it has never been better demonstrated than by the integration of Marine artillery and infantry (who secured the base) with Marine air which struck the first blow at the Japanese carriers from that base. While Marine fighters were slashing at enemy air, Marine artillerymen were shooting the Japanese planes down, and Marine dive bombers were harrying the enemy fleet.This coordinated interaction by land and sea and air embodied the time-tried and proven doctrines of the Marine Corps in one of its primary fields: that of the defense of advanced bases. To all students of this subject, I commend the story of Marines at Midway." C.B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Marines In World War II - The Defense Of Wake [Illustrated Edition]by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC General A. A. Vandegrift USMC
Contains 23 photos and 8 maps and charts.The story of the immortal heroic defence of the American outpost on Wake Island by a handful of marines and civilians against an overwhelming forces of the Japanese."During December 1941, the stubborn defense of Wake by less than 450 Marines galvanized not only the American public but their comrades in arms. In days of disaster then, as of uncertainty later, the thought of Wake and its defenders encouraged Marines to hang on longer, and to fight more resolutely. Small in time and numbers though the action was by comparison with Guadalcanal or the other great battles to come, Wake will never be forgotten."To my mind, in addition to the obvious military lessons which may be drawn from any battle, be it victory or defeat, the defense of Wake points up two soldierly characteristics which may well be remembered by Marines. These are military adaptability, and the realization that, first and always one must be prepared to face ultimate close ground combat with the enemy."The officers and men of the 1st Defense Battalion on Wake were artillerymen of a highly specialized type; those of VMF-211 were aviation technicians. neither group let its specialized training or background prevent it from fighting courageously and well as basic infantry when the chips were down. Despite its specialization, each group did the best it could with what it had."These capabilities and attributes, I submit, should characterize Marines now as they characterized those Marines on Wake, who, though they were outnumbers and eventually overwhelmed, were never outfought.-A.A. VANDEGRIFT, General, U.S. Marine Corps"
From Montreal To Vimy Ridge And Beyond; The Correspondence Of Lieut. Clifford Almon Wells, B.A.,: Of The 8th Battalion, Canadians, B.E.F., November, 1915-April, 1917by Lieutenant Clifford Almon Wells
Clifford Almon Wells was born in Toronto, Canada, March 12th, 1892. His teaching career at Johns Hopkins University was bought to a end when he decided in the summer of 1915 that it was his duty to relinquish his position and take his part as a Canadian in the European war. In Sep. he enlisted as a Private in the 4th University Company, one of the reinforcing companies of the famous Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Although without previous military training his advancement was rapid, later he was transferred to the 8th Battalion as 2nd Lieutenant.His letters cover a period of eighteen months. They were written in railway cars and on board ship; in tents in England, Belgium and France; in huts, shacks, furnace rooms and ruined houses; in London boarding houses and hotels; in French farm-houses, and German dugouts; in the midst of the awful clamors and crashings and thunders of artillery, and within sound of the coughing of a sick German in the front line of enemy trenches.He wrote of things which others have written about; of things which pleased him, and of other things which displeased him, most of these relating to the commonplace of life. But in addition to the commonplace there will be found in these letters a surprising variety of topics, and withal such graphic descriptions, thrilling or amusing stories, and information on many matters of interest to all who have friends overseas that the letters will both entertain and enlighten.His last dated letter was written the 20th day of April, 1917, eleven days after the battle of Vimy Ridge. Thankful because he had had a part in that battle, exultant and confident in view of the great victory, but before this letter reached her she had received official notice that he had been killed in action the 28th day of April.
Myron Herrick - Friend Of Franceby Colonel T. Bentley Mott
The Biography of the foremost Francophile diplomat, possessed of political courage a sharp wit and a winning charm."Herrick was born in Huntington, Lorain County, Ohio, the son of Timothy Robinson Herrick a local farmer. He studied at Oberlin College and Ohio Wesleyan University, but graduated from neither. He married Carolyn M. Parmely of Dayton, Ohio on June 30, 1880. They had one son, Parmely Webb Herrick.From 1885 to 1888, Herrick was a member of Cleveland City Council.[1][2] In 1886, he helped to finance the founding of The National Carbon Company, along with W. H. Lawrence, James Parmelee, and James Webb Cook Hayes (see Webb Hayes), son of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, in Cleveland, Ohio. This company would come to figure prominently in the history of the consumer battery and the flashlight.Herrick was a Presidential elector in 1892 for Harrison/Reid.Herrick served as the Governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906; (future United States President) Warren G. Harding served as his Lieutenant Governor. He had been a protégé of political boss Mark Hanna, but in 1906 was defeated by the efforts of Wayne Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League after he refused to support their plan for prohibition of alcohol in Ohio.He subsequently served as United States Ambassador to France from 1912 to 1914 and again from 1921 to 1929. He is the only American ambassador to France with a street named after him in Paris, in the 8th arrondissement. Herrick was the ambassador who hosted Charles Lindbergh in Paris after his successful New York to Paris Atlantic crossing in 1927.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1916 against Atlee Pomerene.Herrick was serving as United States Ambassador to France at the time of his death on March 31, 1929. He died from a heart attack. He is interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio."-Wiki
Kesselring: An Analysis of The German Commander at Anzioby Captain Teddy Bitner
This study attempts to analyze the decisions made by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring prior to and during the battle of Anzio in February 1944. The focus of the investigation is on Kesselring's decision to shift Army Group reserves from the Rome area prior to the Allied amphibious assault at Anzio on 18 January 1944, then his involvement in the development and execution of the German counterattack against the Allied beachhead conducted on 16 February 1944.The investigation reveals that Kesselring, the Army Group Commander, made a proper and effective decision in committing the Army Group reserves to the German defensive line prior to the invasion, and that his involvement in the development and execution of the German counterattack at Anzio was doctrinally sound and generally effective.
With The R.A.M.C. In Egypt [Illustrated Edition]by Sergt. Major
A veteran Non-Commissioned Officer tells of his experiences among the shells, wounded and diseases of the Egyptian Campaign of World War One. Includes 32 illustrations."THIS account of the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt from the earliest days of the British Occupation in 1883 to the close of the Sinai Desert Campaign at the beginning of 1917, is in no way official, nor must it be regarded as in any sense officially inspired...It is due to the reader, however, to say at once that, though the book must be taken solely as the independent work of one man possessing no official status whatever, it has been produced under privilege, without which, indeed, it could never have been written. For the facts as to the doings of the R.A.M.C. on the battlefield, and in respect of the Corps' many activities in other branches of medical war service, the writer has been able to draw largely on his own experience, it having been his lot to serve as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps both with the Dardanelles Army and with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force...Very few names are here set down, albeit many fine achievements and instances of singular devotion to duty have been necessarily recorded. Seeing that it was practically impossible to mention by name all in the Service who had won, or deserved to win, distinction, it was thought better to leave names alone altogether, and to let the great sum of heroism, enterprise, exertion, merge itself into the common honour of the Corps."
A Surgeon In Khaki [Illustrated Edition]by Arthur Anderson Martin FRCSE
A Kiwi surgeon recounts his experiences of life under fire tending to the wounded in the first year of World War One. Illustrated with more than 15 photos of the author, his unit and the locations of the battles he witnessed."Arthur Anderson Martin was born in Milton, Otago, New Zealand, on 26 March 1876...When war broke out that year [1914] he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in France and Belgium. His advocacy and practice of immediate specialist surgery - even under fire - for wounds to abdomen, chest, and upper femur, won acclaim in the British Medical Journal. He frequently placed himself at risk while tending the injured and was mentioned in dispatches by General John French in 1915 and General Douglas Haig in 1916. His book, A surgeon in khaki, was considered by critics to be a well-judged account of front-line medical conditions.After eight months' duty in the field he returned to New Zealand for rehabilitative rest. However, he was immediately appointed to a commission investigating accommodation and hospitalisation at Trentham camp after severe outbreaks of measles, pneumonia and cerebrospinal meningitis. It was thought by leading politicians that his reputation would give medical weight to the findings of the commission. Even during his brief return to civilian practice in Palmerston North he was active in training the Rifle Brigade Field Ambulance at Awapuni. He returned with them to France, and was soon back in front-line service on the Somme.He was wounded at Flers on 17 Sep. 1916, and died in Amiens base hospital the same night. The loss of two of New Zealand's most promising surgeons, Gilbert Bogle and Martin, on the same day led to the issue of orders for much more caution by doctors under fire than Martin had advocated. The death of a gifted surgeon was mourned in newspapers throughout New Zealand. On 1 Jan. he was posthumously appointed a DSO."-Te Ara Encyclopaedia Of New Zealand
The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition]by Lt.-Colonel William Dyess
[Illustrated with over 30 photos of the author, his unit, escape, his kit etc.]As General MacArthur sailed away from the Philippines vowing to return, he left behind him many American soldiers that had been swept up by the victorious Japanese tide of invasion. One such man was Lt.-Colonel William Edwin 'Ed' Dyess, he and his unit of the 21st Pursuit squadron flew their obsolete P-40 Warhawks against the superior Japanese fighters until no more planes remained. Undaunted he fought on as an infantryman before his eventual capture by the Japanese his deeds of selfless bravery were legendary, including giving his own plane to a fellow aviator so he could fly to safety. Dyess and his brave men deserved a better fate than that which awaited them at the hands of their Japanese captors on the infamous Bataan Death March. Driven north from Bataan, the American and Philippino prisoners were beaten, starved and prodded at the tip of the bayonet toward prison camps that had been callously unprovided with the basic means of existence. In the only successful mass prison escape, Dyess along with his men broke out of their prison camp and made contact with resistance groups. After a time waging further Guerilla operations, Dyess and two other American servicemen were evacuated by submarine to Australia. As Dyess recuperated the American Government knowing the effect that the truth of the atrocities committed by the Japanese would galvanize public opinion allowed the release of his story via the Chicago Tribune. The story created a huge storm of outrage directed at the Japanese and of respect and admiration for Dyess and his fellow soldiers who had endured so much on their behalf. Dyess returned to active service as soon as was possible but tragically died in an airplane accident in 1943, a hero to his men and country.A tragically vivid and gruelling account of one of the most heroic escape stories yet told.
The Long Road To Victory [Illustrated Edition]by Colonel John Buchan
[Illustrated with 10 plates of the battles and engagements detailed in the book]Colonel John Buchan, was a man of many talents, a politician of upright morals and forthright character, a novelist of great acclaim and a soldier who served with distinction in the First World War. He collected stories and anecdotes by the dozen, crafting the best and worthiest into this collection which spans the entire conflict. As he himself states in his introduction;"THIS is a book of soldiers' tales, told, for the most part, by those who took part in the events they record. They are drawn from many branches of service and from many countries; sometimes they are concerned with great and critical operations, but more often they deal with episodes and sideshows in the huge business of war...There has never in the world's history been such an arena of drama and strange adventure as that long road which the Allies travelled to victory. Libraries will not exhaust its treasures; indeed, it will be years before we, who have 'been preoccupied with special stages, will be able to grasp the wonders of the whole journey. This budget of wayside tales is only the cutting of a few sheaves at random from an immense harvest."As the chapter headings confirm the war on the ground and in the air throughout the conflict has been sketched with aplomb, from pilots above the Somme to the deserts of North Africa I. - FIRST YPRES, 1914: THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. II. -"'TWIXT GUY FAWKES' AND ST. PATRICK'S." III. THE "PETROL HUSSARS." IV. - THE WORST AND THE BEST. V. - THE FIFTEENTH DIVISION AT LOOS. VI. - THE FIGHTING IN THE AIR DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. VII. - THE CALL. THE TALE OF A TANK. VIII. - THE TANKS AT CAMBRAI. IX. - CUT OFF IN A CAVE. - THE TALE OF A FIGHT BEYOND THE JORDAN. X. -THE SOUTH AFRICANS AT MARRIÈRES WOOD. XI. - ZEEBRUGGE-H.M.S. VINDICTIVE. XII. - THE RIVER COLUMN IN NORTH RUSSIA. XIII. - A SNIPER'S DAY. IV. - THE CAT. XIV. - "BUNKING.".
Active-Service Diary - 21 January 1917-1 July 1917by Lieutenant Edward Hornby Shears
The short, but poignant and action filled diary of a public school officer who fought with the Irish Guards in the Ypres Salient.EDWARD HORNBY SHEARS was born in Liverpool On December 4, 1890. His preparatory school was The Leas, Hoylake (1900-1904). In July, 1904, he obtained a Foundation Scholarship at Bradfield, and in December 1908 a History Exhibition at Trinity College, Oxford. He went up to Oxford in October, 1909, and obtained a 'second' in 'Mods' in 1910, and a 'first' in 'Greats' in 1913. In September, 1913, he passed into the Home Civil Service, and was appointed to the Secretaries' Department of the General Post Office. A year later (October, 1914) he became Principal Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General, Mr. (now Sir Charles) Hobhouse. He had been refused official permission to join the army at the outbreak of the War, but he received it in May, 1915, and obtained a commission in the 3/4th Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. A few months later he was promoted to lieutenant. After training for a year and a half in England, and having no apparent prospect of being sent to the front, he obtained a transfer to the Irish Guards, in which he received his commission as ensign in November, 1916. In January, 1917, he joined the 1st Battalion in France, where he was shortly promoted to lieutenant (dating from October 18, 1916). He was killed in action at Boesinghe on July 4, 1917, and on the following day he was buried at Canada Farm, Elverdinghe, near Ypres.
The 9th Australian Division Versus The Africa Corps: An Infantry Division Against Tanks - Tobruk, Libya, 1941: [Illustrated Edition]by Colonel Ward Miller
Illustrated with 7 maps and 15 photosIn April and May 1941, the previously successful blitzkrieg tactics of the German Army met defeat by the outnumbered Australian forces of the 9th Division at Tobruk. The Australian infantry achieved victory through a successful all-around defense against tank attacks in force. By employing all available assets in a combined arms effort, well-supported light infantry forces defeated a heavier armored force.The 9th Australian Division Versus the Africa Corps: An Infantry Division Against Tanks-Tobruk, Libya, 1941 provides the reader with a valuable historical context for evaluating how light infantry forces can confront armored attacks. This CSI special study also reveals how light infantry forces operated and were supported and sustained in a desert environment-a message that has continuing relevance for today's Army.
THE BATTLE OF ALAM HALFA - A BATTLE REPORT [Illustrated Edition]by Generalleutant Fritz Bayerlein a.D. Major General G. P. B. Roberts C.B. D.S.O. M.C. Captain Basil Liddell-Hart
Illustrated with 6 maps and numerous photos.The Battle that ended Rommel's offensive in the Desert of North Africa, and the Axis hopes of Victory against the Allied forces by the Generals who commanded the two sides."The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 Aug. and 5 Sep. 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika-a German-Italian force commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel-attempted an envelopment of the British 8th Army, commanded by Bernard Montgomery. In the last major Axis offensive (Operation Brandung) of the Western Desert campaign, Rommel had planned to defeat the British 8th Army before Allied reinforcements made an Axis victory in Africa impossible.Montgomery, who had been forewarned of Rommel's intentions by Ultra intelligence intercepts, left a gap in the southern sector of the front, knowing that Rommel planned to attack there, and deployed the bulk of his armour and artillery around Alam el Halfa ridge, 20 mi (32 km) behind the front. In a new tactic, the tanks were used in an anti-tank role, remaining in their positions on the ridge. Montgomery intended to hold the armour back, refusing to allow them to sortie out as they had in the past.With the attacks on the ridge failing and his supply situation precarious, Rommel ordered a withdrawal. Montgomery failed to exploit his defensive victory, preferring to continue to build his strength for the his fall offensive, the Second Battle of El Alamein...The price of the defeat to the Axis was not just a tactical defeat and retreat. With the Alam Halfa failure, Rommel was deprived not only of the operational ability to initiate offensives, he lost the operational and tactical ability to defend the German base in Africa. Axis strategic aims in the African theatre were no longer possible."
UTAH BEACH TO CHERBOURG - 6-27 JUNE 1944 [Illustrated Edition]by Anon
Illustrated with over 40 photos and 15 maps of the engagement.The momentous events of the 6th of June 1944, D-Day, still resonate around the world, almost 200,000 Allied Soldiers were thrown against the Nazi dominated coast of France in a bid to free Western Europe from the Fascist grip that had held it since 1939. Although massive air and naval bombardments proceeded the landings the mission would succeed or fail based on the ground troops being able to force their way in land and allow a secure bridgehead to be formed out of enemy artillery range. However, the buildup of supplies and troops for the millions strong armies necessary to liberate Europe could not be brought through the improvised Mulberry harbour on the unprotected beaches of Normandy, a port must be taken. The troops on the far left of the line attacking the beach code-named "Utah" would be tasked not only with the initial assault of the coastline but to eventually capture Cherbourg and the Cotentin Peninsula. The fighting on D-Day on the beach was tough but successful, very since the early morning the paratroops fought in many groups some numbering a few men up to battalion size to secure the vital targets inland.The Germans were aware of the importance of the landing only gradually, but launched fierce counterattacks against the Americans coming across the flooded land inland from the beaches. The port of Cherbourg and town were heavily defended and had many difficult fortifications to be overcome, but the Americans were equal to the task and eventually captured it ensuring the supply lines for the armies that would engage and fight Hitler's legions across France, Belgium , Holland and into Germany.An excellent study of the second American Beach landing and along with its companion volume, OMAHA BEACHHEAD, provide an unparalleled record of the fighting of the American forces on D-Day and in the Bocage fighting in Normandy.
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Designated Ugly Fat Friend
Two hot chicks at a bar will have a really nasty fat ugly bitch hanging out with them, refered to as a "DUFF".
"Wow that fat DUFF is hanging out with those two attractive ladies, too bad."
"Wow that fat DUFF is hanging out with those two attractive ladies, too bad."
από Cobra 26 Ιανουάριος 2003
Designated Ugly Fat Friend.
That 3rd girl is definitely the duff of the group.
από G 2 Ιανουάριος 2004
An abbreviation for 'Designated Ugly Fat Friend'. Often in many large groups of women (usually adolecents) there will be a D.U.F.F. as a means to look better by comparison.
I only hang out with her becuase I need a D.U.F.F., otherwise, she'd be, so, history.
από B.a.m 20 Δεκέμβριος 2005
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1) Something that's flawed or faulty
2) To duff up, to assault, beat up etc
1) Something that's flawed or faulty
2) To duff up, to assault, beat up etc
He sold me a duff DVD so I duffed him up.
από black flag 31 Μάιος 2004
A unattractive female who is always seen with another female who is marginally more attractive. It is usually impossible to score with the hotter female without the duff receiving her fair share of the action.
Damn! I so wanna tap that chick.. but goddamn, she always has that duff Nicole hanging off her. Look at that fat mess!
από Steve0 20 Αύγουστος 2004
A term that was popular in the early 2000's and is an acronym for "designated ugly fat friend." In modern day, this term is only used by douches who can't keep up with current slang, and by stupid ass middle schoolers who think they are the shit because of the 2015 movie of the same title that attempted to resurrect the term and make it "cool."
Stupid Person 1: Why is that ugly bitch hanging out with those hot girls?
Stupid Person 2: She must be the DUFF.
Stupid Person 2: She must be the DUFF.
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Id Software releases Doom Resurrection for iPhone, iPod touch
Id Software has released Doom Resurrection, its first original game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Revealed in an interview earlier this month, the game's storyline takes place alongside the story of Doom 3, but in a different location. Features include an accelerometer-based aiming system, eight levels, a wide variety of enemies and weapons, and four difficulty levels. Doom Resurrection is available now from the App Store and sells for $10.
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I can't wait to read some reviews of this. From the advance buzz, you would swear that Id was really promoting this as a console-quality type of game with great controls. If anyone plays this, give some feedback, please!
Posted by Flippy Hambone on June 29, 2009 at 5:17 PM (CDT)
I couldn't resist!
I played Doom (and Duke Nukem and Marathon, etc.) back in the day, so I bought it and played through the first level.
The graphics are quite good. The sounds are okay. The monsters are okay. it really is a trip back to the 90's!
The gameplay itself is strange. You don't really move around freely, so much as you're pulled along, like an amusement park ride. You can't back up or really turn around or change direction. If you pass a power-up and don't tap on it to get it, you can't go back.
Monsters appear (they growl) you spin to face them and fire away. It's pretty lame, actually and surprisingly not very much fun. Maybe if I were 15 again… (my idea of hell!) ?
I can see that there are real limitations, hardware and control-wise on the iPhone/iPod touch platform. This really highlights them in not a great way.
I can see a great deal of work went into this, but for $10, I expected MUCH more!
Oh well. Maybe I'll learn to like it better over time.
Posted by jeffharris on June 29, 2009 at 11:35 PM (CDT)
So its not a free-movement game but a moving-on-rails kind of game? That's rather disappointing…I think I'll save my cash for the release of the original Doom that's being worked on, to complement my previous purchase of Wolf3D. ^_^
Posted by Daniel S. on June 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM (CDT)
Given what i saw on youtube, it looked pretty good, but the amusement park ride movement is a drawback. I think i'll wait till Doom Classic to decide which one i should get
Posted by will on June 30, 2009 at 3:00 AM (CDT)
Yes, it's completely on rails. It's sort of House of the Dead meets Doom. In simply not just being Doom, that's a disappointment.
That said, once I got past that (and that didn't take long), I really started to enjoy it. The controls (again accepting it's on rails) work really well and the game is timed and scripted well and I found the atmosphere to be rather tense.
While it's probably not what we all want from a new Doom game, I think it's a great game in its own right. At least, that's what I'm thinking at the point I'm at right now. I haven't finished it.
Posted by BeefJerky on June 30, 2009 at 3:30 AM (CDT)
The graphics are amazing and the sound is nicely done.
Naturally, I was surprised it was a rail shooter, but based on ID's comments, it's possible that they'll update the game to make it more free-moving… after all, they strongly hinted at multi, and you can't do that on rails.
Posted by kevin on June 30, 2009 at 8:51 AM (CDT)
Maybe I'm alone in this, but I'd much rather se companies try and make unique experiences that lend themselves to the portable nature of a phone rather then try and shoehorn a console or PC game into this severely limited format.
With nothing but touch controls there really isn't anywhere to go with games like this. In my opinion anyway. If you love portable games like this more power to you. I'll rather be playing them on my TV with a controller.
Posted by ort on June 30, 2009 at 10:49 AM (CDT)
...AND having said all that I bought the game anyway… and… it's actually pretty fun.
It's not really a console experience on the go, it really is DOOM dumbed down to the most basic elements and hacked up into 30 second chunks of fun.
It's a decent portable game.
Posted by ort on July 1, 2009 at 10:09 AM (CDT)
I'm with you, ort. I decided to go ahead and download it, and I actually like the fresh approach. You can't really characterize this as an FPS. It reminds me of an old coin-op game called Area 51 that was strictly on-rails but offered up a nice little challenge because you had enemies attacking from all sides.
I think it's a good effort generally. Might not be worth $10, to be honest, but it's definitely a quality title and possibly the basis for a good franchise for the iPhone.
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Apple.com produced the best high broadband access times among 20 large web retailers tested in September, according to Compuware Gomez. Last month, Apple.com posted the fastest response time in Internet Explorer tests with an average load time of 0.82 seconds and the fastest Firefox load time, with an average of 0.72 seconds.
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Fashion Update: Track Suit + Very High Heels = A Lifetime of Foot Problems?Friday, May 27th, 2016
Good Idea: The Panhandle Bike Path Should Be WidenedTuesday, June 2nd, 2015
It used to have four foot wide lanes.
Then it got six foot lanes, but now it's lots busier these days, with all manner of transport upon it:
And the SFPD and Rec & Park drive upon this path with Crown Victorias all the time too, right?
So what's wrong with eight foot lanes, I ask you.
(Oh, no other "improvements" are required, no beautification efforts are required, or desired. Just work on the basics, SFGov.)
If You Want an Urban Fun Run, But Not Too Urban, IYKWIM, Then Enter the BtoB – Look, It's 90%+ White People!Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
I can't believe this is an official Bay to Breakers promotional image, but there you go:
(I guess SPUR won out in the Western Addition / Fillmore / Hayes Valley after all.)
The only thing whiter than this in the 415 is the collection of Western Addition millionaire homeowners who cry about the BtoB each and every year.
(Oh what's that, you're a "leader" of NOPNA, but you're not a aging white millionaire home-owning fussbudget? Well then I'd like to meet you, 'cause you're a rare bird indeed.)
Welcome, once again, to Frisco, BtoB!
Training Day: US Coast Guard 47-Foot Motor Life Boat at Mile RockThursday, December 25th, 2014
A Small Victory: Organizers Finally Recognize Hayes Street Hill is NOT the Highest Point of the Bay to BreakersThursday, February 27th, 2014
First things first, let's prove that the top of the Hayes Street Hill on Hayes Street is not the highest point of the current B to B route.
Here's a route profile, starting from the SoMA near the bay going all the way to the breakers of Ocean Beach. See that big incline just before mile marker three? That's the vaunted Hayes Street Hill.
Via Mishalov.net:
And here's another shot at it:
And here's a contour map of the Hayes Street area:
But here's your winner. It's the 270-something-foot-high saddle on JFK Drive betwixt Prayer Book Cross and Stow Lake / Strawberry Hill, just underneath where "KENNEDY" is written:
So that's it.
"Under Armour will have a strong race day presence as the official sponsor of the notoriously challenging "Hayes Hill," awarding prizes to the fastest hill runners from select racing categories."
(People from around here call it Hayes Street Hill, but otherwise this is fine. The name of the hill itself is Alamo Heights.)
This was what the organizers used to say every year:
"Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the course gradually flows downhill alongside the Panhandle and through Golden Gate Park."
So yeah, the course gradually flows downhill, but only after peaking in Golden Gate Park.
All right, let's see how the MSM handles this in 2014…
Short Bus – The Smallest Diesel You'll Ever See from MUNIThursday, December 19th, 2013
This bus says, "ELECTRIC POWERED" on the side.
In fact, it's diesel powered.
But MUNI wants you to like MUNI more, so there you go:
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Hey, speaking of diesel, guess which incompetent local government agency has put more petroleum into the bay than the world-famous Cosco Busan oil spill ship? That's right, it's the SFMTA.
Oh look, the feds have a new webpage for the 2009 settlement agreement.
"City and County of San Francisco Clean Water Act Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (November 2, 2009) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency following federal violations of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
On the page:
- Overview and Location of Facilities
- Violations
- Injunctive Relief
- Pollutants Addressed
- Environmental Effects
- Civil Penalty
- Comment Period
Overview and Location of Facilities
The City and County of San Francisco is a municipality organized under the laws of California that operates the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ("SFMTA") and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ("SFPUC"). The SFMTA operates a diverse fleet of trolley cars, street cars, light rail, alternative fuel vehicles and 495 diesel buses that are serviced and re-fueled at facilities owned and operated by the SFMTA. The SFPUC provides water, wastewater and municipal power services.
Between November and December 2005, approximately 940 barrels (39,488 gallons) of red dye diesel fuel were discharged from one of the Municipality's underground storage tanks (USTs) at the John M. Woods Motor Coach Facility (Woods Motor Coach Facility). The diesel spread through a piping system into a storm drain, through wastewater collection piping to a pump station, into Islais Creek and eventually San Francisco Bay.
The discharge was caused by a ruptured hose. The leak continued for several days, as sensors, flashers and alarm reports and other leak indicators were ignored. This failure by SFMTA to comply with federal requirements for the management of USTs resulted in the release of diesel fuel and Clean Water Act discharge and pretreatment violations.
After this spill, EPA conducted inspections at several of SFMTA's facilities and identified violations of EPA's spill prevention regulations at three of them: Flynn, Kirkland, and Marin.
The five facilities covered by this settlement are in the City and County of San Francisco:
- Woods Motor Coach Facility – 1095 Indiana Street
- Flynn Motor Coach Facility – 15th and Harrison Street
- Kirkland Motor Coach Facility – 151 Beach Street
- Marin Fuel Stand – 1399 Main Street
- Southeast Water Collection System Pump Station
- Clean Water Act (CWA) Sections 311(b), 301(a), 307(d)
- Oil Pollution Prevention regulations issued pursuant to CWA Section 311(j )(the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 9003(a)
Injunctive Relief
- The Consent Decree requires San Francisco to implement an Incident Command System (ICS) Exittraining program.
- San Francisco must appoint an ICS training coordinator to implement the program.
- San Francisco employees in certain position categories must complete and renew at least every 2 years, ICS level 100 and 200 training.
- Other identified employee positions must complete and renew at least every 2 years, ICS level 300 and 400 level training, if they are reasonably expected to coordinate with any Incident Response Management Team.
- San Francisco must maintain training certification documents and provide them to EPA upon request.
- San Francisco must also ensure that any contractor, including contractor employees who engage in any aspect of incident response on behalf of San Francisco, have completed the corresponding level of ICS training prior to performing any incident response activity.
- San Francisco must include language to this effect in any contract regarding incident response.
- San Francisco must submit an annual report to EPA with information addressing the ICS training program requirements.
Pollutants Addressed
- The oil spill of red dye diesel fuel addressed by this settlement discharged at least 940 barrels of oil (39,488 gallons).
- The oil storage capacity of the facilities addressed by this settlement is a total of 137,500 gallons that are subject to SPCC requirements.
- For more information about Oil Pollution Prevention rule requirements
Environmental Effects
The oil spill of red dye diesel fuel addressed by this settlement discharged at least 940 barrels of oil (39,488 gallons). Oil spills are known to cause both immediate and long-term harm to human health and ecosystems. Oil prevents oxygen in water and can suffocate wildlife.
Oil emulsions may stick to the gills of fish or coat and destroy algae or other plankton. Floating oil may reduce water exposure to the circulation of oxygen and, in conjunction with emulsified oil, interfere with photosynthesis.
Oil slicks can kill birds, contaminate food sources, reduce animal and plant reproduction and contaminate nesting habitats. Oil spills can cause long-term effects years later even if the oil remains in the environment for a relatively short period of time.
Petroleum oils can also undergo oxidation and polymerization reactions and can form tars that persist in the environment for years. These harms will be prevented by EPA's Section 311 enforcement efforts and this settlement agreement. Please see EPA's Emergency Management pages for more information about the effects of chemicals, hazardous substances and oils on the environment.
Civil Penalty
San Francisco will pay a total penalty of $250,000 to resolve its alleged liability for CWA and RCRA violations, of which $227,000 will be paid to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for CWA Section 311 discharge and SPCC violations. The remaining $23,000 will be paid to the U.S. Treasury for CWA pretreatment and RCRA violations.
Comment Period
The proposed settlement, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final court approval. Information on submitting comment is available at the Department of Justice website.
For additional information, contact:
Cheryl Rose
Senior Attorney
Water Enforcement Division
Office of Civil Enforcement – OECA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2242A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
(202) 564-4136
Money Changer Update: Does the Burger King Near the Powell Street Turnaround BUY YOUR EUROS? Hell YesWednesday, November 20th, 2013
The Foot of Sutter Street at Market Looks Like This All the Time – People Need to Hop Over the Wet Muck – Why?Friday, August 16th, 2013
Tiny Raptor Struggles to Stay Warm During Typical Francisco San Summer – Standing on One Leg in the Western AdditionTuesday, August 6th, 2013
This critter is probably too small to eat a mouse, but insects are good I'm sure.
Anyway, standing on just one leg helps it stay warm on a blustery evening:
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Street Chess in the Mid-Market: It's Back, Baby! After a Few Lean Years, Market Street is Back Up to Ten Tables SometimesWednesday, June 12th, 2013
Frisco street chess hasn't been this vibrant in years.
Things hadn't been so hot since the Great Street Chess War of 2010, when the traditional location at Fifth and Market got eliminated. Get the deets here from Chris Roberts of the SF Weekly.
And even last year, you wouldn't necessarily see that much activity.
But we're in a more active era now, with a noticeable increase just the past few months.
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Appears that this out-of-the-way location is hitting critical mass…


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Oregon gets a $15-million boost from the federal government for making sure more kids are enrolled in Medicaid. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is sending Oregon's Department of Human Services $15-million dollars for being one of the top ten states to get children enrolled in state and federal health insurance programs. The performance bonus was set in place by the 2009 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Legislation. More than 70,000 children are now enrolled in Oregon's Healthy Kids Plan.
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The couture house of Yves Saint Laurent was founded in 1961 and has since become one of the most influential labels of the 20th century. The designer popularized fashion trends such as the beatnik look, safari jackets, tight pants and tall, thigh-high boots, and of course the creation of arguably the most famous classic tuxedo suit for women in 1966, Le Smoking suit.
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The Chattanooga Cruise In was created to encourage car and truck enthusiasts to gather in the Scenic City, and it has grown since its inception in September of 2011. The Chattanooga Cruise In will be in full force on Saturday from noon until dark, attracting hundreds of collector vehicles to the area.
The event is a laid-back car show, hosted by local businesses, Coker Tire Company and Honest Charley Speed Shop, and car enthusiasts will come and go as they please throughout the day.
The Chattanooga Cruise In is held on the streets surrounding the Coker Tire headquarters, and will begin at noon, allowing cars, trucks and motorcycles to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Coker Tire and all of its companies will hold an open house, encouraging participants to tour the facilities and check out everything the companies have to offer. The open house includes tours of Corky Coker's museum, and Honest Charley Garage, a classic car restoration shop.
Along with several hundred classic vehicles, the Chattanooga Cruise In will feature live entertainment by "The Other Guys," several local food vendors and thousands of dollars worth of door prizes. The Chattanooga Cruise In will also feature the cars and stars from Travel Channel's TV show, Backroad Gold.
Most of the streets surrounding Coker Tire will be blocked off to provide adequate space for the cruise in participants, and the entrance to the cruise in will be at the intersection of Main and Chestnut Streets. Coker Tire has invited several car clubs, as well as other local car-related businesses to join in on the fun. Overflow parking and spectator parking is located at Finley Stadium.
Chattanooga Cruise In is a rain-or-shine event, and spectators can expect to see nearly 1,000 cars and trucks from the area, along with a number of car enthusiasts who travel from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio to participate.
Corky Coker, owner of Coker Tire, is an avid car collector, and is a well known character in the automotive aftermarket. Mr. Coker is enthusiastic about driving classic cars, and encourages his customers to drive their cars often.
Coker Tire's headquarters is at 1317 Chestnut St. For more information call 800.251-6336 or visit Coker Tire's website at www.cokertire.com. Check out the official Chattanooga Cruise In website at www.chattanoogacruisein.com.
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Just wondered if anyone has tried using the edreams web site to book an airfare. We are planning to fly to London from Athens this July.
I am about to make a booking and the cheapest fare for us is with a no name carrier! 'low cost' whereas dearer ones state they are British Air or Aeagean or whatever.
Anyone has any knowledge, experience or advice re the 'low cost' option?? Safety record is important to us-not just flying cheaply.
Any help gratefully receieved. Nicki24
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Just wondered if anyone has tried using the edreams web site to book an airfare. We are planning to fly to London from Athens this July.
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I used them last year to book a flight in August from Milan to Palermo, we chose the lowest cost round trip and it turned out to be flying down on eurofly and back on alitalia. There wasn't a problem with them and I liked that they combined low cost carriers with more traditional ones to find the best price. I know not knowing the name of the airline can be scary but sometimes you can figure it out by the airport, for instance in Milan Ryanair uses Orio al Serio, etc. Also, I've never had a safety issue with any of the low cost airlines
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