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Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) said recently that her decision to deny benefits to undocumented immigrants was justified, claiming that federal law is at fault in the immigration debate.”I think everybody in Arizona [and] across the country has compassion for those children that have been brought here illegally by their parents,” Brewer said. “But it is not our responsibility. It is their parents’ responsibility. They need to follow the law.”Last week, Brewer signed an executive order denying state and local benefits to undocumented immigrants applying under President Obama’s new deferred action program. Brewer’s order also barred immigrants from applying for driver’s licenses and state-issued identification cards.
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Democrat, Republican or Libertarian? companies and corporations from investing in new and diversified businesses. Our country needs new jobs desperately and if we fail to create them we will be looking at four more years of a near depression like economy. The question has been asked if we better off than we were four years ago. The answer is “absolutely not!” Can this country put up with increasing government jobs, “out of control” spending ($8 trillion dollars) and Big Brother (the government) controlling us by taking away our rights guaranteed by the Constitution. By electing a new president will we be guaranteed of a new prosperity in the United States? I don’t think so nor do many Americans, but we cannot stand by and put up with the corrupt politicians now in office. So the only choice that we have is to try a different political party. Am I saying elect a Republican president or am I referring to the Libertarians? Below is an article by the Libertarian Governor Gary Johnson. I think he makes a lot of sense.
Governor Gary Johnson released the following statement regarding the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya:
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extremists over a video? We launched millions of dollars worth of missiles to bring down Gaddafi, and this is what we get. We hail and encourage the outbreak of an Arab Spring in Egypt, send them billions of dollars we can’t afford, — and our Governer Gary Johnson embassy is breached and our flag desecrated. In Afghanistan, we continue to put our troops in harm’s way 10 years after our post9/11 mission was complete. Why? The airwaves are filled today with political chest-pounding and calls for decisive action. The most decisive and prudent action we can take today is to stop trying to manage governments and peoples on the other side of the globe who don’t want to be managed, get our people out of impossible situations that have no direct U.S. interest, and immediately stop sending money to regimes who clearly cannot or will not control their own countries. Protecting America with a strong national defense and a rational foreign policy is our leaders’ most basic responsibility. But let us not confuse national security with senseless intervention where our interests are clearly not being served.” Richard Matz, Publisher
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By Cal Thomas
“How could this happen?” asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others. The rioting by Muslims supposedly “inflamed” by a cheaply produced YouTube film about the Prophet Muhammad was cited as the reason, but we have learned the attacks may have been planned in advance, some to coincide with the anniversary of Sept. 11. What doesn’t Secretary Clinton get? The actions and statements of Islamic extremists have been visible for some time. In his latest obsequious gesture to the Islamic world, President Obama wants to offer $1 billion in “debt relief” to the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt. The president apparently hopes Egypt’s leadership can be bought off and will then start behaving like us. The president appears to ignore Egypt’s crackdown on political opposition, its sending tanks into the
Sinai, in violation of its 33-year peace treaty with Israel, and the persecution of Coptic Christians who are fleeing the country in droves. This is what America got in Iran, Egypt and now Libya when we helped topple dictators who were then replaced by radicals. That these and many other provocations against America, Israel and the rest of the West bring no credible response from the United States encourages and enables extremists to ramp up their violent behavior. “Paper tiger” is the term Mao Zedong used to describe “American imperialism” in 1956. “Spineless amoeba” might characterize this administration’s response to outrages performed in the name of Islam. Just as the amateurish video was not the cause of the violent attacks, neither was Mitt Romney’s critique of them. The Obama administration’s
foreign policy has failed dramatically. A recent Wall Street Journal headline had it right: “U.S. Policy in Mideast Challenged by Assaults.” Coddling, understanding, bowing and submitting to extremists only leads to more violence. History has shown and common sense tells us they only respect and fear power and consistency. What is the flipside of “peace through strength”? It is war through weakness. Iran’s nuclear bomb preparations? This administration’s response is more sanctions and more diplomacy, though these have failed. Kill our people? Send them more money. This is what we get when the administration denies statements from the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic leaders about their hatred for America, Jews, Christians and women’s equality. Do we not think they mean what they say? If not, on what basis do our leaders disbelieve them? Tyrants enjoy telling the world about their intentions. It is how they recruit followers. Think Hitler, Marx, Lenin and Mao. Tyrants aren’t the real danger, though they are to their own people. The real danger is when the West fails to recognize evil and develop an effective response to it. Asking Israel to continue to “wait” while Iran builds a nuclear bomb is madness, especially when Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has described Israel as a “disgraceful blot,” has said it should be “wiped off the face of the earth.” Islamic extremists say what they mean and mean what they say. So why don’t we believe them? Whether the Islamists are a small minority within “peaceful” Islam is irrelevant. If the bad guys are pursuing nuclear weapons and their minions are killing our ambassadors and citizens, what is there to discuss? What can diplomats do? How could this happen, Secretary Clinton? You have only to look at the one you correctly described four years ago as “inexperienced” and not ready to be president. If you continue in denial, deny this: “And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know (but) whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.” (Quran 8:60, Sahih International)
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rizona lawman Joe Arpaio is gearing up for what he expects will be the toughest of his five re-election campaigns. He is facing a determined effort from immigration rights activists to push him out. A ruling may come any day in a lawsuit that alleges his department violated the civil rights of Hispanics. A second lawsuit filed by the Justice Department is making its way through the courts. And in TV ads, he doesn’t mention the signature issue that helped bring him to national prominence — a sign, people in both parties say, that illegal immigration is losing its potency. “Issues in campaigns are like flowers: They bloom, go away and then they bloom again,” GOP lobbyist Stan Barnes said. “The bloom is off illegal immigration.” Arpaio, who retains a massive $4.2 million campaign treasury, remains the favorite in the November election. In an interview, he was defiant and confident as always, and disagreed that illegal immigration has lost its political punch. “I get hundreds of people coming up to me and thanking me,” said Arpaio, the sheriff in Maricopa County, the
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer pointed her finger in President Barack Obama’s face during a heated confrontation on a Phoenix tarmac earlier this year,
Jan Brewer Defends Executive Order Denying Benefits To Young Undocumented Immigrants Brewer’s order, signed on the same day that the federal deferred action program went into effect, was immediately met with massive backlash. DREAM Act supporters organized protests at Brewer’s office, while organizations like the ACLU blasted the governor for “distorting federal law.” However, she was unfazed by the criticism, instead doubling down on her crusade against undocumented immigration. “It’s an unfortunate situation, but certainly something that needs to be addressed, and I believe it’s the federal government that needs to address that, and they need to do it by changing the law, and they need to work through the Congress and do what they need to do in order to rectify what has taken place,” Brewer said. She continued: “I believe people ought to be here legally and they ought to be here with a lawful presence.” The deferred action program, which Obama announced during a June 15 press conference, allows the children of undocumented immigrants to apply for work authorization and reprieve from deportation. About 1.7 million individuals are estimated to be eligible for the program.
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Hollywood Gossip By Liz Smith Congrats to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on the occasion of their weekend nuptials and of putting one over on the paparazzi and gossip sites. Privacy is possible, if you really want it. (Are you listening, Lindsay?) I think filmmaker Nick Cassavetes will soon be hearing from all sorts of people and groups, after his remarks on incest. His new film “Yellow” deals with it. But Nick, when asked about his own feelings on the subject said, “If you’re not having kids, who gives a damn? Let people love who they want. Isn’t that what we say? Gay marriage —
love who you want. If it’s your brother or sister it’s super weird, but if you look at it, you’re not hurting anybody except every single person who freaks out because you’re in love with one another.” Conservative pundits are going to have a field day. I doubt gay organizations are going to be thrilled either. To thank her Yankee Stadium fans, who endured an unrelenting downpour a few nights back, Madonna gave them a surprise rendition of one of the oldies — “Holiday.” The place went totally berserk. Madonna’s not going to change her I’m-notlooking-back ways, but it is said that even she was surprised at the crowd reaction. So maybe she’ll sneak in a couple more of the classics as her “MDNA” tour proceeds across the country. Madonna returns to New York in November, for two nights at Madison Square Garden. Endquote: I love this from pop queen Gwen Stefani, now reunited with her old bandmates from No Doubt. In a recent interview she was asked, after meeting and being attracted to her now-hubby, sexy singer Gavin Rossdale, “Did you make the first move, or did he?” Gwen: “Oh, my God, are you serious? He did! I’m not that kind of girl.”
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Commentary Part 2
save america
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A reader of ours, Frank Pulley, a retired Sergeant Major from the U.S. Marine Corps had been enjoying the regular opinion pieces by our publisher, Richard Matz, and thus a friendly email dialogue began between the two. Sharing thoughts on the state of affairs in America today, Richard invited Frank to submit editorial for consideration. Here is the first part in a series submited by Frank Pulley on how we could truly save America. It’s a great manifesto and well thought out plan written by a collaboration of various authers. We invite you to read on . . . Note: Continued from last issue. 7. Restore the Glass-Steagall Act. It protected our financial system for 60 years. In the 1990s, this act was disbanded, and risky “bets” were created, called Credit Default Swaps and Derivatives. It is said that there are hundreds of trillions of dollars of these kinds of “bets,” and no one quite knows what they are worth. These continue to threaten our entire financial system, and should be either stopped or immediately separated from the people’s money in the big banks and institutions. Almost all commercial banks are responsible lenders, support their communities, and have
none of these “bets;” however, the monies invested in the big investment houses (now called banks) are used to roll the dice to invest in high risk ventures — banks that do this are not banks. Each of those big investment banks should separate the people’s money from the investment monies to form two separate entities… a bank and an investment house… and both should be regulated, and not selfregulated. Unregulated Hedge funds, Wealth funds, Mutual funds and Pension funds have become risky and too big to fail. They are black holes, managed by a few and breed corruption and risk the people’s money. Community banks should have FDIC
insurance up to $250,000 per depositor. However, no FDIC funds or any other government guarantees should go to any firm that engages in derivative trading, securities underwriting or that engages in investment or risky loans. Banks are all about safety. Investments are about risk. Separate them, again. Hard working American citizens must not be the ones to guarantee risk with hard-earned dollars meant to pay for mortgages, college educations, or to live within their means. Investments and bank transactions must be slowed down until the monies can be tracked, protected and properly audited. Glass-Steagall and Anti-Trust protected our financial system for 60 years. Restore both. 8. Anti-Trust. Reinstitute and enforce Anti-Trust to prevent businesses from becoming too big to fail and harming our economy. Like GlassSteagall, Anti-Trust laws protected our financial system for 60 years before being disabled. Restore both. 9. Privatization. Privatize as many government workers as possible. Establish a bipartisan Congressional panel to review bids of all major contracts every three years. This prevents government expansion of people and benefits. You have a bottom line, a commitment and performance expectations. Hold contractors accountable. A contract is a signed pledge to perform to an agreed upon standard; both parties to a contract meet their responsibilities, and if one does not,
the other does not. 10. Charitable contributions. All non-profit entities (associations, foundations, charities, unions, or other charitable entities) will report and account for every dollar in contributions and distributions. A tax deduction will be provided for contributions to all charities but there will be no deduction or non-profit status given to those who support politics, do harm to others or aid America’s enemies. Further, there will be no transfer of funds between charitable organizations. 11. Revise Government Entitlements. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Welfare, Disability — these are programs intended to help those who really need support — the aged, the desperately ill, and those orphaned or left behind. But these programs have been abused and corrupted. We must wean off those outside the scope of the intent of these programs. These programs have become, not entitlements, but a form of enslavement. Our focus must change so instead we promote a more capable, innovative, competitive and prosperous workforce. In short, leave most social programs to the States and charities and let the Federal government again be the national cheerleader for private business and a strong economy, as it protects us from all threats, foreign and domestic. 12. Health Care Reform. This is an extremely complex issue and there are no easy answers. We need to lower our expectations or risk bankruptcy. Move
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healthcare to the States and allow/ encourage all insurance companies to compete for business in all States. Competition and a fair but regulated market will lower premiums. Encourage medical insurance companies to educate and incentivize good health. Encourage citizens to get off drugs. Publish good health tips and findings in state and city utility bills. 13. Balance the Budget. The budget must be balanced or 10% of Federal workers will be laid off, and no member of Congress, the President’s Cabinet, U.S. Attorneys General, or GAO officials will be paid. No Congressman
a priority on science and math, and teach children how to save and manage money. Teach the Constitution, civics, respect for others, kindness, courtesy, competition, team work and pride in America, all of which makes us better citizens. All classes, except a foreign language course, will be conducted in English, the language of America. Use the most successful Charter Schools as models. Stop breeding mediocrity. End tenure. Terminate bad teachers. No rubber rooms. Reward good teachers and restore prestige and honor to our valued educators. They mold our future citizens.
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may run for reelection if the budget is not signed on time, balanced and shows that the debt is being paid off. 14. Properties. List all properties and buildings owned by our Federal government. Any that do not generate considerable income should be sold by private sector brokers, with minimum commissions, and the proceeds used to pay off the debt. 15. Create a “rainy day” fund. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: 1. Make English the official national language of America. We are a free nation, so everyone can speak in his native tongue when he likes; however, the official language for signage, ballots, drivers’ tests, government and public education in America will be English. Teach it. Embrace it. Be proud of it. And use it so America does not become a “Tower of Babble.” 2. Make Education a priority. Education would be the responsibility of the States. The States must establish standards and uphold them. Reduce costs for state schools. Teach in little red schoolhouses, if necessary, in order to provide affordable education for citizens. Build in student summer jobs to instill good work ethic and personal and community responsibility. Promote volunteerism. Consider (made in America) uniforms up to a certain grade to teach our youth proper attire and behavior, and build in enforceable standards with parity for students from differing backgrounds. Teach American and world history, reading, writing and the basics needed to become a productive citizen. Put
3. Voting. Only U.S. citizens may vote, with proof of citizenship, and the ballots will be written in the official language of the land — English. Voting will be the privilege for every taxpaying citizen 18 years and older. 4. Health care. Catastrophic injury and illness are horrific realities that many families face. But we must take responsibility for eating too much, drinking too much, using drugs in a way that counters their intent, and not exercising. Health care for the truly needy is a state government’s responsibility, but health care for those whose lifestyles bring about a medical decline is a personal responsibility. 5. Common sense. Don’t spend more than you earn. 6. Restore workplace harmony and production. Many U.S. employers are reluctant to hire U.S. workers because of a threat of lawsuits brought about for wrongful termination. This is unhealthy. Some of those lawsuits have had merit but many have not. Remove all barriers to harmony in the workplace. They must work in harmony for the business to succeed. Restore latitude to the employers to run their business versus having Government intrusion. If you hire someone, you can fire them. The employer will pay what he can afford to attract the best and brightest. 7. Know the Constitution of the United States. If anyone tries to remove the rights and privileges vested to the people, stand up. Speak up. Preserve freedom.
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Is the immigration problem not one of the main issues in the upcoming election? We all realize that the economy is the most important issue and putting approximately 10% of our workforce back to work is a main priority. But if you think for one moment that the immigration problem is a non-issue, then you are sadly mistaken. The Democratic Party and President Obama realized that the Hispanic voters, the gay community, the black voters and the unions will make a difference in Obama’s reelection. They have pandered to these groups successfully and Republicans have not implemented a plan to get a portion of the vote from these minorities. As proud Americans we should have no problems with either party as long as they abide by the rules of our Constitution. But you must know this is not the case with the present administration, as they have trampled the Constitution by letting illegal immigrants into our country. It’s bad enough that some of the illegals are criminals but giving them
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the Arab world’s most influential and one of the largest Islamic movements. It is also the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. The Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 as a Pan-Islamic religious, political and social movement by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna. By the end of WW II the it had an estimated two million members. Its ideas have gained support throughout the Arab world and influenced other Islamist groups with its “model of political activism combined with Islamic charity work.” My comment: So far, OK. The Brotherhood’s credo is: “Allah is our objective; the Quran is our law, the Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations.” Its most famous slogan, used worldwide, is “Islam is the solution.” My comment: Whoa! Wait a minute… Is the credo an actual fact taken from the Qoran or is it an interpre-
the right to stay in our country and giving them the right to vote is absurd! How fair is it to legal immigrants that are standing in line, obeying the rules
and yet are put at the back of the line because of the illegals? Does the president of the United States have the right to break the law by letting illegal immigrants
tation by the person or persons that pledge allegiance to it. I am not a scholar nor am I well versed on the writings or teachings of the Quran but I find it hard to believe that the prophet Mohammed would teach his disciples to kill other human beings in the name of God! I cannot believe that the majority of Muslims believe in the credo... or do they? If we take a look at all the terrorist activities in the world today, they involve mostly Muslim countries. When given the opportunity, Muslim immigrants settle into a country and then ascribe to the Brotherhood’s history of 12 October 1, 2012 THE MILITARY PRESS
stay in our nation? The answer is “NO,” but over the years former presidents have gotten away with breaking laws and not abiding by our Constitution. Both parties are guilty of these grievous sins and neither party nor any branch of our government has challenged these presidents and put them to task for breaking the rules of our Constitution. Most hard-working Americans are too busy trying to pay their bills and keep their heads above water to be concerned about the “SILENT INVASION” but will eventually (hopefully not too late) be aware of this dangerous immigration problem! Maybe it’s no longer politically correct to say “I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN,” but in my opinion there are no African-Americans, German Americans, Gay Americans, Mexican Americans or any other name put in the front of the word “AMERICAN.” The only acceptable word is an “AMERICAN AMERICAN.” Richard Matz, Publisher
becoming political activists and incidents of violence have ensued. Should we blame all Muslims or is it just the few who are the troublemakers? We need the leaders of the Muslim communities to stand up and denounce these troublemakers and terrorists, and in doing so they will gain the support of all peoples and all
religions that want peace to prevail on this Earth. Richard Matz, Publisher
Military News Calling All WWII Veterans The Montgomery GI Bill offers eligible recipients a monthly stipend while they are attending classes at a qualified training institution. The checks are sent on a monthly basis and are made payable to the student. Payments to trainees on active duty status are limited to the reimbursement of tuition and fees. If the trainee uses military tuition assistance, the payments are limited to the difference between the tuition assistance and the remaining tuition and fees. The following payment rates for the Montgomery GI Bill are good for fiscal year 2012, or from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013:
The MGIB can also be used for apprenticeships and On-Job Training. The following rates cover these types of training:
Additional notes about these MGIB Rates: Rates are given for servicemembers who served 3 years or more on Active Duty. If you served fewer than 3 years, please see the rates on this page. Correspondence and Flight — Entitlement charged at the rate of one month for each $1,564.00 paid. Cooperative — $1,564.00 ** Tuition and Fees only. Payment cannot exceed listed amount.
By Bob Zimmerman As part of this year’s Honor Flight San Diego float entry into the Monday, Nov. 12 Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Diego, the producers are asking for WWII veterans to send in photos in uniform. The photos will be reproduced into posters which will be carried by Girls Scouts alongside the Honor Flight float. Send your photos to Laurie at lsizzle@ aol.com or call her at 858-513-8238 for more information. Please mention WWII Veterans Photos.
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This newly opened business offers a multitude of unique athletic and creative activities for children ranging from 0-12 years of age such as Safari Cycles, 20-foot bouncer slides, badminton, basketball, foam block pit and more. We also have a separate infant/toddler area with age appropriate slides, toys and activities. For the adults, Jungle Gym & Café offers Yoga, Zumba, Step, Body Sculpting, Kick-Boxing and more, in our large and modern fitness studio.
Also on site is a healthy foods cafe offering all-natural and organic foods. It’s also a great place to have a birthday part. For more info, visit www.junglegymandcafe.com.
Replacing Lost Military Medals and Decorations
Military medals and decoration replacement requests can be made by veterans by filling out form SF 180 downloaded from www.va.gov/ vaforms. Requests should be sent to National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) at www.archives.gov/veterans/ replace-medials.html. The request will be forwarded to the respective service where the medal, decoration, or award will be issued. Information on where to send the form is located at the NPRC website. In general, requests made by the veteran are fulfilled at no cost.
Buddy Finder Reconnects You with Old Military Friends
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Military News Flight of the Butterflies at Fleet Science Cener
Flight of the Butterflies, a breathtaking new giant screen adventure from SK Films, is coming to the Heikoff Dome Theater at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. The film will open to the public on Friday, October 5, 2012. Flight of the Butterflies is the aweinspiring story of two unlikely heroes that share a common strength. Based on true events, it follows the epic journey of the iconic monarch butterfly in one of the most incredible migrations on Earth and the equally epic quest of determined scientist Dr. Fred Urquhart, who spent 40 years trying to discover the mysteries surrounding their journey and secret winter hideaway. IMAX admission: Adults $15.75; children $12.75; seniors $12.75. For more info, visit www.rhfleet.org. The Fleet offers 12 free admission
days per year to military and their families to enjoy the Science Center’s exhibit galleries for free and discounted IMAX films. Free admission for military and their family is valid on the first Tuesday of each month.
House Passes New ‘Stolen Valor’ Act
Those who lie about military service or make false claims about receiving military medals with the intent of benefiting from those claims would be committing a crime under legislation passed by the House last week, according to Military.com. The House’s 410-3 vote on what is known as the Stolen Valor Act came less than three months after the Supreme Court struck down the original act on the grounds that it violated First Amendment free speech rights. The new bill attempts to get around the court ruling by making clear that it applies only in cases where people lie about a military record with the aim of obtaining payment or other benefits.
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Huge Job Fair Coming to San Diego Oct. 12
Youngblood Career Services is partnering with several local veterans organizations to hold its 1st annual All American Veteran Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. Hosted by the prestigious National University located at 9388 Lightwave Ave., San Diego, CA 92138 (Kearny Mesa area). This job fair will feature veterans from all Veterans Village offices in San Diego. Invited to attend are employers from every walk of life, from IT companies, security, hotels, sales, banking, CHP, DEA, SDPD, sheriff, radio stations, health care employers, ship builders and numerous other companies. Every employer who is hiring is welcome. Event coordinators have coined this event as “The Grammy’s of all Job Fairs” because it treats its vendors and job seekers so well.
Get Ready! La Mesa Oktoberfest Coming
This wonderful tradition returns to Downtown La Mesa on La Mesa Blvd. between Acacia and 4th Avenue, Friday to Sunday, Oct. 5-7, 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Register to Attend the Inactivation of the USS Enterprise
After half a century of distinguished service, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 85) will inactivate on Dec. 1, 2012, in a ceremony to be held at Norfolk, Va. All Enterprise veterans, their families, shipyard workers, and friends of Enterprise are invited to register to attend the inactivation week events and the ceremony. Visit www.enterprise.navy.mil to register. Tickets will be on a first available basis. Space is limited.
Military Drinking Culture
WASHINGTON — Abusing alcohol and drugs has been part of military culture historically: Troops do it for fun, to ease the stresses of war or to be part of the brotherhood. But a new report says substance use and misuse among troops and their families has become a “public health crisis” and says Pentagon methods for dealing with it are out of date. In a study requested by the Defense Department, the Institute of Medicine report Monday said: • About 20 percent of activeduty service members reported they engaged in heavy drinking in 2008, the latest year for which data was available. (Heavy drinking was defined as five or more drinks a day as a regular practice.) • Binge drinking increased from 35 percent in 1998 to 47 percent in 2008. (That’s five or more drinks at a sitting for men, four or more for women, but done perhaps just once or twice a month as opposed to each week.) • While rates of both illicit and prescription drug abuse are low, the rate of medication misuse is rising. Just 2 percent of active-duty personnel reported misusing prescription drugs in 2002 compared with 11 percent in 2008. • The armed forces’ programs and policies have not evolved to effectively address medication misuse and abuse.
Military advance pay
The purpose of advance pay is to give funds to a member to meet extraordinary expenses incident to a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). It is intended to assist with the out-of-pocket expenses, not typical of day-to-day military living, that precede or exceed reimbursements incurred in a member’s change of duty locations. An advance of pay is not authorized for the specific out-of-pocket expenses covered by advances of other allowances and entitlements, if those advances are used (to include travel allowances and per diem, overseas station housing allowance, basic allowance for housing, and dislocation allowance). The member’s commander has a responsibility to ensure that an advance of pay is used only to help with the financial burden of a PCS. Get more information on Military.com.
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Golf course home sites are now selling at Tournament Hills in Beaumont, where new home pricing starts in the high $100,000s. The homes are brimming with a wealth of standard features and recent updates such as sleek matching master bath mirrors, contemporary sinks and furniture-style cabinetry. Other amenities include designer-selected interior light fixtures and architecturally specified recessed lighting, separate interior laundry rooms and spacious master bedroom suites with luxurious bathrooms, private dressing areas and walk-in closets. LivingSmart Homes Lakeside, with both one- and two-story floor plans,
has three to four bedrooms, two to three baths and square footage ranging from approximately 1,296 to 2,256 square feet. All four floor plans feature great room living, with welcoming front porches and two-bay garages. Both two story models have a downstairs bedroom with a full bath and Plan 2 includes a den or fourth bedroom option. Spanish, Traditional, French and Italian architectural styles are accented with shutter and iron accents and water-friendly, front-yard landscap-
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How to Prepare Before You List Your Home To help home sellers deal with this issue before their home is listed, a free report entitled “11 Things You Need to Know to Pass Your Home Inspection” has been compiled which explains the issues involved.
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uring the final days of World War II, the United States, apparently believing that Japan was unlikely to surrender otherwise, dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The death toll from these two bombs numbered as high as 250,000 when one factors in those who died up to four months later due to things like burns and radiation sickness. Research into the creation of an atomic bomb began in 1939 and the Manhattan Project, which developed the science behind the weapons in earnest, began in June of 1942. But in March of 1943, the United States was was developing another weapon which would have potentially spared many thousands of lives. Unless, that is, you count the lives of the millions or so bats which would have died in the process. In the mid-1940s, many Japanese buildings were still constructed out of wood and paper, which, of course, were flammable. If the U.S. could figure out a way to start fires in a large number of buildings spread out over a wide area, the Japanese infrastructure and economy would suffer but the direct loss of life would be relatively smaller. But that seemed impossible. Napalm strikes could start fires everywhere in its path, but that wouldn’t spread. And carpet bombing with many small warheads would increase the area of the strike, but most likely wouldn’t cause many fires. And of course, the death toll from either of those routes could still be rather large. But a few months before the Manhattan Project got underway, a dental surgeon named Lytle Adams came up with the idea to use bats — the nocturnal flying mammals — as part of the strategy. As he would later tell Air Force Magazine, after seeing millions of bats flying around caves in Carlsbad Canyon, New Mexico, he immediately thought that they could be used as a way to spread firebombs throughout Japan. He collected a few of them
himself, did a little research, and found that even tiny bats weighing well under a pound could carry three times their weight in explosives. He pitched his plan to the military (which apparently was not uncommon at the time) and the military agreed that there was something more to look into. Adams’ theory was straightforward. Collect a million of bats and strap timed incendiary devices to their backs while they hibernated. Stick a thousand of them each into a thousand bombs designed to open at high altitudes. Fly over Japan at night, drop the bombs, and then let the bats fly around. When daybreak comes, the theory went, the bats will hide in dark places — and given where they are, the most common hiding place will be attics. The timer ticks down shortly after and, without obvious explanations, hundreds of thousands of Japanese buildings start to burn to the ground. The idea was not just a theory, either. By March of 1943, the U.S. military had identified a suitable population of bats, having located a series of caves in Texas which was the home to millions of the flying critters. For the next year or so, at the expense of $2 million ($25 million in today’s dollars), they tested Adams’ theory. Except for one major problem — at one point, some bats got loose resulting in a major fire at the base, as seen above — the military believed that the bat bombs could actually work. One report placed their effectiveness at ten to thirty times more effective (measured by the number of fires which would have started) than conventional incendiary devices. But the final report on the bat bombs issues in mid-1944, while positive, noted that they would not be ready for combat for another year. Due to the slow time table, the military canceled the project before it could be fully developed.
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The NFL’s replacement officials awarded the Seahawks the winning TD against the Packers. An email to Ochoa was not returned. Mortaza was so upset after Monday night’s debacle in Seattle that he even released a statement, published by Deadspin saying his league had dispatched “a couple crews,” which he says are now “apparently” in the NFL. “We felt it was only fair,” Mortaza wrote, “that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games.” The conclusion here is not that Mitch Mortaza is a bastion of integrity. Nor is the takeaway that Ochoa is a blight on football. (Ochoa actually has a long career of officiating at many levels of the game.) The issue is that the head of the Lingerie Football League is a diehard Redskins fan who is, like everyone else, taken aback by the best football league in the world putting an inferior product on the field. How could the NFL actually think this is OK when the head of the LFL doesn’t? [Jay Busbee: Referee’s blown interception call among sports’ all-time worst] Mortaza is aware that his league is “behind the eight ball” when it comes to the credibility of the product on the field. Let’s face it, how many people watch his players for the football? (How many even care that a football
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is used in the game?) But Mortaza’s response is not to look the other way but to pay extra attention to who is running the game. “We comb colleges and Arena football,” he says. “We hire all the people that test best. We do background checks. We get a ton of people that want to referee but seldom are they qualified.” And when a referee crew is not up to snuff, at least in Mortaza’s eyes, it gets dismissed. Simple as that. When Apple, the most valuable company in the world, has a defective part, it corrects the mistake. But when the NFL has substandard personnel, it does nothing. Of course “everyone makes mistakes,” but a lot of these mistakes are correctable. There’s no reason the 49ers should have been allowed extra challenges on Sunday. There’s no reason the Titans should have been allowed extra yards after a personal foul. And there’s no reason the last play of “Monday Night Football” couldn’t have been overturned.
These weren’t snap judgments like a pass interference call. There was plenty of time for deliberation, calls made to the replay booth and adjustment. The NFL is telling us to believe in something that simply isn’t believable. And “us” includes everyone from coaches to players to the head of a football league known for skin and silicone. If the head of a lingerie football league thinks the NFL needs to raise its standards, something is terribly wrong.
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rity of his sport was at stake. There is a pigskin boss who was willing to bite the bullet and admit he made a mistake. His name is Mitch Mortaza. He is the commissioner of the Lingerie Football League. And he feels the NFL has lowered its standards. Mortaza was surprised to learn a referee he says he dismissed for poor performance, Craig Ochoa, had been picked up by the NFL and placed into the NFL’s marquee Hall of Fame game. Ochoa has not served in a regular-season game so far, but he remains with the NFL as an alternate. And Mortaza just can’t get over it. “It was a bit of a shock to see guys that couldn’t officiate in our league were officiating in the NFL,” Mortaza says. [Dan Wetzel: Roger Goodell needs to immediately clean up NFL officiating mess] You may be surprised to learn Mortaza actually cares about the officiating in his league. Not many fans paying to see the Los Angeles Temptation and the Vegas Sin are going to fume about a blown call. It’s safe to say the majority of the Lingerie Football League’s fans want laundry on the field, but not the orange, flag-sized kind. But Mortaza becomes indignant when he speaks of his decision to get rid of an entire officiating crew, which included Ochoa. “They were hurting our overall broadcast caliber,” Mortaza says. “And if it’s opening up our players for potential injury, those things raise red flags here. Is it hurting overall credibility? When either of those two things are compromised, it’s time to start thinking about parting ways.” And parting ways is what Mortaza
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Las Vegas oddsmakers say $300 million or more changed hands worldwide on a controversial referee call that decided the Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. Sports book chief Jay Kornegay said Tuesday that bettors at The LVH casino registered shock, some celebration, then anger when the outcome swung the game
in favor of Seahawks bettors. ‘’We’ve seen regular refs blow calls. That’s always been part of the sport,’’ Kornegay said. ‘’But this one was just a blatant bad call at the end of the game that decided the outcome of the game.’’ The Seahawks won 14-12 after referees ruled that Seattle receiver Golden Tate came down with the ball in a pile of bodies in the end zone after a Hail Mary pass on the play’s last game.
The Glantz-Culver line for the game opened favoring the Packers by 4 1/2. Had the final play been ruled an interception - as many players, analysts and fans believed was the right call - Green Bay would have won by 5 points. The officials ruled on the field that Tate had simultaneous possession with Green Bay safety M.D. Jennings, which counts as a reception. The NFL upheld the call on Tuesday. ‘’I’m not complaining, but it did feel a little dirty,’’ said Wesley Wong, 25, of Toronto, who said he had a combined $1,000 on the game on wagers on Seattle and a low scoring total. Gambling expert RJ Bell of Las Vegas-based Pregame.com said an estimated two-thirds of bets worldwide were on the Packers, with about $150 million more bet on Green Bay than Seattle. ‘’Due to one call by the replacement refs, the bettors lost $150 million, and the bookie won $150 million for a total swing of $300 million on one debatably bad call,’’ Bell said. Casinos had already begun to react to replacement officials before Week 3 began, predicting the most scoring ever across the league. Now, adjustments for replacement referees that were only talked about previously are being factored into betting lines, Colbert said. Teams normally get a 3-point edge factored into the line when they play at home. That home edge could be worth a half-point more with games refereed by replacement officials, depending on
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the game, Colbert said. Colbert said he believed the Monday night referees got caught up in the excitement of Seattle’s home crowd. Bettors are also reacting. Wong said he’s wagering 20 percent less on NFL games than usual because of the unpredictability of the referees and other factors. He said his friends are cutting their bets in half or talking about avoiding NFL wagers for a few weeks if the replacement officials stay in. ‘’I’m willing to put less at risk at this point,’’ Wong said. ‘’I’m not motivated to put that much on the table.’’ Johnny Avello, race and sports director at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino, said plays - and mistakes - happen each week throughout the year that decide the outcomes of bets. But this moment was magnified, he said, because it happened at the end of the game and the call single-handedly decided the outcome. ‘’If you’re a bettor, it’s going to be hard to get over,’’ he said. ‘’Some may back off, and that’s yet to be seen.’’
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“Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.” – President Rutherford B. Hayes
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States. As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States’ entry into the Second Industrial Revolution. Hayes was a reformer who began the efforts that led to civil service reform and attempted, unsuccessfully, to reconcile the divisions that had led to the American Civil War fifteen years earlier. Born in Delaware, Ohio, Hayes practiced law in Lower Sandusky and was city solicitor of Cincinnati from 1858 to 1861. When the Civil War began, Hayes left a successful political career to join the Union Army. Wounded five times, most seriously at the Battle of South Mountain, he earned a reputation for bravery in combat and was promoted to the rank of major general. After the war, he served in the U.S. Congress from 1865 to 1867 as a Republican. Hayes left Congress to run for Governor of Ohio and was elected to two consecutive terms, serving from 1868 to 1872. After his second term had ended, he resumed the practice of law for a time, but returned to politics in 1876 to serve a third term as governor. two home runs in one inning ciation founded at Lake George, New • John Lee Richmond pitches 1st York major league perfect game, Worcester • Construction of Cologne Cathe1, Cleveland’s Forest City 0 dral completed (began in 1248) • 14th Belmont Stakes: L Hughes • John Philip Sousa becomes new aboard Grenada wins in 2:47 director of U.S. Marine Corps Band • San Francisco Public Library • University of California founded starts lending books in Los Angeles • First commercial hydroelectric • Koln Cathedral completed, 633 power plant begins in Grand Rapids, years after it begun Michigan • Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice • Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr. Watson is wounded, breaks out Fire Lightening, Oglalla • American Canoe Asso-
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colorful bottles lined-up and ready for business is comforting, and seems to put all things in order. I am not what you’d call a frequent bar patron anymore– family and priorities have other plans, which is just fine with me. But when I do get an hour or two to unwind with a friend and a cold one, maybe even catch a great game too– it’s a very special time to relish. Singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie playing his guitar and singing at table for patrons of McSorley’s Bar; on his guitar there is a small sign which reads, “This Machine Kills Fascists”— NYC, 1943.
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Veterans News By Rick Rogers Host of Front & Center: Military Talk Radio The Center for Investigative Reporting recently released a detailed report on the Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims backlog that has grown to more than 900,000. The study by the Center for Investigative Reporting breaks backlog down by region and individual Veterans Benefit Administrative processing station. Here is a snapshot of the findings. When the study was done, 824,000 vets were waiting for VA claims to be processed. Now the number is 915,000 or more. The average wait time is 257 days. In California, which has the most veterans in the country at about 1.9 million, nearly 83,000 vets are awaiting word. In San Diego there are 29,520 vets on the waiting list with an average wait time of 291 days. For Los Angeles there are 22,547 vets with an average wait time of 363
days; Oakland checks in at 30,613 vets and 346 days. Not only do veterans have long waits, but a May government audit also found the VA’s Oakland office incorrectly processed 39 percent of claims. The San Diego office made mistakes in 53 percent of claims; and a whopping 71 percent of claims coming out of the Los Angeles office were wrong. When the best score a Southern California Veterans Benefits Administration office can achieve is a 61 there is reason to worry. But the figures also suggest who signed up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. Admittedly the assumption hinges on the proposition that most wounded and injured troops return home to recuperate – and file VA claims. Of the four regions of the country, the East has the fewest number of vets waiting for the VA to rate them: 165,414. The West and the Central United States has 204,263 and 209,800, respectively. The South has the most at 244,796. Those who follow enlistments will
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tell you recruiting is easiest in the South, Central and West and toughest in the East. Drilling into the numbers a little deeper, the West has seen the greatest percentage increase in disability claims in the last 16 months at 11.8 percent; the South the least at 3 percent. This despite the South averaging 853 claims filed there daily. Each region has seen a 30 percent increase in the time it takes the VA to respond to claims. Wait times that once ranged from 4 to 5 months now average 8 to 9 months. There are many problems associated with the long claim waits. An obvious one is no money to live on. Disability pays from $127 to about $3,100 a month tax-free. Beyond money the disability rating itself has value. A vet can leverage it to apply for preferential hiring programs or government training or a loan to start a disabled-vet owned business. Rep. Bob Filner, ranking member
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Heard the one about the . . . Punographics When chemists die, they barium.
Tom, Dick and Harry went to a party. After the party they returned to the hotel. The hotel was 600 stories high. Unfortunately for them, the elevator was not working. They made a plan for the first 200 stories, Tom will crack jokes. The second 200 stories Dick will tell a happy story and lastly Harry will tell a sad story.They then started up the steps After 2 hours it was Harry’s turn. He turned to the other two and said “Ok guys, here’s my sad story. I forgot the keys downstairs.
Hallelujah and Amen A man bought a donkey from a preacher. The preacher told the man that this donkey had been trained in a very unique way, (being the donkey of a preacher). The only way to make the donkey go, is to say, “Hallelujah!”
And the only way to make the donkey stop, is to say, “Amen!” The man was pleased with his purchase and immediately got on the animal to try out the preacher’s instructions. “Hallelujah!” shouted the man. The donkey began to trot. “Amen!” shouted the man. The donkey stopped immediately. “This is great!” said the man. With a “Hallelujah,” he rode off very proud of his new purchase. The man traveled for a long time through some mountains. Soon he was heading towards a cliff. He could not remember the word to make the donkey stop. “Stop,” said the man. “Halt!” he cried. The donkey just kept going. “Oh, no... ‘Bible...Church!...Please Stop!!,” shouted the man. The donkey just began to trot faster. He was getting closer and closer to the cliff edge. Finally, in desperation, the man said a prayer... “Please, dear Lord. Please make this donkey stop before I go off the end of this mountain, In Jesus name, AMEN.” The donkey came to an abrupt stop just one step from the edge of the cliff. “HALLELUJAH!,” shouted the man
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