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Herman Cain’s gauntlet By Cal Thomas
When it comes to sex, the media apply different standards to Republicans and Democrats. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton allegedly trolled for women, using state troopers as his procurers. As president, Clinton engaged in oral sex with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office. He lied about it under oath and was impeached, though later acquitted by the U.S. Senate. Other sexual accusations tainted Clinton, including one that he raped one Juanita Broaddrick. That “everybody lies about sex” and “it was just sex” and didn’t affect his public responsibilities, were just two of the exculpatory statements from Clinton’s Democratic defenders. James Carville slimed Paula Jones, one of Clinton’s accusers, by saying you never know what you’ll find “when you drag a hundred-dollar bill through a trailer park.” Many other Democrats in modern times have been caught with their pants down -- JFK, John Edwards. Some paid a political price. Most did not because their policies were favored by the liberal media, which gave them cover. Now it is Herman Cain’s turn and the rules have suddenly changed. Cain stands accused of sexually harassing two women more than a decade ago when he headed the National Restaurant Association. Many in the media wolf pack have already judged him guilty because he updated his initial statement denying the allegations. And yet The Washington Post, in association with Politico.com -- which broke the “story” -- routinely updates its online pages when new information comes to light. Is Cain, a relative media novice, expected to have instant and total recall of events that may or may not have happened more than 10 years ago? The way this works is, if you can’t give the media immediate and detailed answers to their questions, they “raise new questions” and then when you do provide them additional information they say you should have provided it before and must be covering something up, prompting even more questions. One cannot say what, if any, political motives the anonymous female accusers might have, or even if they helped bring these charges to Politico. So much of this is subjective. What is known is that a charge of sexual harassment is not proof that sexual harassment occurred. This story also has a noxious odor of racism about it. Historically, perhaps the worst stereotype directed at AfricanAmerican men is that they are oversexed and constantly on the prowl for female conquests. Cain’s candidacy has unnerved the Washington political establishment. I have just finished his book “This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House.” In it, I learned that Cain is a self-made man who achieved success without gov-
ernment and without self-loathing. He is the enemy of big government, and of Democrats’ “can’t do” condescending attitude toward minorities. Cain exudes a positive and optimistic spirit. Were Cain to become president, this “CEO of self” would threaten the political and economic prison liberal Democrats have built to keep disenfranchised minorities down and voting for Democrats for fear their government programs will end. Cain has a better way and he writes about it in his inspiring personal story, which is the embodiment of the American Dream. This is why Cain is being excoriated by the liberal left. Even some in the Republican establishment wish he would just go away. There will be more on this as reporters and tabloids throw money at Cain’s accusers, seeking to get them to talk in violation of their termination agreements. If you’re wondering why more qualified people don’t run for office, consider what is being done to Herman Cain. People don’t want every mistake or bad decision they’ve made trumpeted from the rooftops and so they avoid politics to the nation’s detriment. Cain may ultimately triumph over these allegations. On Monday Cain recorded his biggest fundraising day ever, netting $400,000. Still, the best defense is a good offense and what would be best for Cain is for him to get all the facts out, immediately, before his enemies do it for him.
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Politics of personal destruction II By Cal Thomas
In 2007 when she was running for president, Hillary Rodham Clinton told a fundraising event in Carson City, Nev., “I sure don’t want Democrats, or the supporters of Democrats, to be engaging in the politics of personal destruction. I think we should stay focused on what we’re going to do for America.” Clinton’s husband, the former president, used the phrase at the time of his impeachment proceedings for lying under oath about a sexual dalliance in the White House. The politics of personal destruction is nothing new. It has been around from the beginning of the country when worse things were said about presidents and presidential candidates than have been alleged against Herman Cain. After more than a week of innuendo, hearsay and rumor about alleged incidents of sexual harassment when Cain was president of the National Restaurant Association, the country on Monday was presented with one woman, a former employee at the NRA’s educational foundation, by none other than powerhouse attorneycamera hog-defender of disgruntled porn stars, Gloria Allred. At a New York news conference, Allred (who, according to the Federal Election Commission, contributed $1,000 to Hillary Clinton and $2,300 to Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign) introduced Sharon Bialek, who read a statement that sounded as though a Democratic Party activist had written it. Bialek claimed Cain touched her inappropriately when she went to him for help in getting her old job back with the educational foundation. Bialek provided some details that included what she wore during the alleged encounter, what Cain was wearing and the name of the Washington hotel where she met Cain in the bar for drinks. As proof of Bialek’s veracity, Allred presented two “declarations under penalty of perjury,” which she did not give to reporters, from two people to whom Bialek said she told her story. The Cain campaign immediately issued a statement calling “All accusations of sexual harassment against Mr. Cain completely false.” When the media and their Democratic Party allies have finished driving a stake through Cain’s heart, they will turn to other Republicans who threaten President Obama’s quest for a second term. If their effort at burying Cain succeeds, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will need to watch out. Rick Perry has already felt their heat and if his campaign ever gets off life support the attacks against him will resume. The credibility of big media continues to erode. The Washington Post reported a loss of $6.2 million for the quarter ending September 30, in part because of “continued deterioration in its newspaper and online publishing division.” The public has found other ways to get its news. The fading establishment media blame the Internet for their decline, but growing numbers of the public -- not only conservatives -- view the onslaught against Herman Cain as unfair, unwarranted and inconsequential, given bigger issues facing the country. The question for many of them is why didn’t the media conduct themselves in a similar way with Barack Obama? Why, for example, has Obama still not released his transcripts from Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard Law School? Near the end of his inspiring book, “This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House,” Cain writes as if he is already president: “In contrast to my predecessor, I am not a community organizer advocating radical social policy with which to manipulate whole segments of the population. I am a community energizer who emphasizes the necessity for individual self-motivation.” In that one paragraph we see what troubles the media and their Democratic Party brethren. If more people currently dependent on government became motivated, self-sufficient and independent of government, it would threaten the foundation of the welfare system that currently has 15 percent of the country addicted to food stamps. And so, not just Herman Cain, but what he stands for must be destroyed, lest the government “addicts” be liberated and vote Republican. Even if Cain does not win the Republican nomination (and how about the voters deciding that, not the media?), he’s proven that he has backbone. Cain the gospel singer should consider warbling Stephen Sondheim’s “I’m Still Here” because he still is, for now.
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he story involves a journalist named Paul Kemp, who moves from New York to work for a major newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Set in the late 1950s, the novel encompasses a tangled love story of jealousy, treachery and violent alcoholic lust among the Americans who staff the newspaper. Thompson himself traveled from New York to San Juan in 1960 to write for an ill-fated sports newspaper on the island. Thompson had unsuccessfully applied to work at the larger Englishlanguage daily called the San Juan Star while novelist William J. Kennedy was the editor. While in Puerto Rico, Thompson befriended many of the writers at the Star, providing the context for The Rum Diary’s fictional storyline. Although Thompson was only 22 when he wrote the story, it deals extensively with a fear of “going over the hill” and growing old. The prominent characters are typical of Thompson’s work; violent, maniacal and alcoholic, stumbling through life. It is written in a highly paced and rather exciting style, also typical of his work. Thompson told PBS talk show host Charlie Rose in 1999 that he had given up the novel because it had originally “bounced about seven times - I got the standard list of rejection letters - and I came back from South America and I got into
the politics of the 60’s and 70’s, and it was a full time job.” He then said that he revisited the book because “it’s got a romantic notion...that and money.. and I was faced with the fact of having to dig out my 40-year old story...I can’t change it, like, ‘ye gods, this is me, this is the world I lived in’...so I approached it as a writer...it’s a good story.”
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Cover Feature Amber Laura Heard Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas on 22 April 1986. Her mother, Paige, worked for the state government and her father, David, was a successful commercial contractor. She dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and moved to New York work as a model, but finding modeling unrewarding she moved again, this time to Los Angeles, to pursue a career in acting. A variety of TV appearances and day-player work in movies led to bigger roles until her breakthrough role in ‘North Country’ (2005). More movie appearances led to a leading role in the (cancelled) series “The Playboy Club” (2011) and a starring role opposite Johnny Depp in ‘The Rum Diary’ (2011).
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Surfer teaches wounded warriors to ride to live
Randy Henniger was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at the age of 30. As a young husband and father of two young boys, he was told he had only a 30 percent chance of survival. After surgery to remove part of his colon and rectum, resulting in a permanent colostomy, Henniger dedicated himself to many special causes including work as a surfing instructor for service members who have lost limbs or faced other debilitating health problems. Henniger has developed customized coaching and training techniques to help wounded service men and women to take up surfing for fun and exercise. The Military Press asked Randy about his program. What got you interested in surfing? My sons wanted to learn to surf when they were 10- and 12-years-old, and our neighbors offered to take us out to San Onofre using some of their old gear. They pushed us into a couple of gentle SanO rollers and we stood up and were hooked. We’ve enjoyed surfing as a family activity for over 15 years and now that the boys have grown into men and have their own lives, surfing is one of the things they are willing to make time to do with “dear old Dad” What motivated you to teach surfing to Wounded Warriors and cancer
guidance and hope for survival. I find that giving back to other survivors helps me answer the sometime nagging question… “Why me Lord?”
Above, Randy Henniger. Left: Group of warriors attend surf lesson. patients? Since I learned to surf as an adult and cancer survivor with a colostomy, I was able to appreciate what other adults and people with different physical issues (I don’t use the word limitation, for those are only in our heads.) I enjoyed introducing others to the fun of surfing, especially kids and families together and got quite a bit of experience giving “intro to surfing” lessons. Then in 2005, our youngest son, Joshua was wounded in Iraq while serving with the Army’s 184th “Blackhawk” unit. His recovery from a serious injury and getting back into surfing gave both of us a real insight into the challenges faced by our Wounded Warriors on their return. We connect-
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ed with the Balboa Medical Facilities rehab unit and began volunteering at their Thursday morning surf camp at Del Mar Beach. It was such are rewarding experience to share our teaching experience with the marines, soldiers and sailors. My activities with cancer patients are more focused on “buddy” program through various cancer charities and patient advocacy groups like Colon Cancer Alliance (www.ccaliance.org), Great Comebacks (www.greatcomebacks.org), American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) and local hospitals. When I went through treatment for cancer 26 years ago, I did not have a “buddy”, someone who had been through it before and could provide
Were you able to identify better with wounded warriors after beating cancer? I think the key for me to identifying better with wounded warriors was participating in our son’s recovery from his injuries in Iraq. Josh was wounded just 3 days short of the completion of his one year tour, receiving serious injuries from a mortar attack while in country. He almost lost his foot, and the recovery was painful and sometime impersonal After receiving his Purple Heart and discharge from Madigan Army Hospital at Ft. Lewis in Washington, we went back into the ocean and it was amazing to me how quickly he recovered by doing something he loved and enjoyed. The chronic pain in his leg seemed to vanish when Josh was out in the water surfing. So when we heard about Balboa Naval Medical Center promoting surfing and kayaking and swimming as part of their rehab/recovery program, we just jumped right in. More info on my blog at: http:// surfrandy.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/ wounded-warriors-del-mar-surf-camp/
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Comforts of home during the holidays
According to the local stores, it is the holiday season and has been for weeks! I am so behind on everything! So it should be said while busily planning the activities to come in the next month or so, please remember those who cannot attend and won’t be able to sit at the table with you. Sometimes people can be overwhelmed with the task of putting a care package together. Let me reassure you that your thoughts and efforts do not go unnoticed. The time, energy, money and thought put into the care package can be daunting. Please know that those guys sometimes share with their brothers and sisters so you aren’t only touching one life, you’re can make a difference across the board wherever your Marine is. Besides phone calls, care packages give the men comfort from home and hugs when we cannot be there to do so. They provide not only food and snacks but also smiles when we send motivating items of support and love from home. Maybe send him a picture of your beautiful turkey last year he massacred because he got too electric knife happy. Whether you’re sending cake in a jar, a small cut out of a turkey, Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving song, a Santa suit or Covert Thread socks to keep their feet comfortable and toasty it all boosts their morale. Any Marine will tell you receiving mail is another way to feel connected to the family they left behind back here in the states and the more the merrier for all. Make them laugh! Letters are great, drawings from children, newspaper clippings, sports reports, gossip magazine news about things like the Kardashian catastrophe to deter the mundane tasks of daily deployment life all assist with combating loneliness and stress. Care packages can be as simple as fresh, clean T-shirts, socks and underwear with maybe some of that Halloween candy staring at you to eat it; to as complex as your imagination can think of with gravy in a jar, turkey jerky, cornbread in a jar, apple pie in a jar, and all the fixings cleverly arranged in a box of love. These guys can miss home this time of year so before you grab that apron try and stop by the post office on your way to buy Tom the Turkey. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Questions or comments? Email us at Military Press at keepinformed@militarypress.com! You can also follow my blog @ http://therealhousewivesofthemarinecorps.blogspot.com/
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BURT REYNOLDS
12050 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City: in March of 1994, actor Burt Reynolds was exiting this Super Crown bookstore in the Valley (near CBS Studio Center, where he filmed his series “Evening Shade”), carrying a box of books, when he was accosted by two muggers. The attackers knocked Burt down, but Reynolds (who was wearing a cast on his arm at the time) got up and decked one of them. The two would-be robbers fled empty-handed.
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Will Rogers Memorial Park, at 9650 Sunset Blvd., in Beverly Hills: the park where, on April 7, 1998, British pop singer George Michael (formerly of Wham!) was arrested for performing a lewd act (while alone) in a public restroom. The star pleaded no contest, paid an $810 fine, and was ordered to undergo counseling. Michael later dressed as a cop and made light of the incident in his music video “Outside.” (Don’t confuse this Will Rogers Memorial Park with the much larger Will Rogers State Historic Park. This smaller park is located right across the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel.)
20300 block of Pacific Coast Highway, in Malibu: the area where, on at 2:30 a.m. on July 28, 2006, Mel Gibson (“The Road Warrior”, “Lethal Weapon”) was stopped by police in his Lexus LS430 while doing 87 mph in a 45 mph zone. It’s not surprising that ‘Mad Max’ might be speeding - the real problem was that he was then arrested for driving under the influence - and apparently he didn’t behave nicely while drunk, berating the cop who arrested him and spewing out a lot of offensive rhetoric. He was taken to a Malibu police station, and was later released on $5,000 bail. (It was his first drunk driving offense in the U.S., so he didn’t face jail time - just a lot of negative publicity.) To his credit, Mel immediately owned up to it once he was sober, issuing a statement that read: “I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested. I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior, and for that I am truly sorry. I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse.” Earlier, he had been drinking and posing for photos with fans on the patio bar of the beachside Moonshadow’s restaurant (20356 Pacific Coast Highway). By 2 a.m., the fans were concerned enough about his condition to offer him a ride home, but he shrugged it o
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TOMMY LEE
8852 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood: The Viper Room (again), where, in 1996, rocker Tommy Lee (of Mötley Crüe) was convicted of battery after he pushed over a photographer (Henry Trappler) who tried to take a photo of he and wife Pamela Anderson Lee outside the Viper Room on Sept. 26, 1996. Lee was fined and sentenced to a 24-month summary probation and 200 hours of community service. (In May of the same year he was sentenced to six months in jail for kicking his wife at their Malibu home.)
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17267 Parthenia Street (west of Hayvenhurst), Northridge: where comedian Richard Pryor accidentally set himself on fire while free-basing cocaine, then ran through the streets looking for help. “One thing I learned,” said Pryor, “was that you can run really fast when you’re on fire!.”
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Turkey Q: Why do turkeys always go, “gobble, gobble”? A: Because they never learned good table manners! *** Q: What sound does a space turkey make? A: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble. *** Q: Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving? A: The turkey because he’s already stuffed! *** After Thanksgiving dinner was finished, Mort saw his little brother Sid in the backyard, poking holes in the dirt and filling them in with birdseed. “Why are you planting birdseed?” Mort asked. “I’m growing next year’s turkey,” Sid replied. *** Jimmy: Mmmmm! That turkey smells good and it’s not even done yet. How long will it be? Mom: About the same length as it was before I put it into the oven, I suppose. *** Q: What sound does a turkey’s phone make? A: Wing! Wing! *** It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and the butcher is just locking up when a man begins pounding on the front door. “Please let me in,” says the man desperately. “I forgot to buy a turkey, and my wife will kill me if I don’t come home with one.” “Okay,” says the butcher. “Let me see what I have left.” He goes into the freezer and discovers that there’s only one scrawny turkey left. He brings it out to show the man. “That’s one is too skinny. What else you got?” says the man. The butcher takes the bird back into the freezer and waits a few minutes and brings the same turkey back out to the man. “Oh, no,” says the man, “That one doesn’t look any better. You better give me both of them!”
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A: Pilgrimage. *** Q: What kind of cars would pilgrims drive today? A: Plymouth. *** Q:What kind of tan did pilgrims get at the beach? A: Puritan. *** Q: What kind of face does a pilgrim make when he’s in pain? A: Pil-grimace. *** Q: What’s the smallest unit of measurement in the pilgrim cookbook? A: Pilgram. ***
Q: What’s a pilgrim’s mother called? A: Pilgranny. *** Q: What do you call a pilgrims vocabulary? A: Pilgrammar. *** Q: What do you call the evil being that comes to get pilgrims? A: Pilgrim Reaper. *** Q: Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving? A: Because they couldn’t get the moose in the oven! *** Q: Why do pilgrims pants keep falling down? A: Because their belt buckles are on their hats! *** Pilgrim John: I see thee cleaning hunting gear for the morrow. Dost
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“I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? “ Harry Callahan: Clint Eastwood
Eastwood is the archetypal cop of the 1970s The film might easily have passed for a popular tale of cops and robbers or, more particularly, cop and psychopath had it not been for the ruthlessness of Harry’s methods... In this character, Eastwood is the archetypal cop of the 1970s... He is unsociable, insensitive, silent without apparent reason, incapable equally of thought or of any human feeling, solving all problems with a blast from a revolver so heavy that it takes two hands to aim it... In fact, the reason why Clint Eastwood behaves so ruthlessly in “Dirty Harry” is carefully plotted at one point in the film: his wife was killed by a hit-and-run driver escaping from the scene of a crime, so he hates all baddies… ‘Dirty Harry’ supplanted suspense by action, tension by brutality, character by a bigger and better bullet... Eastwood is a plain-clothes police-
man who puts his faith in his Colt Magnum.44 and his ability to use it... He is ready to shoot down a criminal as arrest him... Eastwood brought the rude justice of the lawless West to the regular laws of the modern city... Perhaps his behavior would have been less controversial if he had merely been a renegade cop who broke the rules when roused by anger, but in the cool neon light of his superior’s office, he is evidently unrepentant about his behavior... Eastwood had played ‘Dirty Harry’ five times in the sequels ‘Magnum Force’, ‘The Enforcer’, ‘Sudden Impact’ and ‘The Dead Pool.’ Callahan is always in a situation where he has to be his own judge and jury... Harry always gets somebody who’s very lethal... In the case of “Dirty Harry”, it was a psychopathic killer... Callahan wants to get him off the streets so that nobody else becomes a victim... He is a man on the side of the public... He feels that the law is wrong and he should fight that or try to solve it... Harry is not a man who stands for violence... He is a man who can’t understand society tolerating violence...
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THE MMA REPORT In what many believe will be his last fight before jumping over to the UFC, Gilbert Melendez will put his STRIKEFORCE bantamweight championship on the line versus Jorge Masdival at Viejas Arena Dec. 17. Having amassed an impressive 18-2 record while battling his way to titles in both PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE, Melendez must get past Masdival if he hopes to get an immediate shot at UFC champion Frankie Edgar. At a recent press conference, Melendez sat down with MP reporter Art Garcia Jr and answered a few questions about his upcoming fight. AG: Tell me about Masvidal? GM: Well he’s tough; he’s a very tough cat. He’s a big guy – he’s fought in the 170’s … he’s fought tough guys like (Paul) Daley. He has a tall reach, has become a well-rounded mixed martial artist and he poses a lot of threats and I’m looking forward to the challenge. I’ve been doing my homework and I think I have what it takes to beat him. It’s fun because it’s a new style I haven’t quite fought yet although it is similar to a couple of guys I have, so I’m looking forward to testing his skills. AG: You train with both Nick and Nate Diaz, are they able to simulate that type of style so you can get some good work in before your face Masvidal on
Dec. 17? GM: You know a lot of times I just need them to be nice, tall, long and elusive and Nate’s really good for that – he likes to use his punches and he stays on the outside a lot. It’s hard to find a target on a tall guy and I have to learn to find it on Nate because he’s a really tall guy as well. So it helps me close the gap and find that target without swinging for the fences and missing like KJ Noons and Billy Evangelista did. AG:In a recent interview I read that Masdival said that you’re going to be eating his punches and how he prefers to stand up and fight because he would rather punish people than get a decision -- is that what you expect?
GM: That’s funny that he said that because all of his fights go the distance and I see him back peddling a lot. But he is a vicious fighter and he lands some vicious punches and if it goes to the ground then I’ll be doing the punishing … I think I’ll be doing most of the punishing in this fight. But I’m really excited for this fight, it’s pumping me up -- this whole day is pumping me up. AG: So you see some aspects of his game that you feel you can exploit? GM: I think so; I’m looking forward to it because I think I can do it everywhere. It frustrates me, well it doesn’t really frustrate me, because people say ‘make sure you take him down’ – yeah, it’s a great thing to take someone down but I’m not scared to stand with him at all. I don’t feel like his striking is devastating – yes, he throws some quick punches that come down the middle and he’s a very good boxer, but I know how to box boxers and I know how to box MMA fighters. AG: You say he has a different style and you have fought guys similar to his style… with that in mind, are you going to force him to adjust to you or are you going to adjust to his style? GM: He’s going to have to adjust to me. Obviously, I’m going to fight my fight because I know how to figure out his strategy, and once he figures out that his strategy isn’t working and now he’s fighting my game it’s going to be different for him. AG: There are some members of the media who believe that once you jump to the UFC you should have to pay your dues in that organization rather than
getting an automatic title shot just because you’re the STRIKEFORCE champion – what are your thoughts? GM: With some of those writers I have been fighting longer than they’ve been writers, you know what I mean -- probably twice as long. There are a lot of writers that have been out there like that who just don’t know anything. The reason I haven’t beaten any of the guys in the UFC is because they haven’t been around as long as me having been in the PRIDE days. If you look at your history, I’ve been around a lot longer -- you get ranked easier in the UFC just because you’re in the UFC. Someone like Jorge, to me he should be ranked in the top ten --he could beat a lot of those guys in the UFC that are ranked up thereand demolish a lot of them but he hasn’t had the exposure as (he would) in the UFC.I’m sure if they played all of my fights on the UFC from day one people would think different. If every one of my fights were UFC fights they’d be thinking I’m just as good as I say I am. AG: Can you give me a prediction for the fight? GM: Prediction? Yeah, I predict this fight won’t go beyond the third round. AG: Any message to the MMA fans in San Diego? GM: I want to wish the fans in San Diego much love. I have family in Tijuana, from Chula Vista up to northern California, you should come and check out these fights – I can’t guarantee you a victory but I can sure guarantee some fireworks baby!
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hen Hollywood is flailing about with tired re-makes, Clint Eastwood, one of its more senior filmmakers, seems more determined than ever to stake new ground. His gripping new film “J. Edgar” is the polar opposite of contemporary studio product -- a searing biopic about a megalomaniacal right-wing ideologue. Ask Clint about his game plan, and he will, of course, deny the existence of any. I had a leisurely talk with him recently in Carmel, Calif. (he was once the mayor), where he showed his new film before friends and neighbors at the Carmel Film Festival. “My life is a series of accidents,” Eastwood insists. When Brian Grazer first mentioned Hoover to him, he wondered why the producer was interested in vacuum cleaners. A glimpse of the material, combined with a call from DiCaprio, piqued his interest. Dustin Lance Black was brought aboard to write the screenplay (he’d won an Oscar for “Milk”) and stayed with the film through production. The profile of J. Edgar is a measured one. A driven man who fought fiercely to introduce
Under his four-decade reign, J. Edgar Hoover used the FBI to blackmail presidents and manipulate the media to mold his image as the nation’s lone protector against gangsters and “Bolsheviks.” Top politicians and reporters were scared to reveal that J. Edgar (superbly played by Leonardo DiCaprio) was a mama’s boy with a gay lover. science into the messy arena of crime-busting, he also was both ruthless and emotionally unstable. By contrast, Clint, age 81, seems as rock-solid and relaxed as ever. He is a man famously devoid of intellectual pretension. He steadfastly declines to intellectualize about his work. Indeed, his films seem to unfold as adventures in self-discovery. A libertarian by instinct, he is also a humanitarian by nature -- a profoundly decent and accessible man who covets the “accidents” that define the continued growth of his career. In a 2010 profile of Eastwood in the New Yorker, David Denby observed that “those who were skeptical of Eastwood 40 years ago (I’m one of them) have long since capitulated, retired or died. He has outlasted everyone.” Talking to Eastwood last weekend, I didn’t sense that he would relate to Denby’s remark. Rather, he seemed to regard himself as a filmmaker in mid-career who was already planning his next film. And it would not be a remake. There was too much more to learn and explore.
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Frazier defined what it means to be a fighter By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports
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razier rose from the most humble beginnings in Buford, S.C., to become a gold medalist and the world heavyweight champion, doing it through sheer will and perseverance. He fought in a classic bobbingand-weaving style, working his way to the inside by attacking the body and then unleashing his money punch, the left hook. He paid a heavy price to get inside, particularly in his bouts against Ali, but Frazier was fearless. “I really and truly loved the guy,” promoter Bob Arum, who handled Ali, said. “He was a real man. He was a proud, great warrior who was every-
fighter again. He went 5-4-1 in his next 10 fights, losing twice to Ali and twice to George Foreman. He harbored a grudge against Ali that he never truly got over. Ali mercilessly taunted Frazier as he was promoting their fights, referring to him as a “gorilla” and an “Uncle Tom.” That incensed Frazier, who could never come to terms with the fact that Ali was simply trying to draw attention to his fights. Larry Merchant, the one-time sports editor of the Philadelphia Daily News and now an HBO Sports boxing analyst, said Frazier was too proud to forgive Ali’s taunts. “Ali, in his way of trying to market fights, had been cruel at times,” Merchant said. “We all knew that Ali was just doing a sales job, trying to promote the fights, but if you’re the target and the bullets are hitting you and you have to take them, then I guess it could be pretty hard to take. And Joe really resented him for years and years for the things Ali had said.” Frazier took delight in Ali’s struggles with Parkinson’s syndrome that rendered the most talkative athlete ever mute. “I did that to him,” Frazier would say to anyone who would listen. He felt betrayed because he tried
He wasn’t the fastest or the strongest or the most athletic, but there were few who were as fearless and few who gave as much of himself in pursuit of a victory. thing that was great about boxing. It was one of my life’s great experiences knowing him. “If I were in a war zone fighting against any enemy, the guy I would choose to have next to me was Joe Frazier. There was no quit in him and he was really a man.” Frazier spent nine days in the hospital after becoming the first man to defeat Ali, and he was never the same
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The best worst game in world series history By LOUIE CENTANNI The St. Louis Cardinals overcame heavy odds in winning the 2011 World Series. While Game 7 was the clincher, the previous contest will be remembered as the turning point. Game 6 between the Cardinals and the Texas Rangers has been called many things. The New York Times called it “epic.” Time Magazine and CNN.com both called it an “instant classic.” Few, though, have used another classification that is just as apt: the worst baseball game in recent postseason memory. Don’t get me wrong: the game was an absolute joy to watch. It provided suspense, drama, and (sweet Jesus!) the excitement! Over the past three or so years of baseball, I find it hard to recall a game I would have rather watched. However, the fact remains, if this game was played at the high school junior varsity level, both teams would’ve been running like there was no tomorrow afterwards.
Where do I begin? A combined 5 errors, 4 unearned runs, 2 wild pitches, 3 blown saves, 12e base on balls... The Cards allowed leadoff baserunners in five of the first seven innings: 2 walks, 2 errors, and a solo home run. The Rangers’ pitching staff walked more batters than they struck out. There were four attempted sacrifice bunts in the game — the lone success was literally bunted over the head of a charging third baseman. The list goes on. And these were the best two teams in the major leagues this year? It wasn’t only the physical shortcomings. Strategically and mentally, this game was an absolute disaster. Why, when the Cardinals had the bases loaded during the bottom of the 8th inning, did three consecutive hitters swing at the first pitch they saw? Yes, Daniel Descalso and Jon Jay singled; however, Descalso’s first-pitch swing was a routine groundball that was mentally misplayed by Elvis Andrus, who could have either thrown Yadier Molina out by 15 feet for the force play or quick-released a throw across the diamond to end the inning. (But Ian Kinsler wasn’t at the base! They’re major leaguers. Toss it over the bag, he was there in time.) Then, with the bases juiced, Rafael Furcal (3-for-24 in the series at that point) hacked at a first pitch slider out of the zone, anticlimactically tapping out to Mike Adams to kill the rally. Smart hitting while in a slump, with your team trailing, and the pitcher backed into a corner. On the flipside, how could Jason Motte throw a first-pitch fastball down Broadway to Josh Hamilton — a man who swings at roughly 50% of first pitches — in the 11th inning? Did Motte and Molina fall asleep reading
the scouting report? It was absurd to give him a hittable pitch in that situation. On the managing side, riddle me this, La Russa: how can you leave Molina on base in the bottom of the eighth when your team is four outs away from elimination? Had Edwin Jackson or Kyle Lohse been on second when Jay stroked the single to center, the game would have been tied without Furcal’s foolish flail. Imagine if the Cards had not fought back in the 9th — it would have cost them the game. The retirement conference for La Russa would have had a few more questions to be answered. And then came the play that will go down in history: a historic, basesclearing, 2-out, 2-strike triple by David Freese to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. How can anyone find fault with this play? Let me count the ways: 1) Tony La Russa — Why is Lance Berkman still on first base as the potential tying run? If this ball goes to the gap, he will either be held at third or hosed at the plate. Unless the ball is misplayed... 2) Nelson Cruz — I do not fall into the camp that believes Cruz could have caught this flyball. Replays are inconclusive. What is conclusive to an intelligent baseball player, though, is that Lance Berkman on was on first base. Cruz has a shotgun for an arm — play the ball off the carom, hit your cutoff man, and watch Berkman slam on the brakes or barrel your catcher to end the series.
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3) Neftali Feliz — At what point in the at-bat did a grooved, 2-strike fastball seem like the best idea to close out David Freese? The easiest 98 mph pitch to hit (if there is one) is one down in the zone and out over the plate. Had Feliz gone inside or up, this series is over and... 4) David Freese — ...would have been the goat he had prepared himself to be. Only in baseball can the man who nearly cost his team the game return (in an entirely self-created moment) to be the hero. Had he caught the pop-up in the top of the fifth, Cards win this game in nine. As it stands, he’s a World Series hero instead. Now, as an analytical and observant student of baseball, I completely understand that all of my hypothetical “what ifs” would have altered the course of this game profoundly. Perhaps a pinch-runner gets thrown out
at the plate to end the eighth. Maybe Freese’s error forces the pitcher to focus instead of easing up and dishing out back-to-back homers. Suppose Pujols trotted out to first base twelve seconds later due to Furcal waiting for the second pitch, breaks his ankle tripping over another squirrel, and the morale in St. Louis drops irretrievably low. I get it. But ultimately, so much about this game made baseball purists cringe. There’s a reason Japan wins the World Baseball Classic each time it’s played: fundamentals. They robotically manufacture runs, avoid sloppy defense, and throw strikes. Either team could have taken this Series had they followed that basic formula. But then again, where would the excitement have come from?
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orporate dress code policies have swung to the extreme in recent years. Companies either maintain no guidelines at all or establish such rigid policies that they almost appear to be elaborate pranks. American Apparel’s infamous corporate policy, for instance, forbids shiny lip-gloss, bangs, and notes that “blow-drying hair excessively could cause heat damage.” Similarly, financial bank UBS dictates women “may wear no more than seven jewels” and “scarves are compulsory, and must be tied with ‘authorized knots.’” And then there’s the issue of tattoos and piercings. For the past few decades, it’s likely that coffeehouse baristas and graphic designers would be adorned with tattoos or piercings, but now, it’s just as likely that the kindergarten teacher, bank manager, or real estate agent is sporting ink or a nose ring. Nearly half of 26-40-year-olds (40%) and 36% of 18-25-year-olds have tattoos, and 22% of 26-40-year-olds and 30% of 18-25-year-olds have at least one body piercing, according to the Pew Research Center. There are differences in opinions of men versus women having tattoos. Men are allowed to be a little rebellious and punk rock (both men and women have some admiration for a “bad boy”), where as, women, not so much. While societal norms are shifting, it’s happening slowly. Women can be wild in private but should still be ladylike in public, and visible tattoos make that impossible in some people’s eyes. Despite the widespread prevalence of workers with these adornments, there’s no consensus among employers on how to address them. “I think it depends on the location of the tattoo and how easily it can be covered up. Girls with neck tattoos can just wear their hair down,” says Ellan Tong of
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media agency 26 Dot Two. Most corporations and small businesses have no formal policies towards tattoos or piercings. Among those with guidelines: Geico Insurance, U.S. Postal Service, Starwood Hotels and Denny’s won’t hire those with visible tattoos. Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, and the ad agency Wieden-Kennedy have no reservations about hiring those with tattoos or piercings. Yet most HR managers also concede that all things being equal, they will hire the more clean-cut employee. In fact, piercings (37%) are the top physical attribute that may limit an employee’s career potential, according to CareerBuilder.com, followed by bad breath (34%) and visible tattoos (31%). For those — especially women — entering the workforce, any thought that their careers may be hindered by a butterfly tattoo seems laughable. Today’s young professionals view these enhancements as an accessory or extension of their personalities. “How many really great potential employees are these companies losing out on simply because they don’t project the image that these companies want?” asks BlogHer’s Elisa Camahort Page. At the same time, young employees also realize that in today’s precarious job market, they don’t want to give an employer any reason to reject them, As one HR director says, “You won’t get fired for having a visible tattoo, but it likely means you won’t get hired.”
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determined that he was going to go through with this, no matter what I wanted or what I was trying to do to save the marriage. He had no interest in that whatsoever.” She added: “I began to think the Rupert Murdoch that I loved died a long time ago. Perhaps I was in love with the idea of still being in love with him. But the Rupert I fell in love with could not have behaved this way.” Just over two weeks later, Murdoch married Chinese-born Wendi Deng who is 37 years his junior.
ADNAN KHASHOGGI Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s 32-year marriage to Anna Torv came to an end in 1999 when Torv, with whom he has three children, received a hefty $1.8 billion: $110 million of it in cash and the rest in assets. Torv said: “I don’t want to get too personal about this… but [Rupert] was extremely hard, ruthless and
Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi was considered to be one of the world’s richest men during the 1980s. He made his fortune as an international arms dealer before switching to oil, banking, hotels and properties all over the world. Married to Soraya (a 20-year-old English girl named Sandra Daly at the time of their wedding) since 1961, Adnan and his
model Daria ‘Dasha’ Zhukova. Irina issued him with an ultimatum, forcing him to choose between her and Daria. When the fourth richest man in Russia chose Daria, divorce pro-
posed by her legal team, but it was negotiated down by Roman’s advisors. The estimated sum of $300 million could be much higher, though, perhaps even reaching into the billions, but Russia’s secretive legal system means that the exact sums may never be known.
wife separated in 1974 after Soraya had an affair with one of Adnan’s close friends. The divorce details were leaked to such an extent that the affair became a huge embarrassment to the Khashoggi family. It was only in 1982 that Soraya’s alimony payments of up to $874 million were finalized.
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In 2007, the billionaire Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich reached an outof-court settlement with his ex-wife Irina that has been estimated at $300 million. The split came after it was revealed that Abramovich was having ‘relations’ with former
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Juanita Jordan is the most expensive ‘celebrity’ divorce to date. Juanita’s final severance package came to a whopping $168m and included the couple’s Chicago estate and shared custody of their three children, Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine. The couple’s lawyers said that the split to their long-troubled union was mutual and amicable. Ironically, their last marriage-ending argument was rumored to have been about money.
numbers were never released to the public, but Diamond later revealed in an interview that his ex-wife had received $150 million from the divorce.
napkin, Irving received a $100 million settlement (reportedly half of Spielberg’s then fortune) after their judge discounted the prenuptial agreement. Spielberg is now worth approximately $3 billion.
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Neil Diamond in 1995. The pair had enjoyed 26 years of marriage and had two sons together. It seemed that the split was amicable, though, as the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame inductee Diamond said of Murphey: “She is the most wonderful woman, who stood by me through rough times, so she deserves every penny of it.” The actual
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So, for today, this is my prayer— Tomorrow, Lord, is in my care. Most likely, our sacrifices are many smaller ones that will become expressions of that greater love. Most of us lay our lives down every time we think of another and put their interests and needs ahead of ours. Even though we may not be killed as a martyr, or in combat, or give our life for a loved one’s safety, we are given many opportunities each day to lay down our lives for another. Not in death, but in service and sacrifice, be it one day, one hour, or one moment at a time, you are giving the mark of a true friend. No greater love can be given than to lose ourselves in service to others. It has been said that; “When we are in the service of our fellow beings, we are only in the service of our God.” With so many of our friends and family going through this time of uncertainty, may we look evermore for those opportunities to give of ourselves to lift another. A quote by an unknown author expresses it this way, “I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” It is my hope that this message will help you this week to, “mount up as on eagle’s wings,” and renew a little of your strength, to keep moving forward, and find joy… “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not be faint.”… (Isaiah 40:31) next on time, God bless you UseUntil this size Fullmay Page Ads and may God continue to bless our great nation… SEMPER FI
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misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock’s son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he’s talking about. And we said okay. Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with ‘WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.’ Funny how simple it is for people
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to trash God and then wonder why the world’s going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send ‘jokes’ through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing yet? Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein
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OWN A NEW HOME FROM THE MID $100s! Edgewood at The Cove in San Jacinto
From the mid $100s Sycamore at Hidden Hills in Menifee
• 1,394–2,233 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2–2.5 baths
From I-215, exit Hwy. 74 heading east. Turn left on Warren Rd., left on Cottonwood Ave. and follow signs to sales center. OR: From I-10, exit Hwy. 79 heading south, travel for approx. 10 mi., turn right on Cottonwood Ave heading West for approx. 2 mi. to sales center. (951) 487-2887
Villages at Monument Park in Perris
From the mid $200s
• 1,846–2,966 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2–3 baths • solar power system included standard
From I-215, exit Newport Rd. heading west. Turn left on Haun Rd., right on Holland Rd., left on Bradley Rd., right on Craig Ave., left on Evans Rd., then left on Yeoman Pl. to sales center. OR: From I-215, exit Scott Rd. heading west. Turn right on Murrieta Rd., right on Craig Ave., right on Evans Rd., then left on Yeoman Pl. to sales center. (951) 672-8553
From the high $100s Monument Park II in Perris
From the low $200s
• 1,234–2,222 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2–2.5 baths
• 2,390–3,085 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2–3 baths
From I-215, exit Ethanac Rd. heading west, travel approx. 2 mi. west, turn right onto Big Bear Dr., right on Yosemite Ave., then right on Yellowstone Ct. to sales center. (951) 443-0859
From I-215, exit Ethanac Rd. heading west, travel approx. 2 mi. west, turn right onto Big Bear Dr., right on Yosemite Ave., then right on Yellowstone Ct. to sales center. (951) 443-0859
Manzanita at Paseo del Sol in Temecula
From the mid $200s Kenton Place in Murrieta
• 1,628–2,224 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2.5–3 baths • solar power system included standard
From I-15, exit California Oaks Rd./Kalmia St. heading west. Turn right on Washington Ave., right on Magnolia St., right on Adams Ave. and right on Davidson St. to sales center on left. (951) 696-5040
From I-15 Fwy., exit Temecula Pkwy. (CA-79) heading east. Turn left on Meadows Pkwy., right on Sunny Meadows Pkwy., left on Bingham Dr., then left onto Beamer Ct. to sales center. (951) 225-9860
Fox Hollow at Crown Valley Village in Murrieta
From the low $200s Twinbrook at Crown Valley Village in Murrieta From the high $200s
• 1,551–2,597 sq. ft. • 4–5 bedrooms, 2–3 baths
• 2,595–3,563 sq. ft. • 3–7 bedrooms, 2.5–4 baths • solar power system included standard
From I-15 or I-215, exit Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. heading east and travel approx. 4.5 mi. Turn left onto Pourroy Rd., left onto High Vista Dr. and then left onto Valley Spring Way. (951) 677-4110
Monterey at Otay Ranch in Chula Vista
From the mid $200s
• 2,024–2,876 sq. ft. • 3–6 bedrooms, 2–3 baths
From I-15 or I-215, exit Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. heading east and travel approx. 4.5 mi. Turn left onto Pourroy Rd., left onto High Vista Dr. and then left onto Valley Spring Way. (951) 461-4676
From the mid $300s Shady Grove II in Fallbrook
From the low $400s
• 1,917–2,175 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths • solar power system included standard
• 1,968–3,500 sq. ft. • 3–5 bedrooms, 2–4.5 baths • RV and boat storage on-site
From I-805, exit Olympic Pkwy. heading east. Turn right on La Media Rd., then right on Birch Rd./State St. At the roundabout, continue straight on Santa Diana Rd., turn right on Santa Christina Ave., then left onto Pershing Rd. to sales center. (619) 421-4062
From Hwy. 76, head north on Mission Rd. approx. 4 mi. Turn right on Stage Coach Ln., go approx. 3 mi., turn right on Gum Tree Ln., right on Tom McGuinness Jr. Cir., then left on James Gaynor St. to sales center. OR: From I-15, exit E. Mission Rd. At first stop sign, turn right on Mission Rd. and continue toward Fallbrook. Turn left on Stage Coach Ln., left on Gum Tree Ln., right on Tom McGuinness Jr. Cir., then left on James Gaynor St. to sales center. (760) 728-1061
Broker Cooperation Welcome. ©2011 KB Home (KBH). Standard solar power system is 1.4kWp. KBH makes no guarantee of energy production by the solar power system installed with a home or of any energy costs savings by homeowner. Energy costs will vary by floor plan, occupancy, appliance usage, thermostat settings and orientation of solar energy system, among other factors. Payment of Broker Co-op requires Broker or agent to accompany and register buyer on first visit and comply with Broker Co-op Agreement. Plans, pricing, financing, terms, availability and specifications subject to change/prior sale without notice and may vary by neighborhood, lot location and home series. Additional charges apply for lot premiums, options/upgrades. Buyer responsible for all taxes, insurance and other fees. Sq. footage is approximate. Photos show upgraded landscaping/options and may not represent communities’ lowest-priced homes. See sales representative for details. KB Home Sales–Southern California Inc. (CA Real Estate License 00242327). SOCAL-98130
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Military can enjoy a Thanksgiving feast at USO USO San Diego provides a traditional turkey feast with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving Day at both our USO Centers. The USO Neil Ash Airport center caters to those travelers who are passing through on the holiday, and the Downtown Center provides a buffet meal from 12:00-3:00 p.m. for the local active duty members and their families. The day at
each center also includes a special arts and crafts area and a magician for the children. The downtown center is located at 303 A Street, Suite 100, San Diego, 619-235-6503. The airport center is located at the San Diego Airport next to the Alaska Airlines ticketing counter, Terminal 1, Ground Level, 619296-3192.
Disney Resort to award free one-week vacations to two military families In a tribute to veterans and their families, the “Happiest Place on Earth” will award two military families with oneweek vacation packages to Disney. As part of the competition, active and retired U.S. military personnel who are stationed anywhere in the world are eligible to enter the contest by either submitting a link to a 90-second video on YouTube or by drafting an essay of no more than 300 words stating why their family is proud to be a military
family. For the winners, the Disney Resort Area Hotels will award one-week vacation prize packages to each of two U.S. military families of four, including airfare, hotel accommodations, park access, ground transportation and meals. Entries must be received by Nov. 18, and then the winners will be announced by Dec. 9. For additional information about the contest and complete details, visit www.downtowndisneyhotels.com/MilitaryPromo.
Celebrate the holidays Cali-style with Surfin’ Santa at Seaport Village Surfin’ Santa will spread his holiday cheer in true Southern California fashion as he arrives for the sixth consecutive year in San Diego on November 26. Sailing into downtown’s Seaport Village on watercraft and sporting his favorite board shorts and flip-flops, his arrival will be like no other visit from Santa. From 1 to 5 p.m. visitors can take photos with Santa on his giant surfboard and sixfoot wave. Festive holiday music, live sidewalk entertainment and unique shops offering everything you won’t
find during your Black Friday shopping, will keep visitors busy during Santa’s warmweather event. “We’re delighted to celebrate the holidays with our famous Surfin’ Santa at Seaport Village and are thrilled to be one of the only destinations in the Nation to offer such a unique experience during the holidays,” says General Manager of Seaport Village, Terry Hall. “We are truly happy to see families and visitors return year after year to capture warm-weather photos with Santa and share the Southern California holiday
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In 1608, a congregation of disgruntled English Protestants from the village of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, left England and moved to Leyden, a town in Holland. These “Separatists” did not want to pledge allegiance to the Church of England, which they believed was nearly as corrupt and idolatrous as the Catholic Church it had replaced, any longer. (They were not the same as the Puritans, who had many of the same objections to the English church but wanted to reform it from within.) The Separatists hoped that in Holland, they would be free to worship as they liked In fact, the Separatists (they called themselves “Saints”) did find religious freedom in Holland, but they also found a secular life that was more difficult to navigate than they’d anticipated. For one thing, Dutch craft guilds excluded the migrants, so they were relegated to menial, low-paying jobs. Even worse was Holland’s easygoing, cosmopolitan atmosphere, which proved alarmingly seductive to some of the Saints’ children. (These young people were “drawn away,” Separatist leader William Bradford wrote, “by evill [sic] example into extravagance and dangerous courses.”) For the strict, devout Separatists, this was the last straw. They decided to move again, this time to a place without government interference or worldly distraction: the “New World” across the Atlantic Ocean.
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STOP RENTING AND START OWNING… Do you want to own a home on the water, while having access to all of the amenities of an upscale hotel? Awesome workout room with latest equipment. Two pools and a Jacuzzi in tropical setting. Four tennis courts with running track. Walking distance to the Gaslamp. Enjoy living upon a 1987 32’ Ericson cruiser at the Marriott Marina! Well maintained, with room to sleep 6. Financing available with down payment!
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858-722-6668
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La Mesa 5577 Lake Murray Blvd. (619) 462-3280 Chula Vista 830 Broadway (619) 425-1515
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Shop supply charges in the amount of 6% of labor charges will be added to invoices greater than $35. These charges will not exceed $25 and represent costs and profits. Shop supply charges not applicable in CA or NY. Non-mandated disposal or recycling charges, if any are disclosed above, may also represent costs and profits. Specific product offerings and tread designs may vary. Prices, warranties, car service, credit plans and other offers available at Firestone Complete Auto Care; see affiliated for their competitive offers and warranties. *If you do not achieve guaranteed mileage on properly maintained tires, your Firestone retailer will replace your tires on a pro-rated basis. Actual tread life may vary. All warranties apply only to original owner on originally installed vehicle. See retailer for details, restrictions and copy of each limited warranty. †MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENTS REQUIRED. Applicable to purchases made January 1st through December 31, 2011. APR: 22.8%. Minimum Finance Charge $1.00. CFNA reserves the right to change APR, fees and other terms unilaterally.
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on select chevy models. tax, title, license & dealer Fees extra. HURRy, SIGN AND DRIVE LEASES END JANUARy 3
2012 maliBu ls
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2012 cruze ls with manual transmission
LOW-MILEAGE LEASE ExAMPLE fOR VERy-wELL qUALIfIED LESSEES
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1 Example based on survey. Each dealer sets their own price. Your payments may vary. Payments are for a 2012 Cruze LS and an MSRP of $17,470. 38 monthly payments total $7,748.52. Available to order. Payments are for a 2012 Malibu LS and an MSRP of $22,755. 38 monthly payments total $6,775.08. Available to order. Option to purchase at lease end for an amount to be determined at lease signing. Ally Financial, Inc., must approve lease. Mileage charge of $.20/mile over 39,000 miles. Lessee pays for excess wear. Not available with other offers. Residency restrictions apply. Take delivery by 1/3/2012. 2 EPA-estimated. 3 Always use safety belts and proper child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. See the Owner’s Manual for more safety information. 4 Requires a subscription sold separately by SiriusXM after any complimentary trial. Subscriptions are continuous until you call SiriusXM at 866-635-2349 to cancel. See siriusxm.com for Customer Agreement. Available only in the 48 contiguous United States and Washington, D.C. 5 Eligible military personnel includes active duty members and Reserves of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, National Guard and Coast Guard. 6 Excludes Chevrolet Volt. 7 OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Visit onstar.com for details and system limitations. ©2011 OnStar. All rights reserved. ©2011 General Motors.
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