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AC3 Michael Vazana talks to a DoDDS student about the University of Florida during CHOICES night at the NAS Sigonella Middle/High School. CHOICES night is an event designed to educate parents and students about options after high school.

Sigonella students and parents come out for CHOICES

By Tracie Barnthouse The Signature Editor “So, what are your plans for after graduation?” If you’re a high school student, chances are you’ve heard this question a number of times. There are so many options that making a decision can oftentimes be a challenge. To help lay out all of the possibilities, Sigonella middle and high school DoDDS administration and the school liaison officer put together a CHOICES Night, held on Nov. 9 to help educate both parents and their kids about life after high school.

During the-two hour event, participants could attend three of six sessions, offered by both school and base personnel to discuss a variety of topics, including two year or four year degree programs, vocational schools, military educational options, and one of the hot topics – financial aid and how to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill to help fund education. Glossy brochures and informational catalogues from colleges stateside lined the hallways, as parents and students poured over the choices.

Laura Hottenstein, an intern in the Career Counseling office at the school, said that the event was a success because it brought together all of the resources a parent or student would need to get a jumpstart in planning for the future. “Schools don’t typically send representatives to

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Sigonella to talk to our students, so we invited alumni from the base to come and show off their school,” she said. Schools that were represented included Hawaii, Washington State, Naval Academy, University of Florida, and more.

AC3 Michael Vazana manned the University of Florida booth. He said that an All Hands message that was sent out motivated him to get out and talk about his alma mater and to encourage students to attend his college. “I wanted to educate high school students about how enjoyable and unique of a college experience going to UF is,” he said.

High school/middle school counselor Margie Ascierto-LeBlanc said that the annual event is a great way to get information to parents and students. “We want to expose kids and parents to options,” she said.

Ascierto-LeBlanc also said that they encouraged students from eighth grade up to attend the event, because if their ultimate goal is to attend a four-year university, planning for that starts now with choosing the right classes.

For more information about college and planning for your child’s future, contact the school at 6244281/2.

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Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Oftentimes, we’re so busy with life we fail to pause and reflect upon our many blessings.

Read about how Adm. Mike Mullen is encouraging ROTC cadets to learn and grow from everyone they meet.

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(From left to right) FISC Sigonella Executive Officer Cmdr. Jeffery Schmidt, FISC Sigonella Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Weiner, Emergency Operations Center Manger and oldest Marine, Michael Moreno, FISC Sigonella Mail Clerk and youngest Marine Cpl. Julio Alvarez, and NAS Sigonella Executive Officer Capt. Joseph Beadles cut the ceremonial cake to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday. Like the Naval tradition, the youngest and oldest cut the cake to bring the Marines together and symbolizes how they are all part of the same team.

Veteran’s Day Memorial in Catania

By Tracie Barnthouse The Signature Editor At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (Nov. 11), approximately 70 Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Italians, Americans, and British citizens gathered together at the Catania War Cemetery stopped for a moment of silence to remember Veterans lost in past wars and conflicts around the world.

Led by Major Alan Robert Joseph Batty MBE, (Ret.), wreaths were laid around a monument honoring those who gave their lives in service to their country, and in particular, the Allied Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Husky in 1943.

Batty says that the first year he and his wife came out on Nov. 11 to VETERANS, continued on page 12

To date total: Total Donors: 508 Total Donations: $93,570 Overall Participation: 27.5%

Week 6 Total Donors: 40 Total Donations: $3,960 Unit of the week: AIMD $1,845 donated Leading Units Total donations: Hospital $13,914

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Mob bosses in counseling? Learn how some of the top bosses are receiving therapy while behind bars.

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Engineer Sebastiano Giannitto, a professor from Pachino places a wreath at a memorial on Nov. 11. Giannitto’s students visited the cemetery to take photos of each headstone as a part of a class project.

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MWR recently had a photo contest. See the top three finishers and the reasons they were chosen.

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The winners of MWR’s contest “Almost Home for the Holidays” had to tackle a number of obstacles to be awarded the win. See how they did it!

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November 19, 2010

Direct Line Once again, the November 4 Feedback Live received so many questions via the web that some of them couldn’t be covered during the broadcast,, so we devoted the past two Direct Lines to answer them. Please keep sending your questions via e-mail, but remember that Feedback Live is a live show and you can get your question answered on the spot.

Feedback Live is held on the first Thursday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. To call in live on the show, please dial 6244265 or 095-56-4265. This week’s column is particularly important as we’ve experienced a rash of alcohol-related events here – something that must stop.

Q1. What is the drinking and driving policy at NASSIG or out in town? What is the standard for more than one alcohol related incident in the past two years?

NASSIG Commanding Officer, Capt. Scott Butler

I've noticed some people are squeezing through the cracks and not getting hammered like others are. It's more of the case of who you know, than what you did.

Does the policy count for tenant commands too? I’ve heard of a sailor who got a DUI in town and had a courtesy turnover with base and nothing has happened to him.

Why isn’t the policy 100% enforced regardless of where you work or what rank you are?

A1. As per Italian Law, all drivers under the age of 21 and/or that have less than 3 years as a licensed driver and/or are operating a motor vehicle under a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) are legally required to have a BAC of 0.0 at all times while operating a motor vehicle.

If a driver meets any of these stipulations, and is found to have a BAC of 0.001 to 0.049, law enforcement will process you for

The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song By ENS Michael BoweRahming, EHO USNH Sigonella Preventive Medicine Officer The Holidays are fast approaching and costumes galore will soon swarm the base, followed by large fests of Thanksgiving and Christmas fattening just before we are consumed by New Year c h e e r !

Regardless of whether you’re staying here in Sigonella, travelling Europe or visiting friends and family back in the States, there are some common tips we should all practice to ensure we have a safe and healthy holiday season. If you want to hear the song, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/family/holiday/12waysSong.htm.

Wash hands. (My favorite saying, “Wash yo’ hands!!)

Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Wash your hands with soap and clean running water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and clean water are not available, use an alcohol-based product.

Bundle up for warmth. (Be cool dude, stay warm!)

Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Butler Public Affairs Officer Lt. Matt Knight Deputy Public Affairs Officer Dott. Alberto Lunetta Editor Tracie Barnthouse Staff Writers/ Photographers MC1 Christopher Delano MC2 Gary Prill MCSA Cameron Bramham The Signature editorial office is located at: Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily PSC 812 Box 3020, FPO, AE 09627 Telephone: 095-86-5440: DSN 6245440 This civilian enterprise (CE) newspaper is an authorized publication for

Cold temperatures can cause serious health problems, especially in infants and older adults. Stay dry, and dress warmly in several layers of loose-fitting, tightly woven clothing.

Manage stress.

(Woosah, woosah) The holidays don’t need to take a toll on your health.

Keep a check on over-commitment and over-spending. Balance work, home, and play. Get support from family and friends.

Practice time management.

Keep a relaxed and positive outlook.

Don't drink and drive. (…and if you drive, don’t drink!)

Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes and non-fatally injure someone every two minutes. Don’t drink and drive, and don’t let someone else drink and drive.

Be smoke-free. (Try it, you may get a date!)

Avoid smoking and breathing other people's smoke. If you smoke, quit today! Talk to your health care provider or contact USNH Health Promotions Dept. (624-4710) for help.

HOLIDAYS, continued on page 13 members of the military services overseas. Contents of The Signature are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense (DoD), or the U.S. Navy. The appearance of advertising in this newspaper, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the DoD or Stampa Generale S.r.l., of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. The Signature is published weekly by Stampa Generale S.r.l., Sig. Bruno Brandi, Publisher, Naval Support

DUI under Italian Law and you will incur administrative penalties from the NASSIG installation.

DUI laws are very strict in Italy and at NAS Sigonella, I have imposed administrative penalties for amounts that don’t meet the UCMJ criminal standard of 0.1.

In fact, the alcohol level for a DUI is 0.05 BAC. This means that having a glass of wine or a grappa with dinner could result in a DUI conviction. Also: 0.001 to 0.049 - I reserve the right to revoke your driving privileges both on, and off, Base.

Additional administrative measures taken may be by your parent command.

0.050 to 0.099 - DWI -- I will revoke your driving privileges both on, and off, Base.

Additional administrative measures taken may be by your parent command.

0.100 & above – DUI– you’ll be subject to criminal and administrative penalties under U.S. jurisdiction.

Military personnel can expect to lose their driving privileges, face restriction, forfeiture of pay and allowances, and possible separation from the Naval Service.

Civilians and dependents can expect to lose their driving privileges and may lose their command sponsorship. Serious crimes of any kind committed by civilians may be referred for U.S. federal prosecution under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (2000).

The questions, comments and concerns stated in this column do not constitute the official position of the U.S. Navy

and are submitted by members of the community.

NASSIG WORSHIP SERVICES Chapel Offices: NAS I 095-56-3975, NAS II 095-86-9049 ROMAN CATHOLIC Sunday 0830 Catholic Mass (NAS I Chapel) 1200 Catholic Mass (NAS II Chapel) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 1130 Catholic Mass (NAS II Chapel)

PROTESTANT Sunday 1045 Protestant Worship (NAS I)

JEWISH LAY SERVICES First Friday 1800 Shabbat Service (NAS I Chapel) sigshalom@yahoo.com

CHURCH OF CHRIST LAY SERVICE Sunday 1530 NAS I Chapel Call 624-5128 or 338-736-3061

OTHER SERVICES/ACTIVITIES POINTS OF CONTACT Latter-day Saints: Sunday 1300 Catania Chapel, shefchik@hotmail.com; 624-1393 AA Meetings: Monday,Wednesday, Friday – 1900, NAS II Chapel, 346-840-7745

Emergency Management Office Be prepared to be on your own for at least three days.

Seven is better! The BASIC FIVE: Water, Food, Heat, Cash, Radio; Family Communications Plan: Phone Numbers & Rally Points; Public Protection Strategies: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place; Web info: Ready.gov; Emergency info: AFN 106.0 FM; Questions? Call the EM Office at 624-2630, 8265 or 2621.

Activity, Capodichino (Naples), Italy Tel. 081-568-7884, Fax 081-568-7887.

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Keepers of the Cloak Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Oftentimes, we’re so busy with life we fail to pause and reflect upon our many blessings. I am thankful for my wife. I am thankful for my three children. I’m thankful for being able to serve our men and women in the armed forces. I am wholeheartedly thankful to be a Navy Chaplain. This will be the gist of this article.

On November, 28, 1775, the Continental Congress passed regulations creating our corps, “The Commanders of the ships of the thirteen United Colonies, are to take care that divine service be performed twice a day on board, and a sermon preached on Sunday, unless bad weather or other extraordinary accidents prevent.” This will be our 234th anniversary. This was the beginning of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. What is the link between religious leaders and the military?

The Old Testament clearly demonstrates the priests’ presence in warfare. The Romans had their pagan priests as well. The word “chaplain” sometimes misspelled as “chaplin” has an interesting etymology. In the 4th century, a Roman soldier named Martin of Tours reportedly divided his

military cloak by sword and gave half to a beggar shivering from the night’s extremely cold temperature. That very night, it is said that Martin had a lucid vision that the poor beggar was Jesus Christ.

One writer says, “After converting to Christianity, Martin became a devout churchman, and when he died, he was canonized, becoming a patron saint of France. The Frankish kings would carry St. Martin’s cloak (actually; half of this cloak) into battle as a holy relic (a presence of divinity in the midst of the hellish nature of combat).

Cloak in Latin is cappa or cappella.

Since the cappella was a holy relic of the church, a priest cared for the cappella as custodian. This keeper of the cloak or cappellanus, also provided ministry to the King and his military officers. Ultimately, there was a plurality of priests caring for this relic, they were called cappellani. The French translation of cappellanus was chapelains, which is where we get the w English word, chaplain. The depository for this religious relic was called the chapel, later a place of worship.

I don’t want to belabor my Signature readership with endless etymologies, but the origins of the words are a significant part of understanding the significance of military chaplaincy. I hope your perception of chaplains is not derived from the friendly and befuddled Father Mulcahy, from M*A*S*H. I hope I don’t contribute to this perception!

Chaplains continue to offer support to troops engaged in combat operations and ships enduring lengthy deployments. Rob Dreher in an article entitled, Ministers of War adds, “...on the battlefield they [chaplains] serve as a sign of the presence of the just and good God in the midst of hell on earth...the chaplain’s presence is a sign that God has not abandoned them.” During the Vietnam war Chaplain Vincent Capodanno, a Roman Catholic Priest, was killed CLOAK, continued on page 13

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Mullen tells ROTC students: 'People make the difference'

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 – Though he never expected he’d have a military career, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer said this week, the people he has served with are the reason he stayed in the service.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ROTC cadets and midshipmen at UCLA on Nov. 10 that a career wasn’t on his mind when he reported to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1964.

“The reason I stayed was it became very quickly about the tremendous, tremendous people I met from the first day I showed up at Annapolis,” Mullen said to the officer candidates. “You’re joining a military of great young men and women that is the best we’ve ever had in our history, and I would argue it is the best force in the world, ever.”

The chairman has served 46 years since arriving at Annapolis. He credits the people he has served with and the hankering to see the world -“even though my first assignment was in Vietnam” -- with keeping him in the Navy.

The men and women who aspire to become commissioned officers in the U.S. military must focus on leadership, the chairman said. He told the ROTC students to study leaders, to examine their styles and take what works for them. The military is involved in two wars and maintains guard around the world, he noted, and the only constant they will see upon entering the force is change.

“Leadership is what getting commissioned is all about,” he said.

“You are coming into the military at an unbelievably complex time in our country and our world. The military is not immune. We’ve changed dramatically in this past decade, and we will continue to evolve.”

The future officers will face tough decisions, and they must have good leadership ability to see them through, Mullen said. “Good leaders step forward and solve tough problems at the right time,” he added.

Mullen urged the cadets and midshipmen to keep their options open, and not burn any bridges. “You never know that 10 years down the road you won’t have a different view

of what that bridge would have looked like had it still been there,” he said.

“Ask a thousand questions,” he continued. “When you are making big decisions, go to people you respect and get their view. In the end, make them your decisions. Don’t make them anyone else’s, because you are the one who is going to have to live with them every day.”

The military values responsibility and accountability, the chairman said. “From a career advice standpoint, focus on the here and now –focus on where you are and whatever your assignment is, and it will work out just fine,” he said. “Be curious about your next assignment, but don’t dwell on it.”

The military can guarantee its future if it takes care of its people, Mullen said.

“No matter what our missions are, or where we go, or the stuff that we have, … in the end it’s the people who make the difference,” the chair-

Diem: Alright, so knowing that I’m from Baltimore, there is a deep hate for the Indianapolis Colts (running away in the middle of the night).

Knowing this, I want the Patriots to win!! They’re a good time and Tom Brady is HOT!!! ... that is all.

Vazana: COLTS! Manning vs. Brady...

Wayne vs. ????... who does Brady throw to? Bunch of clowns and rookies will make Brady work extra hard to keep his stats up. With a lack of deep threat, watch for Indy to crowd the box and put massive pressure on Brady, hopefully scaring the princess into making mistakes. You ever heard of J a c o b Giants vs. Eagles Tamme? The new TE Texans vs. Jets r e p l a c i n g Colts vs. Patriots i n j u r e d Ohio St. vs. Iowa Dallas Clark Nebraska vs. Texas A&M is a monster and will help Arkansas vs. Miss State secure another win for the Colts. Good

man said. “We’re the most combathardened force we’ve been in our history, and we need to take advantage of that and leverage that for a very bright future.”

A student asked about a “values disconnect” between the military and American society as a whole. Mullen replied that the military recruits from all across the United States.

“I’m not overly concerned about the values disconnect,” he said, but he added that he is concerned that the American people are not connected in other ways. The military is less than 1 percent of the American population, he pointed out, and since the end of the Cold War, bases have been closed and avenues for a connection have dried up.

So the military has to do what it has always done, he said: take in 18 to 24 year olds “and change lives and present opportunity.”

“We as a country benefit from that if you stay in or don’t,” he added.

game either way.

Glasser: First, I took would like to extend a BZ to Mr. B for his success this past week. You know what they say, “even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in awhile!”

GOTW: I always have this game on my radar every year. It typically doesn’t disappoint, and I don’t anticipate it will this year. My first instinct tells me to take the Patriots at home, but after being shellacked by the amazing...

Cleveland Browns??? What the...? The Colts have too much firepower on offense. Colts on this day!!

Capt. Joe Beadles, Jeremy MWR NASSIG Eagles

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Jets Patriots Ohio State Texas A&M Miss. State Record: W-L Overall Record: 31-22 Last week: 4-2

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to audience members after addressing the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture Series at UCLA, Nov. 10, 2010. DoD photo

by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Beadles: Glass just called me a squirrel that is WRONG! Buckeyes (actually a very tough one for me - I had my best college recruiting experience with Iowa, but Columbus/OSU is where I was born and the team I grew up rooting for although in the past few years THE university’s ‘tude under Jim Tressel has become annoying!

Aggies! Just because of the dorky corps of cadets...

MSU - just because of.... I have a neighbor (Scott Coon) who’s from Mississippi and don’t know anyone

Glasser, AC3 Michael Vazana, NASSIG

from Arkansas - how’s that for oddsmaking?

Patriots! I think you know why Tom Brady. Grrr......

Clifton: Ok, things are coming down to the wire! Time to make some savvy selections. The Colts are seriously banged up and the injuries have caught up with them. It is do or die time for Peyton Manning and company, but unfortunately it looks like the latter.

Losing Dallas Clark was the straw that broke the horses back. Patriots win!!

ABH1 Ezekial LSSA Ashley Diem, Clifton, Emergency FISC Management

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Record: W-L Overall Record: 29-24 Last week: 3-3

Record: W-L Overall Record: 30-22 Last week: 4-2

Arkansas Record: W-L Overall Record: 34-19 Last week: 4-2

Arkansas Record: W-L Overall Record: 30-23 Last week: 3-3

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Nearly New Shop Open 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. x4212

Don’t bet your life on it 10-11:30 a.m. x4291

Thanksgiving

Tobacco Cessation 9 a.m. x4950

IA Social 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. x4291

Positive Parenting 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. x4291 Tobacco Cessation 9 a.m. x4950

FCPOA Gift Wrapping at NEX All day x2528

Does your command or organization have an event you’d like to see on the Community Calendar? Email us at thesig@eu.navy.mil and let us know!

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Do you have a passion for writing or are you looking for a little experience in journalism?

The Signature is seeking volunteers to help cover base wide events as well as feature stories. If this sounds like an opportunity for you please call the Public Affairs Office at 624-5440

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SAPR offers a Sexual Assault Hotline staffed with trained advocates who man the SAPR Hotlines 24/7. The number is 335-642-8312 or 335-606-6146.

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Fleet and Family Support Center Administration Building Bldg. 319 (NAS I) Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Empower. Enrich. EDUCATE. Transition Assistance Program Article provided by FFSC

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The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established to meet the needs of separating service members during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services.

The law creating TAP established a partnership among the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), to give employment and training information to armed forces members within 180 days of separation or retirement.

TAP helps service members and their spouses make the initial transition from military service to the civilian workplace with less difficulty and at less overall cost to the government. An independent national evaluation of the program estimated that service

members who had participated in TAP, on average, found their first post-military job three weeks sooner than those who did not participate in TAP. TAP consists of comprehensive three-day workshops at selected military installations nationwide.

Professionallytrained workshop facilitators from the State Employment Services, military family support services, Department of Labor contractors, or VETS’ staff present the workshops.

Workshop attendees learn about job searches, career decision-making, current occupational and labor market conditions, and resume and cover letter preparation and interviewing techniques. Participants also are provided with an evaluation of their employability relative to the job market and receive information on the most current veterans’ benefits.

Service members leaving the military with a service-connected disability are offered the Disabled Transition Assistance Program

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(DTAP). DTAP includes the normal three-day TAP workshop plus additional hours of individual instruction to help determine job readiness and address the special needs of disabled veterans.

Although experience shows that veterans generally enjoy a favorable employment rate in the nation’s job market, many veterans initially find it difficult to compete successfully in the labor market. The TAP program addresses many barriers to success and alleviates many employment related difficulties.

For more information about U.S. Department of Labor employment and training programs for veterans, contact the Employment and Training Service office nearest you, listed in the phone book in the United States Government under the Labor Department or visit our site: http://www.dol.gov/vets/ab outvets/contacts/main.htm.

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November 19, 2010 Alberto Lunetta The Signature Staff

'Novello' wine set to make debut

Italian Government approves new Production falls as novelty of 'Italian Beaujolais' wears off security package Story by ANSA Rome - Despite the fact that its novelty has worn off, many Italians are just the same bracing for the premiere of this year's V i n o Novello, the Italian cousin of the betterk n o w n F r e n c h Beaujolais Nouveau.

According to the Coldiretti f a r m e r s union, production of Vino Novello this year dropped 10% over 2009 with just over 200 vineyards making the 'new wine' compared to 236 last year and 246 in 2008. Over 400 vineyards were producing Novello in 2005 after its popularity peaked. Coldiretti added that the wine's price was stable at an average of five euros a bottle, with turnover this year expected to be in the neighborhood of 40 million euros, down sharply from the 100,000 million euros in 2005. This year's production is estimated to be eight million bottles, which while greater than the five million bottles made in 1987, the year the Italian new wine was officially recognized, is a far cry from the 20 million bottles produced in 2005. The first bottle of this year's Novello will be popped on Saturday, giving it a 12day jump on its French cousin which is traditionally opened on the third Thursday of November, this year on the 18th. Novello, like Beaujolais Nouveau, is a light,

fruity red wine which by law must be bottled within a year of the harvest, but in practice is bottled within a few weeks. The fruity flavor is in part due to the fact that the juice of the grapes is not left too long with the grape skins which contain the chemical tannin. This allows winemakers to blend several types of grapes and the wine can even be served chilled like white wines. One of the main differences between Novello and Beaujolais is that several of the Italian wines retain some of the carbonation used to accelerate the fermentation process while the French Nouveau is flat. The tradition of producing new wine began in the Beaujolais area of France's Burgundy region during the 1950s and caught on in Italy in the late 1980s and early '90s. More than a third of Novello produced in Italy is from the northeast Veneto region, which together with the neighboring Trentino region account for half the national production. Other regions making Novello include Tuscany, Sardinia Emilia Romagna and Puglia.

Those interested in tasting the new wine on site can take advantage of the November 14 'St Martin in the Cellars' event being organized by the wine Tourism Movement (MTV). The initiative offers tastings of not only wines but also local foods at vineyards producing Novello.

Story by ANSA

Rome - The Government on Friday approved a new security package which envisages the expulsion of foreign prostitutes and certain European Union nationals, including the homeless and soccer hooligans. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said the government had included the anti-prostitution measure in the package because a parliamentary bill on the issue had been stalled for months. Under the measure, police will be able to expel streetwalkers, currently only subject to stiff fines by local authorities. EU residents who stay in the country for longer than 90 days but do not have a job, an income or a house and ignore orders to leave will be expelled, said Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, stressing that this was in line with EU directives. EU legislation dating to 2004 requires that residents living outside their native countries in the 27-nation bloc must "fulfill certain requirements, including

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holding a job, income and a proper house," he said. "If our invitation to leave is ignored, they can be expelled," said Maroni, adding that the government had "forwarded the measure to the European Commission to see whether it agrees". But he recalled that in the past the EC had never "censured Italy on any of its immigration policies". The minister said the package contained measures to crack down on soccer hooliganism, allowing police to expel fans up to 48 hours after screening video footage of incidents.

Berlusconi and his key ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, won the 2008 general elections on the promise their government would approve legislation to stem criminality and illegal immigration. According to Maroni, petty criminality has decreased by 12% in the last two years while bank holdups are down by 50%.

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Stressed mob bosses seek professional help behind bars

The above photo shows a scene from a fourth season episode of "The Sopranos" television show with James Gandolfini, right, playing Tony Soprano, and his character's therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, played by Lorraine Bracco. One of a tiny corps of psychotherapists who have treated Italian organized crime bosses or their family members, Dr. Gabriele Quattrone, who said he has treated a mafioso's wife, scoffed at the notion her husband would ever consider psychotherapy himself. As Tony Soprano put it to his therapist in the TV show: "I understand therapy as a concept. But in my world it does not go down." (AP Photo/HBO) Story By Frances wives left frigid by rigid codes of loy- another therapist at a public mental alty. In exclusive interviews with The health facility: "`If my father knows I D'Emilio/Associated Press REGGIO CALABRIA- The Associated Press, granted on condi- come here, he'll kill us."

"If you're a mafioso, and you're mafia boss was having a dreadful tion that the identities of the mobsters time dealing with loss. But he wasn't not be revealed in line with doctor- anxious, you're not trustworthy and struggling with the loss of lives, or patient confidentiality, the doctors you have to be eliminated," said Lo offered rare insights into the secre- Verso. "A mafioso is paranoid about even the loss of his freedom.

"Doc, it's my hair," the mobster tive, increasingly strung-out world of everything" -- trusting the mafia code from the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate Italy's centuries-old criminal organi- of silence (`'omerta") more than the medical code of patient confidentialiconfessed to his psychiatrist in jail. zations.

Quattrone, a neuropsychiatrist, ty.

"I'm afraid of losing my hair. "And The state's war on organized look at these spots on my arm. See treated his jailed 'ndrangheta patient them?" he half-pleaded as he rolled with tranquilizers -- and made some crime has put hundreds of bosses behind bars, sometimes for decades, up a sleeve and thrust out his arm. attempts at nurturing introspection.

"It's the stress of 20 years of sorely testing the mental health of "But your hair is fine. Absolutely fine. And there aren't any spots," Dr. being a fugitive, of going on trial," he spouses, children and sometimes the Gabriele Quattrone tried to reassure told the man, a top boss in Reggio mobsters themselves.

Quattrone, the head of neuhis patient -- who had tied himself Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot.

"Yeah, I'm stressed, all right. ropsychiatry at a Reggio Calabria into a knot of anxiety over the hair he believed to be falling from his head I'm stressed because I'm innocent,'" hospital, was once summoned to an apartment building in an upscale and the imaginary blotches popping the boss retorted.

These are indeed tense times for neighborhood. An elevator, with no up all over his arms. buttons and an armored door, led Quattrone is one of a tiny corps Italy's mobsters.

A growing police crackdown from the garage straight to an apartof psychotherapists who have treated Italian organized crime bosses or and a rebellion among businessmen ment with windows shuttered tight.

In the sprawling master bedtheir family members. Patients expected to pay protection money have left some sons of organized room, complete with inlaid swiminclude dons haunted by nightmares, turncoats tormented after ratting, crime families wrestling with self- ming pool, lay the mafia boss' severedoubt, unsure they are cut out to take ly depressed wife. Doctor and patient their fathers' and grandfathers' place looked into each other's eyes. The in the bloody, vengeful world of the husband's presence made communimob. cation hard but the woman's gaze told But seeking help is risky busi- Quattrone everything he needed to ness: among mobsters, visiting a psy- know. chologist is a weakness you can pay "We understood each other," for with your life. Palermo psycholo- Quattrone said. "She was oppressed gist Girolamo Lo Verso recalled the THERAPY, continued on case of a mobster's son who told page 12

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During the month of October, NAS Sigonella photographers were given the chance to show off their best work during the MWR photo contest. Here are the top three finishers. The next photo contest ends Monday, Dec. 6.

Drop off your best work at Take 5 on NAS II. For more information, call MWR at 624-5602.

First Place:

Elisa Thompson Some of the reasons people voted for her photo: “Colors are nice and it was very well taken.”

“It is so peaceful and a relaxing view.”

“I love the colors. [It’s] something very Italian with boats and buildings.”

“I love the location. [It] takes me to that location.”

“I love the location. Just the way the picture was captured is beautiful!”

“Colors are vibrant and a definite Sicily spot.”

“Shows true Sicilian culture.”

“Excellent caputre of town as well as scenic background and boats on shore. BZ!!”

Tamoil

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Second place (right):

Liz Byrne Some of the reasons people voted for her picture: “Rustic Sicily is the theme and this pic is exactly that!”

“Awesome!”

“I love vino!”

“Is a reflection of what Sicily is like.”

“It’s a great subject, and well illustrates the old custom of wine making.

Well done!”

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Third place (left):

Patrizia Greco Some of the reasons people voted for her picture: “Italian man and flowers on the stairs. Love the B&W effect.”

“It’s beautiful!”

“I feel like it captures the “real” essence of Sicily. It is old fashioned, yet beautiful.”

Pelton

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Go Green Sigonella!

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Article by Marc Lallanilla Green Living Guide Installing a new, energy-efficient furnace, for example, or sealing and insulating all duct work -- but the seven tips below were selected because they’re easy and cost next to nothing.

Heating and cooling account for over 50 percent of energy costs, so winterizing your home can save you hundreds each year while helping to save the planet, too.

Sweat It Out One of the greenest inventions ever is a warm sweater. Match it with a comfortable pair of sweatpants, and though you won’t set the fashion world on fire, you’ll feel toasty and warm while setting your thermostat down in the 60-something degree range.

Reducing your thermostat setting from 75 down to 65 for 8 hours -- like when you’re all tucked into bed -- can lower your heating bill by 10 to 20 percent.

Reverse Your Ceiling Fans Ceiling fans aren’t just for summer anymore. By flipping the little black switch that makes the fan rotate clockwise -- and keeping the fan speed set to low -- you can circulate the warm air that has risen to the ceiling all around the room. This can be a boon to folks with space heaters, wood stoves or other heating devices that don’t produce a lot of air circulation.

Snake Charmers Doors, no matter how well-sealed they may be, always seem to leak a bit of cold air, especially around the base of the door. Since you’re not using that beach towel in winter, roll it up and use it as a “snake” to block the draft coming in from the door’s base. Some folks have even found that a necktie filled with sand or kitty litter works just as well. Or, if you’re feeling flush, buy a decorative new draft snake at your local hardware or home furnishings center.

Hearth and Home Fireplaces may look warm and inviting, but they’re notorious for wasting energy. Remember to always close the damper when the fireplace is not in use -- consider a rubber damper for a tighter seal, or install glass fireplace doors. Chimney balloons also seal up the flue, keeping warm air inside.

Blowing Smoke Put a sheet of paper in a door jamb, then close the door -- if you can pull the paper out without tearing it, you’ve got an air leak. (The same trick works for windows.) Another good way to check for air leaks involves a burning incense stick or other smoking item on a windy day. Hold the item near doors, windows, vents, electrical outlets, attic hatches, baseboards, pipes, dryer vents, utility lines (like TV cables) and other openings. If the smoke blows, you’ve got drafts. You can seal these moneysucking drafts quickly and inexpensively with weather stripping, caulk, electric outlet gaskets, or plastic window film.

Furnaces and Filters Most furnace filters need to be changed monthly during the winter.

Fiberglass filters are meant to be thrown away, but since they only trap a fraction of airborne debris, consider replacing them with electronic filters or HEPA filters, which are far more effective and create less waste because they can be cleaned instead of thrown out.

And if it’s been a while since your furnace had a professional tune-up, you can easily save enough money through lower energy use to pay for that bit of maintenance.

Let the Sun Shine There’s a truism in sustainable design: Passive solar requires active residents, meaning you have to get a little more involved than just flipping a switch. But even a few simple steps can make a big difference, like opening the drapes when the sun is shining in your windows, then closing the drapes when it’s not. This is an especially good idea when your drapes are heavy or insulated. Energy experts also encourage folks to consider pruning trees or shrubs that may be blocking the sun.

Follow these tips and stop sweating it. More than six out of ten households are worried about the cost of their energy bills this winter and 20% of consumers are already struggling to pay their energy bills.

Breakfast: Farina, Grilled Ham Slices, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Buttermilk Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Butterhorns.

Brunch: Breakfast Items, Beef Vegetable Soup, BBQ Beef Sandwich, Chicken Nuggets, French Fries, Mixed Vegetables, Broccoli, Sweet & Sour Sauce, Chocolate Drop Cookies, Apple Crisp.

Dinner: Manhattan Clam Chowder, El Rancho Stew, Southern Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Gravy, Steamed Rice, Green Kale, Peas & Mushroom, Chocolate Drop Cookies, Apple Crisp ,RIKPAK.

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Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Minute Steak, Oven Fried Bacon, French Toast Puff, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Asstd Doughnuts, Kolaches.

Brunch: Breakfast Items, Bean & Bacon Soup, Grilled Reuben Sandwiches, Chili Conquistador, Italian Roasted Potatoes, Seasoned Green Beans, Glazed Carrots, Yellow Cake w/ Frosting, Hermits.

Dinner: Split Pea Soup, Kielbasa w/ Sauerkraut & Apples, Turkey Ala King, Aztec Rice, Black-eye Peas, Fried Cauliflower, Yellow Cake w/ Frosting, Hermits, RIKPAK.

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Breakfast: Hominy Grits, Minced Beef on Toast, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Streusel Coffee Cake.

Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, Rosemary Roast Turkey, Baked Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Seasoned Summer Squash, Steamed Peas, Turkey Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Banana Cake, Dutch Apple Pie Speed line: Assorted Pizza.

Dinner: Pepper Pot Soup, Steak w/ Onions, Grilled Chicken Breast , Baked Potatoes, Collard Greens, Calico Cabbage, Brown Gravy, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Banana Cake, Dutch Apple Pie , RIKPAK.

There are many strange ways to save energy.

There are plenty of complicated ways to save energy and stay warm

Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Sausage Links, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Asstd Doughnuts, Apple Fritters.

Lunch: New England Clam Chowder, Fried/Baked Fish, Grilled Porkchops, Mushroom Gravy, Steamed Rice, Roasted Garlic Potatoes, Steamed Asparagus, Fried Cauliflower, Lemon Cookies, Cheese Cake, Chocolate Cream Pudding.

Speed line: Grilled Cheese/Hamburger, Baked Beans, French Fried Potatoes , RIKPAK. Dinner: Cream Of Mushroom Soup, Cantonese Spareribs, Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich, Pork Fried Rice, Steamed Whole Corn, Seasoned Spinach, Lemon Cookies, Cheese Cake, Chocolate Cream Pudding , RIKPAK.

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Breakfast: Farina, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Biscuits and Gravy, Asstd Doughnuts, Blueberry Muffins.

Lunch: Cream of Asparagus Soup, BBQ Spareribs, Southern Fried Chicken, Chicken Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Hopping John, Corn on the Cob, Southern Style Greens, Jalapeno Corn Bread, German Chocolate Cake, Cherry Pie. Speed line: Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, Onion Rings, Macaroni & Cheese, RIKPAK. Dinner: Beef Rice Soup, Roast Veal w/ Herbs, Spaghetti w/ Meatballs, Lyonnaise Rice, Vegetable Stir Fry, Steamed Asparagus, Brown Gravy, German Chocolate Cake, Cherry Pie, RIKPAK .

Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Creamed Ground Beef, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Blueberry Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Bear Claw.

Lunch: Beef Vegetable Soup, Breaded Pork Steaks, Savory Baked Chicken, Potatoes Au Gratin, Oriental Rice, Eggplant Parmesan, Tangy Spinach, Cherry Cheese Cake, Chewy Nut Bars, Cream Puffs.

Speed line: Grilled Cheese/Hamburger, Baked Beans, French Fried Potatoes.

Dinner: Minestrone Soup, Salisbury Steak, Baked Chicken, Steamed Rice, Brown Gravy, Peas & Carrots, Wax Beans, Cherry Cheese Cake, Chewy Nut Bars, Cream Puffs, RIKPAK.

Thanksgiving Menu 2010 Breakfast 0700-0900 Dinner 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Corn Chowder. Crab Salad, Potato Salad, Waldorf Salad, Roast Turkey, Baked Ham, Steamship Round, Turkey Gravy, Raisin Sauce, Cranberry Sauce, Cornbread Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes, Peas & Carrot, Green Bean Casserole, Corn on the Cob, Assorted Hot Rolls, Assortment of Baked Cakes/Pies, Ice Cream Bar, Assorted Nuts/ Hard Candies

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Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Sausage Links, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Asstd Doughnuts, Cinnamon Rolls.

Lunch: Cream of Mushroom Soup, Beef Stir Fry, Tempura Fish, Baked Fish, Steamed Rice, Calico Cabbage, Herbed Broccoli, Strawberry Cake, Lemon Meringue Pie, Fruit Gelatin.

Speed line: Grilled Cheese/Hamburger, Baked Beans, French Fried Potatoes.

Dinner: Egg Drop Soup, Chicken Cacciatore, Roast Beef, Rice Pilaf, Southern Green Beans, Savory Squash, Strawberry Cake, Lemon Meringue Pie, Fruit Gelatin, RIKPAK.

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On the Go with MWR Holiday Events Almost home for the holidays winners Upcoming Where’s Santa Turkey Bowling Friday, November 19 at 4:30 pm at Midtown Piazza

A big congratulations goes out to CPO Eugene Barto and CPO Frank Perkins, both members of Fleet Industrial Support Command, for being this year's winners of the Almost Home for the Holidays challenge.

The gentlemen and eight other teams competed in three days of relentless competition, testing their minds and bodies in challenges ranging from movie trivia to a frigid night pool relay. After two days of hard-hitting rivalry, four teams were left to advance to the semi-finals which were held in Midtown.

On the final night, all the bells and whistles came out. The remaining four teams were blind folded and dressed in sumo suits, then, with the guidance of their partner, maneuvered their way through an obstacle course. When the smoke cleared, there stood two teams ready to battle it out in the final round for the grand prize of 1,000 euro travel voucher courtesy of Angie's Travel. Sherri one of the contestants said, "The thought of winning the money was a great prize," but she "enjoyed the friendly competition."

Keeping with the Italian flare,

competitors put their pizza making skills to the test. Each team had a set menu and one member had to toss the ingredients to the other member who was wearing a very tasteful catching device.

The first team to complete their dish and be seated at the table would win.

When the last mushroom dropped and the final cheese was sprinkled, CPO Eugene Barto and CPO Frank Perkins were declared the winners of the 3rd Annual Almost Home for the Holidays Challenge.

Come one, come all and test your skills while bowling frozen Cornish game hens. Winner will receive all the essentials to prepare a Thanksgiving Day dinner. For more information call x4483

Thanksgiving Stuffing Thursday, November 25 11 am to 7 pm

Midtown Movie Theaters

Friday, November 19 5:00pm Megamind PG 5:30pm Takers PG-13 7:30pm Due Date R 8:00pm The Town R PREMIERE Saturday, November 20 2:00pm Alpha and Omega PG 2:30pm Unstoppable PG-13 PREMIERE 5:00pm Hereafter PG-13 5:30pm Devil PG-13 7:30pm The Town R 8:00pm The American R Sunday, November 21 2:00pm Megamind PG 2:30pm You Again PG PREMIERE 4:30pm Easy A PG-13 5:00pm Unstoppable PG-13 6:30pm Machete R Tuesday, November 23 5:00pm Alpha and Omega PG 5:30pm Unstoppable PG-13 7:30pm The Last Exorcism PG-13 LAST SHOWING 8:00pm The Town R Wednesday, November 24 5:00pm You Again PG 5:30pm Takers PG-13 LAST SHOWING 7:30pm The American R 8:00pm Machete R LAST SHOWING Thursday, November 25 5:00pm Megamind PG 5:30pm Unstoppable PG-13 7:30pm Due Date R Friday, November 26 2:00pm Despicable Me PG FREE 2:30pm Astro Boy PG FREE 5:00pm You Again PG 5:30pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps PG-13 7:30pm Due Date R 8:00pm My Soul to Take R PREMIERE

Movie schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm.

Movie Hotline: 624-4248

RED- Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker, Helen Mirren Frank, Joe, Marvin, and Victoria used to be the CIA's top agents -- but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history. (111 min.)

HEREAFTER- Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr, George McLaren Three people are touched by death in different ways. George is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie, a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus, a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might--or must--exist in the hereafter. (120 min.)

EASY A- Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd, Thomas Hayden Church After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school -- until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. (92 min.)

THE TOWN - Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively Doug MacRay is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang’s latest job, when they briefly took a hostage - bank manager, Claire Keesey. Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous and potentially deadly path. (125 min.)

November 29 – December 14

MWR celebrates the holiday by releasing 12 clues to find Santa. If you miss hearing the clue on 106.0 AFN, visit your nearby MWR facility or “friend” MWR Sigonella on Facebook to get a list of the daily clues. If you find Santa bring him by MWR’s administrative office. For more information call x4941.

Mistletoe Mile Fun Run, Winter Wonderland, and Pictures with Santa

9 a.m. Registration, 9:30 a.m. Run Starts. 10 a.m.

Winter Wonderland

Schedule & Descriptions RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE- Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris Mencheta In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice, continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap. (96 min.)

DUE DATE: Zach Galifianakis, Robert Downey Jr., Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Joel William Peter Highman is an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is a mere five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan on what turns out to be a cross-country trip that will destroy several cars and numerous friendships (95 min.)

Sigonella?

Join us at SpareTime Bowling Center and stuff the lanes! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors and “stuff” up to 6 people per lane for an hourly rate of only $12 (including shoes). For more information call x4302

Tree Lighting and DODEA Choir MWR is kicking off the holiday season with the annual lighting of the holiday tree. Enjoy a performance by the Sigonella School Choirs, holiday treats in the atrium. For more info call x4941.

Leave your sleigh at home and get on your feet for the Mistletoe Mile at Midtown Piazza, a fun run in honor of the many miles that Santa travels for us every year!

At 10 a.m., join us for snacks in the Midtown Atrium, special holiday movies, arts and crafts, and all-day free bowling for kids. Bring your camera as Santa will arrive at 10 a.m. f or photo opportunities.

Teen Beat

MWR Marketing has a new intern who has her eye on the Sigonella youth scene. Robyn Brand, a junior, says, “I am required to do an internship that will help me get work experience and start thinking about life after school; I chose MWR Marketing because I’m especially interested in writing. In most situations - some school related and others not - “I’d rather be writing,” is my catch phrase. MWR Marketing provides a great opportunity for me to be able to work and write at the same time.”

Look for Brand’s article in future issues of The Signature.

For more information on MWR’s programs and services, call 624-3968.

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VETERANS, continued from page 1 commemorate those service members lost in war, they were the only people in the cemetery. It was the same story for the next few years, but he was finally able to connect with Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella base personnel to organize an official ceremony.

The NAS Sigonella Color Guard attended, along with Cub Scout troop number 53 and Sailors and Airmen who volunteered to be a part of the ceremony.

Along with the over 2000 British troops buried there, the Catania War Cemetery also includes the remains of two American service members, Assistant Nurse Lily True, and Serjeant J.F. Wood. The Sigonella HOG (Harley Owners Group) chapter attended the ceremony, as well, and brought two American flags that they placed on the graves of the two American service members buried there.

Richard Brown, Honorary Consul of the British Consulate in Catania said, “It’s extremely important that we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Our soldiers have been engaged throughout the world and continue to be engaged today in some extremely difficult places and performing extremely difficult missions. It’s important that we remember those who have fallen.” He went on to say that the American service members attending the ceremony showed solidarity between the

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United Kingdom and the United States. “I think it’s an excellent expression of the long standing and binding agreement that links our two nations. We are together in some particularly hot spots and we are grateful for their presence here today.”

THERAPY, continued from page 7 in her role as a mafioso's wife."

Diagnosis? Existential loneliness.

The wife was depressed because she could hardly ever get out of the house -- and had a driver and a car with tinted windows on the rare times she did. The psychiatrist prescribed anti-depressants and checked up on her for the next few months.

Quattrone scoffed at the notion her husband would ever consider psychotherapy himself. As Tony Soprano put it to his therapist in the TV show: "I understand therapy as a concept. But in my world it does not go down."

Lo Verso teaches at Palermo's University of Studies, which will soon offer a masters course in Mafia psychology, the first of its kind. The therapists draw psychological profiles from treatment of mobsters and their relatives, turncoat testimony in courtrooms, lawyers' dealings with Mafia clients, and countless pages of intercepted conversations between bosses that wind up in indictments.

Group therapy sessions conducted in prison also provide fodder

for Lo Verso's research.

At group talk in Reggio Calabria's maximum-security San Pietro Prison, inmates turned up perfectly groomed -- doused in cologne, hair neatly combed, nattily dressed -and sat in armchairs arranged in a circle, recalled Paolo Pratico, a Calabrian psychologist who organized three sessions.

The prisoners showed eagerness to earn "good conduct" points toward early release. But to the man, they refused to admit the 'ndrangheta even existed. Rather, they insisted they were victims of a miscarriage of justice. If the mafia doesn't exist, they argued, how could they be convicted of mafia association?

Many mobsters stay silent when Quattrone visits them in prison. A few complain of nightmares. They see "terrifying" images, but not of the people they've killed. One jailed mobster's sleep was haunted by thoughts of his terminally ill 12-yearold daughter.

"I can't sleep because I hear the voice of my daughter," the mobster lamented. "It's not fair that I can't see her. I can't accept that."

Sociologist Alessandra Dino, who has interviewed wives of Cosa Nostra turncoats and pored over transcripts of turncoat testimony to prosecutors, believes few mobsters have "crises of conscience."

"They have a mechanism of neutrality, where deviance equals normality," said Dino, who teaches at

Palermo's university.

"Murder becomes philanthropic because it is somehow related to helping the group they belong to."

Lo Verso said he has concluded that "the mafioso identifies himself totally with Cosa Nostra, which is his family. He has no individuality."

The therapist recalled a woman who was leaving her Cosa Nostra husband. She came to him for a psychiatric evaluation in a bid to gain custody of the couple's children. The woman, in her 40s, was beautiful, elegantly dressed and accompanied by her lover.

The pair would go away to romantic hotels for the weekend and sleep in the same bed, but never were intimate.

She had the Mafia hardwired inside her, Lo Verso concluded -- noting that, like many Mafia wives, she was the daughter of a mob boss, well familiar with Cosa Nostra's code that the wife never betrays the husband.

In short, she remained married to the mob -- all the more striking because she suspected her husband of having a hand in her father's slaying.

Quattrone said over the last decade or two, he has seen a slight shift, from mobsters who wouldn't have anything to do with psychologists to those who will consult them if they think the problem can somehow be "masked" as a physical illness.

A 'ndrangheta family from the Calabrian countryside came to Quattrone after their young daughter

started having panic attacks. "She can't have a mental illness, she has to have a physical problem," the girl's mother and brother told him.

Quattrone ran a battery of tests, and did find an unrelated physical ailment.

"The family was very happy to hear she had something. ... Because if it's a mental illness, the family risks being seen as untrustworthy."

Alberto Cisterna, a prosecutor in the national anti-Mafia office in Rome, is a Calabrian whose schoolmates included future 'ndrangheta bosses. He is fascinated by the growing body of psychological studies of mobsters, since "psychology figures a lot" in persuading a boss to turn over evidence.

In the rugged Aspromonte mountains of Calabria, Cisterna said, paramilitary police go out every night looking for fugitive mobsters, often in their families' farmhouses.

"You don't go looking for them at high noon, you go at 4 a.m.," Cisterna said in an interview. "The kids are bundled up in blankets and put in the street ... Everything in the house gets turned upside down."

After repeated raids, Cisterna said, "the wife will either begin to hate the state, or they'll hate their husband who subjects them to this."

In Taurianova, a 'ndrangheta stronghold, students at a vocational high school discussed how the crime syndicate affects their lives. Daniela, a soft-spoken 16-year-old from the

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The boy often asks her to go to his house and keep him and his mother company.

"Sometimes he cries and cries and says, `I don't want to end up like my father,'" Daniela said.

CLOAK, continued from page 2 ministering to his Marines during an intense firefight. Although his right hand had been nearly severed in the fight, Capodanno wouldn’t leave his Marines, he died there with his Marines. He could have been evacuated, and rightly so. However, he wouldn’t leave his men. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Father Daniel Mode, biographer of the Grunt Padre, a book devoted to telling the heroic story of Capodanno; penned these words, “I’ve met almost a hundred of the guys who served with him. They remember so many details about him, and the physical expressions they use when they talk about him tell you that he had an amazing impact upon their lives.” Capodanno was thankful to serve with sailors and Marines. This devotion continues today in the heart each military chaplain. The mission statement of the Navy Chaplain Corps is “Chaplains care for all service members, including those who claim no religious faith, facilitate the religious requirements of personnel of all faiths, provide faith-specific ministries, and advise the command.” We provide for specific religious needs, facilitate for other religious needs, and care for all service members, regardless of their faith. The vision statement for the Chaplain Corps is “A Chaplain

Corps and RP rating which deliver religious accommodation, care, and advisement, to strengthen faith, values, and virtues, so that Sailors, Marines, and their families may best serve our country.” You can be sure that the chaplains here at NASSIG are wholeheartedly thankful to serve you.

So, as I reflect on all of the blessings in my life this Thanksgiving, I realized that I am profoundly thankful to be counted among the number of men that are the keepers of the cloak!

HOLIDAYS, continued from page 2 Fasten belts while driving.

(They DO save lives!)

Wear a seat belt every time you drive or ride in a motor vehicle.

Always buckle your child in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt according to his/her height, weight, and age.

Get exams and screenings. (Go see the Dr.!)

Schedule a visit with your health care provider for a yearly exam. Ask what tests you should get based on your age, lifestyle, medical history, and family health history.

Get your vaccinations. (I know you hate this part, but…)

Vaccinations help prevent diseases and save lives. Ask your health care provider what vaccinations you should get based on your age, lifestyle, travel plans, and medical history.

Monitor the children. (Those little rascals are so cute!)

Children are at high risk for injuries that can lead to death or disability. Keep a watchful eye on your kids when they’re eating and playing. Keep potentially dangerous toys, food, drinks, choking hazards (like coins and hard candy), house-

hold items, and other objects out of kids' reach. Learn how to provide early treatment for children who are choking. Make sure toys are used properly.

Practice fire safety. (The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire…!)

Most residential fires occur during the winter months. Keep candles away from children, pets, walkways, trees, and curtains. Never leave fireplaces, stoves, or candles unattended. Don't use generators, grills, or other gasoline- or charcoalburning devices inside your home or garage. Install a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector in your home. Test them once a month, and replace batteries twice a year. Leave the fireworks to the professionals.

Prepare dinner safely. (Be careful when talking to grandma about this!)

As you prepare holiday meals, keep you and your family safe from food-related illness. Wash hands and surfaces often. Avoid cross contamination by keeping raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs (including their juices) away from ready-to-eat foods and eating surfaces. Cook foods to the proper temperature.

Refrigerate promptly. Do not leave perishable foods out for more than two hours.

Eat well, and get moving.

(PRT, baby!)

With balance and moderation, you can enjoy the holidays the healthy way. Choose fresh fruit as a festive and sweet substitute for candy. Select just one or two of your favorites from the host of tempting foods. Find fun ways to stay active, such as dancing to your favorite holiday music. Be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Help kids and teens be

active for at least 1 hour a day.

If you have any questions regarding holiday safety, stop by or contact the base safety office, the base fire department or contact the local Preventive Medicine department at ext. 6231, and we will be glad to assist. Please visit the Centers for Disease Control & (CDC) website Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/family/) for more information.

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