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The best quotes from
‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
An account by John R. Guardiano, a former Marine who not only met but conversed in depth with Mattis, sums up the general’s character best.
Both the left and the right are wrong about Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James
N. Mattis. He is neither the Jack Nicholson caricature of a Marine depicted in the 1992 movie A Few Good Men nor the callous and mad
eccentric depicted by George C. Scott in the 1970 movie Patton.
And Gen. Mattis didn’t just talk the talk; he walked the
walk. He led from the front. Indeed, on at least one occasion
that I know of, the General was bloodied from a firefight
or improvised explosive device while out on patrol with
junior, enlisted Marines one-third his age. That’s what
makes Gen. Mattis such a great warrior: He truly respects and cares for his Marines.
“Guardiano,” he told me, “I don’t give a damn about
the officers. If they don’t like what they’re doing, they
can get on a plane and leave the Corps — go back where
they came from. But I do care deeply about those 18and 19-year-old Lance Corporals out on the frontlines.”
— From The American Spectator
Mattis’ provocative and memorable quotes on next page
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“You cannot
allow any of your
people to avoid
the brutal facts.
If they start living
in a dream world,
it’s going to
be
bad.”
Mattis has
“Marines don’t know
how to spell the word
defeat”
As a highly-educated four-star General,
Mattis probably can spell it, but he wants
his Marines to know that they should never
let it happen.
often talked to
Marine leaders
about staying
sharp.
The “dream
world” he alludes
to is a reference
to a complacent
attitude -- one that
can cost lives if
troops aren’t vigilant.
“If in order
to kill the
enemy you
have to kill
an innocent,
don’t take the
shot. Don’t
create more
enemies than
you take out by
some immoral
act.”
As a co-author of the military’s counterinsurgency manual (with David Petraeus),
Mattis has often spoke about following the
rules of engagement and being disciplined
among a ruthless enemy.
“I don’t lose any
sleep at night
over the potential for failure. I
cannot even spell
the
word.”
The General is confident in his abilities
and that of his Marines -- he led the 1st
Marine Expeditionary Brigade into Afghanistan in 2001, the 1st Marine Division
into Iraq in 2003, and led an operation into
Fallujah in 2004 dubbed “Operation Vigilant Resolve”, and helped to plan the later
“Operation Phantom Fury.”
“You are part of the
world’s most feared
and trusted force.
Engage your brain before you engage your
weapon.”
This line from his 2003 letter to his Marines
foreshadows his contribution in 2006 to
counter-insurgency doctrine, which stresses
battlefield discipline, and protection of the
civilian populace.
“You go into Afghanistan, you
got guys who slap women
around for five years because
they didn’t wear a veil. You
know, guys like that ain’t got
no manhood left anyway. So
it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot
them. Actually it’s quite fun to
fight them, you know. It’s a hell
of a hoot. It’s fun to shoot some
people. I’ll be right up there with
you. I like brawling.”
Some Mattis quotes don’t come without a degree of controversy, including
this one. Said while speaking about his
time on the ground in Afghanistan, he
was later counseled by his boss Gen. Hagee, who said “he should have chosen his
words more carefully.”
“Treachery has existed as
long as there’s been warfare, and there’s always
been a few people that you
couldn’t trust.”
In places such as Iraq and Afghanistan,
alliances can often shift quickly. Mattis spoke
to Congress on this point after a series of
green-on-blue attacks that left military leaders struggling to deal with.
“PowerPoint
makes us stupid.”
As a top General, we can safely assume that Mattis has had to sit through his fair share
650
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of awful PowerPoint briefings.
“The most important
six inches on the
battlefield is
between your ears.”
He often emphasizes to his troops that
they need to be problem solvers, only using
firepower as a last result.
“There are some people
who think you have to
hate them in order to
shoot them. I don’t think
you do. It’s just business.”
Many Marines look up to Mattis as a
cult-like figure. Nevertheless, he will most
likely be remembered as a consummate professional. A Marine officer we spoke with
said, “the more I learned about him, the
more I saw that the things we were doing
right seemed to be associated with his philosophy of command.”
“A country that armed
Stalin to defeat Hitler can
certainly work alongside
enemies of al-Qaida to
defeat al-Qaida.”
The General is a student of history and avid
reader. He often stresses the importance of
education and training on building effective
future leaders.
“The first time you blow
someone away is not an
insignificant event. That
said, there are some
*******s in the world that
just need to be shot.
There are hunters and
there are victims. By your
discipline, you will decide
if you are a hunter or a
victim.”
“We’ve backed off in good
faith to try and give you a
chance to straighten this
problem out. But I am going
to beg with you for a minute.
I’m going to plead with you,
do not cross us. Because
if you do, the survivors will
write about what we do here
for 10,000 years.”
Mattis demonstrates that he is willing to
extend an olive branch to those on the fence
-- but always carries the weight of Marine
firepower if that doesn’t work out.
“I come in
peace. I didn’t
bring artillery.
But I’m
pleading with
you, with
tears in my
eyes: If you f*
with me, I’ll
kill you all.”
After the initial Iraq invasion, “Chaos”
(his radio callsign) sent home his tanks and
artillery and used the “carrot and the stick”
with Iraqi tribal leaders.
Speaking to his Marines at al Asad, he
tried to motivate them to stay sharp and
continue the mission. He ended the speech,
telling them in Patton-esque fashion, “I feel
sorry for every son of a b---- that doesn’t get
to serve with you.”
American apology for Guantanamo?
(This letter was emailed to the Military Press with the following note: “Please consider the article on torture below for publication. It’s by University of Richmond Law
School Professor and prominent human rights activist Azizah Y. al-Hibri.
In her piece, Azizah offers an expert firsthand perspective on how American Muslims perceive America’s recent history of torture. She goes on to argue that America cannot
regain the respect of the Muslim world until it acknowledges its torturous past -- and closes the most notorious symbol of that past, the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Azizah
immigrated to the United States from the Middle East -- so she brings unique insight to this issue.”
Torture admission would
help restore U.S. standing
in world
By Azizah Y. al-Hibri
I was a child in Beirut, Lebanon,
when my American teacher told me
the story of George Washington and
the cherry tree. She also told me about
Abraham Lincoln who freed the slaves.
I never forgot these stories and felt
immediately that I had kindred spirits across the ocean. Many years later,
I became a United States citizen and
held my head high as an American. I
believed in this country’s constitutional and ethical values -- and most of all,
in its justice.
Then 9/11 happened and our world
changed forever. I was supposed to
meet with President Bush at the White
House that afternoon; instead we met a
few days later at the Islamic Center of
Washington when he spoke to the nation in support of American Muslims.
At the time, we Muslims weren’t as
concerned about the blowback as we
were about U.S. security and the victims of 9/11.
And then came the aftershock: wars
Camp Delta entrance to the Joint Task Force’s Guantanamo Bay facility.
in Afghanistan and Iraq, more bloodshed, and foreign detainees. The prison
at Guantanamo Bay opened. Stories
about incredible acts of torture while
interrogating detainees trickled in.
Initially, American Muslims refused to
believe. Not this country, not our presi-
BAIL BONDS
dent. But facts are stubborn, and we
had to yield to them.
It didn’t have to be this way. Torture is illegal and immoral, and there
is no persuasive evidence that its use
against suspected terrorists produced
actionable intelligence or helped save
lives. The conventional interrogation
techniques the United States has used
throughout its history are effective.
There was no justification for abandoning them -- no matter how heinous the
crimes committed on 9/11. That decision cost this country dearly.
The United States can regain its
moral stature in the global Muslim
community -- but will never do so if it
refuses to confront the abuses of the
past. Like its first president, George
Washington, America needs to readily
admit the truth -- as painful as it may
be.
More than ten years after 9/11, the
claim that this information must remain classified to protect national security is unfounded. President Obama
must direct executive branch agencies
to declassify evidence of abusive practices — with redactions only where
needed to protect specific individuals
or honor diplomatic agreements.
The best place to start would be
with the information underlying the
recently completed -- but still secret
-- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s interrogation
program. According to senators famil-
iar with it, the report — based on more
than 6 million pages of classified documents — debunks the myth that torture saved lives. Allowing the public to
see and evaluate all the facts for itself
is the first step toward ensuring that we
will never again commit torture in the
name of freedom.
But simply declassifying information is not sufficient to restoring America’s image in the Muslim community.
The notorious Guantanamo prison — a
symbol of U.S. torture and abuse post
9/11 — must also close. One hundred
sixty-six detainees remain at Guantanamo, even though the U.S. government
has already cleared 86 for transfer. The
seemingly indefinite detention of these
individuals under deteriorating conditions led to a massive hunger strike; at
one point, more than 40 detainees were
being force-fed through a painful and
degrading procedure that violates established principles of medical ethics.
In recent years, nearly as many detainees have died in custody as have been
released-a trend that could worsen if
the hunger strike continues.
During his counterterrorism speech
in May, President Obama asked us to
“[i]magine a future — 10 years from
now or 20 years from now — when the
United States of America is still holding people who have been charged
with no crime on a piece of land that is
not part of our country... Is that something our Founders foresaw? Is that
the America we want to leave our children?” The answer to both questions
is a resounding “no.” If the president
wants to avoid that future, he must act.
He has the authority to immediately
begin transferring prisoners out of
Guantanamo, and he must use it.
Taking these steps will go a long
way toward repairing the damage
done after 9/11 and restoring respect
and admiration for our country in the
Muslim world. If America rededicates
itself to its traditional values, the values I learned as a little girl in Beirut,
its light can shine brightly once again.
Azizah Y. al-Hibri is a professor
emerita at the University of Richmond
School of Law, and the founder and
chairwoman of KARAMAH: Muslim
Women Lawyers for Human Rights.
She is a member of The Constitution
Project’s Task Force for Detainee Treatment.
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Publisher’s
rebuttal on
American apology
Richard Matz,
Publisher
Over 30 Years experience
Hey professor, do you remember...?
1. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot
and killed... by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics,
athletes were kidnapped and massacred... by Muslim males.
3. In 1972 a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to an
Arab country where a fuse was lit on final approach and it was blown up shortly after landing... by Muslim males.
4. In 1973 a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome, with 33 people killed,
when it was attacked with grenades...
by Muslim males.
5. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran
was taken over... by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980s, a number of
Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon... by Muslim males.
7. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks
in Beirut was blown up... by Muslim
males.
8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille
Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old
American passenger
was
murdered
and
thrown
overboard
in
his
wheelchair...
by Muslim
males.
9. In
1985,
TWA
flight
847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S.
Navy diver trying to rescue passengers
was murdered... by Muslim males.
10. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was
bombed... by Muslim males.
11. In 1993, the World Trade Center
was bombed the first time... by Muslim
males.
12. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania were bombed... by
Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were
hijacked; two were used as missiles to
take down the World Trade Centers and
of the remaining two, one crashed into
the U.S. Pentagon, and the other was
diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed...
by Muslim males.
14. In 2002, the United States and
Canada and others fought a war in Af-
ghanistan... Against Muslim males.
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl
was kidnapped and beheaded by---You
guessed it--- Muslim males.
16. In 2012, U.S. Consulate in Benghazi... Muslim males.
17. In 2013, Boston marathon bombers.. Muslim males.
I think the professor is out of her
blanking mind! Her American citizenship should be taken away from her if
she thinks the American people owe her
or any other Muslim an apology for any
punishment handed out to the criminal
spies that participated in the 9/11 tragedies. War (though undeclared) was
initiated by radical Muslims in the 9/11
attacks. In the time of war, all spies can
be executed according to the Geneva
Convention. The information garnered
in the prison at Guantanamo is still
classified and we do not yet know the
value of the evidence obtained. But if it
spared
one
American
citizen’s
life or
the agony and
grief it
creates
for family, then
Guantanamo
was
worth it! No,
I really
don’t
see
a
reason here to justify an apology? Are
these 17 incidents merely coincidence?
So, to ensure that Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, what type of an apology would you like us to make? Do you think the American people
have completely lost their minds, or
just their power of reason?
And by the way…. May 13, 1981: LET’S NOT FORGET THAT JOHN
PAUL II WAS SHOT BY Mehmet Ali
Agca in an attempt to kill the head
of the Roman Catholic Church.... by a
Muslim male.
So to you, professor… get your facts
straight before you send your information out to be published. In closing, I
ask, “Do we really want young Americans to be subjected to this type of
learning from a professional?”
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basketball, Dr. James Naismith
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guards her nest so well it ensures the
safety of the unborn turtles as well.
• In the classic movie-musical The
Wizard of Oz, the many-hued Horse of
PART 1
facts
a Different Color that leads Dorothy
and gang through the Emerald City
could not actually be painted. Instead,
animal rights activists advocated that
the white horse be sponged with different flavors (and colors) of gelatin and
then physically restrained from licking
it off.
• Scholars came up with “three” for
the unmentioned number of wise men
who came to see Jesus because of the
three gifts mentioned in the Bible:
frankincense, gold, and myrrh.
• All dogs are the same species,
meaning that (notwithstanding the
obvious physical challenge) a Chihuahua and a Great Dane could
procreate.
• After coffee beans are decaffeinated, coffee manufacturers
sell the caffeine to soft drink
makers and pharmaceutical companies.
• Using an orange-handled coffee
pot to denote decaffeinated brew dates
back to 1923, when General Foods first
introduced Sanka. As a promotional
gimmick, they provided restaurants
and diners with orange-y pots that
matched the orange packaging of their
decaf coffee.
• Moe supposedly got the idea for
his double eye-poke after seeing Shemp use a similar maneuver when he
thought Curly was cheating at poker.
• There are over 40 ships buried underneath the city blocks of the financial
district of San Francisco. Abandoned
gold rush ships and their wharves were
buried beneath landfill used to fill in
Yerba Buena cove; the residents of San
Francisco needed more housing.
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trade to a halt.
• Chinese Checkers is not Chinese. It was created in America to
circumvent the patent for a popular
boardgame called Halma, invented
by a Boston surgeon named George
Howard Monks.
• Depending on the time of
year, the Earth’s distance from the
Sun can vary more than 3 million
miles.
• The 1900 Olympics featured
a live pigeon shooting event. The
winner bagged 21 pigeons.
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weren’t the only Wright
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older brothers, Reuchlin
and Lorin, plus a younger
sister, Katharine.
• The best man in Greta
Van Susteren’s parents’
wedding was Joe McCarthy.
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eyebrows.
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that assists planes in taking off could throw a pickup truck over
a mile.
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rise, Florida (350 feet above sea level
at its highest point) would become the
first U.S. state to be completely submerged.
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cent
hairs that trap heat. Polar
bears are so well-insulated that they
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Being silly = happy
Did you ever get ‘into’ singing a song week’s assignment. It may seem a bit
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You know, you’re driving along on So here’s what I want you to do.
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Pick a song to sing together. Pick
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Marriage
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You
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invite your kids to
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about
singing
listen. If you’re not
compared to talkfeeling bold at all,
ing? When you
have a drink first.
and your spouse
I know you’re
talk, you can’t do it at the same time or thinking you’ll pass on this one. Too
you’ll interrupt each other.
awkward, right? Don’t do it. Don’t skip
But singing is just the opposite. this one.
When two people sing, the whole point
You’re right, it’ll be weird at first,
is to do it together. The idea is to be in but I PROMISE YOU you’ll get past
sync with each other.
that and you’ll have fun with it. Like
Talking at the same time creates it said, silly is good for your marriage.
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Well, by now you can guess this situation.
Fitness
HEALTH
Online college degree
program gets kudos
LEAVING
ACTIVE DUTY?
Keep Serving in the California
National Guard
There are openings statewide for
prior service personnel in both
Officer and Enlisted Ranks
• Keep your retirement benefits
• Maintain your rank
• Healthcare benefits
• Part-time service in your community
• Up to 100% tuition assistance
• Enjoy the camaraderie
• S witch to a new career field or keep your current career
Ashworth College (www.ashworthcollege.edu), a leading accredited
online school, announced that Cerise
Lake, Ashworth College Human Resource Manager, has been recognized
by the Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve (EGSR) and the Office of
the Secretary of Defense for contributing to “national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting
employee participation in America’s
National Guard and Reserve Force”.
EGSR was established with the intention of assisting civilian employers
to address and alleviate conflict that
may arise due to the employee’s military obligations.
Many military servicemen and
women, as well as their spouses, choose
to earn online college degrees due in
large part to the flexibility of having
their studies available to them no matter where they are stationed. Online
study also coincides with their often
changing schedules.
Rob Klapper, President of Ashworth
College, expressed gratitude for Lake’s
years of dedication to the mission
and values of the school. He also said,
"We’re proud of our ability to provide
affordable, accredited online programs
to military personnel, military spouses
and the veteran community. Cerise
Lake embodies the Ashworth mission
-- to ensure that our programs meet the
needs of anyone wanting to continue
their education, particularly those with
military affiliations.”
Dedicated to Military Education
Ashworth College is a Yellow Ribbon school, a S.O.C. Institutional
member, accepts A.C.E. credits, and
is approved for GI/VA education benefits through DANTES, MyCAA and
GoArmyEd. With a dedicated team of
Military Education Advisors, Ashworth
offers personal assistance to prospective military students on completing
applications, maximizing education
benefits and evaluating eligibility of
transfer credits. All students receive
one-on-one guidance from day one to
the day they graduation.
Additionally, Ashworth is consistently listed as a military-friendly institution by G.I. Jobs and Military Advanced Education, and is a corporate
sponsor of The Fort Benning Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation. Its sister school, James
Madison High School, was elevated to
Tier I status by the U.S. Department of
Defense in 2012.
About Ashworth College
Celebrating more than 25 years of
‘Education on Your Terms’, leading
online school Ashworth College has
achieved broad recognition for its extensive range of online college degree,
online certificate, career training and
online high school diploma programs
that are affordable and fit the busy
schedules of working adults. Ashworth
also offers convenient education options for the military and veterans, as
well as specialized programs for corporate partners and homeschoolers.
Columbia College
celebrates 40 years
of educating adults
“Columbia College was one of the
Columbia College celebrated 40
years educating adults at its St. Louis first colleges to be asked by the milicampus, which recently saw a major tary to start a program, and one of the
renovation. The ribbon-cutting event first to get on military installations,”
rededicated the renovated campus on said Brig. Gen. David Newman, direcWoodson Road. Established in 1973, tor of the Joint Staff, Missouri National
the St. Louis campus was Columbia Guard, who provided remarks at the
College’s first Nationwide Campus lo- event. “Ten percent of the Missouri Nacation, and is one of 35 Adult Higher tional Guard education budget goes to
Education campuses across the coun- Columbia College.”
Columbia College-St. Louis was estry.
“This is a great day for the college,” tablished in 1973 and was located for
said Dr. Terry Smith, interim president a short time at the Army Reserve Perof Columbia College. “Serving adult sonnel Center. The campus moved to
learners is woven into the fabric of our its current location on Woodson Road
institution, and our mission is to pro- in 1989. The campus served more than
vide students with a one-of-a-kind lib- 1,500 students last year and has gradueral arts education as the foundation ated 1,600 students since 2000.
With more than 30 campuses across
for their careers and personal lives.”
Columbia College’s Adult Higher the country, 18 of which are on military
Education program began as response installations, students may enroll in
to requests from Army recruiters in the day, evening or online classes. The colSt. Louis area for flexible education op- lege is accredited by the Higher Learnportunities, and, in 1973, the college ing Commission and is a member of the
established the Extended Studies Di- North Central Association of Colleges
vision. Today, the program serves more and Schools. Columbia College eduthan 31,000 students annually and has cates more than 31,000 students each
been recognized as a leader in adult year and has more than 74,000 alumni.
For more info, visit www.ccis.edu.
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New DoD website helps
military find quality child care
Families at Naval Base San Diego, Naval Base Coronado and Naval Base Point Loma now have access to a new Department of
Defense (DoD) Request for
Care website.
MilitaryChildCare.com
provides a centralized online
gateway for families to access all
DoD-wide child and
youth care options.
The secure DoD site
- which was tested
exclusively at Nellis AFB and at installations throughout Hawaii over the
past year - is designed to simplify and
improve the care search process for
military families and DoD civilians,
thereby enhancing family readiness.
MIlitaryChildCare.com will
provide families with general
information about all full-time
and part-time, on-installation,
DoD-certified care options, including child development centers, family child care and schoolage care. Families search for care
based
on
their
needs and preferences, at which
time they receive
a list of all DoDwide care options that
match their search parameters. Upon
viewing detailed descriptions of the
programs, families submit requests and
download select forms. Instead of being assigned a waitlist number, families will be informed about anticipated
placement times, so that they can better plan for care. Child and youth programs will notify them when a space
becomes available, and the enrollment
process will remain the same.
Families that are currently on waitlists will transition to the new webbased system. These families will retain
the original date of their request(s) for
care.
For more info, go to MilitaryChildCare.com or contact MilitaryChildCare.
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or FamilySupport@MilitaryChildCare.
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EDUCATION
Lt. Col. Chris “Cliff” Henger
Marine Fighter Training Squadron
VMFAT-101
Meet the
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This is the first in a series where
we informally sit down and speak
with the commanding officer of various military units. Simply called the
C.O., he/she is responsible for everything, and I do mean everything
that happens within their command.
They are tasked with responsibilities
from making sure the unit can complete what every mission handed to
them to handling personnel training
and issues that might crop up.
I am honored to introduce Lt.
Colonel Chris “Cliff” Henger (pronounce as Hanger) to you. He is the
new commanding officer of Marine
Fighter Training Squadron VMFAT-101, known as the “Sharpshooters.” The Sharpshooters are based at
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Miramar. Henger took command of
VMFAT-101, The Sharpshooters, just
a few short months ago.
This squadron is responsible
for the training of new Marine and
Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilots after they
finish their initial flight training at
Pensacola, Florida, and advanced
training at Naval Air Station Corpus
Christy, Texas.
Lt. Col Henger graduated from
University of New Mexico in May of
1991 where he received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Psychology. While
he had a good paying job, working
in restaurant management, he knew
that it wasn’t what he wanted to do
with his life, and knew it was not
to be his future. He was commissioned a second lieutenant via the
Officer Candidate’s Course in April
1993. While originally planning to
have a career on land, the Marine
Corps had a different path for him
to follow. After graduating The Basic
School in October 1992, he reported
to NAS Pensacola, Florida for flight
training and was designated a Naval
Aviator in February 1996.
See complete interview
at www.militarypress.
com/chrishenger
U.S. Chamber Hiring Our
Heroes Job Fair
The U.S. Chamber presents Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Pacific Views Center aboard
Camp Pendleton. This event is for
veterans, active duty military members, guard and reserve members,
and military spouses. FREE hiring fair for both employers and job
seekers. An employment workshop
aimed at helping veterans and transitioning service members leverage
military experience to achieve civilian career goals will begin at 9 a.m.
Volunteer Opportunity to
Help Military Families
The Tragedy Assistance Program
for Survivors (TAPS) is a nonprofit
organization that provides ongoing
support to all who are grieving the
death of a loved one in military service to America. TAPS is often looking for volunteer servicemembers,
especially those who wish to work
with grieving children of our fallen
servicemembers. For more information, visit the TAPS website at www.
taps.org , call 800-959-TAPS (8277)
or e-mail [email protected].
Santa Clarita Marathon
coming Nov. 3, 2013
Santa Clarita is one of Southern
California’s best places to run and
the annual Santa Clarita Marathon
presented by Parkway Motorcars
is the perfect opportunity to enjoy
the area’s miles of trails. The event,
which is a qualifying race for the
Boston Marathon attracts local, regional, and international running
enthusiasts. Festivities Include a
full marathon, half marathon, 5K
Run/Walk, and a Kid K run. On November 5th get in the racing spirit
at the Health and Fitness Expo at
Hyatt Valencia. For more information or to register for an event, visit
SCMarathon.org.
Navy issues influenza policy
The U.S. Navy has issued its influenza vaccination and reporting policy for
the 2013-2014 influenza season. Both
injectable and intranasal vaccines will
be available for the 2013-2014 influenza seasons.
The Navy on-line Vaccine Information and Logistics System (VIALS) is
New alcohol restrictions
on installations
Alcohol sales aboard Marine Corps
installations will soon be restricted following a recent memo signed by Gen.
James F. Amos, Commandant of the
Marine Corps, aimed at supporting initiatives tied to sexual assault prevention and response, and overall health.
The changes, which must be completed
within 90 days from the date of the letter, include removing liquor from all
sites designated as Marine Marts adjacent to barracks, selling alcoholic beverage from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. in all
Marine Corps exchanges, and relocating alcohol and its displays to the side
or rears of exchanges.
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easier to find the child and youth care your family needs.
With Republicans raising legal
issues and “unfair” echoing across
military communities, Defense officials are reviewing a two-week
old policy to allow up to 10 days of
special “marriage leave” for gay
and lesbian members assigned more
than 100 miles from a state where
they can marry legally. Instead of
unearned leave, which might need
to be backed by statute, commands
might be encouraged to grant up to
10 days’ “administrative absence.”
The intent still would be to give
homosexual service members extra
time off to travel to where samesex marriage is allowed, and thus
qualify them sooner for full benefits
including spousal medical care and
“with dependents” housing allowances, military and congressional
sources confirm. For more, see this
Military.com article.
EDUCATION
Free Oktoberfest
The International Dance Association of San Diego is hold an Oktoberfest Dance Festival at the Balboa
Park Club on Saturday-Sunday, Sept.
28-29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There
will be free dance lessons, a craft
show, and food will be available for
purchase. For more information, call
760-745-2615.
the requisition system tool for seasonal
and emerging influenza vaccines. The
VIALS website is common access card
(CAC)-enabled. Active and Reserve
Component Navy force vaccination administration compliance will be monitored via the Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS).
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It’s time to seize control of America’s energy future
By Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling
Energy Companies.
Don’t expect oil prices to fall
any time soon. Although domestic oil production is expanding
rapidly, oil is once again over
$100 per barrel, largely due to
political unrest in the Middle
East.
The mere threat of a disruption in oil shipments is enough
to increase prices. Just imagine what a full-on blockade in,
say, the Suez Canal or the Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline
would do to the U.S. energy
market. With the Syrian
conflict spilling over into
neighboring countries, and
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) members aligning
on different sides in the
struggle, the situation is
ripe for a surge in prices.
If Israel and Iran heat up,
we could see oil prices
soaring to $150.
America is not yet
energy
independent.
But despite the recent
spike in oil prices, our
long-term energy outlook is bright. The
ongoing domestic oil
boom has given us the
means and opportu-
nity to break free from the tyranny of
oil imports from hostile nations — but
only if the United States does all it can
to increase and encourage domestic
energy production.
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude — the benchmark
for domestic oil prices — has been
increasing. That’s good news for the
futures market, and suggests the
WTI is back as the world’s leading
oil benchmark.
And that’s just the start of
America’s sunny energy outlook.
The U.S. government recently
doubled its estimates of recoverable energy in North Dakota’s
Bakken and Three Forks shale
formations, to 7.4 billion barrels
of oil and 6.7 trillion cubic feet
of natural gas. And, according
to the IEA, America is on track
to surpass Saudi Arabia in oil
output by 2017.
At the same time, OPEC
is steadily losing relevance.
OPEC — a cartel including several member nations
with alarming amounts of
Islamist violence — recently
announced it expects demand for its oil to drop by
300,000 barrels a day next
year, and projections for
future demand for OPEC
oil are flattening even as
OPEC members compete
more fiercely with each other for market share.
For far too long, America’s economy
has been at the mercy of the politically unstable and anti-American Middle
East. Now, the tides are shifting. Oil
production from non-OPEC countries
is expected to rise next year by 1.2
million barrels a day. And most of that
new production is coming from the
United States and Canada.
What’s more, Saudi Arabia’s and
other oil infrastructure in the Middle
East has been increasingly under attack by terrorists who are seeking to
disrupt global markets by blocking oil
production and transportation. Vast
networks of pipelines are unprotected and vulnerable, and the terrorists
know it.
However, our lawmakers can’t afford to take the trend toward true
energy independence for granted.
The only real threat to American energy security is, well,
America. Politics could compromise this country’s energy boom.
Take the regulatory
restrictions on hydraulic
fracturing,
popularly
known as “fracking.”
The recent oil and gas
boom is the result of
advances in this technology, in tandem with
advances in horizontal
drilling. In fracking, a solution that
is 99.5 percent sand and water, plus a
few trace chemicals, is pumped underground at high pressure to break up
rock formations.
Despite the fact that over a million
wells have been fracked in America
with an unparalleled safety record,
radical environmentalists have been
trying to sway public opinion against
fracking. They’re deploying easily debunked propaganda. There’s simply no
real evidence that fracking pollutes
groundwater, causes earthquakes or is
responsible for any of the other outrageous claims being made against the
practice.
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Expect what you inspect
The pros and
cons of fracking
By Michael Turek
Energy policy is almost always controversial, and relatively new technology is often at the forefront of arguments. In most cases, a particular
development may not be overwhelmingly positive or negative, and decisions must be based on nuance and by comparing new developments to old
methods of generating energy. In recent years, fracking has been a source
of considerable controversy; here are some of the pros and cons of fracking
and how it is affecting the energy industry.
What is fracking?
In the military we are constantly
performing tests and inspections. Preparing for them can be a long and labor-intensive process. But during preparation for these inspections, areas in
need of improvement are often identified. The need to review and improve
processes cannot be underestimated.
In the Navy we
hold regular inspections to test
the integrity of
our ships, aircraft,
and submarines
and the preparedness of our Sailors.
There are
also reviews such
as Personnel Inspections in which the
condition of our Sailors’ uniforms and
their grooming standards are assessed.
Then there are Zone Inspections in
which we check the cleanliness and
safety of our command work spaces.
I personally go one step further and
conduct Departmental Personnel and
Zone Inspections every month, because
the military bearing of your personnel
and the professionalism of your work
spaces reflect directly on your leadership. The motto I live by is “Don’t get
ready, stay ready
In the military, it is imperative to
check the integrity of programs and
identify weaknesses early on because
we have the awesome responsibility
of protecting our country. Many of us
also apply these same principles in our
daily lives. Reviewing your child’s report card, balancing your checkbook
and getting routine maintenance done
on your vehicle are simple processes
that, if neglected, could have dire consequences. So the bottom line is, if you
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EDUCATION
Energy providers in Texas and elsewhere have been proponents of natural gas for decades. Natural gas is abundant in the United States, but exploiting it has always been difficult. Thanks to fracking technology, it is
now possible to drill both vertically and horizontally to tap into natural gas
reserves that were previously inaccessible. Fracking has revolutionized energy production in the United States and elsewhere in the world, and most
experts view natural gas as perhaps the most important fuel for the future.
What are its advantages?
Thanks to fracking, generating electricity with natural gas is now approximately the same cost of generating electricity with coal. Because of
this, the United States now has a much more diverse energy portfolio. In
addition, natural gas releases two to three times less carbon into the atmosphere than coal, and it releases far less particulate matter as well. While
green energy advocates prefer technology that releases little to no carbon
dioxide, the improvements provided by natural gas can slow the progression of global warming and allow the United States to meet energy goals.
Natural gas plants are also relatively cheap to build, and they can be scaled
easily to meet energy demands. Because of this, natural gas is expected to
be the baseline energy source of choice for the foreseeable future.
What are its disadvantages?
Most of the controversy surrounding natural gas has to do with fracking. Studies have shown that fracking does cause small earthquakes, which
can damage homes. However, it should be noted that these earthquakes
are relatively small, and some experts believe that these small earthquakes
relieve pressure that could have caused larger earthquakes in the future.
Fracking also uses a tremendous amount of water that contains chemicals
and other environmentally damaging materials. Runoff from fracking operations can cause tremendous environmental harm, and some regulators
believe that current regulations are not strict enough to prevent this harm.
Finally, fracking brings up a number of land rights issues. Since fracking
involves horizontal drilling, disputes often arise over whether a fracking
company has access to certain segments of land underground.
While fracking will remain controversial, it is difficult to imagine a future where fracking is not an important component of energy generation.
Although it is not a perfect technology, natural gas will likely allow the
United States and other nations to reduce their carbon outputs considerably while maintaining their energy generation and avoiding the costs associated with solar power. Those interested in energy generation should ensure that they are abreast of the latest developments in fracking technology.
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What’s your home’s price tag now?
This content is provided
courtesy of USAA.
As the housing market appears to
be bouncing back in many parts of the
country, you may be wondering: What’s
my residence worth now?
There’s actually more than one answer, according to Scott Halliwell, a
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
practitioner at USAA. He says your
home has three, potentially very different, price tags based on its:
• Market value
• Replacement value
• Property tax value
“Since different values can be used
for different reasons, it’s important to
understand when each applies,” Halliwell explains, adding that some of
these values may move in different directions at the same time.
Here’s a description of the values
and why you should understand each
one.
Market Value
What Is It?
Market value is the dollar amount
that homes in your area are bought
and sold for. It’s the measure most
homeowners think of when they try to
estimate their home’s worth or value.
Determined in part by the going rate
for similar houses in your city and
neighborhood, and even on your street,
market value is not based on what you
paid for the home or how much it cost
you to finish out the basement, re-roof
or remodel the kitchen. Many intangibles, such as curb appeal, location,
amenities and condition, factor into
this figure.
Why It’s Important
Understanding the market value
helps you calculate your total net
worth as well as how much equity you have in your home. To
calculate the equity you have
in your home, simply subtract
the amount you owe on your
home from its market value:
That’s your equity, or about
how much profit you could
receive from a sale. That’s
money you could use in
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• To trade
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if you downsize to a smaller
home.
• To pay down debt, if you
choose to rent and free yourself from a mortgage.
To strengthen your negotiating
position with potential buyers, get an
accurate idea of your home’s market
value. A real estate agent can tell you
the selling prices of similar homes in
your area, helping you set reasonable
expectations.
“If your area is in a buyer’s market, your home’s market value may be
lower than you’d like. You might not
have as much leverage against a buyer
who wants to negotiate, so you need to
know where you’re starting,” Halliwell
explains.
A real estate agent who walks
through the property, inside and out,
can provide an estimate of your home’s
market value and offer advice on making your home more attractive to prospective buyers.
Even if you’re planning to stay in
your home, market value matters when
taking out a home equity line of credit
or home equity loan. For example, you
may be planning a major kitchen redo
and need $40,000, or you want to tap
your equity to help pay your kids’ college tuition. Depending on your creditworthiness, many lenders will allow
you to borrow up to 85% of your home’s
value, less any mortgage or other equity loan on that property. Also, a lender
may order an appraisal to determine
the market value of your home.
Replacement Value
What Is It?
If your home is completely destroyed because of, say, a fire or natural disaster, replacement cost is the
amount it would cost to remove all debris and rebuild the entire structure
from the ground up based on current
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Jon Bunte started smoking when
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friend that appeared to ease his chronic headaches.
He continued to smoke when he
joined the Air Force, but about midway
through his first enlistment, searching
for a less dirty way to satisfy his nicotine cravings, he tried an electronic
cigarette, or e-cig. Even though experience was wholly unsatisfying, sending
him scrambling for a pack of Marlboro
Menthol Lights, he tried again this
past March, for the same reason.
And according to Bunte, he hasn’t
smoked a tobacco cigarette since.
“Smoking was affecting my health.
It made running difficult, and waking up coughing up phlegm is no way
to start a day. … Vaping gives you all
of the effects of smoking without the
nasty bad ones,” Bunte says.
Once a curiosity at mall kiosks, ecigs are popping up on tobacco shelves,
in smoke shops and at military exchanges, which began carrying the battery-powered devices within the past
two months. Since May, sales of e-cigs
in the Army and Air Force exchanges
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has said it likely will add them to the
list of tobacco products regulated by
the agency sometime this year.
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restricting their use to designated
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Among the concerns the FDA has
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consequences, quality-control issues
and marketing, especially questions
over whether children and teens may
be drawn to them. The e-cigs are available not only in tobacco and menthol
flavors but in popcorn, chocolate, caramel machiatto and one of Bunte’s favorites, strawberry vanilla cupcake.
Vapers and manufacturers say they
are much safer than cigarettes, but no
studies have been done on their longterm health effects, mainly because
they’re relatively new to the market.
A German study published in late
June found that some liquids used in ecig cartridges contain volatile organic
compounds, acetone, formaldehyde
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found that they produce secondhand
vapors that may affect nonusers.
Still, users say they feel better after
having switched from traditional cigarettes to electronic ones.
Bunte, for example, says his teeth
are cleaner, he sleeps more soundly
and no longer wheezes or coughs during exercise.
“They aren’t branded as a [smoking cessation tool], but I feel they are a
great tool for it,” Bunte says.
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By Palash Ghosh
Ibtimes.com
Imagine a mobster that comprised
the cunning of Lucky Luciano, the brilliance of Meyer Lansky, the ferocity of
Vito Genovese, the duplicity of Carmine Galante and the massive wealth
of Pablo Escobar. Such a person is not
the fantasy creation of some novelist or screenwriter, but rather a reallife flesh-and-blood monster that lives
among us.
Semion Mogilevich looks
nothing like Marlon Brando
nor Al Pacino. The short,
bald, pockmarked, grossly obese, 66-year-old
Ukrainian is believed
by
international
law enforcement
agencies to be one
of the most powerful criminals on earth.
The Moscow resident reportedly
holds Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and
Israeli passports.
Among a litany of crimes, Mogilevich allegedly defrauded thousands
of investors in the US and Canada in
the 1990s, netting him at least $150
million. He also served as the chief of
Inkombank, a Russian financial institution, which was accused of money
laundering.
Indicted in 2003, Mogilevich is currently one of the FBI’s ten most wanted
fugitives, wanted for wire fraud, RICO
conspiracy, mail fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, among other offenses.
With a $100,000 bounty on his head,
Mogilevich is also suspected of involvement in murder-for-hire, arms dealing and drug trafficking. The FBI not-
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ed that he holds a degree in economics
(quite unlike most mobsters) and
smokes heavily (quite common for Russians and Ukrainians).
He was arrested in Moscow in 2008
for tax evasion, but released the following year. Russia subsequently rejected
a request by U.S. authorities to extradite Mogilevich to answer charges related to the aforementioned massive stock swindle.
A website called Gangstersinc. reported that
Semion
Mogilevich’s
criminal career began slowly and with
little initial success. As a young
man in the early 1970s, he belonged to the
Lyubertskaya
group, a band of small-time crooks in
Moscow. He apparently served two separate jail terms during this period for a
plethora of petty crimes.
His fortunes improved dramatically during the 1980s when the Russian
government allowed thousands of Jews
to depart for Israel, Europe and the
U.S. Seeing a grand business opportunity, Mogilevich defrauded his fellow
Jews by buying their possessions at
discount prices (exploiting their eagerness to leave) and promising to sell
them on the market and send the profits fron such nonexistent sales overseas at a later date. Mogilevich scored
millions of dollars on this scheme and
used these funds to invest in the highly lucrative areas of weapons and drugs
smuggling, prostitution and gambling.
In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union empire in the early 1990s,
scores of organized crime gangs took
advantage of the chaos, but Mogilevich
fled to Israel.
However, he did not relinquish his
criminal activities. Indeed, Mogilevich made contacts with other mobsters
while still running various illegal enterprises and investing his ill-gotten
cash in myriad businesses. After marrying his Hungarian girlfriend Katalin Papp, Mogilevich relocated to Budapest, where he formed a criminal
empire based on the structural model
of the Sicilian Mafia.
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September
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My favorite food event, San Diego
Restaurant Week, returns September 15 to 20. Over 190 restaurants
around the county will be offering
three-course dinners for $20, $30 and
$40 per person. Additionally, twocourse lunch menus priced at $10,
$15 and $20 will be offered by over
80 restaurants.
During last January’s event, I
visited a couple of Cohn Restaurant Group (www.cohnrestaurants.
com) participants. Escondido’s newest hot spot, Vintana, was my choice
for lunch ($20). Located in the penthouse floor of a Lexus dealership, it
has a sophisticated
feel
and
features
perfectly
prepared
and
presented
modern California cuisine. Its first
rate service adds up to another winner for Chef Deborah Scott.
Dinner at 100 Wines ($30), featuring “bistro comfort” Mediterranean
fusion food, was a treat. Located in
Hillcrest, there’s an uptown vibe
and busy happy hour. As the name
indicates, there is an extensive wine
list. If you can, sit in the outdoor patio and don’t miss the cinnamon roll
baked to order.
Go to www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com for the list of participants,
prices and sample menus.
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Q: What’s the difference between
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This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting.
Just
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“What, this old thing...”
A young girl gets married and a
few days later her mother goes to visit. When she knocks on the door, she is
shocked to see her daughter open it naked. “What are you doing?” she asks.
“Mom, it’s my LOVE dress!! Don’t you
like it?”
“I’ll come back in a few weeks
when the honeymoon is over,” replies
the mom. When she goes back, she is
shocked when once again her daughter
is naked. “Now what are you doing?”
“Mom, it’s my LOVE dress. It keeps
the marriage spicy!” Later that night
the mom decides to try it for herself.
When her husband comes home, he
gives the same reaction: “Honey, what
are you doing?” She gave him the same
answer her daughter gave her, “It’s my
LOVE dress! What do you think of it?”
Her husband thinks long and hard and
says, “I think you should have ironed
it!”
Everyone thinks I’m psychotic, except for the friends in my
head.
On the other hand, you have
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Nobody’s a virgin...life screws
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First guy (proudly): “My wife’s an angel!” Second guy: “You’re lucky, mine’s
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My wife says I never listen... or something like that...
Make it idiot proof and someone will
make a better idiot.
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad
at math.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a
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salad.
Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.
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Q: What’s the difference between a
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woman is their eyes, and women say
the first thing they notice about men s
they’re a bunch of liars.
A man had his VISA stolen but he decided not to report it as the thief was
spending less than his wife did!
Waiter: “Tea or coffee, gentlemen?”
1st customer: “I’ll have tea.”
2nd customer: “Me, too. And be sure
the glass is clean!”
(Waiter exits, returns)
Waiter: “Two teas. Which one had
the clean glass?”
This could be considered THE ideal
world for many men:
His son on the cover of a box of
Wheaties.
His mistress in the centerfold of
Playboy.
A picture of his wife on the milk carton.
This isn’t my order
A doctor was having an affair with
his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told
him she was pregnant. Not wanting his
wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum
of money and asked her to go to Italy
and have the baby there. “But how will
I let you know the baby is born?” she
asked. He replied, “Just send me a postcard and write ‘spaghetti’ on the back.
I’ll take care of expenses.” Not knowing
what else to do, the nurse took the money and flew to Italy. Six months went by and then one day
the doctor’s wife called him at the office and explained, “Dear, you received
a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe, and I don’t understand what it means.” The doctor said,
“Just wait until I get home and I will explain it to you.” Later that evening, the doctor came
home, read the postcard, fell to the floor
with a heart attack. Paramedics rushed
him to the ER. The lead medic stayed
back to comfort the wife. He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest. So the wife
picked up the card and read, “’Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti - Two
with sausage and meatballs, two without.’”
Today’s flavor is...
A farmer goes in half with a friend to
buy a bull so he can increase his stock. A
couple of weeks later the friend comes
by to see how his investment is doing.
The farmer complains that the bull just
eats grass and won’t look at the cows.
His friend suggests that a veterinarian have a look at the bull. The following week his friend returns to see if the
vet helped. The farmer looks delighted:
“The bull has taken care of all my cows,
broke through the fence, and has even
CHARITY
serviced all my neighbor’s cows! “Wow,”
says his friend, “what did the vet do to
that bull?”
“Just gave him some pills’” said the
farmer. “What kind of pills?” asked his
friend. “I don’t know, but they sort of
taste like peppermint.”
Bull-agra
A farmer was driving along the road
with a load of fertilizer. A little boy,
playing in front of his house, saw him
and called, “What’ve you got in your
truck?”
“Fertilizer,” the farmer replied.
“What are you going to do with it?”
asked the little boy.
“Put it on strawberries,” answered
the farmer. “You ought to live here,” the
little boy advised him. “We put sugar
and cream on ours.”
‘I-Q’uandry
A little boy went up to his father and
asked: “Dad, where did all of my intelligence come from?” The father replied.
“Well son, you must have got it from
your mother, cause I still have mine”
Unfaithful
A man goes to a shrink and says,
“Doctor, my wife is unfaithful to me. Every evening, she goes to Larry’s bar and
picks up men. In fact, she sleeps with
anybody who asks her! I’m going crazy.
What do you think I should do?”
“Relax,” says the Doctor, “take a
deep breath and calm down. Now, tell
me, exactly where is Larry’s bar?
THEN
Rabbit stew
A precious little girl walks into a pet
shop and asks in the sweetest little lisp,
“Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep widdle wabbits?”
As the shopkeeper’s heart melts, he
gets down on his knees, so that he’s on
her level, and asks, “Do you want a widdle white wabby or a thoft and fuwwy
bwack wabby or maybe one like that
cute widdle bwown wabby over there?”
She, in turn blushes, rocks on her
heels, puts her hands on her knees,
leans forward and says in a quiet voice,
“I don’t fink my pet python weally gives
a thit.
Priceless
Jack wakes up with a huge hangover
after attending his company’s Christmas Party. Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn’t taste like alcohol at all. He didn’t even remember how
he got home from the party. As bad as
he was feeling, he wondered if he did
something wrong.
Jack had to force himself to open his
eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water
on the side table. And, next to them, a
single red rose! Jack sits up and sees his
clothing in front of him, all clean and
pressed. He looks around the room and
sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house. He
takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees
a huge black eye staring back at him in
the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a
note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on
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it and a kiss mark from his wife in Lipstick:
“Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I
left early to get groceries to make you
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By Art Garcia Jr.
When the 2013 NFL Draft finally
came to a close this past April, Kwame
Geathers was ‘very’ disappointed and
probably, I’m guessing, a little embarrassed that his phone never rang. Entering the draft following his junior
year at the University of Georgia,
Geathers was projected to be a third
or fourth round selection. And with a
family pedigree of Geathers in the NFL
(father, uncle and two brothers), going
undrafted probably never entered his
mind. However, rather than feeling
sorry for himself, Kwame decided to
sign a contract with the Chargers as
an undrafted free agent. MP reporter
Art Garcia Jr. caught up with Geathers
and talked about his draft experience
and his thoughts on making the 53-man
roster.
AG: How does it feel to make the
team as an undrafted rookie free
agent?
KG: It’s exciting, very exciting. I feel
Undrafted rookie
earns roster spot
blessed for this opportunity to be able
to come down here and play football
and I’m looking forward to doing that.
Everything seems to be going pretty
good so far, I just got to keep up the
good work and keep striving for it and
hopefully have a real good season.
AG: With a family pedigree of playing in the NFL, how hard was it on you
when you went undrafted?
KG: I was very disappointed but
that’s life and that’s how it goes. But
I was blessed to come down here and
play for the Chargers and that was the
main thing – just to get another opportunity to play football again somewhere and this was the place to come
and I’m happy I did.
AG: Being an undrafted free agent
you could have tried out for any of the
32 teams in the NFL did you do some
research on the Chargers knowing they
needed help on the defensive line?
KG: No, not really research I just
looked around at whoever called me
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after the draft
and looked at
the
teams,
the area and
how the rosters looked
and I decided
to come here to
the Chargers.
AG: What
were
you
doing on
the day of
the
NFL
draft?
KG:
I
was
back
at
home,
me
and
my brothers
just
hanging
out
watching the
draft
and then
went
skeet shooting
afterwards and
that’s
about it.
AG:
Take me back to
the day of
the draft. Did
anyone tell you where you were projected to be picked or did any team
call you and say ‘get ready because if
you’re there when our next pick comes
up we’re taking you,’ and they picked
someone else instead?
KG: Yeah I got a couple of calls from
teams saying they were interested in
me and they were going to draft me but
it didn’t work out that way.
AG: Are any of those teams on the
schedule this year because I assume
it would give you extra incentive to
go out there and show them what they
passed up?
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of teams but I don’t really look at it
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like that – but it
will be good
to play extra
hard (against
those teams)
and give me
more motivation.
AG: Did you set
any goals for your rookie season?
KG: I had a few goals but the main
goal was to come out here and compete
and to give it my all everyday out on
the field and give it great effort and attitude.
AG: You have and had a few family
members who played in the NFL, what
is the best advice they gave you?
KG: The best advice they gave me
after the draft was that it’s over with,
keep your head up and now it’s time to
go to work and compete for a job.
The Endzone
Geathers has two brothers – Robert Jr. (DE/Bengals) and Clifton (DE/
Eagles) – who currently play in the
NFL. Robert Jr. was a fourth-round
pick of the Bengals in 2004 and Clifton
was a sixth-round pick by the Browns
in 2010. His father, Robert Sr. was a
third-round pick of the Bills in the 1981
draft and his uncle, ‘Jumpy’ Geathers,
was a second-round pick of the Saints
in 1984. Advantage Chargers? With all
the concern over the depth along the
defensive line, defensive ends Corey
Liuget and Kendall Reyes feel their
ability to move inside and rotate at
defensive tackle can give the defense
an edge over opposing offensive lines
throughout the game. “We feel real
good, Kendall and I both work hard
and are versatile in our defense as far
as manning the end position in the
3-4 defense as well as going in to nose
tackle in the three-technique or whatever it is the coaches need us to do,”
Liuget said. Geathers joins the likes of
Antonio Gates, Kris Dielman, Stephen
Cooper, Kassim Osgood, Malcom Floyd,
Jacques Cesaire and Seyi Ajirotutu as
a talented list of undrafted rookie free
agents who have made the Chargers
squad over the past decade.
Johnny Manziel
acted like a ‘punk’
vs. Rice
Texas A&M quarterback John- autographs would allow othny Manziel is the talk of college foot- ers to profit, he was susball for both positive and negative rea- pended for the first
sons following his Week 1 performance half against Rice.
against Rice. The defending Heisman
Manziel took the field
Trophy
winin the secner has already
ond half with the Agrubbed a lot
gies leading the Owls
of people the
28-21, and he didn’t
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ing an impact. JohnChicago Bears
ny Football’s Heislinebacker and
man form was on full
current
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Football
Daifor 94 yards, rushed
ly analyst Brifor 19 more and threw
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cording to Ross
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ports.com.
the other things he
As
seen
did on the field overin this video,
shadowed his perforthe future Hall Johnny Manziel has received flak for
mance in the game, inof Fame line- his actions against Rice. Here he rubs
cluding a celebration
backer was com- his fingers together signifying money.
in which he rubbed
plimentary of (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
his hands together to
Manziel’s skills,
signify money.
but he clearly believes that some of his
Manziel also seemed to reference
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Hardcore boxing fans and followers
of Floyd Mayweather are all too familiar with this:
Showtime’s All Access (or 24/7 back
when Mayweather was with HBO) begins. The sun rises over the Mayweather
Boxing Gym in Las Vegas. The narrator’s
voice comes up,saying something
along
the lines
of “The
work begins early at the
Mayweather Boxing
Gym in the
champion’s
adopted
home town
of Las Vegas.” Cut to
an approaching Escalade
(or some other ridiculously expensive car). Cue the hip-hop music. And then out comes Mayweather
with his crew of bodyguards and dedicated yes men.
Inside the gym, it’s always the
same. Mayweather getting his hands
wrapped by the aged and ever-loyal Rafael Garcia, Mayweather at the heavy
bag, at the speed bag, and doing his
trademark slap, block, and duck routine with the mitts. “Hard Work, Dedication.”
Then, of course, is the obligatory
look at Mayweather’s conspicuous consumption and spoils of war
(Yeah, Mayweather is rich!). For those
unaware, Mayweather works hard, but
also plays hard.
The opponent doesn’t even matter.
Whether it’s Hatton showing his pale
buttocks, Cotto swimming with his
pals, or Canelo being generally stoic
and wholesome,
The
Mayweather
Show hasn’t
changed
much since
the
first
pre-PPV
publicity
documentaries were
made prior to the
MayweatherOscar De la Hoya bout in
2007.
In the most recent All Access program on Showtime, boxing fans were
treated to a look at Mayweather’s dazzling Las Vegas car collection and his
equally dazzling collection of lady “assistants.”
“We like the women stacked around
here,” Mayweather interjected while
one of his lady helpers was being interviewed for the cameras. “Stacked like
a bank roll.”
It’s the kind of “impromptu” moment one can expect
from these shows--S:7”
Mayweather
being
Mayweather with dozens
of
bankrolled
friends and associates letting him
play emperor.
But the question when it comes
to rich, famous
prizefighters isn’t
if they will one day
lose their fortunes,
but, rather, how long before it actually happens.
From reading Tim Keown’s recent
article on Mayweather for ESPN.com,
it’s hard to imagine the five-division
world champ holding on to his empire
of excess for too many years after his
fighting days are over.
In his article, Keown chronicles a
twenty minute shopping spree of nearly a quarter of a million dollars at a
New York City jewelry store and a trip
to a Grand Rapids Footlocker where
Mayweather purchased his entourage
and assorted friends and family complete basketball gear (shoes, socks,
shorts, and shirts) for a pick-up basketball game he felt like having later
that day. In another instance, Keown
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and his personal staff and one for his
massive bodyguards, who Mayweather
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at the former home of the Mayweather
Boxing Gym. “ Cut to an approaching
2010 Ford Escort. Cue some ridiculously outdated hip-hop music. And then
out comes a terribly-aged Mayweather with a couple of chubby friends in
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Sure, at the top of his game and
earning his place atop Forbes’ list of
highest-paid athletes, he can afford
this lifestyle. And he’ll be able to afford it for at least five more fights as he
works through a mega-bucks six-fight
deal with Showtime.
Mayweather, who showed his bank
statement to Keown, has over $123 million in his personal bank account. Add
another $41.5 million, guaranteed, for
the Canelo bout this September 14,
and it seems ridiculous that anyone
would be talking about an in-the-red
Mayweather.
But the tales of once-rich prizefighters are as old as the sport, itself. Mayweather makes a lot, but he spends
at an even greater pace. By media accounts, he also gambles frequently.
This is all fine and easily manageable--until Mayweather stops fighting. Then
what?
At the end of the day, this is Mayweather’s hard-earned money and he
can do with it as he wishes.
But when the time comes and a
52-year-old Mayweather is languishing
in the remnants of a once-glowing empire, it would be nice for the Showtime
cameras to return for one final All Access:
“Mayweather is here for a contracted autograph signing,” says the deepvoiced narrator. “20 bucks for an autograph, 40 for a signature with a photo.”
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• Israel returns Sinai to Egypt
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• Michael Fagan breaks into the
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• The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial
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• Yassar Arafat elected President
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• Largest cash robbery in history occurs in New York when $9.8
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• First CD player sold
in Japan
• Weather Channel airs
for first time
• Soviet Spaceship Vanera 13 lands
on Venus and sends back color photos
• First commercial use of genetic engineering is launched
when human insulin produced
by bacteria is marketed
• Times Man of the
Year is the computer
Popular culture
• Michael Jackson releases his second adult solo
album, Thriller
• Graceland, the home of
Elvis Presley, opens to the
public
• The screen legend
Grace Kelly, Princess
of Monaco, dies in a car
crash
2
8
9
1
remember when...
Excalibur
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• Income per year $21,0
50
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September
15, 2013
THE
MILITARY
PRESS
September
15, 2013
THE
MILITARY
PRESS
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4. A national
legislative
assembly
5. Fastball
(baseball slang)
6. Friend
7. Decay
8. Hurried
9. Protagonist
10. Repeat
11. Labor group
12. Gain points in a
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14. Pearly-shelled mussel
15. Run away to wed
16. Ancient Peruvian
17. Shower
18. Change
20. Skittish
22. Physicians
23. Regret
24. Product of bees
25. Traverse on foot
32. Bad treatment
33. Angers
34. Was victorious
37. Colored part of
an eye
38. Coil of yarn
39. Broad valley
40. Put clothing on
41. Portion
42. Cowboy sport
43. Notch
45. Angler’s basket
49. Ribonucleic acid
50. Remedy
53. Walks unsteadily
57. Eclipse
59. Notion
60. Japanese wrestling
61. Picture
62. Poems
63. Char
64. Prison-related
65. Gestures of assent
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21. Large
25. Gave money
26. River of Spain
27. Wreckage
28. Annoyed
29. Daughter of a
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30. Extraterrestrial
31. One more than
nine
34. Dry riverbed
35. Margarine
36. A noble gas
38. Transgression
39. An endowment
41. Heaps
42. Deliver a tirade
44. A small hand tool
45. Pass over
46. Variety show
47. Swelling under
the skin
48. Mistake
51. Transport
commercially
52. Identical
53. Roman robe
54. Cocoyam
55. Marsh plant
56. Back talk
58. One of the tribes
of Israel
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so that each row, each column, and each of the nine 3x3 grids
contain one instance of each of the numbers 1 through 9.
This week’s solutions:
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minipigs.com
Contact Marissa at
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SERVICES
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760-723-9791
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Pool, BBQ, Rec Rm, Lndry
Marina 619.477.8000
The Hotel Occidental
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hospitality to San Diego locals
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conveniently between Hillcrest
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MILITARY, STUDENT, SENIOR &
CORPORATE DISCOUNTS.
Contact us immediately because
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519 W Ammunition Rd
(760) 728-0122
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Military
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Businesses!
IMPERIAL BEACH
1Br/1Ba – $825/mo
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