tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913236594590638102024-03-13T11:32:10.793-05:00LAWYERBRUCEGeneral news, current events, politics, sports and commentaryBruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-47493422590441338012012-01-01T06:09:00.002-06:002012-01-01T06:09:34.975-06:00HAPPY TRAILS!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">January 1, 2012</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I have named every National Day we have, according to my research. We have others that double-up on days but that would be information overload. The National Days line is being retired.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Speaking of retirement, I am retiring this column. I have posted it daily for two years although I missed a few days, less than fifteen. It is time to move on. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I am working on three novels at the present time. I am going to devote more time to those projects. Once finished, my literary library of works written will include six novels. I have several other outlines in development. I will have more than enough to do without this daily blog.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I am still a practicing lawyer always on the lookout for new clients and business. Keep me in mind if you need legal help.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I will post an occasional column as the news and political climate dictate; at least that is my plan. Plans change as we weave through life, however.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I have enjoyed writing this blog. I usually feel good after unloading my heart with my cynical, sometimes controversial viewpoints. I, as most of us, recognize the problems this country faces. I have a few ideas to correct a few of the problems but not all. The problems are easier to see and talk about than they are to fix. Brighter men and women than me have tried and have failed but they have tried. I would enjoy a crack at politics but I carry too much baggage to try.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">This country has to realize that in a democracy the majority rules. Those in the minority have to accept that premise. Not everyone can have everything. Our society must reward hard work, ingenuity, chance-taking, investment into new ideas and concepts and success. Our government, disguised as Robin Hood, must cease robbing the rich to give to the poor. It is high time we end government handouts regardless of the circumstances. Unemployment, Social Security and Medicare are not handouts; people worked and paid for these benefits.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I could go on but that would end up as another column than begs for a retort. It would defeat my retirement plan. I will just shut up.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. They make great gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">MORE TO COME, JUST WATCH.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">GOOD BYE AND GOOD LUCK WHEREVER YOU ARE.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 31, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 31 is … Unlucky Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I am preparing this column before Christmas so anything that happened after December 15, 2011 was not considered. H</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">ere are 10 top stories of 2011 according to both impact and public out-pouring or emotion and interest. The death of the Korean leader did not make the list since I do not actually think his existence meant anything to the world. There are a line of nimrods ready to take his place in self-importance.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1) Japan earthquake and recovery. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">At 2:46 p.m. local time on March 11 Japan was rocked by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake centered off the coast of Honshu. More than 20,000 people were killed, tens of thousands more were left homeless, and Japan's economy was rocked. Road and rail lines were damaged, water and sewage systems were disrupted and damaged, and electric lines were damaged. Also, several nuclear power stations damaged in the massive earthquake became a concern, including the Fukishima plant, which lost power and overheated. Radiation concerns necessitated an 18-mile evacuation and no-fly zone before the situation was brought under control. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">2) Osama bin Laden killed</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. managed to hide out for almost a decade despite the world's most aggressive global manhunt and a $25 million reward for information leading to his capture or killing. On May 1, U.S. President Barack Obama decided to send a small U.S. force into a compound where Obama was believed to be hiding in Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was killed in the raid, and after DNA confirmation was buried at sea. Obama announced bin Laden's killing in a televised address.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">3) Steve Jobs dies</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. Apple co-founder and long-time CEO Steve Jobs died on October 5 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Hailed as one of the greatest innovators ever, Steve Jobs had recently retired as Apple's longtime CEO, after serving two stints in the job, due to his illness. That was also one of the top stories of the year, but in the end, his departure from Apple was nothing compared to his death, which stunned and saddened the world.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">4) Gabrielle Giffords shooting</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. While hosting a public event in her district, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ.) was shot in the head by a gunman by Jared Lee Loughner. Six people were killed, including a nine-year-old girl. News reports suggested that Giffords had died in the shooting initially, yet despite taking a bullet through the head, Giffords miraculously survived. She was released from the hospital in the summer and continues to recover.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">5) Occupy Wall Street</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. Much like the Arab Spring, it all started with one Tweet. On a summer day in New York's Lower Manhattan, an otherwise unrelated group of people gathered to begin a protest called "Occupy Wall Street." It lasted for months, and is still going, leading some to call it a movement of those fed up with what they claim is the coddling of the rich and big corporations by the government leading to a hollowing out of society economically. The movement led to such mass-shared stories as Warren Buffett's op-ed in The New York Times titled, "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">6) The Penn State scandal</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. Speaking of the establishment, and the problems that can occur with it -- few stories touched a nerve in 2011 more than the Penn State scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, charged with abusing young boys sexually. The scandal is still unfolding, and though Sandusky maintains his innocence it has already resulted in the firing of legendary football Joe Paterno. Regardless of how it unfolds in the end, the story speaks volumes to the taboos involving both sexual abuse victims and institutions that think they are bigger than the laws which govern and protect.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">7) The London riots</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. It began with a peaceful protest in early August over the fatal shooting of a man named mark Duggan by police. Two days later, it was fully-involved rioting which last for four days throughout several London boroughs and districts of other towns in the UK. In all, several thousand were arrested, five people died and dozens of others were injured in the night-time riots, fueled by social media connectivity. Property damage from looting and rioting was extensive.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">8) Moammar Gadhafi ousted, killed</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. The longtime leader of Libya, Moammar Gadhafi (Gaddafi) was killed on October 20, 2011 in cross-fire between rebels and loyalist fighters in Libya when the rebels in Gadhafi's birthplace of Sirt attempted to take the ousted colonel, who was wounded after an attack, to an ambulance. Gadhafi had been hiding in a large sewer pipe in Sirt. The leader of Libya since 1969, his ouster was also one of the top stories of the year. Gadhafi was overthrown in a civil war.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">9) Celebrity deaths -- Ryan Dunn and Amy Winehouse</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. It seems demeaning to place celebrity deaths among top headlines of the year, but we don't make the news, we just report it. Such is the world we live in, as the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn was one of the most-shared stories of 2011, according to Facebook. He died in a car crash, while speeding and driving drunk in June. The next month singer Amy Winehouse made similar waves throughout the world when she died in London on July 23.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">10) Hurricane Irene</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. The first hurricane to strike the U.S. since Ike in 2008, Irene was a menace to the East Coast in August, making a direct hit on New Jersey and New York, while knocking out power for almost 50 million people and flooding Vermont. Irene caused widespread destruction, killing 56 people and causing an estimated $10 billion in damage. For days in August, Irene virtually shut down the entire U.S. East Coast.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Be careful out there today. Try not to be unlucky. I will see and talk to you sometime; changes are in the works. Thanks for reading me; have a good year and life.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-27759547183673683782011-12-30T05:51:00.002-06:002011-12-30T05:51:27.222-06:00They slaughter horses don't they?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 30, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 30 is … Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This day seems to be out of place. It should be in two days; we could always switch it to January 1, 2012 at the last minute. Pass the Pepto, please.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">IT IS REAL CLOSE; ONE DAY, TWO AT THE MOST</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Where is Bo Derek to help with the cleanup after she lobbied to ban horse slaughtering in the United States? She only helped stop the humane slaughter of horses not the laughter of horses. As usual, when the headlines fade the well known spokespeople also fade.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The remains of yet another slaughtered horse were found in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal on Monday, the latest in a string of grisly butcherings feeding South Florida's illegal horse meat trade. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The dismembered carcass of a white horse was reported by a ranch owner who spotted it in a canal near Southwest 136th Street and 205th Avenue around 2 p.m. Monday, according to the Miami-Dade police report. Responding officers observed the animal's head, intestines, and skin floating in the canal. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to the police report, investigators believe the horse was slaughtered in another location and dumped in the canal, and a crime lab unit processed what appeared to be dried blood with fingerprints along a guard rail surrounding the canal. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Much of the illegal horse meat trade is tied to Miami-Dade's infamous C-9 Basin, a rural agricultural zone west of the Turnpike and widely considered to be one of the most active horse slaughter locations in the world. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The record 21 carcasses found dumped in 2009 helped prompt a massive task force raid in the basin, but a tangle of laws and shared jurisdiction have hampered efforts to fully eradicate illegal slaughter. Though the U.S. Department of Agriculture keeps tabs on licensed slaughterhouses (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/horse-meat-consumption-us_n_1120623.html" target="_hplink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">the last of which was operational in Illinois in 2007</span></a>), the prosecution of their unlicensed kin falls to multiple jurisdictions, and often through the cracks. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"There's a big, large demand for the meat, and not just in Miami-Dade and South Florida but all of Florida," activist Richard Couto of the <a href="http://animalrecoverymission.org/" target="_hplink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Animal Rescue Mission</span></a> <a href="http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Horse-Found-Slaughtered-in--132354063.html" target="_hplink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">told NBCMiami in October, after a mare was stabbed through the heart and butchered alive.</span></a> "The meat is going between $7-40 per pound in our state. It's a high commodity item, and when there's a demand there's gonna be supply...</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"This has been going on in Miami-Dade county for 30, 40, 50 years, and those days need to be over and done with."</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DeKalb County, Illinois could use the jobs to legally and humanely slaughter horses since it has a slaughter house designed for just that; but it was forced to close due to the interjection of nonlocals who told all the locals they were smarter than the citizens who live in DeKalb, IL.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why does a Jewish American Princess close her eyes during sex? </span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can't stand it to see her husband enjoy himself. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 29, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 29 is … Pepper Pot Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">THE END OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST UPON US.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Now, Jimmy Hoffa is under the GM Headquarters building in Detroit, Michigan. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">If you're looking for the bones of Teamsters leader <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jimmy%20hoffa/">Jimmy Hoffa</a>, you may need look no further than the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jimmy%20hoffa">General Motors</a> headquarters. According to a new book by Hoffa's former driver and mob goon Marvin Elkind, Hoffa's corpse rests below the cement foundation of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/renaissance%20center">Renaissance Center</a>. Elkind co-wrote <i>Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob</i> with a Canadian journalist, and according to one passage, reported mob boss Anthony Giacalone told Teamsters delegates to "Say good morning to Jimmy Hoffa, boys," as he nodded to the foundation of the Renaissance Center during a conference in Detroit in 1985.<br />
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Thin evidence? Sure, but the news is just as credible as any of the other theories concerning Hoffa's disappearance. From a burial under the end zone of the old Giants Stadium in New Jersey to cremation at a Hamtramck waste disposal facility, plenty of urban legends surround the union leader's vanishing act. Something tells us no one's going to be ripping up the floor boards at the RenCenter looking for musty bones anytime soon, however.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The author did not have the fortitude to print or report this information while Nixon was in power or alive. It is real easy to kick a dead man with accusations that will obviously be contested or ignored by the family.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Watergate was only <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/nixonsdarkestsecrets/DonFulsom" target="_hplink">one of several scandalous aspects</a> of former President Richard Nixon's life, according to a new book by a former White House correspondent.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/nixonsdarkestsecrets/DonFulsom" target="_hplink"><i>Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President</i></a> by Don Fulsom (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99), former correspondent for United Press International, makes several eye-catching accusations, including that the former president had a gay affair with Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, a banker apparently with ties to the mob.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The allegation is especially noteworthy because, <a href="http://www.queerty.com/was-president-nixon-a-mobster-loving-mo-20111227/" target="_hplink">as gay news website Queerty reports,</a> Nixon was known to have made homophobic remarks. <a href="http://www.queerty.com/was-president-nixon-a-mobster-loving-mo-20111227/" target="_hplink">From Queerty:</a> When a close aide to President Johnson was caught having sex with a former sailor in a YMCA bathroom, Nixon called the man "ill," and added that such people "cannot be in places of high trust." </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The new book also alleges that Nixon beat his wife and that his aides referred to him as "our drunk." Neither of these allegations is new or supported by significant sources.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078822/Did-Nixon-gay-affair-Mafia-fixer-Forget-Watergate-A-new-book-claims-Americas-corrupt-President-hid-far-personal-scandal-.html?ito=feeds-newsxml" target="_hplink">The <i>Daily Mail</i> reports</a> that Nixon's alleged secret lover also had a shady history of his own. According to the <i>Mail</i>, the FBI claims Rebozo had ties to mob bosses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Trafficante,_Jr." target="_hplink">Santo Trafficante</a> and Alfred 'Big Al' Polizzi. He also ran a bank that, a former mobster claims, was used to launder money.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/nixonsdarkestsecrets/DonFulsom" target="_hplink">The book's press release</a> says that Fulsom used interviews with former White House staffers and ex-members of Congress, as well as government documents, to support his claims.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The <a href="http://nixonfoundation.org/" target="_hplink">Nixon Foundation</a> did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/nixonsdarkestsecrets/DonFulsom" target="_hplink">The book's author Fulsom</a> covered the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton during his career as a journalist. The book goes on sale at the end of January. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-10842724654616571222011-12-28T06:54:00.001-06:002011-12-28T06:54:10.927-06:00Do you have a Salem?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 28, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 28 is … Card Playing Day and National Chocolate Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT!</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Just don’t play Solitaire ‘til dawn with a deck of fifty-one; I won’t tell you you have nothing to do!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">No witches were burnt at the stake as a result of the Salem, MA which took place around 1692.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Salem witch trials of 1692 were protracted, grueling affairs, and by the time they were concluded in October of that year, 150 people had been arrested, of whom 31 were tried and 20 were put to death. But the present-day assumptions about the trials are fraught with misconceptions, and much of what is commonly believed to have transpired in that Massachusetts port town simply never happened. For one thing, there is no proof that bona fide witches and witchcraft even existed. Rather, what was attacked then as a rash of witchcraft would surely in a later time have been medically diagnosed as mass hysteria. It is true that children in Salem slaughtered pigs, that women made advances to their neighbors' husbands, and that ministers behaved with decidedly unministerial abandon, but these were the acts of sick people, not demons. And the splenetic rage against witches which caught up many professedly pious townspeople was part of this mass hysteria. Among the first of the Salem "witch bitches" were the young daughters of Rev. Samuel Parris and their friends, who fell under the devil's sway and behaved immorally after listening evening after evening to blasphemies and lurid stories of life in the West Indies told them by Tituba, the family slave. Soon several of the girls' impressionable young friends became similarly "possessed," and thus the epidemic spread. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Another misconception is that the convicted witches were burned at the stake. In Salem and elsewhere, hanging was the standard method of execution, although one victim was crushed to death under heavy stones. And witchcraft was not exclusively the work of women. Six of the 31 witches tried and condemned were men.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Some people believe that only in Salem were witches tried and punished. Not so. There are records of witch-hunts in nearby Andover, Mass., and in Maine. New England minister Cotton Mather had described the anguished writhing of "possessed" children in Boston four years earlier: "They would have their mouths opened so wide that their jaws went out of joint, and they would at once clap together again with a force like that of a strong spring-lock. The same would happen to their shoulder blades, and their elbows, and hand wrists, and several of their joints. They would at times lie in a benumbed condition and be drawn together like those who are tied neck and heels, and presently be stretched out, yea, drawn backwards to such an extent that it was feared the very skin of their bellies would have cracked."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">While it is widely believed that during the height of the Salem witchcraft mania one could have one's enemies tried and hanged for witchery simply by innuendo, this was not always so. Many well-seated members of Salem society were accused of witchcraft and set free nonetheless. In fact the mother-in-law of Salem's Judge Jonathan Corwin was charged repeatedly with demonic acts, but never even appeared in court.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One final surprising note: The convictions of the Salem witches did not stick. On Oct. 17, 1711, an Order of Compensation reversed the attainders of 22 of the 31 convicted in Salem. The remaining nine, who had no surviving friends or relatives to plead their reinstatement, had to wait until 1957, when the state of Massachusetts finally reversed the convictions of all those not covered by the 1711 act.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-36690175716418341952011-12-27T06:25:00.000-06:002011-12-27T06:25:03.066-06:00Let them eat fruitcake!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 27, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 27 is … National Fruitcake Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Better late than never, but one was not born every minute according to P. T. Barnum. He must have liked fruitcake. P. T. <a href="http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html">Barnum</a> is most often associated with the circus sideshow and the display of freaks. While this is true, he is also the founding force behind one of America's most famous circuses: Barnum & Bailey Circus. Barnum is also affiliated with the famous quote "There's a sucker born every minute." History, unfortunately, has misdirected this quotation. Barnum never did say it. Actually, it was said by his competitor. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Here's the incredible story. From 1866 until 1868 Mr. George Hull, of Binghamton, New York studied archeology and paleontology. Over this period of time Hull contemplated how to pull off a <a href="http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/" target="_TOP"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">hoax</span></a>. It seems that many an evangelist at the time had been preaching that there were giants in the earth. In June of 1868 Hull traveled back to Fort <a href="http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html">Dodge</a>, Iowa where there was a gypsum quarry he had recalled seeing two years earlier. Even then, he had noticed that the dark blue streaks running through the soft <a href="http://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/ComputerStore/FeaturedProducts/Accessories/PrinterInkCartridges.aspx" target="_TOP:http://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/ComputerStore/FeaturedProducts/Accessories/PrinterInkCartridges.aspx"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">lime rock</span></a> resembled human veins. Realizing its appearance was tailor-made for his hoax and it was easy to carve, Hull hired a group of quarry workers to cut off a slab measuring twelve feet long, four feet wide and two feet thick.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In November, Hull had his <a href="http://www.fm.csus.edu/iwm/Printerink&tonercartridges.htm" target="_TOP"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">gypsum</span></a> wrapped in canvas and hoisted onto a wagon. Since the nearest railroad was forty miles away, it proved to be a long, difficult job. He then had the slab of gypsum shipped by rail to Chicago where he had hired a stone cutter named Edward Burghardt to carve a giant. Burghardt and his two assistants, were sworn to secrecy and agreed to work on the piece in a secluded barn during their off hours and Sundays. The instructions were to carve the giant as if it had died in great pain, and the final result was an eerie figure, slightly twisted in apparent agony, with his right hand clutching his stomach. All of the details were there; toenails, fingernails, nostrils, sex organs and so forth. Even a needlepoint mallet was used to add authentic-looking skin pores. When the carving was done, sulfuric acid and ink were used, possibly smudged like <a href="http://www.clickinks.com/" target="_TOP"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">printer ink</span></a>, to make the figure look aged.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The giant finished, Hull then had the figure shipped by rail to the farm of William Newell, his cousin, located near the town of Cardiff, New York. In the dead of night, Hull, Newell and his oldest son buried the giant between the barn and house. They were instructed to say nothing about it and that Hull would let them know in about a year of what the next stage was.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Luckily, about six months later, on another farm near the Newell's, some million year-old fossil bones were dug up. Newspapers around the country reported the finding. Hull was filled with glee in reading the accounts. True to his word, one year after burying the giant, Hull sent word to his cousin on October 15, 1869, to start the next stage of the hoax. Newell hired two laborers to dig a new well near his home. Newell directed them to the exact spot he wanted the well dug and went back into the house to wait -- anxiously. Sure enough, well into the day, the two laborers rushed up to the house to announce their discovery: a giant turned to stone! The laborers and both Newells carefully excavated the area surrounding the giant.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">News of this amazing discovery spread throughout the valley and soon wagon loads of neighbors streamed into Newell's farm to see the giant. By mid-afternoon, Newell erected a tent around the "grave" and started charging 25 cent admission. Two days later, the Syracuse Journal (New York) printed an article about the discovery. Being greedy, Newell raised the price to 50 cents, and a stage coach company made four round trips a day from Syracuse to the Newell farm. Thousands came every day. Among the visitors were clergymen, college professors and distinguished scientists. Before long, the expert's opinions split into two theories; one side claimed it was a true fossilized human giant and the other side pronounced it an authentic ancient statue. No one asserted that it was a fake!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">About ten days after the discovery, and about the time the Cardiff Giant, as the papers had named it, started receiving national attention, Hull sold two-thirds interest in the giant for $30,000 to a five-man syndicate in Syracuse, the head of which was a banker named David Hannum. The syndicate moved the giant to an exhibition hall in Syracuse and raised the admission price to a dollar a head. Unknown to them, P. T. Barnum sent an agent to see the giant and make an assessment. The particular Sunday the representative saw the giant, the crowds were abnormally large -- about 3,000 people. The agent wired the news back to Barnum and Barnum instructed him to make an offer of $50,000 to buy it. Hannum turned his offer down.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Cardiff Giant was the most talked about exhibit in the nation. Barnum wanted the giant to display himself while the attraction was still a hot topic of the day. Rather than upping his offer, Barnum hired a crew of workers to carve a giant of his own. Within a short time, Barnum unveiled HIS giant and proclaimed that Hannum had sold Barnum the original giant and that Hannum was now displaying a fake! Thousands of people flocked to see Barnum's giant. Many newspapers carried the version that Barnum had given them; that is, Hannum's giant was a fake and Barnum's was authentic. It is at this point that Hannum -- NOT BARNUM -- was quoted as saying "There's a sucker born every minute." Hannum, still under the impression that HIS giant was authentic, was referring to the thousands of "fools" that paid money to see Barnum's fake and not his authentic one.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hannum brought a lawsuit against Barnum for calling his giant a fake. When it came to trial, Hull stepped forward and confessed that the Cardiff Giant was a hoax and the entire story. The judge ruled that Barnum could not be sued for calling Hannum's giant a fake since it was a fake after all. Thereafter, Hannum's name was lost to history while Barnum was left with the misplaced stigma of being the one to say "There's a sucker born every minute." </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-85392365303383747532011-12-26T07:19:00.001-06:002011-12-26T07:19:46.104-06:00Hello Derrick!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 26, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 26 is … National Whiners Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I hope everyone had a fun and blessed Christmas party with their family, friends and loved ones. Happy New Year.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Do you know what a Jewish woman’s favorite Whine is?</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“What do you mean we ain’t going to Miami?”</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Newt cannot even run in his home state. Paybacks are a bitch. After years of stepping on toes and fingers as he climbed over them up the political ladder, Newt is finding out those beneath him at one point, the ones that did not run and hide for a decade with their tails between their legs and their bank accounts open, are now the ones in power who have a long memory.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">THE TIME IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE!</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I am not a big NBA fan but this year, the season started just in time for Chicago sport fans. The Bulls were losing nearly the entire second half after a close first half in the nationally televised game. Derrick Rose was able to hit a fall away, finger-tip twenty footer under heavy defensive pressure to give the Bulls the lead with less than five seconds to go. The lead held up and the Bulls won to start the season at 1-0.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Unfortunately, another Chicago team followed in another nationally televised game. The Bears played the superior Packers in Green Bay. Save for the opening drive of the game, the Bears played well for the first 25 minutes of the game. Then, the Packers took over, convincingly defeating the Bears in every aspect of the game. It was the type of game I never thought the Bears had a shot at winning no matter how close they kept the score.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Bears have one more game to play but it is meaningless. The Bulls have 65 more games to play; most will be meaningless until April. It is a traditional way to start the New Year, out with the bad, forget last year. It is time to start 2012 fresh with a new outlook and renewed hope.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-80872004567632069172011-12-25T07:07:00.000-06:002011-12-25T07:07:16.959-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 25, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today is Thank You GOD Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is from the New York Sun, September 21, 1897. The editorial is unsigned but it was written by Francis Pharcellus Church.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you read what Harley Hahn has written, it's so." </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">— Virginia O'Hanlon </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Virginia, your little friends are right, but they don't understand what they are saying, and that is often worse than being wrong. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">They have been affected by the shallowness of a shallow age. They believe because they are told. They think that nothing exists which cannot be grasped by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be adult's or children's, are different. In this great universe of ours, men and women are mere insects, ants, but our intellect can be boundless as compared to the limited world about us, an intellect that can thirst for an enduring quest for intelligence and a grasping of such truth and knowledge as one is capable of understanding. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">No, Virginia, once you reach the age of questioning and reason, there is no Santa Claus. But your need for him is replaced by your needs for love and generosity and devotion, and, to the extent that these gifts abound, they give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if it had only Santa Claus to express its ideal of holiday spirit! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias (or Harleys). Our childlike faith would never mature and not even poetry or romance could make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except that which is superficial in sense and sight. The external light with which understanding and compassion fills the world would be extinguished. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Believe in Santa Claus? You might as well believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did see a Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? People believe they see many things, but that is no sign that there is really is a Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that both children and adults can teach themselves to understand, appreciate and explain to others. Did you ever think you saw fairies dancing on the lawn? Perhaps you may, but that's no proof that they exist. Nobody can depend wholly on imagination to conceive of all the wonders there are seeable in the world. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering much of our world, a veil which requires the united strength of all the strongest, wisest, most determined men and women that ever lived to tear it apart. Neither faith nor poetry nor love nor romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. It requires learning, experience and much purposeful thought. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing more real and abiding than that which we come to understand and appreciate through our own efforts. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A real Santa Claus? Thank goodness children mature and replace their faith in a simple imaginary being with a genuine understanding of the human spirit and its potential for greatness — a greatness that can live forever and ever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, 10 times 10,000 years from now, the kindness, generosity and wisdom of fathers, mothers, grandparents and friends will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="color: #92d050; font-size: 14.0pt;">GOD BLESS AMERICA AND EVERYONE OF US</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-64948184875656307872011-12-24T05:09:00.000-06:002011-12-24T05:09:01.148-06:00Merry Christmas from me.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 24, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #9bbb59; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #92d050; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 24 is … National Egg Nog Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I have completed my column for Christmas Day so my prose will appear today. Enjoy!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love Christmas Day;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love the entire Holiday Season;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is the time to pray;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Everyone has fun for an obvious reason;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Christ Child has been born;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is written He was born in a stable;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The bedding He was wrapped in was worn;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To all Christians, this is not just a fable;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is the best time of the year;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The weather can be annoying;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Family and friends gather for cheer;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Most people are quite cloying;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love my family all the year;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The season is made bright by the addition of decorations;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This special time makes that so very clear;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Yule time is so full of temptations;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is the time to celebrate;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">With mistletoe, wreaths, ornaments, trees and a one horse open sleigh;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is not the time to alienate but rather it is time to accentuate;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Be thankful, be cheerful; but most of all pray;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Merry Christmas to my wife, Lucas, Ross and Hannah;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Happy Holidays to Joanne and Heather, the new members of our clan;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hello Kris Kringle; I sure like Santa;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Not yet but grandkids could be part of next year’s plan.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Merry Christmas to the rest of my family and friends;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As I write out of sight;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For the slights to my friends I make amends;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Please have a good night.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-6471895315036774902011-12-23T04:25:00.002-06:002011-12-23T04:25:19.232-06:00Enjoy the gender neutral cookies.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 23, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 23 is … Roots Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Once this child grows up, if the parents allow such a thing to happen, he will have no roots. I wrote about the Denver Girl Scouts not admitting a boy and then changing its decision last fall. The ‘mother’ claims some voodoo crap about the seven year old being trapped in the wrong body. That is something all seven year olds concern themselves with. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The repercussions from this ‘witch doctor’ mother putting her in front of the line as opposed to the majority are now being suffered by many so this selfish screwball can have her way. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">A Colorado-based Girl Scouts troop's decision to admit a 7-year-old transgender child this fall has prompted three leaders to resign and dissolve their troops.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">As <i>The Christian Post</i> is reporting, all three of the troop leaders were affiliated with the Northlake Christian School in Covington, Louisiana. Susan Bryant-Snure, one of the leaders who resigned, told <i>The Baptist Press</i> that the Girl Scouts' action is "extremely confusing" and an "almost dangerous situation" for children. "This goes against what we [Northlake Christian School] believe," said Bryant-Snure, who has three daughters among the 25 girls who had been active scouts there.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The controversy began when Felisha Archuleta protested against a Denver troop's decision to not initially allow her transgender daughter, Bobby Montoya, to join the group. "I believe he was born in the wrong body," Archuleta, who also confessed to having difficulty switching from male to female pronouns when discussing her child, told ABC. "But the Girl Scout leader told us he can't join because he has 'boy parts.'... But no one would know he's a boy unless they pulled his pants down."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Girl Scouts of Colorado subsequently released a statement through the Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD) in support of Archuleta and her excluded daughter, noting, "If a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout." Added Rachelle Trujillo, vice president for communications of the Colorado Girl Scouts: "If a child is living as a girl, that's good enough for us. We don't require any proof of gender."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Bryant-Snure and her fellow leaders are now expected to align themselves with the American Heritage Girls, a Christian organization that was founded in 1995 in response to the Girl Scouts' decision to let scouts use a word other than "God" in their pledge, according to<i> She Wired</i>.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Revisiting one more story before Christmas, we have this. Apparently it wasn't just strippers running wild and having sex in Miami's federal prisons prosecutors say a prison employee was up to some hanky-panky, too. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Jack Chris Jackson, 45, plead guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a ward, the Department of Justice announced. The former U.S. Bureau of Prisons employee admitted he had a sexual relationship with an inmate at the all-male minimum security Federal Correctional Institute for a year, and also admitted to having sex with other inmates. Under federal law, sexual relations between prison staff and inmates, even if both are consenting, is considered abuse. Jackson faces a maximum of 15 years in prison at his sentencing, scheduled for March.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"This correction officer abused his official position to engage in sexual relationships with his wards," said Wifredo Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. "This conduct is an intolerable breach of trust that not only endangers the safety of inmates but also compromises prison security."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least you should think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 22, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 22 is … National Date-Nut Bread Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Who has the Fruitcake this Christmas? Maybe Sarah Palin has it. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) attacked the White House holiday card in an article on Fox News Radio. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The front of the card shows the Obamas' dog, Bo, sitting in a very Christmas-like setting, with a fireplace decorated with wreaths and red ribbons, and a table with a poinsettia plant and presents. "From our family to yours, may your holidays shine with the light of the season," reads the inside of the card, which is signed by the Obamas (including Bo).</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Palin characterized the card as "odd". "It's odd," she said, wondering why the president's Christmas card highlights his dog instead of traditions like 'family, faith and freedom.'"</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Even stranger than that was his first year in office when the Christmas ornaments included Chairman Mao," Palin said. "People had to ask that it be removed because it was offensive."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Palin was referring to when a right-wing blog posted a grainy photo, allegedly of an ornament on the White House Christmas tree in 2009 showing a reproduction of Andy Warhol's "Mao" portrait. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The defense lawyer for Levi Aron in the tragic Leiby Kletzky murder is now blaming Aron's actions on the effects of inbreeding. Lawyer Howard Greenberg said in court, "Look, everybody knows when blood relations have offspring, there can be genetic defects. It's something that needs to be investigated down to the ground."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Earlier this summer, a court-ordered, psychological evaluation found Aron to be "deeply troubled" and demonstrating various schizoid features. However, the evaluation still found Aron fit to stand trial. Greenberg, who joined the team in October, rather flamboyantly announced his intention to enter a not guilty plea by reason of insanity, despite the evaluation's results. If the insanity defense was rejected, Greenberg said, "You can quote me on this. I will quit the practice of criminal law if Levi Aron is not found insane."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In July, Aron confessed to murdering and dismembering the 8-year old, Hasidic boy who disappeared while walking to meet his parents after school. The murder shocked the country, as gruesome details emerged of Aron's planned abduction. In Aron's confession, he admitted to feeding Kletzky prescription drugs, suffocating him, and then dismembering his body after he "panicked."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Defense lawyers challenged the confession and claimed Aron was coerced into admission. Greenberg said, "My opinion is this guy would admit he shot Kennedy if you spent enough time with him."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Prior to Greenberg joining the team, Aron's lawyers Pierre Bazile and Jennifer McCann were reprimanded by Justice Neil J. Firetog for their unusually unprofessional conduct regarding the trial and its details. Firetog criticized the two for discussing the case on their personal Facebook accounts and leaking information to the press. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or you should at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-85024364766921204142011-12-21T05:15:00.002-06:002011-12-21T05:15:07.260-06:00Just accept it on Faith!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 21, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 21 is … Look At The Bright Side Day, National Flashlight Day, National French Fried Shrimp Day, and Hamburger Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">WHAT A DAY TODAY IS!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other Ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Korean guy is still dead. Good deal.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This headline tells quite a bit about what is wrong with the moral and ethical fabric of America. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Whoopi Goldberg Denies Farting On 'The View'</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I hope the contract required the private prison operator to have adequate insurance. Colorado taxpayers are going to pay somebody something for this accident. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Colorado State Patrol says a guard and an inmate have died after a prison van lost control on an icy highway.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The van was pulling a trailer when it rolled over Monday on Interstate 70 about five miles east of Limon. Nine inmates and two Corrections Corporation of America employees were in the vehicle.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA says the van was one of two taking inmates from the private company's Kit Carson Correctional Facility in Burlington to the Limon Correctional Facility. Survivors were taken to hospitals with moderate to serious injuries. Troopers say the female guard driving the van was the only person wearing a seatbelt. She died at the scene. There was freezing drizzle near Limon at the time. CCA said high winds may have contributed to the accident.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Shares of Bank of America Corp traded below $5 on Monday for the first time since the depths of the current bear market in March 2009.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The stock hit a session low of $4.96, and with more than 245 million shares traded so far its volume-weighted average price was $5.0432. The stock closed at $5.20 on Friday. Shares of financial institutions have declined on worries about the global economy and the possible exposure to sovereign defaults in Europe.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I think that major public relations snafu Bank of UnAmerica created when it announced it was going to start charging customers $5.00 per month to do business with them started the downfall. They have since backed off the monthly fee. Don’t we all remember the New Coke? That did not work either. Americans are only so stupid and every so often a major company discovers this.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just in time for Christmas, the annual, obligatory story about Jesus is below, as reported on HuffPost. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A series of experiments conducted by Italian researchers indicate the Shroud of Turin is likely authentic, but the team has not yet reached a definite conclusion.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Decades of research on Jesus' proposed burial cloth have revealed an array of conflicting ideas surrounding the shroud's authenticity. However, researchers from Italy's National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development believe their findings undermine previous theories that the shroud was faked in the medieval period, the<i> Telegraph</i> reports. The new claim seems to again be stirring controversy, as many point to previous research to the contrary.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Last year scientists were able to replicate marks on the cloth using highly advanced ultraviolet techniques that weren't available 2,000 years ago -- nor during the medieval times, for that matter.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Research in the 1980s suggests the image was "forged" on the cloth between 1260 and 1390, but scientists have determined the hypothesis was based on testing material from a patch likely used to repair the cloth after a fire, the BBC reports. Since the shroud and "all its facets" still cannot be replicated using today's top-notch technology, researchers suggest it is impossible that the original image could have been created in either period. However, scientists are willing to point out the flaw in their findings. The <i>Vatican Insider</i> reports: </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">“This inability to repeat (and therefore falsify) the image on the Shroud makes it impossible to formulate a reliable hypothesis on how the impression was made.”</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">JUST BELIEVE; JUST BELIEVE.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 20, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 20 is … Games Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For all of you lucky recipients of Kindles, Nooks or other ereaders be sure to order my books. I have three published to date with another work coming shortly. They are available at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple and many other ebook sites. Just do a name of author search or a search by book title. That information is below. Help a struggling author.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Games are for nuts. ‘Tis the season for nuts. Everybody likes nuts in the shell around Christmas or any type of nuts; chocolate covered, toffee covered, cinnamon sprinkled, roasted chestnuts, brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts and the always crowd pleasing macadamia nuts.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It has often been said that when ifs and buts become candy and nuts, everyday would be Christmas. If your aunt had nuts she would be your uncle. Some days you feel like a nut, some days you don’t. It is a great time to live in California, the land of fruits and nuts.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The nut that ran North Korea, who luckily died the other day, claims the first time he played golf, he shot a 34 for 18 holes with 5 holes-in-one. Tiger who? He claims he invented the hamburger and once while recovering from a back injury, he was taking a drug by injection that he was told was addictive, so he ordered his staff to get the same injection he was getting so if he became addicted he would not be alone and if he did not become addicted he would report the others were, setting himself up as super human. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He claimed he wrote six operas during his lifetime; he was an avid movie fan who owned all of the James Bond films on video. He was an Eric Clapton fan who once asked Clapton to play in North Korea for him, Eric Clapton declined the request. Some days you feel like a nut, some days you are a nut.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">At least it should not be a big campaign issue, although the Court’s decision should come out in late summer, when the campaign is in full gear. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">March madness is coming to the Supreme Court next year. The justices have designated three days, March 26 to March 28, as the oral argument dates for the health care cases.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Court agreed to hear the challenges to the Affordable Care Act in November, setting aside an extraordinary five and a half hours for oral argument. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The main event will be on Tuesday, March 27, when the Court will take up the constitutionality of the health care law's minimum coverage requirement. That provision, commonly called the individual mandate, requires virtually all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. The Court has set aside two hours for argument over whether Congress' passage of the individual mandate exceeded the legislature's powers to regulate interstate commerce or lay and collect taxes under Article I of the Constitution. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">On Monday, March 26, the Court will hear an hour of argument over whether a Reconstruction-era federal statute, the Anti-Injunction Act, bars the justices from making a decision on the individual mandate's constitutionality until after the provision goes into effect in 2014.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Court will consider two additional issues on Wednesday, March 28. Ninety minutes will be dedicated to whether the individual mandate is so central to the health care overhaul that the entire law must fall should the justices find the mandate itself unconstitutional. An additional hour of argument will address 26 states' claim that the law improperly expands Medicaid by coercively conditioning states' receipt of federal funds on their participation in the new health care exchange system. These three days of oral argument will occur almost exactly two years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, sparking a slew of lawsuits across the country.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">/<a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-61722308407788002452011-12-19T07:04:00.000-06:002011-12-19T07:04:02.033-06:00Kim Jong II rot in hell!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 19, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 19 is … Oatmeal Muffin Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The recent murder-suicide in Emington, IL, a hamlet of 110 people, is unusual for several reasons. It happened in a town of 110 people meaning the murder of four people accounts for just under 4% of the population. When the suicide is added in, it is nearly 5% of the population. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The killer is apparently a woman, the mother of three of the victims. The murder of children by their mother is not unusual. Most of us remember the woman in North Carolina that drove her kids into a lake, the woman in Houston who drowned her children or the woman who drugged her kids in Naperville, IL. All of these mothers killed more than one of their children. The unusual part about the Emington killing spree is the method of killing. In Emington, a gun was used, which causes a bloody mess. The other multiple murders mentioned above were no violent in nature, if a murder can ever be nonviolent.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2011 was not a good year to be an evil dictator or a murderous pain in the ass to the world. Bin Laden, Gaddafi and now; </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">North Korean television announced in a "special broadcast" that its leader, Kim Jong Il, is dead. This is a Christmas present to the world.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">News of Kim's death was made public on Monday, with officials indicating that he actually died two days earlier while riding a train.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Reuters notes that the country had begun transferring power to his son, Kim Jong-un, who is believed to be in his late 20s. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's state news agency, issued several statements on Monday. A release titled "Kim Jong Il Passes Away (Urgent)" said that he "passed away from great mental and physical strain" at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17. A separate article entitled "Medical Analysis of Kim Jong Il's demise" added that Kim suffered an "advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 18, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 18 is … National Roast Suckling Pig Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Have you ever eaten suckling pig? A</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> suckling pig is slaughtered between the ages of two and six weeks. It is small with pale, tender meat. The cooked skin is good for pork rinds.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The texture of the meat of a suckling pig can be somewhat gelatinous due to the amount of collagen in a young pig. It is not a taste everyone enjoys.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Did you know Roast Suckling Pig had its very own national holiday? This year it is today, December 18<sup>th</sup>; celebrate the swine with some good ‘ol fashion pork! Technically, the holiday should take place over the span of two days, since that’s how long the average pig takes to be prepared and roasted. The main ingredient involves a four to six week old piglet, ranging between nine to twenty pounds. For those couple of weeks, the pig is bred solely on its mother’s milk. Although younger pigs are preferred for their tender meat, larger pigs are not uncommon.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A wide variety of roast suckling pig recipes have been created for the holiday season. For a Mexican flavor, add Mexican cinnamon, dried avocado leaves and guajillo chiles. For a more Asian roast, use vinegar, five-spice powder, and red miso. For a Cuban-inspired recipe drench your tender pig in oranges and limes and place it in <i><a href="http://www.lacajachina.com/">La Caja China</a></i>. This ritual was passed down from family to family, specifically Roberto Guerra’s family. One day in winter of 1985, Guerra’s father, who had immigrated to Miami, told his son about the way they cooked for large amounts people in Cuba. Using a large wooden hot box, the pig would lay roasting slowly under a charcoal fire.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Plan a party. Roast a suckling pig for the holidays.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">If you are looking to become a business owner or just looking for an investment or change of pace, here are some facts about franchises. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">America's top franchises from Entrepreneur's Franchise 500</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #1 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Hampton Hotels</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.75M - 13.11M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #9 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Subway</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$84.8K - 258.8K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #4 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">7-Eleven Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$30.8K - 611.1K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #8 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Servpro</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$132.05K - 180.45K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #6 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Days Inn</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$202.17K - 6.76M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #3 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">McDonald's</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.07M - 1.89M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #10 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Denny's Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.13M - 2.4M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #27 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">H & R Block</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$35.51K - 136.2K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #13 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pizza Hut Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$295K - 2.15M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #15 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dunkin' Donuts</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$368.9K - 1.74M </span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top 10 Homebased Franchises for 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top franchise opportunities you can run from home</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #2 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Servpro</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$132.05K - 180.45K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #6 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Stratus Building Solutions</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.45K - 57.75K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #4 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jazzercise Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$2.98K - 76.5K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/matcotools/282564-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/matcotools/282564-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #5 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/matcotools/282564-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Matco Tools</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$82.38K - 191.82K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/snapontools/282805-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/snapontools/282805-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #7 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/snapontools/282805-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Snap-on Tools</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$17.93K - 289.08K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #8 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CleanNet USA Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.66K - 92.95K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #10 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">System4</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.16K - 37.75K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/system4commercialcleaning/197994.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #1 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Vanguard Cleaning Systems</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$8.08K - 38.1K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servicemasterclean/282789-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servicemasterclean/282789-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #11 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servicemasterclean/282789-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ServiceMaster Clean</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$48.86K - 161.13K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/servicemasterclean/43510.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #12 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Cruise Planners/American Express</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.6K - 19.49K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/53878.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top 10 Low-Cost Franchises for 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top franchises you can start for less than $50,000</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #7 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">H & R Block</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$35.51K - 136.2K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #5 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Stratus Building Solutions</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.45K - 57.75K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #4 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/jazzerciseinc/282474-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jazzercise Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$2.98K - 76.5K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #6 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CleanNet USA Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.66K - 92.95K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #9 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/system4/321619-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">System4</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.16K - 37.75K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/system4commercialcleaning/197994.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #1 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Vanguard Cleaning Systems</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$8.08K - 38.1K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #11 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/282262-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Cruise Planners/American Express</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.6K - 19.49K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/cruiseplannersamericanexpress/53878.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseoneinc/282261-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseoneinc/282261-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #13 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cruiseoneinc/282261-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CruiseOne Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$4.58K - 26.69K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/cruiseonetravelbusiness/34590.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chemdrycarpetdraperyandupholsterycleaning/282193-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chemdrycarpetdraperyandupholsterycleaning/282193-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #12 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chemdrycarpetdraperyandupholsterycleaning/282193-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$27.85K - 122.65K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/chemdrycleaning/35486.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/heavensbestcarpetandupholsterycleaning/282421-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/heavensbestcarpetandupholsterycleaning/282421-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #16 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/heavensbestcarpetandupholsterycleaning/282421-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$44.9K - 65.9K </span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top 10 New Franchises for 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top new franchises from the Franchise 500</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/nomasvello/334063-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/nomasvello/334063-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New to New Franchises</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/nomasvello/334063-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">No Mas Vello</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$84.1K - 122K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/completenutrition/333878-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/completenutrition/333878-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #31 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/completenutrition/333878-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Complete Nutrition</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$150K - 220K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/yogurtlandfranchisinginc/333815-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/yogurtlandfranchisinginc/333815-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #8 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/yogurtlandfranchisinginc/333815-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Yogurtland Franchising Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$329.8K - 615.6K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/shelfgeniefranchisesystemsllc/329451-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/shelfgeniefranchisesystemsllc/329451-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #22 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/shelfgeniefranchisesystemsllc/329451-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ShelfGenie Franchise Systems LLC</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$70.1K - 125.25K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/seniorschoiceincthe/329212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/seniorschoiceincthe/329212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #5 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/seniorschoiceincthe/329212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Senior's Choice Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$54K - 71K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cprcellphonerepair/329417-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cprcellphonerepair/329417-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #36 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cprcellphonerepair/329417-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CPR-Cell Phone Repair</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$89.55K - 186.2K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/getinshapeforwomen/329393-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/getinshapeforwomen/329393-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #35 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/getinshapeforwomen/329393-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Get In Shape For Women</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$37.34K - 186.29K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/signal88security/333712-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/signal88security/333712-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #28 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/signal88security/333712-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Signal 88 Security</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$85.21K - 105.01K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/menchies/333775-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/menchies/333775-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New to New Franchises</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/menchies/333775-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Menchie's</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$170K - 574.79K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/smashburgerfranchisingllc/333681-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/smashburgerfranchisingllc/333681-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New to New Franchises</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/smashburgerfranchisingllc/333681-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Smashburger Franchising LLC</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$321.25K - 773.25K </span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fastest-growing franchises from the Franchise 500</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #1 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/stratusbuildingsolutions/329456-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Stratus Building Solutions</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.45K - 57.75K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #3 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Subway</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$84.8K - 258.8K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #4 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/cleannetusainc/282212-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">CleanNet USA Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.66K - 92.95K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #8 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/vanguardcleaningsystems/282919-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Vanguard Cleaning Systems</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$8.08K - 38.1K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #63 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">H & R Block</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$35.51K - 136.2K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #29 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dunkin' Donuts</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$368.9K - 1.74M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chesters/315751-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chesters/315751-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #11 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/chesters/315751-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chester's</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$6.14K - 344.5K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/libertytaxservice/282901-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/libertytaxservice/282901-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #7 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/libertytaxservice/282901-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Liberty Tax Service</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$56.8K - 69.9K </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/libertytaxservice/51272.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Request Info</span></a></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #17 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">7-Eleven Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$30.8K - 611.1K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #13 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Anytime Fitness</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$46.3K - 321.9K </span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top 10 Global Franchises for 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Top U.S. franchisors seeking franchisees outside the United States.</span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RANK</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 10.0%;" valign="top" width="10%"><br />
</td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FRANCHISE NAME</span></div></td> <td style="background: #EDF0F3; border-bottom: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: solid #D6DBE1 1.0pt; padding: 9.75pt 4.85pt 9.75pt 4.85pt; width: 40.0%;" valign="top" width="40%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STARTUP COSTS</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #1 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/hamptonhotels/284276-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Hampton Hotels</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$3.75M - 13.11M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #7 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/subway/282839-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Subway</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$84.8K - 258.8K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New to Global Franchises</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/servpro/282790-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Servpro</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$132.05K - 180.45K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #5 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/daysinn/282270-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Days Inn</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$202.17K - 6.76M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #3 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/mcdonalds/282570-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">McDonald's</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.07M - 1.89M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #8 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dennysinc/282278-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Denny's Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$1.13M - 2.4M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #25 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/handrblock/330827-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">H & R Block</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$35.51K - 136.2K </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #11 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/pizzahutinc/282696-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pizza Hut Inc.</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$295K - 2.15M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #13 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/dunkindonuts/282304-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dunkin' Donuts</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$368.9K - 1.74M </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 34.05pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;" valign="top"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10</span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ranked #16 in 2011</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/anytimefitness/306988-0.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Anytime Fitness</span></a> </span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid #EDF0F3 1.0pt; border: none; padding: 14.6pt 4.85pt 14.6pt 4.85pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$46.3K - 321.9K </span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-14930291390153632322011-12-17T05:58:00.000-06:002011-12-17T05:58:32.992-06:00Iran hacked the United States.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">December 17, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 17 is … Underdog Day and National Maple Syrup Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BECAUSE OF FAMILY AFFAIRS, I AM PUBLISHING SUNDAY’S COLUMN TODAY ALSO</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The forecast for Soldier Field this Sunday has been changed since Sam Hurd was cut by the Bears. Snow was removed. The Bears are no longer behind the eight ball.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.<br />
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The other involves a groundhog.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">If this is factual, the United States government better get its money back or sue the designer and builder while putting them on a no contracts list. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Speculation on how Iran was able to capture the Pentagon's stealthy RQ-170 unmanned aircraft has consumed defense and intelligence insiders for weeks. But recent reports based on sources in Tehran claim the highly-classified drone was brought down by an Iranian cyber attack.<br />
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Iranian engineers were allegedly able to hack into the unmanned aircraft's control systems and trick the drone's guidance systems to think it was landing in U.S-held territory in Afghanistan. In fact, Iranian hackers guided the CIA-operated aerial drone to land in Iran, according to today's story in the Christian Science Monitor. The so-called 'Beast of Kandahar' was conducting intelligence operations over Iran at the time of its capture. Gaps in the plane's global positioning system allowed Iranian military officials to take control of the plane from its CIA handlers. Iranian intelligence learned about the GPS vulnerabilities by examining other American drones captured by Tehran, according to the story.<br />
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If such claims are true, a cyber attack would explain the remarkable condition the RQ-170 was in<a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/214542.html"> </a>when Iranian military leaders put their trophy on display live on television. The lack of damage on the aircraft led many to believe the drone was a fake. Retired three-star general and former head of Air Force intelligence David Deptula wouldn't comment whether the RQ-170 was taken down by a cyber attack. (Deptula is a member of AOL Defense Board of Contributors) But this is not the first time America's fleet of unmanned aircraft has been exploited in the cyber realm.<br />
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In 2009, Taliban forces were able to hack into live video feeds coming from Air Force Predator drones by using commercially-produced hardware. Air Force officials at the time said those gaps did not extend into the aircraft's control systems. Further, service officials claimed the data encryption and security standards built into the U.S. aerial drone fleet couldn't be cracked by the Taliban or any other adversary.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Our incompetent government and military at work again. We have apparently been bettered by a military that operates out of caves and tents.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-41897632285634549182011-12-16T05:32:00.001-06:002011-12-16T05:32:23.801-06:00All dogs should be proud.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 16, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 16 is … National Chocolate Covered Anything Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Whoever came up with this day should be President. It likely will not be Sam Hurd, the former NIU star and future former Chicago Bear. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Some time ago, I wrote about Christopher Hitchens, the writer and devout atheist, when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. I wrote how he should hurry up and die. He did. Christopher Hitchens died Thursday in Houston. He was 62. The legendary writer was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2010. Even after being diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 2010, Hitchens refused to turn to a deity or organized religion for comfort. He made it clear that if anyone ever claimed he had converted at the end of his life, it would be either a lie propagated by the religious community or an effect of the cancer and treatment that made him no longer himself.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Forty-one states have casinos, according to the "American Casino Guide," and 43 have lotteries. Governor Milquetoast, the smartest man in the state, just ask him, says he knows this is not a good idea. Majority rule be damned, he knows what is best for us. He thinks it is best to just steal citizens money as taxes rather than allow the citizen a chance to gamble, make money and still pay taxes.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I have been reading a book that was published in September of this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">RIN TIN TIN, THE LIFE AND THE LEGEND </i>by Susan Orlean. It is a fascinating story; the story behind the story.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He believed the dog was immortal.</span></i></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Orlean, a staff writer at <i>The New Yorker </i>who has been hailed as “a national treasure” by <i>The Washington Post</i>, spent nearly ten years researching and reporting her most captivating book to date: the story of a dog that was born in 1918 and never died.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It begins on a battlefield in France during World War I, when a young American soldier, Lee Duncan, discovered a newborn German shepherd in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel. To Duncan, who came of age in an orphanage, the dog’s survival was a miracle. He saw something in Rin Tin Tin that he felt compelled to share with the world. Duncan brought Rinty home to California, where the dog’s athleticism and acting ability drew the attention of Warner Bros. Over the next ten years, Rinty starred in twenty-three blockbuster silent films that saved the studio from bankruptcy and made him the most famous dog in the world. At the height of his popularity, Rin Tin Tin was Hollywood’s number one box office star. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">During the decades that followed, Rinty and his descendants rose and fell with the times, making a tumultuous journey from silent films to talkies, from black-and-white to color, from radio programs to one of the most popular television shows of the baby boom era, <i>The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin</i>. The canine hero’s legacy was cemented by Duncan and a small group of others—including Bert Leonard, the producer of the TV series, and Daphne Hereford, the owner of the current Rin Tin Tin—who have dedicated their lives to making sure the dog’s legend will never die. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">At its core, <i>Rin Tin Tin </i>is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals. It is also a richly textured history of twentieth-century entertainment and entrepreneurship. It spans ninety years and explores everything from the shift in status of dogs from working farmhands to beloved family members, from the birth of obedience training to the evolution of dog breeding, from the rise of Hollywood to the past and present of dogs in war. Filled with humor and heart and moments that will move you to tears, Susan Orlean’s first original book since <i>The Orchid Thief </i>is an irresistible blend of history, human interest, and masterful storytelling—a dazzling celebration of a great American dog by one of our most gifted writers.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is an excellent book that will become a family classic, with parents telling children and grandparents telling grandchildren. Give it a read. You can still buy it before Christmas.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-30180737386343455082011-12-15T05:50:00.000-06:002011-12-15T05:50:06.066-06:00Way to go Luke; transplanted local boy does good.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 15, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 15 is … National Lemon Cupcake Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This slot machine was a lemon. The response by the Casino would not go over in the United States. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Sure, plenty of people leave casinos feeling like they got swindled, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072802/Man-wins-37m-fruit-machine-jackpot--offered-60-free-meal-instead.html" target="_hplink">but not like Behar Merlaku.</a></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072802/Man-wins-37m-fruit-machine-jackpot--offered-60-free-meal-instead.html" target="_hplink"><i>Daily Mail</i></a>, the Swiss gambler was convinced he had won a slot machine jackpot worth $57 million at a casino in Bregenz, Austria. But when he went to claim his prize, casino officials told him the machine had suffered from a software error and should not have awarded the jackpot.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Apparently, though the jackpot alarms went off, the slot machine only showed four matching symbols instead of the required five. Merlaku was offered $100 and a free meal for his troubles. Instead of accepting the offer, Merlaku decided to sue the casino. Interestingly, in their defense, casino officials note that Austrian law forbids jackpots of more than two million euros, according to the <i>Mail</i>.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Now this should make us all mad. No matter what you call it, it is really bribery. Thirty of the largest companies in the United States spent more money on lobbying than they paid in federal taxes </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">from 2008 to 2010, according to a report from the nonpartisan reform group Public Campaign. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">REPEAT, thirty of this country’s largest companies spent more on lobbying than they paid in federal taxes during a two year period. Some of the lobbying money went to lobbying for lower </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">taxes or tax breaks or rebates. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">All of the companies were profitable at the time. In spite of this, and the massive federal budget deficit, 29 out of the 30 companies featured in the study managed through various legal tax-dodging measures to pay no federal income taxes at all from 2008 through 2010. The lone exception, FedEx (FDX), paid a three-year tax rate of 1%, nowhere near the 35% called for by the federal tax code.<br />
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In fact, the report explains, the 29 companies that paid no tax actually received tax <i>rebates</i> over those three years, "ranging from $4 million for Corning (GLW) to nearly $5 billion for General Electric (GE)." The total value of the rebates received was nearly $11 billion; combined profits during the same period were $164 billion.<br />
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The amounts spent on lobbying ranged from $710,000 by Intergrys Energy Group to $84 million by General Electric. Others that spent heavily on lobbyists were PG&E (PCG), Verizon (VZ), Boeing (BA) and FedEx. It all added up to a total of almost half a billion dollars -- $476 million -- over three years. Or, as the report notes, "in other words, roughly $400,000 each day, including weekends." The same firms spent an additional $22 million on donations to federal campaigns. Logically enough, the two biggest contributors were defense contractors: Honeywell International (more than $5 million) and Boeing ($3.85 million). General Electric wasn't far behind ($3.64 million).</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Why is this not illegal? It is clearly unethical even if it is legal. When a bailout is needed, I wonder who is at the front of the bailout line.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For the complete report and executive compensation figures go to:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf">http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ReportTaxDodgerLobbyingDec6.pdf</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Congratulations to Luke Donald of Northfield, Illinois. The English professional golfer, who attended Northwestern University before going pro in 2001. Donald met his future wife, Diane, while both were attending Northwestern. The couple have two daughters. They are avid art collectors. Donald enjoys painting and drawing in his spare time and has had his work auctioned off at PGA Charity events.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Ten shopping days left until Christmas.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-80734194129208331122011-12-14T05:44:00.002-06:002011-12-14T05:44:59.040-06:00Some serial killers are in Will County jail.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 14, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 14 is … National Bouillabaisse Day</span></b></div><div style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Although the legal move by Jerry Sandusky made in waiving his right to a preliminary hearing may seem like a coward’s way out, it was likely a sound legal move. <span style="color: black;">Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing, a decision that moves him toward a trial on charges of child sex abuse and vacates the possibility that he would face his accusers in court Tuesday.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sandusky told reporters as he left the courthouse that he would "stay the course, fight for four quarters" and would present his side of the story later</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">A preliminary hearing amounts to a one-sided mini-trial. The prosecution gets to put on a case to establish probable cause. The burden of proof is very low. Once PC is established, the proceeding is over. The prosecution can put on evidence not admissible at trial. The Prosecutions presents just enough of its case to establish probable cause. The public hears the sensational aspects of the case but very little defense and no rebuttal. Generally, public opinion is turned against the Defendant. The Judge and potential jury pool hear some but not all of the evidence. Human nature teaches us that if you hear something often enough, you tend to believe it. That is not a good outcome for a Defendant in a criminal case.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Long Island serial killer case is heating up. It is now where it began over a year ago. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">After a yearlong search, police on New York's Long Island announced Tuesday that they believe they have discovered the skeletal remains of a New Jersey prostitute whose disappearance sparked an investigation into a possible serial killing spree. With about a half-dozen news helicopters whirring overhead, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said searchers found the bones at around 9:15 a.m. in a dense wetland thicket, about a half mile from where 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert disappeared after meeting a client for an early-morning sexual encounter.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Dormer said the medical examiner's office would confirm whether the remains were Gilbert's, but the commissioner left little doubt that officers had found their intended target.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"It's certainly a sad day for the Gilbert family," he said. "And our condolences to that family on the death of their daughter."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The remains were found by homicide detectives aboard about a quarter mile from where authorities found Gilbert's pants, shoes, pocketbook with ID and other personal items last week. On Tuesday, they were searching on an aluminum amphibious vehicle equipped with pontoons that can maneuver over land and water when they came upon the remains.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Police were searching for the Jersey City, N.J., woman last December when they discovered the first of what would become 10 homicide victims. They were strewn along several miles of thicket and bramble along a parkway leading to Jones Beach. The body believed to be Gilbert's was several miles east from where the other 10 were located on the remote barrier island south of Long Island.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thanks to Governor Milquetoast, Drew Peterson will never be put to death in Illinois. He is a waste of society’s limited resources and air. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Former Bolingbrook police sergeant and murder suspect Drew Peterson believes that Illinois State Police should apologize for casting "a huge cloud of suspicion" on him by previously stating that his wife Stacy Peterson is "missing and presumed dead."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Peterson's request for an apology came via a press release issued Tuesday. The release points to an unrelated case where Judith Bello, a Washington woman, had been presumed dead as she had been missing for the past 18 years, but was recently discovered to be alive, living in California earlier this month. According to the release, Peterson "has always believed that Stacy is still very much alive" and that, because her mother disappeared once when Stacy was young, Joel A. Brodsky, Peterson's lead attorney, stated that "in Stacy’s mind disappearing may be 'normal.'"</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">"[The state police] made it seem like no woman, no mother, would ever just disappear, but as this most recent case shows, it does happen. In fact it happens more often than you would think," Brodsky said.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">How long are Peterson and his lawyer going to release press alerts and why does the news keep covering them, like I am doing?</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-24328146399766964782011-12-13T05:35:00.000-06:002011-12-13T05:35:22.495-06:00"It's cold outside, but not inside."<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 13, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 13 is … Ice Cream and Violins Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">How do you eat ice cream and play the violin at the same time? Sounds a little messy but it could be a cultural event.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I neglected to mention that yesterday, Frank Sinatra would have been 96 years old; now that is Ol’ Blue Eyes.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I do not think even Newt will take his money and run. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Conservative radio host Michael Savage has offered Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out of the Republican primary race. Savage <a href="http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/2011/12/savage-offers-gingrich-1-million-to-drop-out-of-the-race-will-announce-on-show-today/" target="_hplink">posted the announcement</a> on his website, and will go over the specific terms during his radio show on Monday.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">He wrote that the Republican primary race has come down to two candidates: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. He said that Romney was the only candidate capable of beating President Barack Obama in the general election. Therefore, he has offered Gingrich $1 million to "drop out of the presidential race for the sake of the nation."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Savage, who hosts the third-highest rated radio program in the country, outlined the reasons why he believed Gingrich was incapable of beating Obama. In addition to his <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/23/newt-gingrich-affair_n_826970.html" target="_hplink">marital infidelity</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/rachel-maddow-newt-gingrich-ethics-violations_n_1133515.html" target="_hplink">checkered past as Speaker of the House</a>, and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/newt-gingrich-freddie-mac-consulting_n_1097590.html" target="_hplink">involvement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac</a>, Savage wrote that Gingrich "will come off badly compared to Obama" during presidential debates. Savage wrote that he will "look like nothing more than what he is: a fat, old, white man."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In order to claim his prize, Gingrich must drop out of the race within 72-hours. Savage urged Gingrich to "take the money."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Savage is far from the only right-wing pundit or host with harsh words for Gingrich. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">This is more Newt’s style. A Chicago strip club is offering free lap dances to customers who donate toys as part of their now-annual "Lap Dances for the Needy" event.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Admiral Theater, 3940 W. Lawrence Ave., kicks off its toy drive Monday and will offer the free lap dance deal until Saturday, Dec. 17. Donated gifts must be new, and while bringing more than one would help local children, participants will only receive one lap dance per customer, per visit -- regardless of how many toys they bring in.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Chicagoist reports that the campaign brought in "five car loads" of new toys last year, which were donated to area churches. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Last year, the event was held during the Admiral's "12 Days Of XXX-Mas," A.V. Club Chicago reported. That celebration included "girls dressed up like erotically charged elves" and "a stripperfied rendition of The Nutcracker." </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">This year, participants can catch Nude Pillow Fighting during the toy drive, where strippers will compete for the "Snow Bunny Queen" title. The pillow fighting starts Monday night. I think this is keeping with the spirit of the season. Tiny Tim just might get bigger if he participated. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-90609225642271013812011-12-12T05:58:00.002-06:002011-12-12T05:58:38.286-06:00Caleb Hanie or a toothache?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 12, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 12 is … National Ding-A-Ling Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Chicago Bears are in desperate need for a quarterback. Caleb Hanie may be a nice guy but he is not a starting quarterback in the NFL.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I am not sure offering to make a $10,000.00 bet with another wealthy Republican on national TV was a smart move on the part of Mitt Romney. $10,000.00 is more than three times the monthly income of the average American. Luckily however, good ol’ Mitt wants to help the little guy. He wants you to wager your future on his ability to give a damn about the average Joe and Jody.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The U. S. Postal Service is operated by ding-a-lings. A big news splash was made recently about the huge changes coming to the mail service. Like most headline grabbing news releases, it was only partially correct. The rest was misleading, wrong or a lie.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The U.S. Postal Service's plan to close 252 mail processing facilities and cut 28,000 jobs by the end of next year may help the agency curb its mounting financial problems, but it faces big practical obstacles.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Deciding which plants to close will be difficult and face opposition from community leaders. Actually closing all of them could take a few years, and most workers will stay employed under union rules. The bulk of the job cuts will actually come from attrition and retirements, not layoffs, while the remaining work force is shuffled into new locations and positions.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">What's about to unfold in cities from Reno, Nev., to Chicago will illustrate the complexity of cutting a work force protected by strong union contracts and shrinking operations dependent on intricate logistics.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The ideas I set forth a few days ago will not save the Postal Service but they are a start. They are better and less harmful than what the ‘professionals’ are proposing. A monkey with ears knows that when you have a public perception problem and a poor service reputation, you do not repair the damage by laying off thousands during an recession and cut services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 11, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 11 is … National Noodle Ring Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Slinky was introduced in 1945. It was an instant hit. In Guatemala, the Christ Child brings gifts on Christmas. That sure seems to make sense. The Christmas standard <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silver Bells </i>was first introduced in the Bob Hope movie, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Lemon Drop Kid.</i> It is a wonderful movie, perfect for the family to watch as a Christmas tradition. Start a Christmas tradition with your family today and keep it always. Christmas is best held in your heart.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Rick Perry is not Presidential material. I do not think we need or will ever find the perfect, electable candidate. We do need, however, a candidate that has a memory; does not get nervous and flustered under pressure and that does not get intoxicated before making public appearances. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I do not mind a candidate that drinks or even gets drunk, just do not go in public and try to make a speech. I do not mind a candidate that forgets few unimportant facts but when it is a constant occurrence, there is a problem.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry could not remember Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's name Friday in an editorial board interview with the <i>Des Moines Register</i> before an editorial board member helped him out.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Do you really think he [President Barack Obama] is waging a war on religion?" asked an editorial board member, referring to Perry's recent ad pledging to "end Obama's war on religion" and "fight against liberal attacks on our religious heritage" as president.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"I do because when you see his appointment of two -- from my perspective, inarguably -- activist judges, whether it was," he said, then trailing off for about six seconds trying to recall her name. "Montomayor," he said. Someone on the editorial board said Sotomayor's name. "Sotomayor and [Elena] Kagan, who are both activist judges," he continued.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">After this flub, Perry mentioned "eight unelected" justices when discussing school prayer. The Supreme Court has nine justices.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The controversial ad Perry was asked about compares gays openly serving in the military to children being able to celebrate Christmas in schools. The Huffington Post reported that the ad was created over the objections of his pollster, Tony Fabrizio, who called it "nuts." Nelson Warfield, a top Perry aide, said that the ad was all Perry's idea.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Perry's campaign has been plagued by gaffes. He misspoke Thursday and said that the U.S. was at war with Iran instead of Iraq, but corrected himself. During a presidential debate in November, he forgot one of the three agencies of government he had promised to abolish.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Who ever thought Newt Gingrich would end up being the best man standing?</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-8424716360969203032011-12-10T06:33:00.001-06:002011-12-10T06:33:17.935-06:00Stand up America!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 10, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 10 is … Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The National Defense Authorization Act has been renewed every year for nearly fifty years. It continues to expand; it continues to deprive citizens and non-citizens of certain inalienable rights; the ones that are commonly referred to as Constitutional Rights. </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Soon the Senate will vote on a bill that allows the US military to imprison civilians with no formal charges and hold them with no trial.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The ACLU reports even US citizens wouldn't be immune as the legislation aims to declare national territory part of the "battlefield" in the War on Terror.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Termed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and drafted behind closed doors by Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) the NDAA would:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1) Explicitly authorize the federal government to indefinitely imprison without charge or trial American citizens and others picked up inside and outside the United States;</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">(2) Mandate military detention of some civilians who would otherwise be outside of military control, including civilians picked up within the United States itself; and</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">(3) Transfer to the Department of Defense core prosecutorial, investigative, law enforcement, penal, and custodial authority and responsibility now held by the Department of Justice.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">From the ACLU's website: In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that the bill will “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial “American citizen or not.” Another supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is needed because “America is part of the battlefield.”</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In an effort to stop the bill, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) is floating the Udall Amendment, which according to the ACLU is:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">"A way for the Senate to say no to indefinite detention without charge or trial anywhere in the world where any president decides to use the military. Instead of simply going along with a bill that was drafted in secret and is being jammed through the Senate, the Udall Amendment deletes the provisions and sets up an orderly review of detention power. It tries to take the politics out and put American values back in.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This cannot be allowed to happen anymore. Google NDAA to learn more after that contact every legislative member you know to tell them not to pass this Stalinesque law again. It is time to become America again. The zealots and radicals have been winning for too long. We must stand up and be counted NOW!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-78961166794512382682011-12-09T05:24:00.002-06:002011-12-09T05:24:18.241-06:00WGN 2011<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 9, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 9 is … National Pastry Day</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Have a spudnut on me or perhaps on Albert Pujols.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Albert Pujols, the 32 year-old superstar 1st baseman is leaving St. Louis for the land of fruits and nuts. The Angels of somewhere in California will pay the three-time NL MVP between $250 million and $260 million for 10 years. The contract includes a full no-trade clause. I should never have quit baseball in high school.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The New York Serial Killer case is uncovering quite a bit of evidence but police have not said they have any suspects or persons of interest they are looking at. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Clothing and other items belonging to a missing New Jersey prostitute whose disappearance helped spark an investigation into a possible serial killing spree on New York's Long Island have been recovered near where the woman was last seen 18 months ago, police said Wednesday.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said officers have not found any remains of 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert, who they think drowned, but said the search would resume on Thursday.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"If it wasn't for Shannan Gilbert's disappearance we may never have found the remains of the other victims," Dormer told reporters at a news conference. Police were looking for the Jersey City, N.J., woman last December when they stumbled upon what would eventually become 10 sets of human remains in the underbrush along a beach highway on a barrier island south of Long Island. Dormer and other police officials said they do not believe the deaths of the 10 people, mostly women linked to the sex trade, and Gilbert's disappearance are related.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Detectives on Tuesday and Wednesday found the woman's pocketbook with a photo ID inside, her jeans and shoes, as well as a cell phone they believe she owned. They think she drowned after becoming upset for an unexplained reason. "It's very easy to get engulfed with water, muck, and fall down and not be able to get out of there," Dormer said. "We surmise that's what happened to Shannan and she's in there some place and we're going to do everything we can to find her."</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I listen to WGN Radio quite often. For the last couple of years, Garry Meier has been doing a radio show on WGN in the afternoon. Last night, Steve King and Johnnie Putman, a husband and wife team that has been on WGN for over 25 years, did their last show. This morning, starting at 5:30 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier began as host for the morning show on WGN Radio. This is not your parents WGN anymore.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Public EneMe?</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div>Bruce A. Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371434282241626635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691323659459063810.post-88701697268046133902011-12-08T05:46:00.002-06:002011-12-08T05:46:58.018-06:00Blago's nuts roasting on an open fire; Big Pedro nipping at his ear.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 8, 2011</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The news as I see it and the views as I want them.</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">December 8 is … Take It in the Ear Day</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This day sounds dirty but fun. Blago is about to find out just how to take it in the ear. The Federal Prison system is f**king golden isn’t it!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Harry Morgan, RIP!</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Do not take a Chestnut in the ear. Do, however, roast them on an open fire or any of these other ways to cook Chestnuts, according to By Meathead. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Warm fresh chestnuts are soft, fleshy, sensuous, creamy and sweet. They are best served with a glass of port or a mug of hot glögg and, on the bearskin rug, in front of the fireplace, with Nat King Cole in the background.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">For a sinful treat, dip them in melted butter and sprinkle a little salt on them. Chestnuts also make great soups, stews, stuffings, candies and desserts. Chestnuts are grown on trees, harvested in September and October, and they keep a few months <i>if refrigerated</i>. Problem is, most grocers do not refrigerate them. So they get moldy, especially in December and beyond. Problem is you usually cannot see the mold until you peel them. If you buy chestnuts in late December or January, you run the risk of 1/3 or more being inedible. If you can, toss them in a bucket of water before you buy. Good nuts will usually sink, and moldy ones will usually float. Problem is you can't very well do this in a store. One thing you can do is select those that are not cracked. Cracked nuts won't get moldy, but they will get hard as rocks.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">If the nuts are very fresh, you need to only prepare exactly what you need. If they are getting a bit old, or if your grocer has not kept them chilled, prepare about 50% more knowing that several will be moldy. Do not eat moldy nuts. The solution is to buy chestnuts early in the season and refrigerate them. Otherwise, buy them frozen or dried. If you buy them dried you need to rehydrate them by soaking in water.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Do this first</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">There are several ways to prepare chestnuts. All methods start by rinsing and scoring them. Rinsing gets off any dirt and residue that can get on your hands when you peel and eat. It also will moisten and soften the shell slightly. Then sit them on a counter flat side down, and make a long cut or an X in the shell on the round side by placing a serrated knife on the shell and drawing it towards you. This is necessary so they don't explode from steam buildup. You can then choose your cooking method from those below. I prefer roasting, grilling or broiling for the best flavor. Microwaving is fastest. Boil them if they are old and hard.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Cooking</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Roasting chestnuts over an open fire.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Rinse and score the shells, then put the nuts in a cast iron frying pan flat side down. If you have a fireplace or campfire going, move things around so there is a bed of glowing coals upon which the pan can rest. Place the pan on the coals for about 5 minutes. With a potholder remove the pan, roll the nuts over, and back they go for another 5 minutes or so. The exact time will depend on how hot things are.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Grilling chestnuts. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rinse and score the shells. Fire up your grill to medium-high. Put the nuts on the grates cut side down and close the lid. Roast until the shell peels back and begins to scorch and the meat starts to turn golden, perhaps 10 minutes.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Broiling chestnuts in an oven. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">This is the indoor method I use most often. Rinse and score the shells. Turn the oven on broil and put a rack on the highest level. Put the nuts in a pan cut side up on the top rack. Cook for about 10 minutes, depending on how close they are to the heat, until the shell curls and scorches and the meat begins to turn golden. Don't let the meat burn.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Roasting chestnuts in the oven.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Rinse and score the shells. Preheat the oven to 300°F. Roast on a center shelf until the meats are tender and easily pierced by a knife or toothpick, about 25-30 minutes.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Boiling chestnuts.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Rinse and score the shells. Start a pot of water boiling. Drop in the nuts and boil for about 15 minutes. Boiled chestnuts can be hard to peel.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Steaming chestnuts.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Rinse and score the shells. Start the steamer, and after the water is boiling put the nuts in the steamer compartment. Steam for 15 minutes. They come out nice and soft and moist but they they are a bit harder to peel, and the flavor is not as rich as the dry heat methods.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Microwaving chestnuts. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Rinse and score the shells. Set your microwave on 100 percent power, place them on a plate and nuke them for a measly 1 minute or until tender. The exact time may vary from microwave to microwave and depending on how many nuts you are cooking.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Peeling and serving</span></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Chestnuts are easiest to peel when they are warm. As soon as you can handle them, peel off the shell and the papery cuticle that is underneath. Some of this skin may get wedged into the cracks, and if necessary you may have to break the nutmeat in half to pull it out. A toothpick helps. Discard any if there are black spots after you peel them. The black is likely mold.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I like serving warm chestnuts with a hot drink, especially glögg, hot buttered rum or herb tea. They also go well with port, sherry and other fortified wines as well as a good brandy such as Cognac. How do you serve chestnuts?</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">BRUCE A. BRENNAN</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">DEKALB, IL 60115</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COPYRIGHT 2011</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">VISIT ANY OF THE SITES LISTED FOR REVIEW, RESEARCH, ORDERING MY WRITING PRODUCTS OR TO CONTACT ME.</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email: <a href="mailto:brucebrennanlaw@aol.com">brucebrennanlaw@aol.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanlaw.com/">www.brucebrennanlaw.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com/">www.lawyerbruce.wordpress.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.brucebrennanattorney.com/">www.brucebrennanattorney.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com/">www.bruceabrennananddekalbilandtheworld.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com/">www.lawyerbruce.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com/">www.lawofficeofbruceabrennan.yolasite.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com/">www.lawyerbruceabrennan.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.law.officelive.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com/">http://lawofficeofbruceabrennan.webs.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com/">http://www.lawyerbruceabrennan.webstarts.com</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan">http://www.linkedin.com/in/attorneybruceabrennan</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to web sites below to buy books by Bruce A. Brennan. It is still a good time to purchase any of my books. The books are interesting and inexpensive reads. My third book is available. It makes a great Christmas present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More information will be forthcoming about my fourth book currently under construction.</span></u></b></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a> (do a quick search, Title, my name)</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">www.smashwords.com</a> Do a Title or author search.</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kobo.com/">www.kobo.com</a> </span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard">https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/dashboard</a></span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Book Titles:</span></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holmes the Ripper</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Revengeful Mix of Short Fiction</span></i></div><div class="yiv627394706yiv576671756ecxyiv1952729093yiv104443447ecxyiv1475982920msonormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><br />
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