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719-488-1400www.monumentcoins.com

[email protected] the MONTEVERDE Center

325 2nd St. Suite U, Monument Co

Bring this ad to receive an Extra 5% when we buy your Gold

NOW OPEN

MONUMENT COINSBuy • Sell • Trade…Coins, Gold & Silver

WE BUY GOLD!GET 40% OR MORE IN CA$H FOR

YOUR UNWANTED GOLD!

Al Dobrick - 30 Years Exp

by Deborah Stumpf

Black Friday...Continued on Page 2

All your protection under one roof.

©1997 American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its SubsidiariesHome Office – Madison, WI 53783

www.amfam.comNA-07497 Rev. 1/03

Larry E Stiltner Agency481 Hwy 105 Suite 212(719) 481-8382 BusMonument, CO 80132

All your protection under one roof.

©1997 American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its SubsidiariesHome Office – Madison, WI 53783

www.amfam.comNA-07497 Rev. 1/03

Larry E Stiltner Agency481 Hwy 105 Suite 212(719) 481-8382 BusMonument, CO 80132

All your protection under one roof.

©1997 American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its SubsidiariesHome Office – Madison, WI 53783

www.amfam.comNA-07497 Rev. 1/03

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Do you feel like holiday shopping arrived before the Trick-Or-Treaters were safely tucked in bed on Halloween night? You

would be right about that. The malls were al-ready decorated, the department store aisles were loaded with tempting sales, yes sales, as well as decorations galore. Even the local gro-cery store had their 50 percent off Halloween items in baskets in the front of the store and their seasonal aisle was full of all things red and green. So, what’s the rush? Retailers have like-ly convinced themselves they are helping the American consumer by offering more bargains earlier to help our dollars stretch. Maybe it’s more of rushing good old Black Friday along.

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BLACK ORBLACK & BLUE

Black Friday has been called such because it signifi ed the day of the year that retailers went from the Red (or loss) on their books to Black (or positive cash fl ow). Back when the books were done painstakingly by hand, the accountant would use red and black to signify the loss versus profi t status of a company.

Mall security staff or city police have a whole different opinion as to what Black Friday is all about.

Pushing, shoving, trampling can be the order of the hour and many peo-ple have suffered cuts, bruises and even death on the biggest shopping day of the year.

In Valley Stream, N.Y. in 2008, the worst happened at the local Wal-mart when bargain hunters busted through the doors just before 5 a.m. and knocked over the security guard, Jdimytai Damour, crushing him to death. All for a great deal on an Easy Bake Oven or the latest Harry Potter DVD.

Imagine getting a call from your wife on Black Friday from the local jail. And it’s not from drinking and starting a brawl at the corner bar, al-though it would make for a better story.

It happens quite often and a couple of years ago, eight frenzied shop-pers at a suburban Chicago mall spent their Black Friday under ar-rest for “mob action” and damaging property. There were several fi ghts in those wee hours that morning – all bargain basement, sale-price-induced fi ghts.

THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE

According to the National Retail Federation, the 2010 Black Friday shopping weekend saw $45 billion total spent, $365.34 per person, up from $343.31 per person in 2009. The number of shoppers in 2010 was up, too, at 212 million, 17 mil-lion more than the prior year.

About 33.6 percent of shoppers let their fi ngers do the surfi ng online.

Those are numbers for the entire shopping weekend, but what about Black Friday itself? Here are some eye-opening numbers from 2010:

• About 24 percent of shoppers were in place with their lists in hand by 4 a.m.

• Nearly 9.5 percent started shop-ping at midnight on Thanksgiving

• 22.3 million people shop on Thanksgiving day, both in stores and online

THE RACE IS ONIt used to be that stores competed to see who could open the earliest on the day after Thanksgiving – 7 a.m., 6 a.m., even 5 a.m. Those were the good old days. Now, Thanksgiving is no longer a real American fam-ily holiday – it’s a shopping day! Shoppers fueled by a hefty turkey, stuffi ng and mashed potato dinner followed by the healthier pumpkin pie, can now work up a suffi cient appetite for a second helping of pie by racing through the malls and big box stores before the football games are even over. Toys R Us opens at 9 p.m.; Walmart at 10 p.m. Several more open at midnight including Target, Best Buy and Macy’s.

SO, SO SMARTToday’s smart phones and iPads have brought about a new genera-tion of shoppers. Oh, so that’s what you do with those “apps!” No lon-

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IT’S A SPORTThere’s loads of bargain-hunter websites out there and Bradsdeals.com is one of them. Brad Wilson started his site in 2001 as a poor college student always looking for a bargain wherever he could fi nd one. He’s become such an expert in all things discounted that he has ap-peared on The Today Show, Oprah and ABC Chicago to name a few. He offers lots of tips for managing the Black Friday experience on his website, if you feel you absolutely must participate.

Brad’s Top 10 Tips for Black Friday Sales

1. Research:Start your Black Friday 2011 sale research on Thanksgiving day or earlier.

2. Make a plan:Identify what you want to buy, which stores have the best sales on Black Friday, and what time they open.

3. Timing is everything:Arrange stores by opening time from early to late.

4. A fool and his money:Be wary of Black Friday deals with quantity limits. If a store only has 10 items at that price, go elsewhere.

5. Visualize:Know where your items are in the store.

6. Stay Safe:Previous Black Friday sales were honestly deadly; please don’t tram-ple or shoot anyone!

7. Power of numbers:Go with a team and attack separate stores or separate sections of the same store. Designate a meeting place.

8. Bring a snack:Only amateurs stop at the food court on Black Friday! (Or the bathroom - so go before you leave.)

9. The quiet ones:Don’t ignore stores that don’t ad-vertise. They will have Black Fri-day deals, too!

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BUY NOTHING DAYIf you’re sick of all the Black Fri-day hype, then Buy Nothing Day is the holiday for you. It’s a 9-year-old tradition started by Canadian artist Ted Dave, in protest of over-consumption and all its effects, whether they be economic, environ-mental, social or others. Adbusters, the Canadian magazine, continues to promote Buy Nothing Day, and quite successfully. It’s now a glob-ally recognized event. In North America, it is celebrated the day after Thanksgiving and everywhere else on the Saturday after.

THANKS, I’LL WAIT FOR THE MOVIE

They’re not about Black Friday as

we think of it, but there are two fi lms with the same name to stay home and watch on Black Friday.

• Black Friday, the 1940 science fi ction fi lm starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, is a story about a professor who gets a brain trans-plant in order to save his life after an accident (maybe involving a com-petitive Black Friday shopper?). Unfortunately, the brain came from a gangster and the professor under-goes the appropriate personality change. Good, clean fun.

• The 2004 Indian fi lm, Black Fri-day was written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, based on the book “Black Friday – The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts,” by S. Hussain Zaidi. The fi lm tells the story of the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai following the Bombay ri-ots, leaving 300 people dead and more than 1,500 injured. The fi lm won the Grand Jury Prize award at the Indian Film Festival of Los An-geles.

Happy shopping!

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Most people have experi-enced denial or have seen people experience denial

at one point. People can be in deni-al of how much fi nancial debt they carry. They can be in denial about the activities in which their children or adolescents are engaging. People can be in denial of an addiction as well. Not simply an addiction to a substance, but an addiction to an-ger, depression, and self-pity.

Simply defi ned, denial is where a person refuses to look at and heal the authentic issue. This can occur for different reasons and to differ-ent varying degrees. One can have signifi cant denial about an issue completely or one can know an is-sue is present, but be in denial of the depth of the issue.

When a person has spent his or her life engaging in certain behavior patterns that have served to keep a person in denial, it can be seeming-ly diffi cult move past that behavior. For example, if a person had a dif-fi cult childhood and that person has formed the false belief that she or he must remain angry in order to self-protect, that person may experience

LIFEENERGYFLOW -TAI YI:

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much resistance to healing the an-ger and what caused the anger. The person develops an association with the anger and determines that he or she cannot heal the anger or even may be in denial that the anger even exists. That is denial. Everyone can heal their issues; it is simply that many people do not want to do the work of healing the issues.

When a person has arrived to the conclusion that he or she has been in denial of an issue or of denial of self-worth, and desires to heal it, then he or she can benefi t from Life Energy Flow Tai Yi. Tai Yi utilizes specifi c pressure points and Univer-sal Energy (similar to acupuncture) to assist a person in healing denial through the treatment Denial of De-nial. Many people will, out of fear, create a wall of denial to protect their original denial. The treatment works with the person mentally, emotionally, and physically-utiliz-ing those meridians and Universal Energy to break down the self-im-posed wall of denial so that the per-son recognizes the original denial and can choose to heal it.

Life is about choices. One can choose to heal or choose to stay in denial. No choice is right or wrong, it simply refl ects the desire of the person making the choice. When one chooses to heal, the assistance is provided; the tools are provided. When one does not want to do the work of healing, change will not oc-cur. The desire must be present.

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LinkedIn is not a social platformlike Facebook. LinkedIn is aProfessional's Tool if you know howto use it. Setting up an impressiveprofile and then doing nothing elseis like printing business cards, butnever handing them out. A passiveprofile needs to be transformed withsome proactive ideas. This can bedone with your basic free LinkedInaccount (without having to pay forupgrades).

#1: Clearly define a Specific Goal Write a goal for yourself or for

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#2: Make a List of the People whocan Help You Reach Your Goal

List people you already know, butalso remember the "6 degrees ofseparation" which refers to the ideathat everyone is on average approxi-mately six steps away, by way ofintroduction, from any other personon Earth. That is actually the wholephilosophy of LinkedIn. Keep anopen mind and list the people whoare in the best position to help youeven if you don't know them or eventheir name.

If you are an independent book-store, maybe the people you want toconnect to are famous authors,newscasters who can promote yourideals, or executives at organiza-tions that complement your busi-ness. If you are an artist needingemployment, find the people in thecompanies where you would want towork, and the people who would bein a position to hire you. If you owna retail store, find new suppliers.And if you are looking for new busi-ness ventures, find business part-ners. If you're an inventor, find col-laborators.

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I can easily connect with BarackObama because one of my connec-tions is connected with him (friend ofa friend). But Oprah Winfrey is a3rd degree connection (my friendhas a friend who is a friend of hers)which means that if I want to be inher network, I would first have to askmy friend to introduce me to theirfriend and get them to accept meinto their network, and then afterimpressing them with my wonderfulprofile, I would then ask them tointroduce me to Oprah...as you see,it’s more difficult than a 2nd degreeconnection.

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• It was the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who made the follow-ing sage observation: “Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.”

• If you’re like 75 percent of Americans, you like to doodle.

• There was a shipwreck in 1664 that had only one survivor, one in 1785 that also resulted in all but one aboard being killed, and one in 1860 that likewise left a single person alive. Considering the fact that shipwrecks are not that uncommon -- particularly in the heyday of ocean travel -- you might not think this much of a coincidence. Think again, though; in each of those ship-wrecks, the sole survivor was named Hugh Williams.

• Those who study such things say that Roman Emperor Caligu-la’s last words were, “I’m still alive!”

• If you go bankrupt, your credi-tors are forbidden from seizing your wedding ring to pay debts.

• In 1984, a woman named Deborah Martorano was shop-ping at Bloomingdale’s in New York City, when one of the store’s employees, a perfume demonstrator, sprayed her with scent. The experience evidently caused Martorano, who suffered from allergies and asthma, to spend 10 days in a hospital. This respiratory distress resulted in a $75,000 settlement from the store.

• The Dead Sea isn’t a sea at all; it’s a lake.

• If you ever travel to Borneo or Sumatra and come face-to-face

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• On Nov. 25, 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the fi nal British soldiers withdraw from New York City, the last British military position in the United States. The city had been in British hands since 1776.

• On Nov. 26, 1898, a powerful winter storm batters New England, killing at least 450 people in New York, Connecticut and Mas-sachusetts. Blizzard conditions caused 20-foot snowdrifts, some 100 ships were blown ashore in Boston and another 40 were sunk. About 100 people died when a steamer sank near Cape Cod, fi lling the harbors and near-by beaches with bodies and debris.

• On Nov. 23, 1936, the fi rst issue of the pictorial magazine Life is published, and it quickly became an overwhelming success. At its peak, the magazine had a circulation of more than 8 million. Life ceased running as a weekly publication in 1972.

• On Nov. 27, 1942, guitar legend Jimi

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• On Nov. 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kenne-dy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling in a motorcade through Dallas. First lady Jacqueline Ken-nedy was beside him, along with Texas Gov. John Connally and his wife. Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fi red three shots from the sixth fl oor of the Texas Book Depository.

• On Nov. 24, 1971, a hijacker calling him-self D.B. Cooper leaps from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over Washington state carrying $200,000 he extorted from the air-line. Wearing only wraparound sunglasses, a thin suit and a raincoat, Cooper parachuted into a thunderstorm with winds in excess of 100 mph.

• On Nov. 21, 1980, 350 million people around the world tune in to television’s popular primetime drama “Dallas” to fi nd out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate. J.R. had been shot on the sea-son-ending episode the previous March.

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These past two years were the fi rst time since 1975 that there was no adjustment, but the economy changed just enough to trigger the small increase. The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is based on any increase in the Consumer Price Index from one year to the next.

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2012.

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ANSWER: Frostbite happens when the temperature drops to 32 F (0 degrees C) or lower. Actually, the temperature has to be lower than 32, since the minerals in the fl uids bath-ing the tissues lower their freezing point.

The places most susceptible are the fi ngers, hands, toes, feet, nose and ears. The fi rst sign of trouble is pain. Then the skin turns quite pale. After that, numbness sets in. People might think that nothing is wrong

at this stage, but numb-ness is a sign that freezing is imminent. The skin and involved tissues become hard and fi rm.

Ice crystals form in the spaces between cells. They pull water out of the cells and dehydrate them. The dehydration, decreased blood fl ow and ice crystals all work together to cause tissue damage. One of the most destructive factors is the lack of oxygen that comes from artery con-striction to prevent heat loss from the rest of the body.

Fast rewarming is the treatment. It should not begin if you are in a place where there’s a chance of re-freezing. Refreezing is a more de-structive process than leaving things alone until you are in a place where the person can be kept warm.

The affected part should be im-mersed in a bath of hot water whose temperature is around 104 F (40 C). The water has to be kept warm by adding more hot water as the bath begins to cool. At no point should you rub the frozen part. If the af-fected area cannot be warmed in a water bath, then use hot compress-es.

Rewarming is painful. Tylenol or a stronger medicine should be given. In 12 to 24 hours, blisters form. Do not break them. At this point, have a doctor examine the patient for de-fi nitive care.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What can I do to improve my chipping, splitting fi ngernails? I was getting a weekly manicure but stopped due

to economic reasons. My nails had grown stronger. Now they’ve be-come a disaster again. Please help. I take vitamins and calcium. -- M.H.

ANSWER: Aging makes nails brittle, thin and fragile for quite a few people. Dryness fosters brittle-ness. After every handwashing and before going to bed, coat your nails with a moisturizer. Petroleum jelly (the many Vaseline products) works well. When washing dishes or put-ting your hands in water, wear wa-terproof gloves. Don’t use nail pol-ish remover often.

The B vitamin biotin toughens nails for some. You’ll need 2.5 mg daily.Neither calcium nor gelatin strength-ens nails.

***

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is un-able to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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The last 90 Day Challenge she decid-ed (on her own) to fast from all sugar and starchy foods. 45 days into her challenge came the big test! She had

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Let me tell you a story. It’s one of sorrow, not fi t for the faint of heart. It began a dozen of

months ago, when the holidays were creeping around the calendar. There was boy; his hair cut short. Despite his smiles and piles of activity, he couldn’t fi nd that holiday spirit. He had parents, bold and good, who couldn’t seem to help. There was work and problems and television and the economy. They wanted him to feel like the seasons were magical, reality not an issue or an afterthought. But the burden of reality was weighing heavy, and the boy could not carry the weight. It’s almost as if it were just another month, just another year. And as the burden grew bigger, the boy began to sink. He fell through the fl oor and through the basement. He descended to the core where fi res and plasma prance. Further he fell until he was going back up; up to the roads and trails, over the building and into the sky. He became a legend, a story for outdoorsmen and boy scouts. He became a sparkle in space, sitting alone on a burnt out star, until the blackness of space overcame him.

I know that this story sounds completely ridiculous, but ever word is 100% true (probably). The point

is, for families, friends, and even work places, there needs to be a little holiday joy. It’s how we choose to leave this year behind, embarking on the journey of 2012, never knowing what lies ahead. The problem is the same every year. It’s work. It’s money. It’s the will to leave the living room and just live - in other rooms.

Pinz Bowling Center is the perfect place to celebrate your holiday. There’s cheap bowling, like Dollar Daze (Tuesday, and Thursdays after 4pm), where families can enjoy $1 Bowling, Shoes, Fries, Nachos, and Beer! There’s great Holiday Party Packages, for the offi ce, family gatherings, High School clubs, or friends. There are decorations and those to serve you. There’s fresh and hot food, coffee, and laughter. There are drinks and games and a toast to the things we’ve accomplished. The holidays are about appreciating yourself, your blessings, and those around you who make it possible. Celebrate at Pinz, for no man, woman, or child who has ever entered the area has been anything but a shining star - A metaphorical one, who stays on Earth for a long, long time.

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whether it’s dinner for four or 24, allow 1 pound of turkey per person. I never buy a turkey more than 14 pounds, as it’s easier to cook two turkeys than it is to wrestle a turkey weighing 25 plus pounds in and out of the oven.

I cook one turkey the day before Thanksgiving. I let it rest and carve it ahead of time, cover it with bast-ing juices and aluminum foil to keep it moist, and reheat it to serve during the meal. I also roast a tur-key on Thanksgiving day. It’s my “show” bird -- the one I display whole on a decorated platter. While my guests are serving themselves, I can carve the other turkey without feeling rushed.

When selecting a turkey, it’s better to pick an unstuffed turkey for safety reasons, and then season and baste the bird yourself so that you can control the quality of the ingredients. The “pop-up” timer that you fi nd in some brands of turkey usually only pops up when the turkey is overcooked! If you want to use a brand with a timer, leave it in place until the turkey is ready to carve, but use a conventional meat thermometer to check your bird for doneness.Forgetting to thaw out the turkey is a common mis-take that many cooks make during the holidays. Al-low approximately 24 hours for every 4 to 5 pounds of turkey, approximately three to seven days before Thanksgiving. Thaw the turkey in the refrigerator on a rimmed pan to catch any drips or in a cooler kept at 38 F.

If you’re preparing a turkey for the fi rst time, my recipe for this Easy Holiday Turkey is a great way to begin. Read over the instructions a few days be-fore the holidays, purchase and prep your ingredients ahead of time, and enjoy your Thanksgiving with a lot less stress!

EASY HOLIDAY TURKEY

1 (12 to 14 pound) turkey (not self-basting)3/4 cup canola oil3 tablespoons poultry seasoning1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper1 stick unsalted butter, melted

Aromatics:2 medium onions, peeled and chopped3 large carrots, chopped,2 large apples, cored and chopped2 to 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary, thyme, sage, parsley,

in any combination6 sage leaves1/2 cup water or chicken broth

1. Adjust the oven racks to the lowest level of the oven. Preheat oven to 500 F.

2. Pull the package containing the neck and giblets out of the neck and interior rear cavity of the turkey (neck cavity may be covered with a fl ap of skin). Set the liver, heart and giblets aside to use for the gravy. Reserve the turkey neck to use with the aromatics for the basting broth.

3. Rinse the turkey with cold water inside and out. Dry the turkey skin with food-safe paper towels. The turkey will not brown if the skin is still wet. The tur-key probably will have the legs trussed in a metal or plastic clamp. Release the legs from the clamp and discard the truss. This will allow the dark meat on the legs to cook faster.

4. Rub the turkey inside and out with the canola oil. Sprinkle turkey all over, inside and out with the poul-try seasoning, salt and pepper.

5. Fill the turkey with half of the aromatics -- chopped onions, carrots, apples and herbs. Place the turkey neck and the rest of the aromatics in the bottom of the roasting pan with the water or chicken broth.

6. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on a roasting rack and place it inside of a roasting pan. Using the tip of a knife, poke 20 to 30 holes in the foil. Place the turkey, breast-side down, on the foil-covered rack. Roast for 30 minutes (set the timer on the oven to prevent overcooking).

7. Turn the temperature down to 325 F. Turn the tur-key breast-side up and tuck wing tips underneath the bird. Baste, inside and out, with the melted butter and the juices that have collected in the bottom of the roasting pan.

8. Roast for 1 1/2 hours for a 12-pound turkey (a 14- to 16-pound bird will require 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add an extra 15 minutes per pound for larger birds). Roast the turkey until the meat at the thigh (when the thermometer is inserted without touching the bone), the thickest part of the wing and the meat at the breast registers 165 F. At this temperature, juices should be clear, not reddish pink, when thigh muscle is pierced deeply.

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1. MUSIC: What artist is the subject of a 1970s Don McLean song that begins, “Starry, starry night”?2. HISTORY: When and where did the fi rst African slaves arrive in Ameri-ca?3. ANIMATION: What was the name of the craggy peak overlooking Whoville in “How the Grinch Stole Christ-mas”?4. MEASUREMENTS: What is abso-lute zero measured in Celsius?5. MOVIES: What was the home plan-et of the “Transformers” alien robots (2007) who came to Earth?6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby horse called?7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. pres-ident proposed the Great Society?8. LITERATURE: Who wrote “The Can-terbury Tales” in the late 14th cen-tury?9. MEDICAL: What is the tine test used to diagnose?10. SCIENCE: What elements were discovered by Pierre and Marie Cu-rie?

1. True or false: In 1970, Major League Baseball had four no-hitters -- all pitched in California.2. Name the fi rst year and last year that Philadelphia’s Steve Carlton led the National League in strikeouts. 3. Four Stanford quarterbacks have won the Sammy Baugh trophy as the top college passer. Name two of them.4. In the 2009-10 season, Kevin Du-rant became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history (age 21). Who had been the youngest? 5. Before Boston’s Tim Thomas had 798 in 2011, which NHL goalie had re-corded the most saves in one post-season?6. When Abby Wambach set the re-cord in 2011 for most career goals by a U.S. women’s soccer player in World Cup action, whose mark did she break?7. Julie Krone was the fi rst female jockey to win a Triple Crown horse race. Which one was it?

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3. Which artist had hits in 1964 with “Maybe I Know,” “That’s the Way Boys Are” and “You Don’t Own Me”?

4. What solo artist released “Hello Mary Lou,” and when?

5. Which singer had his fi rst ma-jor hit with “Tell It Like It Is”?

6. Name the solo artist who wrote and released “A Girl Like You.”

7. What is the fi rst “instrument” heard on The Rolling Stones’ 1969 hit “Honky Tonk Women”?

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It’s 1979, and a group of small-town young-sters are shooting their own monster movie when they witness a sudden train wreck. Lost dogs and inexplicable phenomena become the chief local export as the plot thickens and the lovable scamps get closer to unraveling some serious movie magic.

“Sarah’s Key” (PG-13) -- An American journalist with a French husband starts pulling on a historical thread, and fi nds re-vealing connections between her life and the life of a French girl who lost everything in the holocaust. The fi lm’s engine lies in its star, Kristin Scott Thomas as Julia, whose character navigates a clouded moral landscape of guilt and survival. The story has considerable emotional weight, as Julia learns that her life in the present may have benefi ted from mon-strous acts committed not so far into the past. The parallel stories of Julia and Sarah do seem a little imbalanced; Julia suffers in

an unhappy marriage in the present, while Sarah is a young Jewish girl in Nazi-occu-pied France. “Rushmore” [Blu-ray] (R) -- Wes Ander-son’s breakthrough 1998 fi lm about an es-pecially odd teenager fi nally makes it to a Criterion Collection Blu-ray release. This is the fi lm that gave Jason Schwartzmann his start, put Wes Anderson on the map, and gave audiences their fi rst look at the new era of Bill Murray. Quiet, contemplative and categorically eccentric, “Rushmore” is a rare and re-watchable kind of movie.

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shoes to fi ll, and about two hours of awful storytelling working against him.I’ve been assured there is a plot. I only ascertained that there are bad people, and new Conan is the only one qualifi ed to yell at and stab them. The gore is copious and computer-generated, but the fi ght choreog-raphy and editing makes the battles more frustrating than exhilarating. This new Co-nan just can’t answer the riddle of steel, or the riddle of why a classic had to be defi led to cash in on the 3-D trend.

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS

FLASH BACK ANSWERS1. Roberta Flack, in 1972. The song, penned by British songwriter Ewan MacColl in 1957, went to No. 1 on the Bill-board chart, but only reached No. 4 on the R&B chart.2. Tommy James and the Shondells, in 1969. The group also released “Sweet Cherry Wine” the same year.3. Lesley Gore. “You Don’t Own Me” held at No. 2 for three weeks behind The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”4. Ricky Nelson, in 1961. It only went to No. 9 in the U.S., but the B-side, “Travelin’ Man,” went to No. 1. Gene Pitney wrote the song.5. Aaron Neville. The song topped Billboard’s R&B chart for fi ve weeks in 1967. His 1989 duet with Linda Ronstadt, “Don’t Know Much,” won a Grammy.6. Scottish musician Edwyn Collins, in 1994. The song charted all over the world.7. A cowbell.

1. Vincent Van Gogh2. 1619 (Jamestown, Virginia)

3. Mount Crumpit4. -273 degrees

5. Cybertron6. A foal

7. Lyndon Johnson8. Geoffrey Chaucer

9. Tuberculosis10. Polonium and radium

1. True.2. It was in 1972 and 1983.3. Dick Norman (1959), Guy Benjamin (‘77), Steve Dils (‘78) and John Elway (‘82).4. Chicago’s Max Zaslofsky was 22 when he won the scoring title in 1947-48.5. Kirk McLean had 761 saves for Vancouver in 1994.6. Michelle Akers had 12 goals between 1991 and 1999.7. The 1993 Belmont Stakes, aboard Colonial Affair.

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good time to let that intrepid Aries tem-perament take charge. Your strong leader-ship will help settle those still-unresolved situations. Support comes from a surpris-ing source.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your prob-lem-solving talents shine as you move to cool down heated emotions. You also in-spire trust in all parties when you act with careful consideration of their feelings.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) That long-delayed commitment begins to look better to you. But there’s still a crucial fact or two you need to know about it. A health prob-lem needs to be taken care of.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t waste time trying to learn why someone you re-lied on is wavering in his or her support of your stand on a workplace issue. Move on with the help of more steadfast allies.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Relationships enter a brighter period, both at home and in the workplace. Prospects also look good for single Leos and Leonas, who can ex-pect a welcome visit from Cupid.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Those mixed signals that were complicat-ing your life are giving way now to clear, defi nitive guidelines. This makes it easier for you to weigh your options and make decisions.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Ask your partner for an explanation of what seems to be a sign of strain in your rela-tionship. The sooner you understand the problem, the sooner you can both act to resolve it.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A new challenge in the workplace holds an exciting promise for the future. But be aware of the fact that you haven’t been told about all the demands you might have to meet.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) Your fi nancial picture brightens as you get into sorting out realistic goals and those that are not reachable at this time. “Caution” remains your fi scal watchword.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You’re deep into your new project, and that’s just fi ne. But don’t neglect your fam-ily and friends. Spending time with people you care for is always a wise investment.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Past feelings are suddenly reawakened. This could make you emotionally vulner-able. Be careful about decisions you might be asked to make at this time.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You’ve come to a place where you’ll be facing important decisions that can affect your future. Rely on your strong moral com-pass to guide you toward making the right choices.

BORN THIS WEEK: You’re gifted with both natural wisdom and wit -- a good com-bination for success as a writer, a teacher and, most importantly, a parent.

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1. If you haven’t had your furnace inspected this year, it’s not too late to do so. Consider buying one of the service plans. If your furnace quits in the middle of a cold night, you not only want to know who’s going to come fi x it, you want to know that some or all of the repair costs are covered.

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3. If you never got around to caulk-ing your windows and are feeling drafts when the wind blows, head to the hardware store and look for Frost King plastic window sheeting. This clear plastic (three large sheets to the box) goes on the inside of windows with the adhesive tape that’s sup-plied. Shrink the plastic tight with a hair dryer and trim off the extra. The trick is to get a few inches of dead air space between the window glass and the plastic. The wider that area, the better the insulation factor.

4. While you’re at the hardware store, pick up two or three furnace fi lters. Plan to change them on the fi rst of every month during the winter, when the furnace is running frequently.

5. If you have ceiling fans, run them in reverse to move the warm ceiling air down into the main part of the rooms.

6. Consider turning down the tem-perature on your water heater. Gen-erally they’re set at 140 degrees F. You can still get a hot shower, and it will save 3 percent to 5 percent of your energy bill with the tempera-ture set at 120 F.

7. If you’re home during the day, open the drapes on the sunny side of the house, and close them when the sun moves to the other side.

8. Turn down the temperature on your thermostat 1 degree. In a few days, turn it down another degree. You likely won’t feel the difference in temperature, but you’ll save be-tween 2 percent and 5 percent on your heating costs. If you can, invest in a programmable thermostat set to lower the temperature when no one is home.

9. Insulate your attic access door, if you have one.

10. Add a warm-air humidifi er: Moist air feels warmer.

11. If you’re in the market for a new furnace, water heater, doors and windows or attic insulation, remem-ber to check www.energysavers.gov for rebates before you buy.

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In Colorado alimony or spousal support is referred to as “maintenance”. The availability of maintenance is determined by a list of statutory factors such as the

length of the marriage. The goal of maintenance is to place the spouse who gets it in a position where that person will eventually be able to pay their own way without assistance. Another goal is to enable the receiving spouse to maintain a lifestyle similar to that enjoyed during the marriage.

The two basic components of a maintenance analysis are a spouse’s need for fi nancial help and the other spouse’s ability to pay. Cases often involve a party with an obvious need for maintenance, but if the other party cannot afford to pay it and meet their own needs, maintenance will not be awarded. It is an unfortunate fact of life that two households cost one-third more to operate than one does. Many couples are in fi nancial diffi culty. This is a big factor causing divorces. If a couple is in fi nancial diffi culty, it is less likely that a divorce will include a maintenance award, however great one of the party’s need may be.

A big issue regarding maintenance is the length of time it will be paid. The duration of the award really depends on how long it will take the receiving party to become self-supporting. Each case turns on its own facts. Assuming that the receiving party is in good health and under no disabilities, a broad estimate would be that the duration of the award would not be greater than one-third the length of the marriage.

Maintenance usually ends automatically upon the death or re-marriage of the receiving party, or the death of the paying party. This must be so in order for the payment to qualify as alimony under IRS regulations. Alimony that qualifi es under IRS regulations is deductible (a reduction from gross income to adjusted gross income) to the payor and is income to the payee. Tax consequences of maintenance awards should be analyzed prior to entering any agreement to pay it.

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