<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>How about shopping at the annual Peace Fair at the Methodist Church in Campbell on December 3? (Or is it on Dec. 10?)</div><div>Most all Peace Fair items are homemade. Right?</div><div><br></div><div>Fred D.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:40 AM, Caroline Yacoub wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma">----- Forwarded Message ---<br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b><br></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff0000" size="4">Birth of a New Tradition </font></b></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">merchandise that has been produced at the expense of </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">American labor. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>This year will be different. </b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">This year Americans will give the gift of genuine </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">concern for other Americans. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">There is no longer an excuse ......that, at </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">gift giving time, nothing can be found that is </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">produced by American hands. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Yes there is! </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">It's time to think outside the box. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Who says a gift </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">in Chinese </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">produced wrapping paper? </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Courier New'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><br></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Everyone -- yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">about <b>gift certificates from your local American </b></span><b><br></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>hair salon or barber?</b> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>Gym membership ?</b> It's appropriate for all ages who </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">are thinking about some health improvement. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Who wouldn't appreciate <b>getting their car detailed?</b> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Small, American owned detail shops and car washes </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">of gift certificates. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Are you one of those extravagant givers who think </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">nothing of plonking down the Benjamines on a Chinese</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">made flat-screen? </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>driveway sealed</b>, or <b>lawn mowed</b> for the summer, or</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>driveway plowed</b> all winter, or <b>games at the local golf</b>course. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">There are a bazillion owner-run <b>restaurants -- all </b></span><b><br></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>offering gift certificates</b>. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">And, if your intended </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">isn't the fancy eatery sort,whatabout <b>a half dozen </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>breakfasts at the local breakfast </b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>joint. </b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b><br></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>Remember</b>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">folks this isn't about big National chains -<b>- this </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>is about supporting your home town Americans</b> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">with their financial lives on the line to keep </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">their doors open. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">How many people couldn't use an <b>oil change</b> for their </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">American working guy? </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">LOVE the services of a <b>local cleaning lady for a day</b>.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Courier New'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><br></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Every one uses their local <b>dry cleaners</b>. How about </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">a <b>gift certificate</b> to your favorite ? </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>My computer could use a tune-up</b>, and I KNOW I can </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">find some young guy who is struggling to get his </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">repair business up and running. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">OK, you were looking for something more personal. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>Local crafts people</b> spin their own wool and knit </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">and beautiful wooden boxes. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Plan your <b>holiday outings at local, owner operated </b></span><b><br></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>restaurants</b> and leave your server a nice tip. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">And,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">how about going out to see <b>a play or ballet at </b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">your </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">hometown theatre. </span></b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Musicians need love too, so find a <b>venue showcasing </b></span><b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">local bands. </span></b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Honestly, do you REALLY need to buy another ten </span><br><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; ">thousand </span><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; ">Chinese lights </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">for the house? </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">When you buy a five dollar string of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">lights, </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">about fifty cents stays in the community. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">If you have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>mailman, trash </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><b>guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip</b>. </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">You see, Christmas is not about draining </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; font-size: 16px; ">American</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; font-size: 16px; ">pockets so that China can build another glittering </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">city. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">Christmas is about caring about US, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">encouraging</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">American small businesses to keep plugging </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">away to follow their dreams. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">And, when we care about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">other Americans, we care aboutour communities, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">the benefits come back to us </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; ">in ways we couldn't </span><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; ">imagine. </span><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: pre; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; "> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009900" size="4">THIS is the new American Christmas.</font></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff0000" size="4" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Spread the</span> <span class="Apple-style-span">Christmas cheer!</span></b></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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