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This video clip showcases the Undertaker's epic Wrestlemania 28 beat down of Triple H.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The Undertaker's epic win over Triple H at Wrestlemania to keep his winning streak intact for two full decades comes in at No. 10 in our countdown the top wrestling stories of the year from our vantage point here in Central Florida.
By Deb DenysNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With all the talk of a "Fiscal Cliff' and a downward forcast, perhaps it's time to look up!
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with Frank DiBello, president and CEO of Space Florida, and Dale Ketcham, director of Spaceport Research & Tecnology Institute at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Our meeting focused on the possibilities of bringing a commercial launch platform and complex to Volusia County.
EDGEWATER -- Over the Chtistmas holiday, my cousin and I were discussing the “Fiscal Cliff” and how disgusted we are with the lack of cooperation between political parties and she made a comment that I think is the crux of the whole situation: “If the founding Fathers and composers of the Constitution did not compromise, we would still be bowing to the Queen of England.”
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of the allied forces in the first Gulf War two decades ago, died Thursday of pneumonia at the age of 78. 
EDGEWATER -- Desert Storm veteran Jason Davis was saddened by the breaking news out of Washington, D.C., that 78-year-old retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led international coalition forces into driving Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in 1991, has died.
"He was a very powerful and great leader," said Davis, who officially takes office Tuesday as chair of Volusia County government.
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- It is in the nature of critical negotiations, especially those with a deadline, that no deal can ever be reached until the last possible moment. This is primarily because neither side can be sure that they have reached the other side� s bottom line until just before time runs out.
DEBARY -- The world didn't end Dec. 21, as predicted in the Mayan calendar so it remains to be seen whether the Fiscal Cliff will happen. I have my doubts that the president and Congress will come to an agreement.
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ORLANDO -- The Magic's Dwight Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Stan Vandy Gundy was fired and the team was bounced from the first round of the playoffs. For the Miami Heat, Florida's other NBA team, however, saw LeBron James lead his team to the promised land with an NBA championship.
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Headline Surfer experienced a major spike in users, no doubt fueled by the trending story on John's Appliances pegged to the Mayan calendar calamity tale. DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer's mid-afternoon Friday story on John's Appliance and Bedding's blow-out sale announcement pegged to the Mayan calendar calamity was a big hit locally and around the world well into the start of the weekend.
