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SERVING HUNTINGTON BEACH & NORTH WEST ORANGE COUNTY, CA ~5901 WARNER AVENUE, #429 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649THELOCALNEWS

October 1-15, 2009 714.465.9960 hbnews1@aol .com VOL. 18 NO. 387

INSIDE FEATURESThe Weak That Was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5

On the Vine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 8

A Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12

Mike Grumet Insurance News . . . . . . . . . .Page 15

Wes on Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 23Hindsight with Moe . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 26

Sports with Kobritz . . .Page 28

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eavenly Father, we come before you today to

ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction

and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woeto those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we

have done.

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and

reversed our values.

We have exploited the poor and called it the

lottery.

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.

We have killed our unborn and called it choice.

We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.

We have neglected to discipline our children and

called it building self esteem..

We have abused power and called it politics.

We have coveted our neighbor's possessions

and called it ambition.

We have polluted the air with profanity and

pornography and called it freedom of expression.

We have ridiculed the time-honored values

of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts

today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.

Amen!

The response was immediate. A

number of legislators walked

out during the

prayer in protest.

In 6 short weeks,

Central Christian

Church, where Rev.Wright is pastor,

logged more than

5,000 phone calls with

only 47 of those calls

responding negatively.

The church is now

r e c e i v i n g

international requests

for copies of this

prayer from India,

Africa and Korea.

With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over

our nation and

wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can

be called 'one nation under God.'

This Prayer was first said in Kansas at the

opening session of their State Senate. It

seems prayer still upsets

some people.

W h e n

Minister

Joe Wright was asked

to open the new session of the

Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the

usual generalities, but the above was they heard. Pass

it on, bring it to your next club meeting and use it as

your opening prayer... who knows someone might

actually listen and help do something about it.

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ChrisMacDonaldOn the road in Surf City

By Chris MacDonald, a Columnist for The Local News

On Sept. 15, Michelle Gile. aCBS2/KCAL9 news reporter

did a live TVreport near the

HB Pier on "Pet Friendly HuntingtonBeach saying no to dogs"on Surf City

Nights.The Huntington BeachDowntown Business Improvement

District has been giving fliers topeople and informing business' on

Main Street about County and Citycodes that prohibit pets within 20 feet

of a food preparation/consumption

areas. There have been reports ofdogs snarling at each other and one

where a child with food was nipped at

by a canine.City Police Officers can cite pet

owners and the restaurant with finesas much as $500. These rules do not

apply to service dogs. City officialssay people should start obeying the

law and avoid getting fined. Surf CityNights occur every Tuesday year-

round from 5-9pm.

On Saturday August 29th, the

15th annual Seal BeachFishing Derby happened on

the Seal Beach Pier. This yearly

event is sponsored from The RotaryClub Of Seal Beach/Los Alamitos, as

well as West Marine, California FishAnd Game, New Fishall Bait

Company, NOAA (National OceanicAtmospheric Administration),

Golden State Water Company, UnitedStates Coast Guard Auxiliary, Mr.

B's, Sir Speedy Los Alamitos,

Servpro Of Seal Beach. The purposeof this fishing derby is to give kids

that range in age to 15 years old a

chance to fish for prizes. This yearthere were 40 kids at the event. it was

a success.

Thanks to Seal Beach/LosAlamitos Rotary Club Members Pat

Eskenazi, Club President GregFranklin, Ron Grunzweig, Bob

Dominguez, Dean Grose, AllenMcLean and others. If you would

like to get involved in the localRotary Club please contact Greg

Franklin At: (562) 799-4700. The

Club's International Project IsEradicating Polio.

Left To Right: NOAA Representative Martin F.Golden,

Seal Beach/Los Alamitos Rotary Club President Greg Franklin

and Rotary Member Art.

CBS2/KCAL9 news reporter Michele Gile reporting

live from near the Huntington Beach Pier.

Fifteenth Annual Seal BeachFishing Derby


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Political Effort to ChangeOur Charter?

Subject: HR 615

The next meeting of the Charter Review Committee is scheduled for

6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Room B-8 in City Hall. The

Commiittee will be reviewing Charter Sections related to the citys

elected offices.

These are: Section 300-Elective Offices (Directly elected Mayor),

Section 302-Council Compensation, Section 304-Subsection (b) Council

control of all legal business of the city, Section 305-306-Presiding Officer

(Role of Mayor & Mayor Pro Tem), Section 309-City Attorney

Discussion on making appointed and/or adding qualification, Section

310-City Clerk - Discussion on making appointed and/or adding

qualification, Section 311-City Treasurer - Discussion on making

appointed and/or adding qualification, and Section 800-Transitions

Review as it relates to changes in the above sections.

These are critical issues... if it is not broken

- why try to manipulate it? - TLN

The Senate health committee voted

12-11 in favor of a two-page

amendment, courtesy of

Republican Tom Coburn which

requires all Members of Congress and

their staff members to enroll in any

new government-run health plan.

Congressman John

Fleming has proposed an

amendment that would require

Congressmen and Senators to

take the same health care plan

that they would force on us.

(Under proposed legislation they

are exempt.)

C o n g r e s s m a nFleming is

e n c o u r a g i n g

people to go to

his Website

and sign his petition. The process is very

simple. I have done just that at:

http://fleming. house.gov/ index.html ..

Senator Coburn and

Congressman Fleming

are both physicians.

Regardless of

your political

beliefs, it sure

seems reasonable

that Congress

should have exactly

the same medical

coverage that they

impose on the rest of us.

Please urge as manypeople as you

can to do

t h e

same!


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Christian owners of a hotel in

Liverpool face criminal

charges and could lose their

business after "defending their

faith" to a Muslim guest.

Ben and Sharon

Vogelenzang got into a

"heated" argument with

an unnamed woman

wearing a hijab - a

traditional Muslim head

covering - during

breakfast at the Bounty

House Hotel, according

to the story by the Daily

Mail. She

challenged the

owners on

Christianity, and allegedly, the couple said

Mohammad, the founder of Islam, was a warlord

and that wearing her hijab was a form of bondage.

The woman complained to police, and

the couple is being charged with using

"threatening, abusive, or insulting words"

that were "religiously aggravated." As a

result of the court case, the

Vogelenzang's have lost 80 percent of

their bookings and have had to put

their hotel up for sale, the story said.

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department

and forwards a

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County Association of Realtors to

facilitate getting the signs

returned.

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reaped another benefit from

Dicks over-the-top efforts. He

has been able to return a few lost

dogs to their owners by matching

the lost dog posters in one part

of the city with the found dog

posters in another part. Dick acts

as go between by calling the

number on the missing

dog poster,

explaining who he

is and giving them

the number from

the found dog poster.

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how Dick has helped

so many people.

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may seem like a small

problem. But a neighborhood

littered with illegally posted

signs creates an image of a

run-down neighborhood.

Neighborhoods that appear

run-down draw more crime.

The work done by Dick

Swanson and all the other

RSVPs makes a big difference

and is what helps to make

Hunt ington Beach a great

place to live.

Well, the race is over and I must

say that it was very close..

There will most likely be a photo finish to

determine if I passed through the tape prior to throwing up or

just after. I am hoping that it is just after.....I would like to feel

that I could run/walk 5 kilometers without passing out but

I just can't be sure. Anyway, although I am composing this

note prior to the event, I guess I should probably be

conserving my strength for the race... although I suspect

that I can most likely complete both this note and the race

without breaking a sweat. Ha!!!

I do want to thank those of you whom we (both Joni

and I) begged for support of the event.

Many of you no doubt

have someone in your sphere of family or friendships that have

either been affected by this cancer or succumbed to it, as we

have. We just wanted to thank you so.....much for your

generous donations and kind support. For your entertainment,

we have included a few pictures of our painful march on the

finish line. We hope that through our agony and pain, you will

at least have achieved some degree of enjoyment seeing how

much we suffered. It is just our way of giving back.

- Love to all, Charles & Joni

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Napa Valley is among the premier wine growing

regions of the world. An estimated five million

tourists pass through each year, visiting

wineries, dining at luxurious restaurants, and sampling

Napa's relaxed lifestyle.

Napa Valley is among the premier wine growing

regions of the world. An estimated five million tourists pass

through each year, visiting wineries, dining at luxurious

restaurants, and sampling Napa's relaxed lifestyle.

NapaThe city of Napa is largest in the county, yet it's

possibly the community least connected to the

vinicultural image the world has of the Napa Valley.

While there are quite a few mansions and large estates

back against the hill, Napa tends to be a down-to-earth,

blue-collar city. Napa's Hispanic population leaves its

culinary mark in Napa's burgeoning food scene. No drivedown Soscol is complete without a quick bite to eat at a

taco truck. That said, the Carneros area on Napa's south

side is prized by aficionados for its Pinot Noirs and

Chardonnays. Artesa is a noted Carneros winemaker.

Napa is the area's commercial center. Downtown

Napa, known as the "Old Town" district, is bustling

with retail stores and boutique wine shops like Bounty

Hunter Rare Wine and Provisions. Old Town

provides casual dining options like ZuZu, a popular

tapas restaurant with tons of local color, literally. Most

of the artwork featured is from Napa Valley artists.

YountvilleYountville is far closer to the popular Falcon Crest

image of Napa Valley, retaining as it does the quaint

charm a small, country town. Less populous and more

gentrified than the city of Napa, there are also a lot of

grapes growing here. You may see the vineyards first,

strangely enough, as a bright, metallic twinkle: growers

use reflective foil to scare away grape-eating birds.

Yountville, however is perhaps most famous for first-

class dining: Bistro Jeanty, Bouchon, Ad Hoc, and

French Laundry are clustered right here. Nationally

famed, these establishments are happily embraced by

San Franciscans as an integral part of the Bay Area

restaurant culture, but clearly, they and Yountville stand

on their own (and standing is indeed what you will do if

you don't make a reservation several weeks, and, in the

case of French Laundry, months, in advance). In 2007,

the inaugural year of the Michelin Guide to San

Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country, several

Yountville restaurants were awarded Michelin Stars.

OakvilleBy this point, one has entered the heart of Napa

Valley: wine production. Robert Mondavi, one of the

titans of California wine, is headquartered in Oakville.

Other, smaller wineries can be seen on both sides of the

valley, though the premium cellars seem to be on the

west side. While tiny Oakville has a post office, it's

really an unincorporated part of Napa County, best

known for the Oakville Grocery, a legendary roadside

delicatessen stocked with a mind-boggling array of

gourmet delights from France, Italy, and their own

kitchens. As with other spots throughout the valley, one

is likely to be greeted in the early spring by a waving

sea of yellow under sparse vineyards: growers often

plant mustard underneath grapevines.

RutherfordMicroscopic Rutherford is home to Beaulieu

Vineyards, Rutherford Grove, Rutherford Hill, and St.

Supery Vineyards & Winery. Take in Napa's

landscape with a chilled bottle of sparkling wine in

Mumm's outdoor terrace. Francis Ford Coppola's

Niebaum-Coppola Estate, generally mobbed with

tourists, features memorabilia from his career

in cinema. The horror! Rutherford is also a

fine place to eat: Restaurant at Auberge du

Soleil and La Toque are two exceptional

Napa Valley restaurants.

St. HelenaSt. Helena is a town that strives to look as

it did in the early 1900s. To a commendable

extent, it succeeds. The vintage facades on

Highway 29, St. Helena's main street, are

striking. The Silverado Museum hosts an

exhibit of Robert Louis Stevenson ephemera.

Fans of ghost story writer and misanthrope

Ambrose Bierce will want to stay at the

Ambrose Bierce House, now a bed and

breakfast. St. Helena is also home to the

Beringer Vineyards, a popular tasting

destination.

The Culinary Institute of America at

Greystone is hidden in the vineyards of St.

Helena. The CIA is a master's level training

center for working, certified chefs. It's situated in the

former home of the Christian Brothers winery, an awe-

striking, three-story, 101-year-old building that housed

generations of winemaking friars. Take a look at some

of the history exhibits inside, and don't miss Brother

Timothy's 1800-piece corkscrew collection. The CIA

gives cooking demonstrations in their fully equipped

teaching theater. Then enjoy the sights at the outdoor

terrace of Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant.

CalistogaCalistoga is famous for its mud. Mud baths, along

with mineral baths, saunas, hot steam treatments,

whirlpools, and herbal body wraps, have all been an

attraction of the area ever since San Francisco

entrepreneur Sam Brannan first promoted the benefits

of the area's hot springs in the mid-19th century. Dr.

Wilkinson's Hot Springs Resort, Lavender Hill Spa, and

Indian Springs Hotel & Spa are good spots to enjoy

relaxing spa treatments.

To get a feeling for the thermal springs without

getting in one, go two miles out of town on Tubbs Lane and

catch Old Faithful Geyser of California. The geyser spouts

boiling water 60 feet into the air every half-hour or so.

Calistoga is an engaging, health-conscious,

bustling little town in every way. The Calistoga

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grammar."

4. Police Officer

Want to be a police officer but don't want tostudy a degree related to criminal justice? Officer

Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment says the LAPD doesn't specify acandidate needs a degree in the field. "Certainly

it's welcome, but we welcome any degree. Wehave people who have degrees in theology,

science, doctors and lawyers. Primarily [a degreein criminal justice] may help a person have an

understanding of the type of work we do but wedon't look exclusively for people with one."

She says that candidates for promotion to therank of sergeant must have 60 credits of degree-

level instruction or an equivalent qualification,and says the LAPD offers training courses for its

officers to help them qualify.Officer Rayner says her bachelor's degree in

organizational management helped her adjust to

working in an institution the size of the LAPD,which Rayner compared to "a corporation," and

which has sworn in about 10,000 officers for itsmost recent graduating class and is actively

recruiting on a starting salary of $56,500.Raymer adds" The only requirement in terms

of becoming an officer is you have to have a high-school diploma but lots of people here have

criminal justice degrees. Education is a great thingand it's always to be encouraged."

5. Optician

Tom Barracato, the president of Adolph

Optical Services in Akron, Ohio, says a mix of adegree and practical experience helps boost a

prospective optician's career prospects in a fieldwhere there's always a demand for care.

He says different states have separateguidelines on education requirements, but his

office requires a previous apprenticeship, degreeand state license exam. Any qualification in thesciences field usually over four years or more is

useful, he says, adding that there's "a lot ofreward" in working at his medium-sized

independent firm. "One thing that's enjoyable iswe provide vision for people. We're dealing with

children who put on their eyeware for the firsttime in their lives and get a good, clear look at

mom and dad and that's very exhilirating."Barracato, who's been an optitician since

graduated locally in the early 1980s, adds: "On asales level, it's fun, too. We get out some nifty

tools and tinker for a bit. I enjoy it very much, I

don't look at the clock."6. Web designer/developer

Joe Dickson, a college web site developer,says his graphic-design degree taught him the

most valuable thing he needs to compete intoday's rapidly changing technology market:

lifelong learning."Everyone's doing things differently with

new technologies such as social networking.As a web designer I have to implement these

technologies in one way or another, usually by

picking up a book and learning as I go."

Dickson, who works with the promotionalteam at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.,

says his job sometimes falls outside the realmof IT depending on the company, like at

Claremont, and he learns techniques toaccommodate whichever company employs

him, though he also is comfortable dealingwith "back-end" tech issues like servers andmainframe computers.

Right now, he's working on a completeredesign of the college's web site, projected to

launch in June, and online presentation of theschool's Commencement ceremonies. "It's

exciting being able to build something from theground up, with a complete understanding of

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Alongside death and taxes, it

seems inevitable there willbe crime, war and students.

To the upside, there also always willbe big business and the multiple

web technologies it helps foment instartups across the nation. So in

recessionary times, does it makesense to pursue a career in a so-

called "bulletproof" field? And ifso, what are the best degrees to helpyou land a job at a major

corporation, as a teacher, or incriminal justice or the military? And

why is the often challenging, butultimately fulfilling, process of

studying for a degree so valued inthe workplace? We take a look.

1. Military

Len Cutler, formerly a militarypublic affairs specialist who serveda term in Afghanistan before abattlefield injury cut short his

career, says a college degree givesany recruit a great head start in

climbing up the military ranks."College credits, whether you

have a degree or not, improve yourstarting rank. With a bachelor's

degree, you may enter the military asan E-4, with a substantially higher

pay rate - although military pay isstill relatively low compared to

many civilian jobs. If you don't havea degree, your credits are still goodfor a higher starting rank, up to E-3.

"E-4 is the highest rank youcan achieve without specific

military training, so jumping to theend of the line is a big help."

Cutler, who completed a two-year associate degree in Alaska and

entered at E-3, recommends thatcollege grads enter the military as

an officer. Financially, he says, thisis a much more attractive option

since officers receive substantiallyhigher pay than their enlisted

counterparts. He says electronicsand engineering skills are always indemand alongside foreign language

specialists, particularly in Koreanand Arabic.

"Believe it or not, musiciansare usually in short supply, too. The

Army Band, for example, is on thecritical shortage list more often

than not."He says that in many cases

recruits will end up placed wherethe army's need is most -- but youdon't have to accept anything you

don't want.He recommends recruits at the

enlistment center clearly andforthrightly state their choice of

position. Cutler often worked as a journalist in the combat theater

getting despatches and sendingphotographs from the front line,

which subsequently helped himland a career in the media.

2. Business

Shannon Small, an MBAcoachand senior consultant with

nextsteppartners.com who has

prepped thousands of MBA

students and graduates across theworld for six years, says she shares

many of the benefits of her YaleSchool of Management MBA with

her students, including "exposure"and "an expansive network."

"In this economy, one of thegreatest benefits of an MBAis the

broad exposure. Companies thatare trying to do more with less are

more willing to put them to workknowing they have capabilities inbusiness fields. With an

expanisve network they can tapinto the greater reach of the

alumni networks."She says many of her students

have gone onto jobs in "green techand clean tech," two popular fields

in the enviromentally conscious

Bay Area, alongside financialservices firms and computer andinternet startups. Mostly she teaches

students from Stanford andHarvard, and mentors over thephone and online to students in the

UK, Turkey and Pakistan.Students are more concerned

about their employment prospectsthan before, Small says, and some

are taking an MBA as a "hedgingstrategy," against unemployment.

She says her MBA changed "allaspects of her life" -- including how

she read the newspaper -- by betterunderstanding industry trends and

global affairs. Small leads groupworkshops where jobseekers go togain "their next step in life. It's a

great way to know they're not alone.A job search can be very lonely."

3. Teacher

High-school writing teacher

Sean Giaffoglione says his choiceof an English major allowed him to

teach English, Writing orJournalism at his Southern

California high school.He had no choice though, he

says, than to attend college for anadditional two years in order tocomplete his bachelor's degree after

obtaining a two-year associate'sdegree. "Had I not had the degree, I

would never have gotten the job."While a bachelor's degree is a pre-

requisite of teaching in most schooldistricts, including Giaffoglione's,

he says instructors usually will berequired to teach in a field related to

their degree, that a science majorlikely will be limited to teaching

biology or chemistry, for example.In many states, a teaching certificateis also required. He says that as long

as there are students, there willalways be a need for teachers, and

schools in his area were recruitingactively until recently.

He says his time at San DiegoState University and his relatively

recent jump into teaching twoyears ago helped him "connect

with students," but says heespecially uses the literary

analysis and theory that helearned for his final thesis.

"There are a lot of important

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What is a kind word worth? What are we

willing to forgive in return for a simple

Excuse me, Im sorry, or No, please,

you go first. Manners, which once were common

place, distinguished the civilized from the heathens.

This is no longer the case as our society at large seems

to have fallen into heathenism. Individuals from all

classes and professions have adopted a crude and

uncouth way to deal with even the simplest tasks. An

encounter with a pre-teen recently reminded

me that manners are now such an

anomaly that being on the receiving

end is as rare as witnessing a child

savant.

This past weekend I was

the reluctant co-hostess to a

swim party (my own pre-teen

being the hostess). A certain

guest arrived (whom will

remain nameless which is

actually quite fitting because

conjuring up her image is a little

painful) and before responding to my

greeting at the door abruptly announcedOh, c**p, I forgot my towel.

She called me by my first name (call me a

prude), never used the words please or thank you and

ended the evening by asking where does this junk

go? in reference to the wet towel she dropped on my

entryway floor. Her mother pulled up to retrieve the

little angel with a long and loud honk of her horn (at

night) and sat with her window rolled up chatting on her

cell phone (without Bluetooth). Her offspring climbed

in the back without as much as a glance from her

mother as she excelled away. Thank you for coming

I sarcastically said out loud to no one.

Shes just like that my preteen explained.

Mom, everyone is like that. Whats the big deal?

These words were like a swift and powerful blow to my

fragile perception of society. My inner

voice prodded and taunted me into acceptance but I

resisted. The following day I made a concerted effort

to observe the casual interactions of people. I started

with my morning iced coffee at the less expensive

competitor of the well known coffee house that starts

with an S. I smiled at the cashier who was unaware

of my data collecting intentions and as it turns out she

was unaware that she was even interacting with

another person. She looked off to the left (I was

directly in front of her) and she mumbled a string of

words together. I could not understand her but I

instinctively placed my order regardless. She turned

away without a word and returned with my coffee.

She then looked down at the cash register and up at

me again without saying a word. Again, I

instinctively handed her the money, amazed at her

ability to conduct the entire transaction without ever

addressing me. I said thank you, and walked away.

She mumbled the same string of words, with no

inflection, to the next customer.

The day went on with cell

phone talkers having

intimate conversations in

the supermarket check out

line while the cashier and

the bagger had their own

conversation. Each was

oblivious to the other.

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bothered with such useless

and trivial time stealers as

thank you notes but must

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Dear EarthTalk: Since Obama took

office, have any new incentives been

put in place for homeowners looking to

increase energy efficiency and reduce the overall

environmental footprints of their homes? - Rob Felton,

Little Rock, AK

In fact, yes. Homeowners can

get up to $1,500 back from the federal

government for any number of energy

efficiency upgrades at home. If you

upgrade to energy efficient insulation,

windows, doors, heating, air

conditioning or water heaters

between January 1, 2009 and

December 31, 2010, you are eligible

for a tax credits of up to 30 percent of

product costs.

The credit is capped at $1,500

combined; meaning it only applies to

$5,000 in total costs. More details are

available at the website of the Tax

Incentives Assistance Project, a

coalition of public interest nonprofit

groups, government agencies and

other organizations focused on energy

efficiency.

Of course, the Obama administration is also thinking long term, and would

like to leave its mark in furthering efforts to wean ourselves off foreign oil and

increase our production and use of homegrown clean renewable energy. In light of

such priorities, tax credits are also available for 30 percent of the costwith no upper

limiton the installation of renewable energy equipment at home, such as

geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, solar hot water heaters, small wind energy

systems and fuel cells.

Homeowners wont get

the money back when they

initially pay for equipment or

upgrades, but they can add the

credit amount to their overall tax

refund, or deduct it from what

they owe, when filing their

federal income tax forms at the

end of the year. Unlike tax

deductions, which merely lower

the total amount of taxable

income, tax credits reduce dollar-

for-dollar the amount of tax

owed.

Homeowners should know

that they can also get federally

backed mortgages to pay for a

variety of energy efficiency

measures, including renewable

energy technologies, on their new or existing homes. The federal government

supports these loans by insuring them through the Federal Housing Authority or

Veterans Affairs programs,

allowing borrowers who

might otherwise not qualify to

pursue upgrades, and securing

lending institutions against

loan default.

Dont own a home?

Depending upon make and

model, you can get between

$250 and $3,400 back from

the federal government for

buying or leasing a new

hybrid or high efficiency

diesel automobile. And the

automakers themselves

through their own

Automotive Stimulus

Planare giving consumers

up to $4,500 back on the

purchase of a new or used

vehicle that gets gas mileage

of at least two miles per gallon

better than their old model.

A number of new

energy-efficiency incentives

are also available at the state

level across the country. The

Database of State

Incentives for Renewable

Energy website provides up-

to-date listings of what may be

available in your neck of the

woods. With so much

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you not want to go green?

CONTACTS: Tax Incentives

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Database of State Incentives

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college and you dont need as much insurance.

The Internet doesnt call you to obtain a new policy

and extend the length of time you have coverage. The Internet doesnt call you when your carrier has a

significant change in their financial credibility.

The Internet doesnt do fact-finding and suggest wills

and living trust when needed.

The Internet doesnt refer you to trustworthy and

knowledgeable mortgage broker s, CPAs, attorneys, etc

that might be needed for your financial security.

For business owners, the Internet doesnt know your

company tripled in value and you need to update your

buysell agreement and insurance funding.

For your business, the Internet doesnt know you have

an estate tax problem because the value of your

business has grown dramatically.

For your business, the Internet doesnt know that a

long time employee has become KEYto your o peration

and you need to insure against the loss of future revenue

if that employee dies.

For your business, the Internet doesnt know that you

can finally afford to insure yourself against a disabling

injury or sickness.

The Internet doesnt know you want to pass your

business onto a family member and need insurance for

continuation planning.

In summary, while there are around 2000

insurance companies and rates are available for many

over the Internet, it is important not to treat life

insurance like a commodity. Agood agent doesnt cost

you any money and provides a lifetime of advice and

service that you will never receive from the Internet. A

good agent sees you every few years for review. In

addition, if your agent is in your community, you will

see them often at youth sporting events, fund-raising

events, chamber functions, etc. It makes conversation

about important changes easier to occur.

I suggest you review your insurance every five

years if there isnt any life changing events like:

Births, job changes or loss, new home purchase,

divorce, etc. If you do have a life change, contact youragent immediately.

Mike Grumet

For a complimentary review or second

opinion of your insurance policy, feel free to

contact Mike Grumet at Mike Grumet

Insurance Services, Inc. He is an independent

agent and has served the Huntington Beach

community since 1992. His offices are located

at: 16541 Gothard St., Suite 202, Huntington

Beach, CA 92647. You can make an

appointment by calling 714 698-6453.

He is a licensed agent, Ca Lic # OB00162.

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1. Roughly 70 percent

of an adults body is

made up of water.

2. At birth, water

accounts for

approximately 80

percent of an

infants body

weight.

3.Ahealthy person can drink abou t three gallons (48

cups) of water per day.

4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to

water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when

water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and

causes an imbalance of water in the brain.

5. Water intoxication is most likely to occur during

periods of intense athletic performance.

6. While the daily recommended amount of water is

eight cups per day, not all of this water must beconsumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or

drink item provides some water to the body.

7. Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost

entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can

act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from

traveling to necessary locations in the body.

8. Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen

atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither

acidic nor basic.

9. Water dissolves more substances than any other

liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals,

minerals, and nutrients with it.

10. Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the

earths surface is covered with water.

11. Much more fresh water is stored under the ground

in aquifers than on the earths surface.

12. The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium,

meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The

same water that existed on the earth millions of years

ago is still present today.

13. The total amount of water on the earth is about 326

million cubic miles of water.

14. Of all the water on the earth, humans can

used only about three tenths of a percent of this

water. Such usable water is found in

groundwater aquifers, rivers, and

freshwater lakes.

15. The United States uses about

346,000 million gallons of fresh water

every day.

16. The United States uses nearly 80

percent of its water for irrigation and

thermoelectric power.

17. The average person in the United States uses

anywhere from 80-100 gallons of water per day.

Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest

amount of this water.

18. Approximately 85 percent of U.S. residents

receive their water from public water facilities. The

remaining 15 percent supply their own water from

private wells or other sources.

19. By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her

body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.

20. The weight a person loses directly after intense

physical activity is weight from water, not fat.

20 +1. The Cost of water to the User, usually has

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Wes on Waterand other

social issues

The information contained in this column does not

necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.

Wes Banister is a former HB Mayor, Director and past

president Orange County Water District, Former

Chairman Metropolitan Water District of Southern

California, President of the Joint Powers Insurance

Authority, Member Board of Governors California FAIR

Plan, a terrible golfer, classic fisherman and profound

American. Email: [email protected]

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Full Tray: Hot/BBQ Wings $55.00

1/2 Tray: Hot/BBQ Wings $30.00

Full Tray: Salad $30.00

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Drinks16oz Soda $1.5032oz Soda $2.00Can Soda $0.752 Liter Coke & Pepsi/Diet $2.50Lg Water $2.25Sm Water $1.25Monster $2.00Red Bull $2.50Rock Star $2.00Green Tea $1.50Propel Water $1.50Gatorade $1.50Apple Juice $0.75

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Time Warner Demands Justice

Time Warner Cable, in collaboration with

the Southlands top law enforcement

agencies, launches SoCals Most Wanted

on Video On Demand to help capture at large

fugitives and keep criminals off

the streets

As part of a grassroots

effort to involve customers

and the community in

keeping our streets safe and

to assist law enforcement in

the apprehension of

fugitives wanted for various

crimes throughout the area,

Time Warner Cable has

teamed with top law

enforcement agencies

throughout Southern

California to launch

SoCals Most Wanted.

SoCals Most Wanted,offered exclusively On

Demand, and in collaboration

with top law enforcement agencies

from Orange, Riverside, Ventura, Los Angeles,

San Bernardino and San Diego counties, is a

show that profiles and highlights the most

wanted criminals lurking the streets of Southern

California. The show profiles each fugitive,

identifies their location, and provides an

anonymous tip hotline telephone number for

viewers to call and report.

Most Wanted, the precursor to SoCals

Most Wanted, began over four years ago as a

weekly segment on Time Warner Cables

Channel 3 News in the Antelope Valley which

featured criminals at large from the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

In 2008, Most Wanted had an

over 80% capture rate of profiled offenders.

With SoCals Most Wanted, Time Warner Cable

and the local law enforcement agencies want to

continue the apprehension success.

After a pilot of SoCals Mos t Wanted ran in

early 2009 in select c ommunities, the California

Department of Correction reported that nearly

43% of the fugitives profiled on SoCals Most

Wanted had been apprehended as a result of tips

received from viewers who saw the SoCals

Most Wanted show. Now,

SoCals Most Wanted is

available On Demand to

all Time Warner Cable

digital subscribers

throughout Southern

California.

SoCals Most

Wanted is the modern-

day version of the post

office Wanted poster,

but with a much broader

reach, said Time Warner

Cable Executive Vice

President Stephen

Pagano. This local video

on demand programmingprovides viewers the

opportunity to

anonymously provide

information to law enforcement agencies.

This type of community involvement

plays a significant role in keeping our

communities and neighborhoods safe.

SoCals Most Wanted is a valuable tool for

law enforcement, said California Department

of Corrections Chief Deputy Regional

Administrator. The last thing any criminal

wants is to have their name and photo available

to the citizens, theres no place to hide.

Wanted


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Luncheon on Thursday, September

24, 2009 from 11:30am to

1:00pm. This special

event will be provided

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Serv and will include

entertainment, prizes

and a tasty barbeque

lunch.

This event will be

complimentary to any

participant 55 and older who has not previously attended the

lunch program at the Fountain Valley Senior

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Tickets are required to attend this

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Senior and Community

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Bushard Street,

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Please call 714-593-4446

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Top Ten Dir tiest StatesBy Justine van der Leun

*Reporting based on an in-depth survey of tap water in

42 states, from 1998-2003, conducted by The

Environmental Working Group, a not-for-profit

organization dedicated to protecting public health and

the environment.

10. New MexicoBetween 1998 and 2003, nearly 3,000 violations of tap

water regulations were reported in New Mexico. About

1.3 million people drank water that contained amounts

of arsenic that exceeded health limits set forth by the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Arsenic, the

consumption of which can cause cancer and blood

toxicity, is a metal that enters water either by erosion of

natural deposits or from run

9. OhioNinety-two contaminants, primarily from industrial

sources, and a smaller portion resulting from sprawl

and urban pollutants, were detected in the Ohio tap

water. The population exposed to substances in excess

of safe limits: 9.6 million residents. The health effects

of these contaminants include cancer and a weakened

immune system.

8. PennsylvaniaTesting detected 96 contaminants in the Keystone

State's tap water, 44 of which exceeded health limits.The biggest culprits: industrial pollutants. Analysis

showed that 9.3 million residents were exposed to total

trihalomethanes (TTHMs) -- and 8.8 million were

exposed to amounts over health-based limits. TTHMs

are water-treatment and distribution byproducts; their

potential health effects include cancer.

7. NevadaIn Nevada, 85.9 percent of water systems violated the

health-based drinking water standards. Possible health

effects of the 100 contaminants found in state tap water

include cardiovascular or blood toxicity, cancer,

developmental toxicity and skin sensitivity.

6. New YorkOne hundred and four contaminants were detected in

New York State tap water, including nitrate, barium,

copper, chloroform and lead. More than 800,000 New

Yorkers were exposed to amounts of chloroform,

which can cause cancer and endocrine toxicity, that

exceeded health-based standards. Water that contained

contaminants that exceeded health-based limits was

served in 418 communities.

5. TexasMore than 17 million Texans were exposed to

contaminants that exceeded healthy limits. Nearly 12

million citizens in over 1,000 communities turned on

their taps to water that included, among other

compounds, excessive and potentially dangerous

amounts of bromodichloromethane, a byproduct of

disinfectants that can cause cancer, cardiovascular or

blood toxicity, gastrointestinal or liver toxicity, kidney

toxicity and neurotoxicity.

4. FloridaAmong the 17 million people exposed to a

combination of over 107 contaminants, 9.2 millionwere exposed to the mineral barium, which seeps into

water from drilling and mining runoff as well as

eros

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