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They CameThey Golfed, Laughed and Gave

Some 40 Major League BaseballGreats, a very nice group oflocals, regional and out of

state guests and the 2012 committeecame together recently to put on the2012 KinderVision Celebrity Golfevent. Imagine, 170 golfers, (325-some's), over 200 for the Banquet,Ed Arnold as the MC, Rollie Fingersand Goose Gossage on the stageswapping inside Baseball stories.Sure, a huge financial success, butalso the largest tournament thisdecade at Seacliff with Special

Awards to our local Heroes Police

Office Brian Smith, local RestaurateurExtraordinaire Bruno Serato, NationalKinderVision Award to radio- personality and political punditMichael Reagan and their InternationalAward to film-maker and humanrights activist Aaron Cohen

All the Hall of Fame greats andMLB stars gathered on the hill atSeacliff with the guest players for aone of a kind Photo Op. Later thatday the World Series ChampionOcean View Little League visitedfor an autograph signing party.Center, national KinderVision

spokesman Rollie Fingersenjoys the moment.

Locals met regularly for9 months to plan and executethis event in support ofcharity founders Doug & Nancy Sebastian. Talkabout Time, Talent andTreasure, legendaryowner of Tiodize, TomAdams, Independence

Banker Supreme Jeanne

Hexem-Thomas, radio mogul AndyMars, Mr. Philanthropy, localattorney Tim J. Ryan, former Mayor, baseball coach and perpetual citycheerleader Joe Carchio and yourstruly... were at the helm.

Hollywood personality...RoboCop 3, Brian Locke began the dayby sinking a 51 foot Putt winning$10,000. Want to help with the2013 Celebrity event contact:

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Dan Kaufman of the Sydney Morning Heraldsuggests the tide is turning towards a ManlySurfing moment...

..."The world's best surfers and skaters willsoon converge on Manly for an epic free event.

Subcultures will collide when pro surfers and skaters mix withmusicians and an expected 100,000 visitors at the Australian Open ofSurfing in Manly between February 11 and 19.

Based on the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, this youthfestival combines an official surf competition that acts as a qualifyinground for the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Tour,an official World Cup Skateboarding competition as well as music concertswith Sneaky Sound System and the Living End as headline acts.

"The US Open is a great festival that embodies the whole beachculture - action, sports, music and I thought there was a greatopportunity to bring it to Sydney," says Jason Haynes, the generalmanager of Hurley Australia, who bought the three-year Australianlicense for the festival and will be running itwith Billabong.

Another bight star at Golden West Collegeaccording to Deborah Orrill, theFaculty and Project Manager for this

new program. This Recycling and ResourceManagement (RRM) Program at GoldenWest College is designed to provide

formal training for individuals interestedin working in the green jobs sector.

As more cities and businesses developsustainability and zero-waste policies,there is an increased need for trained staffthat can properly manage organizationalresources and initiate programs. Thistraining program will provide studentswith the resources they need to compete in the green jobs marketplace.

The training emphasizes the benefits waste diversion strategies offercultural, community, and business processes. Comprehension of therelationship between waste generation and alternative strategies willprovide a framework for Zero-Waste program implementation; offeringstudents the opportunity to design and implement Zero-Waste Plans andoversee waste reduction and resource management

programs in multiple venues.

Festival of the sun -Manly AustraliaFestival of the sun -Manly Australia

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I was taking a leisurely walk nearthe Newport Pier, when I spotted aHuntington Beach Police Helicoptercircling around and around overBalboa Boulevard, Feb. 1st. I wonderedwhat was going on. Residents andtourists also wondered what was hap-

pening as other helicopters joined thedrama, which lasted for more than 5hours. Portions of the boulevard wereclosed due to a standoff between awanted man inside a residence and

police. Newport Beach Mayor NancyGardner said U.S. Marshals wereattempting to serve an individual(later identified as Geoffrey EarlPatton) with a warrant, when he

barricaded himself (at a residence inthe 100 block of 25th Street).

The Newport Beach SWAT Team

was called out and he eventuallysurrendered at 6:15pm. Authoritiessaid the arrest warrant was for larcenyinvolving a New York case. Around1pm, several blocks in the area werecordoned off and residents wereevacuated. Hundreds of spectatorsgathered beyond the barriers and onrooftops to catch a glimpse of thedrama. TV choppers and/or newscrews from ABC, Fox, KTLA andThe Local News watched as theepisode unfolded. "I've never seenanything like this happen," said a30-year Newport Beach resident."Things like this just don't happenhere." Fortunately, there was a

peaceful outcome without anyonebeing injured.

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A segment of the popular 90210TV series that was shot at BolsaChica State Beach recently, may ap-

pear in March on KTLA Channel 5,according to officials. Bolsa ChicaState Beach is a great place to shoot

because its a beautiful location andless crowded in Winter, said NickBiron, a CBS Location Scout, whoworks finding sites for the showabout 9 months of the year. He saidthey also use beaches in Torranceand Redondo for shooting.

A large set, complete with hugelights, was set up on the beach,including a stage and other areaswhere a variety of cameras, on andabove ground, caught every move.Surfer ac t ors were used i n

background shots. Nearby joggersand bicyclists going down the beachtrail cranked their necks in an effortto catch a glimpse of the showsstars and take in the excitingHollywood glamour.

In the Bolsa parking lot weredozens of star trailers, productiontrucks and Hollywood caterers. Thetaping brings much needed moneyto the state, employment to hundredsinvolved in the show and adds a fewhours of glitz to one of our beautiful

beaches, where seagulls, pelicans,least terns and other passersbyusually see just sand and surfersthis time of year. After Bolsa, theshow is heading to Inglewood forfurther shooting.

ChrisMacDonaldOn the road in Surf City

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The Weak That WasAmerica: Home of the Free because of the Brave

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Residents of the Balboa Peninsula looking at the police standoff.

Lights, Camerra, Action on The Bolsa Chica State Beach.

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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon

to help drain the fluid from his lungs.His bed was next to the room's only window.The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end.They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their

involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit

up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the thingshe could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periodswhere his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activityand color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their

model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of everycolor and a fine view of the city skylinecould be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described allthis in exquisite details, the man on theother side of the room would close his eyesand imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by thewindow described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hearthe band - he could see it in his mind's eyeas the gentleman by the window portrayedit with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived tobring water for their baths only to find thelifeless body of the man by the window,who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospitalattendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, theother man asked if he could be moved nextto the window. The nurse was happy tomake the switch, and after making sure hewas comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take hisfirst look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could havecompelled his deceased roommate who

had described such wonderful thingsoutside this window..

The nurse responded that theman was blind and could noteven see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he justwanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue: There istremendous happiness inmaking others happy,

despite our own situations.Shared grief is half the sorrow,

but happiness when shared,is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count allthe things you have that money can't buy.

Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'

Dear Dave:

Im an accountant, so these things need

to be figured out. I know you are getting

ready for Super Bowl (cooking probably),

so I thought I would take the worry out

of your wagering.

With 45 Super Bowls in the books and

four quarters per game, that means there have been 180 quarters

and a total of 360 scores (180 quarters times two teams).

The most common number overall is 0 and especially so inthe first quarter. Although its occurrence declines each quarter

from the first to fourth, the number 0 has come up 99 times

out of 360 possible outcomes (or 27.5 percent). In the first

quarter, it has come up nearly half the time (42 of 90) but

only 13.3 percent of the time in the fourth quarter (12 of 90).

The least common number overall is a three-way tie between

2, 5 and 8, all of which have occurred nine times out of 360

(or 2.5 percent of the time). Of those three, the least common

in the fourth quarter (final score) is the number 8, which has

occurred three times (out of 90) as a final score.

Here are the most common by quarter (number of occurrences

out of 90 in parenthesis):

1st quarter: 0 (42 times)

2nd quarter (halftime): 0 (27)

3rd quarter: 7 (21)

4th quarter (final): 7 (18)

Here are the least common by quarter (number of occurrences

out of 90 in parenthesis):

1st quarter: 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 (tied with 0 times)

2nd quarter (halftime): 5 (1)

3rd quarter: 2, 5 and 8 (tied with 3)

4th quarter (score): 8 (3)

Ok... How did he fair with his statistics

(perhaps predictions).

Super Bowl XLVI is now history...

Here are the Quarter numbers: 9:0, 9:0, 7:5

and 7:1. You be the judge... the 1st quarter

numbers made history. Those numbers were

an anomaly in the statistically history of

the Super Bowl. And, with the misplays,

fumbled balls, almost catches, and some

serious penalty calls ignored...who

knows what those numbers could have

been. OK...play ball...Let the games

begin as baseball season approaches.

Change Your

Thinking

PAST RESULTS OF SUPER BOWL SQUARE

1 0 0 0 0 .0% 1 2 3 3 .3% 4 2 6 6.7% 4 7 11 12.2% 20 5.6%

2 0 0 0 0.0% 0 2 2 2.2% 1 2 2 2.2% 2 2 4 4.4% 9 2.5%

3 13 8 21 23.3% 11 6 17 18.9% 5 6 11 12.2% 4 4 8 8.9% 5 7 15.8%

4 4 3 7 7.8% 4 5 9 10.0% 3 8 11 12.2% 3 8 11 12.2% 38 10.6%

5 0 0 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1.1% 2 1 3 3.3% 3 2 5 5.6% 9 2.5%

6 1 1 2 2 .2% 4 5 9 10.0% 6 3 9 10.0% 3 7 10 11.1% 30 8.3%

7 8 10 18 20.0% 5 12 17 18. 9% 9 12 2 1 23. 3% 13 5 18 20.0% 74 20.6%

8 0 0 0 0.0% 3 0 3 3.3% 2 1 3 3.3% 2 1 3 3.3% 9 2.5%

9 0 0 0 0.0% 2 0 2 2.2% 2 3 5 5.6% 6 2 8 8.9% 15 4.2%

0 19 23 42 46.7% 14 13 27 30.0% 11 7 18 20.0% 5 7 12 13.3% 9 9 27. 5%


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Anthony Watts and George Lawson...are they

blowing hot air or do they think they have aspark of a good idea?

This seems like an eco-dream come true, a car theruns on air developed in India. Ive seen stories on thissince 2008, but have yet to see the car hit market. Nowthe claim is in August 2012.

I dont think youll see IPCC chairman RajendaPachauri driving one of these though, since he has been

prone to booking posh 5 star hotelsuites and wont even drive the elec-tric car he has. And like an elec-tric car, that energy to chargethe air tank with compressedair has to come from some-

place, and that someplace ifyou are connected to thegrid is likely fossil fuels,nuclear, or perhaps hydro.Though, with no fuel

taxes, it might be a hitwith anti-tax crusaders. Witha claimed top speed of60mph and range 185 miles, itshould be enough to overcomethe range anxiety of electric cars,and theres no worry about batteryfires or having to replace the expen-sive battery pack in 2-4 years.Whether it will ever be seen in theUSA will of course depend on itscrash worthiness. And when there is a crash,will it do this?

What is this? Alison Italo AusWill it be the next big thing?Tata Motors of India thinks so.What will the Oil Companies

do to stop it?It is an auto engine that runs on

air. Thats right; air not gas ordiesel or electric but just the airaround us. Take a look.

Tata Motors of India hasscheduled the Air Car to hitIndian streets by August 2012

The Air Car, developed byex-Formula One engineerGuy N. For Luxembourg-basedMDI, uses compressed air to

push its engines pistons and

make the car go.The Air Car, called the MiniCAT could cost around 365,757rupees in India or $8,177 US.

The Mini CAT which is asimple, light urban car, with a tu-

bular chassis, a body of fiberglassthat is glued not welded and

powered by compressed air. AMicroprocessor is used to controlall electrical functions of the car.One tiny radio transmitter sendsinstructions to the lights, turnsignals and every other electricaldevice on the car. Which arenot many.

The four cyclinder compressedair engine

The temperature of the clean airexpelled by the exhaust pipe is

between 0-15 degrees below zero,which makes it suitable for use bythe internal air conditioning sys-tem with no need for gases or lossof power.

There are no keys, just an ac-cess card which can be read bythe car from your pocket. Accord-ing to the designers, it costs lessthan 50 rupees per 100 KM, thatsabout a tenth the cost of a car run-

ning on gas.Its mileage isabout doublet h a tof the mosta d v a n c e delectric car, afactor which makes it a perfect choice for city mo-torists. The car has a top speed of 105 KM per hour or60 mph and would have a range of around 300 km or

185 miles between refuels. Refillingthe car will take place at adapted gas

stations with special air com-pressors. A fill up will onlytake two to three minutesand costs approximately100 rupees and the car willbe ready to go another 300

kilometers.This car can also be

filled at home with itson board compressor.It will take 3-4 hours

to refill the tank, butit can be done while

you sleep.Because there is no combustion

engine, changing the 1 liter ofvegetable oil is only neces-

sary every 50,000 KM or30,000 miles. Due to its

simplicity, there is verylittle maintenance to be done

on this car.This Air Car almost sounds too good to be true. Well

see in August 2012 if it is.

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This is our country hereAnd whenyou have crossed her as many times as I have you will as many ugly thingsabout her as pretty things.

This Is Our County Here,by Woody Guthrie

Politics and sports mix like oil and water.Invariably, when politicians try to capitalizeon the popularity of sports and athletes,they end up making fools of themselves.The reverse can also be true, as TimThomas, the goalie for the Stanley Cup

Champion Boston Bruins, recently provedthrough his one-man boycott!Thomas may be the best at his trade in

the National Hockey League. He has thestats, the trophies and the salary - $5 millionper year to prove it. But when the Bruinsattended a White House ceremony honoringlast years accomplishments, Thomas wasno where to be found.

Rather than join his teammates for thetraditional audience with the President anda tour of the White House, Thomas choseto stay home. In an attempt to justify hisselfish decision to stiff the President whospoke glowingly of Thomas performancebetween the pipes during the BruinsStanleyCup run, despite the goalies absence Thomas posted a rambling political state-ment on his Facebook page.

I believe the Federal government has

grown out of control, threateningthe Rights, Liberties, and Property ofthe People. This is being doneat the Executive, Legislative, andJudicial level. This isin direct opposition tothe Constitution andthe Founding Fathersvision for the Federalgovernment. Because I believe this, today Iexercised my right as aFree Citizen, and didnot visit the WhiteHouse. This was notabout politics or party,as in my opinion bothparties are responsible

for the situation weare in as a country.This was about a choice I had to makeas an individual.

Thomas self- righteous act was anaffront to his teammates, the Bruins organ-ization, the NHL, which is sorely in needof all the positive attention it can muster,and the office of the President. Contrary tohis assertion that his decision was notabout politics or party, in reality it wasabout both. Rather than claiming to be aconstitutional scholar, an expert in the vi-sion of our Founding Fathers, Thomascould have sucked it up and joined histeammates irrespective of his apparent dis-like for the President and big g overnment.

Thomas is correct on one issue. There ismuch to dislike about the operation of ourfederal government as well as both political

parties. Neither has a vision for ourcountry, let alone the skill anddetermination to do what is in the

best interests of all citizens. ButThomas actions were similar tothose of the politicians he rails

against. Rather than work tomake things better, Thomas

took his puck and wenthome, shades of our politicians who, like

the spoiled and coddledchildren they are, pontif-icate, obfuscate, and rep-resent their party, ratherthan work together forthe common good.

Mr. Thomas consider:

this country has givenyou opportunities youwould not have received elsewhere in theworld. That fact should be obvious to you.Only one other player on last years Bruinsteam was a U.S. citizen. The others fromCanada, Czechoslovakia, Germany andFinland all proudlyattended the White Houseceremony.

Publicly, his teammatesand the Bruinsorganizationwere supportive of ThomasWhite House snub. Thereare few secrets in a teamlocker room and the goaliespolitical views and me-firstattitude were commonknowledge. Thomasabsencewas shrugged off as Timmy

being Timmy.

This country was and is based onfreedom of choice. Therefore, I respectThomas right to do and say what hebelieves. Based on his Facebook statement,I trust he also respects my right to disagreewith him.

Because I seen the pretty and I seenthe ugly and it was because I knew the

pretty part that I wanted to change theugly part, because I hated the dirty partthat I knew how to feel the love for thecleaner part.

This Is Our Country Hereby Woody Guthrie

I choose to believe in the words ofWoody Guthrie. This country is far from perfect, but we will never find commonground to improve it by engaging in boy-cotts. Tim, I think those who participate inthe process rather than boycott it are farmore likely to change it. Those who engagethe process and try to change it though anynumber of ways are more likely to su cceed.

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Tim...get involved-don't stay home.

Use your Vote to protest!



The information contained in this column does notnecessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.

Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, andMinor League Baseball team owner. He is an

Assistant Professor of Sport Management andSport Law at Eastern New Mexico University,teaches the Business of Sports at the University ofWyoming, and is a contributing author to the

Business of Sports Network. Jordan can be reachedat [email protected].

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breakout box for details).The event's surf director is Barton

Lynch, who says the AustralianOpen marks a return to the dayswhen big surf competitions used tohappen on city beaches.

"Through the '90s and early 2000sthere was this concept of the dreamtour, where the best surfers in theworld went travelling to the bestwaves in the world, and you didn'tneed crowds on the beaches becauseof the multimedia age we live in.And so the best surfers in the worldstopped going to the city locations

and started going to Tahiti andIndonesia and these far-offdestinations, which all the surferswant to travel to, and it's great towatch them in that, but to seethem in your own waves at yourhome beach, you can really seehow great these surfers are," Lynchsays.

The question, however, iswhether Manly'swaves will begood enoughduring thecompetition.

"Manly isn't a world-class wave but it's a funwave," pro surfer AdrianBuchan says. "Sure, summer'snot the best time for wavesin Sydney but hopefullyMother Nature smiles on us."

Since the crowd is highlyunlikely to see the monsterwaves produced at places suchas Teahupo'o in Tahiti, whereriders are judged on tube-riding skills, Lynch sayssurfers will probably be

judged on their aerial

manoeuvres. "Surfing has evolved tothe point where a lot of surfing isdone in the air, where the wave isused as a ramp, really, to launch intothe air and perform tricks," Lynchsays. Many of these tricks are inspired by skateboarders.

Pro skateboarder Renton Millarsays the influence goes both waysand that people will see somesurf-inspired moves in the skatingcompetitions thanks to the AustralianOpen's use of the Beach Bowl, a3.6-metre high kidney-shaped bowlthat was used in Huntington and will

be transported to Manly."It's a vert bowl event, which is

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Providing safe water formillions of Californians is complex and includes legislation, policies and decisions madelocally, but also in Sacramentoand the nations capitol. As anexample, if water was not regu-lated and managed, we couldpotentially overuse or destroy ourwater supplies and water qualitystandards may not have been es-tablished or monitored. Its hardto believe that it was only 40years ago that the Clean WaterAct was created.

Locally, groundwater and

imported water is distributed bymunicipal water departments andspecial water districts. As aDirector for the Orange County

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groundwater basin undermost of OrangeCounty. The agenciesthat play a critical rolein water supply andwater quality regula-tion for Orange Countyare the Department of

Water Resources, Santa AnaRegional Water Quality ControlBoard and California Departmentof Public Health. There is also atier of agencies and professionalorganizations that drive pol-icy andadvancements in technologyand infrastructure, such asthe Association of CaliforniaWater Agencies (ACWA).

Recently, I was elected toACWA Board of Directorsfor Region 10 (Orange andSan Diego Counties) andwas appointed to the ACWA

State Legislative Committee. TheACWA State Legis lat iveCommittee sets state legislative policy for the Association andmeets 10 times a year. As acommittee member, I reviewwater legislation, participatein taking positions on water-related proposals and providerecommendations on majorstatewide water policy issues onbehalf of Region 10. ACWA wasformed in 1910 and is the largeststatewide coalition of public

water agencies in the country.ACWAs nearly 450 publicagency members collectivelyare responsible for 90 percentof the water delivered tocities, farms and businesses

in California. As such,ACWA has a very powerfulvoice in state water policythat is heard all the wayto the halls of our federalgovernment.

Through this monthlycolumn, my goal is to introduce residents to thecomplex world of watersupplies, and illuminate whyagencies like OCWD and

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Every household that bought a share in the draw-ing takes home at least $130,000, Newser reported.

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Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that

cable and other payTV boxes that sit atop

television sets consume massive amounts ofenergy, in part because they are always on, evenwhen the TV is off?

Sam Winston, Metarie, LA

We hear a lot about how much energy modern dayflat screen TV sets consume, but theinnocuous set-top boxes that drive them,along with their built-in digital videorecorders, may be even more to blame.A recent analysis conducted by theconsulting firm Ecos on behalf of theNatural Resources Defense Council(NRDC) found that the averagenew cable high-definition digitalvideo recorder (HD-DVR)

consumes more than half theenergy of an average newrefrigerator and more than anaverage new flat-panel television.Overall, set-top boxes in the U.S.consume some 27 billion kilowatt-hoursof electricity. This is equal to the annual output ofsix average (500 megawatt) coal-fired power plantsand accounts for the emission of 16 million metrictons of carbon dioxide.

Part of the reason these boxes are such energy hogsis that they typically operate at nearly full power evenduring the two-thirds of the time when they are notactively in use driving TV screens or recording tobuilt-in DVRs. As a nation, we spend $2 billion eachyear to power these boxes when they are not beingactively used, reports NRDC.

To make matters worse, American consumers have

little if any choice about which set-top boxes they getfrom their cable or satellite service providers. Sincethe providers usually own the boxes yet dont have topay consumers electric bills, they have little incentiveto utilize or develop more efficient models. In Europe,Sky Broadcasting is beginning to distribute moreefficient equipment to subscribers there. NRDC isurging the largest pay-TV service providers in theU.S. (Comcast, Time Warner, DirecTV, DishNetwork, Verizon and AT&T) to heed the efficiency

call with their owns e t - t op box andDVR offerings.

Redesigning set-top boxes to power down when notin use is perhaps the biggest opportunity for energysavings. Innovation to reduce power consumptionwhen not in active usesuch as has occurred withmobile phones, which also work on a subscriber basisand require secure connectionsis sorely needed inset-top boxes, counsels NRDC. Also, re-jiggeringcontent delivery systems so that only one mainset-top box sends signals to all the televisions in thehouse (or to lower power thin client boxes) could

also cut down household electric bills and carbonfootprints. The group adds that better designedpay-TV set-top boxes could reduce the energy useof the installed base of boxes by 30 percent to 50percent by 2020.

Last year the U.S. government released new energyefficiency standards for set-top boxes within itsEnergyStar appliance efficiency rating program.While this new specification is a step in the rightdirection, consumers have little knowledge about suchoptions. NRDC urges pay-TV subscribers to requestthat their providers make available set-top boxes andDVRs that meet the newer EnergyStar 4.0 standards.The more of us that request such improvements, thelikelier they are to happen. And the cable or satellite provider that can save customers money whilereducing overall environmental impact may just winover an increasingly large sector of the Americanpeople that actually cares about being green.

For years, Mike Steinberger has bashed the grape, describing it asmaddeningly dull and arguing thatwith all Sauvignon Blanc, all themouth gets is a limp, lemony liquidthat grows progressively more boringwith each sip.In just the past few days, other wine

writers have piled on.In the Wall Street Journal, Jay

McInerney expressed his dismay aboutSauvignon Blanc getting morerecognition than Chenin Blanc in theLoire. Steve Heimoff wrote an extended post on the many reasons he enjoysSauvignon Blanc but his piece readmore like a backhanded compliment:

I admire Sauvignon Blanc more thanI love it. I respect its dryness its acidity,its streamlined minerality, its spiciness,its exotic range of flavors, itspalate-cleansing properties But whenIm in the mood for a cold white wine,its almost never a Sauvignon Blanc thatI grab, but Chardonnay. Thats why theycall Chardonnay a noblevariety, but notSauvignon Blanc.

Eric Asimov has defended the grape onnumerous occasions, but most other winewriters have remained mum.

I just dont get it. Sauvignon Blanc isone of my favorite grapes. Thestreamlined minerality spicinessexotic range of flavors [and] palate-cleansing properties that Heimoff de-scribes are why I love the variety. For me,its much more than admiration.

Like every wine grape, SauvignonBlanc demands the right soil, theappropriate climate, and a skilledwinemaker. When those demandsare met, the grape can produceremarkably delicious, complex wines,capable of expressing terroir andgenerating contemplation.

Ive had two aha moments withSauvignon Blanc.

The first was when I tasted the2008 Chimney Rock Ele-vage Blanc. The wine isstunningly complex, and hasa finish that just wont quit.

This wine can trace itsroots to August of 2001,when Chimney Rocks

owner, Tony Terlato,asked his winemaker ifitd be possible to produce awhite winethat wouldrival the greatwhite wines ofBordeaux, like the Haut-Brion Blanc.Five years later, with the release of its2004 Elevage Blanc, the winery wouldrelease its first attempt.

Chimney Rock isnt the only producermaking rock star Sauvignon Blanc inCalifornia. In Napa, the wines fromGamble Family Vineyards andSpottswoode are stunning. In Sonoma,the Sauvignon Blanc from MerryEdwards is in a league of its own.

My second aha mo-ment with Sauvignon Blancoccurred late last year inLondon, at Cape Wine Eu-rope. While there, I attendeda seminar on the versatilityof Sauvignon Blanc hostedby Duncan Savage of Cape

Point Vineyards.We made it through wines fromsix producers, all from differentparts of South Africa: Cape Point

Vineyards from Cape Point;Hermanuspietersfontein,

in Hermanus,in the Walker

Bay Wine Re-gion; Reyneke in

Stellenbosch;Waterkloof ,from the Schaapen-

berg district of Stellen- bosch; Cape Chamonix

in Franschhoek; andQuoin Rock in the Cape

Agulhas wine district.All these wines had balance,

complexity, and freshness and allexpressed terroir. And Id put any ofthem up against the finest SauvignonBlancs in the world.

This isnt to say that there isnt anawful lot of terrible Sauvignon Blanc inthe world.

In South Africa and France, toomany are excessively green chock-full of over-the-hill asparagus, and

sometimes thin andseemingly alcoholic.

California is sometimesguilty of over-oaking thegrape, which is especiallymoronic because thegrape can hardly handleoak at all.New Zealand and California

are often guilty of picking the grapeway too late. So rather than the beautifulgrass, gooseberries, and passionfruitone expects from Sauvignon Blanc,drinkers are met with overripe tropicalfruits and residual sugar.

One need not spend a tremendousamount of money to find a delectableSauvignon Blanc. From California,Gamble Familys second label MSHCellars can sometimes be found forless than $10, and Eric Asimov haspraised Sterling Vineyards offering. AndNew Zealand offers dozens of simpleSauvignon Blancs for less than $15 (yes,Kim Crawford is on this list).

So what do you think, dear readers?Is Sauvignon Blanc insipid andoverrated, as Mike Steinberger wouldlike us to believe? Or are you as big afan as I am?

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2.This works out to $20,928 profitevery minute!

3.Wal-Mart will sell more fromJanuary 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March17th) than Target sells all year.

4.Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot+ Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco +K-Mart combined.

5.Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million

people, is the world's largest privateemployer, and most speak English.

6.Wal-Mart is the largest company inthe history of the world.

7.Wal-Mart now sells more food thanKroger and Safeway combined, andkeep in mind they did this in onlyfifteen years.

8.During this same period, 31 big su-permarket chains sought bankruptcy.

9.Wal-Mart now sells more food thanany other store in the world.

10.Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores inthe USA of which 1,906 are SuperCenters; this is 1,000 more than ithad five years ago.

11.This year 7.2 billion differentpurchasing experiences will occur at

Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's populationis approximately 6.5 Billion.)

12.90% of all Americans live withinfifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.

You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the groundwork for suggesting that MAYBE weshould hire the guys who run Wal-Martto fix the economy.

This should be read and understood byall Americans Democrats, Republicans,EVERYONE!Dear Most Members of Congress:

Consider...A.The U.S.Postal Service

was established in1775. You have had234 years to get itright and it is broke.

B.Social Security wasestablished in 1935.You have had 74 years toget it right and it is broke.

C.FannieMae was established in1938. You have had 71 years toget it right and it is broke.

D.War on Poverty startedin 1964. You havehad 45 years toget it right; $1trillion of our

money is confiscated each year andtransferred to "the poor" and theyonly want more.

E.Medicare and Medicaid wereestablished in 1965. You have had44 years to get it right and theyare broke.

F.FreddieMac was established in 1970.You have had 39 years to get it rightand it is broke.

G. The Department of Energy wascreated in 1977 to lessen our

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has ballooned to 16,000employees with a budgetof $24 billion a yearand we import more oilthan ever before. Youhad 32 years to get itright and it is an

abysmal failure.It appears that many

failures have in "governmentservice".

Someone please tell mewhat the HELL's wrong with

all the people that runthis country!!!!!!

We're "broke"and can' thelp our own

Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,?

Recently we provided aid toHaiti, Chile, and Turkey. And nowPakistan ......previous home of bin Laden.Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!

Our retired seniors living on a 'fixedincome' receive no aid nor do they getany breaks while our government andreligious organizations pour

Hundreds of Billions of $'s and Tonsof Food to Foreign Countries! We havehundreds of adoptable children whoare shoved aside to make room for the

adoption of foreign orphans .AMERICA: a country where we have

homeless without shelter, children goingto bed hungry, elderly going without'needed' meds, and mentally ill withouttreatment -etc,etc.

YET......................

They have a 'Benefit' for the people ofHaiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planeslining up with food, water, tents, clothes,bedding, doctors and medical supplies.

We give over $500 billion dollars to il-legal aliens every year.

Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT*gave 'US' the same support they give toother countries and illegals. Sad isn't it?

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Achievement in Recyclingand Resource Management(18 units)The Certificate of Achievement

in Recycling and ResourceManagement expands upon theknowledge obtained in theCertificate of Specializationtraining. These courses offer agreater in-depth analysis oftrends and techniques in therecycling and resource manage-ment industry. Courses requirethat the student demonstrate,analyze and design strategies,

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The City of Huntington Beach MarineSafety Division provides lifeguard services forapproximately 3.5 miles of City-operated

beach. The recruitment process has begun in thesearch of qualified Ocean Lifeguard-Recurrentsfor the summer. It is anticipated that up to 36new Ocean Lifeguard-recurrents may beappointed to the summer lifeguard team.

Marine Safety Lieutenants are the leadcoordinators in the testing and training process.In past years, over 100 candidates have

participated in the qualifying test in the coldtemperature waters around the pier. This year,the performance test is scheduled for March 4th.Candidates will be required to demonstrate skillin all three of the following physical events:1,000 yard ocean swim; 500 yard ocean swim(sprint); 1,500 yard run-swim-run.

This is a great summer job for those who possess the skill level needed to successfullyand safely perform the job. For more information,

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Jaymie joined the City of HuntingtonBeach family in June of 2007 as an HRAnalyst. Her background in HR,Payroll, Financial Analysis, andinsurance made her a stellar selectionfor the assignment. During her time

with the City, Jaymie has beeninstrumental in working with staff andexternal clients to achieve success inimproving HR procedures for insur-ance billing, administration of retireebenefits, IT system updates-includingmyCalPERS, COBRA administration,program audits and other routine butvery important tasks associated withHR benefits administration.

Outside of HR, Jaymie is active inthe HB community, having completedthe Huntington Beach PoliceDepartment Citizens Academy, and providing active support for ProjectSelf-Sufficiencys holiday projects.She is also a member of the Citys Com-munity Emergency Response Team.

As an affiliate of the SouthernCalifornia Public ManagementAssociation Human Resources,Jaymie devotes time away from workto her profession as well, serving asSCPMA Secretary, Treasurer, and

Annual Conference Committeemember. In 2010, Jaymie obtaineddesignation as a Certified Professionalin Human Resources through theInternational Public ManagementAssociation Human Resources. Thisaccolade is in addition to her Bachelorsdegree and her MBA from Cal-StateLong Beach.

Jaymies hard work and dedicationto her profession combined withher easygoing demeanor and vastknowledge of benefits, make her astandout amongst her peers. Jaymie isshown with Mayor Hansen, HumanResources Director Michele Warren,family and fellow staff membersfrom the department.

Jaymie Liu receivesMayors Award January 17

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