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November 01, 2015 714.914.9797 [email protected] VOL. 24 NO. 529

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Asteroid To Whiz By-HOPEFULLY

U.S. El Nio Forecast Impacts Us

Highest Paying Home Jobspage 4Newest Plastic Bag Initiativepage 8Walt Disney - A Frenchman?page 14HUGE Mattress Sale...page 17

By Jillian MacMath, Accuweather

Since the first indication that a powerful El Nio wasset to develop, there has been significant specula-tion about what impacts it would have withinthe United States.

El Nio is defined by above-normal sea sur-face temperatures in the eastern and centralequatorial Pacific Ocean.

Occurring every two to five years, ElNio's most significant effects on NorthAmerica occur during the wintertime.

However, the resulting weather variesdepending on where the warm water tem-peratures are centered.

"Confidence continues to grow that thisEl Nio will be one of the stronger ElNios over the past 50 years," accordingto AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett An-derson.

Expected to mimic a similar pattern as thewinter of 1997-1998, this year's El Niocould mean big impacts to California and theeastern half of the United States.

The most likely, and most impactful, scenarioduring this winter is that California will get significantprecipitation in the form of both rain and snow.

"California will be much more active weather-wise this win-

ter than last winter," AccuWeather Meteorologist Ben Noll said.Copious amounts of rain from systems over the same

area, a theme which occurs often during this type ofweather pattern, can lead to problems for Cali-

fornia.Locals may be faced with flooding andmudslides, which could prove devastating

for home and property owners. This willbe especially problematic over recentburn scar areas, where rampant wild-fires have charred millions of acres.

These false-color images providedby NASA satellites compare warm Pa-cific Ocean water temperatures fromthe strong El Nino that brought NorthAmerica large amounts of rainfall in1997, left, and the current El Nino asof Oct. 1, 2015, right. Warmer ocean

water that normally stays in the westernPacific, shown from cooler to warmer as

lighter orange to red to white areas, moveseast along the equator toward the Americas.

Evidence is mounting that the El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon in the Pacific will spawn

a rainy winter in California, potentially easing thestates punishing drought but also bringing the risk of

chaotic storms like those that battered the region in the late

Talk about a spooky Halloween!On October 31st, Asteroid 2015 TB145 is expected to come closer to Earth than any-

thing this size since July 2006.The sizable chunk of rock is flying through space at speeds of over 126,000 km/h

(78,293 mph) right now. Discovered just 10 days ago, the asteroid has caught NASA'sattention, as they describe it as "eccentric" and "cometary in nature."

So what exactly is an asteroid any ways?

Spread the WordAccording to NASA, an asteroid is a relatively small, inactive, rocky body orbiting

the Sun.While these terms may sound alarming, not to worry! Remember that all of this infor-

mation is relative and Armageddon is not around the corner. The asteroid will miss Earthby 1.3 lunar distances, which equals out to about 499,000 km (310,000 miles).

HB: $234,946,260.00 - ConstructionTotal construction valuation for Fiscal Year14/15 (Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2015) fin-ished at $234,946,260; a 9 percent increase over lastFiscal Year 13/14.The increase wasdriven by strong gainsin the single familyhome market segment.Residential new, re-model, and miscella-neous (block walls,reroofs, doors and win-dows) valuation totaled$130,784,604. This valuation included the con-struction of 128 new single family homes in the

city. The years top three commercial permits werefor the Pasea Hotel, tenant im-provements at Pacific

City, and the SeniorCenter in Central Park.In addition, activity atthe Planning and Build-ing Counters was up 14percent over the priorfiscal year. 10,670building permits wereissued, more than36,000 building in-

spections were made, and walk-in customersserved at the planning and building counters ex-ceeded 31,880 customers. It was a busy year!

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The 10 Highest-Paying Home Jobs

Business Insider Jacquelyn Smith, might havebeen working at home when she wrote thispiece..."Working from home isn't for everyone but it definitely has its perks.

There's no commute time, fewer coworker distrac-tions, and, of course, the ability to send emails from thecomfort of your bed.

If this all sounds appealing (and ifyou have the self-discipline to stay fo-cused and productive while workingfrom home), you may want to checkout FlexJobs' latest list of the highest-paying work-from-home jobs.

To compile this list, FlexJobs, anonline service specializing intelecommuting and remote work,looked at postings from its databaseof over 25,000 current job listingsand found the 10 companies offer-ing the highest pay.

"So often, people have the notionthat work-from-home jobs are alllow-skill or low-wage positions,but these jobs help to show thatthere are high-level, professional,and well-paying work-from-home jobs available," says SaraSutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.

"While these jobs are, of course, at the high end of thesalary spectrum, there are many opportunities out therefor work-from-home jobs with competitive salaries thatare very comparable to traditional, in-office salaries."

Here are the 10 highest-paying, according to FlexJobs:

1. CLiniCaL reguLatorY affairS direCtor

Salary range: $150,000 - $151,000

General job description: Pharmaceutical companieshire clinical regulatory affairs professionals to ful-fill a variety of responsibilities related to clinical trials.

Typically, clinical regulatory affairs managers work toplan, prepare, and submit products for market nationallyand internationally. This process can be done from ahome office, and includes authoring regulatory docu-ments for clinical trial applications, assisting with mar-keting documents for new markets, and briefingdocuments, among other things.

Related work-from-home job titles: Regu-latory affairs team

leader, regulatory affairsconsultant, associate director of regulatory affairs

2. SuperviSorY attorneYSalary range: $117,000 - $152,000

General job description: Just like in-office attorneys,telecommuting attorneys provide legal counsel andrepresentation to a variety of clients depending on theirexpertise or focus area. They must be active membersof the Bar in their state of operation, and when not meet-ing clients or in court, they work remotely.

Related work-from-home job titles: Attorney, docu-ment review attorney

3. Senior mediCaLWriter

Salary range: $110,000- $115,000

General job descrip-tion: For a variety ofhealthcare-related compa-nies, including medicalpublishers and pharma-ceutical companies, seniormedical writers are inhigh-demand. Profession-als in this field are respon-sible for reviewingmedical information, writ-ing documents, editingother medical writers' sub-missions, and workingwith senior managementto keep projects on track.A natural fit for remotework, a senior medicalwriter must be able towork independently, butalso as a great team-player, and is required tohave a degree in a scienceor medical discipline.

Related work-from-home job titles: Technicalwriter, principal medicalwriter, medical editor, reg-ulatory medical writer

4. environmentaLengineer

Salary range: up to$110,000

General job descrip-tion: Environmentalengineers are typically re-sponsible for designingand assessing pollution re-duction and preventionapproaches, from equip-ment to processes, andwhen they're not in thefield conducting research,they can sometimes work

from a home office.Related work-from-home job titles: Environmental

engineering technician, natural sciences manager, hy-drologist, civil engineer

5. direCtor of quaLitY improvementSalary range: $100,000 - $175,000

General job description: As part of the operations andtechnical teams at a company, remote quality im-provement directors are responsible for working to de-sign and develop Best Practices related to systemsadministration and data architecture. Keeping in mindquality, safety, and reliability, a director of quality im-provement works with senior management and musthave outstanding leadership skills and knowledge ofcurrent trends in quality improvement and operationalperformance.

Related work-from-home job titles: Quality assurancedirector, senior quality improvement manager

6. Senior SoftWare engineerSalary range: $100,000 - $160,000

General job description: Senior software engineersare typically responsible for developing, designing,and running software programs, overseeing related proj-ects, managing a team of software engineers, trou-bleshooting technical issues, and debugging software.They're usually required to have experience with a vari-ety of programming languages.

Related work-from-home job titles: Senior softwaredeveloper, senior web developer, senior devops devel-oper

7. direCtor of BuSineSS deveLopment Salary range: $100,000 - 150,000

General job description: At-home sales directors areresponsible for managing and growing large salesterritories, and are responsible for revenue growth intheir particular category. Sales directors also design anddevelop programs for lead generation and revenuegrowth for sales teams. They often report to the VP ofsales, and they work closely with internal companystakeholders as well as their clients. When they're notout in the field making sales visits, these professionalswork from their home offices.

Related work-from-home job titles: Marketing direc-tor, sales director, account executive

8. reSearCh BioLogiStSalary range: $93,000 - $157,000

General job description: Research biologists are re-sponsible for studying a particular subject, conduct-ing tests, performing research, and determining resultsand conclusions. For example, a research microbiologistmight study virus host interaction and determine diseaseresistance.

Related work-from-home job titles: Microbiologist,wildlife biologist, research scientist, field scientist

9. audit managerSalary range: $90,000 - $110,000

General job description: Working from home, auditmanagers are responsible for financial and opera-tional audits for companies or clients. The responsibili-ties of this type of role include leading, planning, andexecuting internal audits, and documenting all audit-re-lated information. In addition to performing the audits,audit managers work with stakeholders to understandthe outcomes and impacts of the audit, ensure futurecompliance, and evaluate internal systems, policies, andprocedures.

Related work-from-home job titles: Financial analyst,fiscal officer, controller, financial services senior asso-ciate, senior internal audit associate, financial consult-ant

10. major giftS offiCerSalary range: up to $90,000

General job description: Nonprofit organizations hiremajor gifts officers to cultivate, solicit, and closecurrent and prospective donors for large-sum donations.These remote jobs also require extensive travel, but dur-ing non-travel times, remote major gifts officers workfrom home. In addition to excellent relationship man-agement skills, sales skills, and organizational skills, theability to work independently while furthering the goalsof the organization is critical.

Related work-from-home job titles: Director of majorgifts, director of corporate partnerships, principal giftsofficer, VP of development, director of development,fundraising director."

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5The Weak That WasThere are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.

America: Home of the Free because of the Brave

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We believe and practice being fully involved with the communities we serve. This is essential in building good will, encouraging growth and above all staying connected in our backyard

Far and away the best prize that lifehas to offer is the chance to work hard at

work worth doing. "Theodore RooseveltINSPIRATION

Thought of the DayDeep within a forest a little turtle began toclimb a tree. After hours of effort he

reached the top, jumped into the air wavinghis front legs and crashed to the ground.After recovering, he slowly climbed the tree

again, jumped, and fell to the ground.The tur-tle tried again and again while a couple of birds sit-

ting on a branch watched his sad efforts. Finally, thefemale bird turned to her mate. Dear, she chirped, I

think its time to tell him hes adopted.

Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath.It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other smallanimals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery andsometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It'sraining cats and dogs."

Didnt Know This

CINDERELLA is now 95years old. After a fulfilling life with the

now dead prince, she happilysits upon her rocking chair,watching the world go by fromher front porch, with a catnamed Bob for companion-ship.

One sunny afternoon out ofnowhere, appeared the fairygodmother.

Cinderella said, "Fairy God-mother, what are you doinghere after all these years"? Thefairy godmother replied, " Cin-derella, you have lived an ex-emplary life since I last sawyou. Is there anything forwhich your heart still yearns?"

Cinderella was taken aback,overjoyed, and after somethoughtful consideration, sheuttered her first wish:

"The prince was wonderful,but not much of an investor.

I'm living hand to mouth onmy disability checks, and Iwish I were wealthy beyondcomprehension. Instantly herrocking chair turned into solidgold.

Cinderella said, "Ooh, thankyou, Fairy Godmother"

The fairy godmother replied,"It is the least that I can do.

What do you want for yoursecond wish?" Cinderellalooked down at her frail body,

and said, "I wish I were youngand full of the beauty andyouth I once had."

At once, her wish becamereality, and her beautifulyoung visage returned. Cin-derella felt stirrings inside ofher that had been dormant foryears. And then the fairy god-mother spoke once more:"You have one more wish;what shall it be?"

Cinderella looks over to thefrightened cat in the cornerand says, "I wish for you totransform Bob, my old cat,into a kind and handsomeyoung man."M a g i -c a l l y ,Bob sud-denly un-derwent sofundamental achange in hisbiological make-up that, when he stoodbefore her, he was a manso beautiful the likes of himneither she nor the world hadever seen.

The fairy godmother said,"Congratulations, Cinderella,enjoy your new life." With ablazing shock of bright blueelectricity, the fairy godmotherwas gone as suddenly as sheappeared.

For a few eerie moments,

Bob and Cinderellalooked into eachother's eyes. Cin-derella sat, breath-

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walked overto Cinderella,

who sat transfixed in herrocking chair, & held herclose in his young musculararms. He leaned in close,blowing her golden hairwith his warm breath as hewhispered...

"Bet you're sorry youneutered me."

You might be surprisedby how many popularmovie quotes and popu-lar concepts you're remember-ing just a bit wrong.

'the Wizard of oz' Though most people say

'Looks like we're not in Kansasanymore,' or 'Toto, I don't thinkwe're in Kansas anymore,' thosequotes aren't quite right.Dorothy actually says 'Toto, I'vea feeling we're not in Kansasanymore.'

'the Silence of the Lambs'If you've always thought Han-

nibal Lecter greets Clarice bysaying 'Hello, Clarice,' we'vegot news for you. It's actually'Good evening, Clarice.' Howpolite!

'field of dreams'That whispering voice? It's

not quietly murmuring 'If youbuild it, they will come.'

The correctquote is 'Ifyou build it,

he will come.'

'Snow White and the Sevendwarfs'

The Queen says 'Magic mirroron the wall, who is the fairestone of all?' Most people thinkit's 'Mirror, mirror on the wall' ...and most people are incorrect.

'Wall Street'Though Gordon Gekko defi-

nitely thinks greed is good, hisquote is actually 'Greed, for lackof a better word, is good.'

'the empire Strikes Back'This might blow your mind,

but when Vader reveals his trueidentity to Luke, he does not say'Luke, I am your father.' He ac-tually says 'No, I am your fa-ther.'

How many of these quoteshave you been saying wrong?I'm banning Plastic Bags...no

it was I'm planning GastricTags!

Save Bolsa Chica...no is wasDave, look, a big ass cheetah!

Global or local...many his-heard moments have been lifechanging take for example themost famous, Global Warm-ing... Al Gore actually said...Iwish I could invent a Mobil toi-let warmer.

If our readers have any mem-ory of some other classic mis-speaks ... please send them in...

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Chris MacDonaldOn the road in Surf City

By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist

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The 59th Annual BuenaPark Silverado Days

Draws 64,000 PeopleThe 59th Annual SilveradoDays recently attracted64,000 joyful people atWilliam Peak Park in Buena Park.Organized by The Buena ParkNoon Lions Club, this year's themewas "Let Us Entertain You." Andentertain us they did. Featured

contests included a Car Show,World Amateur and ProfessionalArm Wrestling Championships,Amateur and Professional Horse-shoe Contests, a Pie-Eating Con-test, a Hog Calling Competition, aBaby Contest, a Men's Leg Con-test, a Dog Show, a Chili Cook-off,the Boys and Girls Club PinewoodDerby and much more.

There also were a variety of in-teresting vendor booths such asThe Buena Park Historical Society,Community Services, Police De-partment, 4th District OrangeCounty Supervisor Shawn Nelsonand many others. The yearly tradi-tion raises money for charities,such as those helping the blind,deaf and cancer-stricken. "It'sabout bringing a caring commu-nity together and helping others,"said Mayor Art Brown, who's alsoPresident of the Noon Lion's Club."Generation after generationcomes back--many who first saw itare now grandparents bringingtheir children. They volunteer forit, sell their products at it and havegreat fun here."

Silverado Sam and Former BuenaPark Mayor Don McCay said this ishis favorite event of the year. A for-mer law enforcement officer,McCay has portrayed Sheriff Sil-verado Sam for more than 20 years.Everyone wants their picture takenwith this "live" legend mascot.

Among the tasty food available wasbratwurst at Johnsonville's SausageBig Taste BBQ Grill, which hadvolunteer food-servers, such asteachers, raising funds for feedingneedy students; The Italian-Catholic Federation, that made de-licious pizza and sold rolls donatedby Lucci's Deli in HuntingtonBeach, and others vendors.

The entertainment included Elvisand Willie Nelson Tributes as wellas the exciting Carnival Rides.Bravo to all the volunteers, spon-sors and General Chairpersons,Laura Rodehaver and Pat Don-nelly. If you want to know moreabout the event visit:http://www.silveradodays.com. Ifyou would like to come to a BuenaPark Noon Lions Club Meetingthey are held at The Knott's BerryFarm Resort Hotel (Preston Roomon the top level) at 7675 CrescentAvenue. Meetings are the firstTuesday at 12:15pm and the thirdTuesday at 6:30pm. It's Importantto be Involved in Your City. Youcan make a difference in manyways.

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1990s. In the clearest warning yetthat Southern California could be duefor a deluge, meteorologists said in areport last week that the alreadystrong El Nino has a 95 percentchance of lasting through the winterbefore weakening in the spring.(NASA via AP)

However, it won't all be bad. Cal-ifornia is expected to receive much-needed mountain snow, which isnecessary to fill reservoirs in thespring.

According to AccuWeather Ex-pert Long-Range Forecaster PaulPastelok, the 2015-2016 seasonmay yield triple the amount of snowthan that which fell last year in thecentral and northern mountains.

This will allow locals to breathe asigh of relief since April 1 measure-ments revealed snowpack across theSierra Nevada was at its lowestlevel in 500 years.

"The current deficit is too largefor this winter to end the drought,"according to Noll. "But this wouldcertainly put a dent in it."

On the opposite coast, the North-east and Southeast will also helpbear the brunt of El Nio's effects.

Above-average storminess willgreet cities such as Boston, NewYork City, Philadelphia, Newportand Raleigh, but the million dollarquestion remains: In what form willthe precipitation fall?

The weather pattern threatens to

send chilly air masses into the East-ern U.S., which could result in acorridor of snow from Texas up intothe spine of the Appalachians.

However, the wild card will bewhether the timing of the cold airmatches up with the timing of theprecipitation.

"If so, there could be a few bigstorms that blow our forecasts outof the water," Noll said. "That's arisk right there."

While it's a precarious positionfor the mid-Atlantic and Northeast,there's a good deal of certainty thatthe Great Lakes region will get lesslake-effect snow than usual.

Climatologically, some of the dri-est years on record have occurredduring El Nio years, according toNoll. Less lake-effect snow is typi-cal, especially for the upper lakes.

Farther south, forecasters are con-cerned El Nio will lead to excep-tional storminess.

"These big storms that will bebarreling across the southern Plainsand Southeast often drag fairly im-pressive cold fronts across the GulfCoast," Noll said.

"Once they head into Florida, youcan be talking about explosive thun-derstorms and very heavy rainfall."

Additionally, El Nio may pro-long the drought across the interiorNorthwest and promote milder dayswith less snow across much of thenorthern tier of the country.

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Brandon Turkus sites a report that might not include driving in SoCalat least not in the HB, FV, Westminster markets...in my opinion..."Cars are easier to drive than they've ever been before, but men are still

more likely to be killed behind the wheel than women. That's accordingto the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's analysis of datafrom the 2012 Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Esti-mates System.

More than twice as many men were killed behind the wheel in 2012 23,808 men were killed, compared to 9,733 women due in part to thefact that they cover more miles each year. On top of that, men are morelikely to drive drunk, with nearly a quarter of fatal male crashes involvinga driver with a blood-alcohol content above 0.08 compared to about 15percent of women.

It's not all good for women, though. Aside from age groups from fiveto nine and over 74, females have a higher injury rate than men, with 768injury crashes for every 100,000 female drivers.

Still, as Vox points out, fatality and injury rates are declining steadily,even though the difference in male/female fatalities remains the same.

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The information contained in this column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.

By Jon Fleischman

For many years, themost extreme ele-ments of the envi-ronmental movementpursued a statewide ban onplastic grocery bags inCalifornia. Every timethey would do this, despite

the overwhelming liberal majorities in the statelegislature, their efforts would fail.

Over and over the arguments on the junk-sci-ence behind defaming the bags, the negative eco-nomic impacts of a ban, and the impressivepolitical coalition opposing the ban combined tokill the effort.

Until last year, that is, when something hap-pened.

The California Grocers Association (CGA),

which had been a key member of the coalitionstopping the ban from passing for many years,threw its full weight behind SB 270, which addedto the statewide ban on standard plastic grocerybags a ten-cent "fee" (read: TAX) on each paperbag and thicker plastic bag provided to customers.The profits from those fees will go to-you guessedit-the grocers.

To put it bluntly, the greed of the grocers couldnot resist the idea of a windfall that would seethem gaining brand new tax-free profits that couldapproach a half-billion dollars annually.

The legislation, backed by the CGA, passed outof the legislature and was signed by GovernorJerry Brown. However, the American ProgressiveBag Alliance immediately set about the task ofcollecting over 800,000 signatures to refer SB270 to the voters. The State Constitution providesthat if enough voters sign petitions, they can halta newly-enacted law, and then that law has to ap-pear before voters on the next general electionballot. If voters approve it, the law goes into ef-fect. If they reject it, the law is repealed. SB 270,the statewide plastic bag ban combined with theten-cent per paper/thicker plastic bag tax, will beup before voters next November.

No doubt grocers have been salivating over theopportunity to reap hundreds of millions of dol-lars of profits from their unholy alliance with ex-treme environmentalists.

Except that there is now a very real possibilitythat they will never see the anticipated 30 piecesof silver which they covet-in fact it's very possibletheir greed might cost them big bucks instead.

This is where things get a little more compli-cated, but I'm counting on you to stick with meas I talk about a brand new development that thegreedy grocers could not have seen coming.

A couple of weeks ago the American Progres-

sive Bag Alliance, the same group that spent sev-eral million dollars gathering signatures for thereferendum on SB 270, filed a petition to placeyet another ballot measure before voters, entitledthe Environmental Tax Protection Act. If passedby the voters, it would require that the ten-centpaper/thicker plastic bag tax collected under SB270 be redirected to an environmental purpose.

Specifically, this new measure would requirethat those hundreds of millions of taxes be de-posited into a state Environmental and Enhance-ment Fund that is administered by the StateWildlife Conservation Board. These funds wouldthen be available for legitimate environmentalgrants (e.g., drought mitigation projects, recy-cling).

It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or a sophisti-cated political analyst, to figure that the public, ifforced to pay a tax at grocery stores, would far

more prefer that the money go to a public benefitthan simply to profit major grocery chains. Espe-cially when they learn during next fall's campaignthe self-dealing role that the California GrocersAssociation actually played in the process.

Based on the timeline involved with the quali-fication of a ballot measure, the American Pro-gressive Bag Alliance will be able to startgathering signatures for this new measure in earlyDecember, which will afford them more thanenough time to gather the necessary signatures toplace this measure on the November ballot.

That leaves the members of the California Gro-cers Association in quite the conundrum. Beforethis new twist their path was clear: shell out tensof millions of dollars to help pass SB 270 at theballot. A great investment given the huge, perma-nent financial windfall for their members.

But now you have to wonder if the play for thegrocers might actually be to spend big bucks todefeat SB 270 at the ballot box. Not only wouldthe new ballot measure divert their windfall to apublic environmental purpose, but it is actuallythe case that paper and thicker plastic bags costthe store more than traditional plastic bags, sogrocers would be forced either to jack up theoverall price of goods just to cover that cost, ortake a significant financial loss. A loss that couldeven further impact the already troubled Safeway-Albertson's IPO delayed earlier this week.

For those of us who watched the CaliforniaGrocers Association "turn" on the customers ofall of their stores, and who enjoy the convenienceof plastic bags, there is a de-licious irony in this turn ofevents.This column originally ap-

peared on Breitbart.com/Cal-ifornia.

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Stars Who Fell Off Your RadarBOBBY GENTRY

Her haunting "Ode to Billy Joe" soared to No. 1 in July 1967, edging out the Beatles'"All You Need Is Love." Bobby Gentry, who studied philosophy at UCLA, latersettled in Los Angeles, where she has avoided the public eye for more than threedecades. In July, she celebrated her 70th birthdayand we're still waiting for Gentryto tell us exactly what the young couple in her song threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge.

They keep a lower profile these days and you may associatethem with another time, but ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on

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PROFOUND HISTORIC PHOTOSThese mind-blowing photos, in both black and

white and color, portray profound moments fromrecent history. Each photo reveals a snapshot ofa time gone by. Some of the photos show instantsthat shook the world. Other photos reveal ordi-nary moments that open a window for one topeek through into the past.

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The State ofAmerican Savings

Accounts at a Glance

Brian Patrick Byrne of AOL makes a deposit inthe world of shocking Savings..."Sixty-twopercent of Americans have less than $1,000 ina savings account.

Just 29 percent have a savings account balance ofover $1,000, and another 28 percent admit they haveno savings at all, according to a survey of 5,006Americans.

One in five people simply do not have a savings ac-count, but of the ones who do, the most common bal-ance exceeds $10,000, at 14 percent, followed by 5percent who have saved between $5,000 and $9,999,9.9 percent who have saved $1,000 to $4,999, and 13percent who have less than $1,000 in savings.

Women are more likely than men to save a smalleramount of money, selecting the answers "less than$1,000 or "just the minimum balance requirement"more often than their male counterparts. Similar num-bers of men and women report savings balances of$1,000 up to $9,999, but nearly 60 percent more menthan women report a savings balance over $10,000(16.4 percent to 10.4 percent, respectively)."

No More Tipping?

Sierra Tishgart -Grubb Street sets a tablefor us that begs the question..."If anyonecan successfully abolish the hospitalityindustry's long tradition of tipping and trans-form the financial future of restaurants, it'sDanny Meyer. In an interview with Eater'sRyan Sutton, Meyer outlines hisplan to eliminatetipping at everysingle one of hisUnion Square Hos-pitality concepts,over the course ofone year, and raisehis menu prices aspart of a system thathe's calling "hospital-ity included."

The first restaurantto implement thechange will be theModern: The cost of

each dish will go up30 to 35 percent (toaccount for whatMeyer calls a "laborof wrong"), there willbe a note on the menuabout the new policy,and, unlike Per Se,there will be no spacefor guests to write in additional tips. Andsince adding a "service charge" has trippedup restaurateurs Keller got slapped witha $500,000 fine "hospitality included"will benefit every single staffer employedby his company. It will allow Meyer toproperly pay low-earning cooks, whowon't benefit much at all by New York's in-crease of the minimum wage.

The new starting salaries for Meyer's em-ployees are as follows: At least $11 per hourfor back-of-the-house staffers, $14 per hourfor cooks, $9 per hour for dining-room staff

and, writes Sutton, "all staffers who arecurrently tipped will see their base incomefortified by a revenue share program." Even-tually, salaried employees will receivemore money, too, and

overall, pay-ment will better reflect merit and

seniority.Meyer realizes that, psychologically, diners

might feel stripped of their sense of autonomy.He muses that, down the road, there will besome kind of online-feedback system that willallow customers to praise, or bemoan, an ex-perience more effectively. (Nick Kokonasshould take note.)

"Fundamentally, the cost of going out to afine-dining restaurant is false," Meyer says. "Ifeel that the prices on menus, for a restaurantthat's really trying to offer good value, don'taccurately express the true picture of what itcosts for the people to make that happen."

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Ill Have a Mocha, Frappe, Decaf Latte-!They must have been working late one night, The DailyMeal Staff...calling all BARISTA'S..."How do you takeyour coffee? This may seem like a simple question, butthe answer has more meaning behind it than you realize.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Themain reason may be because of the taste, but everyone takestheir coffee differently. This gives it the ability to be enjoyedby all sorts of people, resulting in different orders gaining theirown reputation. Long story short: Theres a lot of things yourcoffee order says about you.

Take your coffee black? Your barista might be scared of you.Fluff it up with toppings and whipped cream? Starbucks goldmembers are thinking youre a rookie.

Heres what your coffee order says about you.

BLaCk or With nothing added

You dont mess around. The reason people add cream orsugar to their coffee is because they cant handle its dark,strong, and bitter taste. Because of this, black coffee has ob-tained a stereotype that its consumed by fast-paced people inthe work force, looking for their next caffeine fix. So, whosthe stereotypical drinker of a black coffee? The New Yorker.

LatteS

The latte drinker falls somewhere between the seriouscoffee drinkers and the amateur. They have the abilityto enjoy a drink that tastes like coffee or actually resemblessomething like it, but, they still need a little milk added totake the edge off. Latte drinkers know their balance, butthat comes with a price. Theres a reason theyre called alatte: They cost a latte. (Too much?)

moCha, frappe, or other deSSert drinkS

One word: amateur. This drink order is the polar oppo-site of a black coffee, giving it the opposite stereotype.If you walk into a Starbucks and order a Carmel Mochawith extra caramel, you might as well take a trip down thestreet to your local diner and order a milkshake. Take amoment, think about your order, and answer this question:Does it resemble a milkshake in any way, shape, or form?In the answer is yes, stick to the dessert menu."

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Play the game right. Respect the game.Dont show up your opponent. These areamong the Unwritten Rules of baseball thatare handed down from one

generation of ballplayers to the next. But what, specifically,do they mean?

In the seventh inning of the fifth game of the best-of-fiveAmerican League Division Series against the Texas Rangers,Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista crushed a three-run homer off Sam Dyson. The blast propelled Toronto to theLeague Championship Series for the first time in 22 years.

After his titanic shot, Bautista emphatically flipped or moreaccurately, heaved - his bat in the air before embarking on amostly restrained tour of the bases. Baseball traditionalistscringed. Bautista was vilified for violating baseballs Unwrit-ten Rules, although exactly which one was a matter of somedebate. Did the bat flip disrespect the game? Show up the op-ponent?

Neither, according to Bautista. After I hit the ball, I dontreally remember a whole lot about what happened until I kindacame back to the dugout. I wasnt doing anything to disrespectthe game or the opponent, he said. I didnt plan it. Im notgonna apologizeI enjoyed it.

And why shouldnt he, especially given the circumstances? Why should a spon-taneous celebration by a player be taboo? After all, we arent talking about a fu-neral, but a game. Not surprisingly, Dyson didnt agree. "Jose needs to calm thatdown, just kind of respect the game a little more," Dyson said after the game."Hes a huge role model for the younger generation thats coming up playing thisgame, and I mean hes doing stuff that kids do in Wiffle ball games and backyardbaseball. It shouldnt be done."

Not only are kids doing that stuff in the backyard, they see athletes in othersports the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLS, among others - doing it on television. Play-ers in those sports are allowed to cultivate their own style, which creates fans of

the player and the league. MLB has seen how other leagues allow, nee encourage,players to express themselves and didnt hesitate to take advantage of the moment,using its official twitter account to publicize Bautistas bat flip.

Self-expression in MLBhas historically been con-sidered unprofessional,not part of the culture ofthe game. When JackieRobinson integrated thegame, bringing with himthe unique base-runningstyle that was prevalent inthe Negro Leagues, tradi-tionalists were offended.Today, MLB clubhousesinclude more players fromLatin America and evenAsia, where bat flips andother forms of celebra-tions are, well, celebrated.

Both benches emptiedafter Bautistas antics, an

indication of the divergent opinions on celebrations in the game. But solemnityin baseball should not be de rigueur. Players should be free to exhibit raw emotion,just as fans do. Bautistas bat flip was awesome!

The information contained in this column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Local News.

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In honor of the anniversary of one of Walt Disney's greatest accomplish-ments, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, we thought we'd sharea few interesting facts about the elusive man that brought us the happiestplace on earth.

For a man who defined the childhoods of generations across the globe,Walt Disney led a relatively secretive existence. Even to this day, basic de-tails of his quotidian life remain shrouded in mystery. So, to commemoratethe man who inspired millions, we've compiled a list of the most interestingthings you may not know about the man, the myth: Walt Disney.

1. disney is frenchThough his parents were Irish-Canadian immigrants, his heritage is

deeply French. Disney was a descendant of Robert d'Isigny, a Frenchmanwho came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. "Disney" wasan anglicization of the more musical "d'Isigny." The swarthy Disney evenbears a resemblance to the Norman king.

2. he Was obsessed With trainsDuring part of his childhood, Disney's family lived in Marceline, Mis-

souri, a small farm town that served as a stopover for the Atchison, Topekaand Santa Fe Railway. Apart from developing an interest in sketching farmanimals, Disney enjoyed killing time putting his ear to train rails to listenfor oncoming locomotives.

In 1949, he purchased a large compound at 355 N. Carolwood Drive inLos Angeles' Holmby Hills neighborhood. In what is probably the mostelaborate midlife crisis to date, Disney installed a one-eighth-sized steamtrain and half mile of tracks on the property. The route looped around theperimeter of the house and was named theCarolwood Pacific Railroad.

Disney would spend hours taking hisdaughters' friends on countless rides onthe rail. He built a large garage to housethe steam train, which also served as hispersonal workroom. Those rides on theCPR were some of the early inspirationsfor Disneyland.

3. everyone thought Snow WhiteWould Be a failure

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs wasDisney's first full-length feature film.When industry chiefs learned of his plansto produce a feature, they scoffed at theostensibly absurd idea, donning it "Dis-ney's Folly." The project went into fullproduction in 1934, and continued till1937, when it ran out of money. Disneywas forced to screen a rough cut of thefilm to potential investors to ensure fund-ing.

Released in 1937 by RKO Radio Pic-tures, Snow White became the most suc-cessful movie of the year, earning $8million on its initial release (just over$130 million in today's figures).

4. he Was a SmokerMondadori via Getty Images(Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty

Images)Though he never allowed himself to smoke in front of children and was

rarely photographed indulging, Disney was a lifelong toker. His nicotinevice probably led to his death at age 65 from lung cancer.

5. during WWii, disney produced anti-german propaganda moviesIn 1943, Disney released Der Fuehrer's Face, an animated short starring

one of the company's brightest stars, Donald Duck, as a disgruntled factoryworker in Nazi Germany. One in a series of anti-German propaganda proj-ects, the cartoon also was designed to sell war bonds. The short receivedan Academy Award and became noted for its original title song.

6. disney Was a right-WingerDisney was a founding member of the right-wing, anti-communist group

the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of AmericanIdeals. The group was seminal in the formation of the Holly-wood blacklist. In 1947, at the height of the Red Scare, Disneytestified before the House Un-American Activities Committee,during which he named several animators and producers asactive communists. Sounds like the century's most belovedchildhood icon was closer to Roger Ailes than Mister Rogers.

7. people Were Supposed to Live at epCotWhile planning the East Coast version of his successful

L.A.-based theme park, Disney envisioned the construction ofa futuristic town for the park's workers and family. He namedhis planned city Experimental Prototype Community of To-morrow. Though he died before its opening, his brother RoyDisney made sure to fulfill his vision of EPCOT as a livingworld's fair.

8. his head Wasnot Cryogenicallyfrozen

Contrary to popularbelief, the mediamogul's head was notsevered from hiscorpse, cryogenicallyfrozen, and storedunder the Pirates ofthe Caribbean ride atDisneyland. Accord-ing to his wishes, Dis-ney was cremated,and his ashes were in-terred at Forest LawnMemorial Park inGlendale, California.The icy rumors aretraced back to a cabalof Disney animators

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HOME PRICES Resale Homes 4.9%, Resale Condos 7.5% and New Home Sales 7.4% All totaled, OC home values are up 5.9% versus last year

SALES VOLUME Resale Homes 12.5%, Resale Condos 17.0% and New Home Sales -8.3% All totaled, OC sales volume is up 11.6% versus last year

INTEREST RATES 30 year fixed Mortgage rate is currently 3.82%, up slightly versus one week ago 15 year fixed rate is 3.03%, up versus one week ago Average Home Payment is $2,867.72 up from $2,747.44 a year ago ARMs represent 15.7% of all mortgages, down from 19.9% versus last year The 10 year ARMs seems to be the hot lender product of choice Nationwide, 10.1% of mortgage homes are underwater Only 3% of OC mortgaged homes are underwater Interest only mortgages are back but with caution

FACTS>Median OC home price is $615,000 up from $581,000 a year ago >Median OC home sales are only 4.8% off 2007 peak of $645,000 >OC Median home prices are 3.1 times the nationwide average! >Real Estate in OC accounts for 1 of every 4 new jobs >There are now 38,900 Real Estate Agents in OC (lots of competition) >Home sales volume is up at 3,368 versus 3,121 versus one year ago >Inventory is at 6,729 down from 7,040 just one month ago >$1,000,000 plus homes represent 32.6% of all OC listings >Average Days on Market 2.83 months (84 days) >Pocket listings on the rise nationally, going mainstream? >Medium income to afford a typical OC home is $141,000 >Medium income to afford a typical OC rental is $66,000 >Median OC household income is $75,400 >Median price per square foot is $362.25, thats $2.25 higher versus last year

TRENDS Short Sales/Foreclosures; 185, down from 220 versus two weeks ago Home ownership nationwide at its lowest point in 19 years (63.4%) Home ownership in LA/OC at 47.2% thru 3rd Quarter 2015 Highest price increase; Santa Ana, 92701, 125.0% versus last year (WOW) 2nd Highest price increase; Irvine, 92602, 67.1% versus last year 3rd Highest price increase; Newport Coast, 92657, 63.1%, versus last year Largest price decrease: Newport Beach, 92662, -34.0% versus last year

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Letters: Muslims Helping Muslims?

With respect to your cartoons [Opinion, Sept. 6] about Europeanspassing the buck on migrants, I would like to draw attention torich Muslim countries that are doing the same or worse by ignor-ing the refugee crisis.While we watch the misery of refugees going to Europe, and human traf-

fickers profiting off that misery, why are we not asking our allies therich Arab gulf states to accept refugees and fund their well-being ratherthan funding the terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq that are causing thismass exodus from those countries?Why isnt the United Nations demanding the rich Arab countries take

care of fellow Arabs in need? Doesnt the Quran ask fellow Muslims to takecare of the poor and the needy? Why are the Muslims in America, Europeand elsewhere not asking the rich Arab countries to take care of therefugees? The silence is deafening.

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After four years of drought, wehave hope for some relief.Theres an approximately 95

percent chance that astrong El Nio will

continue throughwinter 2015-16, po-tentially bringingheavy rain to South-ern California, ac-cording to theClimate PredictionCenter (CPC).

The Orange County Water District(OCWD; the District) has done an ex-cellent job as steward of our groundwa-ter supply, navigating us through somerecent tough times. The basin providesabout 2/3 of the water for 2.4 millionpeople in north and central OrangeCounty. Its available storage area is cur-rently only 24 percent fullstill withinnormal levels but the basin needs to berefilled. OCWD is preparing to captureas much stormwater as possible fromthe Santa Ana River (SAR) to help off-set the depletion of the groundwaterbasin.

One of the Districts original direc-tives when it was created in 1933 wasto protect Orange Countys water rightsof Santa Ana River flows. OCWDsmanagement of SAR water begins farupstream in the San Bernardino Moun-tains and an area behind Prado Dam inRiverside County. That region behind Prado Dam is keyto catching and holding as much stormwater as possibleand the District has partners who will help it do so.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) isresponsible for providing flood risk management on theSanta Ana River and owns and operates the Prado Dam.

The Corps and OCWD have been working together formany years on water conservation programs to condition-ally store stormwater behind the dam.

Based on a Memorandum of Agreement, the Corps tem-porarily impounds water behind Prado Dam to specificwater surface elevations. From September to February, theCorps will store water to elevation 498 feet (up to 3 billiongallons), and to elevation 505 feet (up to 7 billion gallons)the remainder of the year.

In recent years, OCWD has been working even moreclosely with the Corps to increase these water surface el-evations so that additional stormwater can be captured atPrado Dam and recharged into the Orange County

Groundwater Basin. OCWD is planning to utilize an ad-ditional 10,000 acre-feet of storage capacity at Prado Dam

for this winter, andsuccessive winters.This will help OrangeCounty recover from thedrought if above average rainfall doesindeed occur.

During the flood season, OCWD and staff in the Corps'Reservoir Regulation section, collaborate, sometimes ona daily basis. They coordinate releases from the dam atrates consistent with the primary purpose of the dam forflood risk management, but which also allow OCWD todivert the supply into recharge facilities downstream.OCWD uses inflatable rubber dams to divert the waterinto our recharge facilities. Slow and steady storms areoptimal for capture and release.

OCWD is currently supporting legislation (S. 1894) toupdate the Corps weather forecastingmanuals to improve dam reservoir op-erations and a bill (H.R. 813) thatwould aid in storing additional water at

Prado Dam through modernizing weather and runoff fore-casting.

You might be interested in reviewing the November 6WACO (Water Advisory Committee of Orange County)meeting that discussed this very topic. You can access itat www.youtube.com/orangecountywater.

One El Nio will not completely solve the problemsproduced by a four-year drought and the increased needsfor water as populations and businesses grow.

OCWD has recharged and maintained the groundwaterbasin at safe levels while more than doubling the basinsannual yield over more than 80 years. The Corps opera-tion of Prado Dam provides significant water supply ben-efits to Orange County. Its current collaboration with theDistrict to capture additional stormwater will substantiallyaid OCWD in maintaining basin balance over the longterm.

Capturing El NioStormwater

Cathy Green was elected to OCWD in November 2010. She served two terms on the Huntington BeachCity Council and was Mayor twice. Huntington Beach has been home to the Green Family over 41 years

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Nate Steck, President and CEO of Nate's Food Co. has announcedthat Southridge, an Institutional investor, has entered into an EquityPurchase Agreement with Nate's Food Co. (NHMD)

Southridge is dedicated to helping clients achieve their intendedgoals.

Nate's Food Co. owns and Operates Nate's Homemade. Nate'sHomemade is a food manufacturing and product development com-pany with corporate offices in Huntington Beach, California. TheirProduct Development, Food Science Divisions, and their productionfacilities are based in Fairfield, California. They deliver delicious, pre-mixed and ready-to-cook batter in a can that makes light and airy pan-cakes and waffles. With no preparation or cleanup required, theirproducts make breakfast easier and more fun for the entire family toenjoy together. For more information on the company, please visittheir website http://www.nateshomemade.com.

about SouthridgeSouthridge is a diversified financial holding company specializing

in direct investment and advisory services to small and middle marketcompanies. Since 1996 the structured finance team has made directinvestment of over $1.7b into growth companies globally. Our ex-pertise lies in our ability to customize a financing plan for the prospec-tive client and then execute on that plan without fail.

Australian Gun Law Update:Here's a thought towarm some of yourhearts.... From: EdChenel, A police officer inAustralia...

Hi Yanks, I thought you allwould like to see the real fig-ures from Down Under.

It has now been 12 monthssince gun owners in Australiawere forced by a new law tosurrender 640,381 personalfirearms to be destroyed byour own government, a pro-gram costing Australia tax-payers more than $500million dollars.

the first year results arenow in:

Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;

australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the hands of honest citi-

zens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abid-ing citizens. Take note Americans, before it's too late! Will you be one of thesheep to turn yours in?

AUSTRALIA : MORE VIOLENT CRIME DESPITE GUN BAN

There is no such thing as gun con-trol. It is people that you're trying tocontrol. A gun is an inanimate object!

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Who says mothers aren't powerful?Esther Carlstone (mom.me) tells us about: AMY CHENEY BEACH

Amy Cheney Beach (1867-1944) was Americas first internationally cele-brated female composer. Born in Henniker, New Hampshire, Beachs workwas performed by Americas most prestigious orchestras and singers. Beachcomposed in several genres. Her known work includes a Mass, a symphony,a piano concerto, chamber ensembles, piano and music for single voice andmixed chorus; she composed more than thirty works for womens chorus.After being out of favor for a time,

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