The Local News – January 01, 2011

While it was not the shocker in comparison to the list of obits of 2009 (MJ, Swayze), 2010 was still akiller year when it came to losing some beloved stars to the theatre in the sky. As usual, there were olderactors, musicians, artists and Hollywood luminaries whose time had simply come — and many will

miss the likes of Barbara Billingsley, Tony Curtis and Leslie Nielsen. However, there were some shockers, likethe sudden fall of two child icons, Gary Coleman and Corey Haim, along with out-of-nowhere heartbreakers likeDixie Carter and two-thirds of the revered Redgrave family.

The best and worst ofanything conjures upemotions. This year

on the little screen a halfcentury of viewers also

have mixed feelingabout 'As The World

Turns.' ...the soap... end-ing. First CBS canceled

'Guiding Light' in 2009 after 57years and then they canceled 'As The

World Turns' after 54 years. What couldbe next...Jay Leno...again!

On the other hand Whole Food openstheir first store in Huntington Beach, but

the proposed Senior Center was delayed ayear because of local politics.

A few departures from 2010 that some will miss(some more than others) include: Air America, BobGuccione, founder of Penthouse, the Magazine,Liz Claiborne outlets ...All 87 Liz Claiborne outletstores are scheduled to close by early 2011. Thenow retired...Pontiac, Mercury and Hummer andU.S. News and World Report bite the dust as a paper product...who knows what the digital version could be.

But then again, can you believe after a decade or more of sheer rejection Huntington Beach, California will have its own Costco, tire center,gas station all at Bella Terra Mall...but we lost Circuit City.

Some of the more Dumbest moments in business2010 included: Steve Jobs to iPhone 4 users:You're holding it wrong...and NBC cutsConan...who woodda thought, or Tony Haywardof BP just wants his life back -what about the restof us Tony? And, Harlem's longest-serving congressional representative, Charles Rangelhas had a disastrous 2010.

But we have a beautiful Strand Developmentalmost completely leased up, the promiseof ample drinking water comingfrom our own Ocean, the re-energizing of Pacific City allcombine to make 2011 lookpretty good.

Most of our fire rings are back,but the price of annual parkingpasses are up. Measure "O" did not pass butwe now have our first City Manager vs. City

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DJM Capital Partners recently celebratedthe demolition of one of the city'sicons...the Montgomery Wards Building

at the former Huntington Beach Mall (circa1965). Today Bella Terra Mall shines in a longtime tarnished 30+ acre retail site. With the remaining dust pile comes the promise of boththe City's first Costco and DJM's long awaitedThe Village at Bella Terra...the final (residential)

component to the impressive retail / commer-cial site. Out with the Old - in with the New.Almost biblically, the dozers pulverized theMonkey Ward's building in a light mist calledupon to subdue the dust cloud that would haveotherwise happened. The rains seem to bewashing away the remains of a long over dueremake of the largest retail site in our 23+square mile community.

Teena Marie:Born: 1956-03-05,Died: 2010-12-27An American singer-songwriter nick-named Lady Tee, considered an R&Blegend who proclaimed herself as the

“Ivory Queen of Soul” because she was one of the firstsuccessful white performers of that genre of music.

Steve Landesberg: Born: 1945-11-23, Died: 2010-12-20An American actor who is known for his role on the seven season spanning sit-com Barney Miller. He enjoyed a long

lasting, prolific career career. Blake Edwards: Born: 1922-07-26, Died: 2010-12-15He was a highly touted American filmwriter, and director. His most famousworks include Breakfast at Tiffany’s and

The Pink Panther series. Richard Holbrooke:Born: 1941-04-24, Died: 2010-12-13He was possibly one of the most impor-tant US diplomats in the past 20 years.He was assigned as a special adviser for

both Pakistan and Afghanistan, by President Obama.Elizabeth Edwards:Born: 1949-07-03, Died: 2010-12-07She was many things throughout her life.An attorney, a best-selling author, and wifeto a US Senator. Her battle with breast can-

cer led Edwards to champion the cause, and she becameknown as a major inspiration to women around the world.

Don Meredith:Born: 1938-04-10, Died: 2010-12-05He was a famous member of the NFL,who is uniquely regarded as both a greatplayer and a great commentator. He led

the Dallas Cowboys to two consecutive NFL Champi-onship games in 1966 and 1967.

Leslie Nielsen:Born: 1926-02-11, Died: 2010-11-28He’s an iconic Canadian-American actorappeared in over 100 films, 1,500 televi-sion programs, and portrayed over 220

characters during his career. Dino De Laurentiis:Born: 1919-08-8, Died: 2010-11-10Dino De Laurentiis is a renowned producer in both Italy, and America. Heis responsible for producing over 160

movies in his career. Many of them classic, with a fewbeing cult classics.

Jill Clayburgh:Born: 1944-04-30, Died: 2010-11-05She was a two time Academy Awardwinning actress who is most notable forstarring in leading roles with powerful

female leads. The daughter of a mother and father whowere both involved in the entertainment industry.

George “Sparky” Anderson:Born: 1934-02-22, Died: 2010-11-04He lived up to his nickname by beingknown as one of the more energetic, andlively personalities in baseball. He man-

aged 2 different teams to 3 World Series victories, andis #6 on the all wins list.

Andy Irons:Born: 1978-07-24, Died: 2010-11-02He was a world renowned professionalsurfer. In total, He earned three worldchampionships, three Quiksilver Pro

France titles, and two Rip Curl Pro Search titles.Charlie O’Donnell:Born: 1932-08-12, Died: 2010-11-01The famous announcer has been a part ofsome of the most famous game shows inentertainment. Including Card Sharks,

Joker’s Wild, and Wheel of Fortune.

Winners and Losers, Upsand Downs

Out with the Old In with the New

Fewer Stars in Hollywood -morein the heavens or nearby...

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Bye Bye Mervyns...Hello Costco

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I am sure for most second generation Italian American children who grew up inthe 30s, 40's, 50's & 60's there was a defi-nite distinction between us and them. Wewere Italians, everybody else, the Irish, theGermans, the Polish, they were Americans.

I was well into adulthood before I realized I was an "American". I had beenborn American and lived here all my life,but Americans were people who ate peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches on mushy whitebread. I had no animosity towards them, it'sjust I thought ours was the better way withour bread man, egg man, vegetable man,the chicken man, to name a few of the ped-dlers who came to our neighborhoods. We

knew them, they knew us.

Americans went to the A&P. It amazedme that some friends and classmates onThanksgiving and Christmas ate onlyturkey with stuffing, potatoes, and cranberry sauce. We had turkey, but onlyafter antipasto, soup, lasagna, meatballs andsalad and, of course, Italian pastries!

In case someone came in who didn't liketurkey, we also had a roast of beef. Soon afterwe were eating fruits, nuts, pastries and homemade cookies sprinkled with little colored things. This is where you learned toeat a seven course meal between noon andfour PM, how to handle hot chestnuts and putpeaches in wine. Italians live a romance withfood. Sundays we would wake up to the smellof garlic and onions frying in olive oil. We always had macaroni and sauce.

Sunday would not be Sunday withoutgoing to mass. Of course you couldn't eatbefore mass because you had to fast before

receiving communion. We knew whenwe got home we'd find meatballs frying, and nothing tasted better than newly cooked meatballs withcrisp bread dipped into a pot of hotgravy (not sauce).

Another difference between themand us was we had gardens. Not just

with flowers, but tomatoes, peppers,

basil, lettuce and 'cucuzza'. Everybody hada grapevine and fig tree. In the fall we drankhomemade wine arguing over who madethe best. Those gardens thrived because wehad something our American friends didn'tseem to have. We had Grandparents.

It's not that they didn't have grandparents.It's just they didn't live in the same house orstreet. We ate with our grandparents, andGod forbid we didn't visit them 3 times aweek. I can still remember my grandfathertelling us how he came to America when hewas young, on the 'boat.'

I'll never forget the holidays when the relatives would gather at my house, thewomen in the kitchen, the men in the livingroom, the kids everywhere. I must have hadfifty cousins. My uncles sat in the middleof it all drinking thier wine...so proud ofthier family and how well they had done.

As relatives died , things began to change.Family gatherings were fewer and somethingseemed to be missing. Although we did get together usually at my mother's house, I always had the feeling grandma was there.

Its understandable things change. We allhave families of our own and grandchildrenof our own. Today we visit once in a whileor meet at wakes or weddings. Other thingshave also changed. The old house my parents bought is now covered with alu-

minum or vinyl siding. A green lawncovers the soil that grew the tomatoes.There was no one to cover the fig tree,so it died.

The holidays have changed. We stillmake family 'rounds' but somehowthings have become more formal. Thegreat quantities of food we consumed,without any ill effects, are not goodfor us anymore. Too much starch, too

much cholesterol, too many calories inthe pastries. The difference between 'us' and 'them' isn't so easily defined anymore,and I guess that's good. My grandparentswere Italian-Italians; my parents were Italian-Americans. I'm an American andproud of it, just as my grandparents wouldwant me to be. We are all Americans now...theIrish, Germans, Polish, all U.S. citizens.

But somehow I still feel a little bit Italian.Call it culture...call it roots...I'm not surewhat it is. All I do know is that my children,grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, havebeen cheated out of a wonderful piece ofour heritage.

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ChrisMacDonaldOn the road in Surf City

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

The Local News

The Weak That Was

Dave GarofaloPublisher

America: Home of the Free because of the Brave

Kayla Scott and Cindy Giles from HB High School recently collected food tohelp pets in these rough economic times. They collected a lot of food for their "NoEmpty Bowls" Program, part of the Orange County Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals' Project.

The Orange County SCPA, which began collecting food during ThanksgivingSeason in 2009, has already helped hundreds of pets who would otherwise go hungry or be forced to be given to a shelter.

"Food donations are greatly needed at all times, especially in our current recession," explained Kayla Scott, a high school junior, who made HB's Summer-Lane Clubhouse the collection point for their drive. "Though times aretough for all of us, there are people whocannot even feed their own pets and it isimportant for us all to give what we canspare to help those animals in need. Wereally appreciate the generous neighborswho helped make this event successful."

Many thanks to Local RE/MAX SELECT ONE Realtor Barbara Delgleize,who has Two Tibetan Terrier Dogs, Jackand Gracie, for sponsoring this event. Shehad thousands of fliers delivered to homesaround West Huntington Beach and helped contribute to the success of this event.

The Orange County SPCA has a permanent food collection center at Animalialocated at: 16389 Bolsa Chica Street in Huntington Beach. You can drop off a fooddonation there.

More than 50 dignitaries and officials came to say“so long” to Orange County's Montgomery Wardbuildings, which have been empty since 2001, andto celebrate the groundbreaking for The Village atBella Terra.

HB Mayor Joe Carchio acknowledged everyoneinvolved in the project and especially thankedDJM Capital Partners for moving forward with thespectacular plan, which includes more than 70shops and restaurants, a Costco (in the formerMervyns location), and 468 apartments, includingsome affordable housing units.

Lindsay Parton, President / Principal, DJM Capital Partners, took the podium and said the project has been a long time coming,

but the exciting, new changes will be worth the wait.

Parton owns Bella Terra Mall, a popular open airretail destination in Huntington Beach that features800,000-square-foot retail center set on 44 acreswith more than 70 shops and restaurants. It is acentral component of the larger 70-acre Bella Terramixed-use, urban lifestyle district assembled byDJM Capital Partners. The district includes aneighboring 428,244-square-foot office complexthat the company acquired and has repositionedas The Towers at Bella Terra and the planned development of The Village at Bella Terra.

Demolition of a building that once housed an Orange County Montgomery Ward launches the site preparation that will take several months to complete, and set the stage for construction of The Village at Bella Terra in Huntington Beach. Costco is expected to open in mid-2012.

Attending the groundbreaking event were some familiar faces in HuntingtonBeach: D. John Miller, founder and CEO at DJM, Eric Sahn, Senior Vice Presidentand CFO, and Pat Rogers, Marketing Director. Economic Development reps from

the City of Huntington Beach included KelleeFritzal & Simone Slifman, Police Chief KenSmall, Fire Chief Patrick McIntosh, City ClerkJoan Flynn, City Manager Fred Wilson, ScottHess – Director of Planning and Building, CityTreasurer Shari Freidenrich and City HistorianJerry Person. Officials past and present included: Keith Bohr, Devin Dwyer, MatthewHarper, Gil Coerper, Dave Sullivan, Ralph

Bauer, Dave Garofalo, Barbara Delgleize andJohn Scandura. Others in attendance were Dale Dunn, Carole Ann Wall, Maureen

Sloan, Bernie Bischoff, Richard Harlow and Pat Rogers.

Two Huntington Beach HighSchool Girls making a difference

The Village at Bella Terra BreaksGround in Surf City

Cindy Giles, Kayla Scott and

Barbara Delgleize.

Left to Right: HuntingtonBeach City Manager FredWilson, Huntington Beach CityClerk Joan Flynn, HuntingtonBeach Police Chief Ken Smalland Huntington Beach FireChief Patrick McIntosh.

Look at the crane in action,

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The Village at Bella Terra

Groundbreaking

To: My Old Italian, Irish andJewish Friends

From Oaklawn, Cranston,

Rhode Island and the Greater

Providence Area.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011,

both Groundhog Day and the State

of the Union address will occur on

the same day. Air America Radio

reminds of this historic event and

points out...

It is an ironic juxtaposition of

events: one involves a meaningless

ritual in which we will look to one

of nature's creatures for prognostica-

tion, while the other involves a

groundhog. But I'm confused...how

does that shadow thing work again?

Phyllis, as many of you will remember her...died this morning. We had here 90th Birth-day recently and many of you have heard

me brag about how she still drives. She had agreat life, certainly one with the usual amount ofhappiness and grief. My Dad, her husband Leo,died a young man in his 40's. It took me 20 yearsafter that to get her out to California where shethen met Mike... what an exciting period in herlife...travel, new adventures, a bi-coastal lifestyle. We had her company for the birth of mytwo children...and she was always there...a truegrand mother.

Phyllis Garofalo put everyone else first. Whenshe made a friend she made it for life. While sheoutlived many of her generational friends... shealways had young people abound as well. Oh,how she will be missed. She had at least two dis-tinct families: the East Coast, older, shorter, lesshair Son; Lenny, wife Brenda, John, Anthony,Gabriella and all the grand kids and Barbara.

The West Coast family, younger, better lookingand nicer son Dave, his son Kevin his wifeRaquel, Daughter Nancy, son in law Jeff, and thegrand kids, Sierra, Owen and Sage. And, thefriends and family too many to list. She had aspecial relationship with her two nephews andnieces, Ann and Anthony and Ray andMarie...and their families...they loved her asmuch as any one of us.

Phyllis, the secretary with her Royal type-writer,,,I think I still have it some place after 50years. I can still remember her going to Johnson& Wales Business College to study shorthand, 50years ago. The big jump -Cosmetology School...and her own Beauty shop in Buttonwoods, R.I.Like my Dad who owned his own small businessas well -I grew up thinking everybody ownedtheir own small business as I do today as well asmy brother.

How sage was her home spun advice. I'vemade her mad over the years as any son would,but we also enjoyed a friendship that will last for-ever in my heart. I could always trust here withthe deepest secrets and emotions. We laughed foryears together during the 20+ years she lived inHuntington Beach. We still have her second hus-

band Mike with us resting in peace.

Phyllis... we love you. Please say hello to Dadand all our friend long gone from Cranston andProvidence, R.I. With Phyllis passes an era...hav-ing her as the Matriarch, her simple wit, charm,advise and above all hugs. Phyllis Garofalo: Au-gust 2, 1920 - January 3, 2011...from the roaring20's to the challenging 10's. Phyllis you made itto the 3rd day of the second decade of the 21stCentury...Wow...and we loved every minute of it.The California clan celebrated with an obsceneItalian dinner in her honor with story telling andwine that lingered on.

Phyllis Garofalo August 2, 1920 — January 3, 2011Q

Administrator (subtle differences)except for the fact thatnow our top employee hasbeefed up hire/fire powers.

The Senior Center is nowa go based on a recentJudge's decision, butwhere's the money...showme the money still lingersat the center of the contro-versy as to how to affordto build it. Who is goingto pay the legal cost in

delaying the project for a year?

Neutering cats and dogs failed but Joe Carchiobecame Mayor. We almost had a new law empoweringthe City to charge out of area motorist for their accidents and there was at least one supporter for posting local DUI arrests on Face Book. SpongeBob...where are you when we need you most?

Housing values continued to weaken in the area butsales seem to be edging up. New restaurants in, someolder ones out. The local My HB Gold Card keeps

on winning participating merchants and keepingup with requests for theFREE Card stress out theprovider.

City gets new FireChief and new FinanceDirector, looses its Treasure to a biggerelected position in theCounty and we see the return of a former Mayorto City Council. Newlyelected Council Membertalks of his alternative life style. Over 100 Cityemployees take a "golden"handshake in a city

inspired plan to reduce costand reduce budget. City Budget is

reduced by some $30 million and there appears to be alight at the end of the title...but it is not an incandescentlight bulb!

Boeing locally seems to be stable as far as employment numbers, Quiksilver decides to stay herefor a while but KOCE TV opts for Costa Mesa withhopes of better reception!

City gains NewCar Franchise(KIA) making totalNew Car Dealers onBeach Blvd up to 11Dealers...over 5,000new and previouslyowned vehicles instock locally everyday. Buy or lease one -ithelps pay the local bill.

Oops, that's right...nomore beer pong inHuntington Beach,kick boxing enthusiastand ultimate (cage)fighting still a rage inHB just fewer tatted up bikers cheating ontheir movie star girlfriends...but you

can't have itall...can you.

Finally, if sizematters -stoppushing usaround Irvine.With the annex-ation of SunsetBeach we remainthe 3rd largest city in Orange County.What a year...somethingfor everybody.

Is Huntington Beach"shovel-ready" tosustain 2011, arewe ready to stop thebleeding, recoverfrom the losses andpick up thepieces andrun withthem? Have we cut enoughfrom the budget? Are we in the rightposition to grow our economic base,build an economic infra-structure sustainable enough to help pay the continuing public bill? Are the rightpeople in place, will the elected portionof the government work together to findlevel ground and compromise to breathelife back in our system?

How could we have missed the highlight of 2010. Huntington Beach-based sex toybusiness is up for an award from the adult products industry. Sex Toy Distributing, a wholesale warehouse,nominated for 2011 XBIZ Awards as the Specialty Distributor/Wholesaler of the year, The wholesale / retailer sells products including fetish gear, sex machines and lingerie. The company also recently expanded to a 30,0000-square-foot warehouse movingup in a down economy. The XBIZ Awards will be heldFeb. 9 at the Hollywood Palladium

Our advise: You better watch out, You better not cry,Better not pout - I'm telling you why, more politicalchange is coming to town.

They are making a list and checking it twice; Gonnafind out Who's naughtyand nice... change iscoming to town. Theyrule you when you'resleeping (oh thosecamera's). They knowwhen you're awake,Oh that hot line, They

know if you've been bad orgood so be good for goodness sake!

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Emily V. Gordon says..."Like the Valley-slang version of Meryl Streep,the word "whatever" just keeps bringing home the trophies.

For the second year in a row, "whatever" was crowned the most annoyingword in the English language. Thirty-nine percent of the Americans polledwould like to rip "whatever" out of the dictionary,

set it on fire, and give that most dismissive and juvenile word a proper burial.

After "whatever," Americans found "like" to be grating, followed by "youknow what I mean," "to tell you the truth" and "actually."

The Marist Poll, the brilliant folk who conducted the research, dividedthe results by age and found that words annoy people differently depending

on how old they are. Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 hate the word "like" more than the word "whatever." Aww, isthat so? Our lack of sympathy for what annoys teenagers is, like, astounding."

The scariest thing about this research? This year, 39 percentof Americans found "whatever" to be annoying, compared to 44 percent last year. That's 5 percent less! What if the number just keeps going down and down and down until one day, our great-grandchildren tune in to a NASA press conference where the head researcher says, "We have madecontact with extraterrestrial life ... or whatever."

Catherine Donaldson-Evans asks the question..."Need to get a new pre-scription in a hurry? Buy it at Target.

The discount store and Kroger are the latest mega-chains whose pharmaciessell generic prescription drugs for as little as $4.

The two retail giants follow Walmart, which already carries generic medications -- also at a price of $4 for a 30-day prescription or $10 for threemonths of the pills.

Each company is now selling more than 300 prescription drugs at eitherthe $4 or $10 rate, including those treating high blood pressure, depressionand anxiety, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart problems, eye and ear conditions, allergies, arthritis, thyroid issues and other ailments.

Antibiotics, anti-viral remedies, medications for women's and men'shealth problems, anti-smoking treatments and drugs for

various skin conditions also are available.

Both Walmart and Target have additional genericprescriptions for sale for $9 for a month or $24 for

three months, including popular-but-expensivedrugs like Wellbutrin, Levitra, Clo-

mid, Tamoxifen, Sprintecand asthma inhalers.

The stores shelve themedications slightlydifferently: Target bycondition, Kroger by

drug name andWalmart bothways, accord-ing to Yahoo's

C o n t r i b u t o rNetwork."

'Whatever' Crowned Most Annoying Word for Two Years Running

Target, Kroger to Offer$4 Generic Drugs

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In a normal market, bond prices and yields don’tchange a whole lot from one day to the next.Given that bond prices determine mortgage rates,

there may be no noticeable difference in mortgagerates for days or even weeks. Whether it’s a purchaseor a refinance, time has little relevance in determiningthe rate a homeowner gets on their loan during a tamebond market.

What we’ve seen in the bond market the last fewweeks has been anything but stable. It’s becomenormal to receive two, three, or even four ratechanges in a single day. There have been timeswhere rates were published and then changed againless than half an hour later. This is the most volatilethat the bond market has been since the September2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers triggeredthe current financial meltdown.

Most homeowners might find it surprisingthat the bond market has been this volatile whileall other indexes seem so tame. The stock market has posted healthy gains over the last few weeks but nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. Additionally, the volatility index (VIX)on the S&P 500 just reached a six-month low.Also, the prime rate has remained unchanged sinceDecember 18th, 2008 – over two years now. Thisconstitutes the core of financial indexes that mostconsumers follow.

During the last five weeks the stock marketdidn’t change dramatically and the prime ratedidn’t change at all. In that same span of time, theprice of mortgage bonds has dropped nearly 700basis points since the all-time low set on November4th. Since then the rate on a thirty-year fixedmortgage has risen from an average of 4.125% to

an average of 4.875%, according to Freddie Mac.That’s an increase of three quarters of a percent(0.75%) in barely five weeks.

When the market is moving this much thisquickly, it’s simply impossible to lock in the bestrate using traditional reactive techniques. This levelof volatility demands a proactive approach in orderto increase the likelihood your rate is locked underthe most favorable terms.

Whether it’s a purchase or a refinance, most consumers shop for a rate by providing a samplingof their qualifications to a lender or broker and asking for a “rate quote.” This consumer will talkto a small handful of lenders over a few days andtypically make their decision to proceed with whoever had the lowest “quote.” This strategymight work in a stable market, but we can all see

the inherent problem of this strategy in a volatilemarket. By the time they finish speaking to onelender and move on to the next rates have alreadychanged again, making the comparison invalid.Volatility such as this makes it impossible to accurately compare which lender or broker trulyhas the competitive edge to provide the best rates.

A more effective strategy would be to start by interviewing lenders based on trust. How long havethey been in the industry? What qualifications ordegrees do they carry? What additional services dothey provide their clients? Do they offer a“float-down” policy if ratesimprove? A

trustworthy loan officeris more likely to have a minimum of ten

years in the industry and should have a degree infinance, economics or a related field. The numberone red flag to look out for are companies whocharge an up front fee for their service. Whetherit’s an application fee, commitment fee or lock de-posit, you are unlikely to get this money back ifyou find a better deal elsewhere. Even if they failto deliver on their initial quote because something“changed” down the line, companies are unlikelyto return a consumer’s money once they’ve re-ceived it. The most competitive companies retaintheir clients through competitive products and un-paralleled service, not uppoint fees.

Once the consumer has determined whichlenders are the most trustworthy, take a proactive

measure to fax them allyour qualifying paperwork.This includes verification of income, assets, liabilitiesand credit. With thisinformation on filethe agent is able to complete yourapproval and,more importantly,is in position tolock your rate. At this time the consumer can makea choice of what rate can be locked in right then andthere. If the market has turned for the worse, at leastwe’ll be in position to lock the rate when it comesback – even if it’s only there for a few minutes.But if the rate still makes sense, you’ll have theopportunity to lock it before it changes again.

When and whether to lock a rate should always be the consumer’s choice, not the loanagent’s. However, a good loan agent closelymonitors the market and recommends waitingwhen the market is improving, and lockingwhen it starts to deteriorate.

In a docile market, time is on the consumer’s side. They can spend a coupledays talking to various lenders and eat up acouple more days gathering the necessarypaperwork before finally sending it in totheir lender of choice. In a volatile marketlike we’re seeing now, any time lost carries an expensive price tag. The fastera consumer can gather their qualifyingpaperwork and submit it to a lender they

trust, the more likely they will be to lock in thebest possible terms on their loan.

In the case of a purchase transaction, this meanshaving all your paperwork with the lender before anoffer is accepted. In the case of a refinance, it meanshaving all your paperwork with the lender as soonas possible. Period.

Arnaud Dufour is a Sr. Mortgage Banker at

Newport Beach based DLJ Financial.

With more than eleven years in the industry,

Arnaud is available to answer questions

in Real Estate Finance.

E-mail: [email protected]

Call: 714-677-4107. CFL # 603H312

Arnaud Dufour

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

A Strategy for a Volatile Market that includes TRUST!Arnaud Dufour

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Catherine Donaldson-Evans attitude about live long and pros-per is tainted by these facts..."The life expectancy for Amer-icans has fallen by about a month after steadily rising for

years, the government said.

A baby born in 2008 will live to be about 77.8 years old,which has dipped since its all-time peak of 77.9 years in 2007,according to a preliminary report released Thursday.

The American lifestyle: smoking rates and obesity ratesare the highest."

Life expectancy also dropped slightly in 2005 and1993. It was down in 2008 for both women and men, but women still live longer — to about 80 years oldcompared to 75 for men.

While Bortz agreed it's wise to be cautious about the latest findings, he said a drop in U.S. lifeexpectancy has been anticipated for a while.

"Everyone is looking for it to happen. We expectit's going to happen," he said. "It's predictable."

The gap between the life expectancy for blacksand whites shrank slightly, to 4.6-years. For the first

time, black men's average age of death was above 70. Lifeexpectancy data for Hispanics hasn't been included in the annual reports because the data hasn't been reliable, according to the CC.

Preliminary findings show that stroke dropped from itsspot as the third leading cause of death for the first time in50 years, replaced by chronic lower respiratory diseaseslike emphysema, persistent bronchitis and asthma.

Cancer and heart disease stayed put as the two top killersof people in the United States, contributing to half of all deaths.

Death rates fell for six of the 15 top causes of death: cancer, heart disease, stroke, murder, diabetes and accidents.Mortality rates rose for Alzheimer's disease, flu and pneumonia, suicide, kidney disease and high blood pressure.

The infant death rate dropped by about 2 percent to arecord low of 6.59 deaths per 1,000 births."

David Winograd says..."A rather plain Apple retail store tucked awayon the second floor of the over thirty-year-old Glendale Galleriamall in California has attained cult status by ostensibly being the

first Apple store in existence. It opened on May 19, 2001 and was giventhe store designation number of 001. This is not news to a good number ofApple cognoscenti who regularly hang out at the store to soak in some ofthe historical Apple goodness, and others who make a pilgrimage to Glendale just for bragging rights.

Some people have been known to come to the store just to take a pictureas a memento. Apple employees have been known to transfer to the Glendale store because of its hallowed status, and some customers say thatthe level of expertise of the staff surpasses other Apple stores.

Some think that the Glendale Galleria is a horribly run-down mall. Thisdoesn't seem to bother those in the know who frequently stop by. It alsodoesn't bother Apple for that matter, since it's located close to several majorLos Angeles freeways and brings in a good number of shoppers.

As with most things Apple, this is not without controversy. Another Applestore in the much higher-end Tysons Corner Mall in McLean, VA, openedthe same day (and several hours earlier), but sadly did not attain the designation of retail store 001, so it can't claim the number one spot."

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NEWSY NEWS 55

Open For Lunch from 11-3

More than 100 children at the Boys & GirlsClub of Stanton received new Converse All-Star tennis shoes (aka Chuck Taylors or sim-ply “Chucks”) this week, as part of aninitiative called “Bucks For Chucks,” spear-headed by Time Warner Cable’s Director ofCommunity Affairs/Boys & Girls Club ofStanton board member/Fountain Valleyresident John M. Borack.

“I'm a collector of Converse All-Startennis shoes; currently I own approxi-mately 150 different pairs of them,” ex-plains Borack. “Whenever I visit the

Boys & Girls Club to volunteer, I generallywear a different pair of Converse; they're a great conversation piece

and the kids always get a kick out of 'em. Earlier this year, some of theClub kids were visiting Time Warner Cable for a tour and on the spurof the moment, I gifted one young man who had always admired myChucks with a new pair that I happened to have in my car.”

After Borack posted this incident as his Facebook status and relayedhow thrilled the kid was to get a new pair of Chucks, one of his Face-book friends sent him a message and said they wanted to donate somecash so they too could buy a child some new shoes. “Things just kindof mushroomed from there,” Borack says, noting that a “Bucks ForChucks” Facebook page was then set up, and donations to the causestarted coming in.

“We ended up with more than $1,500 being donated to ‘Bucks ForChucks’ and we decided to purchase as many pairs of Converse tennisshoes as possible for the kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Stanton,”says Borack. “We ended up with pretty much every child who attendsthe Club regularly receiving a new pair of shoes, thanks in part to thegood folks at Converse giving us a significant discount on our pur-chase.”

The kids were thrilled with their colorfulnew shoes, making comments such as “I’mgoing to wear these shoes every day” and“I can’t wait to wear these on Christmas!”

Plans are afoot – no pun intended – topossibly expand “Bucks For Chucks” intoother Boys & Girls Clubs in the area. Butfor now, Borack is content with what hashappened so far. “It’s kind of cool to visitthe Club now and see nearly every kiddecked out in new tennies, but it’s evenbetter to hear all the ‘thank yous’ and beon the receiving end of a lot of hugs.”

January Line Up

01/06 ...........................Jam Night

01/07...........................After Party

01/08..........................Kenny Hale

01/13 ...........................Jam Night

01/14 .........................Pilot Touhill

01/15..........................Lucky Hero

01/20 ...........................Jam Night

01/21 ...................Natural Heights

01/22 ..............................Slingshot

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Paige Austin (Los Al - Seal Beach Patch) reports...In it's daily listof contracts approved, the Department of Defense announced a$25,779,858 contract for the Seal Beach Boeing Tuesday.

The contract, which was awarded through the U.S. Air Force, is forlogistics infrastructure in 2011.

According to the defense department, "The Boeing Co., Seal Beach,Calif., was awarded a $25,779,858 contract modification which will ex-ercise the option for calendar year 2011 maintenance and operationsservices to provide the requirements for the development and deliveryof the logistics infrastructure for the space based space surveillanceBlock 10 system."

Registration for the Winter 2011 Adult Softballleagues is now underway. The registrationdeadline is January 13, 2011.

Senior leagues are offered on Sundays

Men’s leagues are offered on Sundays,Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, andFridays

Coed leagues are offered on Sun-day afternoons and evenings,Wednesday nights, and Friday nights

The leagues will start play January23 and will conclude in April or May.Registration packets are available onthe City Adult Softball page or can bemailed out. For more details or infor-mation, please contact the Commu-nity Services office at 714-536-5230.

The first ITSA World Tandem Tour contest of 2011 shares the distinction of being the 2011ISA Tandem Surfing World Championships and will take place at Trestles (Church break),San Diego, California USA from January 7th to 9th, 2011.

This is the first time in history that the mainland of the USA will host a world title event for Tan-dem Surfing. Teams from Europe, South America, North America, Hawaii and Australia will gatherto battle for the ISA Tandem Surfing Open World Champion title.

Seal Beach Boeing Awarded$25.8 Million Contract

The First ITSA World Tandem

Adult Softball League Registration Underway

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One of the hottest trends indining is been Pacific Rimfusion, bringing together

European, Asian and South Americanideas about flavors and ingredients. It isindeed a good idea, as any Peruvian couldtell you; chefs from Peru have more practice at this cuisine than anyone elsein the world. Their national cuisine wasformed by the foods of the Incas fused with the techniques and spices of waves of Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese immigrants.

You can try this complex and interesting cuisine at Inca Gourmet inHuntington Beach, a destination for expatriates who come from milesaround to enjoy the cuisine that is the most popular in South America. Themenu offers stir-fries and noodle dishes showing Chinese inspiration, pastas that remind you of Italy, and the famous ceviches and potatoes incheese sauce that are uniquely Peruvian. Can't decide? Then have it all –enjoy the vast and frequently replenished buffet, and sample to your heart'scontent. At only $6.99 all day midweek, $9.99 on weekends, it's the bestbargain in town. Try the wood-roasted chicken, lamb in cilantro sauce,and wholesome homemade chicken-vegetable soup. Even the dishes thatlook familiar will have an exotic flair in the spicing.

This is not a cuisine of particularly hot sauces, though the homemadegarlic-chili sauce on your table can add a kick for those who like it. Insteadspices are subtly used to create fragrances and flavors that are complexand alluring. Pair your meal with soft drinks like chicha, the cinnamon-infused fruit punch that is the Peruvian national drink, or an Inka Cola,the fruity, bright green soda that bears no resemblance to cola drinks fromthe Northern hemisphere. Or you might select from the reasonably pricedSouth American beers and wines, available by the bottle or the glass.

For those planning a celebration, consider Inca Gourmet's banquet room,an elegant space with crystal chandeliers where your party of up to 120people can enjoy complete privacy – there's a separate entrance so youcan welcome your guests in style. You are welcome to bring your favoritelive entertainment, or they can arrange a Peruvian band to really get in thespirit of things. Your party can choose from the buffet or have elegantlypresented dishes from the menu – either way, if you book a group of 50 or more there is no rental charge for the room. Inca Gourmet has hostedweddings, anniversaries, birthdays,and other events for the South American community, and now they're ready to welcome you. Wheneveryou stop in, either all alone or with a hundred friends, you will get a warmwelcome and exceptional food at a moderate price.

Join them any time the welcome will be warm and the food tantalizing!Inca Gourmet is at 15070 Edwards Street, at the

corner of Bolsa across from the Westminster Mall.Open midweek 10 AM – 8 PM, weekends

10:30 AM – 9 PM – later hours available forgroups and private parties. Children welcome, wheelchair accessible, privateparking in lighted lot. Menu is on their

website at incagourmetrestaurant.com, orcall 714-894-5694 for reservations.

Local fire in a two-story home on Landau Lane caused about $30,000in damage. Luckily...no one was in the home when firefighters founda smoldering fire in an upstairs bathroom. The fire was put out within

six minutes after 21 firefighters from Huntington Beach, Fountain Valleyand Orange County Fire Departments arrived at the home in the 16500block of Landau Lane.

The fire damage was estimated at $20,000 plus $10,000 in loss of contents. The rest of the house had been damaged before the fire began,with a loss estimated at about $50,000 to $75,000

The rest of the house was "thrashed," said Bob Culhane, HuntingtonBeach deputy fire marshal. Fires typically start inkitchens or bedrooms, Culhane said. Police and fire officials are investigating the cause ofthe previous damage and thecause of the fire. Strangerthings have hap-pened..anxiousfor the finalstory.

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La Rocco’sP i z z e r i a“A Slice of New York”

in Surf City USA

The Best thin pizza slice inHuntington Beach.

~~~Our Special Recipe comesstraight from New York!

~~~We make our dough with

bottled water.~~~

We sell Pizza-By-The-Slice.~~~

Delivery within 5 miles.~~~

Open Daily from 11 a.m.til’ we run out of dough.

327 11th Street, Suite 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 ~ 714.374.2555

Veggie

The Artichoke..........................15.00Mozzarella, parmesan, artichoke hearts, fresh garlic, dressed with our seasoned tomato sauce (white pizza)

The Chef’s Special..................15.00Traditional cheese, with freshtomatoes, seasoned with oregano & parmesan

Whitestone...............................15.00Delicious ricotta cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and fresh garlic (white pizza)

House Specialties

The Manhattan........................15.00Sprinkled with savory pesto and topped with fresh marinated roasted red peppers

Puttanesca.................................15.00Featuring plump artichoke hearts,sliced black olives, dressed withpecorino romano, mozzarella,fresh basil, La Rocco’s special oil

Spinaci e Pomodoro............... 16.00A spectacular blend of freshspinach leaves, cherry tomatoes,pecorina romano, mozzarella,fresh basil, La Rocco’s special garlic and oil sauce

Paul’s Special...........................15.00La Rocco’s special garlic and oilsauce, fresh chopped basil, parme-san, mozzarella, topped with freshsliced tomatoes (white pizza)

Traditional

Cheese.......................................13.75Our famous cheese pizza: A true New York selection

Brooklyn Special.................... 18.50A hefty offering of pepperoni,sausage, onion, black olive, fresh mushroom, sliced green pepper and fresh garlic

La Rocco’s Special.................. 17.00Covered with pepperoni, meatball, fresh mushroom and fresh garlic

The Works................................18.50Mouth-watering portions of pepperoni, sausage, meatball,mushroom, onion, sliced greenpepper and black olive

Bronx Special.......................... 17.00A hardy offering of meatball,sausage and pepperoni “for get about it”

House Salad

Garden Fresh House Salad.....3.00Baby mixed greens, vine ripetomatoes, sweet red onions,Kalamato olives topped with mozzarella cheese and your choice of dressing

Special

Any 2 slices and a soda............5.50Any 1 slice, garden salad &16oz soda.................................5.50

Calzone........................................7.95Add’l Calzone Fillings.................5016oz soda.....................................1.5032oz soda.....................................2.50

La Rocco’s Special

6 Garlic knotts............................1.506 Hot Wings................................3.50

or12 Hot Wings..............................6.00

~~~~2 liter Coke or Diet Coke..........2.50

only with delivery orders~~~~

Additional toppings.................1.50Pepperoni, sausage, meatball,mushroom, green pepper, roasted red pepper, pesto, black olives, onion, garlic,jalapenos, spinach, tomatoes, an-chovies, broccoli, artichoke.

The CrustOur secret is in the dough. Our

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Our sauce is light, yet spicy-sweet with just the right

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Every day we start with the freshest & finest vegetables and

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The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn't been anywhere inyears since his wife had passed away. It was just

another day to him. He didn't hate Christmas, justcouldn't find a reason to celebrate. He was sitting therelooking at the snow that had been falling for the lasthour and wondering what it was all about when thedoor opened and a homeless man stepped through.

Instead of throwing the man out, Old George as hewas known by his customers, told the man to come andsit by the heater and warm up. "Thank you, but I don'tmean to intrude," said the stranger. "I see you're busy,I'll just go."

"Not without something hot in your belly." George said.

He turned and opened a wide mouth Thermos andhanded it to the stranger. "It ain't much, but it's hot andtasty. Stew ... Made it myself. When you're done,there's coffee and it's fresh."

Just at that moment he heard the "ding" of the drivewaybell. "Excuse me, be right back," George said. There inthe driveway was an old '53 Chevy. Steam was rollingout of the front. The driver was panicked. "Mister canyou help me!" said the driver, with a deep Spanish accent."My wife is with child and my car is broken." Georgeopened the hood. It was bad. The block looked crackedfrom the cold, the car was dead.

"You ain't going in this thing," George said as heturned away.

"But Mister, please help ..." The door of the officeclosed behind George as he went inside. He went to theoffice wall and got the keys to his old truck, and wentback outside. He walked around the building, openedthe garage, started the truck and drove it around towhere the couple was waiting. "Here, take my truck,"he said. "She ain't the best thing you ever looked at, butshe runs real good."

George helped put the woman in the truck andwatched as it sped off into the night. He turned andwalked back inside the office. "Glad I gave 'em thetruck, their tires were shot too. That 'ol truck has brandnew ." George thought he was talking to the stranger,but the man had gone. The Thermos was on the desk,empty, with a used coffee cup beside it. "Well, at leasthe got something in his belly," George thought.

George went back outside to see if the old Chevywould start. It cranked slowly, but it started. He pulledit into the garage where the truck had been. He thoughthe would tinker with it for something to do. ChristmasEve meant no customers. He discovered the block had-n't cracked, it was just the bottom hose on the radiator."Well, shoot, I can fix this," he said to himself. So heput a new one on

"Those tires ain't gonna get 'em through the wintereither." He took the snow treads off of his wife's oldLincoln. They were like new and he wasn't going todrive the car anyway.

As he was working, he heard shots being fired. Heran outside and beside a police car an officer lay on the cold ground. Bleeding from the left shoulder, theofficer moaned, "Please help me."

George helped the officer inside as he rememberedthe training he had received in the Army as a medic.He knew the wound needed attention. "Pressure to stopthe bleeding," he thought. The uniform company hadbeen there that morning and had left clean shop towels.He used those and duct tape to bind the wound. "Hey,they say duct tape can fix anything'," he said, trying tomake the policeman feel at ease.

"Something for pain," George thought. All he hadwas the pills he used for his back. "These ought towork." He put some water in a cup and gave the policeman the pills. "You hang in there, I'm going toget you an ambulance."

The phone was dead. "Maybe I can get one of your buddies on that there talk box out in your car." Hewent out only to find that a bullet had gone into thedashboard destroying the two way radio.

He went back in to find the policeman sitting up."Thanks," said the officer. "You could have left methere. The guy that shot me is still in the area."

George sat down beside him, "I would never leave aninjured man in the Army and I ain't gonna leave you."George pulled back the bandage to check for bleeding."Looks worse than what it is. Bullet passed rightthrough 'ya. Good thing it missed the important stuffthough. I think with time your gonna be right as rain."

George got up and poured a cup of coffee. "How doyou take it?" he asked.

"None for me," said the officer.

"Oh, yer gonna drink this. Best in the city. Too badI ain't got no donuts." The officer laughed and wincedat the same time.

The front door of the office flew open. In burst a youngman with a gun. "Give me all your cash! Do it now!" theyoung man yelled. His hand was shak-ing and George could tell that he hadnever done anything like this before.

"That's the guy that shot me!" exclaimed the officer.

"Son, why are you doing this?"asked George, "You need to put thecannon away. Somebody else mightget hurt."

The young man was confused."Shut up old man, or I'll shoot you,too. Now give me the cash!"

The cop was reaching for his gun."Put that thing away," George said to thecop, "we got one too many in here now."

He turned his attention to the youngman. "Son, it's Christmas Eve. If youneed money, well then, here. It ain'tmuch but it's all I got. Now put thatpea shooter away."

George pulled $150 out of hispocket and handed it to the youngman, reaching for the barrel of the gunat the same time. The young man released his grip on the gun, fell to hisknees and began to cry. "I'm not very

good at this am I? All I wanted was to buy somethingfor my wife and son," he went on. "I've lost my job,my rent is due, my car got repossessed last week."

George handed the gun to the cop. "Son, we all getin a bit of squeeze now and then. The road gets hardsometimes, but we make it through the best we can."

He got the young man to his feet, and sat him down on achair across from the cop. "Sometimes we do stupidthings." George handed the young man a cup of coffee."Bein' stupid is one of the things that makes us human.Comin' in here with a gun ain't the answer. Now sit thereand get warm and we'll sort this thing out."

The young man had stopped crying. He looked over to the cop. "Sorry I shot you. It just went off. I'm sorry officer."

"Shut up and drink your coffee " the cop said.

George could hear the sounds of sirens outside. Apolice car and an ambulance skidded to a halt. Twocops came through the door, guns drawn. "Chuck! Youok?" one of the cops asked the wounded officer.

"Not bad for a guy who took a bullet. How did youfind me?"

"GPS locator in the car. Best thing since sliced bread.Who did this?" the other cop asked as he approachedthe young man.

Chuck answered him, "I don't know. The guy ran offinto the dark. Just dropped his gun and ran."

George and the young man both looked puzzled ateach other.

"That guy work here?" the wounded cop continued.

"Yep," George said, "just hired him this morning.Boy lost his job."

The paramedics came in and loaded Chuck onto the

stretcher. The young man leaned over the wounded copand whispered, "Why?"

Chuck just said, "Merry Christmas boy ... and youtoo, George, and thanks for everything."

"Well, looks like you got one doozy of a break there.That ought to solve some of your problems."

George went into the back room and came out with abox. He pulled out a ring box. "Here you go, somethingfor the little woman. I don't think Martha would mind.She said it would come in handy some day."

The young man looked inside to see the biggest diamond ring he ever saw. "I can't take this," said theyoung man. "It means something to you."

"And now it means something to you," repliedGeorge. "I got my memories. That's all I need."

George reached into the box again. An airplane, a carand a truck appeared next. They were toys that the oilcompany had left for him to sell. "Here's something forthat little man of yours."

The young man began to cry again as he handed backthe $150 that the old man had handed him earlier.

"And what are you supposed to buy Christmas dinnerwith? You keep that too," George said. "Now git hometo your family."

The young man turned with tears streaming down hisface. "I'll be here in the morning for work, if that joboffer is still good."

"Nope. I'm closed Christmas day," George said. "Seeya the day after."

George turned around to find that the stranger had re-turned. "Where'd you come from? I thought you left?"

"I have been here. I have always been here," said thestranger. "You say you don't celebrate Christmas. Why?"

"Well, after my wife passed away, I just couldn't seewhat all the bother was. Puttin' up a tree and all seemeda waste of a good pine tree. Bakin' cookies like I usedto with Martha just wasn't the same by myself and be-sides I was gettin' a little chubby."

The stranger put his hand on George's shoulder. "Butyou do celebrate the holiday, George. You gave mefood and drink and warmed me when I was cold and

hungry. The woman with child will bear a son and hewill become a great doctor.

The policeman you helped will go on to save 19 peo-ple from being killed by terrorists. The young man whotried to rob you will make you a rich man and not takeany for himself. "That is the spirit of the season andyou keep it as good as any man."

George was taken aback by all this stranger had said."And how do you know all this?" asked the old man.

"Trust me, George. I have the inside track on this sortof thing. And when your days are done you will be withMartha again."

The stranger moved toward the door. "If you will ex-cuse me, George, I have to go now. I have to go homewhere there is a big celebration planned."

George watched as the old leather jacket and the tornpants that the stranger was wearing turned into a whiterobe. A golden light began to fill the room.

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George fell to his knees and replied, "Happy Birthday, Lord Jesus"

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Ilove reading stuff written by people who actually know what they are talking about.Such is the case with Mark Spivak and his

take on 2011 and Wine.

His speech is simple..."the wine markettends to follow the broader economy, andthere’s finally some good news: Things arestarting to improve.”

Wine sales in the U.S. have actually beengrowing over the past few years, believe it ornot, but the conventionalwisdom has been thatmost consumers havetraded down; the bulk ofthe increase has occurredin the under-$12 pricerange. At the top end, the booming auctionmarket has pushed collectibles into the stratosphere. For a while,our wine world tended tor e s e m b l e a S o u t h American dictatorship,with wealth concentratedat the top 2% of the population and everyoneelse struggling to survive.

As experts assess sales data for 2010, it’s evident that the market is turning around. Salesof wine in the $20 range have increased nearly25%, which is a very good sign. The slowestsegment is still the “dead zone’ between $50-

$100, which will probably not recover soon.

What’s likely to occur in the year ahead?

Severe discounting of expensive wine willcontinue, as a multitude of California boutiquewineries try to stay afloat. Many of themwon’t. As the recent startups exit the stage, itwill increase the tsunami of quality juice available on the open market. Look for moreand more private labels, as restaurants, hotels,cruise lines and big-box retailers move in to

take advantage of thissituation. In the U.K.,private labels nowconstitute 40% ofwine sales.

Alternative closureswill become morepopular, and I don’tmean screw tops . Increasingly, betterwines are being offered in Tetra Pakand bag-in-box for-mats. If you thinkabout it objectively,bag-in-box is the perfect storage and delivery system—the

wine usually can’t oxidize, and the last glass isgenerally as fresh as the first.

If you buy wine at auction, you’re likely torevel in continuing bargains for Vintage Portand Sauternes. These dessert wines are the first

to suffer and the last to recover during an economic turndown. There are likely to be ongoing price breaks for California Cabernet,Australian Shiraz and Italian Super Tuscans.

While high-end Bordeaux and Burgundy arelikely to remain the quaff of the rich, the average French producer will be forced to takesome steps to change their label. Look for morebottles that inform Americans what grape variety the wine is made from, rather than whatregion it comes from.

Will our love affair with Pinot Noir continue?Very likely, as the film “Vertical” (the sequelto “Sideways”) goes into production."

DearEarthTalk:

I work at a fast food place and I am appalled by the amount of unpurchasedfood we throw away. The boss says wecan’t give it away for legal reasons.Where can I turn for help on this, so thefood could instead go to people in need?

— Ryan Jones, Richland, WA

Many restaurants, fast food or otherwise, are hesitant to donate unusedfood due to concerns about liability ifpeople get sick after eating it—especially because once any such foodis out of the restaurant’shands, who knows howlong it might be before itis served again. Butwhether these restaurantsknow it or not, they can-not be held liable for fooddonated to organizations,and sometimes all itmight take to changecompany policy would bea little advocacy fromconcerned employees.

A 1995 survey foundthat over 80 percent of foodbusinesses in the U.S. did not donate excess food due to liability concerns. Inresponse, Congress passed the BillEmerson Good Samaritan Act, whichreleases restaurants and other food

organizations from liability associatedwith the donation of food waste to nonprofits assisting individuals in need.The Act protects donors in all 50 statesfrom civil and criminal liability for goodfaith donations of “apparently whole-some food”—defined as meeting “allquality and labeling standards imposedby Federal, State and local laws and regulations even though the food maynot be readily marketable due to appearance, age, freshness, grade, size,surplus or other condition.”

While homeless shelters, elder careorganizations and boys and girls clubsare frequent beneficiaries of food

donations, the most common recipientsare food banks and food rescue pro-grams. Food banks, according to Cali-fornia’s CalRecycle website, “collectfood from a variety of sources, save thefood in a warehouse, then distribute it

to hungry families and individualsthrough local human service agencies.”They usually collect less perishableitems like canned goods, which can bestored and used any time. In contrast,food rescue programs typically trade inperishable and prepared foods, distributing it to agencies that feed hungry people, usually later that sameday. Mama’s Health, a leading healtheducation website, maintains an extensive free database of food banksand food rescue programs state-by-state.

Unused or even partially eaten foodwaste can also be utilized even if it’s notedible by human standards. The U.S.Department of Agriculture approves offood businesses giving or selling foodwaste to local farmers for use in composting or as animal feed. If suchfood contains or has come into contactwith meat, it should be boiled for 30minutes to reduce the risk of bacterialinfections in the animals that eat it.Many states have complementary lawson the books regulating the donation offood waste at the local level.

Many cities and town are now expand-ing curbside pickup programs to includekitchen scraps and yard waste and thendiverting the food waste into profitablecompost. Still, some 6.7 percent of thesolid waste going into landfills consistsof food discards, reports the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. Diverting food waste to feed

hungry people or for animal feed orcompost is a winning scenario for allconcerned parties as it not only providesrelief to overburdened landfills but alsohelps meet social welfare, agriculturaland environmental needs. Also, thoserestaurants, grocery stores and otherbusinesses that donate food will likelyreap the additional reward of savingmoney on their actual waste removal billas their trash bins and dumpsters won’tbe filling up quite so fast.

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SEND yOUR ENVIRONMENTALQUESTIONS TO:

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Libby Zay says "Each and every one of197 airlines that fly to or through theUnited States will now collect and

share passenger information with the govern-ment to be checked against terror watch lists.

The Obama administration announcedTuesday the names, genders and birth datesof all passengers will be gathered andchecked before the planes fly into the U.S.

According to the Associated Press, the move completes one of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, marking amilestone in the government's counterterror-ism efforts. For several years, the programhas been delayed due to privacy concernsand three revisions.

The program, called "Secure Flight," wasdesigned to increase the amount of time U.S.authorities have to identify and remove suspected terrorists. In addition, the program

should reduce the number of instances when innocent passengers are mistakenly identified. Post September 11th, thousands of passengers have beenmisidentified, including well-known figures like former Senator Ted Kennedy.

In the past, airlines were responsible for checking passenger lists againstterror watch lists. Since the only identifying information airlines had was aname, they could easily be mistaken for other people on the watch list. Evenchildren, such as eight-year-old Mikey Hicks and five-year-old Sam Adamshad to deal with airport drama. Now that gender and age information will beshared, there should be less incidents.

Under the new program, when people make a flight reservation their information will be sent to a Secure Flight database run by the TransportationSecurity Administration within seconds, TSA Administrator John Pistole said.

The program has been phased in over the past year, with many travelers alreadysupplying their gender, birth date and full name when purchasing tickets."

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The world's rarest automobile. A 1954concept old's Rocket F88 - the only onein existence. (read the story below) JohnS. Hendricks, (Discovery Communica-tions founder) paid in excess of 3 millionto acquire.

After spending decades as a collectionof parts stuffed into wooden crates – theF-88 was reassembled. In 1954 – the F-88 was a Motorama “Dream Car” andwas one of only two – or an unconfirmedpossible three ever created. The F-88 seenhere is literally the only car left of its kind– and was sold to John and Maureen Hen-dricks at the prestigious Barrett-JacksonAuto Auction in Scottsdale , Arizona foran unbelievable $3,240,000. This acqui-sition made automotive history and is the“cornerstone” of the Gateway ColoradoAutomobile Museum in its own specialroom in a rotating display worthy of theF-88!

A law passed by the California Legislature made

it an infraction to talk on a cell phone while driving

effective July 1, 2008. On January 1, 2009, an

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device to write, read or send text

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driving. Anyone under 18 years old

is not allowed any use of a cell

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more likely to be distracted while driving. The best

practice is to turn off a cell phone while in a vehicle.

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safely reached your destination. The only allowable

exception is to contact law enforcement, the fire

department or a health care provider in an

emergency situation.

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seen using a cell phone, or similar

device, to issue them a traffic

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send specially engineered wheelchairs to needy anddeveloping nations. Information is available at www.runsurfcity.com.

An alliance forged in 2006, Surf City USA Marathon runners have raised more than $1,800,000 and, when stretched wheel to wheel, the wheelchairs distributed with these proceeds would cover the entire 26.2 mile beachfrontcourse. With a target goal of $300,000 and 5,000 additional wheelchairs for2011, Run for Mobility has implemented several exciting programs to encourageparticipation including the inaugural Team-Training-Together (T3), a free training program for first time and seasoned runners and racing for free if youraise $500 by race day.

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"The Run for Mobility is one of Free Wheelchair Mission's most valued partnerships. It gives runners the ability to provide the transforming gift of awheelchair around the world," said Free Wheelchair Mission founder DonSchoendorfer. A recipient of the U.S. House of Representatives 'Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition' in March, Schoendorfer added, "Run for Mobility has become a cornerstone of our annual fund raising efforts and would not be possible without the support of the entire Surf City Marathon management team."

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"It's truly amazing to think that our race in Huntington Beach has impactedso many needy people across the globe," said Surf City USA Marathon General Manager Amy Tomchak. "There are few opportunities to make such asignificant impact on so many lives and running for those who can't is a greatway to make the race more meaningful for everyone involved."

The 15th Surf City USA Marathon is held on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6,2011 and plays host to over 20,000 runners from around the world. Staged infront of The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton hotel, this exclusive oceanfrontcourse runs on Pacific Coast Highway, past the famous Huntington Beach Pierand winds through the surfing beaches that define Southern California. Weekendhighlights include the two-day Active Lifestyle Beach Expo and Michelob UltraPost Race Beer Garden. Through Free Wheelchair Mission's Run for Mobility,the race as raised more than $1.8 million over the past six years and distributednearly 38,000 specially engineered wheelchairs to needy and developing nations. More information is available at www.runsurfcity.com.

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M a k i n g predictions isusually a fool’sg a m e , b u thuman nature

being what it is, the temptation is irresistible.So here are my five top sports business storiesfor 2011, in no particular order after numberone, labor issues in the NFL and NBA.

The $9 billion-a-year NFL is the numberone sport on TV and in any survey ofsports fans. The current expires afterthis season and I have been saying for months that theowners and players aren’tdumb enough to shootthemselves in the headby failing to reach anagreement withouta work stoppage.Or are they?

A new deal won’tget done without anagreement to extend theregular season to 18 games.The union maintains there’s noway that’s going to happen, withtheir primary objection being thesafety of the players. In reality, what’sultimately at stake is money – hundreds ofmillions of dollars for both sides. Once the

players get the concessions they want from theowners, money will trump safety and the 18-game season will become a reality.

The NBA will not be so fortunate. The issues in the league – read: finances – areworse than they are in any of the big four.Owners are looking for a complete overhaulof the player compensation system. Look forthis negotiation to result in a work stoppage

before an agreement is reached.

Another major story in 2011 will bethe continuing evolution in how we

consume sports. New media plat-forms as well as the expansion

of existing platforms willmake headlines this year

– and beyond.

A third story tokeep an eye on ishow tickets to are

sold. Dynamicpricing is all the rage

after the San FranciscoGiants used the concept to

add millions to their ticketrevenues last year. If you aren’t

familiar with dynamic pricing, it’sa variation of variable pricing, but

prices can change – up or down – on amoment’s notice.

Another story that has no end is the fight

over who gets to charge what for sports programming, with the consumer ultimatelypicking up the tab. Last year’s tussle pittingNews Corp against Cablevision and Dish Network resulted in the loss of World Seriesgames for some subscribers. The only question in 2011 will be: Who’s next?

The economy is an issue sports business hasbeen dealing with for three years now and2011 will make four. Although financial indicators are starting to creep higher in someareas, the uptick is slow and selective. Counton ticket prices falling in some sports and retaining and/or adding sponsorships may be problematic.

There you have it. The five biggest sportsbusiness stories in 2011. Check back this timenext year to see just how foolish I am.

Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, andMinor League Baseball team owner. He is anAssistant Professor of Sport Management atEastern New Mexico University, teaches theBusiness of Sports at the University of Wyoming,and is a contributing author to the Business ofSports Network. Jordan can be reached atjkobritz@ mindspring.com.

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

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