Hello Everyone, The Veggie Kitchen is seeking pledges to Kickstart the New Year and keep the "Kitchen Cooking" in 2012. Your pledges will be used to upgrade our recording and audio equipment, maintain our web management and purchase kitchen equipmen… more »

  Janet Thompson With so many homes on the market, many buyers house hunt for months, even years before hitting property pay-dirt.  Even for the savvy buyers who have narrowed their house hunt to an affordable price range, the condition issues so co… more »

Conflict ravages the region of the Middle East. Not a day goes past without my reading in national media sources of hunger, poverty and war. U.S. involvement in the region is viewed by some as an important supporter of development, but by other’s as a m… more »

You might have heard the clarion call? Today is November 30th – a national day of strike for the United Kingdom. In Aberdeen, Plymouth, Cardiff, Belfast, London and Birmingham, indeed in all major cities and towns of the UK the streets are filled with p… more »

  Christopher Larkin -- Humans vs. Machines: The Race for Profit In 1930, John Maynard Keynes, a far-reaching influential economist, wrote in his essay Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren that they would experience “technological unemplo… more »

  Christopher Larkin 30th October 2011 The Occupy Wall Street Movement in American Political Thought ―God Forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.‖ Thomas Jefferson, 1787. This is the phrase plastered across Facebo… more »

Working Safely By: Steve Sayer The human factor – part 2 High employee turn over rates continue to plague the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Whenever an employee quits their job management should ask themselves, “Why did this empl… more »

  Steve Sayer has been involved in the meat and poultry industry for 30 years. He spent his first 20 years at Alpha Meat Packing, located in South Gate California as Vice President of Operations. Alpha Meat Packing, a former purveyor of case-ready l… more »

  It‟s not something that‟s discussed too much in mainstream American discourse. Whenever I‟ve broached the topic of mandatory voting, I‟ve most usually heard the response, “but that‟s undemocratic.” Is it though? In anc… more »

Janet Thompson How to Successfully Handle a Household Emergency Would you know how to handle a household emergency if you came face-to-face with one?  An emergency requires action.  First and foremost, teach your children how to call 911.  Here are t… more »

Event Calendar Entries Charity Big Bucks Bingo Public Invited Wednesday, July 6, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM Wednesday, July 13, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM Wednesday, July 20, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM Wednesday, July 27, 2011; Starts 6:15 PM Mission Viejo /Saddle… more »

My car and I are one and the same.  It’s 16 years old which is old in car years and I am what I am.  This being only my third Benz in some 25 years, I expect to keep running it until it can’t move any more, which is pretty much how I feel about myself. … more »

Ocean Institute Offers Marine Wildlife Cruises The Ocean Institute offers weekend Marine Wildlife Cruises to provide participants with a ship-board view of whales, dolphins, sunfish, sea lions, and other creatures of the sea.  Institute marine biologis… more »

Universal Studios Hollywood Dares Filmmakers to Submit Their Most Twisted Horror Short Films As Part of Annual “Halloween Horror Nights” Short Film Competition Universal Studios HollywoodSM invites aspiring filmmakers to compete in its annual “Hallo… more »

Musical Theatre West is proud to announce the cast for the professional regional premiere of THE WEDDING SINGER directed by Larry Raben at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.  THE WEDDING SINGER runs July 9 through J… more »

Voted “Best Arts Festival” by The Travel Channel in 2010, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts proudly presents 140 of Orange County’s best-known and    up-and-coming artists in its 2011 season, running July 3 – August 31, 2011 The Festival of Arts – C… more »

  Brent Schindele, Hannah Balagot Photographer:  Ken Kinder     SCLO Presents Oklahoma! Saddleback Civic Light Opera is thrilled to present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs and orig… more »

This Week at Dana Wharf Check availability and buy tickets online: DanaWharf.com http://www.zerve.com/DanaWharf Call: 800-979-3370 Be sure to check out our awesome deals for fishing! And remember, Tuesdays are always 1/2 price on all local fishin… more »

Ocean Institute Offers Evening Bioluminescence Cruises Learn about the exciting luminous underwater world just waiting to shine!  The Ocean Institute will offer evening Bioluminescence cruises on June 4, July 2 & 30, August 27 & September 24, 8… more »

News and Annoucements Drowning accidents are the leading cause of injury/deaths among children under five. It can happen quickly, without warning, without a splash, and without a cry for help. In Southern California, drowning prevention and water safet… more »