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Davana Terrace @ Murietta Block Party 2010!!!
It’s time for the Davana Terrace Block Party @ Murietta Ave for 2010!
Date is SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010!
Just like last year, we’ll have tons of fun! Egg toss, BINGO, money hunt, tons of food (POT LUCK! Bring your favorite dish!)
Cost for a family of four if paid BEFORE the day of the event? $20.00
$25 for a family of 5 or more. And $25 at the door. This is the same [...]
Recent Articles
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Book Reviews
New York Times Top 5 Non-Fiction Book 9.27.091. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy
In this historic memoir, Ted Kennedy takes us inside his family, re-creating life with his parents and brothers and explaining their profound impact on him. For the first time, he describes his heartbreak and years of struggle in the wake of their deaths. Through it all, he describes his work in the Senate on the major issues of our time–civil rights, Vietnam, Watergate, the [...]
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Local Government
Los Angeles County Recovery Funds
Did you know that Los Angeles County has received $2,120,308,224 in Federal Recovery Act funds to help stimulate the economy in LA County?
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Featured Articles
$1 Million Plus Real Estate in Los Angeles
More and more homes in the $1 million plus price range are going into forclosure.
Does the Majority Still Rule in the United States?
Up until the 80's, the political parties in the country were not nearly so partisan. Not all members of a party voted with their party. In the past, congresspeople actually had their own minds. Not so today. Party line votes are the standard. And it's why it's so difficult to get anything ...
Elizabeth Warren Could Head New Consumer Protection Agency
Elizabeth Warren (born 1949) is an American attorney, law professor, a champion of the middle class and hated by the big banks. I can't think of a better person to be the "watchdog" for the American consumer. During the 2008-9 financial crisis, Warren was the chair of the Congressional Oversight ...
Average Unemployment Benefit: $309 a week
Unemployment benefits are set by states; but the average benefit is about $309 a week. The GOP, which has been busy filibustering the extension of unemployment benefits, would have you believe that this $300 a week encourages folks not to work. WHAT?? Are they crazy? $309 a week? And then the GOP ...
U.S. 400 Wealthiest Families Average $263,00,000 Annually
According to the Internal revenue Service, the Nation’s top 400 taxpayers made more than $263 million on average in 2006, but paid income taxes at the lowest rate in the 15 years in which these data have been reported. In constant dollars, the average income of the top 400 taxpayers nearly quadrupled since 1992. Source: A New ...
Fannie Mae To Pursue Homeowners Who ‘Walk Away’…
Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday that borrowers who have the ability to pay their loans, but decide to walk away instead -- most likely because the loan is worth more than the house -- will be blacklisted from getting another Fannie-backed loan for seven years. What’s more, the ...
How the Bible Condemns Homosexuality…
October 2002 Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open letter ...
25 Tax Cuts Implemented By President Obama Since Taking Office
Individual Tax Cuts: 1. "Making Work Pay" Tax Credit (Sec. 1001, Page 195). In tax years 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision will provide a refundable tax credit of 6.2 percent of earned income up to $400 for individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. 2. ...
Sherman Oaks History
A Fun Bit of Sherman Oaks and Valley History “Los Angeles is surrounded by valleys, but there’s only one Valley…”
Hush Money, by Peter Israel.
I was reading a traveler’s guide book from 1940 called “Know Your Los Angeles” by Bert Van Tuyle and found recommendations for some long-gone Valley restaurants. Before the freeways, Ventura Boulevard was part of the coast route through California, U.S. highway 101. Many of these places probably served highway motorists.
Ching [...]
Health Care Reform
Why Are We Still Talking About Health Care? Believe it or not — we’re still talking about Health Care Reform because it is actually part of our economic crisis. A big part.
Overall, health care is consuming an ever increasing amount of our Nation’s resources: in 1970, health care expenditures were 7 percent of GDP; now, it’s 16 percent; and at this rate will hit nearly 20 percent by 2017.
I know no one wants to talk about health care [...]
Politics
Average Unemployment Benefit: $309 a week Unemployment benefits are set by states; but the average benefit is about $309 a week.
The GOP, which has been busy filibustering the extension of unemployment benefits, would have you believe that this $300 a week encourages folks not to work.
WHAT?? Are they crazy? $309 a week?
And then the GOP has another idea. They’re convinced that the unemployed are drug users; Orin Hatch suggested the unemployed be tested for drugs [...]
Recreation
The First Kabul Invitational: Golf Anyone? “I look at the potential of this place; it’s a great piece of real estate,” says Wafi Amin, an official with the Afghan Finance Ministry in charge of privatization. “This is definitely a fixer-upper. It needs a little water, it needs grass. You have to make it green again and bring in trees. But once you do that, then everything else is cosmetic.”
Bunkers here, are the real deal. Goats were [...]
School Activities
The 14th Amendment: Equal Protection of the Laws The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil War to ensure that states could not make one set of laws for one group of Americans (like African-Americans) and another set of laws for another groups of Americans (whites).
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or [...]
Just For Pets
Bichon and Buddies — A Great Place to Adopt! If you are looking to adopt a dog, we found Bichon and Buddies to be an amazing adoption organization.
Kind, caring and great with follow-up should you have any problems.
Give them a try. We did and we loved them.
Restaurant Reviews
Il Tramezzino Restaurant Review What can I say? If this restaurant was across the street from the Mediterranean, I would be in absolute heaven.
I arrived for lunch and ordered the 1/2 sandwich & 1/2 salad special for $9.99. The Bresaola sandwich, made with just right amount of bresaola, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, crisp salad, and ummm warm flat bread — was delicious.
The staff at this restaurant is so friendly, the food prepared in an [...]
Senior Activities
Visiting My Dad In His North Carolina Nursing Home I’m heading to Aberdeen, North Carolina at the end of the month, to visit my dad. He’s 97 and just recently moved from his assisted living facility, into a nursing home.
He loved his assisted living facility; but was tired of going to rehab and decided for himself it was time to go to a nursing home.
He likes the fact that he shares his room with another guy. My dad [...]
Food & Recipes
A Lifetime of Cooking Pleasure with Julia Child This cookbook is wonderful. It will keep you busy forever.
