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A New Queen of Surf City USA Recent Huntington
Burglaries "Probably"
Tied to South American
Theft Ring
City News Writer / Scarlett Roberts

A
n uptick in burglaries in affluent Hun-
tington Beach neighborhoods has been
traced to South American crime groups.
Wealthier neighborhoods in San Diego, Rancho
Santa Fe and Del Mar also experienced a large
number of break-ins tied to such crime groups.
These rings — referred to as South American
Theft Groups (SATG) — are coming to America
pretending to be tourists before robbing homes
throughout Southern California. Their newest
target is Huntington Beach, where the Hunting-
ton Harbour neighborhood reported at least 20
burglaries this year. The FBI has a task force as-
signed to manage this ring.
“The intelligence says they’re primarily Chi-
lean nationals. They’re coming here on a tourist
visa program. They’re involved in all types of
crime, not just
BY OC TRIBUNE STAFF residential bur-
K atie Chrisman, 19, has been chosen as the 110th Miss Huntington KATIE CHRISMAN (center) is the
Beach. Runners-up are Rosalyn Brown-Bilyeu, 18, and Coral new Miss Huntington Beach.
Gangitano, 24.
glaries,” Detec-
tive Justin Cole
Runners-up are Rosalyn Brown said in an inter-
Sand Dollars of Huntington Beach sponsors the program and pag- Biyeu and Coral Gangitano. Event view with CBS8.
Shutterstock

eant, which is open to women ages 18 to 25, who live, work or attend was at Central Library Theater. “They do pick-
school in Huntington Beach. pocket crime,
The event was held at the Central Library Theatre in Huntington break into ve-
Beach’s Central Park. hicles, steal credit
cards, anything they can do to make as much
LOCAL VETERANS HONORED AND money as possible before they go back.”
Police have identified a pattern within each of
IVC VETERANS SERVICE CENTER the burglaries. Burglars use a high-end rental car
in order to blend in with the neighborhood. A
RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION getaway driver remains in the car while a group
of three to five men enters the home through a
second-story window or balcony. The attacks
Courtesy of Office of Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris broader community. tend to happen in the latter half of the week dur-

I
n honor of Veterans Day, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie- “It was truly an honor to recognize each of these incredible
Norris hosted the fourth annual Veterans of the Year cer- veterans, men and women, who have sacrificed so much in
emony, recognizing six veterans for their outstanding the service of our nation,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Pe-
military service and contributions to fellow veterans and the trie-Norris (D-Irvine). “We owe a profound debt of gratitude
to the brave men and women who have answered the call
of a nation to serve in the United States Armed Forces and
fought for our freedom and democracy.”
The 2022 Veterans of the Year awardees are:
Johnny Rojas, U.S. Army – Costa Mesa
Wayne (Russ) Dohrmann, U.S. Army – Huntington
Beach
Beverly Daugherty, U.S. Marine Corps – Irvine
Charles J. Quilter, II, U.S. Marine Corps – Laguna
Beach
Donald R. Forden, U.S. Army – Laguna Woods
Brian Fleming, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps – Newport Beach
VCCHC.com
Continued on pg 26
BLAST from KTLA reports that millions of dollars worth of cash, jewelry and other valuables have been taken from
homes in the Huntington Harbour neighborhood.
ing the evening when residents are not home.
The Huntington Beach Police Department has
increased its surveillance signage and added pa-
trols in the area, but residents say the burglaries
have not stopped.
“We have alarms. You could have motion sen-
sors. They’re still getting in. They don’t care,”
resident Lisa Rudy told MSN after her home was
burglarized. “They’re in and out in five minutes.
They know. They’re watching us. They know
when we are not there.”
The break-in that occurred in Rudy’s home fit
the pattern associated with this crime group.
“The glass was shattered. There was a very
small hole in my upstairs balcony door,” Rudy
told ABC. “The thieves had walked through that
little hole, gone straight to my master bedroom
which they proceeded to ransack [and] steal my
safe and other valuables.”

the PAST! Recent burglary victim Cari Casteneda estimated that robbers took over a quarter of a million dollars in
cash and jewelry from her home alone. Video surveillance shows three men ripping safe boxes off the
walls before escaping out her back door where a getaway driver was waiting.
Residents of Huntington Beach neighborhoods are
The Huntington Beach Police Depart- working to better community security, such as by issuing
ment reported receiving $790,000. a community crime newsletter. This comes along with in-
creased police presence and the FBI’s special task force,
The grants gifted are to span one year though many feel the police are not doing enough.
and conclude in September 2023. “They took our ladder, went up there, and that’s exactly
how they got in,” Castenada told MSN. “I don’t feel safe
Huntington Beach also announced in here anymore. And I want that back. I’m not sure how we
late October that it received grants for get that back.”
Please Click Here child-safety-seat education — $52,353 Scarlett Roberts is a City News Intern for the fall 2022
— and a $44,035 grant for a bicycle and quarter. She can be reached at sorobert@uci.edu.
pedestrian safety program.
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Airbus debuts new A350 cabin that

seats 10 people a row to compete with
Boeing's new flagship 777X — look inside
sister company Air
Caraibes offers 16.8
inches, per SeatGuru.
While customers
are booking the nar-
row seats, they are
still below the indus-
try standard width of Source: SeatGurus, French Bee
17 inches, and ana-
lysts and airlines
have criticized the
planemaker's narrow
option.
Bryan Van Der Beek/Airbus
Source: Reuters
Source: Airbus
This is especially
Business Insider / TAYLOR RAINS after, in 2013, Airbus
actually said 18
u Airbus unveiled a new A350 cabin configuration inches should be the
that would allow for 10 seats per row instead of the standard after Boeing introduced 17-inch-wide seats
typical nine. on its 787.
For context, the A350's typical 3-3-3 layout has his-
u The new layout would increase passenger capacity
by an average of 30 seats on the A350 variants.
u The increase puts the A350 more on par with the
Boeing 777X, which can carry up to 426 people in
two classes.
or seven years ago."
He said this move is
not a game-changer,
and the reason is two-
fold: First, the wide-
body market is
P. Pigeyre/Airbus shrinking, especially
with the rise in pop- JetBlue Airways and Airbus
ularity of long-haul
narrow bodies, like the Airbus A321neo…
I flew JetBlue's new London to New York route in
Mint business class. It's a premium leisure traveler's
dream but some kinks
need to be ironed out.
…and the Boeing
Taylor Rains/Insider
737 MAX families.
Source: Reuters These aircraft are
starting to see more
long-haul travel, par-
ticularly across the At-
lantic. Taylor Rains / Insider
torically offered 18- More airlines are
inch-wide economy choosing single-aisle jets for flights from North
seats and competes America to Europe.
with the 787. In the first nine months of 2022, Airbus delivered
However, back- 374 narrowbodies, including A220 and A320 family
tracking on their jets, accounting for about 86% of the 437 total deliv-
2013 comments, Air- eries.

A
irbus just unveiled an all-new cabin configu- bus' new layout will By comparison, only 63 widebody planes, including
M Radzi Desa/Airliners.net
ration for its A350 widebody jet with the goal allow all ten seats to A330s and A350s, were delivered as of September 30,
Source: Airbus
to offer airlines more revenue opportunities have the full 17-inch 2022. But, the market isn't the only issue.
and better efficiency. width, saying it "transforms the passenger comfort of "The second closely related problem is the widebody
On Wednesday, the European planemaker an- [the] previous 3-4-3 arrangement." market that remains really doesn't care about the back
nounced a 10-abreast seating layout for its A350 vari- This is still less than what the current Boeing 777 of the cabin," Aboulafia said.
ants, including the -900 and -1000, made possible by can offer though, which already regularly accommo- He explained to Insider that Airbus' new economy
adding four inches of space to the cabin width by dates 10-abreast seats and is another major competitor configuration could benefit profit margins, noting
carving out the side- to the A350 United Airlines may see it useful for its -900s on order,
walls. Air New Zealand, but said the money "is always made in the front."
The move is part of the for example, equips According to Inves-
manufacturer's New Pro- its 777-200ERs with topedia, only about 12%
duction Standard 17.8-inch-wide of airline customers are
launched at the end of economy seats, business travelers, but
September, which also while it's 777-300s pre-pandemic, those
improves performance Phillip Capper offer 17.1 inches, passengers accounted
Source: Airbus and reduces weight. Source: SeatGuru per SeatGuru. Taylor Rains/Insider for 75% of revenue on
With the added space, Airbus' new cabin Source: Investopedia some flights.
10 seats can fit across instead of the standard nine, in- has several additional benefits besides offering 10- "I think engine power
creasing capacity by a total of 27 seats on the -900 abreast seats, including widening the typical 3-3-3 is probably a bigger factor," Aboulafia said. Compared
and 34 seats on the -1000 in a three-class layout, Air- economy seat width from 18 inches to 18.7 inches… to the 777-9's maximum 7,285-nautical-mile-range, the
bus told Insider. …and increasing premium economy seat width to A350-1000 can fly up to 8,700 nautical miles, putting
This brings the total A350-1000 passenger capacity 19 inches, as well as it ahead of Boeing.
to 410 in a typical three-class layout. The Boeing adding more aisle and Boeing's 777-8 would beat out the A350-900 at max-
777X, by comparison, can accommodate up to 406 center console space. imum ranges of 8,730 and 8,300 nautical miles, respec-
people, per The company told tively. Though, the A350-900ULR can fly further than
Reuters. the Runway Girl Net- any airliner at up to 9,700 nautical miles.
The 777X’s ca- work in September While Airbus' new cabin may not be as advantageous
pacity is a big sell- that the planemaker is for mainline airlines, low-cost carriers could be a big
ing point for working to also uti- Herve Gousse/Airbus winner: "It is roughly 11% more efficient in economy-
Source: Airbus,
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Boeing, but Air- lize the extra four class pricing," cabin expert John Walton told Reuters.
bus’ new configu- inches to improve This means budget air-
ration now better business class com- lines could offer even lower
matches the Amer- Airbus A350.S. Ramadier/Airbus fort. fares, but Aboulafia says the
ican manufac- Moreover, repos- "moment has passed" for
turer’s flagship jet. itioning the cockpit P. Pigeyre/Airbus low-cost carriers regularly
The 777-8 and 777-9 will still offer up to 384 and wall and bulkhead Runway Girl Network, buying dual-aisle planes.
426 passengers in two classes, respectively, and the has allowed Airbus to Reuters Over the years, budget
777X fuselage is overall add more space to its Thomas Pallini/Business Insider airlines that typically pack
wider than the A350. forward galley, and Source: Airbus the economy cabin to its
Boeing maintained its create an extra large limits have lessened their
777X is still more com- galley in the back of reliability on widebody jets
fortable: "Today's 777 the plane. in favor of more cost-effi-
offers a wider cabin than While these cient single-aisle ones, like
the competition, and the Boeing changes seem like a .Lukas Wunderlich/ Iceland's
new 777X cabin is even big move from Air- Shutterstock Nevertheless, Walton
more spacious, providing bus, Richard Aboula- told Reuters that he be-
the widest and most com- fia, the managing Thomas Pallini/Insider lieves airlines that opt for the A350 could welcome the
fortable cabin in its class," director of consulting Source: Runway Girl Network 10-abreast layout, which would match the typical 777
a spokesperson told In- company AeroDy- configuration.
sider. namic Advisory, told "Anyone who already
Airbus' A350 can ac- .Taylor Rains/Insider Insider it's too little, has the A350 will prob-
tually already accommo- Source: French Bee too late. ably go nine abreast -
date 10-abreast rows in a "Density is always for now - to maintain
high-density configuration, which is used by only a welcome, especially commonality," he said.
few airlines, like no-frills carrier French bee, but it's at a time of high fuel "The question is what
a tight squeeze. prices," he said. "But, happens later when
According to French bee, its A350-900 economy this was probably planes start leaving the
section offers 16 inches of width. Meanwhile, its better done about six Source: Airbus, fleet." Source: Reuters
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 A MusK Have Jet
Elon Musk adds $78 million jet to
his fleet... take a look inside a
Gulfstream G700
Business Insider / MARIELLE DESCALSOTA
u Elon Musk recently bought a Gulfstream G700, according
to Austonia.
u Musk's new jet is expected to replace his Gulfstream
G650ER.
u Musk currently owns four jets, including three Gulstream
and one Dassault aircrafts.
Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, is a big fan of
private jets — and he just added a new jet to his collection.
According to a June report by the Texas-based news site
Austonia, Musk has placed an order for the Gulfstream G700.
The report did not state when Musk purchased the jet.
The G700, which was launched in October 2019, is expected
to replace his current jet, the G650ER, per the report.
Musk regularly travels by private plane. In 2018, the billion-
aire flew more than 150,000 miles on his G650ER, per flight
records obtained by the Washington Post.
Musk and Tesla did not reply to Insider's requests for com-
ment.
The G700 is one of Gulfstream's newest jets. Musk is ex-
pected to receive the G700 in early 2023, according to Austo-
nia.
But the G700's deliveries might be delayed by three to six
months, as the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, con-
tinues to review the jet's software, per Flight Global.
Musk currently has four jets, three of which are made by
Gulfstream. Musk also owns a Dassault 900B, the first jet he
ever purchased. All of Musk's jets are registered to Falcon
Landing LLC, a shell company with ties to Space X, the FAA
registry shows.
Prices for the aircraft start from $78 million.
Operating the G700 can be costly too. Flying the jet for 400
hours can rack up operating expenses that cost around $3.5
million, according to Liberty Jet. Fuel and engine overhaul are
the most expensive parts of operating the plane, per the avia-
tion site.
Musk is no stranger to these expensive operating costs: His
October 31 flight on the G650ER from Los Angeles to New
Jersey racked up $14,829 in fuel expenses, according to
Twitter account @ElonJet, which tracks Musk's flights. Musk
was in the air for around four and a half hours, per the account.
The G700 can seat up to 19 passengers, according to a speci-
fication sheet by Gulfstream. It's the world's largest purpose-
built private jet.
The G700 is the "stretched" version of the G650, and aims
to rival the Bombardier 7500 in size, per Bloomberg. It meas-
ures 109 feet and 10 inches in length, and 25 feet and five
inches in height, according to Gulfstream.
The G700 has a range of 7,500 nautical miles, which means
the jet can fly from Singapore to San Francisco non-stop.
The G700 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.925 — just under
the speed of sound — per the same Gulfstream spec sheet
above.
According to a May press release by Gulfstream, the G700
flew from Georgia to Geneva, Switzerland in 7 hours and 37
minutes at a cruising speed of Mach 0.90.
Source: Gulfstream
The G700 has the largest cabin among business jets, meas-
uring 56 feet and 11 inches in length, which allows it to have
five living areas, according to Gulfstream.
The G700's cabin is split into various sections including a
lavatory, galley, forward seating, entertainment suite, and din-
ing area, in addition to the stateroom and the en-suite bath-
room, the jet's virtual tour shows.
One of the most notable features of the G700 is the state-
room.
The stateroom is designed with either a single or double bed,
as photos of the G700's interior show. The G700 has 20 win-
dows, which allows ample light to stream into the jet's interior.
The G700's en-suite bathroom is one of its most luxurious
features.
The bathroom has several compartments for toiletries and
valuables, a full-length mirror, and a leather-seat toilet, the vir-
tual tour shows.
It is one of few private jets large enough to accommodate a
standing shower.
The G700 can also be customized for the bathroom to be de-
signed with a shower, as previously reported by Insider's
Thomas Pallini.
A baggage compartment which measures 195 cubic feat is
located at the aft of the plane, per Gulfstream.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Elon Musk; Gulfstream G700.Sean
Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty
McMullan/GettyImages;
Images;
Gregg Newton/Reuters
Aerial view of G700.Courtesy of
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Galley of the G700.Courtesy of
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Interior shot of G700's cabin.
Gregg Newton/Reuters
The dining area of the G700.
Courtesy of Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation
The entertainment suite of the
G700. Gregg Newton/Reuters
The stateroom in the G700.
Courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation
The bathroom inside the G700.
Courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation
View of the G700's cabin from the
bathroom. Gregg Newton/Reuters
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BOMBER IN SHOW OF FORCE
AGAINST N. KOREA
Associated Press / KIM TONG-HYUNG
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States will fly
a supersonic bomber over ally South Korea as part of a mas-
sive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of war-
planes, in a show of force meant to intimidate North Korea
over its barrage of ballistic missile tests this week that has es-
calated tensions in the region.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said at least one B-1B
bomber will participate on the last day of a joint U.S.-South
Korea air force exercise that wraps up Saturday. South Korean
and U.S. military officials didn’t immediately provide more
details.
The “Vigilant Storm” exercise, which has involved about
240 warplanes, including advanced F-35 fighter jets from both
countries, has triggered an angry reaction from North Korea.
The North this week launched dozens of missiles into the sea,
including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered
evacuation warnings in northern Japan, and flew its own war-
planes inside its territory.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry late Friday described those
military actions as an appropriate response to Vigilant Storm,
which it called a display of U.S. “military confrontation hys-
teria.” It said North Korea will respond with the “toughest
counteraction” to any attempts by “hostile forces” to infringe
on its sovereignty or security interests.
B-1B flyovers had been a familiar show of force during past
periods of tensions with North Korea. The planes last ap-
peared in the region in 2017, during another provocative run
in North Korean weapons demonstrations. But the flyovers
had been halted in recent years as the United States and South
Korea halted their large-scale exercises to support the Trump
administra-
tion’s diplo-
matic efforts
with North
Korea and
because of
COVID-19.
The allies
have resumed
their large-
scale training
this year as
North Korea
dialed up its weapons testing to a record pace, exploiting a di-
vide in the U.N. Security Council deepened over Russia’s war
on Ukraine as a window to accelerate arms development.
North Korea hates such displays of American military
might at close range. The North has continued to describe the
B-1B as a “nuclear strategic bomber” although the plane was
switched to conventional weaponry in the mid-1990s.
Vigilant Storm had been initially scheduled to end Friday,
but the allies decided to extend the training to Saturday in re-
sponse to a series of North Korean ballistic launches on
Thursday, including an ICBM that triggered evacuation alerts
and halted trains in northern Japan.
Thursday’s launches came after the North fired more than
20 missiles on Wednesday, the most it had launched in a single
day. Those launches came after North Korean senior military
official Pak Jong Chon issued a veiled threat of a nuclear con-
flict with the United States and South Korea over their joint
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drills, which the North says are rehearsals for a potential in-
vasion.
South Korea also on Friday scrambled about 80 military
aircraft after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean war-
planes inside North Korean territory. The South’s Joint Chiefs
of Staff said the North Korean warplanes were detected in
various areas inland and along the country’s eastern and west-
ern coasts, but did not come particularly close to the Koreas’
border. The South Korean military spotted about 180 flight
trails from 1 to 5 p.m., but it wasn’t immediately clear how
many North Korean planes were involved and whether some
may have flown more than once.
In Friday’s statement attributed to an unidentified spokes-
person, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the United States
and South Korea had created a seriously “unstable at-
mosphere” in the region with their military exercises. It ac-
cused the United States of mobilizing its allies in a campaign
using sanctions and military threats to pressure North Korea
to unilaterally disarm.
“The sustained provocation is bound to be followed by sus-
tained counteraction,” the statement said.
North Korea has launched dozens of ballistic missiles this
year, including multiple ICBMs and an intermediate-range
missile flown over Japan. South Korean officials say there are
indications North Korea in coming weeks could detonate its
first nuclear test device since 2017. Experts say North Korea
is attempting to force the United States to accept it as a nuclear
power and seeks to negotiate economic and security conces-
sions from a position of strength. 3
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the world. Meet Mammoth Cave National Park.
Various ranger-led cave tours are offered seasonally to highlight the natural
history and complexity of different portions of the cave. Some tours, like the
Frozen Niagara Tour, are easy footpaths and highly accessible, while others,
like the Grand Avenue Tour, travel through narrow canyons and steep under-
ground hills.
But you don’t have to be cooped up in a cave the whole time. There are
plenty of other activities and attractions to explore. This 53,000-acre park
offers 84 miles of trail that can be used for hiking, biking, or horseback riding.
Also, 30 miles of the Green and Nolin Rivers offers ample opportunity for
kayaking, canoeing, fishing, boating, and swimming. As far as services and
accommodations go, there are three developed campgrounds and a lodge in-
side of the park, but there are also plenty of places to eat and sleep nearby.

Interesting and Fascinating

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“This is a house on the shore of Lake Erie that was

encased in ice from the spray of the lake hitting the
houses and freezing, making the house one giant icicle.
March 2020.”
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Presidential Facts
Twenty-ninth president Warren Gamaliel Harding
(1865-1923) repeatedly made love to a young
girl, Nan Britton, in a White House closet. On one
occasion, Secret Service agents had to stop his
6 wife from beating down the closet door.
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Does This Skirt Make Me Look Skinny?

“Here you go, this is what I’ve been drinking lately. It’s called water. Look what Jan Collsiöö Report
it’s done for my once chubby legs. I’m even wearing skirts again!” But that's noth-
ing out of the ordinary, although in this photograph it's just a reflection of the cus-
tomer, the bartender is serving, but the truth is that many men like to cross-dress.
Yeah, that's true.Well, it's no big deal at all. Cross-dressing is a cool thing for some
men, and no, they aren't questioning their gender identity. It is a way of giving
themselves permission to break free and move beyond the conventional bound-
When you think
aries. It's their own way of enjoying emotions and the mixed feelings that cross-
dressing brings to them."Cross-dressing allows them that moment to give
themselves permission to feel emotions and softness and nurture and love in a soft
you’ve seen it all
way because it's deemed as something a woman would do.

Rare Historical Photos Reveal More Than

Immediately Meets The Eye
A Victorian radiator with a built-in warming oven to keep
plates or food warm.
The Victorians may not have been as technologically ad-
vanced as people are today, but they were some of the most for-
ward thinking people since the Romans. As the population grew
and space became more of an issue than it had ever been before,
the Victorians came up with crafty new ways to maximize what
space they had while maintaining a handsome looking home.
This radiator that was built with a warming oven was used in
dining rooms at the turn of the century to not only keep the room
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warm but to warm food and drink. These radiator warmers

worked remarkably well with some of them keeping drinks as
warm as 110 degrees.

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MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING PERMANENT
COULD SAVE MORE THAN 30,000 DEER
EVERY YEAR, STUDY SUGGESTS
USA TODAY Protection Act of 2021 earlier this year, awaiting
A
new study suggests that making daylight consideration by the House of Representatives. The
saving permanent would reduce the number law would make daylight saving time permanent in
of deer-vehicle collisions, potentially saving all but two states, Arizona and Hawaii, where they
thousands of deer and dozens of human lives. run on standard time year round.
The study, published Wednesday in the peer-re- Though popular, such a switch is criticized by
viewed journal Current Biology estimated that up to some who argue that later winter sunrises, as late as
36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths and 2,054 9:30 a.m. in some places, one expert told USA
human injuries could be prevented annually by halt- TODAY in March, would have a negative impact on
ing the switch from daylight saving to standard time humans. Prugh hopes the study will add a new di-
This May 6, 2015 file photo shows a
deer runs across a road in Kinross
Charter Township, Mich
in the autumn. Permanent daylight saving time mension to the debate in Congress.
would allow for more light during peak traffic “This is one fairly consequential factor for both
hours. wildlife and people that hadn’t been considered be-
"We were surprised at the magnitude of the re- fore, and it turns out it makes a pretty big differ-
sults," said Laura Prugh, an associate wildlife ence,” Prugh told USA TODAY. “I just hope they
science professor at University of Washington who [Congress] will seriously consider this aspect.”
helped author the study. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:
Researchers previously thought deer collision Permanent daylight savings time can prevent deer
numbers might "balance out" more evenly with a collisions: study
later sunrise and an earlier sunset, Prugh
told USA TODAY.
Researchers analyzed more than 1 mil-
lion deer collisions and 96 million hourly
traffic observations and found that deer
collisions are 14 times more frequent in the
two hours after sunset than before sunset,
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volumes shift to after sunset following the
transition from daylight saving to standard
time, there is a 16% spike in collisions the
week following, the study says.
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country $1.19 billion in collision costs, ac-
cording to the study.
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hour early Sunday morning to shift to stan-
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HB Artist Knew
Famed Laker
George Mikan
T
he Los Angeles Lakers re-
cently retired George
Mikan’s #99 jersey and
raised it to the rafters of the
Crypto.com Arena to join other
Bill Anderson with his 1953 basket-
ball card exhibit of George Mikan
that he got signed by Mikan and
Laker teammates Whitey Skoog,
Vern Mikkelsen, Lew Hitch, Howie
Schultz and Pep Saul.
Laker greats.
Mikan, who the Associated Press
named the greatest basketball player
of the first half of the 20th Century,
played for the Minneapolis Lakers
from 1947 to 1956. He coached
them in 1957-58.
The 6-foot-10, 245-pound center
dominated leagues, including the
new NBA, leading his team
(named after Minnesota’s 10,000
lakes) to five NBA Champion-
ships. He perfected a hook shot
that would be the foundation for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s famous
Skyhook. Shaquille O’Neal once
told his friend Mikan, “Without
you, there would be no me.”
Mikan, who wore glasses, was a
frequent league scoring and rebound
champ. Not bad for a fellow who
got cut from his freshman basketball
team at Joliet Catholic High School.
DePaul’s legendary coach, Ray
Meyer, saw the big, somewhat
clumsy giant and worked on his
footwork and agility, including hav-
ing him dance with the shortest girls
at school.
He became Mr. Basketball in the
NBA and averaged a high of 28.4
points a game. The Lakers moved to
Los Angeles for the 1960 season
and were purchased by Dr. Jerry
The information contained in this column does not necessarily reflect the
opinion of The Local News.
Buss in 1979. Buss knew the Lakers
history and talked with the retired
gentle giant. He told him, “One day
your name will be up in lights.”
On Oct. 30Th, as Mikan’s family
looked on, Buss’ daughter Jeanie
made it happen as the Lakers hon-
ored the first famous big man in
the NBA. Also admiring the cere-
mony on TV was a former Minne-
sota native and athlete, HB’s Bill
Anderson.
“George Mikan was a hero of
mine,” said the 81-year-old artist,
who as a 12-year-old saw Mikan
and the Lakers play a 1953 pre-sea-
son game in the Mankato High
School gym.
Anderson, who brought with him
a Mikan basketball card from a
Wheaties box, approached the gen-
tle giant for an autograph. “The first
thing I did was look down at his gi-
gantic feet. Then I looked up, trying
to see his head, high above me,”
said the owner of Anderson Art Gal-
lery in Sunset Beach.
The nice man, who would later
become the American Basketball
Association’s first Commissioner in
1967, has a basketball drill named
after him that’s used across the na-
tion. The Mikan, a layup combina-
tion drill using both hands, is
practiced by centers, forwards and
other basketball players at all
levels.
Mikan died at 80 in 2005 but his
legacy lives on.
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What to Expect After You Get a Flu Shot
Men's Health / EMILIA BENTON Can you get the Covid vaccine and a flu

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t’s that time of year again: fall, football season… and flu-shot time. As with most
things health-related, you don’t want to put off getting your flu shot too long.
Make it a point to roll into your local drugstore to get the jab as soon as you can.
An added bonus this year is that many pharmacies are letting you get the latest
Covid booster at the same time, so you can multitask with this effort.
Of course, as eager as you may be to protect yourself, it’s understand-
able that you don’t want to be inconvenienced by side
effects, which are always a possibility, even if
relatively mild. Side effects don’t mean that
the shot gave you the flu. Think of them more
as a way to know your immune system is work-
ing.
"The flu shot is a killed flu virus that consists
of only half of the virus — the part you need to
make an immune response to," said Andrew Pe-
kosz, Ph.D., professor of molecular microbiology
and immunology at the Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health. "It's then ad-
ministered into your arm muscle, which is not a
place the flu virus normally goes to. So there is no
possibility you can get the flu from the flu shot."
But you might have some short-lived symptoms
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invade.
Common flu shot side effects include:
Pain, redness or swelling near the shot
Headache
Fever
Nausea
Sore muscles
"Most people have a little redness and soreness at the site of the inoculation. These
are normal symptoms and are due in part to your body’s immune system reacting to
the vaccine," Pekosz said.
Flu shot side effects you should
shot at the same time?
The CDC says that vaccinations against both diseases can be given at the same
time. This year’s latest Covid booster shot came out just in time for flu-shot season,
which is extra con- venient if you’re aiming to stay up-to-date on both.
Can you still get sick
even if you have the
shot?
"The flu vaccine protects against influenza
virus, but there are a number of other viruses that
can cause a flu-like disease,” Pekosz said. "Vi-
ruses like human parainfluenza virus, respira-
tory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronaviruses
all circulate in fall and early winter, the time
that flu vaccination programs are in full-
swing." These viruses and their symptoms
usually last two to eight days.
The bottom line on
flu shots and side ef-
fects
It's normal to feel soreness, redness, ten-
derness, or even develop a mild fever or body aches during the
two days after you get vaccinated—that’s just your immune response, not the flu
illness itself.
So there’s no reason to avoid getting the flu shot because you think it’ll make you
sick. (Here's how to make the flu shot even more effective.) Unless you have severe
or life-threatening allergies to the flu vaccine or any ingredients in it, most people
should roll up your sleeves for one each year, the CDC says. (People with severe al-
lergies, those who have had Guillain-Barré syndrome, or who feel ill should talk to
their doctor first).
Getting sick with the flu is more dangerous than many people think. While most
people will recover, some people can develop complications from the influenza virus,
which can include sinus and ear infections, pneumonia, and inflammation of the heart
(myocarditis), brain (encephalitis), or muscle (myositis, rhabdomyolysis). It can even
be deadly.
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worry about:
Although extremely rare, it is possible to develop an allergic reaction to
the flu shot. Typically, signs appear a few minutes of receiving the vaccine
and include:
Trouble breathing
Wheezing
Swelling around eyes or mouth
Hives
Feeling weak
Dizziness
If you are eligible for inoculation via nasal spray (see the CDC's list of
people who shouldn't get the nasal spray—including children younger than
age 2 and age 50 and older—here), side effects in adults can include a
runny nose, headache and cough.

What's new with the 2022-23 flu vac-

cine?
There are many types of flu viruses–and each consistently changes. This
means that the U.S. flu vaccines are reviewed every year to prevent against
the currently circulating flu viruses. This year's vaccines are all "quadri-
valent," according to the CDC, meaning they're designed to protect against
four different viruses that cause the flu.
Additionally, this year, there are three flu vaccines that are preferentially
recommended for people age 65 and older (see the CDC's recommenda-
tions here).

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Q&A
By Ben Miles
w/ Landmark Theatre
I
recently conducted an interview,via email,
with the Landmark Theatre Company’s ar-
tistic director, Megan O’Toole, and the
theatre’s marketing director, Jay Dysart. Ms.
O’Toole also directs the company’s current
production of “Rent.” Here’s what their col-
laborative interview had to state regarding the
Landmark Theatre Company and its reopen-
ing after closing down in the spring of 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
1. What Motivated the development of this
newest Long Beach theatre?
We are returning to the stage after our pan-
demic hiatus, but we have been creating the-
atre in Downtown Long Beach since 2014,
our inaugural Gala concert officially announc-
ing our company as Long Beach Landmark
Theatre Company in 2017. Our company
began in the heart of Downtown Long Beach;
a small group of artists tasked with the crea-
tion of a musical celebration for the cen-
tennial of The First Congregational
Church, a historic landmark, on the corner
of Third and Cedar. We realized that we
were not only surrounded by limitless tal-
ent, but by a collective of artists, techni-
cians, and volunteers fervently committed
to serving our community. Talent met pur-
pose in a place founded by those who built
our city, and Long Beach Landmark The-
atre Company was born. We are steadfast
in our pursuit of excellence, showcasing
phenomenal artists and musicians, super-
lative set and costume design, and inspired
stage and musical direction. Landmark’s
core Artistic team is comprised of professional
artists all native to Long Beach.
2. What inspires you to be a part of the
community theatre scene in Long Beach.
Our theatrical community in Long Beach is
vibrant, diverse, and exciting. Landmark truly
believes that community theatre can change
the world, and this belief permeates every
Long Beach Landmark Theatre endeavor. We
are a community theatre in the truest sense of
the word; our work is created by and for those
we serve. Landmark provides professional
quality musical theatre experiences that en-
gage our community in ways that make them
feel essential to, and profoundly invested in,
the life of our company. Landmark envisions
a more compassionate and connected world
and we seek to realize it through the transfor-
mative power of live performance. We get to
see this power at work. It flows through every
part of our process from season planning to
auditions, front of the house to behind the
scenes. We intentionally create with joy, em-
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pathy, and passion so that our message meets
our audience. Through this connection, in the
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darkened theatre, we are all transformed.
When the lights come up, we take that trans-
formation with us out into the world.
3. Why did you choose “Rent” the 1989
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning mu-
sical to initiate the first show of the first sea-
son of the Landmark Theatre?
We are thrilled to bring this iconic show to
the heart of Long Beach in the way only Land-
mark can. As always Landmark is dedicated
to telling stories that reveal the human con-
dition and resonate within the current social
climate. Although “Rent” takes us back to the
early 1990’s, its story has incredible parallels
to today. This group of friends struggle to hold
onto their art, their ideals, and their passion
amid the AIDS epidemic and increasing finan-
cial insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying neigh-
borhood. Having experienced a global
pandemic whose effect on the performing arts
cannot be understated, and with our 108-year-
old theatre space dwarfed by brand new hous-
ing construction reaching ever-upward in both
size and price Landmark is uniquely posi-
tioned to tell this story with a personal and
current perspective. We know our audience
will be profoundly moved, whether seeing the
show for the first time, or seeing it again from
this new vantage point.
4. With International City Theatre, Musi-
cal Theatre West, the two venues at the Long
Beach Playhouse, and the California Rep-
ertory Company at Cal State Long Beach, is
there enough demand for live theatre in the
community to fill seats at yours and the other
venues?
Long Beach’s arts community is a vibrant
one with so many facets. Landmark is in-
credibly proud to be among them. The pan-
demic has been challenging for all live
performance and each organization faces a
new and unpredictable environment, but there
is huge support from the Long Beach com-
munity. I (Megan) am a product of Long
Beach theatre. Growing up I (Megan) was
able to perform at the Long Beach Playhouse
Most Iconic
Moments in History
and Long Beach Civic Light Opera
and I feel so honored to now con-
tribute to the rich theatrical tapestry
that made me the artist I am today. We are ex-
T H E AT E R
cited to be among these incredible venues, to
offer our unique perspective, and an environ-
ment for local talent to shine.
5. What is the season schedule of the
Landmark Theatre?
We will be finishing our current season this
spring with Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins.”
Landmark was slated to produce “Assassins”
in Spring 2020, just after theatre went dark
due to Covid. This darkly humorous musical
made extremely current for our presentation
after Sondheim’s passing and our production
dates less than 6 months prior to the Presiden-
tial Primaries. “Assassins” is a scathing indict-
ment of the “American Dream”, and the
alienation and discontentment that comes
from its impossible pursuit. This musical
revue, set against a surreal carnival back-
drop, depicts nine figures who set out to
assassinate American Presidents. While
some are successful and some are not,
they all step up for their chance to “shoot
to win” a spot in historical infamy. We are
excited to bring Landmark’s unique per-
spective to this brilliant, challenging, and
engaging work.
6. What is the mission of the Land-
mark Theatre?
Long Beach Landmark Theatre Com-
pany connects, challenges, and inspires
local audiences with musical theatre and
theatrical productions created by a diverse
community that shares in the joyful pursuit of
artistic excellence while cultivating an inclu-
sive and nurturing environment that celebrates
and empowers both established artists and
emerging talent. Long Beach Landmark The-
atre Company envisions a more connected
and compassionate world realized through the
transformative power of creating and sharing
theatrical experiences.
Long Beach Landmark Theatre Com-
pany
Theater company in Long Beach, Califor-
nia
Located in: First Congregational Church of
Long Beach, UCC
Address: 241 Cedar
Ave, Long Beach, CA
90802
Phone: (562) 366-0085
Website:
lblandmark.org
Ben Miles is the the-
ater writer for the
HBLocal News.
Bob Ross Was Once A
Master Sergeant In The Air
Force
We all remember the late Bob Ross as host of the PBS
show The Joy of Painting which aired from 1983 to 1994.
Ross endeared himself to viewers with his soothing voice,
perpetually happy outlook and perfectly spherical perm
hairdo. Ross taught us to paint "happy little clouds," and it
was impossible not to crack a smile at the sight of this joy-
ful man creating his soothing landscape art.
Ross had a whole life before he arrived on PBS -- in fact,
he served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. He developed
his interest in art during his time in the military, attending
art classes put on by the USO. It was the '60s and '70s,
though, and he disliked his instructors' emphasis on ab-
stract painting -- Ross wanted to paint recognizable land-
Source: Reddit
scapes. He finally learned to paint landscapes in the Italian
alla prima (also known as "wet on wet") style, and could
finish a landscape painting in an hour. He left the Air Force
in 1981 at the rank of master sergeant, because he found
he could make more money selling his art than he did in
Air Force salary. Two years later, his TV show debuted.

6 New Cognacs to
Try Right Now
The latest crop of new cognac
By Susannah Skiver Barton spans craft producers and
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Sant collectable bottles.
C
ognac often seems to fall
into two camps: a party
drink that’s great for mixing or a spendy spirit
aimed at connoisseurs. But the current crop of new re-
leases shows that the famed French brandy has much
more going on.
For starters, cognac’s artisanal ethos is coming more
into play as a way to showcase the ever-important
value of authenticity. Brands such as Monnet and Fil-
lioux are touting their bona fides as craft producers
and highlighting the unique flavor and character their
processes create in a bid to reach consumers more ac-
customed to the language of American craft whiskey.
Speaking of which, like every other brown spirit,
cognac is borrowing from trends in the whiskey
world—though in the case of Courvoisier’s newest
super-luxury release, it’s looking to Japan rather than
Kentucky. In addition to using mizunara oak in its mat-
uration, the cognac drew on the skills of a leading Ja-
panese blender throughout its creation.
With a tradition stretching back hundreds of years,
cognac has no shortage of historic brands: Even ones
that fell out of sight are reviving with new energy, and
liquid, thanks to corporate investment. Sazerac de
Forge et Fils, owned by the eponymous American
company, debuted with a compelling story of its cen-
turies-old heritage, while Bisquit et Dubouché re-
launched under its traditional name, 200 years after its
founding.
Among all the action, collectability remains a crucial
arena for many cognac houses, as epitomized by Fra-
pin’s Cuvée Rabelais, priced at $13,000. Nowadays,
cognac has more competition in this space from scotch
and Japanese whisky, but the French spirit remains a
popular investment for many collectors.
Bisquit & Dubouché VSOP ($59)
Once known just as Bisquit, this historic cognac
brand received an updated look and reverted to its
original name when it relaunched as part of the Cam-
pari Group portfolio. The liquid sets itself apart from
other cognacs by taking a larger hearts cut during dis-
tillation, retaining a wide array of flavor and aroma
compounds. Joined by an XO expression in the US,
Bisquit & Dubouché VSOP debuted in select markets
and continues to roll out more broadly.
Courvoisier Mizunara ($2,000)
The hottest oak in the whisky world has made its
way to cognac, courtesy of Beam Suntory, the parent
company of both Courvoisier and Suntory Japanese
whisky. After initially aging in the usual French oak,
the liquid for this blend was then transferred to a miz-
unara oak cask. Courvoisier chief blender Patrice Pinet
and House of Suntory chief blender Shinji Fukuyo col-
laborated on the maturation and blending processes,
On the Vine
or Nearby
yielding a true cognac first.
Frapin Cuvée Rabelais ($13,000)
Thanks to cellar conditions and the expertise of its
makers, cognac can age for many, many decades,
longer than almost any other spirit on earth, and even
when it has to exit the barrel, the liquid is often stored
in glass demi-johns. That means producers are able to
showcase eaux-de-vie dating back generations, as Fra-
pin does with this luxury offering. Named in honor of
François Rabelais, the Renaissance writer and human-
ist, Cuvée Rabelais pulls from both cask and glass to
feature some of the estate distillery’s oldest liquid,
packaged in a hand-blown decanter from Cristallerie
Saint-Louis.
Jean Fillioux Grande Cham-
pagne Subtil & So VSOP ($75)
Estate cognac house Jean Fillioux is now in its fifth
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generation of family ownership
under the care of Christophe
Fillioux and his father, Pascal.
With 63 acres of ugni blanc, the
operation produces a generous
amount of distillate each year, which is matured and
blended into a number of expressions. The latest is a
VSOP, combining 4-to-6-year-old spirits for a profile
that’s sweet with figs and almond paste and uplifted
by zesty citrus.
Monnet Fins Bois/Petit Cham-
pagne XXO ($270)
Billing itself as the “sunny style of cognac,” Mon-
net’s house style encompasses bright fruit and floral
notes, though this Extra Extra Old cognac has plenty
of dark, mature flavors from its long time in barrel.
While XXO is reserved for cognacs aged at least 14
years, Monnet’s version boasts a decade longer in
cask. Naturally, it’s available in limited amounts, and
with such a fair price, it shouldn’t sit long on the shelf.
Sazerac de Forge et Fils ($130)
Billing itself as a “pre-phylloxera style” cognac, this
new offering revives a brand that first hit U.S. shores
in the 1780s, and became one of the top-selling French
brandies of the 19th century. Then a part of the busi-
ness empire of France’s Sazerac de Forge family, the
brand and its distillery now rest in the portfolio of con-
temporary spirits giant Sazerac Co., best known for
Buffalo Trace Distillery and Fireball. The liquid,
which includes eaux-de-vie distilled in the 1960s
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members of Sazerac’s brown spirits team. Initially
available at the company’s tourist and hospitality at-
traction Sazerac House in New Orleans, Sazerac de
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Batteries to $1.2 Trillion by 2030
Car makers have forecast plans to build 54 million battery electric vehicles in 2030,
representing more than 50% of total vehicle production
T
he world's top car
makers are planning to
spend nearly $1.2 tril-
lion through 2030 to develop
and produce millions of elec-
tric vehicles, along with the
batteries and raw materials to
support that production, ac-
cording to a Reuters analysis
of public data and projections
released by those companies.
The EV investment figure,
which has not previously
been published, is much
higher than previous invest-
ment estimates by Reuters
— more than twice the most
recent calculation published
just a year ago.
To put the figure in
context, Alphabet, the parent
company of Google and
Waymo, has a market cap of
$1.3tn.
Car makers have forecast
plans to build 54 million bat-
tery electric vehicles in
2030, representing more than
50 per cent of total vehicle
production, according to the
analysis.
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To support that unprece-
dented level of EVs, car-
makers and their battery
partners are planning to in-
stall 5.8 terawatt-hours of
battery production capacity
by 2030, according to data
from Benchmark Mineral In-
telligence and the manufac-
turers.
Leading the charge is
Tesla, where chief executive
Elon Musk has outlined an
audacious plan to build 20
million EVs in 2030, requir-
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While Tesla has not
fully disclosed its
spending plans, such
exponential growth —
a 13-fold increase over
the estimated 1.5 mil-
lion vehicles it hopes to
sell this year — will
come at a cost of hun-
dreds of billions of dol-
lars, according to a
Reuters analysis of
Tesla's financial disclo-
sures and forecasts for
global EV demand, and
battery and battery
mineral production.
Germany's Volkswagen,
while lagging behind Tesla,
has ambitious plans through
the end of the decade, target-
ing well over $100 billion to
build out its global EV port-
folio, add new battery “giga-
factories” in Europe and
North America and lock up
supplies of key raw materi-
als.
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp
is investing $70bn to elec-
trify vehicles and produce
more batteries and expects to
sell at least 3.5 million bat-
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n the short term, we're all working for the weekends; but,
in the long run, we're all working with the hopes of retiring
one day. While everyone has a different dream for that sce-
nario, there is an option that feels very appealing to a lot of us:
moving to another country.
While GOBankingRates has outlined the 15 cheapest coun-
tries to retire to, not all of them are equal when it comes to
gaining citizenship, with ease or access. So if you are looking
to hang up your work gloves and retire abroad, here are five
countries with easy citizenship where you can retire.

Canada
Maybe you're into cold weather and socialized healthcare.
Look no farther than Canada as your home for retirement. In
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2022 alone, 273,000 U.S. citizens have migrated to Canada, as
documented by the Migration Policy Institute. In order to gain
eligibility for Canadian citizenship, you must have permanent
resident status and have lived in Canada for 1,095 days in the
five years before the date you sign your application. Potential
citizens are required to meet personal income tax filings at least
three times within five years of applying. While you are at it,
brush up on all things Canadian law, institutions, history and
more — because there is an entrance exam.Take Our Poll:

Dominican Republic
Island living: What could be better? How about a short wait
period to obtain citizenship in the Dominican Republic? The
basic requirement for D.R. citizenship comes down to doc-
umentation of a stable, international income of at least $1,500
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a month as a retiree. If there are dependents — spouse or child
under the age of 18 — there is an additional cost of $250 per
dependent each month. From there, citizen applicants must be
interviewed in Spanish and pass a medical exam, then establish
the Dominican Republic as their permanent residence for two
years.

Ireland
Combine the island experience with the weather up north and
you're in luck: Ireland might just be the perfect place for you
to retire. Added bonus if you have Irish heritage, including a
parent, grandparent or great-grandparent from Ireland, which
makes your eligibility for citizenship that much greater. Re-
gardless of where you originally come from, however, the Irish
Immigration Service outlines that for "people of independent Shutterstock.com
means who wish to retire to Ireland, you should have an indi-
vidual income of €50,000 per year. You must also have access
to a lump sum of money to cover any sudden major expenses."
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Peru
For those living on a fixed income from retirement or a pen-
sion, Peru is an inexpensive option for citizenship. If you are
a retiree who is making more than $1,000 per month, you qual-
ify to gain Peruvian citizenship in approximately two years —
unless you are planning to marry a Peruvian and brush up on
your Spanish and the country's history, since all applicants
must take tests in both subjects. Investopedia recommends "to
go through an agent who can guide you through the process of
applying for residency at a Peruvian embassy."
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Germany
Time to spend your best years with some of the best beers!
Germany is known for a lot of things, but it might surprise you
to learn that it had "the second-highest immigration rate in the
world" after the United States in 2020, according to World Pop-
ulation Review. The process to becoming a naturalized citizen
is easy and refined: Pass a German citizenship test and a lan-
guage exam, show you have a means of financial support and
no prior criminal record. It usually takes six to eight years to
gain eligibility for applicants who have lived in Germany dur-
ing that time. But beware: Germany does require anyone look-
ing to gain citizenship to renounce it elsewhere, which might
be a deal breaker if you have family and friends you wish to
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ANCIENT COFFINS AND MUMMIES IN CAIRO AWESOME

100 YEARS AFTER TUTANKHAMUN DISCOVERY Aircraft
NBC Universal / KELLY COBIELLA AND After the mummies are exhumed from the site,
LAURA SARAVIA AND LEILA SACKUR
GIZA, Egypt — A century after the discovery of
Tutankhamun's tomb made headlines around the
archaeologists X-ray them to determine their ages
at death, any diseases they might have carried in
their lifetime, and what might have killed them.
Paint Job
world, in the sweltering desert heat just outside Teams then carry out a process of careful conserva-
Cairo, a small team is still making new finds in an- tion and begin to record and archive newly uncov-
cient Egypt. ered antiquities.
Digging layer by layer at the Saqqara site in Giza, Hawass said the coffins and antiquities found at
moving earth one bucket at a time, archaeologists the site would likely be displayed in the Grand
have found a giant trove of ancient coffins and Egyptian Museum in Giza, which is scheduled to
mummies, along with ceramic amulets believed to open next year, although the project has stalled nu-
merous times because
King Tutankhamun's of political instability
death mask. (TODAY) and lack of govern-
ment funding, accord-
ing to the museum’s
website.
Numerous objects
associated with Tut-
ankhamun are also set
be displayed there, al-
though the boy king’s
famous death mask
and sarcophagus are
still on display at the
Egyptian Museum in
Cairo, in the interests
of preserving tourism,
have been used in burial rituals, and thick papyrus Hawass said.
documents. Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former state nearly 400 miles south of the site in Giza in the Val-
minister for antiquities,
told NBC News Wednes-
day that the site contained
countless other artifacts re-
lating to another pharaoh,
King Teti, and his fol-
lowers who worshipped
him as a god for 1,000
years after his death.
The remains of King
Tutankhamun's closest
generals and advisers were
also at the site, which sits
about 20 miles south of the
North African nation's A century after the tomb of King Tutankhamun was
capital, he said. discovered, archaeologists continue to unlock an-
“I really believe that this cient Egypt's mysteries. (TODAY)
year and next year, this site is going to be the most ley of the Kings in Luxor, by British archaeologist
important site in Egypt,” said Hawass, referring to Howard Carter.
a network of underground rooms hidden 65 feet be- Believed to have become pharaoh when he was
neath the oldest pyramids in Egypt. 8 or 9 years old, in around 1334 B.C., Tutankhamun
“I always say that we found until now only 30% ruled until his death 10 years later, and is believed
of our monuments are still there, 70% are buried un- to have suffered from numerous illnesses and dis-
derneath the ground,” he said. abilities, including a flat foot, circulatory problems
The discovery of so many new coffins in the re- and malaria.
gion could be because “Teti was worshipped as a Undisturbed by grave robbers, the tomb was al-
god in the New Kingdom, and everyone wanted to most completely intact when Carter discovered it.
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be buried alongside him,” Hawass said, adding that “Inside, he found that there were four big shrines
and he took them out
by ropes,” Hawass
said.
“And under the
shrines, he found the
golden coffins, three
coffins,” he said, add-
ing that among the
5,000 artifacts found
in the burial chambers
was a golden dagger to
protect Tutankhamun
in the afterlife, an or-
A 3,000-year-old coffin is nate throne engraved
opened in a burial chamber with the love story of
at the Saqqara in Giza site his mother and father,
near Cairo. (TODAY)
and containers of beer
and wine.
his team had found close to 300 coffins in the vi- “In ancient Egypt, gold was like dust” said Ha-
cinity of his pyramid this year, most of them in good wass, who could not quantify how much this her-
condition. itage was worth to modern Egyptians.
Believed to have ruled for approximately 12 years “As an archaeologist, if you gave me the whole
between 2300 and 2181 B.C., Teti was the first king money of the United States and England, I would
of the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. say no,” he said. “This heritage belongs to every-
Although Teti’s sarcophagus is 4,300 years old, one.”
people continued to be buried near him for more Kelly Cobiella and Laura Saravia reported from
than 1,000 years later, because they wanted his pro- Giza. Leila Sackur reported from London.
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The American Companies That Aren’t Actually American Anymore

By Kate Prince/Business Alka-Seltzer The Chrysler Building

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any brilliant companies – from Apple to Star- Original Headquarters: Elkhart, Indiana Original Headquarters: New York City, NY
bucks – have been founded in the United Purchased By: Bayer Purchased By: SIGNA Group
States, starting out as small ventures to be- Country : Germany Country : Austria
come international leaders in their fields. However, the Alka-Seltzer has the distinction of being one of the When the News Corp’s publication The Wall Street
world of business isn’t always as straightforward as it longest-standing branded medicines out there. The ant- Journal first broke the story of the Chrysler Building’s
looks. Regardless of how well-rooted a company’s acid and pain relief drink was released under the Dr. sale in 2019, many were taken aback. The building has
American history is, it doesn’t mean that it will always Miles Medicine Company back in 1931. Although it long since been a New York institution, but it hasn’t
belong to Uncle Sam. been owned by an American company
In fact, many quintessen- for some time.
tially American brands are The Abu Dhabi Investment Council
no longer American-owned paid $800 million for majority own-
at all. From Ben and Jerry’s ership back in 2008, but they ended up
to IBM and Holiday Inn, selling to Austrian company SIGNA
overseas investors have and New York’s RFR for little over
played a big part in keeping $150 million just over a decade later.
these companies moving The loss was catastrophic, making
forward. Without them headlines in financial outlets the world
stepping in, some of them over.
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altogether.
Spotify
Strategic Hotels Original Headquarters: New
and Resorts York, NY
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Insurance Group Spotify is such a part of everyday
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Strategic Hotels & Re- a time when we couldn’t listen to the
sorts Inc is a hotel chain songs we want at the drop of a hat.
company, currently with 17 The company was first founded in
luxury hotels within the 2006, providing listeners with a way
United States, and uniquely, one hotel in Germany. The stayed American for a good deal of time, the business to stream their favorite music. Although it came from
successful company was founded in 1997, by real estate was eventually sold to German company Bayer in Sweden, Spotify has traveled a lot since then.
investor and philanthropist Laurence S. Geller. 1978. Back in 2017, Tencent Holdings and Spotify bought
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THE 10 BEST THINGS TO
ADD TO SCRAMBLED EGGS
Southern Living / ALANA AL-HATLANI
E veryone has their own special trick for scram-
bled eggs. Alton Brown suggests adding a
Southern staple, while Dolly relies on ice-water for
her signature fluffy eggs. Some prefer a low and
slow method, but others insist on a high-heat scram-
ble. Then there's the milk or no milk debate. Whi-
chever way you like to prepare your scrambled
eggs, there's no short supply of ways to upgrade
them. From a spicy kick to a sprinkle of fresh herbs,
here are 10 things to add to your scrambled eggs
that will take them to the next level.
1. Add A Protein
Sure, eggs themselves are already loaded with
protein, but the added flavor of crumbled sausage
or ribbons of smoked salmon can't be beat. Bacon
bits folded into the eggs might be better than strips
served on the side. For the vegetarians, canned
black or pinto beans add a nice bite and help make
your morning scramble a little more filling. No
matter what protein you chose, it should be pre-
cooked or ready to eat.
Pro Tip: For maximum flavor, cook your bacon
or sausage in the pan you plan to scramble your
eggs in. Once cooked, transfer the meat to a plate
and cook your eggs in the residual fat left in the pan
instead of butter. Fold the chopped bacon or sausage
back into the eggs about 30 seconds before the eggs
are finished cooking.
2. Fold In Cultured Dairy
Adding milk to scrambled eggs may be a waste,
but cultured dairy is another story. A dollop of dairy
products like sour cream, Greek-style yogurt, and
creme fraiche folded in at the end of the cooking
process add a delightful creaminess and tang to
scrambled eggs. Gordon Ramsay, whose scrambled
egg recipe is a beloved classic, adds a dollop creme
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fraiche to his eggs off-heat, right before plating. Just
be careful to not add too much or risk watery, loose
eggs.
3. Finish With Fresh Herbs
Take a page out of the French cooking playbook
and finish your scrambled eggs with a sprinkling of
fresh herbs. Chives are a classic choice, but dill, ci-
lantro, or parsley can all add a lot of flavor with very
little effort. Scallions also work nicely for a beauti-
ful pop of green that cuts through some of the rich-
ness of the eggs.
Bonus Points: For a nutty, herby flavor, swirl
pesto into your scrambled eggs during the last 30
seconds of cooking. Much like creme fraiche, you'll
want to add just one generous dollop or the eggs
could become too loose. Finish with a dusting of
Parmesan cheese for an extra savory breakfast.
4. Cheese, Please
Adding cheese to scrambled eggs isn't the most
original suggestion, but it's a standby for a reason.
Cheddar is many people's favorite cheese to pair
with eggs, but there are so many other cheeses that
work just as well, from tangy goat cheese to nutty
Gruyere.
Try This: For fans of Cacio e Pepe, make scram-
bled eggs inspired by the Italian pasta. Finish your
22 eggs with a generous grating of pecorino Romano
and Parmesan cheese, then finish with tons of fresh
cracked black pepper.
5. Go Green
An easy way to fold extra greens into your diet is
through scrambled eggs. Whether baby spinach,
arugula, kale, or thinly chopped collards, fresh
greens wilt quickly and easily into scrambled eggs.
Just toss a handful in halfway through cooking your
eggs, stirring well to distribute the greens evenly.
6. Kick It Up A Notch
Spice is another way to add dimension to plain
scrambled eggs. From a few dashes of hot sauce, to
a drizzling of salsa added right before serving. In-
stead of sauces, you could also fold in diced fresh
chiles, like jalapeños or serranos. Canned Hatch
green chiles are another great way to add heat, or
chopped and strained kimchi. Chili crisp packs a
good punch of heat when drizzled on top of scram-
bled eggs, too. You can also do something as simple
as finishing your eggs with crushed red pepper
flakes for a more subtle heat.
Make It Migas-Style: Sauté torn pieces of tortillas
in a large skillet with a little vegetable oil, and once
golden, add your beaten eggs and scramble. In the
last minute 30 second of cooking, add in a generous
sprinkling of a melty shredded cheese (like Cheddar
or Monterey Jack) and hot sauce, to taste. Off-heat,
finish the eggs with slices of avocado and a dollop
of sour cream.
7. Think Seasonally
Not unlike an omelet, fresh veggies are great add-
ins for scrambled eggs, from chopped asparagus
spears to blistered cherry tomatoes. Whatever is
fresh and in sea-
son will likely be
delicious in your
eggs, just make
sure to pre-cook
your veggies be-
fore adding them
to the pan,
whether that
means sauteing
mushrooms or
blanching broc-
coli. Store-
bought stir-fry
veggie mixes
work well here,
too. Even if your
produce bin is
looking a little
lean, sauteing
onion and garlic
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in butter before
adding your eggs
to the pan can add a lot of flavor.
8. Throw In Leftover Potatoes
Last night's roasted potatoes can be repurposed
into this morning's egg scramble. Heat diced,
cooked potatoes in butter until crispy and then add
your beaten eggs, scramble, and serve hot with
ketchup, if desired. Why go to a greasy spoon when
you can recreate this messy but delicious breakfast
dish at home?
9. Whisk In Worcestershire
You can really add any prepared sauce you like
to your eggs, but some people swear by the savor-
iness of a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce. You'll
want to scale back your salt if using however, as it
already contains a decent amount of sodium. Other
items sitting in your fridge door that also work well
in scrambled eggs are soy sauce, miso, or harissa
paste.
10. Catch Of The Day
Adding seafood is certainly a fancier upgrade for
your scrambled eggs, but for Sunday brunch it's a
nice way to make everyday eggs something special.
Just add the cooked seafood of your choice in dur-
ing the last 30 seconds of cooking to heat through.
You can throw in anything from lumps of lobster or
crab meat, to cooked shrimp. A dusting of Old Bay
and lemon zest before serving are nice finishing
touches that complement the flavor of the seafood.
Zane Smith Wins Truck
Series Finale Thriller at
Phoenix, Claims First
Series Championship
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service
A
fter two frustrating runner-up finishes in the NAS-
CAR Camping World Truck Series championship,
Zane Smith finally won his first title in a two-lap
overtime shootout.
Holding off defending champion Ben Rhodes by 0.236 sec-
onds at the end of a wild final two laps of Friday night’s
Lucas Oil 150, Smith put it succinctly after a celebratory
burnout at Phoenix Raceway.
“The third time’s the charm,” exulted an emotional Smith,
who said he was crying throughout the final lap after wresting
the lead from Rhodes one circuit earlier.
For the final restart, Smith chose to line up behind Rhodes,
rather than to his outside. That enabled Smith to shortcut the
backstretch dogleg and pull even with Rhodes to the inside.
From that position, he was able to edge ahead of eventual
third-place finisher Chandler Smith to the outside.
“I’m going to win this,” Zane Smith said of his mindset in
overtime. “There was no other option. I was either backing it
in the fence wrecking, or I was leaving tonight with a cham-
pionship trophy. There were no other options, and when I saw
the No. 18 [Chandler Smith] get underneath me I was worried
that I got him too loose underneath me.
“Fortunately, he stayed off of me. I have a lot of respect for
all three of (the other title competitors). It’s pretty impressive
for some of the racing we’ve seen lately for us three to go at
it that hard and that clean.”
Under caution for Hailie Deegan’s hard contact with the
Turn 3 wall on Lap 134, Rhodes opted for right-side tires
only, while the other three Championship 4 drivers—Zane
Smith, Chandler Smith and Ty Majeski—took fresh rubber
on all four corners.
Rhodes restarted third behind Stewart Friesen and Carson
Hocevar on Lap 141 and charged past Friesen into the lead
on Lap 144. Rhodes stayed out front with the other Cham-
pionship 4 drivers in tow until Majeski lost control of his No.
66 Toyota as he tried to move to the inside of Zane Smith.
The subsequent overtime restart enabled the race winner to
capitalize on his tire advantage. Rhodes got to Zane Smith’s
bumper in the final corner and crossed the finish line less than
a truck length behind. Chandler Smith was third, 0.259 sec-
onds back of the winner.
“I don’t know, two tires versus four, that was the name of
the game,” Rhodes said. “We didn’t have the pace all night
that we needed to be up there and repeat so it was a great
heads-up call by my crew chief (Rich Lushes). Ultimately,
we just didn’t need that last caution. I think we could have
held them off for the final few laps. I was giving him (Zane
Smith) all the dirty air he could handle. I think we were going
to be fine until that caution got us.
“On that last restart, I tried to get a jump, but two tires ver-
sus four, I just didn’t have the grip I needed. I did the best I
could and threw a move on him but didn’t have enough grip
to make it stick… We just need to go back and do our home-
work, and second is not fun. I’m going to mope my way back
to Kentucky (his home state).”
The victory was Smith’s fourth of the season, and it was a
clean sweep. Smith earned the pole position in Friday’s time
trials and won both stages before claiming the victory and the
series title.
He’ll return to Front Row Motorsports next season, where
he’ll defend his championship and compete in selected NAS-
CAR Cup Series races, starting with the Daytona 500.
John Hunter Nemechek ran fourth on Friday night, fol-
lowed by Friesen. Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, Tanner Gray,
Kaden Honeycutt and Carson Hocevar rounded out the top
10. Majeski came home 20th after the spin that sent the race
into overtime.
NOTE: Inspection is complete in the Truck Series garage
with no issues. The No. 38 Ford of Zane Smith is the race
winner.
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL RECESSION IN 2023
The Hill / TOBIAS BURNS people who need them, as illustrated by the vacancy- save money as interest rates creep up toward 4.6 per-

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any market watchers are predicting a reces-
sion in 2023 as the Fed continues to raise in-
terest rates in its battle against 40-year-high
inflation.
Due to a persistently hot job market, a recession is
not a certain fate, but the economy has already con-
tracted for two quarters in a row, and a period of cool-
ing off after the blistering recovery from pandemic
shutdowns is only logical, some analysts say.
Recessions inspire fretting from CEOs and workers
alike, but they’re a normal part of the business cycle.
Recessions are also retroactively designated, so
when the next one begins, consumers won’t know it
until after the fact. That means it may be a good idea
to start preparing for a recession now.
Here are a few ways to get in good financial shape
for a recession.
Take advantage of a red-hot labor market
while it lasts
At least one economic projection has put the likeli-
hood of a recession within the next 12 months at 100
percent, but there’s hardly a consensus on when or
even if a recession is going to occur.
A big driver of that uncertainty is the job market,
which shows high demand for workers, implying con-
tinued growth in the economy.
This is a significant factor considered by the Na-
tional Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), whose
Business Cycle Dating Committee is the official des-
ignator of recessions.
“Virtually everything points in the opposite direc-
tion from the slight fall in GDP measured on the pro-
duct side,” Jeffrey Frankel, a former member of the
committee, said in an interview, referencing gross do-
mestic product.
“You just can’t call it a recession when you have
the ratio of vacancies to unemployed workers the
highest it’s ever been. I mean, that’s just so far from
a recession,” he said.
Many workers have been taking advantage of the
high demand for labor, quitting their jobs over the past
year and looking for better work in what’s come to be
called the Great Resignation.
Since there are still so many more open jobs than
to-unemployment ratio, conditions favorable to
workers look set to continue.
A March survey from Pew Research found in-
creased benefits to switching jobs, such as better pay,
upward mobility and improved work-life balance.
Workers have also been unionizing, striking and
threatening to strike in the face of rising inflation. A
possible railroad strike in September promised to shut
down huge segments of the U.S. economy and re-
quired action from the White House to avoid. Lum-
berjacks in Oregon and nurses in Minnesota also
walked off the job last month.
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met
with labor federation AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler
and Policy Director Damon Silvers about the strength
of the U.S. labor market, which added 3.8 million jobs
in the first nine months of 2022 for the second stron-
gest year-to-date gain in over 75 years, according to
the Treasury.
Keep an eye on the housing market
In the U.S., the housing market is another major
driver of inflation, with rents and mortgage rates soar-
ing amid a national housing shortage that numbers in
the millions of homes, according to various studies
and commercial estimates.
Shelter costs count for more than 30 percent of the
consumer price index and about 40 percent of core in-
flation, which removes the volatile categories of
energy and food. Core inflation rose 0.6 percent in
both September and August and is up 6.6 percent on
the year – the same as last month.
For renters and people paying mortgages, there isn’t
a whole lot to do besides trying to stay out of an un-
friendly market and make do.
Real estate investors are likely to feel the same way,
as “prospective homebuyers remain reluctant to jump
into the housing market,” according to a statement last
week from Mortgage Bankers Association President
Bob Broeksmit.
Adjust personal finances
With the Fed raising interest rates, paying for goods
and services with financing is going to get more ex-
pensive. So experts say that putting off major pur-
chases and paying down debts now is a good way to
cent in 2023, according to the latest median estimate
from the Fed.
Getting approved for personal or business loans
may also become more difficult, as banks put more
scrutiny on applicants who may have a tougher time
paying money back at a higher interest rate.
While commercial lenders have been increasing
their own rates to keep up with the Fed’s, they have
not passed these rates onto their customers.
Savings accounts average a 0.21 percent return, ac-
cording to the FDIC, despite a federal funds rate that’s
now about 3 percent.
Due to the increased risk of layoffs during a reces-
sion, many personal finance experts also recommend
that households set up an emergency fund in the event
that earners get fired by their employers.
Consider investing in bonds
A person walks past a Wells Fargo location in Phil-
adelphia.
Unless you’re a professional investor who pays at-
tention to daily market movements, it’s hard to take
advantage of wild swings in the stock market created
by the environment of rising interest rates.
In recent weeks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
has frequently seen trading days with gains and losses
that number in the hundreds of points, and while such
volatility can be attractive to day traders, it doesn’t
present much of an opportunity for full-time workers.
Most major stock indices are way down on the year
— most in the ballpark of 20 percent — so investing
directly in companies or index funds can seem like a
risky proposition.
But as interest rates have climbed, leading to tur-
moil in equities and increasing the power of the U.S.
dollar, the typically less dynamic bond market has
seen a steady rise in returns. The two-year U.S. Treas-
ury note now has a 4.4 percent yield and the 10-year
has a 3.9 percent yield.
Jason Blackwell, head of investments at financial
firm The Colony Group, said in an interview that U.S.
bonds are “potentially a better tool at [investors’] dis-
posal than they have been for the last ten years.”
“When 10-year Treasuries with very little risk of
U.S. default are paying you 4 percent, that’s a pretty
good return – a pretty good yield that we’ve not seen
in almost a decade,” he said
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2022’s Best Cities for Single Moms

Motherhood is a challenge, especially
if you’re alone. That’s why living in a
supportive environment can make a
world of difference for a single mother.
So, which cities set up single moms for
success?
To find out, LawnStarter ranked 2022's
Best Cities for Single Moms.
We compared the 200 biggest U.S.
cities based on 36 key metrics. We
looked for safe, affordable cities with
ample child care and community support,
high-quality education and health care,
and a decent work-life balance.
Find out which 10 cities are best (and
which 10 are worst) for single moms
below, followed by some highlights and
lowlights from our report. (See where
your city ranks here.)
Best Cities for Single Moms
Rank City
1 Roseville, CA
2 Naperville, IL
3 Portland, OR
4 Overland Park, KS
5 Eugene, OR moms in poverty, the third highest median best-quality public hospitals in our rank-
6 Madison, WI annual income for single moms, and ing, followed by Eugene, Oregon, and
7 Irvine, CA plenty of insured women and children. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Fremont and
8 Sioux Falls, SD This city also has excellent public Elk Grove, California, have the highest
9 Lincoln, NE schools, low food insecurity, and state rates of insured women, while Syracuse,
10 Buffalo, NY policies allowing sick leave for child care. New York, Santa Clarita, California, and
There are plenty of baby supply stores, Bridgeport, Connecticut, have the most
Worst Cities for Single Moms but Roseville lacks child care workers. insured children.
Rank City California High-Poverty Cities Lacking Policy:
1 Detroit, MI cities in general Huntsville, Alabama (No. 103), has the
2 Pasadena, TX have some of highest share of single mothers in pov-
3 Carrollton, TX the priciest erty, followed by Pittsburgh and Cincin-
4 Brownsville, TX hourly rates for nati. Each of these cities has a low
5 Mesquite, TX babysitters and median annual income for single moth-
6 Garland, TX a high annual ers, unaffordable housing, and no state
7 Houston, TX cost of child law allowing sick leave for child care.
8 Cape Coral, FL Image: Lawnstarter.com care. At the very bottom of our ranking is
9 Dallas, TX Growing Detroit, alongside several Texas cities,
10 Philadelphia, PA Healthy, Smart Kids: Wealthy suburbs including Houston (No. 194), Dallas
Not bad HB #61 out of 200! Naperville, Illinois (No. 2), Overland (No. 192), and some of their suburbs.
Park, Kansas (No. 4), Irvine, California These cities fared poorly across most
Highlights and Lowlights: (No. 7), and Frisco, Texas (No. 13), have metrics, such as median annual income
There’s No Rose Without a Thorn: the highest-rated school districts in the for single moms and housing affordabil-
Roseville, California, tops our ranking as country, making them great for both sin- ity. They also have high rates of food in-
the Best City for Single Moms this year. gle moms and dads. security and high numbers of single
Roseville has the lowest share of single In the Health category, Irvine has the moms and children in poverty. 23
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ess than six months after the denial of a mas- proposals. After commissioners denied a desalination special condition.
sive desalination project in Huntington Beach, project that would have provided 50 million gallons Thursday’s meeting was less contentious than the
the California Coastal Commission unani- of drinking water in Huntington Beach, the panel commission’s May meeting on the Huntington Beach
mously approved a $140 million desalination project came under a “cloud of doubt” about the approval of project, where some public commenters brought signs
in Orange County on Thursday. future projects, Commissioner Dayna Bochco said and dressed as marine life in protest. Still, public com-
The desalination project, which will be located in Thursday. menters remained divided on whether the commission
Dana Point, is expected to produce 5 million gallons “I’m glad now that we can show other agencies and should approve or deny the project.
of water per day to the South Coast Water District, re- whoever else is interested in this that we are fully sup- Several opponents of the project raised concerns
ducing the area’s “reliance on imported water,” ac- portive of desal when it’s a good project,” Bochco about the project’s potential impact on coastal habitats
cording to a report from the California Coastal said. and the energy needed to power the facility. Sonia
Commission. The SCWD provides water to roughly Some commissioners raised concerns about the po- Diaz, public policy manager at Outdoor Outreach
35,000 residents and 1,000 businesses voiced concern about the project, including
in Orange County. the potential closure of campgrounds at
As the state faces a prolonged A worker passes rows of tubes used in Doheny State Beach.
drought and the intense impacts of cli- the reverse osmosis process at the “It’s still unclear to me how the mitiga-
Carlsbad Desalination Project Tues-
mate change, proponents of the project day, Sept. 22, 2015, in Carlsbad, Calif.
tion measures proposed will not still dispro-
told commissioners Thursday that de- AP Photo/Gregory Bull portionately impact the communities that
salination is a key part of bolstering use the space for day use, as well as over-
water supply in the future. night use,” Diaz said.
“Ocean desal is an essential compo- Glenn Farrel, executive director of Cal
nent of the district’s water supply port- Desal, urged the commission to approve the
folio and the solution for climate project on Thursday, emphasizing that the
change resilient water supply,” SCWD state needs an “all of the above approach”
General Manager Rick Shintaku told to address water resilience.
commissioners. "As we move into a potential fourth year
Commission staff recommended ap- of drought in California - and increasingly
proval of the project with special con- challenged hydrology on a year-after-year
ditions, including mitigations to reduce basis due to our changing climate and ari-
the impact to marine life, implement dification of the West - our water managers
hazard plans and study the impact of need to have the tools available to them that
the project’s water rates on low-in- will work for their communities," Farrel
come customers. told The Center Square in a statement.
Kate Hucklebridge, north coast dep- "We're really pleased that the Coastal Com-
uty director at the Coastal Commis- mission recognizes the value that the
sion, acknowledged Thursday that the project is not tential cost impacts to customers, particularly lower- Doheny Desalination Project will bring to the south-
perfect and “will lead to coastal impacts,” but said im- income residents during Thursday’s hearing. A 2021 ern Orange County region in terms of water and
pacts have been “avoided, minimized and mitigated fiscal analysis from SCWD estimated cost increases drought resilience and protecting those residents'
to the maximum extent feasible as required by the of $2 to $7 per household each month. quality of life and economy during multi-year
Coastal Act.” She noted that the project uses subsur- To address these concerns, one of the project’s spe- droughts."
face intakes instead of open ocean intakes, “drasti- cial conditions requires SCWD to submit a report Next month, the Coastal Commission is set to hold
cally reducing impacts to marine organisms.” within a year that identifies low-income customers in a public hearing on a proposed desalination project in
The project won unanimous approval from the the project’s service area and recommendations to al- Monterey County, which is estimated to produce up
Coastal Commission on Thursday, with several com- leviate cost burdens. Commissioners agreed on Thurs- to 6.4 million gallons of water per day.

D o you feel most alive at night, detest garlic, and have a habit of lurking in
the shadows?
Whether you wear a cape daily or just once a year for Halloween, you can
fang Lawn Love for ranking 2022’s Best and Worst Cities for Vampires.
We looked for cities with plenty of warm bodies, blood centers, and vampire-
friendly dwellings — aka casket suppliers and homes with basements. We also
considered deterrents like garlic festivals and sunshine, as well as community
and entertainment factors, such as vampire groups, nightlife options, and vam-
pire tours.
Check out the 10 best (and 10 worst) cities for vampires below, followed by
key insights from our report. (See
where your city ranks here.)
most vampire groups. Big cities like New York, Chicago (No. 2), and Seattle
(No. 13) have plenty of fresh blood, nightlife options, and casket suppliers.
It’s no surprise that Surprise, Arizona, came in dead last and other sunny
Southern cities fell in our ranking, with other Arizona cities plus Nevada and
California taking up the bottom 10. While fewer layers of clothing might make
it easier to sneak a drink through all four seasons, it’s hard to avoid the sun's
rays with maximum sunshine, minimal cloud cover, few homes with basements,
and scarce casket suppliers (especially in California).
Transylvania, USA: Is Pennsylvania the Transylvania of America? Maybe so
— both of the biggest Keystone State cities made their way into our top 10
Philadelphia brings
home the bronze with

Best Cities for Vampires

RankCity
2022’s Best a high number of
vampire groups and
tours (No. 2 in both).
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2
3
New York, NY
Chicago, IL
Philadelphia, PA
and Worst Philly also has a high
population, abundant
nightlife options, and
4
5
6
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Cities for numerous
drives to keep vam-
blood

pires well fed and en-

7
8
9
Omaha, NE
Portland, OR
Madison, WI
Vampires tertained. Pittsburgh
isn’t too far behind at
No. 6, with plenty of
10 Baltimore, MD blood centers, casket
suppliers, and base-
Worst Cities for Vam- ments to appease sun-
pires less lifestyles.
RankCity Shadowy histories:
1 Surprise, AZ Despite lacking in
2 Peoria, AZ Food and Drink and
3 North Las Vegas, NV Lair Safety, New Or-
4 Glendale, AZ leans (No. 15) con-
5 Chandler, AZ tinues to grow its
6 Henderson, NV Lawnstarter.com vampirical legacy.
7 Mesa, AZ NOLA has the most
8 Tempe, AZ vampire tours due to local icons like legendary author Anne Rice and infamous
9 Lancaster, CA vampire Jacques St. Germain.
10 Huntington Beach, CA San Francisco (No. 5) follows closely behind in tours (No. 2), thanks to the
Isn't LAST a good thing in this category! historically scary Nob Hill neighborhood. The Golden City also has plenty of
blood centers, vampire groups, and nightlife options to balance out the sunshine
Key insights: and herb shops. Sunny Los Angeles (No. 4) impresses with the highest number
Northern Nosferatus vs. Southern Slayers: NYC is the ideal city for vampires, of vampire-friendly nightclubs, in addition to the second highest population and
thanks to having the most potential victims, the most slaughterhouses, and the numerous slaughterhouses, casket suppliers, and vampire groups. 25
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HONORED AND IVC LAYOFF DAYS AFTER $44 BILLION TAKEOVER
VETERANS SERVICE NBC Universal
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witter co-founder Jack Dorsey
apologized Saturday for growing
$2.5 MILLION the company "too quickly" one day
after Elon Musk's team laid off approx-
During the ceremony, Irvine Valley College was presented a $2.5 million imately half of the work-
check for the expansion of the Veterans Services Center. Assemblywoman force.
Cottie Petrie-Norris secured the funding as part of the 2022-23 budget. "Folks at Twitter past and
“IVC is extremely fortunate to have a strong military community on campus present are strong and resil-
with nearly 300 student veterans and dependents annually attending through ient. They will always find a
its Veterans Services Center. As a college, we are very proud of our student way no matter how difficult
veterans, not only for their service to our country, but also for their leadership the moment. I realize many
on campus, and for the example they set for all students,” said Dr. John Her- are angry with me. I own the
nandez, President, Irvine Valley College. “Irvine Valley College thanks As- responsibility for why every-
semblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris for securing $2.5 million in the California one is in this situation: I
state budget to expand IVC’s Veterans Services Center and the resources it grew the company size too
provides.” quickly. I apologize for that,"
Since 2014, Irvine Valley College’s Veterans Services Center has been ded- Dorsey tweeted.
icated to assisting veterans, active-duty personnel, reservists, and their de- “I am grateful for, and
pendents/spouses with the application for VA educational benefits and their love, everyone who has ever worked on
certification process. Additionally, for the last nine years, IVC has been des- Twitter. I don’t expect that to be mutual in
ignated as a Military Friendly School, a standard that measures an organiza- this moment...or ever…and I understand,”
tion’s commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful he continued.
benefit for military students. One Twitter user, however, pointed out
This article was released by the Office of Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie- a tweet Dorsey wrote in April in which the
Norris. former CEO praised Musk as the "singu-
lar solution I trust" to take over the com-
pany.
"I trust his mission to extend the light
of consciousness," Dorsey wrote at the
time, saying that Musk's goal of creating
a platform that was "maximally trusted
and broadly inclusive is the right one."
CNBC reported that as of June 30,
2013, the social media platform had about
2,000 employees. That number climbed to
more than 7,500 full-time workers by the
end of last year.
On Thursday evening, days after Musk
finalized his $44 billion acquisition,
Twitter told employees it would notify
staffers by email about the status of their
employment. In an exchange at an inves-
tor conference Friday, he appeared to con-
firm that his team had laid off half the
company’s workforce, CNBC reported.
In a Twitter thread Friday, the Tesla Mo-
tors CEO said he had "no choice" but to
lay off staff because the company was los-
ing $4 million a day. The company told
employees that it was being done in "an
effort to place Twitter on a healthy path."
"Everyone exited was offered 3 months
of severance, which is 50% more than le-
gally required," Musk tweeted.
The firings immediately sparked a class
action lawsuit against Twitter for alleg-
edly violating federal and state law that
requires 60 days’ notice of mass layoffs.
On Saturday Musk tweeted the antici-
pated roll out of monthly subscription
service of Twitter Blue was imminent
pending further testing.
“As soon as we confirm it’s working
well in the initial set of countries and we
have the translation work done, it will roll
out worldwide,” Musk tweeted.

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rejoining the Paris Agreement that by The New York Times, David G. Victor,
Trump had abandoned, and established an expert in Climate Policy at the Univer-
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Rix Quinn

What to Wear?
Here’s a terrific question from Jus-
pair, a brown pair, and mud-stained
tin: “Why do a girl’s clothes cost sneakers. A lady must choose be-
more than a boy’s clothes?” tween sneakers (activewear or dress),
Justin, I’m guessing that since the
stilettos, boots, ankle booties,
beginning of time, women simply re- wedges, sandals, flats, open-toes, and
quired more threads. about 117 other styles.
When a man buys clothes, he A couple days ago, I asked an old
chooses underwear, shirt, pants, friend to see his closet. It offered the
socks, and shoes. But clothing selec-
floor space of a toilet stall.
tion for women is much more com- I asked to see his wife’s closet, too.
plicated. It is roughly the size of a bus.
A lady doesn’t select a shirt. She I have a simple mind. If I’m going
must choose a blouse, button-up, out to dinner, I wear jeans or shorts.
lace-up, the layered look, batwings, If it’s a wedding, I choose a suit,
frock, tunic, turtleneck, or something
and hope my tie matches. I never
else. want to be mistaken for the best man,
Instead of pants, she might pick a
the minister, or anybody in charge of
skirt, flare, mini-skirt, peasant dress,
paying for it.
pleats, skorts, culottes, or more. Many women have more refined
I’ve got three pair of shoes: a black
taste than I do, and a better under-
standing of dress codes. There-
fore, they choose better quality
We mixed our German shepherd with a
and more appealing attire,
dalmatian, and now we’ve got a police
dog who chases fire trucks. which is likely more expensive,
~ Quinn Quacks too.
I am proud to say I have been
thrown out of very few restau-
rants for violating the dress
code. For many years, I’ve
walked confidently from the
house if my wife doesn’t stop
me with those eight depressing
words:
“Seriously, are you actually
planning to wear that?”

Most Beautiful Female Billionaires

Its takes one several years of hard work in business to become
a billionaire. Some of the young women presented in this list
were lucky to have inherited billions of dollars while others have
accumulated their multi-billion wealth from businesses. Interest-
ingly, some of these women are still young in their early twenties
and yet they have a personal net worth higher than budgets of
some developing countries. The cash that they possess is enough
for them to do whatever they want and more despite being born
into very rich families.

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Vanisha Mittal Bhatia

Re-Opening
With a worth of $51 billion on her head, Vanisha is un-
doubtedly the richest woman in this list. She is the daughter of

Soon
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Mittal, a steel making company.
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funds. To add, Vanisha is well educated, having graduated from
European Business School and the University London. Her hus-
band, Amit Bhatia is an investment banker currently working for
her father.
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ular person, but I was born white, into a a militant. I am proud of our flag, what it know which toilet to use... and these days I
two-parent household which now, whether
I like it or not, makes me privileged, a racist,
and responsible for slavery. I am a fiscal and
moral conservative, which by today's stan-
dards, makes me a fascist because I plan,
budget, and support myself. I went to Gram-
mar School and have always held a job. But I
now find out that I am not here because I
earned it, but because I was "advantaged".
I am heterosexual, which according to gay
folks, now makes me a homophobe. I am not
a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.
I am older than 50, making me a useless di-
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stream’ media tells me, which makes me a
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heritage and our inclusive culture, making me
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Joy Behar Advises
Trump Supporters to
“Have Your Head
Examined”
By Samantha Nungesser
J
oy Behar has never shied away
from denouncing Donald Trump
and his followers and during
today’s episode of The View, the
host had some advice for those who
still support the former president.
During today’s Hot Topics seg-
ment, the ladies opened up about
Thursday’s (Oct. 13) Jan. 6 hearing,
where the committee voted to sub-
poena Trump. While Ana Navarro
called on the country to vote out
“complicit Republicans,” Behar
pointed out that “we’re powerless,”
adding that the “only thing we have
is the vote.”
“What’s going on in the country
right now is so infuriating,” she said.
“Every right that we took for granted
could be gone in a snap. And the
only thing we have is the vote.”
She also took the opportunity to
downplay the current inflation issue
going on in the country, noting that
“a lot of people don’t realize, infla-
tion comes and goes.”
Behar continued, “I’ve been here a
long time. We saw that this week
with my birthday, hello. I’ve seen in-
flation up, I’ve seen the stock market
went up even though inflation is up.
I mean it’s crazy, that sort of stuff, it
fluctuates. But democracy doesn’t
fluctuate. You can lose it like that.”
However, Navarro believes the
elections are about more than just
the House and the Senate. She said,
“They’re also about Trump. Because
so many of those election deniers are
on the ballot. So many of those
handpicked candidates by Trump —
in Ohio, in Georgia, in Pennsylvania
— are on the ballot.”
In the meantime, Behar took the
opportunity to get in one last dig at
Trump supporters as she signed off
for the commercial break.
“If you continue to support Donald
Trump after all you have seen,
please have your head examined,”
she said. “Consider that a public
service announcement.”
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Gisele Bündchen Talked to Divorce Lawyer
for ‘weeks’ Amid Tom Brady Woes: Report
By Caroline Blair
G
isele Bündchen has allegedly been contemplating
divorce for “weeks” amid her marital issues with
husband Tom Brady.
“Gisele has been talking to a divorce lawyer for a while
but to my knowledge has not filed anything and is still talk-
ing to Tom about their issues,” a source told People in a
story published on Wednesday.
“This is not something that just happened today.”
The source also acknowledged that the Victoria’s Secret
Angel, 42, hasn’t made any final decisions regarding a di-
vorce from the seven-time
Super Bowl champion, 45.
“Many people talk to law-
yers but don’t go through
with it when the realities of
money set in,” the insider
added.
“But in this case, both
sides have plenty, and it isn’t
one-sided, so it could be a
different situation.”
The source didn’t address
any of Bündchen’s possible
filing requests or her view on
custody over the couple’s
two children: son Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9.
Gisele Bündchen has allegedly been talking to a divorce
lawyer for “weeks” amid her marital woes with husband
Tom Brady.
Page Six exclusively revealed that both parties had hired
divorce lawyers on Tuesday — a month after sources told
us they had an epic fight resulting in “the end of them.”
“I don’t think there will be any coming back now,” one
insider recently told us. “They both have lawyers and are
looking at what a split will entail, who gets what and what
the finances will be.”
Page Six was the first to report that both the supermodel
and the football star had retained divorce attorneys.
The couple’s argument stemmed from Brady’s decision
to un-retire from his football career and continue playing
with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“There’s been trouble in the marriage over his decision
to un-retire. Gisele has always been the one with the kids,”
one source told us last month.
The power couple have been at odds since Brady decided
to return to a career in the NFL.
“They had agreed he would retire to focus on the family,
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then he changed his mind.”
Since then, their relationship has only seemed to worsen.
Both Bündchen and Brady temporarily moved to Miami
prior to Hurricane Ian hitting their home in Tampa Bay, but
a source told Page Six that they were staying in separate
houses.
The parents are currently living in separate homes.
Bündchen is still camping out in Miami and was spotted
twice this week without her wedding ring. During the sec-
ond outing, she was dropping off their kids sans ring at the
gym just hours after news broke of her hiring a divorce
lawyer.
Despite keeping quiet about their marital woes, Brady
and Bündchen have hinted at trouble in paradise over the
last month.
Neither one of them have officially filed for divorce or a
separation of any kind.
“My children and I would like him to be more present,”
Bündchen said of Brady in her September Elle cover, add-
ing that she’s “definitely had those conversations with him
over and over again.” l and family” are his priorities and
admitting he’s been “pretty emotional” as of late.
They tied the knot in February 2009, and in addition to
their two kids, Brady also co-parents his son Jack, 15, with
ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.
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Played Real People

in These Films
Erika Burch

W hen an actor plays a role, he or she does everything in their power to really get
into it, to feel as that person would feel, and to portray those feelings on the film.
But what happens when an actor lands a role based on a real person?

Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

Clint Eastwood stars in this 1979 thriller that tells the tale of the 1962 escape from the
maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Eastwood plays prisoner
Frank Morris, who makes friends with other prisoners and eventually hatches an escape
plan that leads to the infamous event. Morris was convicted at 13, and by his late teens was
in and out prison over narcotics possession and armed robbery. Morris was considered mis-
sing and presumed to have drowned after the great escape attempt from Alcatraz.
The film was widely regarded as one of the best of the year, and reviews were mainly all
glowing. On Rotten Tomatoes, 23 critics have given the film a 96% approval rating – higher
than most others on the list.

The Sound of Music (1965)

Julie Andrews stars in this 1965 classic directed by Robert Wise. It tells the tale of Bar-
oness von Trapp, who worked as a governess for an Austrian military captain and wound
up finding much more than she’d initially thought. She falls in love with both him and his
children, and the two get married. All of this is happening, of course, in the middle of the
war, which they are trying to escape.
The film won five Academy Awards, including the award for Best Director and the es-
teemed Best Picture award. It has been preserved in the National Film Registry for being
“culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
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Raging Bull (1980)

Raging Bull is a 1980 biographical sports drama directed by film legend, Martin Scorsese.
The film was adapted from a novel of the same name published in 1970 by Jake LaMotta
and tells the tale of a troubled professional boxer with serious rage control issues
(LaMotta.)LaMotta was a rough fighter and was even accused of being a bully. He was
constantly caught up in brawls and unruly fights outside the rings,
In the film, LaMotta is played by Robert De Niro, who won both the Academy Award
and the Golden Globe award for Best Actor for his performance in the picture. The movie
also won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for six more, along
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Collectors’ Items in History Didn't Realize
By Audrey Kyanova
Were Related
W
e’ve all heard the stories about someone stumbling upon a valuable comic or knick-knack Chris Shackleton

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in a Salvation Army, or the family who moves into a new house only to find a wine cellar e all know famous families such as the Kardashians and
below the floorboards worth a fortune. the Baldwins, but what about the celeb relations who don’t
Anything from baseball cards or vintage Coca Cola cans to stuffed toys or even ticket stubs from flaunt their lineages? As it turns out, the world of showbiz
legendary concerts, could be the items worth millions. You never know what items are lurking in is pretty small, and there are plenty of family connections that have
your basement or your local thrift store that could be worth big bucks to a collector. managed to stay under the radar. That’s right: you won't believe how
Read on to discover a list of some of the most valuable collectible items of all time. You never connected famous people really are these days...
know, it might be time to bring out the stepladder and venture into the attic. You could have been
sitting on a dusty goldmine for decades, blissfully unaware.

Coca-Cola Factory Error Soda Can

Maker: Coca Cola

@eBayAustralia / Pinterest.com
Coca-Cola Factory Error Soda Can
Original Price: $1.19*
Worth Today: $250,000*
Back in 1892 in Atlanta, Geor-
gia, a soft drink phenomenon was
born. Coca-Cola sales are re-
markable, in 2020 their global
revenues amounted to about $33
billion. They are one of the most
recognized brands in history and
for this reason, many collectors
love to get their hands on all Amy Sussman/Getty Images
kinds of paraphernalia.
Who would have thought that Dave Franco and Alison Brie
a Coca Cola factory error could GLOW star Alison Brie and 21 Jump Street’s Dave Franco have
be worth a quarter of a million been together since 2011 and husband and wife from 2017. They tend
dollars though. One would think to keep their relationship on the down-low, though. In fact, their first
perhaps a vintage bottle or advert red carpet appearance as a couple only came a whopping four years
would be where the big bucks after their relationship began. And as Brie recently starred in Franco’s
are, but if you happen to come across a closed, empty can it could be worth a fortune! directorial debut, The Rental, the pair are seemingly able to work to-
The history of this great brand is undeniable, so to pop culture enthusiasts and collectors alike, gether while still staying relatively under the radar. That’s quite a trick
spending $250,000 on an old can might seem like the best way to spend a day. It’s difficult not to in 2020!
think about the other things you could spend a quarter-of-a-million on, though.

1945 Romanée-Conti
Maker : Romanée-Conti
Original Price: $1,878 *
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1945 Romanée-Conti @TatlerPhilippines

Worth Today: $558,000*

After a French vineyard
was uprooted in 1945, only
600 bottles were produced
by Domaine de la Roma-
nee-Conti. Two of these
bottles were sold by So-
theby’s and both broke
records for the highest
price fetched for a bottle of
wine at auction. The first
was $496,000 and the sec- David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
ond $558,000.
Originally they were ex- Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam
pected to sell for around Long before she appeared in How I Met Your Mother, Stumptown
$20,000 to $30,000 each, or the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a 22-year-old Cobie Smulders met
but they surpassed expecta- fellow actor Taran Killam at a pal’s birthday celebrations. And it’s
tions by far. There were a total of 100 bottles from the maker, which collectively sold for $7.3 mil- fair to say that romance blossomed from there. The couple went on
lion. That is certainly worth a toast! to wed in 2012 and have two children, you see, although they rarely
It’s a well-established fact that old wine can be a very lucrative enterprise. Celebrities and mil- publicize their relationship. Yet Smulders did take the opportunity to
lionaires across the globe often invest in wine sellers and stock them to the hilt with expensive and say of Killam, “Isn’t he just a dream? I’m a very lucky woman,” dur-
rare bottles. Not only is it a sign of wealth, it’s impressive at a dinner party. ing a 2019 slot on Live with Kelly and Ryan. Aww.
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Flowing Hair Silver-Copper Dollar

Maker : US Mint
Original Price: $1*
Worth Today: $10 Million*
When a $1 coin sells for $10 million, the least one can say is that it was a good return on invest-
ment. This particular
flowing hair silver-
@JBCOINSINC / Youtube.co

copper dollar coin is

Flowing Hair Silver-Copper Dollar

believed to be the very

first silver dollar struck
by the US Mint.
The coin was pur-
chased by Legend Nu-
mismatics, a rare-coin
firm based in New Jer-
sey who have said they
would have bid higher VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
if necessary. They also
stated that the coin has Maya Rudolph and
unique features that Paul Thomas Anderson
make it particularly Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most acclaimed directors of
valuable. According to modern times, with eight Academy Award nominations to his name.
them, no museum has Maya Rudolph is a celebrated comedian who you may know from
an equal piece. Saturday Night Live and the hit movie Bridesmaids. And yet you’ve
If you’re going to probably never seen the pair together. Strange, right? Their relation-
ship began almost two decades ago, though, and has since seen them
spend $10 million on anything, this sounds like a good bet. It’s a totally unique piece steeped in
become parents to four children. And while they’re not actually mar-
history, it’s so it’s arguably worth every single dime. Still, we can’t help but wonder if there’s some- ried, Rudolph and Anderson refer to each other as “wife” and “hus-
thing similar lying around somewhere, waiting to be discovered. band,” which is kind of cute. 33
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