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No damage reported after O.C. quake
A 3.9 earthquake reported one mile from San Juan Capistrano on Monday was felt in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and other parts of Orange County. The temblor occurred at 10:37 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Police in Costa Mesa, Newport...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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Natural Perspectives: Adventures in snowy Albuquerque
Generally, Vic and I try to avoid flying into the midst of a natural disaster. But sometimes it just happens. If you recall, I was caught in a tornado in April in Tennessee, near Knoxville. Golf ball-sized hail totaled my rental car with hundreds of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Religious Festivals, Arts and Culture, Transportation Accidents
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Taking aim at alcohol
Huntington Beach's top newsmaker of 2011 wasn't a person or an organization, but rather a controlled substance.
Throughout the year, the Independent's front page featured more drinks than a typical bachelor party. Statistics showed Huntington at the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Transportation Accidents, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Joe Surf: His thoughts on going cold
What's a surfer like you doing in a place like this? That was my first thought when I saw Huntington Beach's own Timmy Turner at a neighborhood Christmas party the other day. Turner had his five-month old daughter, Tynzlee, strapped to his chest in one...Tags: Movies, Santa Claus (fictional character), Windsurfing, Ocean Surfing, Travel
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Natural Perspectives: Prepare for three days on your own in emergency
While Vic was on a pelagic trip with Sea and Sage Audubon on Saturday, I attended a three-hour disaster preparedness seminar put on by Huntington Beach. I learned so many important things that it is impossible to put them all into one column....Tags: First Aid, Health Treatments, Disasters and Accidents, Nature, Disasters
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Natural Perspectives: Getting prepared for disaster takes some real effort
Preparing for emergencies is so important that Vic and I are devoting another column to the topic. After sitting in on the city's disaster preparedness seminar two weeks ago, I am more ready for emergencies. Vic and I have put many of the things that I...Tags: First Aid, Telecommunication Service, Metal and Mineral, Disasters and Accidents, Cell Phones
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Natural Perspectives: Dire consequences if we don't curb emissions
Britain's Guardian newspaper reported recently that the construction of many new fossil fuel-burning power plants may prevent the world from keeping global temperature increases at a safe level. A manageable temperature rise is thought by many scientists...Tags: United Kingdom, Disasters, Weather, Conservation, International Energy
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Bouncers going to pretrial in alleged attack
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for two former Hurricanes Bar & Grill bouncers accused of assaulting a patron. Ivan Alvarez, 23, of Garden Grove and Jakob Taylor, 22, of Costa Mesa are charged with aggravated assault. Both defendants pleaded not...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Lawyers, Hurricanes, Justice System, Disasters
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Walk-off homer lifts Hurricanes to title
Jimmy Meehan hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday to give the Miami Hurricanes a 7-6 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game of the Majors Division tournament at Huntington Valley Little League. Both...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Multi-Sport Events, Hurricanes, Brian Allen, Disasters
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Community Commentary: Tsunami awareness needed in Orange County
As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear tragedy in Japan continues to unfold, some Orange County residents wonder what it might be like if anything like it happened here. Such a nightmare for folks along the Orange Coast would impact us all. A tidal wave of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Emergency Planning, Disasters
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Briefly In Sports
Paddle out for Chuck Allen is Sunday A beach memorial and paddle out will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier for National Scholastic Surfing Assn. (NSSA) co-founder and United States Amateur Snowboarding Assn. (USASA)...Tags: Golf, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mayor, plaza host fundraiser for Japan relief effort
Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio is hosting a fundraiser Sunday to benefit the victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake. "These people are in desperate need," Carchio said. "Every time you turn on the news, it's worse and worse and worse. Your heart...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Social Issues, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Disasters
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