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A bittersweet glass
They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls. If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine...
Tags: Family, Human Interest, Social Issues, AutoNation, Brain
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Natural Perspectives: Tracing branches on the family tree
Our stockings aren't hung, our cards are not done, and we haven't done any baking. The calendar, dear, says Christmas is near, but progress we are not making. That original little ditty sums up the status of our Christmas preparations, or lack thereof....Tags: Bars and Clubs, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut), Holidays, Religious Festivals, Christmas
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Time to support cause
On Tuesday, Corona del Mar High will play Edison at Orange Coast College in a nonleague boys' volleyball match that starts at 6 p.m. The event is far more important than a simple high school volleyball match. Coaches Steve Conti (CdM) and Brian Boone...Tags: Human Body, College Sports, University of California, Irvine, Volleyball, MRI (imaging)
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Clarence Irwin Haydock
Clarence Irwin Haydock, Ph.D., California ecologist, passed away peacefully the evening of July 30, 2011 in Fountain Valley, CA having been born April 15, 1938 in Bakersfield, CA. As a boy, growing up in northern CA he sculled a duck boat on San...Tags: Television, Science, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Ecosystems
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Calendar
YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY: Blues rock band The Mighty Majestics perform at Gallagher's Pub and Grill, 300 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach. The show starts at 5 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, call (713) 536-2422. SATURDAY: Xanh...Tags: Arts and Culture, Relay for Life, Appetizers, Diabetes, Physical Conditions
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Oilers Walsh and Bonomi sign letters of intent
Three Huntington Beach High seniors took the next step in their academic and athletic careers early Wednesday by officially committing to four-year universities. Signing a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday were girls' soccer player Nikki Walsh...Tags: Contracts, Colleges and Universities, Volleyball, Science and Technology, University of California
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Another year of feats
Another prep sports year has come and gone. As has been the case in years past, several local teams and athletes reached the pinnacle of their respective sports.
Below is a listing of some of the top prep highlights reported to the Independent in the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Multi-Sport Events, College Baseball, Volleyball, Human Interest
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Summer of space
As Kenny Gironda spun, tumbled and rolled around, while alternating between accelerating and slowing down, the people standing nearby became a blur.
Kenny, 14, who was strapped in while standing up, kept his head back and his eyes open so he didn't get...Tags: Huntsville, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Philosophy
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California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...
Tags: Africa, Biology, Environmental Issues, Science, Science and Technology
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Critic questions AQMD board member's doctorates
A critic of the region's air-quality agency is questioning the academic credentials of a board member empowered to vote on the fate of the fire rings in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. Clark E. Parker, who sits on the South Coast Air Quality...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Colleges and Universities, Religion and Belief, University of California, Los Angeles, Environmental Issues
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Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Rentals, Literature, Immigration, O'Hare International Airport
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Diabetes, George W. Bush, Science, Health Treatments
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