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Natural Perspectives: Kayaking to keep Bolsa Chica clean
People need to clean up after getting dirty. Wetlands are no different. In olden days, storms would flush out our coastal wetlands. Before "civilization" struck, the only debris out there was natural and decomposable. Not any more. These days, the Bolsa...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, John Muir, Endangered Species, Wetlands, Wildlife
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Natural Perspectives: Birding in Big Bear more fun than a barrel of monkeyflowers
Vic led a birding trip to Big Bear Lake recently for his senior citizen class in bird watching. I was more than happy to go with him because I love the San Bernardino Mountains.
We drove up State Route 38 on a beautiful Friday morning, meeting the...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Trips and Vacations
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Natural Perspectives: Feeling low in the mountains
Vic has a saying that every good party ends with a trip to the emergency room. I haven't been able to embrace that philosophy. But if he's right, then we must have had a heck of a party at Mammoth Lakes. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Vic led yet...Tags: Asthma, Human Body, Lakes and Ponds, Health, Chest
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AES sells two units to Edison affiliate
Two electricity generators at a Huntington Beach power plant have been sold to allow another project to rise.
AES Huntington Beach LLC, part of a company that generates electricity in 28 countries, sold two of its four power units to Santa Ana-based...Tags: Walnut Creek (Contra Costa, California), Walnut, Orange (Orange, California), Riverside (Riverside, California), Huntington Beach
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Briefly In Sports
Former Seahawk makes USA men's hoops roster Former Ocean View High and current Stanford University basketball player Anthony Brown has been named to the 12-man USA Under-19 World Championship team roster for 2011. Brown made the Pacific 10 Conference...Tags: College Sports, Basketball, College Basketball, Salt, Health
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Natural Perspectives: A close call with tornadoes, storms, hail
Vic and I are back from our trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park with the Photographic Society of Orange County. Due to Vic's teaching schedule, he arrived April 28, a day after I did. The good news is that we survived. The bad news is that it was...Tags: Weather, Georgia, Vehicles, Air Transportation Delays, Arts and Culture
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Greer's OC: Get a taste of wine country
The fabulous wine country of Paso Robles rolls into Orange County on Thursday at a not-to-be-missed wine event at Charlie Palmer at South Coast Plaza. The second annual Stars of Paso Robles wine tasting means nearly 30 of Paso's premier winemakers are...Tags: Anna Wintour, Health, Consumers, Japan, Macy's, Inc.
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Greer's OC: Special offer for fitness classes
If working out in a traditional gym is not your thing, consider Hidden Talents, an acclaimed studio in Huntington Beach that offers atypical fitness classes like hip-hop, go-go, burlesque, pole, pole fitness, cardio stretch, lap dance, chair, floor, hoop,...Tags: Laguna Niguel (Orange, California), Health, Politics, Huntington Beach, Nairobi (Kenya)
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Natural Perspectives: Planting the seeds of 2011
January spells excitement for home gardeners because that's when the new seed catalogs arrive. Vic shows no interest in them, but I study each catalog with care, planning out my year's garden in advance.
Each seed company offers at least a few seed...Tags: Weather, Tomatoes, Nature, Lifestyle and Leisure, Global Change
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Chasing Down The Muse: Japan disaster reminds us to protect the ocean
Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we are on the frontlines as caregivers and safe guarders. We acknowledge the...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Environmental Pollution, Nuclear Policy, Land Surfing, Disasters
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Natural Perspectives: Owens Valley slowly recovering
Vic and I have just returned from a field trip with Sea & Sage Audubon Society to the Eastern Sierras. We went primarily to see the progress on the Owens Lake restoration, as well as to watch sage grouse courtship and to scout out locations for the...Tags: Nature, Salt, Environmental Pollution, Sage, Politics
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So far, so good
As of mid-week, the Little Ocean View Majors All-Star team was still moving along firmly on the path of its postseason journey. District 62 champion Ocean View, which last week captured the Section 10 championship, won its first two games of the Sub-...Tags: Rivers, Multi-Sport Events, Baseball, Sports, All Stars
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