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In The Pipeline: Processing the unimaginable
Tragedies like this catch us off guard, when we are vulnerable, leaving no time to prepare or to absorb the sickening blow. Then the most brutal events imaginable begin to unfold. In the blur of modern technology and communication, shards of information...
Tags: Human Interest, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Authors, Book, Holidays
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Holidays made for busy businesses
Huntington Beach businesses got some cheer with their holiday season as they saw more foot traffic than usual during the last few months of 2012, according to local retailers. Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Wheeler was happy to...
Tags: Business, Small Businesses, Holidays
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Stepping into the stars of Tinseltown
When Madeleine Barker's fellow cast members handed her the Oscar in the Claire Trevor Theatre, she felt excited for herself and a little sad for Judy Garland. Barker, who plays Garland in UC Irvine's upcoming musical "Tinseltown Christmas," had been...
Tags: Grace Kelly, Mickey Rooney, Movies, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (movie), Arts and Culture
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In The Pipeline: Remembering an Earth Day hero
Brian Robertson left Long Beach Airport last Dec. 22 in a 1980 Cessna, fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft. He took off at 8:05 a.m., and it was supposed to take him six hours and 20 minutes to reach his destination of York Airport in Pennsylvania, where...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Earth Day, Saudi Arabia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Greer's OC: Some good breakfast on the go
Need reasons to wake up early? Zimzala, a laid-back bar and eatery at the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach, just debuted a grab-and-go breakfast/coffee shop called Zim a Go Go. It is open from 6 to 11 a.m. and offers items like breakfast burritos,...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Chanel S.A., Diets and Dieting, Gucci Group NV
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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: Stanford University, Dining and Drinking, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Middletown, Bars and Clubs
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TILL FRIDAY Cruise of Lights The Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee presents the 49th annual Cruise of Lights, a 45-minute narrated boat tour through the harbor with lighted boats, decks, docks and homes. Cruises depart every day at 5:30, 6:30,...Tags: Music, Christianity, Alcoholic Beverages, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture
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Shadia: Muslims view Christmas with more reverence than you may think
I had only been in the United States for about three months when I experienced Christmas for the first time. It made me long for the excitement of the holidays when they came around back home in Egypt — Eid ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan,...Tags: Human Interest, Qur'an, The Happiest News!, Religion and Belief, Cults and Sects
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In the Pipeline: Magic in the microfilm
A snapshot of Huntington Beach 50 years ago today, Dec. 22, 1961, courtesy of the Huntington Beach News: There was a groundbreaking for the Nordlund Village Center on Beach Boulevard between Heil Avenue and Terry Drive. It was announced that soon...Tags: Chanel S.A., Mark Twain, Health, Sweden, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: Zoology, Arts and Culture, Museums, Holidays, Natural Disasters
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'Austin Powers' actor suspected in cellmate's death
An "Austin Powers" actor convicted of torturing a woman in Orange County is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central Valley prison, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Hyungmin Son, 40, allegedly killed his 50-year-old cellmate, who was found dead...Tags: Firearms, Defense, Murder, Holidays, Christmas
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Greer's OC: Christmas comes to the fairgrounds
The Christmas Co., a longtime annual tradition for many Orange County shoppers, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa from Thursday through Sunday. It's a four-day shopping extravaganza with more than 100 unique vendors to shop from, as well...Tags: Health, Glasser (music group), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts and Culture, Cucumbers
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