Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Update Saturday afternoon: The blue cut fire has consumed 37,000 acres and is 68% contained. 318 structures have been lost to the fire, including about 100 homes. Some residents are being allowed to return in Wrightwood and other areas. The Bluecut Fire tripled in size last night as we slept. Fed by breezes that blow through the banning pass, it is a thing of wonder and terror that, like a fire breathing dragon, forces entire populations to flee in its path. It is difficult to understate the...
Donald Trump and his family have appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. Of course there is The Apprentice , a reality TV show. In addition he did a cameo in Home Alone II, and also appeared in fresh Prince of Bel Air with his wife at the time, Ivana. #TrumpExplainsMoviePlots is trending on Twitter. Here are 140 character summaries of movies. Can you guess which movies these reference? 1. The Lovely Bones: I'll Save you some time. She's Dead, folks. Dead as a doornail. 2. Lincoln picks...
In her first Olympic appearance, Kate Grace advanced to the Olympic 800 Meter finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, by finishing third in her section behind Caster Semenya and Lynsey Sharp with a new personal best 1:58.79. More about Semenya below. The field went through 400 meters in 59.30, the slowest of the three semifinals, and though Wilson closed well, heats two and three were much faster. Ajee Wilson finished third in the first section and ended her Olympic run. Grace smashed her previous PB...
Hundreds of travelers stuck on the ground at Long Beach Airport on Friday night. A military jet made a hard landing just before noon, blocking runways 10 and 25, for more than five hours. The pilot was not injured, and neither was anyone on the ground. Other passengers were rerouted into LAX, then bussed into Long Beach airport. Delays ranged from 2 to five hours. The black military jet was the size of a fighter, and the malfunction involved it's landing gear. The air force is sending repair...
A case of infection has been reported by Florida health authorities outside the one square mile Wynwood area of Miami, where the virus was thought to have been contained. It is not known if a mosquito travelled outside the zone, or if the virus itself is now infecting people outside Wynwood. There's no evidence of active spread of the Zika Virus, outside Wynwood. But one Miami woman with Zika who lives outside of Wynwood in Miami has been reported this week. Meanwhile, the US Government has...
In the City's long-running battle to close the Santa Monica Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has only to lose one time and the airport closes. Thus far, the City seems to always lose. Stay tuned. Eduardo A. Angeles, the FAA's associate administrator for airports, acted as the appellate panel for the FAA. Angeles affirmed a decision made in December by Byron K. Huffman, acting director of the agency's Office of Airport Compliance. This effectively upholds a decision by Huffman,...
(Press Release on Thursday, August 4, 2016) Dear Members and Alumni, In every presidential election since 1888, the members and Executive Board of the Harvard Republican Club have gathered to discuss, debate, and eventually endorse the standard-bearer of our party. But for the first time in 128 years, we, the oldest College Republicans chapter in the nation, will not be endorsing the Republican nominee. Donald Trump holds views that are antithetical to our values not only as Republicans, but as...
The Clayton Fire has destroyed a California town, enveloping more than 175 homes, businesses and other structures. Ironically, buidlings lost include a Habitat for Humanity office. The 3000 fire appears to have been deliberately set, and is less than 5% contained. Monday night, Lake County Sheriff's Deputies said 40-year-old Damian Anthony Pashlik, 40, had been arrested for allegedly starting the blaze that has decimated communities in the area. He was charged with 17 counts of arson. He was...
Uncle and Nephew pair Steve Avery and Brendan Dassey were the subject of a Netflix special called making a murderer. An appeals court has thrown out their convictions, as based on Brandon's 2005 confession. It is unclear at this time whether this will require a retrial . The Netflix special focused on glaring police incompetence. Nevertheless the pair were convicted in 2007. The Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer” tells the story of a Wisconsin man wrongly convicted of sexual ass...
Just before 3 am Sunday morning, Ethiopian cab driver Asfawosen Alemseged picked up 3 passengers in downtown LA. One passenger got back into the cab. A fist fight erupted over whether the cab fare was too high, because it was "more than twice what Uber charges." Witnesses say Alemseged died when his head hit the pavement. The LAPD tracked the suspect for a few blocks east of the scene. An LAYellowcab spokesman said that Alemseged was, "A nice man and well loved by passengers.. . . there are...
Clark County firefighters knocked down a fire on Monday afternoon at Rumor Hotel, a boutique hotel located at at 455 E. Harmon Ave. "Run for your lives!" maids shouted in Spanish, as they ran down the hallways, knocking on doors. Hotel guests were evacuated and no one was injured. Firemen said the blaze had been extinguished at 1:56 p.m. One of our reporters coincidentally was a hotel guest. She reports that the local fire department sent 4 engines, 1 truck, 1 rescue, and 2 battalion chiefs. The...
California's latest massive fire, this one in the Cajon pass, has forced the evacuation this afternoon of the town of Wrightwood. San Bernardino County Fire authorities ordered evacuations of the towns of Wrightwood, Rival Creek, Phelan, and West Cajon Valley were all ordered to evacuate. A wall of black smoke arose from Devore Canyon, as dry tinder burned for the fist time in 5 years. Devore fire has now spread to 6500 acres, it is creating thick heavy smoke. Structures consumed include mobile...
[[Update] At 11:25 p.m., authorities announced that they had found the "missing" man safe in a nearby parking structure. No one saw him leave the water and there was no information on how he got to the structure. Los Angeles County lifeguards were reportedly searching for a 25-year-old who jumped off the Santa Monica pier around 8 PM Sunday evening. The man jumped off the pier after an argument with his twin brother. LA County lifeguard boats were searching for the man as of 10 PM. Santa Monica...
English Actor Kenny Baker, 83 has died. He was most famous for playing R2-D2 in 1977's Star Wars IV: A New Hope. He played the robot in sequels as well, such as The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. R2-D2 or Artoo-Detoo is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas, who appears in the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and the sequel trilogy. As a charismatic and mischievous astromech droid (referred to in the novel as a 'thermocapsulary...
4 Olympic swimmers -- Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- were riding in a Rio de Janeiro taxi toward their temporary homes in the Olympic Village when they were stopped by armed men and robbed early Sunday morning. The robbers were armed men dressed as police officers and approached the men as they were stopped at a gas station. But not according to Lochte, who changed his story yesterday and said it was untrue. But then Lochte flip flopped again and admitted to NBC news...
Lieutenant Ron Hoffman with the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that Grant Rea park in Montebello will be closed for two or three days while authorities search for a coyote who attacked a homeless man. Other people have also reportedly been attacked in the same park, which includes a large children's play area Hoffman says there is an overpopulation of coyotes and it is unusual but not unheard of for them to attack larger animals such as deer and humans. The animal will be...
Update 5pm PST 8/9/16 Current Situation: The Pilot Fire is burning between Pilot Rock Ridge and State Highway 173 in Hesperia. Fire line has been constructed in the Summit Valley area. The fire crossed Hwy 173 in the Los Flores Ranch area. Firing operations were conducted along Hwy 173 near Deep Creek and progressed southeast toward the Hwy 173 closure gate near Burnt Flats. Crews are constructing dozer line from Pilot Rock to the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District Wastewater Treatment P...
Kate Grace to Compete in 800 Meters in Rio Santa Monica Resident Kate Grace, 27, earned a berth on the Rio Olympic team by winning the 800-meter race at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials July 15, in a personal-best time of 1 minute, 59.10 seconds. Her performance was overshadowed by the stunning mishap that caused Alysia Montano to fall and Brenda Martinez to stumble, but Grace's patience in finding a path and her speed in moving up from sixth at the 600-meter mark were carryovers from Mar...
8/9, update 5 PM: Wilshire Boulevard has been reopened. 2:43 pm: Wilshire Boulevard was closed today East and West, in the 12200 Block at approximately noon due to a suspicious package delivered to the Wlshire Bundy Plaza building, at 12121 Wilshire Blvd Numerous firefighters and other first responders were located in front of the white Bundy plaza by 2:45 PM. About five fire engines and 35 firefighters were visible on the street. The LAPD bomb squad was called, as well as a Hazmat team, when...
The New York Times is reporting that Delta Airlines, the nations 3d biggest carrier, has resumed some flights Monday morning. Thousands of stranded Delta Air Lines passengers around the world suffered "large-scale" flight cancellations and long wait times Monday, hours after a power outage crippled its global computer systems. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled by mid-morning. In Richmond, Virginia, boarding passes were written out by hand. In Tokyo, a dot-matrix printer was...
Editor's Note: No one knows why, but both Samohi Principal Eva Mayoral and SMMUSD Superintendent Sandra Lyons mysteriously, suddenly quit in June. Mayoral indicated she had to take care of her sick, adult son in another State. Sandra Lyons said something vague about other opportunities. To tell you the move was political would tell you nothing, since pretty much everything in Santa Monica is political. And pretty much every position at SMMUSD pays really well, so you have to be pretty motivated...
Chef Grant MacPherson, has cooked for heads of state and celebrities such as Margaret Thatcher, George H. W. Bush, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, Morgan Freeman, and Julia Roberts. MacPherson has released an autobiographical recipe book "that spans 5 continents, a 30-year career, 8 world-class food and beverage destinations and offers an insight into one man's story and the people that shaped him. Original recipes, dimensional images, quotes from household names, friends and family, messages fr...
On Tuesday, August 2, over 2 inches of rain flooded west and central Phoenix in about an hour. major roads and highways were rendered impassable by six to 18 inches of water. Several drivers needed to be rescued from flooded cars. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Parts of the Phoenix area will again be vulnerable to heavy rain Wednesday evening, with the potential of 1-2 inches in some spots, the weather service predicted. Nearly the entire state of Arizona, along with portions of...
Donald Trump was trapped in an elevator in Colorado Springs prior to a rally on Friday, multiple new sources reported. He and nine other people including the Secret Service agents we are finally rescued after half an hour. As you might imagine, The Republican presidential candidate emerged from the elevator feisty as hell. "The firefighters were able to secure the elevator, open the top elevator hatch, lower a ladder into the elevator which allowed all individuals to self-evacuate, including Mr....
BIG SUR, Calif. – Firemen battled a massive wildfire near California's Big Sur that is threatening 5,000 homes and has burned for ten straight days. Meanwhile a third fire in Fresno County started and quickly spread, damaging homes as it grew to more than two square miles Sunday. The newer blaze had damaged some of the 300 evacuated homes in the area, but it wasn't yet clear how many, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The Soberanos blaze north of Big Sur expanded t...
