Wikio - Long Beach

H is for Happy (and Home) (Big Sweet Tooth)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:27:30 GMT

H is for Happy I am currently a whole lot of both. The job in LA just ended and I immediately packed up (took 2 seconds) and hit the road, driving cross country from LA...all the way home to the...

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Knabe for Supervisor (Red Orbit )

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:13 GMT

Among the nonpartisan offices on the June 3 primary election ballot is L.A. County Board of Supervisors. In the 4th District, the choice is uncomplicated. Two candidates are running against incumbent Don Knabe. They are college student Marylou Cabral and a Long Beach physician, Dr.

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Explore : Passions, Sciences, Soap Operas

LA Events Calendar: 5.14.08 (Apartment Therapy LA)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:55:16 GMT

Closing Reception for Group Photo Show at Showcave Art & Design Events... May is Organizing/Spring Cleaning Month at Apartment Therapy gr2 Opening: Albert Reyes Matt Furie "Killing Time" Saturday, May 17th, 6:30-10pm Sawtelle Showcave Closing Reception for Photo Fictions: New Narrative Photography Saturday, May 17th, 7-11pm Silverlake Alife LA Opening Reception: Nov York City, an exhibition of new...

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Projected Field Of 64: May 14 (Baseball America)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:28:13 GMT

NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD OF 64MiamiQueens, N.Y.College Station, TexasPalo Alto, Calif.1. (1) Miami^*1. Coastal Carolina^1. (5) Texas A&M^*1. Stanford^2. Florida2. St. John's^*2. Vanderbilt2. Pepperdine3. Houston3. Virginia3. Texas Christian*3. UC Davis4. Lipscomb*4. Stony Brook*4. Monmouth*4. Wright State* Tempe, Ariz.Irvine, Calif.Tallahassee, Fla.Baton Rouge, La.1. (2) Arizona State^*1. UC Irvine^1....

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No uniformity with layoffs as schools cut budgets (San Diego Union)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:03:39 GMT

... has tentative plans to lay off hundreds of teachers. So does Chula Vista Elementary. Santee, La Mesa-Spring Valley and National City school districts won't lay off any teachers. Long Beach Unified, the state's third-largest district, doesn't plan to cut any teachers. The state's largest district, Los Angeles Unified, hasn't issued layoff notices to permanent teachers, but the...

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Chemoil sees 87% drop in Q1 profits to US$2.3m (Chanel News Asia )

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:17:10 GMT

... created a surplus of fuel oil within the regional market, further depressing prices in the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach This affected Chemoil's short-term profitability because the firm is the largest supplier of marine fuels in Los Angeles. Chemoil also lost US$21.2 million in the first quarter from hedging crude oil derivatives due to volatility in prices. The company said...

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Price v. Connolly-Pacific Co. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 13, 2008) (California Appellate Report)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:19:00 GMT

... contracting West Nile virus . As well as the fact that the plaintiff here lived in San Diego ( La Mesa , actually) but worked in Long Beach and spent the week camping in the company's parking lot so he didn't have to commute back and forth. The opinion also contains a little description of the difference between "blue water" seamen and "brown water" seamen that I found interesting....

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Professor at Cal State Long Beach [who testified for David Irving] : Profiled by LA Jewish Journal (History On Trial)

noreply@blogger.com (Deborah Lipstadt) — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT

I have posted on Professor Kevin McDonald, who testified [voluntarily and poorly] for David Irving previously . An indepth profile of him by Brad Geenberg appears in the LA Jewish Journal . Greenberg also discusses his experience interviewing McDonald on his blog. To read McDonald's testimony brief testimony at my trial see www.hdot.org [ pages 6-24. ] He clearly had no idea what the trial was about....

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Crime: FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 9, 2008 (ClearysNoteBook)

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:15:00 GMT

Media Release .................Related: Crime 1. Boston: La Cosa Nostra Underboss and Associates Indicted Carmen S. Dinunzio, underboss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra, and two associates were indicted on charges of conspiracy...

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New Plan Aims Reduce Air Pollution From LA, Long Beach Ports (Treehugger)

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:55:23 GMT

As part of a $500 million plan to clean up the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles --which are significant sources of air pollution in the Los Angeles basin--half of the 16,000 diesel trucks that currently operate at the ports will be replaced with liquefied natural gas (LNG) models. With diesel at over $4 a gallon,

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Downtown Connector: Above or Below? (LAist)

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:59:42 GMT

Metro is looking into connecting the three light rail lines that hit downtown -- Gold, Blue and the soon-to-be Expo -- so that one day, a commuter may be able to travel from Long Beach to Pasadena or from East LA to Culver City -- all without transferring. Eric Richardon from blogdowntown reports that the two alternatives that Metro is currently looking into differ in cost by only $150 million....

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Long Beach and LA Ports Tag-Team Emissions (MATTER MAGAZINE)

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:44:00 GMT

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have taken their first step towards completing their joint Clean Air Action Plan, which was created last year. The ports have convinced a number of trucking companies to lower emissions from trucks. They also plan to lower emissions from ships, equipment and other port sources. The goal is to lower total emissions by 45% over the next five years, and...

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LA Events Calendar: 5.07.08 (Apartment Therapy LA)

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:30:20 GMT

... — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues Thursday, May 8th, 12-9pm Downtown LA Taylor De Cordoba Opening: Kimberly Brooks "Technicolor Summer" Saturday May 10th Culver City LAXART Opening: Michelle Lopez Saturday May 10th, 7-9pm Culver City Susan Vielmetter Opening: Shana Lutker Saturday, May 10th Culver City David Kordansky Gallery Opening: Nicolau Vergeuiro Saturday, May...

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LA Store: OC Modern (Apartment Therapy LA)

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:05:09 GMT

We recently got a chance to check out a store that's been on our list since reading about it on Apartment Therapy : OC Modern. We had such a great experience all around that we just can't say enough nice things about them. Joshua and his wife Laurie operate OC Modern out of their Long Beach home, using their ranch style house as the showroom. The house is packed with mid century modern finds...

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Forty SoCal High Schools, 800 Students to Race Solar-Powered Boats on Lake Skinner, Temecula (Business Wire)

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

... Hills, Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, Fullerton, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, La Verne, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Menifee, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Jacinto, Temecula and Upland, plus managers of Metropolitan Water Districts...

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The Bangles Announce Summer 2008 Tour Dates (Popdirt.com)

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:18:20 GMT

The Bangles have announced dates for their Summer 2008 Tour, with tickets on sale now at their official web site, TheBangles.com. The dates are as follows 5/09/2008 NORDHOFF HS BENEFIT SHOW - LIBBEY BOWL - Ojai, CA USA5/17/2008 LONG BEACH

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LA assistant fire chief is charged in hit-run (Daily News)

denise.nix@dailybreeze.com (Denise Nix, Staff Writer) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:39:27 GMT

... the outcome of the criminal case.The Francos are scheduled to appear May 22 for arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court.At about 2 a.m. Nov. 3, Richard Franco allegedly slammed his black Toyota Tundra truck into two parked cars on 37th Street.His truck flipped over, according to the complaint, and he immediately used his cellular telephone to call home.A few minutes later, his parents arrived,...

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Saatchi LA Campaign for Surfrider (AdverBox)

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:37:40 GMT

With the new campaign, “Make Waves,” we took Surfrider to some unexpected places. Here’s an overview. SAND SCULPTURE To show how quickly marine life is disappearing, they built a life-size sand sculpture on Long Beach, California. The sculpture naturally deteriorated, revealing a sign and the true message of the piece. WALRUS In this recently released viral video, an [...]

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Sub-10% Phoenix Vacancy Stays Despite Absorption Slide (Millionaire Now!)

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:54:00 GMT

... Additionally, it has enjoyed good momentum since 2005-2006 due to proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. "There's a little danger of overbuilding in the Southwest Valley, with product in the pipeline," he asserts. "That's really the only submarket where we see a potential delivery disconnect, but nothing like what we saw in the last recession go-round." sources - Grubb...

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Rainforest Alliance Announces Top Scorers from Annual Coffee Cupping Event (YubaNet.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:47:24 GMT

... Alliance Certified farms in 11 countries that participated in the organization's cupping events in Long Beach, California and New York City last month. Coffee from 94 percent of the participating farms received scores of 80 or above, the threshold score to receive specialty coffee status - demonstrating that sustainable farming practices often contribute to the production of high-quality...

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Wikio - Long Beach

*H* is for Happy (and Home) (Big Sweet Tooth)

Knabe for Supervisor (Red Orbit )

LA Events Calendar: 5.14.08 (Apartment Therapy LA)

Projected Field Of 64: May 14 (Baseball America)

No uniformity with layoffs as schools cut budgets (San Diego Union)

Chemoil sees 87% drop in Q1 profits to US$2.3m (Chanel News Asia )

Price v. Connolly-Pacific Co. (Cal. Ct. App. - May 13, 2008) (California Appellate Report)

Professor at Cal State Long Beach [who testified for David Irving] : Profiled by LA Jewish Journal (History On Trial)

Crime: FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending May 9, 2008 (ClearysNoteBook)

New Plan Aims Reduce Air Pollution From LA, Long Beach Ports (Treehugger)

Downtown Connector: Above or Below? (LAist)

Long Beach and LA Ports Tag-Team Emissions (MATTER MAGAZINE)

LA Events Calendar: 5.07.08 (Apartment Therapy LA)

LA Store: OC Modern (Apartment Therapy LA)

Forty SoCal High Schools, 800 Students to Race Solar-Powered Boats on Lake Skinner, Temecula (Business Wire)

The Bangles Announce Summer 2008 Tour Dates (Popdirt.com)

LA assistant fire chief is charged in hit-run (Daily News)

Saatchi LA Campaign for Surfrider (AdverBox)

Sub-10% Phoenix Vacancy Stays Despite Absorption Slide (Millionaire Now!)

Rainforest Alliance Announces Top Scorers from Annual Coffee Cupping Event (YubaNet.com)

H is for Happy (and Home) (Big Sweet Tooth)