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Long Beach officer patrolled with compassion

Officer David A. Garcia took special care of the neediest people — and animals — on his beat, even when terminal cancer made the job tougher.

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The Leaf Blower Wars

As autumn sweeps across the land, so does the grating whine of leaf blowers—and in some cities, peace-seeking citizens are campaigning to restrict use of the devices. New Yorker writer Tad Friend infiltrates both sides of this conflict in the Oakland bedroom community of Orinda, California, emerging with a vivid and often hilarious portrait of a pitched turf battle in which many of the combatants harbor a certain strain of righteousness. Neat gardens and trees are a treasured status measure in Orinda, writes Friend:

Any challenge to a property’s routine maintenance thus becomes a threat to self-worth, net worth, and an entire way of life. A lot of people here will give up their leaf blowers only when you pry them from their cold, dead hands (or, more precisely, from their Hispanic gardeners’ cold, dead hands).

The story describes a faceoff between a leaf-blower opponent and a gardener over the gardeners’ allegedly illegal blowing on a holiday—an encounter that a neighbor, Susan Kendall, captured on video:

Kendall pulled over and got out her Flip camera to videotape the encounter, and the gardener advanced on her, with his blower roaring, saying, “Get the police, I want to hear this from them!” By the time the police arrived, however, he had thought better of his position and peeled off in his truck.

The tale suggests that leaf-blower ordinances based on sound levels are impossibly hard to enforce, whereas demonstrating a public health threat—from particulate matter blasted into the air, for instance—is more enforceable but tougher to pull off. That hasn’t stopped an increasing number of cities—including, very recently, Coral Gables, Florida—from moving toward leaf-blower restrictions.

In the meantime, blower foes can humiliate their enemies by citing a city of Los Angeles study that “showed a grandmother using a rake and broom took only 20 percent longer to clean a test plot than a gardener with a blower.”

Source: The New Yorker (article available to subscribers only) 

Image by Micah Boy, licensed under Creative Commons.  

 

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O.C. classrooms saving troubled abalone?

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O.C. classrooms saving troubled abalone?

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National Geograhics; The Last Lions

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Surfer Anastasia Ashley on Big-Wave Surfing Hawaii's Waimea Bay

Photographs courtesy Daniel Russo

January 20 and 21 saw the biggest waves of the winter to pound Hawaii so far. Those surfers who were skilled enough and brave enough waxed up their big boards and headed to spots like Jaws in Maui, Outer Log Cabins, Oahu, and, of course, the spiritual home of big wave surfing, Waimea Bay. While big-wave surfing has traditionally been a masculine activity, a few women join the lineup those days, including Adventure favorite Maya Gabeira and 23-year-old Anastasia Ashley. Ashley was born on the North Shore and now divides her time between the islands and California. Adventure got a hold of her for a first person account of what it’s like to paddle out and catch a few monsters at such a legendary spot.—Tetsuhiko Endo

ADVENTURE: When did you know you wanted to start riding Waimea?
Anastasia Ashley: I actually didn't start surfing out there 'till last year, when I found an old board under my house that was left by someone—an old 7'10’’ big-wave board. Out of curiosity I wanted to try riding it because I’d never ridden a board that big. I took it out on a small day at Waimea and felt super under gunned, so I then decided I needed a bigger board. I ordered one from Rusty and have been stoked to surf the bay ever since.

What was it like paddling out for the first time?
It was definitely surreal seeing the waves from the water—they’re so big!

How do you mentally prepare yourself for any big swell?
Definitely by just being physically prepared. I always get a good night’s sleep and make sure to eat some healthy food to keep me powered.

Walk me through surfing a wave at Waimea Bay.
Being out at Waimea is pretty crazy. The paddle out is actually pretty minor, besides the initial shore break. but if you mistime that you can be very much screwed. The most intense part, on the other hand, is the drop. It feels like you’re dropping in forever! The wave behaves one way around 15 feet, but it definitely changes once the swells hit the 18-foot plus mark. It jacks up out of the deep water and turns really, really intense.

Maya Gabeira once told me that there is a certain loneliness to being a woman who rides big waves because you are constantly surrounded by men. What is your take on that?
I agree. I feel like that is true in any aspect of surfing, big waves and small waves. It's definitely a man's lineup. But I also think it's definitely changing!

Are you considering doing any more big-wave surfing this year?
Yeah, of course! It's all swell dependent, so I’ll hopefully surf a few more days out at Waimea, and some outer reefs.

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Battery Recycling Just Got Easier

The iRecycle Kit from Battery Solutions makes it easy for everyone—from households to corporations—to environmentally and economically recycle spent dry-cell batteries.

Each iRecycle Kit includes everything you need to recycle your batteries and handheld electronics. You simply collect all dry-cell battery types and hand-held electronics together—without separating—and mail them to us. We do the sorting, logistics, shipping, receiving, and recycling.

This is our no-hassle solution to help you ensure batteries and electronics are recycled properly. And easily.

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1. Purchase the size of recycling kit that’s right for you.
2. Receive your recycling kit in the mail.
3. Fill the kit with all types of dry-cell batteries and handheld electronics.
4. Once your kit is filled, ship it pre-paid to our recycling center. It’s as easy as that.

Benefits Of Recycling

• It’s the safest way to recycle batteries
• It helps you remain in compliance with any applicable environmental laws
• All hazardous materials are recycled properly
• The plastic and metal materials reclaimed are reused
• It saves landfill costs
• It saves natural resources
• It’s the right thing to do

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• Household batteries, both rechargeable and non-rechargeable, such as
  • D-cell, C-cell, AA, AAA, 9-volt, and button cells
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  • Cell phones, iPods, PDAs, pagers, and so on
• Any other dry-cell batteries

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Your Future Battery-Powered Life

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The Snow is Plowed, Then What? - Earth911.com

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For Valentine's Day, Try This - Earth911.com

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21 Oceanfront, Newport Beach 25% off food and a view to be viewed!

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Man arrested in copper theft at Irvine park, bright guy

A Yorba Linda man was arrested on suspicion of stealing copper wiring from an electrical box Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Terry Alan Lee, a 50-year-old resident of Yorba Linda, is alleged to have taken $2,000 worth of copper from Homestead Neighborhood Park, according to a statement released by the Irvine Police Department.

An Irvine police officer noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in the park's lot at about 5 a.m., according to the statement.

The officer stepped out of his patrol car and began to search the park, which is near Jamboree Road and Robinson Drive. The officer found a man removing the wire, but the man took off.

Lee was taken into custody a short time after the chase. According to the statement, he was still holding the wire.

Authorities believe the wiring was taken from an access panel for the park lights.

Lee is in custody in lieu of $20,000 bail

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