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Plant sale happening at OCC
Backyard gardeners, and those who aspire to have a green thumb, can choose from more than 2,500 plants for sale starting April 20. Orange Coast College's horticulture department hosts its annual spring sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with additional sales...Tags: Science and Technology, Agriculture
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Grants to help preschools plant edible gardens
A farm industry group's charitable arm has said it will give 100 California preschools and day-care centers $1,000 each to help them start gardens for growing food. The Irvine-based Western Growers Foundation said Monday that the project is intended to...Tags: Preschools, Schools, Early Learning, Early Learning, Schools
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Apodaca: UCI MIND shining light on brain degeneration
During the last years of my father's life, he slowly, agonizingly slipped away from me. A proud and stoic man who had survived a heartbreakingly unhappy childhood, economic depression and a world war fell at last to the ravages of dementia. Helpless...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Alzheimer's Disease, Symptoms, Human Body, Medical Research
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UC Irvine researchers make tests fun
IRVINE — As Anna Origel leaned back and forth in a wheelchair at UC Irvine, a soccer goalie on the computer screen in front of her danced left and right, trying to block her shots.
When Origel reclined, even just an inch, the goalie in the game...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Soccer, Heart Failure, Entertainment, Trials
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Tuesday's Calendar
TUESDAY OCT. 25
Book Sale
The Orange Coast College Library and OCC's Friends of the Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library. Most books will sell for $1 each, and there will be a "buck-a-bag" sale from 2 to 3 p.m. OCC is...Tags: Macy's, Inc., Minority Groups, Artists, Halloween, Chiropractors
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Wednesday's Calendar
WEDNESDAY Mixing It Up The Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach Chambers of Commerce hold a joint mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Seasons 52, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Members pay $10 and prospective members pay $20 to get in. For more information,...Tags: Minority Groups, Music, Halloween, Artists, Abusive Behavior
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Irvine Co. plans not to renew Russo's Pet Experience lease at Fashion Island, Irvine Spectrum
NEWPORT BEACH — Russo's Pet Experience, which has sold purebred puppies and fancy cats for more than three decades at Fashion Island, is likely to close. The Irvine Co. does not plan to renew Russo's leases at Fashion Island or at the Irvine...Tags: File Sharing, Companies and Corporations, Human Interest, Dog (animal), U.S. Department of Agriculture
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On Faith: 'Faith in the soul' is dangerous for society
I'm all in favor of people believing anything they want — except when their behavior affects others in a negative way. To believe in any of the "big three" Abrahamic religions, you have to accept several tenets. You have to believe in...Tags: Politics, Cults and Sects, Science and Technology, Elections, Genesis (music group)
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O.C. Fair serves up temporary jobs
COSTA MESA — On top of serving deep-fried treats, games, outdoor concerts and carnival rides, the Orange County Fair generates more than 3,000 summertime jobs, fair officials said. The 2011 fair, which opens Friday at the Orange County...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Mailbag: The Helm is a victim of lawsuit abuse
The reforms the California Legislature put in place three years ago to mitigate the problems of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abuse are not working (Re: "Costa Mesa Bar Sued in ADA Compliance Lawsuit," July 8). Despite the California Commission on...Tags: Research, Cancer, Throat, Heart Attack, Small Businesses
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William K. Roberts, PhD
Bill (Shiner) Roberts, 82 of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on March 3, 2011 at his home in Phoenix, AZ. Bill was born on December 10, 1928 in Provo, UT to Lillian and Boyd Roberts. He graduated from Newport Harbor High School in the Class of 1947. Bill...Tags: Tennis, Mesa, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Federal funding cuts have unclear effects
While a federal judge's ruling that recently halted federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research carries implications nationwide, on the local level the effects are less clear. At UC Irvine's Stem Cell Research Center, only a fraction of the...Tags: Research, National Institutes of Health, Injuries and Wounds, Chiropractors, Heads of State
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