Thursday, May 17, 2012
Understand the new labeling rules to choose and use the best sunscreen for your skin type.
Before you stash your sunscreen into your beach bag, tennis bag, glove compartment or wherever you keep it handy for upcoming sunny days, take a minute to be sure you’re applying ultimate protection. Check the label. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the requirements for sunscreen labeling last year, and the changes take effect this summer. Broad-spectrum protection. This means the sunscreen protects from both UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays cause skin aging and damage, and UVB rays cause sunburn. Neither is good, so you need to defend your skin against both. Under the new labeling rules, a sunscreen can be labeled “broad-spectrum” only if it protects against both types of harmful rays. No such thing as waterproof. Sunscreen labels…
The fourth annual SUP for a Pup Fundraiser will take place Saturday in Newport Beach from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Homeless dogs in need of loving homes will be up for adoption this weekend at the fourth annual SUP for a Pup Fundraiser in Newport Beach. The charity event is hosted annually by Kaenon Polarized to support at-risk animals. Along with the pet adoptions, the event will feature deals from Orange County apparel companies including surfwear, eyewear, accessories, stand up paddle boards, as well as food from Wahoo's Fish Tacos. Chris Wyman, spokesman for Kaenon, said since the fundraiser began three years ago it has helped facilitate approximately 60 pet adoptions through A Wish for Animals, a non-profit that helps find homes for homeless and at-risk animals. "We started the event when the beginning of the downturn in the economy started. It …
The 43-year-old is burned by rocks from San Onofre State Beach that mysteriously ignited. She is hospitalized with third-degree burns.
How rocks from a southern Orange County beach caught fire in the pocket of a San Clemente woman's cargo shorts, landing her in a hospital with third-degree burns, remained a mystery today. The 43-year old woman's children picked up the seven orange and green rocks on Saturday at San Onofre State Beach, which is popular with surfers and known locally as Trestles. The rocks combusted and set the woman's shorts on fire and continued to burn the wood floor of her Avenida Estrella house, according Capt. Marc Stone of the Orange County Fire Authority. The woman, whose name was not released, was hospitalized at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana with third-degree burns to her right thigh and knee, Stone said. He said the victim "stopped, dropped…
Newport Beach resident Sandy Sewell beat the odds against breast cancer and has created a legacy at Hoag Hospital's Family Cancer Institute.
Sandy Sewell was diagnosed with breast cancer 35 years ago, and today is the driving force behind $13 million in donations to Hoag Hospital's Family Cancer Institute. Sewell was 42 when she was first diagnosed by a family doctor who administered a mammogram and told her she would have five to 10 years to live. Her breast was removed the next day. “When I had breast cancer, there was no cancer center here. There were no oncologists in Orange County,” Sewell, of Newport Beach, explained. “I was the first person in my neighborhood that had cancer that anyone knew even about… [Back then] people were afraid to talk [about cancer].” Following radiation Sewell made a successful recovery and 10 years after her battle with cancer began, she and …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Caltrans is also involved in the investigation of the incident, which blocked the freeway for two hours and knocked out power to 2,500 local customers.
An explanation for why power lines fell onto the 405 Freeway last Thursday could take weeks to determine, a spokesman for Southern California Edison said Wednesday. "As you can imagine with something like this, this is a complex matter," Edison spokesman David Song said. "A lot of times, it takes weeks on these. This isn't a typical case." The lines fell Thursday afternoon near the Magnolia Street exit in Fountain Valley, shutting down much of the freeway for about two hours. The incident also knocked out power for about 2,500 local customers until about 3:15 a.m. Friday. Edison is working with Caltrans on the investigation. However, Caltrans spokeswoman Yvonne Washington said Wednesday that Edison hadn't shared any information about a …
In one case, a man tried to enter a home by climbing up the balcony and opening a sliding glass door.
Newport Beach police say burglars recently targeted homes around the city. Residents are encouraged to be proactive. Safety Tips: Newport Beach police say if you arrive at your home and notice something out of place that leads you to think someone has been in your home while you were out, go to a safe location and call 911. If you see suspicious activity, vehicles, or people call the Newport Beach Police Department immediately at 949-644-3717.
April sales rise 17.5 percent vs. last year while prices decline slightly.
April home sales in Orange County rose 17.5 percent vs. the same month last year, but prices dipped 2.3 percent, according to DataQuick, a real-estate information service. A total of 2,920 homes were sold in April, up from 2,485 a year ago. The median home price was $420,000, down 2.3 percent from $430,000 in April 2011. Next door in Los Angeles County, sales rose by 8 percent vs. a year ago, while prices fell 3.1 percent. The median price of a home in Los Angeles County in April was $310,000, down from $320,000 in 2011. Regionally, 19,282 new and resale houses and condos sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties in April, according to DataQuick. That was down 3.4 percent from 19,953 in March…
Officials say a downed power line may have caused the blaze. No injuries are reported.
A vegetation fire scorched a small area of Newport Coast today, but no injuries were reported and no structures were damaged, a fire official reported. Firefighters responded to the fire off the 73 Freeway behind Sage Hill High School at about 9:43 a.m., said Matt Brisbois, of the Newport Beach Fire Department. "Once on scene they found a brush fire in vegetation that covered roughly 50 by 50 feet of vegetation," Brisbois said in a released statement. "Newport Beach firefighters aggressively attacked the fire and it was quickly extinguished." The cause of the fire was under investigation but it appears a downed power line may have caused the fire, Brisbois said. "The Newport Beach Fire Department would like to remind individuals that it …
Crooks are promising Southern California Gas customers a credit on their bills in exchange for Social Security numbers and other personal info.
Southern California Gas Co. is warning customers about a scam in which the culprits tell victims they can get credits on their utility bills if they provide information such as a Social Security number. According to the gas company, scammers have visited customers in person, used social media sites and even sent text messages to victims claiming that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills. Gas Co. officials said workers for the utility always carry proper identification when visiting customers, and they do not randomly call or text customers asking for Social Security numbers or other personal information. Customers should verify a person's employment before allowing anyone into their home …
Specializing in pilates and cycling classes, Defy Gravity is hoping to fill a fitness void in the village.
A pilates and cycling studio devoted to providing personalized attention to its students is now open in Corona del Mar. Defy Gravity Studio -- located at 3100 E. Pacific Coast Highway -- was created by co-owners and instructors Laura Fox and Shannon Barbadian. The pair say their state-of-the-art equipment and unique teaching styles will fill a void in the fitness community. “It’s such and active community but these types of classes were lacking,” Barbadian said. Defy Gravity’s cycling classes are as close as you get to riding on the road, Barbadian said. Students participate in ride routines that have an interactive and impromptu relay style format and the instructors create teams in which individuals in the class can race each other. “You…
T.Spayede
10:16 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
See above article on 'sunscreen' protection.... at and around ~100mi...of Sand-and- Oafree muffintops... (Similar thing occurred with Richard Pryor several years ago, I think. Tho, in that case he said the 'flameout' happened because he mixed 2% milk with non-fat ( his own meth od, apparently)). An investigation might also want to check any interaction between this nuke fasizzlity and any nearby … more ›