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Watching, worrying and waiting
While the world watches Japan struggle to overcome the effects of a deadly tsunami, earthquakes and nuclear radiation leaks, Junko Nakayama watches more closely than most.
Nakayama, trainer for the La Crescenta Valley High School baseball team, said a...Tags: Human Interest, Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, American Red Cross, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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I'm Just Sayin': Are we really ready for 'The Big One?'
The tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan last week and the subsequent and ongoing nuclear crisis have made many of us ask how well the U.S., and even more importantly, Southern California, is prepared to handle these kinds of cataclysmic events. What...Tags: Human Interest, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fires, Nuclear Power, Natural Disasters
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Disney donates $2.5M to Japan relief efforts
The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. will donate $2.5 million to the American Red Cross for humanitarian aid in earthquake- and tsunami-torn Japan, officials announced Tuesday. “Our hearts go out to the people of Japan,” Disney President and...Tags: Human Interest, American Red Cross, Elections, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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Disaster a world away
Tremors from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan were felt in Glendale Friday, as a handful of Japanese students here on an exchange program heard the news of their home country while settling in for a three-week stay in the United states....Tags: Japan, Disasters, Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tsunamis
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Pair's medical trip is sad, rewarding
BURBANK — Sitting in the comfort of his Burbank medical office, orthopedic surgeon Stephan Yacoubian flipped through photographs of a far different environment.
Ranging from snapshots of Haitian school children eagerly accepting candy to shots...Tags: Haiti, Injuries and Wounds, Travel, Health, Trips and Vacations
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Symphonic celebration
The Glendale Symphony Orchestra Assn. will kick off its 2010-11 season with a fundraiser that will honor conductor-composer Loris Tjeknavorian, who agreed to be guest conductor for a mid-fall concert. Tjeknavorian will attend the fundraiser from 4 to 7...Tags: Massacres, Armenia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Music, Yerevan (Armenia)
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Giving residents a quake-up call
It is a matter of when, not if. That was the message Thursday at Providence High School in Burbank, where representatives of Chile's emergency services division joined local and state officials for a simulated earthquake response.
The drill was in...Tags: Forests, Michael Collins, Chile Earthquake (2010), California, Crime, Law and Justice
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Telethon to benefit orphaned children in Armenia
The Armenian American Orphans Christmas Fund on Sunday will host its 11th annual telethon to benefit underprivileged youth living in some of the most impoverished regions of Armenia. The telethon, which will take place from 4 p.m. to midnight, will be...Tags: Christmas, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Religious Festivals, Family, Holidays
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Doctor awarded for work with disaster victims
Dr. Evelyn Wong of Glendale Adventist Medical Center said she is just an ordinary person, but her profession has given her the opportunity to do some extraordinary things. On Nov. 5, Wong was recognized for one of those opportunities, when she helped...Tags: Indonesia, Haiti, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Organizations: Tobinworld produces holiday show
Tobinworld, a special-needs school in Glendale for emotionally disturbed, autistic and developmentally disabled youth, will host its Annual Holiday Show at 11 a.m. Friday at the campus, 920 E. Broadway, to celebrate the holidays with its 300 students,...Tags: Broken Bones, Injuries and Wounds, Holidays, The Finish Line Incorporated, Health
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Hospitals paying big for seismic work
Aftershocks from the Northridge earthquake of 1994 are still being felt by local hospitals, which are spending millions of dollars to meet seismic standards deadlines enacted just five weeks after the destructive temblor. Glendale Adventist Medical...Tags: Standards, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Science and Technology
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Supervisor calls for 'structural overhaul'
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich slammed state lawmakers on Wednesday at an economic summit at Woodbury College in Burbank, blaming them for much of the financial stress that has forced local governments to shed jobs and cut services. The...Tags: State Budgets, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Disasters, Consumers
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