Thursday, March 28, 2013

Wow!?!? what else is going to be banned??

Wow!?! Really??? What else are we going to Ban??? It is ridiculous! We already have this dumb Ban on plastic bags in West Hollywood, California...... what's next ?!?!?!?!? Stay tuned ..... and here's a bit about the controversy. Enjoy! XOxo

O.C. Cities Square Off Over Possible Fire Pit Banning

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) — Those popular fire pits on the sand on many Southern California beaches may soon be a thing of the past.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District is considering a ban on the fire rings, as two Orange County cities square off over the issue.
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Huntington Beach officials say that nearly 12 million people visit state parks in the county, and it generates about $19 million in revenue.
They argue that banning bonfires would cut that revenue in half.
Huntington Beach officials also say the city would lose $1 million in parking revenue alone.
But on the other side of the issue, the Newport Beach City Council says they want to ban the fire pits.
They say that residents along the strand are complaining about the pollution, the smell and some of the rowdy visitors that the bonfires bring.
But other residents are sounding off against the ban.
Thousands of residents of both Huntington and Newport have signed a petition online saying they want to keep the bonfires.
They say the fire rings are a California tradition, and they’re a big part of why people come to visit the beaches.
Air quality regulators seem to be backing Newport Beach. One board member says all bonfires should be banned from L.A. to Orange County beaches.
However, no numbers have been given as to the exact impact of the pollution, and that’s what the California Coastal Commission wants to hear.
Both sides will present their arguments at a hearing Thursday morning at the AQMD headquarters in Diamond Bar. A decision could come as early as May 3.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Twilight Acrtress' Burning Home in West Hollywood, CA !!??!!

WOw! This is soooooo sad to hear. Actress Ashley Green, known for her role in the 'Twilight' movies, had an unexpected fire at her West Hollywood apartment Yesterday. Unfortunately, her poor doggy did not make it out of the Blaze. Our thoughts are with you Ashley, in your time of need XoXo We love ya girl!

XOxo R.I.P Lil' Doggy. You will be missed.
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Ashley Greene's West Hollywood burned Friday morning, killing her pet chihuahua and injuring another. Credit Fadedyouth.com

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Update 12:40 p.m.: TMZ is now reporting that the chihuahua owned by actress Ashley Greene died in a fire at her West Hollywood apartment.
According to TMZ, firefighters rescued a second dog, which is being checked out by Animal Control.
Firefighters told TMZ that Greene, her boyfriend and her brother were sleeping when the fire broke out.
According to firefighters, the three ran outside without the dogs. They said the men then tried to go back inside to make the rescue but could not.
Update 10:34 a.m.:
A fire damaged an apartment building near West Hollywood Friday and left three people injured.
The celebrity website TMZ.com reported the unit was the home of 26-year-old “Twilight'' actress Ashley Greene, who also starred in the short-lived TV series “Pan Am.''
Firefighters sent to Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards at 9:47 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Paramedics transported three people for hospital treatment, Los Angeles County fire Inspector Quvondo Johnson said. Their conditions were not immediately disclosed.
Los Angeles county and city firefighters battled the flames, which is near the border of West Hollywood and Hollywood.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available.
ABC7 reported that celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and Rock Hudson have lived in the historic building.
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Firefighters sent to Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards at 9:47 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Paramedics examined three people for possible injuries. Los Angeles County firefighters also went to the scene, which is near West Hollywood.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Ryan Seacrest Calls it Quits ??!!??!!??

OMG!! Soooooo obvz' !! Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough call it quits!!??!! Well..... What other seacrets may come from Seacrest ??? Hehe Pun intended :P Well Boys ..... He's back on te market!!! So get to it!! We love ya Ry Ry XOxo !!

Ryan Seacrest, Julianne Hough Split After Almost Three Years Together (REPORT)

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Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough have reportedly called it quits after dating for almost three years.
According to People, sources close to the couple have confirmed that they have decided to take a break and are currently living apart. The sources say both Seacrest and Hough's busy work schedules ended up being too much on their relationship, although they remain friends and are in regular contact.
"Honestly, their schedules were too hectic," an insider tells Us Weekly, explaining that Seacrest's "American Idol" hosting gig, as well as Hough's work commitments played a huge factor in the breakup. "It just got to be too much. I think they both just sort of knew they couldn't do it anymore," the source adds. "The travel and lifestyle got to be too much. Who knows if this is just for now, but I think this is for good."
"It's a hard thing to do, especially when you're so caught up in your work and bettering yourself," Hough recently told Parade of keeping her romance with Seacrest alive. "It does get hard because you're so focused on that, but I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important."
Seacrest, 38, and Hough, 24, began dating in 2010 after meeting during an interview while the former "Dancing With the Stars" pro was still with country singer Chuck Wicks.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Joy Behar Says Goodbye

Noooooooo!!!!! We are soooooo sad to see you go Joy!! You are the life of the party, and you will be deeply missed!!! Rock it out Girl!! We love ya! and we can't wait to see you go on to be the Fabulous You!!! XOxo Could it be that she is in talks for a future Sitcom? ? ? ..... Stay tuned! Muuuuah!

Joy Behar Leaving ABC's The View After 16 Years

Joy Behar attends Joy Behar's Comics with Benefits: A Special Night Of Comedy Benefiting Victims Of Hurricane Sandy on December 10, 2012 in New York City.Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

It's the end of an era! After more than 16 years as a co-host on The View, Joy Behar is planning to exit the long-running ABC talk show when her contract ends in August, Deadline reports.
Behar, 70, is the only remaining original cast member besides co-creator Barbara Walters. Fellow season one co-hosts Meredith Vieira and Star Jones departed the series in 2006, while Debbie Matenopoulos left in 1999. The current panel includes Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd.
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"It seemed like the right time," Behar told Deadline in a phone interview on March 7. "You reach a point when you say to yourself, 'Do I want to keep doing this?' There are other things on my plate -- I've been writing a play, I've been neglecting my standup."
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She added, though, that she would miss her colleagues -- and Walters, in particular. "It is a smart talk show because somebody of her stature is leading the conversation," Behar said of the series' executive producer. "Barbara was one of the main reasons I took that job."
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Behar herself will be missed, too, by both fans and the network. "Joy Behar has been instrumental in the success of The View from the very beginning," ABC said in a statement to Deadline. "We wish her all the best in this next chapter and are thrilled that we have her for the remainder of the season."

Monday, March 11, 2013

Japan Tsunami 2 Year Anniversary

Wow! It seems like just yesterday that we were all watching the devastating news of Japan being hit with a Tsunami/Earthquake. Even after 2 years .... there is still much effort and help needed to rebuild the once so traveled place. We pray and send hope to all of Japan! XOXo You will rebuild again, and be stronger than ever XOxo

Japan Tsunami Anniversary: 2 Years After Disaster, Cleanup Effort Still Slow

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TOKYO — Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marked the second anniversary Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the government intends to make "visible" reconstruction progress and accelerate resettlement of those left homeless by streamlining legal and administrative procedures many blame for the delays.
"I pray that the peaceful lives of those affected can resume as soon as possible," Emperor Akihito said at a somber memorial service at Tokyo's National Theater.
At observances in Tokyo and in still barren towns along the northeastern coast, those gathered bowed their heads in a moment of silence marking the moment, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake – the strongest recorded in Japan's history – struck off the coast.
Japan has struggled to rebuild communities and to clean up radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, whose reactors melted down after its cooling systems were disabled by the tsunami. The government has yet to devise a new energy strategy – a central issue for its struggling economy with all but two of the country's nuclear reactors offline.
About half of those displaced are evacuees from areas near the nuclear plant. Hundreds of them filed a lawsuit Monday demanding compensation from the government and the now-defunct plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, for their suffering and losses.
"Two years after the disasters, neither the government nor TEPCO has clearly acknowledged their responsibility, nor have they provided sufficient support to cover the damages," said Izutaro Managi, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs.
Throughout the disaster zone, the tens of thousands of survivors living in temporary housing are impatient to get resettled, a process that could take up to a decade, officials say.
"What I really want is to once again have a `my home,' " said Migaku Suzuki, a 69-year-old farm worker in Rikuzentakata, who lost the house he had just finished building in the disaster. Suzuki also lost a son in the tsunami, which obliterated much of the city.

Further south, in Fukushima prefecture, some 160,000 evacuees are uncertain if they will ever be able to return to homes around the nuclear power plant, where the meltdowns in three reactors spewed radiation into the surrounding soil and water.
The lawsuit filed by a group of 800 people in Fukushima demands an apology payment of 50,000 yen ($625) a month for each victim until all radiation from the accident is wiped out, a process that could take decades. Another 900 plan similar cases in Tokyo and elsewhere. Managi said he and fellow lawyers hope to get 10,000 to join the lawsuits.
Evacuees are anxious to return home but worried about the potential, still uncertain risks from exposure to the radiation from the disaster, the worst since Chernobyl in 1986.
While there have been no clear cases of cancer linked to radiation from the plant, the upheaval in people's lives, uncertainty about the future and long-term health concerns, especially for children, have taken an immense psychological toll on thousands of residents.
"I don't trust the government on anything related to health anymore," said Masaaki Watanabe, 42, who fled the nearby town of Minami-Soma and doesn't plan to return.
Yuko Endo, village chief in Kawauchi, said many residents might not go back if they are kept waiting too long. Restrictions on access are gradually being lifted as workers remove debris and wipe down roofs by hand.
"If I were told to wait for two more years, I might explode," said Endo, who is determined to revive his town of mostly empty houses and overgrown fields.
A change of government late last year has raised hopes that authorities might move more quickly with the cleanup and reconstruction.
Since taking office in late December, Abe has made a point of frequently visiting the disaster zone, promising faster action and plans to raise the long-term reconstruction budget to 25 trillion yen ($262 billion) from 19 trillion yen (about $200 billion).
"We cannot turn away from the harsh reality of the affected areas. The Great East Japan Earthquake still is an ongoing event," Abe said at the memorial gathering in Tokyo. "Many of those hit by the disaster are still facing uncertainty over their futures."
The struggles to rebuild and to cope with the nuclear disaster are only the most immediate issues Japan is grappling with as it searches for new drivers for growth as its export manufacturing lags, its society ages and its huge national debt grows ever bigger.
Those broader issues are also hindering the reconstruction. Towns want to rebuild, but they face the stark reality of dwindling, aging populations that are shrinking further as residents give up on ever finding new jobs. The tsunami and nuclear crisis devastated local fish processing and tourism industries, accelerating a decline that began decades before.
Meanwhile, the costly decommissioning the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could take 40 years as its operator works on finding and removing melted nuclear fuel from inside, disposing the spent fuel rods and treating the many tons of contaminated wastewater used to cool the reactors.
Following the Fukushima disaster, Japan's 50 still viable nuclear reactors were shut down for regular inspections and then for special tests to check their disaster preparedness. Two were restarted last summer to help meet power shortages, but most Japanese remain opposed to restarting more plants.
The government, though, looks likely to back away from a decision to phase out nuclear power by the 2030s. Abe says it may take a decade to decide on what Japan's energy mix should be.
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Associated Press writers Malcolm Foster and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo and Emily Wang in Kesennuma, Japan, contributed to this report.

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In this combination photo, Tayo Kitamura, 40, kneels in the street to caress and talk to the wrapped body of her mother Kuniko Kitamura, 69, after Japanese firemen discovered the dead body in the ruins of her home in Onagawa, Japan, on March 19, 2011, top, and a newly built home sits at the site of the now-cleared but destroyed area on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A few homes have been rebuilt in the year since an earthquake and tsunami roared across Japan's coastline, killing 19,000 people. But most communities remain unrecognizable, and their residents' futures uncertain. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
The tsunami that slammed into Japan's coastline one year ago was merciless, sparing little in its path. Homes were reduced to rubble, cars tossed about like toys, and boats -- such as this one photographed in Kesennuma, Japan, on March 28, 2011 -- flung from the sea into streets and onto roofs. The ocean's fury, and the earthquake that preceded it, left around 19,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands homeless, and sparked the worst nuclear crisis the world had seen in a quarter century. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In this combination photo, Japanese vehicles pass through the ruins of the leveled city of Minamisanriku, Japan, on March 15, 2011, top, four days after the tsunami, and vehicles pass through the same area on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
The earthquake and tsunami, which killed around 19,000 people, delivered one of their worst hits to the once-scenic, blue-collar fishing town of Minamisanriku, Japan, photographed here on March 15, 2011. The wall of water spared little in its path, sweeping away nearly every business and every job, and leaving more than half the town's residents dead or homeless. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A year after the earthquake and tsunami people across Japan and leveled this town, there are hints of progress _ the main roads are free of debris, and some temporary houses have been built. But many in Minamisanriku, and elsewhere across Japan's battered coastline, remain in a hellish state of limbo. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In this combination photo, a ship washed away by the tsunami sits in a destroyed residential neighborhood in Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, on March 28, 2011, top, and the same ship sits on the same spot on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A year after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the country's coastline and killed around 19,000 people, many of the boats carried inland by the wall of water have been removed. But some, like this one, remain _ providing a stark reminder of nature's fearsome power. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder File)
One year later, more than 3,200 people presumed killed in the earthquake and tsunami have yet to be found. They are among the 19,000 people who lost their lives on March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In this combination photo, Japanese residents of Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, pass through a road that was cleared by bulldozer through the ruins of the city on March 17, 2011, six days after the tsunami, top, and people cross the same street on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In the days after the earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan's coastal towns, the bulldozers began to arrive, clearing away the rubble that littered the roads, such as this street in Kesennuma, Japan, photographed on March 17, 2011. Those tasked with clearing away the wreckage faced a monstrous task: towering piles of twisted metal and wood, boats perched atop roofs, mountains of family heirlooms, sodden furniture and children's toys. They also faced the grim reality that many of the 19,000 people killed lay entombed in the rubble, waiting to be discovered. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
One year after a powerful tsunami battered Japan and killed around 19,000 people, the streets have been cleared and the wreckage removed from town centers. But the process of destroying all that debris has been slow, with much of it still sitting in huge mountains in temporary holding areas. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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