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Chandler’s Roofing, a top GAF Master Elite™ Contractor in Los Angeles and Orange County, CA, has been selected as the first GAF Solar Elite Contractor™ in Southern California, bringing together industry-leading solar services and roof warranty options to offer to their customers. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Chandler’s Roofing, one of Southern California’s most prestigious roofing contractors, announced today the expansion of their solar business through a strategic...
Office moving service increases by adding new trucks at Acclaimed Movers And Storage. Tustin, California (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 The go-to residential and commercial moving company in California, Acclaimed Tustin Movers, has just added two new box trucks to its massive fleet in a move that dramatically enhances the company’s office moving services. The new trucks feature lift-gates, meet California’s strict regulations regarding commercial vehicles, and run on an eco-friendly...
Brad Schmett of Luxury Homes by Keller Williams has announced today that the already hot La Quinta area real estate market will receive another big boost from the upcoming “A Round For Life” Auction Dinner Gala and Golf Tournament on April 14-15 to benefit the Desert Cancer Foundation. Low interest rates are attracting buyers in record numbers. La Quinta, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Brad Schmett, Broker Associate with Luxury Homes by Keller Williams and real estate investment expert,...
LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roberto Dell'Oro, a professor and ethicist at Loyola Marymount University, has been named director of the Bioethics Institute in LMU's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. He will begin the position on May 16. "We are excited that Professor Dell'Oro will be taking on this new responsibility," said Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, dean of the college. "His experience in a variety of academic disciplines, as well as in hospitals and other...
New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC highlights opportunities for smoking intervention programs The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research from the University of Southern California (USC). The study, which appears in the April 12 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, identifies how friends' and parental influence on cigarette smoking changes from...
MALIBU, Calif., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 400 individuals will gather at Zuma Beach on Saturday, April 13 as Life Rolls On Foundation, subsidiary of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, hosts "They Will Surf Again" (TWSA), a powerful afternoon that enables individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to experience the freedom of riding a wave through the assistance of adaptive surfboards and volunteers. Surfing experience is not required, as for many, it...
SoCalGas' Richard D. Hobbs Also Receives Small Business Advocate Award LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) received two awards at the recent Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce's (GLAAACC) 20(th) Anniversary Economic Awards Dinner on April 5 in Los Angeles. GLAAACC awarded SoCalGas with its Utility of the Year Award and Richard D. Hobbs, SoCalGas' director of supply management and supplier diversity received...
SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all walkers! The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI San Diego and NAMI North Coastal) is holding their annual walk on Saturday, April 13 at NTC Park in Liberty Station and wants you there! The walk starts at 9 am Saturday with check-in beginning at 7:30 am at NTC Park in Liberty Station at 2455 Cushing Road, San Diego, CA 92106. Media personality Geni Cavitt will be the emcee for the event. "A lot of people there know how I...
The NICE offering will enable the City to manage a complex security environment and serve public utility needs across various facilities RA'ANANA, Israel, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department is implementing NICE Situator and NiceVison Net to help secure its water supply, following an order placed in 2012. San Diego is California's second largest city and the eighth largest in the U.S., with 1.3...
West Hills Smiles provides the general and cosmetic dental care Southern California residents trust before partaking in beach-side fun this spring. WEST HILLS, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring is officially in the air in Southern California. The days are already warming up, and the sun is poking through the clouds more often than we've seen in months. With the weather outside so beautiful, spring is the perfect time to celebrate with a day at the beach. Of course, in the...
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Channel Islands National park is located in off the coast of California in the United States. The park holds 249,561 acres and is comprised of five of the eight Channel Islands. The area was designated as a national monument in 1938 and as a National Biosphere Reserve in 1976, but was not designated as a national park until 1980. The park extends from San Pedro to Point Conception, located near Santa Barbara. Half of the entire park consists of ocean water and seventy-six percent of the...
Joshua Tree National Park is located in the southeastern portion of the state of California in the United States. The park contains 790,636 acres, of which 429,690 acres comprises a designated wilderness, and was named for the Joshua trees that are native to the area. The park features rock formations that are thought to have been formed nearly one million years ago by cooling lava. These include rectangular and spherical rocks. Joshua Tree National Park occurs along the borders of San...
Symbol: DRCOS Group: Dicot Family: Brassicaceae Duration: Biennial Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:CA Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class...
Symbol: DRCOC Group: Dicot Family: Brassicaceae Duration: Biennial Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:CA Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class...
