We Can Now Predict Where Hurricane Blackouts Will Happen
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 08:41:48 -0700 | travel-news
Researchers have developed software to predict where blackouts are most likely to happen when storms hit, which could help authorities cut the amount of time people are in the dark after disasters like Hurricane Sandy. Sandy wreaked havoc in 2012,...
Two killed in Philippine clash ...
Source: Qatar English Daily
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 19:07:37 -0700 | travel-news
Two people died, while hundreds were displaced in renewed fighting between government soldiers and leftist rebels in Negros Oriental, a military official said yesterday. According to Captain Cresencio Gargar, spokesman for the Army's 302nd Brigade, troops from the 79th Infantry...
Victim fatally shot this afternoon in Bayview
Source: Examiner
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 17:38:59 -0700 | travel-news
43 p.m. to reports that a male victim had been shot in the 1100 block of Hudson Avenue, Officer Carlos Manfredi said. The officers performed CPR on the victim until medics arrived and transported him to San Francisco General Hospital....
NYC Has A Morbid New Way To Let Drivers Know They Are Speeding
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 13:55:14 -0700 | travel-news
The city's Department of Transportation is warning drivers on Park Avenue in Clinton Hill to take the pedal off the metal. An electronic sign was recently placed on the busy thoroughfare telling motorists to "slow down." And if a passing...
New York City Ferry Boat Crashes Into The Dock At Battery Park
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 10:01:37 -0700 | travel-news
Several people were slightly injured in a ferry accident near Battery Park City in lower Manhattan , NBC reports . One of the passengers suffered an elbow injury when the boat bumped the pier, police said, and other injuries were...
Hunger charities to serve 6000 meals in disaster event
Source: Big News Network
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 12:35:37 -0700 | travel-news
Hunger charities to serve 6,000 meals in disaster event San Franciscos eight major hunger charities are dishing out 6,000 meals today as part of a disaster simulation event. The event aims to prepare the organizations and troubleshoot for a catastrophic...
Man killed by train at Wayne crossing
Source: Aim Jefferson
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:48:54 -0700 | travel-news
A man was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train last night on the tracks near Hobson Avenue, police say. The pedestrian has not been identified, as the next of kin haven't been notified. The accident occurred at approximately...
California 'Sinkhole' Swallows Hillside Homes
Source: Sky News
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 05:29:45 -0700 | travel-news
Families have been forced out of their homes after a hillside started mysteriously swallowing them up. Homeowners first noticed cracks in the walls and had difficulty closing doors before the 30-year-old houses started collapsing in on themselves. The land in...
Mixed Reaction In Bay Area To Lowering DUI Threshold
Source: Big News Network
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:35:25 -0700 | travel-news
A proposal released by the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit to .05 percent was met with mixed reaction in the Bay Area and nationwide. Tuesday to lower the limit for a drunken driving arrest...
TSA Agents Found A New Kind Of 'Sword Cane' This Week
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 15:45:28 -0700 | travel-news
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finds many dangerous items every week, including a lot of loaded guns and a surprising number of swords hidden in canes . Last week's haul, detailed in the TSA Blog's Week in Review , included...
Fire that killed four cats in Hawthorne still under investigation
Source: Aim Veron
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 10:36:04 -0700 | travel-news
The Gazette (Hawthorne Edition) The Hawthorne Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire that killed four cats and destroyed the second floor of a three-story building on May 12. Fire Chief Joseph Speranza said the fire department responded to the...
Bryce Harper's Nasty Collision With The Outfield Wall Leaves Him Bloodied
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 08:41:56 -0700 | travel-news
Ellis of the Dodgers, Bryce Harper appeared to lose track of where the outfield wall was located and ran face-first into the wall. The collision left Harper bloodied and he had to be removed from the game...Vin Scully speculated that...
Your Half-Marathon Playlist: 10-Minute Mile
Source: Fitsugar
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 04:43:09 -0700 | travel-news
A solid training plan is necessary and so are some quality tunes to keep you motivated. This half-marathon playlist clocks in at just under two and a half hours, perfect for someone who runs a 10-minute mile. Subscribe to the...
California Dreamin' on a family road trip, but not before tackling Death Valley
Source: Mail Online UK
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 14:21:54 -0700 | travel-news
I tuned the radio to K-Earth 101 and gunned the V6 sports utility vehicle north along Santa Monica's Ocean Avenue. As if on cue, the Mamas and Papas' California Dreamin' burst from the speakers. We were in LA, it was...
Escorted? We've got it sorted! The most popular tours and why they're so great
Source: Mail Online UK
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 14:21:47 -0700 | travel-news
Of the many escorted trips that Wendy Wu Tours (0844 288 5396, www.wendywutours.co.uk ) offers of China, the 16-day Wonders Of China is one of its most popular and best received. Taking in Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, the Great Wall and...
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