BRIEFLY : GIRL REVIVED AFTER ALMOST DROWNING.ENCINO - A 2-year-old girl was resuscitated re·sus·ci·tate v. re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing, re·sus·ci·tates v.tr. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See Synonyms at revive. v.intr. To regain consciousness. by one of her parents after she nearly drowned Friday night in a wading pool, officials said. The girl was under a foot to 1-1/2 feet of water for at least two minutes when she was pulled out of the pool by her parents, said Jim Wells, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . The incident at her house in the 4900 block of Zelzah Avenue was reported at 7:32 p.m. One of the girl's parents administered CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac on her, and she was breathing by the time paramedics arrived, Wells said. The child was initially listed in serious to critical condition but was expected to leave the hospital late Friday night, said Steve Rutledge, the hospital spokesman. - Daily News Encino woman bit by rattler in yard ENCINO - A rattlesnake rattlesnake, poisonous New World snake of the pit viper family, distinguished by a rattle at the end of the tail. The head is triangular, being widened at the base. The rattle is a series of dried, hollow segments of skin, which, when shaken, make a whirring sound. bit an Encino woman in her garden Friday night in the 17800 block of Twilight Lane, officials said. Around 8 p.m., the 54-year-old woman heard a sprinkler-like sound on her lawn and bent down to investigate, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells. That's when the snake bit her right hand, he said. The hand swelled up and the woman sought help from firefighters who happened to be nearby at Crespi Carmelite High School Crespi Carmelite High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-male, four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino, California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. to transport a child to Childrens Hospital in a near-drowning, he said. Firefighters administered first aid to the woman transported her to Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center. She was listed in good condition around 10 p.m., hospital officials said. - Daily News Small earthquake strikes ocean floor PORT HUENEME - A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Ventura County late Friday, authorities said. There were no reports of injury or damage. The quake hit at 10:36 p.m., 14 miles southwest of Port Hueneme, said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis Lucy Jones. It was not an aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. . A police dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. said the quake was not felt at the police station, nor had any residents called to report the event. - Daily News Aftershock rattles area near Barstow PASADENA - A 3.1-magnitude temblor, an aftershock of the Landers Quake, hit San Bernardino County early Friday, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist reported. The 4:43 a.m. quake was centered seven miles north-northeast of Barstow, Lucy Jones said. She said the temblor was an aftershock of the 7.3-magnitude Landers Earthquake of June 28, 1992. - City News Service Concerts in Park to host Jack Mack Jack Mack & the Heart Attack will return to its Los Angeles roots as the headline act at Concerts in the Park in Warner Center Park on Sunday. The nationally known band will perform its rhythm-and-blues music from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The high-energy Kid Power group will perform a family show at 4 p.m. Concertgoers should bring their own chairs and blankets for festival seating. All concerts are free of charge, and food and drinks will be sold at the park. For a schedule of the 1998 Concerts in the Park season, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Valley Cultural Center at 21550 Oxnard St., Suite 470, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Recorded concert information is available by calling the center at (818) 704-1587. Warner Center Park is on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, two blocks north of the Ventura Freeway. - Daily News Riordan appointee APPOINTEE. A person who is appointed or selected for a particular purpose; as the appointee under a power, is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust or power. wins council nod The City Council on Friday unanimously confirmed Mayor Richard Riordan's nomination of Elizabeth Lowe to the Fire Commission, which oversees the Los Angeles Fire Department. Lowe has been on the commission since 1993, and was its president from 1993-95. In addition to the Fire Commission, Lowe has served on the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families, and as Gov. Pete Wilson's appointee to the Child Development Policy Advisory Committee and the Children's Planning Council. - City News Service Mayor taps 5 to sit on 3 commissions Mayor Richard Riordan nominated five city commissioners for new terms on three panels Friday. The nominees, who require City Council confirmation, are Sharon Schuster, Civil Service Commission; Louis Moret, Board of Pension Commission; and Sharon Butler, Kathy Garmezy and Cynthia Telles, Commission on the Status of Women Noun 1. Commission on the Status of Women - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies . Schuster, a member of an advisory board at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge , is a former top aide to ex-Councilwoman Joy Picus. She has been a member of the Civil Service Commission since 1995. Her new term would end July 30, 2003. - City News Service CSUN center gets online plan grant CSUN's Center on Disabilities has received a $25,000 grant from Japanese computer company NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. to put its assistive technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support program online. Students in Los Angeles, Ireland and San Francisco who participate in the center's Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program are able to earn a certificate in two weeks when they complete a 100-hour training course. The course involves lectures, demonstrations, discussions, observations and presentations on applications of assistive technology. The online version of the class will be available worldwide in May 1999 and allow students to complete the program in one week. Those participating in the program include special-education teachers, people with disabilities, family members, employers, and physical and occupational therapists. For information, call Kirk Behnke, founder of the Center on Disabilities, at (818) 677-2578. - Daily News Shelters put kitties, pups up for homes NORTHRIDGE - Homeless puppies and kittens will be among the animals available for adoption Sunday at the Mobile Pet Adoption at Northridge Fashion Center Northridge Fashion Center is a large shopping mall located in Northridge, California. It opened in 1971. It was severely damaged during the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, but renovated extensively in 1995 and 1998. . The dogs and cats are from shelters operated by the Los Angeles city Department of Animal Regulation. Animal adoption fees include vaccinations, spaying spaying: see castration. or neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. and license registration. New pet owners will also be given a free pet-care package. The adoption will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 9301 Tampa Ave. - Daily News |
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