BRIEFLY : KEEPERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BABY WHALE.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. - An orphaned baby whale found near death off Venice Beach has steadily gained weight and energy, buoying the hopes of keepers who have kept a 24-hour vigil over her tank. J.J., as the California gray whale is known among her caretakers at Sea World, spends her days and nights swimming, floating, eating and playing in 120,000 gallons of sea water pumped in from nearby Mission Bay. ``I have an optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op feeling,'' said Keith Yip, an animal care supervisor. In a year or so, keepers said J.J. must return to the Pacific Ocean because she may grow as long as 50 feet in length and 35 tons in weight - far too big for the pools at the aquatic park Aquatic Park may refer to:
?13- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Restored historic post office to reopen GLENDALE - The main post office in downtown Glendale, which has been closed for more than a year for earthquake repairs and seismic retrofitting, will reopen today. The building at 313 E. Broadway opened in 1934 and is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. The construction project took more than a year because great care was taken during the renovation to restore the building to its 1930s character. In conjunction with the reopening, the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. closed its temporary main post office at 339 N. Central Ave. on Friday. Mail in post office boxes at the temporary location has been shifted to the reopened post office. ?13- Daily News Baby whale freed from tangle in kelp A baby gray whale entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in a kelp bed and abandoned by its mother was freed Monday by lifeguards off the coast of San Diego. The calf's tail was wrapped in kelp, but the swimmers managed to set it free by cutting the aquatic plant, said Lt. Marshall Parks of the San Diego Lifeguard Service. ``Every so often we'll have a whale die in our area, maybe one every two or three years,'' he said. ``As far as a small calf entangled in kelp, I've never seen anything like this before.'' The U.S. Marine Fisheries Service has directed the lifeguard service and others to leave the freed whale alone and let nature take its course. ?13-Associated Press Officials seek help in identifying body Sheriff's investigators are seeking the public's help in identifying a man found dead Sunday afternoon on a roadway off the Artesia Freeway The Artesia Freeway is a freeway in southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. It is signed as California State Route 91 for its entire length. in Rancho Dominguez. The man was found in a dirt area between the freeway and a business at 17511 S. Susana Road, said Sheriff's deputy Bob Killeen, who added the Coroner's Office will determine the cause of death through an autopsy. The victim is described as an adult 25-30 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 138 pounds with thick, wavy black hair, brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. and a round face. The victim was found wearing a gold, long-sleeved front-button cotton shirt with black Levi's and blue and white tennis shoes tennis shoes npl → zapatillas fpl de tenis tennis shoes npl → (chaussures fpl de) tennis mpl tennis shoes tennis . He also had several small religious objects in his pants pockets. ?13- Daily News |
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