BRIEFLY MOORPARK TEENS TO MEET PRESIDENT.MOORPARK - The National Champion Academic Decathlon team from Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1] will meet next Tuesday with President George W. Bush, Coach Larry Jones said Thursday. The team - Adam Abed, Max Geiger, Lindsay Hebert, Paul Ideal, Nathaniel Jones, Kevin Randolph, Ashlee Scott, Grant Volk and Tracy Yagi ya·gi n. pl. ya·gis A directional radio and television antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor with several insulated dipoles parallel to and in the plane of the conductor. - will travel to Washington, D.C., with their coach, two parents and school board president Mindy Yaras. The students will leave California on Monday and also meet U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, and Rep. Elton Gallegly during their four-day stay in Washington. ``It's just nice to see students who put their mind to academic pursuits being recognized nationally,'' Jones said. ``People emulate what's held up to them, and if we keep holding up great students and giving them the recognition they deserve, other people will follow in those footsteps.'' - Daily News Valley woman hurt at Costa Mesa fair COSTA MESA - A Northridge woman riding an attraction at the Orange County Fair Orange County Fair may refer to any of several large fairs throughout the United States.
Traci Tomack, 23, was aboard the Booster on Sunday, when a metal pin hit her in the face. She had several broken teeth, a broken jaw and facial wounds requiring more than 20 stitches, her parents said. The company operating the ride failed to immediately report the accident, as required by California law, officials said. Hours earlier, Aidyl Sofia-Gonzalez, 30, of La Canada-Flintridge, fell from the Adrenaline Drop onto a five-inch foam mat. A safety net designed to catch riders was set too low and caused some injuries to Sofia-Gonzalez, state investigators said. - Associated Press Cancer center ranked best again For the fourth consecutive year, the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , was named the best cancer-treatment center in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century , it was announced Thursday. The finding will be published in the July 21 issue of U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , which surveyed 2,550 board-certified physicians across the country for the rankings, according to UCLA's Kim Irwin. - City News Service MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. bus drivers prepare to strike Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus drivers will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Gov. Gray Davis imposes a 60-day cooling-off period in contract talks, union officials said Thursday. The governor is expected to decide in coming days whether to intervene. MTA officials say the cooling off period is not necessary as negotiations with the drivers' United Transportation Union are progressing. During a cooling-off period, talks would continue but no labor action could happen. - Daily News Sea mammal dies in Santa Monica SANTA MONICA - A rare kind of dolphin or porpoise porpoise, small whale of the family Phocaenidae, allied to the dolphin. Porpoises, like other whales, are mammals; they are warm-blooded, breathe air, and give birth to live young, which they suckle with milk. died Thursday after coming ashore near the Jonathan Club in Santa Monica, a lifeguard said. The animal washed up about 4:30 p.m. and county lifeguards, city workers and volunteers tried to save it but lost the battle, said county lifeguards spokesman Wonmeen Jun. The dead mammal was taken to the county lifeguard headquarters near the Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent landmark. Attractions The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large ferris wheel. , he said. - City News Service |
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