Elena Hawke ‘s assistant was translating her presentation into Mandarin, the reason for the chopping edits. Hawke had to balance the sensitivity of the newborn turtle release with the predominately wealthy Asian guests and their bratty kids (we were the only Americans on the island) who were looking for some educational entertainment.
Randall Roberts’ commentary on how the “deep listening” concert experience has been severely eroded because of technology, short attention spans and narcissistic behavior is sad but absolutely true [“Please Hold Those Tweets and Vids,” Jan. 12]. Gone are the days when the whole idea of going to a show was to get a sense of how the artist was going to re-create the [...]
Rolling Stone Magazine | Correspondence
This was one component of a final exam/project for a digital journalism class I took at University of California-Irvine Extension. The audio’s a bit garbled in places but the content’s balanced and you get a sense of the arguments pro and con. The protracted debate drags on four years later.
danapointtimes.com — It’s a dark and dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. I’m talking about the 30 plus scuba divers who participated in Saturday’s Dana Point Harbor Cleanup. And with prizes on the line, those divers pulled out a ton of stuff, including marine parts, building and plumbing materials, electronics, fishing gear, crates, bottles, laptops—even Old Glory. Poor girl, she wasn’t [...]
cadivingnews.com — Artificial reefs are nothing new to Southern California, but the Wheeler North Reef in San Clemente raises the bar in terms of its size and scope. Named after Wheeler J. North, a noted marine biologist who studied California’s coastal kelp forests, its creation stems from a 1989 Marine Review Committee report that found the cloudy water discharged by the San Onofre [...]
sanclementetimes.com — In August of 2010, I signed up as a volunteer diver for the annual Dana Point Harbor cleanup. While I was picking up my gear, one of the guys at the dive shop asked me if I was interested in diving a wreck just a few miles outside of the harbor. I was curious. There’s a wreck outside the harbor? The [...]
scubadiving.com — While the passage of two California laws have helped clear a path to bring the USS Kawishiwi – a decommissioned 655‐ foot Neosho-class fleet oiler ‐ closer to becoming an artificial reef outside the Dana Point Harbor in Southern California, a spokesperson for the project said it could take a minimum of two years before the vessel is sunk. Former Dana Point mayor [...]
The design of the newly built Craftsman in Long Beach was heavily influenced by Greene & Greene. (Steven Weaver) latimes.com — To say Steve Weaver is a Greene & Greene fan is an understatement. His two-story Craftsman in the Belmont Park neighborhood of Long Beach is a hybrid of classic Arts and Crafts styling and modern function. Portions look like they are [...]
scubadiving.com — The fishermen won’t be too happy, but local divers in Southern California are gearing up. Five years after the 58‐foot, steel-hulled A.C.E. bait boat went down in a storm off San Clemente, a team from Beach Cities Scuba recently located it and prepared the site for recreational diving. The site was a closely guarded fishing spot until a boat captain received [...]