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Anaheim recognized as a top place for kids to play by Vickie Vértiz The City of Anaheim was recently designated as a 2014 Playful City USA, for providing places and opportunities for children to have yearround balanced and active play. Sponsored by the Humana Foundation, Playful City USA is a national recognition program that honors cities and towns championing efforts to make play a priority, whether through policies, infrastructure investments, innovative programming, or a combination of all three efforts. The program recognizes communities that demonstrate a commitment to ensuring all kids get the balance of active play they need to be healthy and happy. According to a press release, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait said, “Anaheim is a great place to live, work and play, with an emphasis on play.” He gave thanks to the staff at KaBOOM! and the Humana Foundation for “recognizing
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the importance of outdoor recreation, and for partnering with Anaheim to renovate several of our existing playgrounds. Our children are the true winners of these acts of kindness and generosity.”
KaBOOM! CEO and Founder Darell Hammond added that, “With the tremendous support of our friends at Humana Foundation, we are Please see page 4
Honor America and celebrate Independence Day safely Independence Day is a holiday all of us look forward to celebrating. Whether spending time with family and friends at home or at a special event, the City of Anaheim would like to encourage the community to honor America while minimizing the risk for fire or injury. Please take a moment to review the following tips and ideas on celebrating Independence Day this year. •There are numerous approved fireworks displays and Independence Day celebra-
tions for all to enjoy, such as the Angels Baseball game (6:05 p.m.) and the Anaheim Hills Community Council daylong celebration featuring the Firecracker 5K/10K run, dog show, food and entertainment, parade with Grand Marshal retired Anaheim Police K9 Bruno, and more. •Anaheim does interface with wildland fire danger areas, and with the beauty of nature comes the risk of wildfires. Anaheim Fire & Rescue advises all residents to do their
part to mitigate the potential for fires. •California is experiencing severe drought conditions, and illegal fireworks present great danger and risk for quickly spreading fires, injury, or worse. •The possession, sale or use of fireworks without a permit is prohibited by law in the City of Anaheim. •If you suspect the use of illegal fireworks, please call 911. Please see page 2
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On your mark. Get set. Celebrate the Fourth! Start your Fourth of July off with a “bang” by participating in this year’s Anaheim Hills Firecracker 5K/10K run (or walk) beginning at 7 a.m. at the Canyon High School track. Space is still available for this great Fourth of July tradition in Anaheim but time is running out. Businesses looking for greater exposure in Anaheim are welcome to donate items to be placed in each runner’s entry gift bag. For more information about entering or donating items for the Anaheim Hills Firecracker 5K/10K visit www. anaheimhillscommunitycouncil.org. A pancake breakfast will follow the run from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Canyon High School cafeteria. Once you have had your fill of pancakes, check out the Yankee Doodle Dog Show at 10 a.m. at Canyon High. The fun doesn’t stop there, however. Focus will shift over to Peralta Park at 3 p.m. where food booths will be available through 8:45 p.m. Leading up to the fireworks show at 9 p.m., attendees will enjoy a patriotic Fourth of July Parade featuring retired Anaheim Police dog Bruno as the Grand Marshal at 5 p.m. plus live entertainment from 4 to 8:45 p.m. Parade planners are still accepting applications for entries, which is a great opportunity for local charities, clubs or bands to show pride in our community and celebrate our freedom. For more information about becoming a parade participant: http://www.anaheimhillscommunitycouncil.org/ registration-forms/
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British solo rower rescued but puts urgent call Ducks announce out to marine traffic for safe return of vessel 2014-15 British solo rower, Daryl Farmschedule er, who was taking part in the Great Pacific Race rowing from California to Hawaii, was forced to call for assistance four days after beginning the race, having become dangerously dehydrated from sea sickness. Support boat OPA located him and took Daryl and his boat ‘Bojangles’ (Bo) under tow on Saturday 21 June approximately 20nm off the coast of California. Heavy seas and high winds unfortunately snapped both ropes, leading to a dramatic man overboard situation for one of OPA’s crew. This situation left them no choice but to transfer Daryl from his boat to OPA and return him to Monterey safely, but leaving Bo adrift. 39-year-old Daryl, who took on the challenge of rowing 2,400 miles single-handed from California to Hawaii to raise awareness of the need for ocean conservation, is now refusing to return to the UK until he is reunited with his boat. The race is now on to find her again and bring her back in - hopefully in one piece. Bojangles – last known position/description: Marine traffic around Bo’s last known position of 35 43’ 38.40”N, 121 59’ 23.4”W as of 00:01 PDT 23 June is being asked to keep a look out for the vessel and report any sighting immediately, using degrees, minutes, seconds format, to Peggy West-Stap on 831.901.3833.
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Bo is 24ft x 6ft, silver cabins fore and aft; deck is light blue with 11 visible black circular hatch covers with red rim; there is also a yellow hi vis strip running in part across the bow and stern cabins. If inverted, she is black anti-fouled. She carries the #6 on port and starboard sides. There should be a steel light blue rudder attached. Search assistance from fellow oceans conservationists: Three marine conservation organizations are helping to coordinate the search for ‘Bo’. Pete Bethune from Earthrace Conservation is coordinating GPS positions from his home in New Zealand; Peggy West-Stap from Monterey Bay Marine Life Studies is liaising with the US Coastguard and supplying local knowledge and support for Daryl and partner Sabine Grainger; Captain Chris Wade, who skippers Shark Boat Sea Watch, a shark research vessel that works with the Shark Research
Institute, is en route to the search area from Los Angeles. About Bo: Bo is one of the strongest, most proven and soughtafter ocean rowing boats in the world, made from a special carbon/ Kevlar foam sandwich construction. She was built with the Pacific in mind and already in the record books as the first and only rowing boat to successfully complete a crossing of the Pacific West to East in 2009 with her crew of Mick Dawson and Chris Martin (Race Director for Great Pacific Race 2014). Daryl said, “I’m heartbroken that I couldn’t continue in the race and leaving Bo out there was the worst feeling in the world. I’m safe though, and want to say a huge and sincere thanks to the crew of OPA for braving those conditions to come and get me, a truly humbling experience for which I will be forever grateful. All I want to do now is find Bo and bring her home.”
The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced the complete regular season schedule for the 2014-15 NHL campaign. TheDucks will open their 2014-15 season on the road, Thursday, October 9, at Pittsburgh. Following a four-game road trip, Anaheim will return to Honda Center for its home opener vs. the Minnesota Wild on Friday, October 17, at7:00 p.m. The Ducks will face five divisional opponents four or five times this season. Additionally, Anaheim will face non-divisional Western Conference opponents three times (seven teams). Every NHL team will visit Honda Center at least one time this season as the Ducks will take on each of the 16 Eastern Conference clubs twice (one home, one away). Individual regular season tickets for all Ducks games at Honda Center will go on sale later this summer. Fans can secure seats now by becoming a 2014-15 AnaheimDucks Season Ticket Holder. For more information on Season and Mini Plan ticket packages for the 2014-15 season, please call 1-877-WILD WING or go to anaheimducks.com For Premium Seating options, please call 714-634-2582 or visit hondacenter.com
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Recently voters passed Measure E, a ballot measure that repeals the current ban on the use of “safe and sane” fireworks in Anaheim. Measure E will not take effect until at least July 26, 2014, in accordance with election results certification. Fireworks (including “safe and sane” fireworks) are not legal in Anaheim at this time. As a result, over this 4th of July weekend, the Anaheim
Police Department will be enforcing the current firework ban. Further, as specifically stated in Measure E, violation of the firework ban prior to the effective date of Measure E may lead to prosecution by the City Attorney. To learn more about the Fourth of July events offered by the Anaheim Hills Community Council, please visit http:// www.anaheimhillscommunitycouncil.org.
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USC Scientists create new battery that’s cheap, clean, rechargeable… and organic
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Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components. The new battery – which uses no metals or toxic materials – is intended for use in power plants, where it can make the energy grid more resilient and efficient by creating a large-scale means to store energy for use as needed. “The batteries last for about 5,000 recharge cycles, giving them an estimated 15year lifespan,” said Sri Narayan, professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and corresponding author of a paper describing the new batteries that was published online by the Journal of the Electrochemical Society on June 20. “Lithium ion batteries degrade after around 1,000 cycles, and cost 10 times more to manufacture.” Narayan collaborated with Surya Prakash, Prakash, professor of chemistry and director of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, as well as USC’s Bo Yang, Lena HooberBurkhardt, and Fang Wang. “Such organic flow batteries will be game-changers for grid electrical energy storage in terms of simplicity, cost, reliability and sustainability,” said Prakash. The batteries could pave the way for renewable energy sources to make up a greater share of the nation’s energy generation. Solar panels can only generate power when the sun’s shining, and wind turbines can only generate power when the wind blows. That inherent unreliability makes it difficult for power companies to rely on them to meet customer demand. With batteries to store surplus energy and then dole it out as needed, that sporadic unreliability could cease to be
such an issue. “‘Mega-scale’ energy storage is a critical problem in the future of the renewable energy, requiring inexpensive and ecofriendly solutions,” Narayan said. The new battery is based on a redox flow design – similar in design to a fuel cell, with two tanks of electroactive materials dissolved in water. The solutions are pumped into a cell containing a membrane between the two fluids with electrodes on either side, releasing energy. The design has the advantage of decoupling power from energy. The tanks of electroactive materials can be made as large as needed – increasing total amount of energy the system can store – or the central cell can be tweaked to release that energy faster or slower, altering the amount of power (energy released over time) that the system can generate. The team’s breakthrough centered around the electroactive materials. While previous battery designs have used metals or toxic chemicals, Narayan and Prakash wanted to find an organic compound that could be dissolved in water. Such a system would create a minimal impact on the environment, and would likely be cheap, they figured. Through a combination of
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molecule design and trial-anderror, they found that certain naturally occurring quinones – oxidized organic compounds – fit the bill. Quinones are found in plants, fungi, bacteria, and some animals, and are involved in photosynthesis and cellular respiration. “These are the types of molecules that nature uses for energy transfer,” Narayan said. Currently, the quinones needed for the batteries are manufactured from naturally occurring hydrocarbons. In the future, the potential exists to derive them from carbon dioxide, Narayan said. The team has filed several patents in regards to design of the battery, and next plans to build a larger scale version. This research was funded by the ARPA-E Open-FOA program (DE-AR0000337), the University of Southern California, and the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute.
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Recycling industry launches website dedicated to helping stop metals theft The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the launch of StopMetalsTheft.org, a new website designed to assist in the fight against the crime of metals theft. The site serves as an online resource for law enforcement, prosecutors, and the recycling industry by providing practical tools, success stories, news, legal resources, FAQs, and background on fighting metals theft. "The recycling industry is fully committed to being part of the solution when it comes to preventing metals theft," said Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. "StopMetalsTheft.org provides law enforcement, prosecutors, the recycling
industry, and other community stakeholders with key information and techniques that can be used to help prevent metals theft, as well as build cases and prosecute crimes when they do occur. Through our continued outreach efforts, we hope to strengthen our existing partnerships while building new ones." The many benefits available through StopMetalsTheft. org include: -- The ability to send theft alerts to local recyclers; -- Success stories as submitted by law enforcement across the country; -- Tools geared towards law enforcement, prosecutors and recyclers;
-- A comprehensive glossary of terms on stolen commodities; and -- Industry insight and knowledge provided by an ISRI team of experts. StopMetalsTheft.org is part of an expansive approach by the recycling industry to tackle the issue of metals theft. In March, ISRI upgraded ScrapTheftAlert.com, an online alert system to notify scrap yards of nearby metals theft. Also this year, ISRI announced the creation of the Law Enforcement Advisory Council comprised of experienced law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and security personnel from around the country who are tasked with the
development of a multi-layered training program to assist law enforcement in metals theft prevention and prosecution. Brady Mills, a retired U.S. Secret Service agent, was hired to serve as the director of law enforcement outreach to work closely with the law enforcement community. Any questions about StopMetalsTheft.org or any of ISRI's other efforts to stop metals theft can be directed to Danielle Waterfield, ISRI's director of government relations and assistant counsel at (202) 662-8516, or Brady Mills, ISRI's director of law enforcement outreach at (202) 6628526.
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thrilled to recognize all of these communities that are working to ensure all kids, particularly the 16 million that live in poverty, get the play they need to thrive.” Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard also commented by saying that, “We’re excited about our journey with KaBOOM! and we appreciate the shared values that Humana, the Humana Foundation, and the KaBOOM! organization can rally around. Making it easy for families to play, be healthy and thrive together is a part of Humana’s dream, and it’s a commitment that all of us at Humana enjoy sharing with KaBOOM!.” KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization with 80 staff members that has participated in the renovation of five play areas in Anaheim parks including Edison, Stoddard, Schweitzer, Modjeska, and John Marshall. The also helped add other amenities to the parks. This recognition is the first time the city has been desig-
nated as a Playful City USA. Across the United States, 212 cities and towns were made 2014 Playful City USA honorees. In Orange County, Anaheim is only the second city to be named. Other nearby cities honored include Cerritos and Glendora. Sponsored by the Humana Foundation, Playful City USA is a national recognition program, which honors cities that make great efforts to save play, recognizing communities that demonstrate a commitment to ensuring all kids get the balance of active play they need. Founded in 1857, Anaheim strives to maintain and continue to create a vibrant recreational system consisting of well-maintained parks providing safe and challenging opportunities featuring playgrounds with innovative opportunities for fun and play. To see the full list of places named as a Playful City USA, or for more information about the program, visit www.playfulcityusa.org.