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These furry people are getting gussied up for the Haute Dog Costume Contest and Parade in Belmont Shore, Calif. today, October 30, 2011.  Hoping to set a Guinness record for number of dogs dressed up in a parade, they are aiming for 10,000 pooches to participate. The dogs see it as the golden opportunity to get out and meet other dogs, sniff a new park, and basically get treats. The event takes (0r took) place in Belmont Shore's Livingston Park around 2:30 p.m.  But first there's Pumpkin Drop  in which an ...

Hundreds of people recently toured the AES Alamitos Generating Facility, whose six units can provide enough energy for nearly 2 million homes. Brian White, AES Maintenance Leader and Plant Engineer, led some of the tours, showing such interesting things as a Plant Control Room that closely monitors the operation of two units, and Steam Turbine Generators, that clean themselves with their steam. He said the California Independent System Operator, who plans for transmission needs, contacts wholesale power sellers like JP Morgan when an increased energy need is forecast, so Morgan can get ...

Don't worry if you haven't made your New Year's Eve plans just yet. Most of us are busy trying to get through Thanksgiving, then Christmas. For those who like to plan ahead and save a spot, an annual event complete with an ocean setting, elegant history, and fireworks to light up the night, celebrates its annual tradition to ring in 2011 like it has so many times. Queen Mary in Long Beach was built and launched in the 1930's and for nearly all the years of its existence guests have dined, ...

Long Beach, Calif.--One of the most popular and hardest-to-find commodities in California is the ocean view setting for a wedding, birthday, anniversary, corporate party, etc.  Prime upscale locations cost a fortune to book, leaving brides, grooms, parents, and relatives with little money remaining to buy gifts. We came across La Palapa del Mar in Long Beach recently and saw a wedding there. The little gazebo was set on the sand overlooking the Belmont Shore Memorial Pier, and the action all took place on the beach and nearby patio of the restaurant. ...