Archive for December, 2005

Giant panda cub Su Lin plays on a tree branch in her San Diego Zoo enclosure (AlertNet)

December 30th, 2005

Su Lin, a four-month-old giant panda cub, plays on a tree branch in the enclosure she shares with her mother Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo December 30, 2005. Su Lin, whose name means “A little bit of something very cute” in Chinese went on public display December 29.

Giant panda Su Lin climbs over a log in the enlosure she shares with her mother at the San Diego Zoo. (AlertNet)

December 30th, 2005

Su Lin, a four-month-old giant panda, climbs over a log in the enclosure she shares with her mother Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo December 30, 2005. Su Lin, whose name means “A little bit of something very cute” in Chinese went on public display December 29.

Giant panda cub Su Lin climbs over a log in enclosure she shares with her mother Bai Yun at San Diego Zoo (AlertNet)

December 30th, 2005

Su Lin (R), a four-month-old giant panda cub, climbs over a log in the enclosure she shares with her sleeping mother Bai Yun (L) at the San Diego Zoo December 30, 2005. Su Lin, whose name means “A little bit of something very cute” in Chinese went on public display December 29.

Giant panda cub Su Lin sits on tree branch in San Diego Zoo enclosure (AlertNet)

December 30th, 2005

Su Lin, a four-month-old giant panda cub, sits on a tree branch in the enclosure she shares with her mother Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo December 30, 2005. Su Lin, whose name means “A little bit of something very cute” in Chinese went on public display December 29.

Lynndie England burned in kitchen mishap at prison in San Diego (CNews)

December 30th, 2005

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - Lynndie England, the U.S. soldier who posed for some of the most infamous pictures of detainee abuse at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison, suffered burns at the prison where she is serving her sentence, her family said Friday.

England Accident

December 30th, 2005

The U.S. soldier convicted of abusing Iraqi prisoners, was burned in an accident at the San Diego brig where she is serving her sentence.

High Surf Continues

December 30th, 2005

The Ocean Beach Pier was closed Friday as high tide and pounding surf washed over the walkway and damaged a railing.

San Diego Gas & Electric to return $31.8 million to customers (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)

December 30th, 2005

San Diego Gas & Electric announced Friday that its customers will receive approximately $31.8 million from Mirant Corp. for overcharges during the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000-01.

Parents urged to wake up, talk to teens about alcohol use

December 30th, 2005

With New Year’s Eve approaching, the state’s top education official is teaming up with the California Highway Patrol in urging parents to talk to their kids about drinking and driving. KPBS reporter Beth Ford Roth has the story.

LYNNDIE ENGLAND BURNED IN KITCHEN MISHAP AT PRISON IN SAN DIEGO (KPVI-TV)

December 30th, 2005

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — The U-S soldier who posed for some of the most infamous pictures of detainee abuse at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison has suffered burns at the California prison where she is serving her sentence.