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Oh HERE’S the photo we were looking for earlier. San Diego’s Fourth of July celebrations ruined after fireworks explode all at once. Best. Fail. Ever. (AP Photo/Ben Baller)
Fireworks fail: All of San Diego’s Fourth of July fireworks go off at once
In just 15 seconds the city’s entire Fourth of July stockpile of fireworks went off, leaving organizers red-faced, and spectators awaiting a second act — which never came.
‘Human failure’ to blame for massive blackout in California, Arizona, Mexico
A massive blackout caused by “human failure” left nearly 5 million people without power in parts of California, Arizona and Mexico Thursday, and officials said many residents may be out of service for a day or more.
The outage, apparently triggered by an employee who carried out a procedure at a substation in Arizona, snarled traffic on Southern California freeways, knocked out water supplies in parts of San Diego County and Tijuana and sent some elderly residents to emergency rooms. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
My Father, His Firebombs and Me
In this five-part series, veteran National Post reporter Peter Kuitenbrouwer digs into his remarkable childhood and the life of his father, whose Bob Dylan hairstyle and On the Road lifestyle embodied the drug-fuelled freedom dance of the ‘60s. He travelled along the California coast, where his father built a hippie commune in the redwoods and became a wanted man after plotting to blow up a lumber company’s model home. This is the story of a generation which is just now coming to terms with the dark side of their peace-and-love upbringing.
Part I: Growing up with a father on the run
Part II: Eviction and retribution
Photos: From his Roots in a Big Dutch Catholic Family, Paul Kuitenbrouwer Started His Own Family In the New World
Photos: In the Hills of Eastern Ontario Lives Paul Kuitenbrouwer in Rustic Splendour, Removed from the Modern World
