Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
High surf, possible flooding expected along Southern California coast
High surf, possible flooding expected along Southern California coast
Forecasters are warning beachgoers to stay out of the ocean in anticipation of dangerous surf on Southern California beaches starting tonight.
A high surf advisory will be in effect from 8 tonight to 9 a.m. Friday as a large west swell combines with high tides over the next few days, the National Weather Service says.
Waves are expected to reach 8 to 12 feet on beaches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and as high as 17 feet on exposed, west-facing beaches. Dangerous rip currents are predicted on all beaches through Friday. At its peak, surf is expected to reach an average height of 15 to 20 feet along the Central Coast.
"Even the most experienced swimmers should stay out of the water during this event," National Weather Service officials said in a statement.
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Forecasters are warning beachgoers to stay out of the ocean in anticipation of dangerous surf on Southern California beaches starting tonight.
A high surf advisory will be in effect from 8 tonight to 9 a.m. Friday as a large west swell combines with high tides over the next few days, the National Weather Service says.
Waves are expected to reach 8 to 12 feet on beaches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and as high as 17 feet on exposed, west-facing beaches. Dangerous rip currents are predicted on all beaches through Friday. At its peak, surf is expected to reach an average height of 15 to 20 feet along the Central Coast.
"Even the most experienced swimmers should stay out of the water during this event," National Weather Service officials said in a statement.
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Production chief Oren Aviv is out at Disney
Production chief Oren Aviv is out at Disney
The 18-year veteran of the studio is the latest to be shown the door by Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross. Aviv was a close ally of former studio head Dick Cook.
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The 18-year veteran of the studio is the latest to be shown the door by Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross. Aviv was a close ally of former studio head Dick Cook.
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Bomb blast kills Iranian nuclear scientist
Bomb blast kills Iranian nuclear scientist
Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, one of the country's leading nuclear scientists and a dissident, is killed outside his home on his way to work. Iran blames the West.
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Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, one of the country's leading nuclear scientists and a dissident, is killed outside his home on his way to work. Iran blames the West.
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Fed's reaction to crisis helps deliver $46.1 billion profit
Fed's reaction to crisis helps deliver $46.1 billion profit
The record returns reflect money made off securities the central bank purchased last year in an attempt to return stability to the financial industry.
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The record returns reflect money made off securities the central bank purchased last year in an attempt to return stability to the financial industry.
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Full body scanners at airports? Yes, it’s time.
Full body scanners at airports? Yes, it’s time.
Our view: Get over the squeamishness. Airport body scanners balance safety and privacy.
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Our view: Get over the squeamishness. Airport body scanners balance safety and privacy.
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Which holiday?
Which holiday?
Publix grocery stores' annual free calendar chooses to display the Islamic New Year over Pearl Harbor Day. Calendar controversy ensues.
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Publix grocery stores' annual free calendar chooses to display the Islamic New Year over Pearl Harbor Day. Calendar controversy ensues.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Transliteration
It has been noted that Díaz may be subject to transcription errors and mistaken as Eliaz, which may subsequently be equated with Heliaz, in manuscripts dating from the 15th Century, the same holding true for Dias, Elias and Helias (Carr 1999).
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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Notable people sharing the surname
Owing to the common nature of this surname, there are many notable people who share it. Among the most notable of these are:
El Cid (11th Century), born Rodrigo Díaz, conqueror and subsequent ruler of Valencia, Spain
Bartholomew Diaz (15th Century), the anglicized form of the name, who was the first European known to have sailed around the Southern tip of Africa
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (16th Century), who provided an eye witness narrative for the destruction of the Aztec Empire by Spanish conquistadors
José E. Díaz (19th Century), hero of the War of the Triple Alliance and appearing on the 100 Paraguayan guaraní coin
Porfirio Díaz (19th Century), President of Mexico following the French intervention in Mexico
Armando Diaz (20th Century), Italian Supreme Commander during World War I
Gloria Diaz (20th Century), the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.
Matthew Diaz (20th Century), American military lawyer responsible for the release of the identities of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to the Center for Constitutional Rights
Cameron Diaz (21st Century), Actress
Diaz (musician) (b. 1976 as "Andres Rafael Diaz Rosa"), a rapper from Jessheim, Norway
Nick Diaz (21st Century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nate
Nate Diaz (21st Century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nick
Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. (21st Century), Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Junot Díaz (21st Century), Dominican-American writer who received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008
Raquel Roxanne Diaz, television personality and the host of 106 and Park on BET
Jonny Diaz, American contemporary Christian musician originally from Lakeland, Florida
Darwin Diaz (21st Century) Salvadoran born Pastor and Founder of Fresh Bread Christian Fellowship
Alyssa Diaz (21st Century), Actress
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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El Cid (11th Century), born Rodrigo Díaz, conqueror and subsequent ruler of Valencia, Spain
Bartholomew Diaz (15th Century), the anglicized form of the name, who was the first European known to have sailed around the Southern tip of Africa
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (16th Century), who provided an eye witness narrative for the destruction of the Aztec Empire by Spanish conquistadors
José E. Díaz (19th Century), hero of the War of the Triple Alliance and appearing on the 100 Paraguayan guaraní coin
Porfirio Díaz (19th Century), President of Mexico following the French intervention in Mexico
Armando Diaz (20th Century), Italian Supreme Commander during World War I
Gloria Diaz (20th Century), the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.
Matthew Diaz (20th Century), American military lawyer responsible for the release of the identities of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to the Center for Constitutional Rights
Cameron Diaz (21st Century), Actress
Diaz (musician) (b. 1976 as "Andres Rafael Diaz Rosa"), a rapper from Jessheim, Norway
Nick Diaz (21st Century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nate
Nate Diaz (21st Century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nick
Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. (21st Century), Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Junot Díaz (21st Century), Dominican-American writer who received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008
Raquel Roxanne Diaz, television personality and the host of 106 and Park on BET
Jonny Diaz, American contemporary Christian musician originally from Lakeland, Florida
Darwin Diaz (21st Century) Salvadoran born Pastor and Founder of Fresh Bread Christian Fellowship
Alyssa Diaz (21st Century), Actress
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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Frequency
Frequency
In Latin America Díaz was among the top 25% of surnames in use based on a study conducted in 1987 by the Institute for Genealogy and History for Latin America (De Platt 1996, pages 31–32).
Spanish surnames, including Díaz, are found more abundantly in Southern Italy than other non-Italian surnames as a result of the domination of Italy by Spain during the 17th Century (Fucilla 1949).
The following matrix contains available information on the frequency of this surname in various countries across a span of years.
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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In Latin America Díaz was among the top 25% of surnames in use based on a study conducted in 1987 by the Institute for Genealogy and History for Latin America (De Platt 1996, pages 31–32).
Spanish surnames, including Díaz, are found more abundantly in Southern Italy than other non-Italian surnames as a result of the domination of Italy by Spain during the 17th Century (Fucilla 1949).
The following matrix contains available information on the frequency of this surname in various countries across a span of years.
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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Usage
Usage
Díaz and the angelicized form Diaz appear to be surnames only, without evidence for use as given names. Use of Díaz may arise through Anglicization of Portuguese language Dias, as in the case of Bartolomeu Dias.
Many examples of the surnames Díaz exist among historically notable people as a patronymic of Diego. Among the earliest such examples is El Cid, whose real name as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, and whose father's given name was Diego (Catholic Encyclopedia 1913).
There is at least one instance of use as a single name, the former Norwegian rap artist Diaz, who was born to a Spanish father and Norwegian mother; his birth name was "Andrés Rafael Díaz".[citation needed]
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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Díaz and the angelicized form Diaz appear to be surnames only, without evidence for use as given names. Use of Díaz may arise through Anglicization of Portuguese language Dias, as in the case of Bartolomeu Dias.
Many examples of the surnames Díaz exist among historically notable people as a patronymic of Diego. Among the earliest such examples is El Cid, whose real name as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, and whose father's given name was Diego (Catholic Encyclopedia 1913).
There is at least one instance of use as a single name, the former Norwegian rap artist Diaz, who was born to a Spanish father and Norwegian mother; his birth name was "Andrés Rafael Díaz".[citation needed]
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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Variants and related names
Variants and related names
There is minor evidence that Díez may be equivalent to Díaz, in the form of Spanish language listing of most frequent surnames in 1999 Spain (OcioTotal 1999). However, a 2008 in-press academic manuscript about Spanish naming in 2004 suggests otherwise, listing statistics for "Diaz" and "Diez" separately (Mateos & Tucker 2008).
In relation to descent from the Biblical names James and Jacob, it has been surmised that Díaz is a corruption of Diego from Iago (Smith 1986), Sant Iagus. A second source suggests Díaz as being derived from a Gothic form of the paternal genitive of Dia, as in "Dia's child", or Diag, Diago or Diego (Dixon 1857).
The surname is cognate with the Portuguese language surname Días.
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
Díaz
Díaz is a common Spanish surname meaning "son of Diego". The name accounts for ~0.74% of the Spanish population, ranking 14th most frequently found surname in both 1999 and 2004 (Mateos & Tucker 2008, OcioTotal 1999). Compare this to the most popular Spanish surname of those years, García, which accounted for ~3.48% of the population.
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz
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