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The El Capitan Theatre will present a special return engagement of DisneyPixar’s “COCO” see page 9 for details.
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September 26, 2018 Vol. 12 No. 77
“Flip the Switch” Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, Ted Hahne, GM, Mary Pickford Theatre, Damon Rubio, Founder, D’Place Entertainment (theater management company) Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez, Ron Harris, CEO, Aeterna Energy, and Mike Tumanjin, Mary Pickford Theatre owner
Mary Pickford Theatre ‘Go’s Green’ - Pioneers Innovative Power System By Desert Star Staff CATHEDRAL CITY, CA –– The iconic state-of-the-art Mary Pickford Theatre today hosted a “Flip the Switch” event, showcasing a selfsustaining Renewable Energy plant housed at this privately owned commercial property. Consisting of a 620 kW roof-
mounted solar system paired with a 1000 kW/hour energy storage plant, making the Mary Pickford Theatre the first of its kind in California. It has also been recognized as one of the premier privatelyowned building energy storage operations in the country. Riverside County
elected officials including Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, a member of the State of California Energy and utility committee, Supervisor V. Manuel Perez of the Fourth District. Deyssi Partida for Congressman Raul Ruiz representing the 36th District, and State Senator
By Max Parker Apple Watch 4 first look: Vast improvements everywhere Out of the all the products Apple unveiled during its September event – which include the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR – it was the Apple Watch Series 4 that really stood out. This is because, while the bevy of iPhones received minor updates, Apple’s wearable was completely redesigned. When the Apple Watch was first released it felt like a complete dud. It was slow, lacked focus and, for me, spent more time on the charger than on my wrist. The turnaround
since that initial release has been tremendous as Apple’s spent the last few years removing superfluous features and focusing on redesigning the Watch as a fitness aid, rather than a notification tool. Apple Watch Series 4 – Price Here’s full pricing for the Apple Watch Series 4: GPS 40mm – from £399/$399 GPS 44mm – from £429/$429 GPS and LTE 40mm – from £499/$499 GPS and LTE 44mm – from £529/$529 GPS and LTE 40mm Stainless Steel – from £699/$699 GPS and LTE 44mm Stainless Steel – from £749/$749
Apple Watch Series 4 – Design and display Last year, Apple took its boring-looking iPhone and modernised it by reducing the bezel and stretching out the screen. It’s done the same thing to the Apple Watch this year. The Apple Watch Series 4 sports a larger display than before, but the watch itself is barely any bigger. See the picture below of a Series 4 vs Series 3 for yourself. Apple has switched the sizes around a bit though: 38mm is now 40mm and 42mm is 44mm. Thankfully all your old straps will work fine,
Jeff Stone (R-Riverside), along with Cathedral City Mayor Stan Henry and other officials gave proclamations at the event in support of this sustainable green system. These legislators have been early supporters of state green initiatives and are instrumental in supporting
renewable energy legislation in the state of California. Engineered and constructed by Ronald Harris of Aeterna Energy based in Southern California, the system will be maintained long-term by the company Continues on Page 12
Apple Watch Series 4 first look: Apple’s most exciting new product?
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