A new vent has opened at one of the world's most active volcanoes, sending lava shooting up to 65 feet high, scientists at Kilauea volcano said Sunday.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fissu...
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Critic's Notebook: With everything available, what will you watch?
Video-rental giant Netflix last week announced a two-year licensing deal with CBS that will make a host of recent and ancient series — including such CBS-distributed series as "Twin Peaks," which aired on ABC, and "Cheers" and "Star Trek," from NBC — available to stream. It joins Amazon.com, now offering "unlimited instant videos" to its Pr...
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Sanctuary amid the stacks
Saving money by reducing library services is like trying to save a bleeding man by cutting out his heart...
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Sex offender tried to lure children with parrot in Huntington Beach, police say
A registered sex offender was in custody on charges of violating probation after allegedly trying to coax several children to play with his pet parrot near the Huntington Beach pier.
Michael Joseph DeSilva, 65, of Newport Beach, was arre...
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Last coal plant in Pacific Northwest to shut down starting in 2020
The last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest will shut down completely by 2025 under an agreement announced Saturday by Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire. The first boiler of TransAlta's 1,460-megawatt plant in Centralia, Wash., is set to go offline in 20...
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Los Angeles Dodgers: 10 Under-the-Radar Storylines to Follow at Spring Training
With spring training now at its peak and Cactus League play in full gear, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in the national spotlight of the sports media in regards to a number of popular storylines.
Team ownership is obviously at the forefront, as Frank McCourt was anticipating a $200-million ca...
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NBA Power Rankings: Showtime! The 50 Greatest Los Angeles Lakers of All Time
After writing an 8,600-word opus highlighting the historical greatness of the NBA’s most successful franchise, what’s a writer to do?
I’ll tell you- you go back to the well!
In writing the last of my 29 “NBA All-Time Starting Fives” articles, it occurred to me that Lakers history has seen enough winn...
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Girls are playing hardball with the boys
probable starting pitchers were two improbable dreams.
On the mound for the Lake Balboa Birmingham High boys' baseball team was a 5-foot-2 righty with a wicked changeup, a cut fastball, and a whole heap of black hair stuffed under her cap.
Her name was Marti Sementelli, and she does not thr...
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Clippers pull through despite Eric Gordon reinjuring wrist
Next time anyone on the Clippers says anything about being healthy, they would be wise to knock on some wood.
Their last three days were a celebration, practically, as the Clippers finally had enough physically sound bodies on the bench.
The return of leading scorer Eric Gordon sparked that merriment but it ended Saturday against Denver when Gordon aggravated the right wrist inju...
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China is on a cinema-building binge
Reporting from Shengzhou, China —
Not long ago when Zhang Guomiao wanted to see a film, he'd head for the village square. There, itinerant cinema operators would unfurl a canvas screen, set up some static-filled speakers and show a grainy movie in the open air.
"We had to bring our own stoo...
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New nursing home paperwork is worth the effort
We've all heard that government paperwork is a drag on productivity and a backdoor tax on the economy. Here's a case where it may actually be helping to improve people's lives.
The paperwork at issue is a questionnaire of up to 38 pages nurs...
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On immigration, momentum shifts away from Arizona
A year ago, a revolution on immigration enforcement seemed underway, with legislators in at least 20 states vowing to follow the lead of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigrants.
These days, the momentum has shifted.
In at least six states, the proposals have been vo...
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Facebook destroying Social Networks
Facebook destroying all Social Networks and that's before they buy Twitter and Linkedin.http://www.news24.com/SciTech... hell has been unleashed
Professor apologizes for live sex demonstration
Reporting from Chicago —A Northwestern University professor who allowed a live sex demonstration on campus last month issued a tepid, slightly defensive apology Saturday, saying that while he wouldn't make the same decision again, he would give those who disapprove of what he did an F for their argumen....
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