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Scientists hope to predict tornadoes by using little drones
With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Tornadoes, Science, Engineering, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Weather conditions were ideal for tornado that slammed Oklahoma
The city of Moore, Okla., was struck by a devastating tornado Monday because all the familiar ingredients were in place to spawn such a massive storm. It was also a victim of simple bad luck. At least twice before in recent years, in 1999 and 2003,...
Tags: Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Science, Natural Disasters, Weather
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PASSINGS: Greg Willard, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chuck Fairbanks
Greg Willard Longtime NBA referee worked more than 1,600 games Greg Willard, 54, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach, according to NBA...
Tags: NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers, Orange Bowl, Basketball, Pancreatic Cancer
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Arlen Specter dies at 82; longtime senator was a political maverick
WASHINGTON — Arlen Specter, who in 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the Senate offended Republicans and Democrats in almost equal measure with maverick votes and a frank cockiness that finally ended his career in politics, died Sunday at his...
Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, U.S. Supreme Court, Feminism, Radio, U.S. Senate
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PASSINGS: Carlo Rambaldi, David Scott
Carlo Rambaldi Oscar-winning special effects master Carlo Rambaldi, 86, an Academy Award-winning special effects master known as the father of "E.T.," died Friday in southern Italy after a long illness, Italian news media reported. He won visual...
Tags: Alien (movie), Academy Awards, California State University, Northridge, Dino De Laurentiis, Ridley Scott
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Dr. Richard Olney dies at 64; researcher sought cure for Lou Gehrig's disease
Dr. Richard Olney, an internationally renowned researcher who dedicated his life to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, has died after his own eight-year battle with the disease. He was 64.
Olney died Friday at his Marin County home, UC San...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Litigation, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body, Trials
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Oklahoma earthquake: More aftershocks, no major damage reported
Nation NowOnly one man was reportedly injured when he tripped and hit his head while attempting to flee him home near Prague, Okla., Saturday night, according to local dispatchers.... -
Do people fail to respond to tornado warnings?
The violent tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., killing at least 117, had hospital employees rushing to transport patients to safety at the last few minutes and forced others into refrigerators for shelter. There was 20 minutes of advance warning provided...Tags: Tornadoes, University of Delaware, Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Science and Technology
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PASSINGS: Miriam Seegar Whelan, Glenn R. Watson, Catherine 'Kay' Kerr, Edward P. Evans
Miriam Seegar Whelan
Actress became an interior designer
Miriam Seegar Whelan, 103, an actress from the early days of talking films who was married to director Tim Whelan, died Sunday of age-related causes at her home in Pasadena, said her daughter-in-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Equestrian, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Business Enterprises, Labor Legislation
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Tuesday's Highlights: âThe Fashion Showâ on Bravo
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 7 - 13 in PDF format Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here This week's TV Movies FASHION HOUSE DUEL: The unscripted series âThe Fashion Showâ returns with...... -
USC basketball: Cal State Fullerton pregame
The Fabulous ForumGreetings and salutations! Coming to you from the Galen Center, where tonight the Trojans of USC (3-2) and the Titans of Cal State Fullerton (1-3) will play some Thanksgiving Eve basketball on Jim Sterkel Court. And, since we're discussing two...... -
The Siren's Call: We Three Kings?
![What are we supposed to think when someone claims he's getting important life-changing news in a dream or from an angel? For some, the reaction is: Get the straitjacket ready. Others, however, will turn to someone like Richard Dawkins, who says such experiences are a byproduct of our organic wiring, a demonstration, he writes in "The God Delusion," of the "formidable power of the brain's simulation software." That's all. Elsewhere, in "The End of Faith," Sam Harris writes with obvious scorn that "it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that [God] is communicating with you by having the rain tap in Morse code on your bedroom window."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58317719-16172617.jpg "What are we supposed to think when someone claims he's getting important life-changing news in a dream or from an angel? For some, the reaction is: Get the straitjacket ready. Others, however, will turn to someone like Richard Dawkins, who says such experiences are a byproduct of our organic wiring, a demonstration, he writes in \"The God Delusion,\" of the \"formidable power of the brain's simulation software.\" That's all. Elsewhere, in \"The End of Faith,\" Sam Harris writes with obvious scorn that \"it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that [God] is communicating with you by having the rain tap in Morse code on your bedroom window.\"")
Los Angeles TimesWhat are we supposed to think when someone claims he's getting important life-changing news in a dream or from an angel? For some, the reaction is: Get the straitjacket ready. Others, however, will turn to someone like Richard Dawkins, who says such...Tags: Nature Religion, Radio Industry, Vatican City, Jesus Christ, Arthur C. Clarke
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