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High winds uproot trees, down power lines in Kentucky
Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Powerful spring-like storms lashed portions of Kentucky with fierce winds Tuesday, uprooting trees and yanking down power lines that clogged roads and left thousands without electricity. Two tractor-trailers overturned on a...Tags: Weather, Tornadoes, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Kentucky prepares for earthquake drill
news@jessaminejournal.comFebruary has been proclaimed as Earthquake Awareness month as Kentucky continues to prepare for the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, scheduled for Feb. 7. The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut in February 2012 will involve more than 1 million...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Travel experts share bargain-hunting tips
If you don't know where you're going on vacation this year, you may not be indecisive. You might just be a bargain hunter.
Increasingly, travelers are trading the certainty of the destination for savings, Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of MMGY Global, a...Tags: Media Industry, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Facebook, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations
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In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas
Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha.
The temple is one of three great...Tags: Indonesia, Sculpture, Religious Conflicts, Asia, Arts and Culture
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Environmental talk to highlight 2011's many weather events
For a group deeply worried about mankind's survival in a world racked by escalating environmental problems, Earth Forum of Howard County takes an approach that dovetails nicely with the county's campaign for civility.
While the four-year-old church-...Tags: Tropical Weather, Weather, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Bodies of Water, Howard County
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New Year's resolution: Don't irk me
timr@herald-mail.comI’m in a bad mood this morning. It’s the only way to make New Year’s resolutions — to be in a bad mood. Because that means that most of my resolutions will pertain to the actions of other people, not me. For one, I’m done...Tags: Weather, Car Allowance Rebate System (2009), Ecosystems, Entertainment, Conservation
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NM scientists develop drought-tolerant alfalfa
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With much of the Southwest struggling with drought, many ranchers and dairy farmers are having difficulty finding enough hay for their livestock and making tough choices: pay up to twice as much as last year and ship it...Tags: Droughts, Health, DNA, Chemical Industry, Agriculture
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Award honors green landscapes in La Cañada
After 50 years of honoring the town’s most beautiful and lush landscaping, La Cañada Valley Beautiful has launched a new award to honor those yards that are green in more ways than one.
Each month the club will issue a Green Award to residents...Tags: Droughts, Droughts, The Getty, Natural Disasters
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Torrential rains cause flooding
CNNSevere weather hit the Houston area Monday, flooding streets and homes and leaving thousands of people without power, emergency officials said. Torrential rain fell across the area, causing flash flooding that left streets and highways impassable and...Tags: CNN (tv network), Weather, Floods, Disasters and Accidents, Floods
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Atholton student designs apps for Apple store
Atholton High School student Eric Lu whipped out his cellphone and displayed information about the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra on Tuesday. The information came courtesy of mobile application software called...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Software Industry, Cell Phones, Apple iPhone, Teaching and Learning
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Tigers tame Tornadoes in future league match
SOUTH PASADENA — The next time the Hoover High and South Pasadena wrestling teams meet, they may well be league rivals. For now, the host Tigers enjoyed a 46-36 nonleague victory over the Tornadoes on Thursday afternoon in a nonleague match in...Tags: Wrestling
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Damage reported in North Carolina after possible tornadoes
Dozens of homes were damaged and several injuries reported when possible tornadoes touched down in northwestern North Carolina Wednesday night.
10 injuries were reported in Rutherford County. Two of those seriously hurt. The storms moved through...Tags: Tornadoes, Health, Rutherford County, Injuries and Wounds, Natural Disasters
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