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Commentary: A win-win-win-win situation for LeBard
In the March 28 Independent, Celia Jaffe, a trustee of the Huntington Beach City School District, championed the sale of a portion of its LeBard property, ("Commentary: Sale of LeBard property is best plan"). In the spirit of compromise, both surrounding... -
Natural Perspectives: Building a vegetable garden at home
A few weeks ago, I finally got around to building a new raised bed for the vegetable garden in our front yard. I knew the job would be hard work, but I was excited by the opportunity to use of one of the new power tools that I bought a few months back....
Tags: Tools and Hardware, Cucumbers, Services and Shopping, Tools, Rubber Products Industry
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In The Pipeline: One small step for a columnist
Houston, we have a problem. Or at least, we had a problem. That was until a little mystery involving outer space, the Apollo program and telephone poles was solved earlier this week. A couple of months ago, my friend, Huntington Beach Marine Safety Chief...Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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NASA/NOAA satellite shows Earth in green
Scientists have gathered a year's worth of satellite observations to create an image showing just how much of Earth is covered in green. The satellite is NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Suomi NPP, which is able to detect...
Tags: Science and Technology, Weather Reports, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather
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Wave at Saturn: NASA's Cassini spacecraft to take Earth's picture
Earthlings, get ready to say cheese! NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking your picture next month -- from 898 million miles away. If you happen to have your eyes closed or your hair is out of place, don’t worry. All of planet Earth...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology, Space Programs
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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover to take Lego form, thanks to voters
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover got its own official Lego avatar. The Mars Science Laboratory robot was picked by thousands of fans to be designed in toy brick form, and it joins a pantheon of other Red Planet...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Amina Khan, LEGO Group, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program
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Watch the cheetah-cub robot run: Cat-like grace without a head
The latest robot with legs is designed to mimic a house cat. Why? Because a robot tiger would have been too big. Seriously, the smaller feline version of the robot was much more practical, Swiss researchers say, plus there's much to be learned from...
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Palm Beach County emergency director stresses hurricane preparedness
Although the National Hurricane Center is getting better at predicting the course of storms, emergency managers in Palm Beach County continue to caution that even though certain areas might not be "in the cone," the public must stay vigilant and prepared....
Tags: Palm Beach County, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Wireless Technology, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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NASA wants to better track asteroids that threaten Earth
WASHINGTON — Add this to your worry list: Orbiting somewhere near Earth are an estimated 13,000 asteroids big enough to obliterate Orlando and a good chunk of Central Florida — and NASA has no clue as to when, where or whether they might...
Tags: Washington, DC, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Astronomy, Science
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Pasadena considers spay-neuter requirement for dogs, cats
Pasadena officials are considering an ordinance that would require nearly all dog and cat owners in the city to have their pets spayed or neutered. The mandatory spay and neuter policy proposed by the Pasadena Humane Society received support from four...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, LEGO Group, Government, Politics, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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NASA wants you to help save Earth from a deadly asteroid
NASA is getting serious about protecting the Earth from asteroids, and the space agency wants your help. If you have thoughts on how NASA can efficiently identify potentially hazardous asteroids, or ideas for improving the agency's preliminary plans for...
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NASA elige a ocho nuevos candidatos a astronautas, incluidas cuatro mujeres
EFEPor primera vez en cuatro años, la agencia espacial estadounidense NASA ha seleccionado a un nuevo grupo de ocho candidatos a astronautas entre más de 6.100 solicitudes, informó hoy la institución. El grupo, que incluye a cuatro mujeres, “...Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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