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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: Civil Unrest, Hinduism, Arts and Culture, Arts, Asia
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Katharine Hepburn's House Gets Extreme Makeover For Sale
The Hartford CourantKatharine Hepburn's storied seaside Connecticut mansion in Fenwick is again for sale. Yes, it is the Hepburn estate. And yet, it isn't. It's someone else's house not only by title, but by feel. A massive, multi-million dollar renovation pushed the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Manhattan (New York City)
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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, Natural Disasters, LivingSocial, Inc., Los Angeles Hotels, Facebook
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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: Medical Specialization, Natural Disasters, Biotechnology Industry, Agriculture, Genes and Chromosomes
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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: Natural Gas, Religion and Belief, Nature Religion, Weather, Natural Disasters
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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: Ecosystems, Weather, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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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, Natural Disasters, The Getty, Droughts
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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: Health, Tornadoes, Injuries and Wounds, Natural Disasters, Rutherford County
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Ind. officials prep for statewide earthquake drill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Homeland Security officials are organizing Hoosiers' participation in a multi-state earthquake-preparation drill next month. The drill dubbed the "Great Central U.S. Shakeout" on Feb. 7 is one of several led by the...Tags: 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 Warnings, Floods, Weather, Natural Disasters
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USDA announces $308 million in aid to states
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The nation's top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across...Tags: Rivers, U.S. Army, Natural Disasters, Floods, Tools and Hardware
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