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Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles
A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest today, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said. The blaze began about 2 a.m. in a rugged area about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, fire officials...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Fires, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Wildfires, Forests
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Gopher frog timeline
Mississippi gopher frog timeline: 1922: Last sighting in Alabama. 1967: Last sighting in Louisiana. 1983: Listed as candidate for endangered species list. 1987: U.S. Forest Service worker Glen Johnson finds gopher frogs breeding at a pond in the...Tags: Conservation, Nature, Corrupt Practices, Wildlife, Charity
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Tebow, Gators swamp Tigers
Associated PressTim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU, 51-21, last night in The Swamp. The...Tags: Ohio State University, Tim Tebow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wetlands, Percy Harvin
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State's fiscal hits on NRP are getting out of hand
At first glance, the O'Malley administration's proposed cuts at the Department of Natural Resources for the remainder of the fiscal year seem rather mild. Eliminate the helicopter and its crew, and remove 23 vacant slots at Natural Resources Police for a...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, Nature, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot. Buried below wisps of wire grass, a few of the plants advertise their presence with a single white flower - perched...Tags: Nature, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Wildlife, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fires
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Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather
The rare Mississippi gopher frog is one of the nation's most endangered species, but a wet summer has given them a bit of a break this year. Fewer than 100 remain in the wild, with the Detroit Zoo and four other zoos holding 75 more. The frogs breed...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Nature, Forestry and Timber, Wildlife
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Explosive 'Steam,' marsh miracles
Of The Morning CallA kicked soccer ball and hooded pirate golfers play key roles in ''Building Steam,'' an explosive, implosive Lafayette College exhibition that could be called ''Letting Off Steam.'' Curator Mike Homer graduated from Lafayette in 2000, the year he...Tags: Minority Groups, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, NCAA Tournament, Lafayette College, Colleges and Universities
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In Russia, grim financial news doesn't keep the rich from spending
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMoney or no money, Eduard Strizhev wanted his Porsche. Stocks were collapsing downtown; the airwaves groaned with grim economic news; Russian finances teetered on the back of slumping oil prices and a global credit crunch. But why dwell on dreariness?...Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Hotels and Accommodations, New Year's, Porsche, Sports Cars
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Tim Tebow, No. 11 Florida thump defending national champion and No. 4 LSU 51-21 in The Swamp
AP Sports WriterGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 Saturday...Tags: Ohio State University, Tim Tebow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wetlands, Percy Harvin
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We think: Kosmas, Blythe, Putnam and Stearns would serve voters best
In a time of war and economic turmoil, the choice of a president could not be more important. But the success of the next resident of the White House may depend on the partners he has at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in the U.S. Capitol. This is a...Tags: Dave Weldon, Government, Personal Weapon Control, The White House, Lobbying
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Energy costs a factor in Michigan US Senate race
Associated Press WriterA gallon of gas costs more than twice what it did six years ago, the last time incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was up for re-election. The average statewide cost for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.27 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA...Tags: Prices, Consumers Energy Company, Conservation, Government, State Budgets
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Scientists look to new ways to save Florida's reefs
Sentinel Staff WriterScientists trying to save Florida's diminishing coral reefs are using new approaches to help damaged reefs recover and survive a changing climate. Damage from environmental problems, including climate change, is inevitable, they say, so they focus...Tags: Global Warming, Conservation, Tropical Storms, Nature, Wildlife
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