Japan Nuclear Disaster Update 30: It was, is, and will be worse than you thought [Greg Laden's Blog]
Perhaps the most interesting single thing on the table in today’s update is the revelation that at least one of Fukushima’s reactors suffered sufficient damage from the earthquake that hit the region … prior to the tsunami … to have likely gone out of control or melted down. This is hard to assess because the tsunami caused so much additional damage as to obscure earlier damage, and because …
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Boys U9 All-Stars represent Paso Robles with a positive attitude
Paso Robles has a fantastic group of boys who love to play baseball while representing our city in a positive manner. The Paso Robles Boys U9 All-Stars team played their first game Saturday, July 2 against Los Altos, a town located on the San Francisco Penninsula.
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Local news briefs
‘Tokyo Tramps’ at Winnekenni Castle The Winnekenni Castle lawn will be the setting for some lively summer music by The Tokyo Tramps on Sunday, July 17, at 2 p.m. Contestants for the International Blues Challenge 2011 in Memphis, the Tokyo Tramps have been on the Boston music scene for 10 years. These three Japanese musicians play American blues in their own unmistakable style. The concert will …
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Photos among man’s talents
At age 74, Daniel Ryan does not leave himself much time for sitting around his Columbia home. He’s an avid amateur photographer and will have 23 pictures on display at the Mother Lode Fair in Sonora, which begins today and goes through Sunday. A retired history teacher, he focuses on Civil War history as a hobby, attending roundtable discussions on that epic time of American history and learning …
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Patty Norris, whose great-great-great grandfather and seven other relatives were murdered at Mountain Meadows more than 150 years ago, was overcome with emotion at Thursday’s news that the southwestern Utah site has been designated a national historic landmark.
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Gas price drop? So what, Fourth of July travelers say
With fuel costing more than last year, experts predict a drop in driving trips this weekend.
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Wills, Kate off to Canada, U.S. in first tour
It sounds like a bit of a racket: $ 4,000 for a three-course meal and a chance to see a polo match up close.   It gets better when you throw in the chance to rub shoulders with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in southern California, where bragging about having a glass of wine with the new royal couple may be the ultimate Hollywood glamour trip.
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California Travel & Tourism Commission Launches “Three Days Isn’t Enough” Campaign and Sweepstakes in Response to …
As the entertainment capital of the world, it’s only natural that California would mark the high-profile arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a media splash. The California Travel & Tourism Commission introduces a new “Three Days Isn’t Enough” national television campaign inviting the royal couple and visitors across the country to explore the stunning scenery and enviable lifestyle …
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Disneyland Resort Update
Goofy’s Sky School opens at DCA | Welcome to Wilderness Explorer Camp | A new day for Grad Nite | Celebrating the 4th of July at the Disneyland Resort | This and That… | Crowd Forecast
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California Travel & Tourism Commission Launches “Three Days Isn’t Enough” Campaign and Sweepstakes in Response to …
As the entertainment capital of the world, it’s only natural that California would mark the high-profile arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a media splash. The California Travel & Tourism Commission introduces a new “Three Days Isn’t Enough” national television campaign inviting the royal couple and visitors across the country to explore the stunning scenery and enviable lifestyle …
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Disneyland Resort Update
Goofy’s Sky School opens at DCA | Welcome to Wilderness Explorer Camp | A new day for Grad Nite | Celebrating the 4th of July at the Disneyland Resort | This and That… | Crowd Forecast
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Squid Studies: “A dream hangs over the whole region, a brooding kind of hallucination”–J. Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts …
Editor’s Note: William Gilly , a professor of biology at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, embarked on new expedition this month to study jumbo squid in the Gulf of California on the National Science Foundation–funded research vessel New Horizon . This is his sixth blog post about the trip. [More]
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CALENDAR for the week of July 1, 2011
Shoppers will save a bundle when Great Mall presents its July 4 Super Sale Weekend July 1-4. Shoppers will enjoy added value on a wide range of products from apparel and accessories, electronics and home goods to health and beauty products.
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Yolo featured in new travel app
California’s Central Valley’s new smart-phone app, The NorCal Guide, gives travelers thousands reasons to stop, see, taste, and experience the hidden secrets around them. Developed for the iPhone and iPad, this new free app puts all of the information people need to plan a Northern California
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Wills, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour
It sounds like a bit of a racket: $ 4,000 for a three-course meal and a chance to see a polo match up close.
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Celebrity golf: Kidd, Rodgers are champs in lockout mode
February 7, 2011; Dallas, TX, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (right) is presented with the MVP trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the MVP and coach press conference at the Super Bowl XLV media center.
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Patty Norris, whose great-great-great grandfather and seven other relatives were murdered at Mountain Meadows more than 150 years ago, was overcome with emotion at Thursday’s news that the southwestern Utah site has been designated a national historic landmark.
Read more on The Salt Lake Tribune

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