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Monster Arctic Storm Pummels California, Threatens Mudslides, Cuts ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. A levee break flooded hundreds of homes Saturday as the storm that has pummeled the West Coast with high wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday. Thousands of people had no power in three states and thousands more had been told to leave their homes in mudslide-prone areas of Southern California. - Click here for photos. - Click here to track the storm at the National Weather Service. Up to 44 inches of snow had fallen in some parts of the Sierra Nevada, the National Weather Service said Saturday morning. Forecasters expected the storm to dump as much as 10 feet at higher elevations of the mountain range by Sunday. East of the Sierra in Nevada's Lyon County, a levee broke early Saturday along an agricultural canal, releasing water as much as 3 feet deep into the town of Fernley and stranding about 3,500 people, authorities said.
Dallas, I love you, but I've found Austin
He pulls out his cell phone to take a picture. "My brother won't believe this," he says, chuckling. Cookie Monster doesn't mind. "You can tell by the number of teeth they have how long they've been out here," Peters says as we get out of the car. Cookie Monster smiles to reveal a full set. Her skin is dirty, with brown bruises here and there and scabs on her legs. She wears a tight but fading skirt and a pair of dirty white Keds. Big, sagging breasts. Peterson points at them with the butt of his flashlight. "That's what gets you in trouble," he says. She smiles as if he's embarrassed her. "Don't worry," he says. "We're not buying." He hands her a cigarette. "How you doin,' Country?" he asks the pimp. Country's good. Country's high. Country's got a bit of drool coming out of his mouth.
Ronaldo fluffs his lines as Spurs' backbone shows
Arsenal are two points in front of us now and it will be nip and tuck until the end of the season. You cannot say who is going to win the league this season, but it looks like going all the way to the end.' Spurs boss Juande Ramos was right to take the positives from a performance that epitomised just how far he has taken this group of players in the last few weeks. 'It's very frustrating to lose a goal in the final moments, but I feel pleased with the level of many individual performances,' said the Spaniard, again speaking through a translator. 'It's good that we are coming away from a game against Manchester United feeling disappointed with a draw. I'm satisfied with the performances of Woodgate and Hutton and feel we are taking some steps forward.' This may prove to be a crucial point in United's pursuit of a second straight Premier League crown as they proved they can find a way out of a hole on a day when their match winner fluffed his lines.
GB Special Olympics squad claims nine medals
Having already secured a Men's Doubles gold medal on Tuesday, Leicestershire's Thomas Styles won another gold in his Men's Singles event on Wednesday after defeating Salvatore Famao of Germany 6-1 in his final. Earlier in the week Styles had beaten Youssef Gadalla of Egypt by the same score to reach the final. Scotland's Stephen McEwan, already a Men's Doubles bronze medallist, also clinched a Men's Singles gold medal on Wednesday after defeating Australia's Peter Kerin 6-2. The third gold medal of the day went to Leicestershire's Zara Jurenko. Jurenko added to Tuesday's Women's Doubles silver medal when defeating Karla Galan of El Salvador 6-2 to top the podium in her Women's Singles Division. Having also played off for a gold medal Wales' Lucy Pethig had to settle for a silver after her final Women's Singles match as she slipped to a 0-6 defeat to Yalan Xue of China.
MiR-373 Could Be Indicator Of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Wistar Institute Vaccine Center scientists are creating new vaccines against pandemic influenza, HIV, and other diseases threatening global health. The Institute works actively to transfer its inventions to the commercial sector to ensure that research advances move from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible. The Wistar Institute: Today's Discoveries - Tomorrow's Cures. On the web at http://www.wistar.org/.
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Red Blood Cell Nuclei Insight Reported
U.S. researchers have completed the first mechanistic study of how a red blood cell loses its nucleus, shedding light on mammalian evolution. Unlike the rest of the human body's cells, red blood cells lack nuclei and scientists have struggled to understand the mechanism by which maturing red blood cells eject their nuclei. Now, researchers led by Harvey Lodish at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have modeled the complete process in vitro in mice. .
Sicknote crackdown will hit 30,000 in Hampshire
A Government crackdown on benefits will hit more than 30,000 claimants acorss Hampshire, it has been revealed. From October next year individuals applying for incapacity benefits will be asked to undertake a new test to establish what they are capable of doing, rather than simply having their disabilities measured, Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain said yesterday. The new regime, which will initially cover only new claimants, will eventually be imposed on all those receiving incapacity support. As of May this year there were more than 30,000 such people in south west Hampshire - including nearly 10,000 in Southampton. The harder test will assess claimants' abilities to perform certain work-related tasks, such as using a computer keyboard and mouse.
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