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☆ Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other animals 13,000 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The La Brea tar pits captured dire wolves, sabertooth cats, and other megafaunal for millennia. Statues of megafaunal mammals give La Brea Tar Pit visitors a sense of what animals roamed the area thousands of years ago. The loss of herbivores at La Brea could've contributed to a feedback loop, making fires — however, they started — more intense, the paper's authors say. Paelongotolist MacPhee cautions that there could be other explanations for why these animals in the 61/67 tar pits stopped appearing. Excavation of the La Brea tar pits has yielded hundreds of thousands of fossils.

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☆ California superbloom: Hillsides are exploding with wildflowers. Here's what it looks like from space
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Stephanie Elam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesVisitors walk through a field of wildflowers at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California on April 14. Hillsides are covered in colorful wildflowers, seen here in a satellite image in Palmdale, California, on April 10. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWildflowers bloom at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, on April 14. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWhile California hasn’t closed state parks because of the superbloom, at least one town is demanding that tourists stay away. The Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve in Lancaster, California, on March 30.

☆ Winter Showers (and Showers and Showers) Bring a Bounty of Wildflowers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Torrential downpours this winter sent California residents fleeing from floods and mudslides. Blizzards dumped snow in the mountains, trapping locals in their homes for weeks. Hulking trees crashed into homes and severed power lines. After such a disastrous start to the year, it may be a while before nature can fully recompense Californians for their struggles. But the succession of atmospheric rivers did deliver relief from a prolonged drought.

☆ Comedian Andy Dick accused of public intoxication, failing to register as a sex offender
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Actor and comedian Andy Dick was accused Friday of public intoxication and failing to register as a sex offender, authorities said. Jail records show he was booked just before 1 a.m. and released roughly two hours later. An attorney who represented Dick in the case, Daniel Kapelovitz, called the case “totally bogus” and said at the time that his client is often falsely accused. In a separate case, Dick was accused of groping a ride-share driver in April 2018 in West Hollywood. As part of the case, Dick was required to register as a sex offender and complete 52 Alcoholics Anonymous sessions, among other terms, according to the Times.

☆ Child tax credit: Democratic lawmakers make last-ditch effort to enhance benefit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Buoyed by the steep drop in child poverty last year, a group of Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates are pushing hard to restore at least part of the enhanced child tax credit that stabilized many families’ finances in 2021. GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, a longtime advocate of the child tax credit, crafted an enhanced version earlier this year, along with fellow Republican Sens. The 2021 enhancementThe American Rescue Plan made three significant changes to the child tax credit for 2021. A reduction in child povertyThe expansion lifted 2.1 million children out of poverty in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. It helped drive child poverty to 5.2%, a drop of 46%, according to the bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.

Rep. Ken Calvert is running against Democrat Will Rollins in California's 41st Congressional District. The 41st District includes the city of Corona, Calvert's hometown. Calvert, who has a history of opposing same-sex marriage, faces Rollins in a district that has long backed gay rights. 2022 General EmbedsCalifornia's 41st Congressional District candidatesCalvert is a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations. Voting history for California's 41st Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 41st Congressional District, located in Riverside County, covers a swath of the Coachella Valley and includes Palm Springs, Lake Elsinore, and parts of Corona and Riverside.

☆ Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces off against Democrat Will Rollins in California's 41st Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ken Calvert is running against Democrat Will Rollins in California's 41st Congressional District. Calvert, who has a history of opposing same-sex marriage, faces Rollins in a district that has long backed gay rights. California's 41st Congressional District candidatesCalvert is a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations. First elected to the US House in 1992 to represent California's 43rd Congressional District, Calvert is the longest-serving Republican of the state's congressional delegation and one of the most senior members serving in the legislative body. Voting history for California's 41st Congressional DistrictCalifornia's 41st Congressional District, located in Riverside County, covers a swath of the Coachella Valley and includes Palm Springs, Lake Elsinore, and parts of Corona and Riverside.

☆ 7 people who left California detail the bigger and better homes they were able to buy or rent in their new locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Seven people who chose to leave California told Insider about the bigger and better homes they could afford in other locations. Brittany PhillipsName: Brittany Phillips, 37Profession: Hairstylist making about $85,000 a yearHome in California: Phillips shared a three-bedroom, 1,353-square-foot house with a roommate. Home in Florida: Phillips and her 13-year-old daughter moved in with her parents in a northwest Florida hot spot, Panama City Beach. Worst part of California: Phillips felt that California is simply unaffordable. Worst part of California: Berube said Chino Hills was getting crowded and expensive.

☆ "Hamlet în sos picant", premieră inedită la teatrul Mihai Eminescu din Chişinău
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-29 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

29.10.2020 20:00 Sursa foto:TVR Moldova Vizualizari:"Hamlet în sos picant", premieră inedită la teatrul Mihai Eminescu din ChişinăuPremieră inedită, zilele acestea, la teatrul Mihai Eminescu din Chişinău. "Hamlet în sos picant", după Aldo Nicolaj, este, de fapt, cunoscuta tragedie shakespeariană văzută... din bucătărie, prin ochii bucătarilor, şi nu din sala tronului a Castelului Elsinore. Repetiţiile sunt în toi în sala mare a teatrului Mihai Eminescu. Regizorul Alexandru Cozub spune că "Hamlet în sos picant" va fi cel mai condimentat spectacol al acestei stagiuni. „Senaţia este ca înaite de naştere, ne-a fost foarte dor, am suferit, pentru că toată lumea era deshis.

Persons: Mihai Eminescu, Aldo Nicolaj, Cozub, Petru Hadârcă, Petru HADÂRCĂ, Diana Decuseară, Dan, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focşa, DIANA, Shakespeare, Aldo Nicolai, GHENADIE GÂLCĂ, MARGARETA Locations: Chişinău, Elsinore, drege

Surpriză pentru spectatorii teatrului Național „Mihai Eminescu”. În ultimele două zile ale lunii octombrie, actorii vor pune în scenă, în premieră, spectacolul „Hamlet în sos picant” după Aldo Nicolaj, în regia lui Alexandru Cozub. „Hamlet în sos picant” după Aldo Nicolaj desfășoară o panoplie de situații comice savuroase pe canavaua unei piese-reverie mustind umor (pe alocuri negru). Pentru cunoscătorii textul original, se spune într-un comunicat al teatrului, trama re-elaborată și re-inventată cu mijloacele teatrului absurdului, e cel puțin curioasă și incitantă. Printre actorii implicați în spectacol se numără: Petru Hadârcă, Angela Ciobanu, Diana Decuseară, Dan Melnic, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focșa, Mihai Zubcu, Alexandru Pleșca.

Persons: Mihai Eminescu, Aldo Nicolaj, Alexandru Cozub, Hamlet, Petru Hadârcă, Angela Ciobanu, Diana Decuseară, Dan, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focșa, Mihai, Alexandru Pleșca Organizations: Angela Ciobanu, Diana Decuseară, Dan Melnic, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focșa, Mihai Zubcu, Alexandru Pleșca, Youtube, Instagram Locations: Elsinore

☆ O nouă premieră teatrală în Moldova! Spectatorii sunt invitați la spectacolul „Hamlet în sos picant”
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Pe 30 și 31 octombrie, începând cu ora 18.00, Teatrul Național „Mihai Eminescu” vă invită la o nouă premieră – „Hamlet în sos picant” – după Aldo Nicolaj, versiune scenică și adaptare: Alexandru Cozub. Reprezentația „Hamlet în sos picant” desfășoară o panoplie de situații comice savuroase pe canavaua unei piese-reverie mustind umor (pe alocuri negru). Pentru cunoscătorii textul original, drama reelaborată și reinventată cu mijloacele teatrului absurdului e cel puțin curioasă și incitantă. Expresiv și ghiduș, ansamblul artistic melanjează uluitor magia muzicii, cinismul duios, acrobațiile sentimentale și rostirea plină de farmec. Ca într-o oglindă strâmbă, luminile rampei revelează nebănuite caracteristici ale eroilor shakespearieni și nimic nu este ceea ce pare.

Persons: Mihai Eminescu, Aldo Nicolaj, Alexandru, Hamlet, Alexandru Cozub, Petru Hadârcă, Angela Ciobanu, Diana Decuseară, Dan, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focșa, Mihai, Alexandru Pleșca, Gertrude, Claudius, Laert, Pericle, Tutankhamon Organizations: Angela Ciobanu, Diana Decuseară, Dan Melnic, Ghenadie Gâlcă, Margareta Pântea, Iurie Focșa, Mihai Zubcu, Alexandru Pleșca, Gertrude, Claudius Locations: Elsinore, Moldova

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