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Rupert Murdoch buys Moraga Vineyards estate in Bel Air
Rupert Murdoch has just popped the cork on a deal to buy a rare trophy property in Los Angeles: the 16-acre Moraga Vineyards estate, located in the hills above Bel Air. The billionaire media mogul announced his purchase on Twitter on Friday afternoon:...
Tags: Patina, Wines, Farms, The Hollywood Reporter, Rupert Murdoch
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Springs fire 80% contained, five firefighters suffer minor injuries
Aided by cooling temperatures and rain, firefighters battling the massive Springs fire in Ventura County have the blaze 80% contained, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday. The fire has burned 28,000 acres and is expected to be...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), Arson
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Fire crews work to complete containment of Springs fire
With light rain falling Sunday, hand crews in Ventura County continued to work on establishing a more than mile-long fire break in the Hidden Valley area to complete containment of the 28,000-acre Springs fire. The fire, which erupted near Thousand Oaks...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Independent Box Office: 'Iceman,' 'Maisie' Click for Millennium
ReutersMay 05 (TheWrap.com) - Millennium Entertainment connected with two limited releases -- "The Iceman" and "What Maisie Knew" --Â at the specialty box office this weekend. "The Iceman," which features Michael Shannon as real-life mob killer Richard...Tags: Scott McGehee, Ray Liotta, What Maisie Knew (movie), Arts and Culture, Zac Efron
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Springs fire: Arson not suspected, authorities say
The 28,000-acre Springs fire in Ventura County was started by a small, "undetermined roadside ignition of grass/debris" and not thought to be the result of arson, authorities said Sunday. The fire started at the edge of southbound Highway 101 near...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), Arson
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Science, Weather Statistics, Conservation, Droughts, NASA
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A calming trend on the Springs fire
Aided by calmer winds and cooler temperatures, fire crews began gaining control Saturday of a fast-moving blaze that scorched large swaths of rugged mountain terrain and forced mass evacuations in Ventura County. By late afternoon the so-called...
Tags: Guiberson Fire (2009), National Weather Service, Fires
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Ventura County wildfire is 56% contained
Thanks to improved weather conditions, the 28,000-acre wildfire in Ventura County is 56% contained and all mandatory evacuations have been lifted, officials said. Some municipal fire engines are also being released, officials said. More than 1,800...Tags: Wildfires, Guiberson Fire (2009), Fires
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air...Tags: Boeing Co., Oceans, Rocketry, NASA, Science and Technology
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Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight
An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...
Tags: Boeing Co., Oceans, Military Aircraft, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City
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Winchester native rides cross country to raise money for macular degeneration
The WInchester SunOn the afternoon of April 3, Winchester native Michael McGuire’s friend dropped him off at the pier in Ventura, Calif. There, McGuire dipped his toe in the Pacific Ocean, got on his bike and headed east. On his way, he passed a sign in Bishop,...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Oceans, Macular Degeneration, Bodies of Water, Travel
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Springs fire reaches popular trails in Santa Monica Mountains
A popular hiking and mountain bicycling route that follows a 10-mile course from Newbury Park to the ocean and a hiking trail known for its impressive stand of California native grasses were in the path of the Springs fire Friday, though the extent of the...
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