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At least 87 hurt in Northern California quake
2014-08-24 20:11:44| Energy - Topix.net
Eighty-seven patients have been treated or are being treated at Queen of the Valley Hospital following the early morning earthquake, according to the city of Napa.
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Covidien buys California vascular disease device maker
2014-08-23 17:34:08| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
As it prepares for a merger with Medtronic expected to be completed in coming weeks, Mansfield-based medical device company Covidien has itself acquired a small California-based company to makes products to treat vascular disease.
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Gloomy prediction on California drought
2014-08-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun: Bill Patzert, long referred to by his colleagues in the science community as the Prophet of California Climate, had some predictions Friday on Californias severe drought, and they were anything but good. El Nino-like weather patterns associated with fluctuating ocean temperatures have been thrown off balance, likely due to climate change. As a result, there has been less rain and warmer weather, and it will not end any time soon, Patzert said. When the Pacific speaks, everybody better listen,...
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California: Bill seeking 1 million clean cars by 2023 nears final vote
2014-08-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A drive to put 1 million electric and other nonpolluting vehicles on California roads by 2023 is nearing its final legislative roadblock, with a key vote expected soon. By month's end, California's Assembly is expected to decide on S.B. 1275, the "Charge Ahead California Initiative." The measure would put in place a number of levers to expand adoption of zero-emissions vehicles, or ZEVs, which include battery electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The bill additionally seeks to increase...
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Google has built a Matrix-like simulation of California to test its self-driving cars
2014-08-22 14:50:54| Extremetech
Google, it has emerged, has built a 'Matrix-style' simulation of the entirety of California to test its self-driving cars. While this in itself isn't massively surprising given Google's history as a software company (though it is a bit scary), the company is also petitioning California's state officials to allow safety testing within the Matrix, instead of testing on real roads. This might sound a little terrifying, but it makes quite a lot of sense for a self-driving car, where there are millions of conditions that need to be tested.
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