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The Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii), also called the Pasadena Oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. Quercus, native to Southern California and northwestern Baja California, Mexico. It is a small tree growing to 10 m tall, generally evergreen, but may be drought-deciduous during the hot, dry local summers, and has a rounded or elliptical canopy. The bark is thick, furrowed, and light gray-brown. The leaves are leathery, 3-6 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, of a blue-green color, and may be flat or wavy, with smooth margins. The flowers are catkins; the fruit is an acorn 1.5-2.5 cm long, maturing 68 months after pollination.
California   Conservation   Drought   Photos   Rain   Wikipedia: California  
 Business Insider 
The Drought That Ate California [GIF]
California is finally getting some rain after enduring a months-long drought. | The rain itself now threatens to cause mudslides in vulnerable areas.  | But it's better than the crippling dry spe... (photo: Creative Commons / NoahElhardt)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro looks at his supporters during a motorcycle rally in support of his government, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Since Feb. 12, opponents of President Nicolas Maduro have been staging countrywide protests that the government says have resulted in scores of deaths and more than one hundred injured. The demonstrators blame Maduro's administration for the country's high crime rate and economic troubles.
Photos   Politics   Protesters   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Nicolás Maduro  
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Jailed Venezuela protest leader mocks Maduro's talks
CARACAS (Reuters) - Imprisoned Venezuelan protest leader Leopoldo Lopez scoffed on Friday at President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to open talks with opponents and businessman after a month of demonstrat... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
President Barack Obama deliver remarks at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Thursday, April 15, 2010.  The Wichita Eagle 
Fred Hiatt: What change does Obama believe in?
It’s a relatively small thing, really, a fix to the calculation of cost-of-living benefits that would have helped save Social Security. | But President Obama’s decision to drop the refor... (photo: AP / John Raoux)
Barack Obama   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.  The Irish Times 
Merkel tries to soothe British concerns on EU
German chancellor Angela Merkel offered hopes to British prime minister David Cameron that European Union welfare benefit rules could be tightened but, on a one-day visit to London yesterday, ruled ou... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Merkel   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron greets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at Downing Street in London, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Australian
Angela Merkel cool on David Cameron push for EU reforms
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Britain to stay in the EU but played down David Cameron's hopes that her visit to London would bring major reforms. | The Britis... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Germany   Merkel   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
Secretary General of the League of Arab States Nabil Elaraby speaks during a Security Council meeting about Syria at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus, fueling some of the bloodiest fighting of the 10-month-old uprising, as Western diplomats tried to overcome Russia's rejection of a draft U.N. resolution demanding President Bashar Assad halt the violence and yield power. The U.N. Security Council was meeting Tuesday to discuss the draft, backed by Western and Arab diplomats. But Russia, one of Assad's strongest backers, has signaled it would veto action against Damascus. Khaleej Times
Arab League Secretary General calls for 
‘Arab Union’
Arab League Secretary General Dr Nabil Elaraby on Wednesday called for a European Union-like platform for the entire Arab world. | In a lecture at the Emirates Centre for... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig)
Arab   Emirates   Photos   Wikipedia: Nabil Elaraby   World  
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, looks towards German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their joint press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday Feb. 27, 2014. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wooed a welcoming but skeptical audience of British lawmakers Thursday with a call for a strong, unified Europe with Britain at its heart. Merkel addressed Britain's Parliament during a visit full of ceremonial honor and political purpose. Prime Minister David Cameron sees Merkel as a potential ally in reshaping the European Union, and laid on lunch at the prime minister's Downing St. residence and tea with Queen Elizabeth II on top of the speech to lawmakers. The Times Of India
Merkel urges Britain to stay in EU but cool on reform
LONDON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain on Thursday to stay in the EU but played down David Cameron's hopes that her visit to London would bring major refor... (photo: AP / Andrerw Winning)
EU   Merkel   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to address his lawmakers in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Turkey's opposition party leaders on Tuesday asked Erdogan to resign and demanded an investigation into Erdogan for alleged corruption, a day after the disclosure of audio recordings purportedly of him ordering his son to dispose of vast amounts of cash amid a graft probe. Erdogan met with Turkey's intelligence chief shortly after voice recordings of two people  alleged to be Erdogan and his son Bilal Erdogan  circulated on the Internet. Otago Daily Times
Turkish PM behaving like a cornered rat
It's a ''treacherous attack'' and a ''dirty conspiracy'', claimed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose image as a devout Muslim and an honest man is the key... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Conspiracy   Erdogan   Photos   Turkey   Wikipedia: Recep Tayyip Erdoan  
In this picture made available Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, polar lights shine in the sky above Guelper Havel river in Guelpe, northwest of Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 2014. These northern lights are caused by a giant cloud of electric particles of a sun storm in the Earth's atmosphere. Guelpe in nature park Westhavelland is said to be Germany's darkest place. Business Insider
United Kingdom Gets A Spectacular View Of The Northern Lights
People in Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and elsewhere are catching a glimpse of the rare but incredible Northern Lights that are usually only seen inside the Arctic Circle,... (photo: AP / dpa, Patrick Pleul)
Aurora Borealis   Northern Lights   Photos   United Kingdom   Wikipedia: Aurora (astronomy)  
Thousands at risk of domestic violence The Independent
Thousands at risk of domestic violence
Nearly 11,000 people, mostly women, are considered by the police to be at high risk of being killed or seriously injured by their current or former partners, according to... (photo: WN / Sebastin Castillos)
Domestic violence   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Domestic violence   Women  
In this Feb. 7, 2011 file photo, Hailee Steinfeld, right, an Oscar nominee for Actress in a Supporting Role for "True Grit," arrives at the 30th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Looking on are Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak, center, and Steinfeld's "True Grit" co-star Jeff Bridges, left. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) The Examiner
The Academy Awards Are Getting Very Social
The Oscars are keeping it social and for the first time, Oscar fans watching the “Oscars Red Carpet Live” show on March 2 on ABC will have the opportunity to see them... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello, File)
Awards   Photos   Social   Twitter   Wikipedia: Academy Awards  
In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo, private equity investor Carl Icahn speaks at the World Business Forum in New York. Antagonistic investor Carl Icahn became a billionaire by bullying already distressed companies, but his harassment of Yahoo Inc. could leave him with a black eye, and a big hole in his pocket, if he's wrong about Microsoft Corp.'s desire to buy the Internet pion Business Insider
CARL ICAHN: The eBay Board Is Dysfunctional And It's Time To End The Charade
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sent another open shareholder letter slamming eBay.  | Icahn, who owns a 0.82% stake in eBay,  has been demanding that eBay... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan, file)
Business   Finance   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Carl Icahn  
Here's A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Buzzing About This Morning Business Insider
Here's A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Buzzing About This Morning
Dave Lutz of Stifel Nicolaus passes along what he's chattering about this morning. | Good Morning! US Futures are higher, but struggling to stay upside of 1850 early... (photo: European Community / EC)
Germany   Markets   Photos   Stock Exchange   Wikipedia: Germany  
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive on the red carpet during the final night of the 17th Sarajevo film festival in Sarajevo in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Saturday, July 30,2011. CNN
Why men should be more like Brad Pitt (and not for the reasons you think)
February 26, 2014 -- Updated 1238 GMT (2038 HKT) | Editor's note: Leading Women connects you to extraordinary women of our time -- remarkable professionals who have made ... (photo: AP / STR)
Brad Pitt   Celebrity   Photos   Stars   Wikipedia: Brad Pitt  
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Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille visits the Independent Election Commission results center in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, April 23, 2009. South Africa's ruling African National Congress was leading nationwide parliamentary elections, based on preliminary results Thursday that, if confirmed, would propel Jacob Zuma to the presidency in a remarkable feat for a man once embroiled in sex and corruption scandals.
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Barroso urges UK to remain in EU despite migration policy tensions
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Democratic Presidential hopeful, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testify on Capitol Hill in Washington about the future course of the war in Iraq in this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo. When Petraeus delivers his assessment of the Iraq war April 8, the next commander in chief will weigh in as well. Republican Sen. John McCain will get a chance to argue that last year's U.S. troop buildup has been a success and withdrawal would be a mistake. Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Obama will have an opportunity to ask why the United States is still fighting more than five years after the invasio
Obama breaks his word on Social Security cutbacks - it's an election year
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