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Winds on Friday, light rain expected on Saturday in Los Angeles County

  Winds on Friday, light rain expected on Saturday in Los Angeles County A weak winter storm system is expected to bring cool temperatures and light rain to some parts of Los Angeles County on Saturday and continuing into Sunday, forecasters said.But this weekend's rain will be little more than a trickle compared to last month. Rain totals for the coasts and valleys this weekend are forecast at around .10 inch, while that number climbs to .15 to .25 inch in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service. By comparison, January storms accounted for a total of 8.95 inches of rainfall in downtown Los Angeles, according to the weather service. There were four days where more than an inch of rain fell downtown, with Jan. 9 being the wettest with a high of 2.04 inches. Also this weekend, about one to two inches of snow is expected Saturday at elevations about 5,000 feet; there’s also a 50% possibility of light snow of under an inch at the Tejon Pass, according to the weather se...
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It is now accepted that the more typical Neandertha

  It is now accepted that the more typical Neandertha l was one who lived in southern Europe through the Ice Age and in central Europe during interglacial periods , as epitomized by Neumark-Nord. About 86,000 to 106,000 years ago, for instance, fisher-hunter-gatherers occupied the Gruta da Figueira Brava site on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. Similarly, a new body of research has transformed our image of Neanderthals as knuckle-dragging brutes who wandered from cave to cave while gnawing on slabs of slain mammoth. Evidence is mounting that they were skilled toolmakers with a complex language who built shelters, traded jewelry and lived in large social groups.“Until very recently, Neanderthals were considered simple slaves of nature who were living off the land, the first hippies,” Dr. Roebroeks said. “The truth is that they were using fire to shape their environment, as well as having a huge impact on the most massive animals alive at that time.” Straight-tusked elephants were the larg...
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