"The concept of breaking this enormous state into smaller, more manageable states is not new," Draper told the court in written arguments. "In fact, the voters of California were asked to, and did approve, the Pico Act in 1859, which asked Congress to approve splitting the state into two...
By splitting up a multi-story structure and repositioning – possibly even disconnecting – each level, projects designed to comply with the existing topography by applying multiple ground levels can reduce the amount of excavation required. The split floor plan can also help to improve access and ...
Not so tied to local microclimates, there’s something even older. The creosote bush (Larrea Tridentata) with its yellow flowers is a common sight in the Great Basin deserts of the southwest. Creosote bushes reproduce bygrowing and splitting into separate plants. As this continues every 30 to...
Creosote bushes reproduce by growing and splitting into separate plants. As this continues every 30 to 90 years, a single plant will slowly change into a ring-shaped colony of identical clones of the original. There is a ring of bushes in the Lucerne Valley with an estimated age of almost ...
At these scorching temperatures, the air molecules started splitting and a hot blend of charged particles, called plasma, formed. This plasma radiated energy, which you could see as red and yellow inflamed air surrounding the front of the vehicle, wrapping around it backward in the shape of a...
trail the settlers created as they rushed to California. Emigrants had a choice of routes across the United States. These trails start in Missouri and Nebraska. The then run thru Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming before splitting into Idaho and Utah. They go thru Nevada and into California and ...
Bunny’s salute to Laugh-In; and other brand new material mixed with some so old that only the dead will recall it. For Drag Race fans, Bunny zaps all the queens and RuPaul in a side-splitting parody of Madonna’s Vogue. Get ready for over an hour of live vocals and belly laughs....
But before you run off into the sunset with your mate, make sure that the time you choose to commit is the right time -- and with the right person. As a divorce attorney, I have found over the years that most couples who wind up splitting do so because there are discrepancies or ...
California is theonly state in the country that does not have some sort of lane splitting regulationson the books. As a result, lane splitting is a common technique used by motorcyclists to navigate through traffic and congestion. As the motorcycle rides between two lanes of traffic, he or sh...
One reason is that so many Democrats entered the race against Rohrabacher in the 48th congressional district that they risk splitting the vote between them. Even with a well-known fellow Republican, former Assemblyman Scott Baugh, entering the race, Rohrabacher is looking stronger than ever. Ther...