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King of gore dinosaur was the 'bad grandpa' of tyrannosaurs Meet the king of gore, a "bad grandpa" of Tyrannosaurus rex that tore through flesh with banana-shaped, meat-cleaver teeth.  Click on the link below to view article in the November 24, 2013 LA Times: http://fw.to/Ig0pxAR

More on LA water history.  Click on the link below:              http://www.ladowntownnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/water-water-everywhere-at-the-natural-history-museum/article_3f89c0f6-4afa-11e3-8094-001a4bcf887a.html#.UokirGCQbiw.email

I thought you'd like this article that appeared in today's LA Times.  Click on the link below to read: http://fw.to/qh2gv6V If dogs are descended from wolves, then explain chihuahuas Thursday was a true dog day afternoon, as scientists announced they had — perhaps — finally solved the riddle of the origin of domesticated dogs.

This month's field trip was to the Huntington Library and special Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions exhibit from Aug 17 to Jan 6, 2014.  The exhibit was a collection of 250 religious, paintings, maps, letters, drawings, Indian artifacts and other objects from the Huntington and 60 lenders in the US, Mexico and Spain to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Serra's birth on the island of Majorca.  It is interesting to note that November 24th is California's Father Serra Day.  Also noteworthy is the opening of the remodeled and restructured Huntington Library the preceding Friday, November 8.     This picture was taken with our tour leader Christine The Renovated Library and its collections This is t