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In uniform scaling with a non-zero scale factor, all non-zero vectors retain their direction (as seen from the origin), or all have the direction reversed, depending on the sign of the scaling factor. In non-uniform scaling only the vectors that belong to an eigenspace will retain their direction. A vector that is the sum of two or more non ...
The 2015 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3, or UCERF3, is the latest official earthquake rupture forecast (ERF) for the state of California, superseding UCERF2. It provides authoritative estimates of the likelihood and severity of potentially damaging earthquake ruptures in the long- and near-term.
1901 - Right to Construct Reservoirs by corporations on public lands; 1902 - National Reclamation Act passed that created the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) 1902 - Tulare Irrigation District v. Shepard irrigation district legal dispute; 1905 - Owens valley water plan okayed by Los Angeles Water Commission
The original project consisted of 24 mi (39 km) of open unlined canal, 37 mi (60 km) of lined open canal, 97 mi (156 km) of covered concrete conduit, 43 mi (69 km) of concrete tunnels, 12.00 mi (19.31 km) steel siphons, 120 mi (190 km) of railroad track, two hydroelectric plants, three cement plants, 170 mi (270 km) of power lines, 240 mi (390 ...
A new city reports bolsters a proposal by some L.A. City Council members to raise the minimum wages of hotel and airport workers before the 2028 Olympics.
The Arroyo Calabasas (left) and Bell Creek (right) join to form the Los Angeles River LA River near downtown LA during drought in 2014. The Los Angeles River's official beginning is at the confluence of two channelized streams – Bell Creek and Arroyo Calabasas – in the Canoga Park section of the city of Los Angeles, just east of California State Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard), at (the ...
A woman who was attacked and sexually assaulted while out for a walk on the Venice Canals in April has filed a $5-million claim against the city of Los Angeles, charging that the government was ...