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Weekend of Jul 13-15, 2012

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Ultramarathoner Keeps His Stride

On Monday, about 100 athletes will begin what might be the most grueling athletic event in the world: the Badwater Ultramarathon. It's a 135-mile footrace that starts below sea level in Death Valley and ends half-way up Mt. Whitney. Runners battle temperatures averaging 125 degrees, dehydration, exhaustion and even hallucinations -- and this year marks 70-year-old Arthur Webb's 15th in a row.


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Robo-Squirrel Helps Scientists Unlock Biological Secrets

Biologists working at some of the San Francisco Bay Area's top universities are turning to robots to help them learn more about animal behavior. We meet robo-squirrel, whose mechanical tail mimics the real thing -- and actually fends off rattlesnakes.Reporter: Lauren Sommer


Music Bridge 1: "Keep Hustlin (Instrumental-Trillbas Remix)" by Wu-Tang Clan, from "Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, Vol. 2 - Enter the Dubstep (Instrumentals)" (iH2D/iHipHop Distribution)

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L.A. Art Museum Courts Younger Crowd With Hip-Hop

California is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., and yet you often wouldn't know it from the crowds inside museums across the state. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is trying to change that, in part by featuring hip-hop. And they're turning to one of L.A.'s biggest hip-hop talents for help.Reporter: Josie Huang


Jazz Singers Find Their Place in the Spotlight

Los Angeles jazz singers Sara Leib and Sara Gazarek have a lot in common -- besides their first names. But both have new albums that give them each a distinctive spotlight. Jazz and world music critic Andrew Gilbert has a review.


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At County Fair, Hawkers Perfect the Art of the Sales Pitch

The California State Fair opened this week in Sacramento. Across the state, county fairs offer farm exhibits, amusement rides, music and those ubiquitous fried foods. We visit the San Diego County Fair to sample another highlight: midway pitchmen hawking everything under the sun.Reporter: Erik Anderson


End Music: "Hot Damn! (Instrumental)" by The Haggis Horns, from "Hot Damn! – Single" (First Word)

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