A selective history of ursine underachievement: - For the first 25 seasons following Cal's last conference championship (1959-60), the Bears didn't really come close to the title. They were 128-243 (.345) in league games, playing in the AAWU, Pac-8 and...
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A half-century of underachievement
Posted by Twilight 17 days ago (http://feeds.sfgate.com)A slow burn suddenly turns deadly in Minkler, Calif.
Posted by klipper 17 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
First there was a series of fires in the small town east of Fresno. Then came the shootings. On Thursday, a shootout left a sheriff's deputy dead and two other law enforcement officers injured. Reporting from Minkler — Trouble had been brewing in tiny Minkler, a Sierra foothills community about 20 miles e
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Q & A: Sanjeev Kapoor, India's chef to millions
Posted by oilitdown 19 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been called "the Rachael Ray of India," but by Ray's own admission, he has a bigger audience, has published more books (more than three dozen at last count), been on TV longer, starred in more shows and sold more products.
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A Vote to Fire All Teachers at a Failing High School
Posted by Lucario07 20 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
A Rhode Island school board voted to fire the approximately 100 staff members at a chronically underperforming high school.
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A DIY seed starter: As you saw, so shall you reap
Posted by Necromander 20 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Gardeners are at that annual seasonal threshold called seed starting, which is an unexpectedly fiddly enterprise that takes some experience to get right. It is the most methodical facet of horticulture, and one that requires a fair amount of equipment and materials, all destined to invade your living space until the weather warms in May.
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A house that keeps watch over Hermosa Beach
Posted by kainer07 21 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
A designer's childhood memories of lifeguard towers on the Jersey shore are evident in a new custom home. A custom home in the shape of an East Coast lifeguard tower with nautical features is on the market in Hermosa Beach. It's the latest offering from Lazar Design/Build in partnership with developer Kirk Ente
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On Avenue A, a Quirky Slice of Faux Frontier Past
Posted by ozzynator 22 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
A rent-controlled apartment is the stuff of city legend, but Rob Schleifer has chosen a distinctly rural approach to his very urban dwelling.
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A designer jack of all trades
Posted by carter27 22 days ago (http://feeds.sfgate.com)
Designer Michelle Homme may have earned her degree in English from UC Berkeley, but she has trained all over the world, in a variety of trades. She got her start working at the venerable firm Tucker & Marks and was later hired by designers Edward Lobrano and...
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A five and dime and change
Posted by lordvader 22 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
ONGOING GREENSBORO, N.C.
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A Base for War Training, and Species Preservation
Posted by MoltaeseB 23 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
As it conducts round-the-clock exercises to support two wars, Fort Stewart, in Georgia, spends as much as $3 million a year on wildlife management.
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A new response to emergency workers’ needs
Posted by Syphon 23 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
John Vaughan, an MIT-trained scientist, had an epiphany one day on his way to the Massachusetts State House.
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A compelling story was right next door
Posted by musjones 23 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
How well do you know your neighbor? In the case of Jim Cotter, BC High’s legendary football coach, the answer is not as well as we thought.
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A pair of firefighters on Haiti front lines
Posted by Killerbonz1 24 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
Two men from the Larkspur Fire Department in California's Marin County feel drawn to go on their own to help in quake-devastated Haiti. Their acts of kindness are random and delivered first person. It was early morning in Port-au-Prince, about three weeks after the massive earthquake that laid waste to much of
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A timeline of Marion Barry's legal problems
Posted by Gangsternob 24 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Jan. 18, 1990: Then-Mayor Marion Barry is charged with cocaine possession and arrested in a sting at the Vista International Hotel.
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A Cook's Garden: Ensuring that your plants get the right nutrients
Posted by powerman 24 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
A chemistry course is not a prerequisite for gardening, a practice that predates the periodic table by about 9,000 years. But those elements do find their way into a gardener's vocabulary.
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GW tops U-Mass, 66-60, to move into 9th place in A-10
Posted by LittleMee 26 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Lasan Kromah scores a game-high 22 points as George Washington survives 19 lead changes to upend U-Mass and emerge out of 10th place in the Atlantic 10.
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A forsaken community reborn in Riverdale
Posted by Lilacs2oo 28 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Five years ago, a study by the Urban Land Institute described south suburban Riverdale's Pacesetterneighborhood as an isolated community known for its dilapidated, subsidized homes, crime and absentee landlords.
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A bit of backsliding
Posted by lala10000 29 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
WHISTLER, British Columbia - The luge folk are getting plenty of exposure. It’s just not the kind they want.
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A shop rooted in family
Posted by jonguten 29 days ago (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Jimmy Jamm in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood is devoted to all things sweet potato The sweet potato, sometimes mistakenly referred to as the yam, may have a lovely name but it is not an object that inspires immediate ardor. It is a homely, even ugly, food item, lacking the robust color of tomatoes or the sculpt
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A Good Appetite: Save the Pig’s Head for Later
Posted by SSVegito 30 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Crossing turkey chili with pozole — the fragrant Mexican hominy stew that’s normally made with pork — to create a spicy, meaty, soupy dish.
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They won't get granite kitchen counters or exotic hardwood floors, but nine Northern Virginia families are about to become condominium owners.
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A French air
Posted by wolfthestar 31 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
These mansard-roofed homes offer stately charm.
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A fuller picture of dinosaur feathers
Posted by neuropoison 31 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
Two recent studies describe the plumes on the Sinosauropteryx and the Anchiornis huxleyi, and some researchers suggest the colorful displays were used not for flying or insulation, but for visual appeal. Do studies of a feather flock together?
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A day after heart procedure, Clinton reluctant to go slow
Posted by Syphon 31 days ago (http://feeds.boston.com)
Right until he was wheeled into an operating room for a heart procedure, Bill Clinton was on the phone, talking about Haiti earthquake relief. An aide finally took the phone away from him.
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A Muted Celebration Opens the Olympics
Posted by WarriorZ 31 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
A day that had long been planned as a joyous kickoff in Vancouver ended up tinged with sorrow and uncertainty.
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