Doctors can't use bias to deny gays treatment Aug 19, 2008
Article:Doctors can't use bias to deny gays treatment:/c/a/2008/08/18/BA2212D6H4. DTL Article:Doctors can't use bias to deny gays treatment:/c/a/2008/08/18/BA2212D6H4 ... The ruling, based on a state law prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers because of their sexual orientation, comes three months after the court struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
New study backs angioplasty through the wrist Aug 19, 2008
A tiny balloon is inflated at the site of the blockage, pushing back the clog ... When the procedure's over, heavy pressure often a sandbag is applied for several hours until the puncture site quits bleeding and essentially seals itself ... Catheters have gradually gotten smaller and more flexible, and previous small studies had suggested the wrist approach could be safer because that puncture site can be bandaged. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
A revolution in the boardroom: Why it pays to be gay Aug 19, 2008
Sir Michael Bishop turned BMI into the UK's second largest airline after BA ... One of the last bastions of the British establishment, a place that, until the early 1990s, had actually banned hiring gays because of fears that outed spies could be blackmailed, had finally capitulated and realised that if you want to hire the best talent, you have to look at all sections of society ... 7 million gay men and women of working age, Stonewall began persuading companies that discriminating against gay... (Independent)
State Supreme Court says doctors must treat gays and lesbians Aug 19, 2008
Article:State Supreme Court says doctors must treat gays and le:/c/a/2008/08/18/BA2212D6H4. DTL Article:State Supreme Court says doctors must treat gays and le:/c/a/2008/08/18/BA2212D6H4 ... Today's ruling, three months after overturning California's ban on same-sex marriage, strengthened the state's law that prohibits businesses, including medical clinics, from discriminating against customers because of their sexual orientation, as well as their race, sex or religion. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Liberation Russian style Aug 19, 2008
In Griffin s phrase, the object to be picked up was a bale of cotton ... Others require a global response in this case to make it clear to the Russians that it cannot seize and actually or effectively annex the territory of a sovereign nation ... Others require a global response in this case to make it clear to the Russians that it cannot seize and actually or effectively annex the territory of a sovereign nation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Aug 19, 2008
Pitching superstar Roger Clemens faces a federal perjury investigation because teammates, trainers and even medical records contradict aspects of his story that he never used banned drugs ... Against that backdrop, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday formally asked the U.S. Justice Department to begin an investigation into whether Clemens lied under oath ... The committee's request makes Clemens the third player from what is called baseball's steroid era to be... (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Doh! Braves' homers lacking Aug 19, 2008
But we ll stop the picking on Chipper there, because with his next home run he ll tie Eddie Mathews as the only player in baseball history to start his career with 14 consecutive seasons of at least 20 homers ... It s not the strength of his game but missed time with the back injury cost him here ... Anyway, surely this blog means the Braves will hit a bunch of homers this afternoon against Barry Zito. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Tanker crash closes Anchorage-Fairbanks highway Aug 19, 2008
A team from Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson Army Post was driving in a caravan to Fort Greely for the drill and came upon the scene on the Parks Highway, near Denali National Park between Anchorage and Fairbanks ... A crew from Fairbanks Natural Gas, which owns the methane, removed a rock that jammed a vent designed as a safety valve on the trailer ... "Because it's venting properly it'll maintain a temperature that will reduce the risk of explosion," said Ken Barkley, an acting... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Daily Briefing Aug 19, 2008
where about 2,500 of the division s white-collar workers are based ... Under the agreement, Brinker will sell most of its stake to Mac Acquisition LLC - a unit of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital - for $131 ... Restaurant firm seeks bankruptcy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Obituaries for Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Aug 19, 2008
Margaret Peggy Stewart Dalzell Margaret Peggy Stewart Dalzell was born Sept. 21, 1917, to Otto and Eleanor Hugus Schlabach in La Crosse ... After her husband s death, Peggy moved to Florida and started her second career as a reading specialist in Florida public schools ... In 2007, ill health prompted a move back to Prairie du Chien, where she died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Boy, 4, dies after being shot by father Aug 19, 2008
(08-17) 16:54 PDT Bay Point. A 4-year-old boy who was shot by his father earlier this month in unincorporated Bay Point has been taken off life support and pronounced dead from his injuries, a Contra Costa County sheriff's office spokesman said today ... Learn how to live a full life and barely spend a cent from a pro. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ground zero in the Georgia-Russia war Aug 19, 2008
But the old building held, and it protected 40 people who took shelter in its spacious basement as the neighborhood above them was reduced to rubble ... "Unforgivable," said her husband, Georgi Bestaev ... In one neighborhood, along Telman Street, house after crumpled house was a scorched shell, bricks piled high in basements exposed to the sunlight. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Avril Lavigne, Annie Lennox, Bob Woodward, Aug 19, 2008
"The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008" will be published on Sept. 8 by Simon & Schuster, which is keeping the book under strict embargo - although such embargoes are often broken - and had even held back the title. According to the publisher, the book "traces the internal debates, tensions and critical turning points in the Iraq War during an extraordinary two-year period." Woodward's three other works on the Bush years have been No.1 best sellers on The New York Times... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Book Review: 'The Terminal Spy' Aug 19, 2008
He alerted the police, who rushed to secure the catheter bag containing the victim's urine ... One of those he met was Andrei Lugovoi, who was connected to the KGB, had worked for Berezovsky, had been imprisoned and then re-emerged as a millionaire security entrepreneur - a feat made possible only through many Faustian bargains, official connections and murky favors ... Cowell's conclusions are sensible: that the Russians tried several times before they succeeded in killing Litvinenko; that they... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Movie stars take to the stage, giving 'em the old Bollywood razzle-dazzle Aug 19, 2008
Amitabh Bachchan and dancers on the Unforgettable Tour; Bachchan's son and daughter-in-law, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, also performed on Friday at Nassau Coliseum ... Abhishek Bachchan was everywhere on Friday night at the Nassau Coliseum in New Jersey: walking through the sold-out stadium surrounded by bodyguards; soaring above the crowd on a platform, pointing out women and serenading them; rapping, in a red leather jacket, alongside the duo Vishal-Shekhar; running onstage to hug his... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ex-Richmond pair held in new pit bull incident Aug 18, 2008
Peters is being held at Sacramento County Jail in lieu of $32,500 bail on suspicion of robbery and theft of utility service. Parr is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail on suspicion of robbery ... A seven-alarm blaze destroys 80 unoccupied homes at the Air Force base. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Defying Western Science, Chinese Biotech Pursues Untested Stem Cell Therapy Aug 18, 2008
Beike is based in Shenzhen, in southeastern Guangdong Province ... The Mandarin-language conference was attended by "over 300 of the world's most renowned stem cell researchers," the company said, including several native Chinese scientists based in the U.S. ... Get Your AA, BA, Masters or PhD at a Top Online School. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Smoltz's debut Aug 18, 2008
Reyes has made three starts for Richmond since he was sent back down and went 0-0 with a 3 ... 74 ERA in his last six major league starts with an opponents batting average of ... But it s getting late, the Braves don t have a ton of options with Tom Glavine back on the DL and likely headed for surgery - and he s a guy with major league experience. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cuban dissidents depend on foreign funding Aug 18, 2008
Cuba's government says foreign funding makes the 60-year-old Pollan a "mercenary counterrevolutionary," an ominous accusation because scores of Cubans have gone to prison for allegedly taking money to undermine the communist system. Foreign funds for political opposition leaders are a small trickle amid the river of dollars and euros that relatives in the United States send Cubans, and that foreign tourists, largely from Canada and Europe, plow into the island's economy ... But government... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Aug 18, 2008
Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Ellen DeGeneres, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Murray Aug 18, 2008
Hartenstein is the fourth Times publisher since the newspaper was acquired in 2000 by the Chicago-based Tribune Company. The post has been vacant since David Hiller resigned July 14, when the company began making more staff cutbacks ... Chevy Chase provided a crucial run, and Alec Baldwin helped ensure that everyone did the right thing. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies Aug 18, 2008
"Thus, younger children may show a greater need for focusing on small aspects of a given problem than older children, even in a leisure-based situation such as playing video games." ... "This means that games are not 'good' or 'bad,' but are powerful educational tools and have many effects we might not have expected they could." ... In another paper, researchers Constance Steinkuehler, PhD, and Sean Duncan, MA, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison looked at how game-based learning can... (EurekAlert!)
Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected Aug 18, 2008
Presenting Sunday at the 116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, psychologist David J. Drum, PhD, and co-authors at the University of Texas at Austin reported their findings from a Web-based survey conducted by the National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education ... Presentations: "Key Findings From the Suicide Ideation Survey," Adryon Burton Denmark, BA, University of Texas at Austin and "Defining the New Paradigm for Addressing Suicidality,"... (EurekAlert!)
South Korea to declare itself free of bird flu Aug 17, 2008
Kim Chang-seob, the Agriculture Ministry's chief veterinary officer, said the declaration will be reported Monday to the Paris-based animal health organization known as OIE.. The OIE has been at the forefront of global efforts to monitor and fight the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which scientists have tracked because they fear it may mutate into a human flu virus that starts a pandemic that could kill millions ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Former DirecTV head named LA Times publisher Aug 17, 2008
Hartenstein will be the fourth Times publisher since the newspaper was acquired in 2000 by the Chicago-based Tribune Co. The post has been vacant since David Hiller resigned on July 14, the same day that Tribune began implementing more staff cutbacks ... Zell "basically said 'You're the publisher and CEO. It's yours to run,'" Hartenstein said ... DirecTV introduced small satellite dishes that could be mounted on practically any roof, wall or balcony, in comparison to the large backyard dishes... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Solar-powered Wi-Fi a gift to Senegal Aug 17, 2008
(08-15) 20:27 PDT -- By day, Bruce Baikie works at Sun Microsystems as an engineer specializing in telecommunications ... In May and again in June, Baikie went to Keur Sadaro, a village in Senegal, to try to get laptops donated by the One Laptop Per Child project hooked up to the Internet ... That effort was only partially successful: In New York, the Transportation Security Administration held up his Wi-Fi solar units because, he said, "They saw this thing with battery connections and circuit... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Lightning Fast? Aug 17, 2008
"A lot of people believe you had to be short and stocky to be a sprinter," said Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago, the silver medalist in 9 ... "You guys from the states like to quote Vince Lombardi: 'Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.' He could probably go faster. I don't think he has an idea. He came here to win and he won." ... Famed baseball philosopher Satchel Paige wouldn't know what to make of Usain Bolt. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Vroom, Vroom Aug 17, 2008
Admission is $10 to the Laguna Seca paddock, host to another Show N' Shine, a food court, a children's art exhibition, manufacturers' displays, entertainment and a sports bar. Presumably, bar patrons don't include the track-certified Porsche drivers who offer passengers 90-mph rides (called "Hot Laps") around the corkscrew race track for $30 a pop. Between Hot Laps sessions, Cherry's participants parade around the track, albeit at a statelier pace ... Afterward, they head back to Cannery Row for... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Governor injures knee, skips Tahoe summit Aug 17, 2008
Article:Governor misses Tahoe summit with knee injury:/c/a/2008/08/16/BA5I12CJ7D.DTL Article:Governor misses Tahoe summit with knee injury:/c/a/2008/08/16/BA5I12CJ7D.DTL ... Based on Saturday's examination, the doctor is reviewing the best treatment options, which could include surgery, McClear said ... The governor is already back at work, talking to legislative leaders about the budget. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Sharing Magazines Online Aug 17, 2008
Registration records show the domain name is owned by "John Smith" of Salveo Ltd., based in The Valley, Anguilla ... A representative at a London-based company called Salveo Ltd., which sells fitness and beauty products online, said the company did not own or operate the site ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Is this the end for Glavine? Aug 17, 2008
When Tom Glavine left Thursday s loss to Cubs after giving up seven runs in four innings, he might as well have handed a baton with Braves pitching on it to Jair Jurrjens, who will start tonight s series opener against the Giants ... Oh, sure, plenty of signs before this indicated that Glavine was probably done, that he might not have enough left in that arm to finesse his way to more wins to add to career total of 305 ... And with Glavine, you had to wonder if perhaps he d come back a little... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Polishing A Polish Jewel Aug 17, 2008
The Soviet-backed communists seized Szczawnica Zdroj from its owner, Count Adam Stadnicki, and made the resort available primarily to their own apparatchiks and workers ... 5 million by 2009 - are pushing ahead with intensive construction work to restore Szczawnica back to its prewar look and high-society charm ... The work is being funded by bank loans and family resources, and European Union funds are being sought. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend Aug 17, 2008
Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Transforming tragedy / Murdered man's l:/c/a/2004/05/25/BAGMH6R3FJ1. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Transforming tragedy / Murdered man's l:/c/a/2004/05/25/BAGMH6R3FJ1 ... He hitchhiked his way around war-torn Lebanon, lived in China, met with victims of land mines in Cambodia and Vietnam and spent two years in the Sinai region of Egypt, giving scuba lessons and taking visitors diving among sharks. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss Aug 17, 2008
(08-15) 19:37 PDT -- It was just a year ago that Pauline Beck - a 62-year-old mother and home health care worker in Alameda - got a memorable and unusually up-close-and-personal look at a then largely unknown presidential candidate named Barack Obama ... The Illinois senator, then considered something of a longshot Democratic presidential hopeful, came to East Oakland and wanted to tag along with Beck to learn about her often backbreaking, $10 ... Now, with Obama just days from becoming the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Olympic baseball: Angry Americans on brink after late loss to Cuba Aug 17, 2008
Article:Olympic baseball: Angry Americans on brink after late l:/c/a/2008/08/15/SP0P12C4P9. DTL Article:Olympic baseball: Angry Americans on brink after late l:/c/a/2008/08/15/SP0P12C4P9 ... The baseball-adoring men who have governed these baseball-adoring nations, it is safe to say, will not be making congratulatory and consolatory phone calls to each other after another intense chapter in the U.S.-Cuba sporting rivalry played out Friday afternoon. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NYers lift bus off pregnant woman, child lives Aug 17, 2008
He was being held on $100,000 bail, and his attorney did not return a phone call. Police said in a court filing that the brakes on Walker's van had deteriorated so badly that the vehicle was unsafe to drive ... He previously had been sentenced to probation and fines for driving offenses. (San Francisco Chronicle)
What defies defining, but exists everywhere? Aug 17, 2008
Take Apple's iPhone or the BlackBerry Bold, which play the multiple roles of a phone, watch, alarm clock, diary, barometer, Internet browser and atlas ... Video Lynn Hirschberg interviews the actress, who stars in two new films, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "Elegy." The Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh looks back on years of walks in the hills of the West Bank ... Jane Sims and her husband, David, spend hours reading print. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Badly beaten homeless woman ID'd Aug 17, 2008
(02-06) 12:58 PST RICHMOND -- Richmond police have identified Ruth Ashley, 49, as the homeless woman they found badly beaten last week ... The woman's identity was confirmed through fingerprints, Haupt said, adding that she was barely able to respond last week when detectives asked her if her name was Ruth ... Investigators do not believe any members of Ashley's family live in the Bay Area, Haupt said, but she may have family in California. (Yahoo News -- Homelessness)
Many gay youth are homeless Aug 17, 2008
"This report documents that there is an epidemic of homelessness of LGBT youth, and at the same time it's a national disgrace that the national government has completely failed to respond," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the task force, which is based in New York ... The report, partially released in December, is based on numerous estimates and studies but no scientific counts ... Many kids who leave their homes go to New York and San Francisco, which are viewed as bastions of support... (Yahoo News -- Homelessness)
Homeless tally open to debate Aug 17, 2008
Marquez, who works as a cleaner at the Giants ballpark but hasn't been able to find a job during the off-season, says she and her 4-year-old daughter would be homeless if her mother hadn't taken her in ... The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds homelessness programs, requires counties that receive the money to conduct a count of homeless people every two years in the last week of January ... This year's count may have particular importance for Newsom, who has made... (Yahoo News -- Homelessness)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Aug 16, 2008
But Congress is now in Democratic hands, and President Bush is cool to some Schwarzenegger initiatives, including his pushes on global warming and universal health coverage ... The governor also met with California's two Democratic senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and held an early-evening session open to all 53 of the state's House members ... The governor also described his appeal to Democratic voters, even though he says he remains a loyal Republican "We are out there in a unique... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Police Arrest Couple In Pit Bull Attack Aug 16, 2008
Article:Ex-Richmond pair held in new pit bull incident:/c/a/2008/08/15/BA0E12C00I.DTL Article:Ex-Richmond pair held in new pit bull incident:/c/a/2008/08/15/BA0E12C00I.DTL ... Peters is being held at Sacramento County Jail in lieu of $32,500 bail on suspicion of robbery and theft of utility service ... Parr is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail on suspicion of robbery. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
More women choosing careers in forensic science Aug 16, 2008
Even the Girl Scouts have an "Uncovering the Evidence" badge, trimmed in pink with a silver fingerprint. Some say they became forensic scientists out of a desire to help people both to find the bad guy and clear the innocent one ... "I think all of us have kind of an altruist bent for the greater good, because we could probably be doing research, chemistry or medical and making more money, but everybody seems to have a passion for the science and work and wanting to help people," said Glass, 36,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot Aug 16, 2008
Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions ... The specimen they bagged, the men say, was one of several apelike creatures they spotted cavorting in the woods ... As they faced a skeptical audience of several hundred journalists and Bigfoot fans that included one curiosity seeker in a Chewbacca suit, the pair were joined Friday by Tom... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Shop Till You Stop Aug 16, 2008
At least one mall-based merchant Tween Brands Inc. expects shoppers' fixation on low prices to remain even when the economy rebounds ... "We know our customers are struggling," said Ullman, who believes that back-to-school sales will be weaker and also occur later this year than they did a year ago ... And shoppers are contending with higher prices on daily basics such as food that are not keeping up with their wages. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Southeast Asia flooding hits cyclone-weary Myanmar Aug 16, 2008
(08-16) 02:48 PDT BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) ... The flooding also cut electricity in some parts of the old royal capital of Luang Prabang, a popular tourist destination, the Web site reported ... It added that the main road between Vientiane and Luang Prabang had been cut off by a landslide. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Men's volleyball coach returns Aug 16, 2008
US coach back with men's volleyball after attack. Article:US coach back with men's volleyball after attack:/n/a/2008/08/15/sports/s182007D84 ... DTL Article:US coach back with men's volleyball after attack:/n/a/2008/08/15/sports/s182007D84. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The Truth About Vermouth: The secret ingredient in today's top cocktails... Aug 16, 2008
While it falls many points below unforgivable crimes such as destruction of the rain forest, global warming and the green-lighting of "The Love Guru," the decline in vermouth's fortunes from 19th century dandy to outcast of the speed rail certainly ranks on the list of modern offenses ... For many bartenders, the culprit is clear ... "The cocktail to blame is the super-dry vodka martini," says Jonny Raglin, bar manager at Absinthe Brasserie n San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The Creative Wave Aug 16, 2008
Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Article:Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona':/c/a/2008/08/14/DD62124RD6 ... DTL Article:Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona':/c/a/2008/08/14/DD62124RD6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate Aug 16, 2008
By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer ... As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion ... The recent developments are hardly seismic shifts in the nation's long-running but largely static debate over abortion rights. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
One Year Later, Voter Comes To Like Obama Aug 16, 2008
Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss. Article:Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss:/c/a/2008/08/15/MN7212AD5I.DTL Article:Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss:/c/a/2008/08/15/MN7212AD5I.DTL ... Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The rising cost of neglect Aug 16, 2008
No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. You, too, kids. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Alleged Robber Locks Keys In Getaway Car Aug 16, 2008
Afterward, he allegedly headed back to his vehicle, which was parked and running in front of the drug store, and discovered he was locked out, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported in its online edition Thursday ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Parents' prescription drugs pose risk to teens Aug 16, 2008
The survey, released Thursday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, found that parents are dropping the ball on preventing their kids from using drugs, drinking and smoking ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Palace of Fine Arts' well-rounded restoration Aug 16, 2008
By 1967, it had deteriorated so badly, it had to be restored, this time with a large gift from philanthropist Walter Johnson ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' Aug 16, 2008
Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona ... Movie review: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona ... Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Comedy-drama. (San Francisco Chronicle)
2nd Suspect ID'd In Fatal 7-Eleven Shooting Aug 15, 2008
Article:2nd suspect implicated in Vallejo slaying:/c/a/2008/08/14/BAMR12B95B.DTL Article:2nd suspect implicated in Vallejo slaying:/c/a/2008/08/14/BAMR12B95B.DTL ... "I also want to know how everything happened and why they did this, because my husband was very nice." ... She expressed frustration that her husband had reported earlier robberies at the store and that little could be done to prevent them from recurring. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Police probe Pittsburg shooting death Aug 15, 2008
Article:Pittsburg police investigating shooting:/c/a/2008/08/14/BAMR12B9L8. DTL Article:Pittsburg police investigating shooting:/c/a/2008/08/14/BAMR12B9L8 ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Unrelated shootings kill 1, wound 2 others Aug 15, 2008
A job fair and barbecue were held at McAfee Coliseum on Wednesday evening just before the Oakland A's played the Tampa Bay Rays ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling ... Spain's basketball players defend eye gesture photo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Cincinnati QB sues NCAA over eligibility Aug 15, 2008
Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk has launched a legal Hail Mary in an effort to keep his college football career alive ... Mauk was a key player as Cincinnati rose to college football's Top 25 last season ... Coach Brian Kelly told the Cincinnati Enquirer that he wouldn't risk using a player declared ineligible, saying the school could have to forfeit games and give back bowl money. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
When Tech Goes Bad Aug 15, 2008
But he's also fascinated by the edges of humanity that his characters are pushed to, and some of the basic flaws with which even an adventure story's hero must grapple ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling ... Spain's basketball players defend eye gesture photo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
OAKLAND UC provost heads to United Arab Emirates Aug 15, 2008
Article:OAKLAND / UC provost heads to United Arab Emirates:/c/a/2008/08/13/BAOP12AU1S.DTL Article:OAKLAND / UC provost heads to United Arab Emirates:/c/a/2008/08/13/BAOP12AU1S.DTL ... No more piggyback rides, hugging, tickling ... Spain's basketball players defend eye gesture photo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Defying Western Science, Chinese Biotech Pursues Untested Stem Cell Therapy Aug 15, 2008
Beike is based in Shenzhen, in southeastern Guangdong Province ... The Mandarin-language conference was attended by "over 300 of the world's most renowned stem cell researchers," the company said, including several native Chinese scientists based in the U.S. ... Get Your AA, BA, Masters or PhD at a Top Online School. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Mom Gives Birth On Front Lawn By Herself Aug 15, 2008
Higgins with her 2-year-old son sleeping in the back seat called 911 as she arrived at her Fullerton home, but she had already pushed her daughter out when police arrived ... Higgins' husband, Jeff, arrived in time to cut the baby's umbilical cord under the front-yard ficus tree ... The proud mother, who was recovering at a hospital Wednesday, said "everything happened so fast." She said she had her son's portrait taken at the mall earlier in the day and was on hold with the doctor's office when... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Westlake seniors drawing recruiting interest Aug 15, 2008
While offensive lineman Chance Warmack an AJC Georgia 150 selectee who has committed to Alabama gets most of the attention, several other seniors are getting serious recruiting looks. Running back Jarrett Kyles said he has received about 40 or 50 letters from Middle Tennessee State ... Other Westlake players being heavily recruited include running back Devon Babb (Alabama-Birmingham, MTSU, Savannah State and Troy), defensive back Dwayne Fields (MTSU and Georgia Southern), receiver Robert... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
