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Correction: Sludge Compost Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:22PMIn a story March 5 about use of sewage sludge in compost, The Associated Press reported erroneously that San Diego was one of several California cities that gives away compost containing bio-solids. San Diego officials say...
Girard Avenue taking on French flair Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:22PMAccessories, tabletop items and furnishings in French country style are Pierre Deux's trademark. Photos courtesy of Pierre Deux A high-style furniture and accessories store named after two French antique dealers named Peter is coming to a block in the Village that already has a decidedly European flair. Pierre Deux will bring its signature "All that is French Country" designs to La Jolla with a ...
Business as usual in NFL free agency Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:22PMThe absence of a salary cap has caused little change in how NFL teams approach the early stages of free agency.
National News More>> Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:21PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a story March 5 about use of sewage sludge in compost, The Associated Press reported erroneously that San Diego was one of several California cities that gives away compost containing bio-solids. San Diego officials say their compost does not contain sewage sludge.
Sony press conference livestream today at 3:45pm PST Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:21PMSony will be holding a press conference at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today at 4pm. Among other things, the company will be showing its new Motion Controller.
Exploiting the architecture of cancers may lead to their destruction Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:21PM( The Company of Biologists ) To grow larger, solid tumors require a network of blood vessels to nourish them. Chemotherapy exploits these vessels to deliver toxic drugs, but is inefficient if the drugs cannot pass quickly enough from the bloodstream into the tumor. A new study in Disease Models and Mechanisms describes a way of transiently making the tumor blood vessels leakier, allowing more ...
Business News More>> Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:21PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.
Frank Deford: The lawsuit that could end amateurism Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:19PMToday, Ed O'Bannon gets some company in a lawsuit that may conceivably lead to the end of amateurism in big-time college football and basketball.
Students 'shadow' local health care workers Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:19PMAlexandra Reyes' eyes widened with excitement as she leaned over a 2-day-old baby girl at Selma Community Hospital.
Summit County called one of America's wealthiest counties Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:18PMLast week, Forbes.com assembled a list of America's top 25 richest counties. With a median household income of $85,258 in the 2008 calendar year,
Randle El, Clark return to Steelers, who add veterans Battle, Allen Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:55PMThe Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed Ryan Clark and bolstered their special teams, a weakness last season, by signing wide receivers Arnaz Battle and Antwaan Randle El and safety Will Allen.
Baseball. Lobo Baseball Hosts Aggies In Midweek Series Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:53PMThe University of New Mexico Lobo baseball team hosts the New Mexico State Aggies in a two-game midweek series on March 9-10. The Lobos (8-4) will face the Aggies (9-6) for the 226th and 227th time in series history. First pitch will be at 3 p.m. MT for both games. The game will be broadcast statewide on 101.7 FM (KQTM) The TEAM. Lobo football and men's basketball play-by-play annoucer Scott ...
Tow Truck Crashes Into Ten Cars In SF's Inner Sunset Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:50PMSAN FRANCISCO -- A runaway tow truck that had been unloading a car onto a steep, rain-soaked street damaged 10 parked cars and temporarily shut down San Francisco Municipal Railway service Monday morning in the city's Inner Sunset neighborhood.
Ethnic Studies resolution passes School Board unanimously Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:50PM“How can I learn who I can be, when I don’t even know who I am? Ethnic Studies provides me the foundations to learn who I AM!” declared Monet Wilson, a Y-MAC leader at Balboa High School. The San Francisco School Board’s unanimous vote marks a victory for Ethnic Studies in high schools 40 years after the historic trail-blazing fight that brought Ethnic Studies to San Francisco State.
Spring or not, goal is to beat L.A. Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:45PMThe Giants seem to believe it is never too early to start beating the Dodgers. Even with prospects and reserves manning every position for both teams in the 10th inning, Bruce Bochy managed it like a regular-season game. After Roger Kieschnick's leadoff...
Hint Thirsts For A Bigger Audience Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:44PMDrink company prepares ads, new products.
2K mobster videogame gets vintage Playboy touch Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:42PMSAN FRANCISCO - 2K Games on Monday announced a deal with Playboy to use some the iconic magazine's vintage covers and centerfold photos to set the mood in its "Mafia II' videogame.
Google gives post-mortem on datacentre failure Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:40PMIain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 04:34:00 Honest assessment of failing give useful advice Google has published a post-mortem of an incident in February that saw its Apps service go down for a couple of hours. On February 24th, 2010, all Google App Engine applications were 'degraded' for two hours and twenty minutes from 7:48 AM to 10:09 AM PT after a power ...
Jamie McCourt retains famed trial lawyer David Boies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:39PMIt is seen as a signal that she will fight for her side in the divorce, and will have someone to help oversee her business interests in the proceedings. David Boies, one of America's most celebrated trial lawyers, has joined the team of attorneys representing Jamie McCourt in her divorce from Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
Sox's Flowers could catch on Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:38PMGLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler Flowers will take another step toward eventually taking over A.J. Pierzynski's duties in 2010 or perhaps showcase his skills for another team should Sox general manager Ken Williams seek an upgrade at another position.
Sean Penn slams critics of his aid to Haiti Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:13PMSean Penn has strong words for those who think he's showing off with his aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. In an interview airing on this weekend's "Sunday Morning" on CBS, the outspoken actor says he hopes any cynic who dismisses his efforts as a star turn...
'Up' producer Jonas Rivera dreams of Oscar Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:13PMJonas Rivera grew up dreaming of animation glory, watching classics such as "Fantasia" and "Cinderella" at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. Now the producer of "Up" is helping to make some of this generation's most memorable animated films, and was rewarded...
When 'The Price Is Right' but the persona isn't Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:12PMIt's 4:30 a.m., and I'm standing on Beverly Boulevard in a long line of desperados waiting for their luck to change. Spot No. 1 is occupied by a guy snoring inside a sleeping bag, who arrived from Ohio two hours ago. Behind me, three recent high school...
Music review: Symphony premieres musical essay Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:12PMCharles Ives is generally cited as the great progenitor of American classical music, but it turns out that the tendrils of his influence and his example have an international reach. Ives' transcendentalist fervor takes on a Russian cast in Victor Kissine's "...
Employment data lift hopes but where are the jobs? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:11PMWASHINGTON - At last, the unemployment crisis seems to be easing. That's the good news. The bad news? Job creation remains scant because companies still lack enough confidence in the economy to ramp up hiring. The U.S. jobless rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February. And employers cut 36,000 jobs - fewer than predicted. Those figures signaled that the job market is slowly healing. Some ...
Ex-McKesson Chairman McCall Gets 10-Year Prison Term (Update1) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:06PMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- Former McKesson Corp. Chairman Charles McCall was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a fraud to inflate sales revenue a decade ago that cost investors $8.6 billion, one of the largest white- collar crimes at the time.
Woman dies after fall into bay from ferry Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:04PMA 28-year-old woman fell or jumped to her death from a ferryboat sailing from San Francisco to Oakland on this morning, the ferry authorities said. The woman apparently boarded the 8:10 a.m. ferry at Jack London Square in Oakland and sailed aboard the boat to...
Flowers and feathers Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:03PMLove, death, decadence and a long road traveled back to its beginning are among the elements at play in the accessories created by two local designers.
Wall St rallies on U.S. jobs data, consumer credit Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:02PMNEW YORK: U.S. stocks jumped and the Nasdaq hit an 18-month closing high on Friday as U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month and consumers showed signs of shedding their penny-pinching ways, according to Reuters.
TiVo to Offer Boxes That Go Beyond the Recorder Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:29PMIn addition to its standard TV offerings, TiVo, the DVR pioneer, said it would offer an array of related offerings from Netflix, Blockbuster, YouTube and Amazon.
NorCal’s top two teams meet in baseball opener Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:29PMThe first pitch of the high school baseball season pairs the top two teams in Northern California. Top-ranked Valley Christian of San Jose will host No. 2 Elk Grove at noon in Saturday’s season opener.
Remembering a bygone era: Hanford celebrates Black History Month, honoring Pullman porters Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:28PMBack in 1943, James Smith -- fresh out of high school, full of hope and hungry for success -- found one of the best jobs a young ambitious African-American man of that era could ask for: working on a passenger train.
Looking back at Oscar's biggest goof Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:28PM&$ &$ Oscar's campaign season officially ends on Tuesday evening, when ballots are due at Academy headquarters. But for Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, producers of Sunday night's 82nd annual Academy Awards, the anxiety is just beginning. Although they've adopted the motto "expect the unexpected" to generate viewer interest in the broadcast, that doesn't mean they themselves want to be ...
Editorial: Make room for bikes Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:27PMLast week members of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council , DOT Commissioner Joseph Maria , and Metro-North planners met with cyclists and told them they would work to encourage the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the state of Connecticut to consider more ways to expand access and improve amenities for bicyclists on Metro-North trains.
Shen Yun is back Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:27PMHow often do you have the chance to experience a show that will leave you filled with joy and hope?
Judge upholds Palo Alto's sit-lie law Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:27PMPalo Alto panhandler Victor Frost will get a trial by jury after a judge upheld the city's ordinance prohibiting people from sitting or lying on sidewalks in the downtown shopping district. The ruling is a victory for the city's controversial 'sit-lie' law.
Herbalife Named Primary Sponsor for Sam Schmidt/Chip Ganassi Indy 500 Entry Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:27PMLOS ANGELES--Herbalife , a global nutrition and direct-selling company, announced today that the company will serve as the primary sponsor for the No. 99 Sam Schmidt Motorsports/Chip Ganassi Racing entry in the 2010 edition of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race driven by Herbalife-sponsored athlete Townsend Bell.
Former Cherokee chief diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:22PMOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller, one of the few women ever to lead a major American Indian tribe, has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, her husband said Tuesday.
Rodriguez rolls in District 23 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:22PMCiro Rodriguez rolled to an easy victory in the U.S. District 23 Democratic primary, while Republican hopefuls Francisco “Quico” Canseco and Will Hurd are headed for a runoff.
PG&E Names Utility Unit CFO, Risk Officer Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:24PMSAN FRANCISCO -- PG&E Corp. said Thursday it named two executives for its utility unit Pacific Gas and Electric Co. The unit named Sara Cherry as its chief financial officer. PG&E and Pacific Gas and...
S&P May Downgrade Coke Bottler Ratings On Proposal Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:24PMSAN FRANCISCO -- Standard & Poor's said Thursday that it may downgrade the ratings on bottlers Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Greece-based Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. on Coca-Cola Co.'s proposed ...
Apple Holds Annual Meeting as Stock Seeks Catalyst Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:23PMSteve Jobs will hold his annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders on Thursday, and there will be no shortage of questions for a company famously stingy with information. Apple's shares have be...
United Airlines To Buy 25 787-8 Jets From Boeing Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:23PMSAN FRANCISCO -- Boeing said Thursday that United Airlines ordered 25 787-8 Dreamliners with an option to purchase another 50 planes. The order is valued at $4.2 billion at list prices.Copyright &cop...
Symposium to explore contributions of black nature writers Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:22PMAt a March 4-5 symposium at UC Berkeley, poets and scholars, among them English professor Cecil Giscombe, will explore 400 years of African American nature writing, as evidenced in a recent, first-ever anthology of nature poetry by black writers.
Study: California High Speed Rail Will Hurt Airports Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:21PMTransportation planners say all three Bay Area airports stand to lose millions of passengers each year once high speed rail links San Francisco and San Jose to Southern California.
Redbana Extends the Deadline for the Audition Call for Artists Campaign Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMAudition (PC) Indie musicians now have until March 15, 2010 to submit their music for a chance to be featured in Audition Online.
SEGA'S Alpha Protocol to Hit Stores on June 1st, 2010 in North America Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMAlpha Protocol (PC) Get ready for an RPG espionage shooter this summer.
Hospital Clout Spurs Higher California Health Costs, Study Says Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMDon’t blame only insurers for rising health-care costs, a study in the journal Health Affairs says.
New Release: We Have Band: WHB Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:17PMArtist: We Have Band Album: WHB Release Date: April 5 Label: Naï ve Tracklist : 01 Piano 02 Buffet 03 Divisive 04 Love, What You Doing? 05 Oh! 06 How to Make Friends 07 Honeytrap 08 Hear It in the Cans 09 Centrefolds & Empty Screens 10 You Came Out 11 WHB 12 Hero Knows Notes: Debut album from this hyped-up London dance-rock trio. Produced by Grizzly Bear/Interpol producer Gareth Jones. Media ...
Battle brews over concert plans for Masonic Center Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:47PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A battle is brewing over a proposal to make an auditorium in San Francisco's upscale Nob Hill neighborhood a major entertainment venue in the city. The Masons of California want make about $5 million to $6 million in renovations to the Masonic Center, then lease the auditorium to concert promoting company Live Nation. The concert promoter would then arrange to bring about 70 ...