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...goals in 290 minutes, or even longer than that if you include the first half [of today’s game], so it was exciting.” LONG BEACH STATE 2, HARVARD 0 With the prospect of rain and strong winds across Ohiri Field, this was not the California weather that Long Beach State’s women’s soccer team was used to. But that did not stop the 49ers from handing Harvard its first home loss of the season Friday afternoon with a score of 2-0.While the Crimson attempted 5 shots on Long Beach goalkeeper...
...sexual escapades with two female lobbyists ("So, I am getting into spanking her. Yeah, I like it," to give just one printable example) leads to apology by ("I deeply regret the comments I made in what I believed to be a private conversation"), then to resignation by from the California Assembly (where, of course, family values had been staunchly espoused by) and then, since the law might look askance at trading votes for sex, to a ridiculous denial by ("My decision to resign is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs. My offense was engaging...
...league office, for example, were either laid off or took buyouts over the past year. "When there are empty seats at NFL games, everything around the business of the NFL has been compromised," says David Carter, executive director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California, who says that crucial revenues to pay players, stadium bonds and private investors are at risk. Another reason for the rule is that the league believes a full house with screaming fans enhances the television-viewing experience. "If you're watching at home and you see a lot of empty seats...
When I was doing the research for this book, I met so many extraordinary people who rescued species from the brink of extinction when everybody else laughed at them. One example is the California condor. At one time, there were just 12 of these birds left in the wild and one in captivity. Now there are 300. This bird would have gone but for a small group of people who would not give up. As long as we have people like that, there's hope for the future...
...relying only on philanthropy for some core functions that have to be dealt with. We're in the midst of a health care debate right now, and there was a story a couple of weeks back about the free health care that was provided on an annual basis in California, but they do the same thing in Virginia, where doctors and nurses all gather for three or four days; anybody can come and get health care, and there were just thousands of people showing up. That can't be sort of an efficient, effective way for us to make sure...