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FILED SUIT. BARRY BONDS, 41, slugger for the San Francisco Giants; against the authors and publishers of Game of Shadows, which claims Bonds took steroids for at least five seasons; in San Francisco. Instead of suing for libel, his lawyers seek to block authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams from profiting, arguing they "illegally obtained" the grand-jury testimony on which the book relies. Judge James Warren said Bonds was unlikely to prevail and denied his lawyers' request for a temporary restraining order on the book's profits...
...Reider, director of college counseling at San Francisco University High School, disagreed with this proposal. Calling the SAT “a market driven institution,” Reider said that the College Board has a strong incentive to fix its own problem to remain relevant...
...Internet auction site after real estate agents couldn't unload the unincorporated town - with no grocery store, gas station or restaurant - that's accessible only from a two-lane highway. But the eBay buyer vanished after discovering during a visit that the spot 260 miles north of San Francisco was teaming with abandoned shacks, garbage and decrepit buildings. After a succession of spooked online buyers also backed away, Bruce Krall, a commercial mortgage banker from the southern California enclave of Laguna Hills, paid a real estate agent $700,000 for it, with the intent of one day living there...
...first new Cardinal to get his hat, former San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada, was Benedict?s biggest surprise. Levada was named last August to take the Pope?s old job as the Church?s point man on all doctrinal issues as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a post that Cardinal Ratzinger held under John Paul for 24 years. When Benedict gave the job to Levada, a friend since the two worked together in Rome in the early 1980s, most Vatican insiders were shocked, having expected a European intellectual heavyweight in the post. Message: Benedict...
...particularly impressive—the principal couple’s final pose is beautifully framed by a technically stunning routine by the other 10 dancers. The evening concludes with the Boston premiere of “Lambarena,” a work that was first staged by the San Francisco Ballet in 1995. Both the choreography and score skillfully blend the classicism of Bach and ballet with the sound and movement of West Africa. In contrast to the other minimalist pieces, it provides the most defined storyline, possibly commenting on European involvement in Africa. With appropriate backdrop and costumes, this...