Word: goldener
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...product of a can-do spirit and the need to validate one's pride. In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a hunting trip with friends in Ireland. Though he considered himself an excellent shot, Beaver was unable to bag any golden plovers. Wounded, Beaver suggested the bird might be the fastest in Europe. Upon returning from the trip, neither he nor his friends were able to locate a reference book that provided the answer...
There probably won't be an earthquake in Southern California today, but 5 million people will cower under furniture anyway. The Great ShakeOut, the biggest disaster drill in U.S. history, will show us just how prepared the Golden State will be when the Big One finally hits...
...played it through the defense to freshman Melanie Baskind. The pass allowed Baskind to advance toward goal on a breakaway. Before she could shoot, however, the freshman was fouled in the box. Junior Lizzy Nichols emphatically finished the ensuing penalty kick into the upper left corner. The golden goal ended the game and gave Harvard its first Ivy League title since 1999. The Crimson has been on a tear over the past month, and Hagner is a major reason why. In its last eight games, Harvard is 7-0-1, and all of Hagner’s 13 points have...
...California's drill, too, originally was scheduled as an exercise for only emergency officials. That exercise, called Golden Guardian, will involve about 5,000 officials, from the local police to the U.S. military, all pretending they are responding to a major quake along the San Andreas Fault...
...fight over gay marriage is not over in California, or anywhere else in the U.S. Street protests dragged into the weekend in Los Angeles and other Golden State cities, and legal challenges are already asking the California Supreme Court to overturn the Nov. 4 statewide vote on Proposition 8 that made same-sex marriage in California not only illegal but unconstitutional. On Sunday, gay-marriage supporters got an unexpected boost from Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The term-limited governor had always opposed the amendment but had not campaigned against it or come out in support of gay marriage. "They should...