ASIAN POP The Ides of MaySan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 53 minutes ago… more than a visual soundtrack — something to have on in the background while they're playing "World of Warcraft" and IMing with 12 friends at once. …
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Hearst-inspired furniture for modern castlesSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 22 hours agoShe lost half her antique business to a fire, restored it and then lost her home to another fire. But she found success crafting cigar boxes into purses, …
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Weekend motorcyclists now weekday commutersSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 8 hours ago"Compared to a car, there are a lot of advantages (to a motorcycle)," said Scott Thompson of Concord, who brought a restored 1967 Triumph TR6 to exhibit at ...
Activision, Vivendi pulling out of ESA and E3San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 10 minutes agoThat means the makers of Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft won't be officially a part of what was once the premiere video game show in the US …
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Salt Spring Island: Charming, artsy, eccentricSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 7 minutes agoThere's a contentious ban on short-term vacation rentals, a proposal for a new tourism tax and a genuine disdain for the influx of celebrity visitors. …
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HIGHER, FASTER, FARTHERNorthern California schools continue to put out top athletes Mitch Stephens, Special to The Chronicle Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (03-25) 21:54 PDT -- Few thought Kevin Craddock could be topped, but David Klech followed. Many thought the 2006 state girls crown shared by James Logan-Union City would be a long-standing highlight, then Northern California girls teams took the first five places at last year's state meet. East Bay girls, led by Jamesha Youngblood (Hercules) and Ke'Nyia Richardson (Holy Names-Oakland), piled up 10 first- or second-place medals at the 2007 state meet. It's hard to imagine Bay Area high school track and field getting much better than the l
San Francisco Chronicle: Women make gains in French politics - Female candidate seen having chance in presidential raceExcerpt:"Corinne Lepage still remembers how French lawmakers humiliated her a decade ago, ridiculing draft environmental legislation she introduced."It would never have happened if I were a man," Lepage said of the recurrent slights she says she endured when she was environment minister -- and one of a handful of female Cabinet ministers then appointed for arguably decorative purposes.It's better now for female politicians, thanks to French and European directives to level the gender playing field. And while feminists contend political parity remains a distant dream in France, one of the half-dozen female candidates running in Sunday's first-round presidential election has a shot at advancing to the next round. The two finalists will face off on May 6."http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/20/MNGDOPC9901.DTL&type=politicsAlex
San Francisco Chronicle: Pelosi, Lantos may be interested in diplomatic trip to IranExcerpt:"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, just back from a trip to Syria that sparked sharp criticism from Republicans and the Bush administration, suggested Tuesday that they may be interested in taking another diplomatic trip - to open a dialogue with Iran."http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/10/BAGV9P6C0S6.DTLAlex
San Francisco Chronicle: Obama's lucrative Internet campaign - His 100,000 donors are double number giving to ClintonExcerpt:"his base of 100,000 supporters surpasses the combined donors of Clinton, with a reported 50,000, and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, whose campaign announced he had raised $14 million from 40,000 donors."http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/05/MNGFAP353K1.DTLAlex
I hope you have Feb 24th marked on your calendar. You won't want to miss the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition public tasting event at Fort Mason this Saturday.Doors open at 1pm sharp, and you won't want to miss a minute as you'll have the opportunity to taste award winning wines from the largest competition of American wines in the world--including our double gold medal winning Petit Verdot.The event also offers a tasting of hand crafted creations from some of the world’s premier artisan food purveyors. You'll taste award winning hand crafted breads, savory meats, exotic oils, artisan cheeses, desserts, jams, sauces, and fabulous creations from Bay Area restaurants--all with spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge.If you haven't already purchased your tickets, or need directions to the event, you can get all the info you need here.ElsbethEscafeld Vineyards
The results of the 2007 San Francisco Chronicle wine competition were released today, and I'm thrilled to say that our '04 Petit Verdot did us proud, winning Double Gold, Best of Class! This competition is the largest wine competition of American wines in the world. Fifty five professional judges, representing trade, education, media, retail, and restaurants throughout the United States spent the week of Jan 8 evaluating 3,800 wines. Winning wines were awarded bronze, silver, gold, and double gold (unanimous gold by the judges). In addition, there were Best of Class awards given for each category.A public tasting will be held in San Francisco at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center on February 24, 2007, 1-5 PM, so be sure to save the date. Tickets for the event are available online.ElsbethEscafeld Vineyards
While surfing, I caught an article about the case of San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. If you happen to not know these two men, they are two San Francisco newspaper who wrote the book, "Game of Shadows" that follows the BALCO organization and case, along with career of Barry Bonds and his alleged drug use that helped him approach Hank Aaron's home run record. They have also written numerous articles about the BALCO case which involved such athletes as Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and countless others.The federal authorities want the two men jailed because they have refused to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from a doping investigation which supplied their article and book content. According to the AP the article, federal prosecutors told the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams should be jailed for up to 18 months for
The 55 judges in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition recently tasted 3,800 wines from 1,573 wineries in 20 states before handing out medals, awarding best in class honors and determining the Sweepstake Winner awards for the best sparkling, white, red and dessert/specialty wines.The Sweepstake Winners for 2007 are:-- Sparkling Wine: 1999 Roederer Estate Brut, Anderson Valley-- White Wine: 2006 Geyser Peak Winery Sauvignon Blanc, California, and 2006 Windsor Vineyards Gerwurztraminer, Alexander Valley-- Red Wine: 2005 Flying Goat Cellars Pinot Noir, Rancho Santa Rosa, and 2004 B.R. Cohn Winery Petite Sirah, North Coast-- Dessert/Specialty Beverage: 2005 Navarro Vineyards Late Harvest Muscat Blanc, Anderson Valley.
