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Social Web sites fill student loan gap

"I love other people foremost," she wrote in her online appeal. "I think my listening and communication skills stemming from a compassionate heart would make me an excellent counselor." Reynolds had already exhausted federal student loans. And ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Jonathan Brown,  Virgin Money

Opposition to same-sex marriage ban grows

The poll found that just 38 percent of likely voters support the measure, while 55 percent intend to vote no. That compares with 42 percent in support and 51 percent opposed in July. Brown amended the Proposition 8 summary language after the state ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Jerry Brown,  Brad Pitt,  U.S. Democratic Party

Green cement may set CO2 fate in concrete

Now, 22 years later, he wants to repair the world. Constantz says he has invented a green cement that could eliminate the huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed into the atmosphere by the manufacturers of the everyday cement used in concrete for ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Dynegy Inc.,  Sierra Club,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Congress

Green cement may set carbon emissions fate in concrete

Now, 22 years later, he wants to repair the world. Constantz says he has invented a green cement that could eliminate the huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed into the atmosphere by the manufacturers of the everyday cement used in concrete for ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Dynegy Inc.,  Sierra Club,  Arnold Schwarzenegger

My little fashion plate

Maybe that's why she was crying. (Sorry Elsa dear, but welcome to the world of hand-me-downs.) To get a heads-up about the sample sale, you have to sign up for Tea Collection e-mails (know you'll be getting all Tea e-mails, not just those about the ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Nordstrom, Inc.

OAKLAND / UC provost heads to United Arab Emirates

He will be the chief operating officer and chief academic officer for the research university in Al-Ain, located in the Abu Dhabi Emirate of the United Arab Emirates. The school, which has 15,000 students and was established in 1976, is that country's ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Aug 2008

Stanford plans to expand, modernize hospital

Some of the West's most cutting-edge medicine is practiced at Stanford Hospital in an Eisenhower-era facility built when heart and bone marrow transplants were a distant dream. Now plans are moving forward to replace the old hospital with a new one ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Marc Andreessen

Crash turns dog owners' reunion into tragedy

(07-06) 18:04 PDT -- A happy journey to reunite with their championship bichon frise dogs ended in tragedy Saturday for two Northern California couples when their car swerved off a Colorado highway, killing one person from each couple. Verna File, 65, ...

From CARRIE STURROCK,TANYA SCHEVITZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Nestor, Inc.

ORINDA / Wandering cow stalls morning commute

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index A cow held up commuters for nearly an hour Tuesday morning after walking onto the westbound lanes of Highway 24 on the east side of the Caldecott Tunnel. Authorities believe it's ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Jun 2008

Wayward cow holds up Hwy. 24 commuters

A cow with wanderlust held up commuters for nearly an hour this morning after crossing the westbound lanes of Hwy 24 on the east side of the Caldecott Tunnel. The tan bovine then hung out in the highway median before approaching the tunnel entrance, ...

From CARRIE STURROCK, San Francisco Chronicle,  3 Jun 2008

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