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Teacher inherits $7 million in gold coins from reclusive cousin
Teacher inherits $7 million: Actually, it was $7.4 million stash. A San Rafael teacher inherited two wheel barrows worth of 2,900 Austrian coins, 4,500 from Mexico, 500 from Britain, and 400 U.S. gold pieces.
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Loner leaves $7.4 million in gold coins to long-lost cousin
Loner leaves $7.4 million in gold coins to his first cousin, a San Francisco-area teacher who was named his sole heir. The $7.4 million fortune come from a wide variety of Austrian gold coins, some that date as far back as the 1890s.
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UC Davis students put up new encampment
The encampment was again erected Monday, hours after the campus police chief was put on administrative leave and the chancellor was shouted down at a demonstration while trying to apologize for the incident that happened at a protest held Friday in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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California should sell its prison with a bay view
San Quentin Prison, near the San Francisco Bay, sits property worth a lot of money—money that the state could use.
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Is your office going to the dogs? Five top dog-friendly employers.
Only 17 percent of US employers allow pets, even though researchers find that dogs make employees happier, more productive, and encourage teamwork. Plus, having your Pekinese or chocolate Lab begging for a walk is a perfect way to break up a routine workday. Here are five top dog-friendly companies:
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Beyond racism: A 'Little Rock Nine' member and civil rights
Getting beyond racism, a 'Little Rock Nine' member looks back on the evolution of US civil rights
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'Back to Future,' 'Jurassic Park' to become video games
Video game developer Telltale Games announced that it will be releasing adaptations of 'Back to the Future' and 'Jurassic Park' for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, and Mac this winter.
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Leasing the sun
Discount deals and tax incentives help homeowners go solar,
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Greens take a cue from financiers
Environmental ‘derivatives’ encourage creative, proactive conservation.
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Americans put themselves on the path to green careers.
Interest and job openings grow in a variety of eco-friendly fields.
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San Francisco weighs green-building law
The city may pass the most far-reaching ordinance in the US in March. It would require most new commercial and residential high-rises to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.
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Margaret Rogers joins board of the Christian Science church
She replaces retiring member M. Victor Westberg on the five-person board of directors.
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