California freefall: Prices fall 26%... Mar 27, 2008
The prices are coming down and people on this board can now buy in Riverside, Pomona, Lancaster, Palmdale and other scorched earth locations in SoCal. Buy a house, be happy and please stay out of my neighborhood. (The Drudge Report)
Gauchos Travel to Long Beach State Saturday With No. 1 Seed in Big West Tournament on the Line Mar 8, 2008
This season, Santa Barbara logged home wins over Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Davis, Long Beach State, UC RIverside, UNLV, San Francisco, Montana State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine and Cal Poly Pomona ... Finally, the three-pointer he hit in the last game was his second of the season and his first since Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Gauchos Travel to Cal State Northridge for Important Big West Basketball Showdown Thursday, Harris Named All-District 15 Mar 5, 2008
This season, Santa Barbara logged home wins over Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Davis, Long Beach State, UC RIverside, UNLV, San Francisco, Montana State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine and Cal Poly Pomona ... In fact, in the last three games, the Pomona, Calif. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Gauchos Put Three-Game Winning Streak on the Line in BracketBusters Game at Utah State Feb 22, 2008
Pajevic had a season-high five assists on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Husband, wife race at work Feb 22, 2008
They had mixed results two weeks ago in Pomona, Calif. the first of 24 events. (AZCentral -- Sports)
UCSB Remains on the Road for Key Big West Game at Pacific, BracketBuster Contest at Utah State Feb 20, 2008
Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Gauchos Open Three-Game Road Trip Saturday at UC Davis Feb 16, 2008
Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. He has had four or more 11 times this year, including four times in the last nine games. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
UCSB-Cal Poly Renew Central Coast Rivalry on Valentine's Day Feb 13, 2008
With victories over Long Beach State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, the Gauchos opened the year with a perfect 7-0 home record, extending a two-season home victory streak to nine in a row ... Pajevic has had three or more assists eight times this year, going for a season-high five on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, in addition to Feb. 7 against Fullerton. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Colts, Redskins to play in Hall of Fame game Feb 11, 2008
Defending Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher raced to his 42nd career victory in the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif ... Schumacher covered the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona quarter-mile strip in 4. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Exxon fights Chávez' Venezuela for compensation in courts Feb 11, 2008
"It obviously represents an effort by Exxon not only to address its concerns in Venezuela but to try to deter the increasing tendency of economic nationalism in Latin America and elsewhere," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, a Latin America oil and politics expert at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. "It may embolden other companies to do the same thing.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Human behaviour: Killer instincts Jan 31, 2008
David Buss, of the University of Texas at Austin, and Joshua Duntley, of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona, have developed a controversial 'homicide adaptation theory. The theory proposes that, over evolutionary history, humans have repeatedly encountered a wide range of situations in which the benefits of killing another person outweighed the costs particularly when the assessed costs of murder are low, success is likely and other 00004000 non-lethal options have been... (Nature News Service)
Computer glitch delays 265 East Coast flights Jan 25, 2008
Operators believe the problem is related to software, but sent a data-recording device to an FAA lab in Pomona, N.J., yesterday for further analysis, Peters said. For 45 minutes starting at about 6 p.m., the controllers went to a backup system. (Boston Globe)
How Nez rose to power so fast Champion of Prop. 93, in Assembly only 5... Jan 22, 2008
How Nez rose to power so fast / Champion of Prop. 93, in Assembly only 5 years, had modest beginnings. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
UCSB Travels to Cal Poly Before Returning Home for Five of Six Jan 16, 2008
With wins over Long Beach State, Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, the Gauchos opened the year with a perfect 7-0 Thunderdome record, extending a two-season home victory streak to nine in a row ... He scored a career-high 24 on Nov. 15 against Cal Poly Pomona, and since he averaged just 5 ... He had a season-high five assists on Nov. 15 against Cal Pomona and then he had four on Jan. 3 against Long Beach State. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Gauchos Remain on the Road, Travel to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday Jan 12, 2008
8%, but in 12 games since missing the Gauchos' home opener against Cal Poly Pomona, he has made 34 out of 58 three-point attempts, 58 ... The Pomona native has scored 10 or more nine times in 16 games, this season, all in the last 13 games ... Previously, he had a high of two three-point baskets, once each against Northwestern State and Cal Poly Pomona. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Citrus Town's Got Zest Jan 6, 2008
The museum at Pomona College is currently featuring an exhibit by alumnus James Turrell, who plays with the viewer's perception of light ... Pomona College Museum of Art, 330 N. College Ave. (909) 621-8283. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The Plaza: A storied past Jan 2, 2008
Fully clothed, F. Scott Fitzgerald romped outside The Plaza in the tiered Pulitzer Fountain, which is topped by a statue of Pomona, goddess of abundance -- a fitting symbol for the hotel and its address at 59th and Fifth, nexus of New York affluence and privilege. Rachel Wanne, a physician in Bellingham, Wash. (Newsday -- New York City)
Prattans resolve to cut trees, make friends and watch KU Jan 1, 2008
Deborah Nasca and her husband Duane Hanks have just moved to Pratt from Pomona, Calif. to get away from the traffic and pollution and get to a town where it's safe and friendly. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
UCSB Travels to Eastern Washington for Final Non-Conference Game Dec 28, 2007
Six of the wins during the eight-game streak (Cal Poly Pomona, San Francisco, Montana State, UNLV, Pepperdine and Utah Valley) came at home, and two (Loyola Marymount and Ball State) came on the road ... The Gauchos At Home With wins over Utah Valley, Pepperdine, UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, UCSB is 6-0 at the Thunderdome this season ... On Dec. 5, Pepperdine had 25 turnovers and on Nov. 15, Cal Poly Pomona had 24. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
FOLLOWING UP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS / After 20 years in prison, Flozelle Woodmore encounters the joys and struggles of adjustment to life in the outside world. Dec 25, 2007
" Johanna Hoffmann, the Oakland-based attorney who successfully represented Woodmore before the parole board, said the family reunification has been "touching and inspiring" to observe - especially Woodmore's building of a relationship with her daughter and granddaughter after years of separation. Woodmore's ultimate goal is to enroll in community college to become certified to counsel battered women. She particularly wants to help teens, to show them there is a way out of abusive relationships.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
WEEKLY RELEASE: Vikings travel to UC San Diego to compete in fifth tournament Dec 21, 2007
The Vikings will play Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, Dec. 28, at 5 p.m., and for the third time this season meet host and nationally ranked UC San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. ... Cal Poly Pomona is off to a 1-4 start (Dec ... Dec. 28 WESTERN vs. Cal Poly Pomona, 5 p.m. Seattle Pacific vs. UC San Diego, 7 p.m. Sat. (Wwuvikings.com)
Preseason FAB 50 Girls Hoops Rankings Dec 14, 2007
Also starting is Cal-Poly Pomona commit Rosslyn Beard. Junior outside bomber Ashley Boggs comes off the bench for instant offense, but the biggest addition will be Jazmine's younger sister, 6-0 Kamilah Jackson, moving into the starting center position. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Women's Basketball Heads South To Face The University Of San Diego Dec 5, 2007
The group includes forward of Bishop Amat HS from Riverside, CA; guard of Edison HS and Alexandria, VA; forward of Diamond Ranch HS and Pomona, CA; guard from Pasadena, CA Muir HS; forward from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS; from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS.. Pre-Season Prognostications The Pac-10 women's basketball coaches picked UCLA to finish fifth in the conference in the annual pre-season poll. (Uclabruins.com)
Notre Dame Baseball Completes Strong Eight-Player Fall Signee Class Dec 3, 2007
" ISPAS BIO. NOTES - Received second team all-league honors as a junior at Los Osos High School, after posting a 3-0 conference record with two saves and a 0.77 ERA in conference action ... also named most outstanding pitcher on the 2007 LOHS squad (while playing for coach Anthony Vasquez) ... currently playing for the Boston Red Sox scout team and the Milwaukee Brewers Elite Team ... selected to the Milwaukee Brewers 2007 Area Code Team during the summer of 2007, when he also was named to the... (Und.com)
UCSB Carries Four-Game Winning Streak to Loyola Marymount Saturday Dec 1, 2007
The Gauchos have opened the home portion of their schedule with four consecutive wins, defeating Cal Poly Pomona 75-56, San Francisco 74-69, Montana State 76-61 and UNLV 63-60 ... Probable Reserves - Notes G - - Made the first three-pointer of his career against Cal Poly Pomona ... The Gauchos At Home With wins over UNLV, Montana State, San Francisco and Cal Poly Pomona, UCSB is 4-0 at the Thunderdome this season. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Men's Water Polo Heads to Air Force for WWPA Championships Nov 16, 2007
No. 2 Seed Broncos Battle No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer In First Round ... The team will face off against Pomona-Pitzer in the first round on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. (MT) ... If Santa Clara beats Pomona, they face a potential rematch of the thrilling overtime upset of LMU, but head coach does not have that on his mind right now. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Life design: Predock 'moves through space' Nov 16, 2007
Several public projects followed, including the Rio Grande Nature Center off of Candelaria NW in Albuquerque; the Nelson Fine Arts Center at in Phoenix; Las Vegas Central Library and Children's Museum in Nevada; at in Paris; the Classroom and Laboratory Building at in Pomona, Calif. the American Heritage Center at the in Laramie; and the Social Sciences and Humanities Building at the in Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Gauchos Open Home Schedule Thursday, Play Six of Next Seven at Thunderdome Nov 15, 2007
Sophomore guard Justin Joyner and the UCSB men's basketball team will make their regular season home debut on Thursday night when they host Cal Poly Pomona ... After going 2-1 at Stanford's Basketball Travelers Classic, UCSB hosts Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday ... The Schedule Game No. 4 Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos at UCSB's Thunderdome. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
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" Goodwin's feats of engineering have become gradually more visible over the past year. Last summer, Imperium Renewables contacted MTV's show Pimp My Ride about creating an Earth Day special in which Goodwin would convert a muscle car to run on biodiesel. The show chose a '65 Chevy Impala, and when the conversion was done, he'd doubled its mileage to 25 mpg and increased its pull from 250 to 800 horsepower. As a stunt, MTV drag-raced the Impala against a Lamborghini on California's Pomona... (FastCompany)
10/24/2007 - North County Times reporters answer your questions Oct 25, 2007
Cynthia wrote on Oct 24, 2007 4:23 PM:" Just heard that the Fairplex in Pomona is now an evacuation site also. ". Mark Walker, North County Times reporter wrote on Oct 24, 2007 4:23 PM:" Here's an update on Fallbrook homes from our crew in the field as of 4 p.m. Here is the latest on damaged and destroyed homes in Fallbrook and areas where homes appear to be OK: Four roads where homes are undamaged: Vista del Pacifico Peony Drive Citrus Lane Citrus Drive No homes or businesses have been damaged... (North County Times)
Arcadia High School Student Named Rose Queen Oct 17, 2007
Brown is a member of the Christian Service Club and wants to attend Brown University or Pomona College to study biology and become a dentist. She enjoys knitting and making jewelry. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Seven Princesses Begin Their Reign as the 2008 Royal Court for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Oct 9, 2007
Zena hopes to attend Brown University or Pomona College to study biology and become a dentist. Her parents are Eugene and Mary Brown and she has five siblings: Natashia, 39; Ira, 38; Wendy, 29; Rocky, 27; and Gina, 24. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Limitless Sky Sep 29, 2007
Local band, A Skylit Drive, kicks off its next tour today, with their first stop in Pomona. They will perform throughout the country in places such as Chicago, Rochester New York, Ashbury Park, N.J., Portland, Maine; and Nashville. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Hopkins Takes Over Top Spot in Division III Poll Sep 21, 2007
Pomona Pitzer-3, 88 4. California Lutheran-4, 83 5. (Hopkinssports.com)
Not your dad's RV Sep 15, 2007
They pilot these 7-miles-per-gallon presidential suites from Manitoba to Pomona chasing sunsets. Ah, you have arrived whisper wood cabinets that gleam like a fresh manicure, window shades that shroud at a button's push, wall-to-wall carpeting studded with mood lights and a custom mirror above the bed should the mood strike. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A zoo replays old stereotypes of Africa Sep 7, 2007
Char Miller is a visiting professor of environmental analysis and history at Pomona College, Calif. Anene Ejikeme teaches African history at Trinity University, San Antonio. (Christian Science Monitor)
Remembering Betty Serry: Former Fallbrook resident helped found Baptist church Sep 6, 2007
After the war, they spent time in Canon City, Pomona and Lancaster, before moving in 1957 to Fallbrook, where they owned a citrus and avocado grove. A desire for a warmer climate took the couple to Hawaii, where they developed the 11-acre coffee and macadamia nut operation in which Earl remains involved. (North County Times)
Get your motor running Aug 30, 2007
Situated in a 28,500-square-foot building at the Los Angeles Fairplex in Pomona, it houses hot rods, street rods, muscle cars, customs, classics, racers and a variety of speed-related paraphernalia. The museum also sponsors educational seminars to discuss what else. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Lady Indians slide past Alameda Aug 26, 2007
When Bollinger was coaching at Golden he faced Alameda's head coach Cindy Guthals regularly when she was at Pomona. Bollinger also tried to recruit Cisneros when he was coaching club softball on the Front Range. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
UNLV Releases 2008 Schedule Aug 23, 2007
4-5 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, CA 4 Pomona Pitzer Invitational Claremont, CA 11-12 UCLA Invitational Los Angeles, CA 18-20 Mt SAC Relays Walnut, CA 19 Long Beach Invitational Long Beach, CA 26 UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, NV. May 3 Steve Scott Invitational Irvine, CA 16-17 MWC Outdoor Championship Fort Worth, TX 30-31 NCAA West Regional Northridge, CA. (Unlvrebels.com)
Sovereignty, NAFTA loom large at summit Aug 22, 2007
"We've now had more than a decade of implementation of NAFTA, and there's a rising sense of negatives associated with that in particular a sense of loss of local control to some overarching superentity even as the promises of NAFTA uplifting everyone, creating jobs, and enhancing the rate of development do not seem to have been kept," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, an expert in Western Hemisphere relations at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. "In all three countries, people feel this... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
SDSU Track and Field Announces 2008 Schedule Aug 15, 2007
for the Stanford Invitational while their `B' team will compete in Pomona, Calif. at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 4-5. (Goaztecs.com)
Cases of blood-sucking bedbug soar in S California Aug 14, 2007
Western Exterminator Co., which serves California, reported a 240 percent increase in bedbug work from 2000 to 2006, and Isotech Pest Management Inc. in Pomona, a suburban city near Los Angeles, is conducting about 1,000 inspections a month -- 700 percent more than last year. Among a number of reasons cited for the infestations of the bug, whose formal name is Cimex lectularius, are the ban on the insecticide DDT years ago and an increase in international travel, the report said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Movers and Shakers Aug 12, 2007
Originally from northern California, Spees received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. and a master's in international finance from Columbia University in New York City. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Summer research programs attract bright, motivated students UCR, Aug. 10 Aug 11, 2007
UC NewsWire -- Summer research programs attract bright, motivated students. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 10, 2007 University of California Riverside. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Home Remedy Aug 5, 2007
Casey Campbell/Gazette-TimesDesiree Hansen, a third-year medical student from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... Hansen is one of 12 third-year osteopathic medical students from Western University of Health Sciences, a private college in Pomona, Calif ... But after two years of classroom instruction in Pomona, she s excited to be able to apply what she s learned. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Former Sunset publisher Melvin Lane dies at 85 Aug 1, 2007
He attended Palo Alto High School and Pomona College and graduated from Stanford in 1944. He served in the Navy in World War II and began working at Sunset magazine afterward. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Energizer Examines the Essence of an Encore During the Van's Warped Tour Jul 24, 2007
"America's most successful festival" (Rolling Stone) and America's longest-running touring festival -- the Vans Warped TourPresented by THE NEW AT&T -- will launch its 13th year June 29 in Pomona, CA and wrap August 25 in Los Angeles, CA. The traveling punk rock summer camp fuses cutting-edge musical artists, action sports and a wide range of attractions for fans. Bands confirmed for this summer's tour include: Anberlin, Bad Religion, Bleed The Dream, Coheed and Cambria, Hawthorne Heights,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Alysia Johnson: Loud & Clear Jul 17, 2007
One cousin, Dayne Comrie, grew up to run hurdles at UC Irvine; her older brother, Eric, recently completed his senior year as a 400-meter specialist at Cal Poly Pomona; and her younger cousin, K.J. Comrie, is a sprinter at Hart High School. An admittedly "super-competitive person," Johnson began to concentrate on the 800 in high school, and by her senior year, she was voted the Santa Clarita Valley Athlete of the Year. (Calbears.com)
You want screenwriting advice? Ask this writer Jul 17, 2007
"He's a major player on the scene," says Solano, who is an assistant professor in the theater department at California State University, Cal Poly Pomona. "Having directed various very high- profile films," Solano says, "there's an intimacy with the industry that is very hard to come by."Silberling, 43, has worked in films and television, honing his craft as a director, writer and producer. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Big Bear hosts Great Race Jul 12, 2007
The cars head to Pomona from Big Bear for the overnight stop, then finish the race in Anaheim. Fowler called the penultimate day of the Great American Race brutal for the drivers. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Trip to North Carolina, Stanford Tournament, UNLV Visit to the Thunderdome Highlight 2007-08 Gaucho Basketball Schedule Jun 27, 2007
The Gauchos play their first regular season home game on Nov. 15 when they host Cal Poly Pomona, a Division II program ... Nov. 15 Cal Poly Pomona UCSB 7:00 Tues. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Richard C. Seaver, 85; oil-drilling exec, donor to L.A. Opera Jun 14, 2007
His father was from a pioneering Pomona family; his grandparents' home is used as Pomona College's alumni house ... Seaver earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Pomona in 1946 and a law degree from UC Berkeley in 1949 ... Five siblings also graduated from Pomona College. (Los Angeles Times)
Cal Women's Basketball Adds Kevin Morrison As Assistant Coach Jun 13, 2007
A 1994 graduate of Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in social work, Morrison spent over nine years as a social worker and high school guidance counselor. Morrison joins a California program that posted a 23-9 overall record in 2006-07, which was one win shy of matching the 1983-84 Bears (24-8) for the most wins in school history. (Calbears.com)
Mississippi State team floating an entry in national concrete canoe competition Jun 12, 2007
Also in the competition are teams from California Polytechnic State University at Pomona and San Luis Obispo; City College of New York; cole de technologie suprieure in Quebec, Canada; and Fairmont State, Michigan Technological, New Mexico State, North Carolina State, Ohio Northern, Washington State, and Western Kentucky universities. Others come from the universities of Florida, Houston, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Maine, Nevada at Reno, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Wisconsin at... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
President's Radio Address Jun 3, 2007
Do any stations in Pomona carry it. On Tuesday, America took new actions to address the ongoing genocide in Darfur. (White House News Releases)
USC Hosts UC Santa Barbara Before Important Ser... May 17, 2007
Burton, who also teaches in the USC physical education department, has an eight-year coaching career that includes stops at Riverside Community College and Cal Poly Pomona. TROJAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME -- On Feb. 1, 2003, the USC Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public for the first time. (Usctrojans.com)
Track & Field Apr 29, 2007
- Track And Field Concludes Successful Competition At California Collegiate Challenge - Track And Field Posts Four NCAA Regional Marks At California Collegiate Challenge - World Class Athletes Set To Compete At 12th Annual Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational - Track And Field Produces Eight Winners At Final Day Of Triton Invitational - Women Throwers Perform Well On First Day Of Triton Invitational - Stanford Throwers Compete At Mt. Sac Relays - Stanford Men And Women Sweep Big Meet - Stanford... (Gostanford.com)
The drive to save Scroggins site Apr 22, 2007
Efforts to save the cars are intensified by news that the Southern California Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society now wants them for a museum at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. Chairperson Loren Martens recently contacted the newspaper and the county about their availability. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
USC Sets Eight Meet Records At The Pepsi Team Invitational In Oregon Apr 9, 2007
" Sophomore was the other Trojan female to set a meet record in winning the women's hammer throw competition with a season-best throw of 218-9 (66.69m). Trojan men winning events with a meet record mark were freshman in the 200m with a time of 20.91 and senior in the shot put with a career-best outdoor and NCAA-leading throw of 66-2 1/4 (20.17m). It also is the second-best throw in school history, behind Doug Lane's shot of 66-11 1/4 (20.40m) on May 19, 1972. Other Trojan females winning events... (Pac-10.org)
Wilright Claims 400 Hurdles Title At Cal-Nevada With School-Record Time Of 51.02 Apr 1, 2007
29 while Adam Moore of Cal Poly Pomona took third in 52. 55. (Ucdavisaggies.com)
SDSU Track and Field Set For Cal-Nevada Championships in Fresno Beginning Friday Mar 27, 2007
SDSU, which established four more NCAA regional qualifying performances at the Trojan Invitational upping its total to 12, will be competing in its fourth straight meet within the borders of California before splitting its squad the week after for the Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) and the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Pomona, Calif. Competition in the Lone Star State will begin April 4 and end on April 7, while the one-day Pomona-Pitzer Invitational is set for April 7. (Goaztecs.com)
2007 IRL IndyCar schedule Mar 21, 2007
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Pomona, CA. Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher; Funny Car: John Force; Pro Stock: Greg Anderson; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Craig Treble. (USA Today -- Sports)
Chávez's oil largesse winning fans abroad Mar 5, 2007
"By situating Venezuela in these various international arenas of cooperation, the Chvez government is also attempting to limit what the US can do to isolate Venezuela," says Miguel Tinker-Salas, a Latin America oil and politics expert at Pomona College in California. Certainly, providing subsidized oil to help residents pay bills and access public transportation has raised his visibility, cloaking him in the role of benefactor, says Larry Birns, director of the left- leaning Council on... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Women's Water Polo Fends off Pomona-Pitzer Mar 4, 2007
The UCLA women's water polo team rolled past Pomona-Pitzer by a score of 13-4 at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon ... Pomona scored the first three goals of the second half ... scored for the Bruins to push the lead back to ten, but then Karen Bonner added one more for Pomona with about three minutes to play. (Uclabruins.com)
