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S.F. fog belt gives chefs challenges

Jul. 8, 2009
What most distresses chefs who cook in the Bay Area's fog belt? They can't make gazpacho. In every other part of the country, this summertime staple highlights the season's bounty, but in San Francisco it's like eating ice cream in Antarctica. We have the...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler