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A shark accosted a kayaker off a Pacifica beach on Tuesday, but the man escaped unharmed, police said.

The incident happened off Pacifica State Beach at 4:55 p.m. as the man was fishing from a kayak, said Pacifica police Capt. Joe Spanheimer.

A shark swam up to the fisherman, “bit the kayak   …  More

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Snow Summit and Bear Mountain are for sale because some shareholders want to cash out, according to Richard Kun, president of Snow Summit Ski Corp., owner of the two Big Bear Lake resorts.

“We’re a fairly old, mature company, 60 years in existence,” Kun said Tuesday during a phone interview. “A number of shareholders have been with us that entire time, and some want to liquidate.”

Summit is not directly dealing   …  More

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You probably need cut some slack to those who have expressed disappointment with the quality of racing in the LMP1 class at Le Mans the last two years: Even though the Toyota TS030 hybrids made things surprisingly interesting in last weekend’s race, and even though the Audi R18 hybrids are just so dang cool, the big boy division has been kind of drab.

How drab? The decision by Peugeot to withdraw from racing after the 2011 season left the LMP1 class so hollow that some observers have viewed LMP1 as Audi shadow boxing with itself.

But relief for the disaffected is in sight. In fact, at Le Mans last weekend    …  More

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