The missing link was alumni engagement and Cal has had no epicenter for entrepreneurs thus far.

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The official said the suspect made no mention of Cal Ripken, an indication that he might not have known she is the mother of a famous former baseball player.

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The spread of the blaze seemed to slow early Thursday morning, and crews gained greater containment, now pegged at 40% with no growth in acreage, according to the state agency Cal Fire.

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