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Big earthquakes may give warning signals
Earthquakes are unpredictable, but there is a chance that large earthquakes may give a detectable sign a week or more before they strike, according to a Stanford University re... |
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on Dec 12, 2007 at 9:17 pm by Shake-Rattle-and-Roll, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Map showing Bay Area newspapers owned by MediaNews
This map depicts the Bay Area daily newspapers owned by MediaNews and those owned by other companies.
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 5:14 pm by princess, a resident of Stanford |
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Our Town: Trying to defuse a crisis
John Raisian, the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, showed up at a university Faculty Senate meeting many years ago wearing a World War I French Army helmet.
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on Dec 10, 2007 at 1:15 pm by davida, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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It's in the bag
Just before Halloween, three Addison Elementary School teachers helped students count plastic bags in lunchboxes and found an average of 25 per classroom. But by Wednesday tha... |
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on Dec 9, 2007 at 8:02 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Guest Opinion: Will 'clean tech' deliver us from global warming?
In case you haven't noticed, a "Clean Tech Revolution" is sweeping Silicon Valley and other centers of innovation around the globe.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 6:21 pm by deaf, dumb and blind, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Does anyone mourn our dying civil liberties, or notice?
Hello. Has anyone noticed the state by state death of our most basic civil liberties?
Read the full Guest Opinion here Web Link... |
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on Dec 5, 2007 at 1:42 pm by good grief, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Annapolis
The much touted Annapolis Middle East Peace Conference will without doubt turn out to be a complete sham designed to offer the Bush Administration an empty photo-op devoid of ... |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 1:55 pm by Not Dr Ferragamo, a resident of Stanford |
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Hoover Institution gets $10 million gift
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has received a $10 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to establish a fund to study public policy development in economics... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 3:16 pm by Rummy is Sticky, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mountain View police ask for gifts for kids
More than 1,700 children are expected to gather at the Mountain View Police Department Dec. 22 for the department's fifth annual "Cops That Care" holiday gift-giving event.
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 10:47 pm by Mayfield Child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Anti-Rumsfeld petition tops 3,200 signatures
The petition being circulated in the Stanford University community protesting the one-year appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as... |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Stanford\'s Shame, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Flying the American Flag on Memorial Day
In driving through my neighborhood in Palo Alto, I noticed a lack of U.S. flags on residents’ homes. It was Memorial Day, one of the most significant days of the year for Ame... |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Can Never Come Back Again, a resident of another community |
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Potential Press Conference Topic For Bush
Press Conference, The White House, December 2007
Reporter: Mr. President, over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Pentagon reported that less than 2% of the people under detent... |
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on Nov 26, 2007 at 4:17 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Reagan of France
It's looking like Sarkozy will win against the radical rail unions. He stood up like Reagan did. I have to admit that I did not think France was capable of producing such gr... |
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on Nov 25, 2007 at 3:09 pm by Sam, a resident of another community |
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Guest Opinion: Why Burma/Myanmar is closer than it seems to Palo Alto
I was born in Palo Alto almost 61 years ago. My son, Josiah Slone, married his UCLA classmate, a Burmese woman, Khin Khin Slone, who was born and raised in Yangon (Rangoon).
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on Nov 25, 2007 at 9:05 am by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Pedometers get people walking, study finds
Just in time for the holiday season and celebratory meals, Stanford University researchers have concluded that using pedometers gets people walking -- and they become more act... |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Garage sale to benefit Myanmar monks
Burmese handicrafts as well as weavings from refugee camps will be featured at a Palo Alto garage sale Sunday, Oct. 28, to benefit the Buddhist monks of Myanmar, who have been... |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 8:55 am by Barbara Slone, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Anonymous posting. Good or bad?
Curious what people thought about posting anonymously. It allows a lot of freedom, but seems to create many problems too. |
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 10:45 pm by Anon, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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W. Bush backs H. Clinton
If President Bush says Clinton, I say no. It only seems too ironic that he would applaud someone who voted his way for Iraq and Iran.
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 5:42 pm by ok, you\'re on..., a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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US Public Debt as a percentage of GDP
Here's an interesting graph of the US public debt as a percentage of the GDP. I've always wondered what happened to fiscal conservation after the supply side voodoo economis... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 9:21 am by To Gary, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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America's oldest Girl Scout turns 101
Marianne Crowder of Palo Alto received a surprising call in February.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, Apr... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 9:10 am by Nancy Pugh, a resident of another community |
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Warning issued for egg donors
Two Stanford medical bioethicists say women who donate eggs for stem-cell research are not being adequately informed of potential health risks, including infertility and death... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm by MM Cortez, a resident of another community |
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CARMA: List of World's Highest Co2 Emitters
A superb tool for viewing Co2 emissions, per region, city, etc.
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 7:48 pm by Greg, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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News analysis: Vanishing voices in media
It's not unusual for industries to face unprecedented financial pressures, a declining reach of product and massive consolidation in today's global marketplace. But a variety ... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:25 am by a, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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green or at least decent credit card?
Does anyone know of credit card issued by a decent financial insttution, i.e., not B of A, Capital One, etc.? Green would be even better. I googled, but the info is all out... |
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on Nov 17, 2007 at 8:52 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Open space district to remove dead oak trees
Two trees that have succumbed to Sudden Oak Death will be removed in the next month from the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve because they pose potential health hazards to hike... |
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on Nov 17, 2007 at 6:23 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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