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The smell of sod

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The organic fertilizer used at Rachel Carson Elementary over the summer break is causing some residents to pinch their noses. The contractor foreman explains the process for rejuvenating the field before classes begin again.
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Music of the Spheres

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The Dave Rocha Jazz Trumpet Trio performed for an audience at the Lick Observatory at the peak of Mt. Hamilton.
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FireFall unveiled

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Riders scream as FireFall, a new amusement ride at California’s Great America park in Santa Clara, opens for the first time.
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Tender Tracks

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Three and four-year-old children spend their day in the Tender Tracks program led by Wendolyn Bird. Bird runs a preschool that is entirely outdoors and nomadic - parents drop their children off at a Palo Alto park and then she and the kids head off in a van to a local outdoor open space.
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SLOrk

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra is an ensemble of more than 20 performers, laptops, amplifiers, controllers, and custom multi-channel speaker arrays.
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Memorial Bike Ride

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Teams Roaring Mouse Cycles and Third Pillar Racing led a joint memorial ride to honor the lives of Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson, two teammates killed on Steven’s Creek Canyon Road last Sunday while on a training ride.
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Sharks beat the Predators

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

The San Jose Sharks devoured the Nashville Predators at the H.P. Pavillion.
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Clinton’s visit

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton addresses thousands of supporters during a stop at the San Jose Convention Center.
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Body Worlds 2

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

The end of the Body Worlds 2 exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation came with around the clock viewing of the plasticized bodies and parts.
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Sharks beat Blackhawks

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in the Tank at H.P. Pavilion.
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Sharks outmatched

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

The San Jose Sharks lost to the Detroit Red Wings 6-3.
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Obama’s roundtable

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

U.S. Presidential candidate Barak Obama stopped at San Francisco’s Women’s Building to talk with four, Bay Area mothers in front of the press.
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