Pizarro: Symphony Silicon Valley Concert a Prelude to Nobel Prize for Violin …
Pizarro: Symphony Silicon Valley concert a prelude to Nobel Prize for violin …
It's not uncommon for musicians performing in San Jose to head out immediately for their next gig, but few of them wind up traveling as far as violinist Mayuko Kamio, the featured soloist at Symphony Silicon Valley's… Continue reading
Waste Into Gas
Waste into gas
The San Jose Mercury News reported that the plant — a partnership between two companies, GreenWaste and Zanker Road Resource Management — is scheduled to open later this month. It will turn food waste from across the city into compost and methane …
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Henrik Lundqvist Signs Big, Risky Extension
Henrik Lundqvist signs big, risky extension
Jose Theodore, 37, might have played his last game. Nikolai Khabibulin (40) and Jean-Sebastien Giguere (36) … I want to have surgery and rehab it slow.” Cohen appeared in 43 games for Providence last season. … Cohen played in five games, then …
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Correction: Vatican-Legion of Christ Story
Correction: Vatican-Legion of Christ story
Marcial Maciel founded the cult-like Legion in 1941 in Mexico and oversaw its growth into a large and prominent congregation despite credible reports that he was a drug addict and child molester. After Maciel's death in 2008, the Legion admitted that …
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Former NBA Player Gets 8 Years in Illinois Prison
Former NBA player gets 8 years in Illinois prison
Clark's defense attorneys requested that the judge recommend he serve time at an Illinois Department of Corrections drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility outside Chicago so he can continue treatment. Attorney Jim Martinkus of Champaign said after …
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Investors Cool on Biotech IPOs as Shares Fall
Investors cool on biotech IPOs as shares fall
The trouble for biotech IPOs started on Sept. 20, when it was announced that a potential treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed in a late-stage study. The treatment was developed by Dutch company Prosensa Holding which went public on June 28 …
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Eastern State Hospital CEO Hal Wilson Resigns
Eastern State Hospital CEO Hal Wilson resigns — The first casualty in the wake of Phillip Paul’s escape from Eastern State Hospital came late Wednesday morning when hospital CEO Hal Wilson announced his re…
Congressmen hear from NC opponents of health law
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Utah Doctor's Conviction Follows Family's Pursuit
Utah doctor's conviction follows family's pursuit
He was accused of hounding his 50-year-old wife to get a face-lift, pumping her full of drugs and helping her into a bathtub. … Pleasant Grove, 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, and captured national attention because the defendant was a wealthy …… Continue reading
Newark 'Peace Convention' to Be Held Sunday by American Muslim Voice …
Newark 'Peace Convention' to be held Sunday by American Muslim Voice …
Jeff Moore, president of the NAACP's San Jose chapter; Rabbi Shelly Lewis, author of the book "Torah of Reconciliation"; peace activist Shane Claiborne; Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez; and several others. They will be discussing issues such… Continue reading