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“He teaches each of us how to practice our own difficult passages”

As the violinists' bows glided gracefully over the strings of their instruments, the tranquil nightly atmosphere in Stanford's Campbell Recital Hall was suddenly mellowed with a thousand nuances and dampened ... via Stanford Daily

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“It's not good to be burning a lot of oil from far-flung regions to bring in food. In our backyard are some of the best local farmers in the world, and we like buying from them.”

WHEN PAULA Page grabs a piece of fruit at the market, it's not enough that it's organic or pesticide-free. The health-conscious Menlo Park publicist wants to know that it wasn't trucked in from Argentina or ... via Inside Bay Area

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“Housing prices are still high in relation to what most people are paid around here”

Home sales continued their downward spiral in San Mateo County in March, while home prices also plummeted in many local cities, a report revealed Tuesday. via Inside Bay Area

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“We've never had a single mountain lion attack in San Mateo County, not one”

Writes Mrs. Mylon Rembold : "Do you know the name of the first movie shown at the Seaview Theater? I do. via Pacifica Tribune

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“I realized that we needed something more permanent to showcase (the art). There was so much talent in this community.”

Various drills, grinders, hammers, a hydraulic press and an acetylene- and oxygen-powered soldering torch compete for counter space in Edith Sommer's renovated garage, pushing her home's water heater forcibly ... via Palo Alto Weekly

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“A lot of people install plants that look good. We installed plants that look good and are low-water”

A year ago, Menlo Park resident Vicki O'Day and native plant professional Peigi Duvall tore out everything in O'Day's backyard, with one purpose in mind: reintroducing California native species to the space -- ... via Palo Alto Weekly

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“But we don't know what the magic number would be”

ONCE AGAIN, the fragmented nature of San Mateo County's government structure is going to have a major effect on a looming proposal that would embrace the entire area from Brisbane to Portola Valley. via Inside Bay Area

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It's hard to come to the defense of Larry Ellison, the $25 billion chairman of Oracle. via San Jose Mercury News

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“When I'm building, a tremendous amount of my energy goes into that bike, that person”

Spinmeister: Steelman, near his Redwood City, Calif., workshop, makes only about 50 bikes a year. via Fortune

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“It's a permanent, ongoing reduction.”

Larry Ellison just got even richer. Ellison, worth $25 billion according to Forbes, challenged the San Mateo County assessment of his 23-acre Japanese-style compound in Woodside. via San Jose Mercury News

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