Fiction Review David Gutersons The Other
- June
- 11
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Two 16-year-old runners from opposite sides of Seattle, one descended from bankers, the other from “nail bangers,” meet at a high school race. They connect over a shared love of wilderness hiking and lighting out for the territories - “with all the subtext of escape implied by that phrase from Huck Finn.”
Neil Countryman, who narrates [...]
From Half Moon Bay To High School Musical
- June
- 9
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OMG! The live stage version of Disney’s “High School Musical” is finally bopping into San Jose. The chipper “tween” juggernaut hits the Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday through Sunday as part of the American Musical Theatre season.
A It’s been so great to see my family and friends and my boyfriend. What’s really cool [...]
Blood sweat and cheers
- April
- 6
He is a rare rugby commodity, the kind northern hemisphere and Japanese clubs clamour for.
A former All Black still playing in the Super 14, a tryscoring machine, a player who seemingly never gets injured, a player who recently notched up his 300th first-class match.
The overseas cheque books have been at the ready since Ralph played [...]
Billy Crystal plays for Yankees strikes out
- March
- 14
TAMPA, Fla. - Billy Crystal got to live out his
lifelong dream of playing for the Yankees yesterday. Even though he didn’t reach base in his lone at-bat - after getting ahead 3-and-1, Crystal struck out swinging against Pirates lefthander Paul Maholm - he said: “It was unbelievable. It’s the strangest, greatest moment of my life. [...]
Crystal works count before fanning vs. Maholm
- March
- 14
TAMPA, Fla. - Billy Crystal got to live out his lifelong dream of playing for the Yankees Thursday. Even though he didn’t reach base in his lone at-bat — after getting ahead 3-and-1, Crystal struck out swinging against Pirates lefthander Paul Maholm — he said: “It was unbelievable. It’s the strangest, [...]
Ala. Students Recall Tornado a Year Ago
- March
- 6
ENTERPRISE, Ala. - At Enterprise High School, time is measured by the tornado that slammed into the school a year ago Saturday, killing eight students when a hallway collapsed.”Our timeline here is the tornado. If you say you were in a car accident, the first question is always `Was it before or after the tornado?’” [...]
Kids play grow at camp
- March
- 6
Don’t think of camp as just a way to keep kids occupied during the long days of summer.
The right summer camp can accelerate a child’s development and provide lifelong skills, psychologists say.
At camp, kids get to live communally, engage in a variety of recreational activities and spend time away from home and family. [...]
New heights of luxury in Century City
- February
- 8
Plans for a 45-story, wisp-thin tower of ultra-luxury condominiums between Beverly Hills High School and the Los Angeles Country Club are set to be unveiled today. Developers say it would be one of the most expensive residential buildings in the West.
The $400-million tower along one of the area’s toniest corridors would be the first building [...]
Encanto: Visualizing Advances in Supercomputing
- February
- 3
A Lot Going On
There are water systems, electrical systems, sewage systems, calculations of how the building will respond to windstorms and dust storms. There are people inside the building — cooking, talking, living. There’s wear and tear over time, reactions to heat and cold, Liebrock said.
To think about all those factors working at the same [...]
Encanto: Visualizing Advances in Supercomputing
- February
- 3
A Lot Going On
There are water systems, electrical systems, sewage systems, calculations of how the building will respond to windstorms and dust storms. There are people inside the building — cooking, talking, living. There’s wear and tear over time, reactions to heat and cold, Liebrock said.
To think about all those factors working at the same [...]
