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Metroactive News & Issues | Dalai Lama
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Photograph by George Sakkestad. The Fairmount Hotel in downtown San Jose was abuzz with the visit of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, who came to honor "The Unsung Heroes of Compassion." Honorees included Ted Smith, Reza Odabaee, and Sister Marilyn Lacey. The Dalai Lama turns the spotlight on a few dazzled, unsung local heroes. HE DALAI LAMA IS COMING! The Dalai Lama is coming! The Dalai Lama will be walking through those doors. Because the Dalai Lama just can't wait. To finally meet- you. Though it does seem a ...
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Metroactive Features | Work
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Illustration by Jeremy Russell. Furries of the Valley. Wild animals in a high-tech wilderness. So many furries have migrated to the valley that there are even some spots which have become notorious dens of furriness. In Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, a few apartment complexes are known to insiders as The Furry Arms; and network administration consultancy Taos Mountain ( www.taos.com. Is considered by many to be a furry-friendly company. But, you ask, who are these furries and what do they want? Ben believes ...
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Metroactive Features | Capturing the Saratogans
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Photograph by Charlie Nucci. California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze to death." - W.C. Fields. Cheating, bomb making, death threats- Saratoga High School brews a potent mix of fear and privilege. A Saratoga grad returns for a look at the city and school where competition breeds desperation. As the staff of The Falcon. Why do they hype the bad and never talk about the good? Asked one student, to nods of approval. And pointed to the Val...
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MetroActive Music | Dan Hicks
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Photograph by Rory Macnamara. Dan Hicks gets a new lease on life. DAN HICKS is wearing a new hat he picked up in New Orleans. It's a jaunty red yachting cap that gives the impression everything is clear sailing. But nothing in Hicks' 30-year-plus career has ever been easy. At 58, he's a surviving member of San Francisco's '60s music scene. Only a unique talent and sheer endurance have kept him around long after many of his peers have dropped out of sight. And 1973's Last Train to Hicksville. Surfdog foun...
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Metroactive News & Issues | Nüz
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Photograph by Stephen Laufer. Battle Royale: Juggler Tim Furst and 'Bubble Man' Tom Noddy square off downtown- but their biggest showdown is yet to come. I've got the illegal items.". And I've got the legal ones.". So said Bubble Man Tom Noddy. And Flying Karamazov Brother Tim Furst. As they headed for the Cooper House. Last week, carrying not joints and open bottles o' beer, but three silver juggling batons and a tightly twisted neon-pink bottle of bubble mixture. Last week, mayor Emily Reilly. As he pr...
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Larry "The Realtor Guy": October 2007
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Larry "The Realtor Guy". Your Guide to South Bay California Real Estate. Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Beware Of Preliminary Title Reports. Posted by Larry "The Realtor Guy". Friday, October 26, 2007. Get A Home Inspection Or Home Rejection. They specialize in enhanced home inspections, pool and spa inspection, lead testing, and air sampling and mold. This company stress the need for continual training of their inspectors, they also posses membership of highly professional accreditations. . What can be mo...