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...chords and soft, understated scraps of twee melody. Individually, Shirley, Claudia, and Merritt are quite capable vocalists; together, however, they are far more than the sum of their parts. Their voices are perfectly suited to three-part harmonies: Merritt’s dry baritone, Claudia’s full alto, and Shirley’s crisp soprano melt together into a single uncluttered voice covering practically the entire harmonic range. The acoustic set gave Merritt an opportunity to reformulate his work for a new environment, but he generally stayed true to the original songs. The arrangements were simple without being...
...added. Lin continued his strong play into the extra session, hitting a short jumper in the lane on Harvard’s first overtime possession just 22 seconds in. The Crimson reeled off the first seven points of the extra period and finally put the game away. The Palo Alto native finished the night with 20 points on 9-of-15 from the field, while notching seven boards, three assists, two blocks, two steals, and committing only one turnover. He played all but four minutes of the forty-five minute affair. His clutch effort was noticed by all, including...
...Palo Alto, Calif. and Winthrop House...
...pioneering Palo Alto program began three years ago, and like-minded communities in Phoenix, Albuquerque, N.M., and Portland, Ore., plan to start similar classes next spring. The growing movement of institutions for kids in atheist families also includes Camp Quest, a group of sleep-away summer camps in five states plus Ontario, and the Carl Sagan Academy in Tampa, Fla., the country's first Humanism-influenced public charter school, which opened with 55 kids in the fall of 2005. Bri Kneisley, who sent her son Damian, 10, to Camp Quest Ohio this past summer, welcomes the sense of community these...
...Palo Alto Sunday family program uses music, art and discussion to encourage personal expression, intellectual curiosity and collaboration. One Sunday this fall found a dozen children up to age 6 and several parents playing percussion instruments and singing empowering anthems like I'm Unique and Unrepeatable, set to the tune of Ten Little Indians, instead of traditional Sunday-school songs like Jesus Loves Me. Rather than listen to a Bible story, the class read Stone Soup, a secular parable of a traveler who feeds a village by making a stew using one ingredient from each home...