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...PALO ALTO, Calif.--Stanford University will stop poisoning ground squirrels living in its arboretum, according to the Stanford Daily...
...Palo Alto, California Banned within 20 ft. of any building open to the public between the hours 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.; punishable by fines...
Fiona Apple is only 18 years old. And she looks even younger than that, with her small, slight frame and large, innocent eyes. But when she sings, she sounds twice as old, twice as wise as her years. In her promising debut album, Tidal, Apple's unassuming but versatile alto explores issues of abandonment and desire. In the Latin-tinged song The First Taste, her voice suggests the distant melancholy of soul singer Sade; in Sleep to Dream she assumes a smoldering anger that comes off like a muted Alanis Morissette; and in the wordy, moody Sullen Girl she evokes...
...released for two months, but the sound track is already here, on a just released Verve CD. As the jazzmen of yore might've said, it's a gas. The mix of 21 musicians includes veteran players whose stylistic roots go back to Kansas City and beyond--alto saxophonist David ("Fathead") Newman Jr., drummer Victor Lewis--and younger stars who actually seem to enjoy paying their respects to tradition--tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist Christian McBride. On track after track, soloists of different generations find a common groove. On Froggy Bottom, altoist Newman, 66, and guitarist Whitfield...
...just a mom" for at least part of your life? And would she experience the delightful relief of leaving the stressful workaday (or political) world for the truly enriching and rewarding world of motherhood? Go for it, Hillary, and good luck! BONNIE PACKER Palo Alto, California Via E-mail...