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Classical Guitarist Edel Munoz

Classical Guitarist Edel Munoz

Munoz first picked up a guitar at the age of 7. He performs October 15th at Le Petit Trianon Theatre.

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What’s Coming at the Apple Event

What’s Coming at the Apple Event

Invitations have already been sent out. On Tuesday, Oct. 4, Apple will be unveiling something. As with every Apple launch, that means that there’s plenty of secrecy and speculation. This will be an unusual event.

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The Financial Benefits of Leaving HP

The Financial Benefits of Leaving HP

HP’s stock may have plummeted by 45 percent during the eleven months that Leo Apotheker was at the helm, but a Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows that he walked away from the tumult a wealthy man.

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Congressmen Call for Investigation of Facebook

Congressmen Call for Investigation of Facebook

In one of those rare bipartisan collaborations (especially these days), Congressmen Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for its violation of users’ privacy.

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Halloween Guide 2011

Halloween Guide 2011

There’s more to do than just trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. Get in the Halloween spirit with our guide to the best Halloween events in the South Bay.

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Google Adds Gay Feature to Search

Google Adds Gay Feature to Search

Speculating whether a celebrity is gay is rapidly becoming the jeu du jour, and Google is helping out with that.

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Does Amazon Really Pose a Challenge to the iPad?

Does Amazon Really Pose a Challenge to the iPad?

“Spartan and clean.” That’s how Information Week describes Amazon’s new Kindle Fire. Better yet, it could probably be called the “no frills” tablet. At $199, it certainly offers a tempting price tag, but reduced cost means reduced features.

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City Lights Theater: ‘August: Osage County’

City Lights Theater: ‘August: Osage County’

Tracy Letts’ caustic tour de force, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is now in the South Bay for the first time.

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Clara Buoyant

Clara Buoyant

While its much larger neighbor, San Jose, awaits league approval for a baseball stadium, Santa Clara has jumped to the front of the queue. The city is only a few steps from completing a billion-dollar deal by pulling off the near impossible: making a professional sports franchise foot almost the entire the bill for a stadium while also giving much of the revenue back to the city.

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Better To Be Lucky Than Good

Better To Be Lucky Than Good

When typing the name of Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck into Google, the second-highest recommended search is “Andrew Luck girlfriend.” That designation; we’ll call her “Lady Luck”; apparently goes to a Stanford gymnast, but it’s a title any gold-digger would be happy to have. The kid is more or less guaranteed to be the top pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, and with that comes a google of dollars in contracts and endorsements.

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