The kids at San Jose’s Valley Christian High School are the first high school students to send an experiment into outer space. The students and advisers of the school’s Applied Math Science and Engineering Institute designed an experiment to learn how plants grow in space. If it succeeds, it could lead the way to astronauts growing their own food on long space flights.
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We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you eat endless crab and pasta, empanadas, silog, and local cheese then learn all about wine making all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, so let them, because for us it’s just another South Bay week. Jan 19-26.
Silicon Valley venture capitalist William H. Davidow’s new book, “Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet” (Delphinium Books; $27.95 hardback), aims to show that the Internet has fundamentally changed the world,
San Jose had its sixth homicide of the year late Monday night, when a 20-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting. Police have yet to release many details about the shooting, which occurred at the Cabana Apartments on Poco Way, located near Clyde Abuckle Elementary School.
Possibly trying to spark his moribund team to life, San Jose Sharks General manager Doug Wilson traded a fifth-round pick Tuesday to Atlanta for physical left winger Ben Eager.
It will be a tense day at UC Santa Cruz, as students and faculty return to class after the long weekend. Concerns have been raised about a threat of violence, posted anonymously in a bathroom in the Social Sciences building in December. Though there was no indication of what form the violence would take, many students have announced their intentions to stay home today. The Student Union Assembly canceled a meeting and a small number of professors have canceled classes.
It has been a busy week for Facebook, with a new privacy policy reverted, a Golden Globe apology of sorts, and a Goldman Sachs decision to sell private stocks only to European and Asian customers. The privacy policy flip-flop came after the company announced it would make home addresses and mobile phone numbers available to the developers of third-party apps.
Hundreds of riders got on the Freedom Train yesterday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s famous march. The 27th annual commemorative ride was hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara. Participants included people of all ages, from those who remember Martin Luther King Jr. and the changes he brought to this country, to their children and grandchildren, who have grown up in a better, more equal America.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts announced that he is one of the finalists for the job of top cop in San Jose. Batts has been in his current position for little over a year, but in that time he has had to deal with severe budget cuts, a reduced police force, and a tepid relationship with Mayor Jean Quan. Another top contender is Acting Police Chief Chris Moore.
SJ Giant Brandon Belt heading to the bigs; Stanford women look to keep winning streak alive; Roster changes looming as Sharks return home; Now or never for San Jose State women?
