Local state parks to close on Mondays Oct 29, 2009
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Stanford Endowment Loss Prompts Silicon Valley Chief to Suspend Smoothing Oct 27, 2009
Stanford was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford, a railroad baron and former governor of California, in honor of his son, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15. Alumni include , the 31st president of the United States; and , co-founders of Google; and Supreme Court justices and. (Bloomberg)
'River' delivers stormy weather Oct 17, 2009
Flooding was so bad that Leland Stanford had to take a rowboat across Sacramento to attend his inauguration as governor. 00004000 Much of the Central Valley became an inland sea. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Community Collaborates to Welcome Egyptian Ambassador Hossam Zaki to Sacramento Oct 17, 2009
The California Senate, the California International Relations Foundation and Delegata will be hosting Ambassador Zaki at the Leland Stanford Mansion and will be attended by leaders in the community. Following the luncheon is an exclusive roundtable discussion with Ambassador Zaki and esteemed delegation hosted by UC Davis, University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law and Delegata. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stanford beat Sep 30, 2009
The Stanford version goes like this: "Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Zoomba/Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Ze/Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Zoomba/Ay Ziggy Zoomba Zoomba Ze/Roll along you Stanford warriors/ Roll along and fight for LSJU (Leland Stanford Junior University)!". Television: The Oct. 10 game at Oregon State will be televised by Comcast Sports Net Bay Area and will start at 4 p.m.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Avalanche! The Incredible Data Stream Of Solar Dynamics Observatory Aug 13, 2009
" Because these fast cadences have never been attempted before by an orbiting observatory, the potential for discovery is great. To illustrate the effect this might have on solar physics, Pesnell recalls the 18th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who won a famous bet with racehorse owner Leland Stanford. In those days, horses were widely thought to keep at least one hoof on the ground even in full gallop. That's how it appeared to the human eye. "But when Muybridge photographed horses... (Science Daily)
Dollars for scholars Aug 5, 2009
How do you think the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center at Stanford University got its name - and what about the David Packard Electrical Engineering Building or the William Gates Computer Science Building, all perched on the campus of Leland Stanford Jr. University. Berkeley has had less luck in roping in 11-figure gifts - still, there's the Haas School of Business and the Richard Goldman School of Public Policy, where I teach. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The Power of Statelessness Jul 30, 2009
2009 Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. By Sean Scallon - July 29, 2009Comments: 1. (The American Conservative)
Anchor legend Walter Cronkite intertwined with U.S. history Jul 18, 2009
His middle name honored Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University. An only child, Cronkite spent his first decade in Kansas City, Mo. (AZCentral)
New land of Lincoln: Sacramento scores prestigious With Malice Toward None' exhibit Jul 1, 2009
In addition to the "Malice Toward None," Lincoln-inspired exhibits are being showcased at three venues in the River City, including the California State Railroad Museum, the California State Capitol Museum and the Leland Stanford Mansi 00004000 on State Historic Park. The exhibit at the Railroad Museum focuses on how Lincoln was instrumental in determining the future role of American railroads. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
How to Cure Health Care (2001), Milton Friedman, Hoover Digest Jun 23, 2009
2009 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPhone: 650 723 1754. QUICK LINKS. (Harper's Magazine)
Schwarzenegger proposes closing 220 state parks May 29, 2009
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park. 17. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Art Returned To Heirs Of Holocaust Victims Apr 11, 2009
The ceremony, which will take place at the Leland Stanford Mansion, follows a two-year investigation by state parks officials into the artworks' origins. The paintings once belonged to Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer, art dealers who in 1935 were forced to sell work in a liquidation auction of their Berlin gallery. (KSBW 8, CA)
Hearst Castle paintings given to owners' heirs Apr 11, 2009
his voice cracking after the ceremony in the Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento. "He was very bitter about what happened.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
3 Nazi-confiscated works found at Hearst Castle Apr 9, 2009
The handover will be part of an 11 a.m. ceremony at Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park in Sacramento, honoring Bloch and Blackshear's grandparents, Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer, who owned a Berlin art gallery where the paintings were displayed in the 1930s. The other painting - "Venus and Cupid," by Paris Bordone - will remain at Hearst Castle and, along with photographic reproductions of the other pieces, be used in an exhibit in which docents will explain how the Nazis confiscated... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Stairway To Heaven Mar 20, 2009
Nob Hill was once garlanded with the dazzling mansions of the 19th century railroad magnates - Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker and C.P. Huntington - and Gold Rush millionaire James Flood ... You'll be surrounded by San Francisco's most opulent hotels - the Stanford Court (905 California St.), built on the site of Leland Stanford's mansion; the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1 Nob Hill), built on the site of the Mark Hopkins mansion; and the resplendent Fairmont Hotel (950... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
It’s wrong to base spending on dirt Mar 15, 2009
When Leland Stanford opened his university, he insisted that it be operated tuition-free and that its enrollment be limited to destitute males. One of his trustees, a fellow robber baron, remarked that the plan constituted throwing a four thousand dollar education after a four-dollar boy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Stanford wielded jets, junkets and cricket to woo clients Feb 22, 2009
" The banker's Stanford Development Group owns a 7,000 square- foot, 14-room Mediterranean-style house in Houston. The whitewashed home is appraised on the Harris County Appraisal District's 2008 property-tax rolls at $2.5 million. Flowers and palm trees set off the property on a quiet street in the Tanglewood neighborhood about a mile from Stanford Group's office. Inside the house on Feb. 14, a white standard poodle barked and no one answered the door. A woman who arrived in a silver Range... (The Palm Beach Post)
People either love or hate 'Sir Allen' Stanford Feb 18, 2009
Back in the United States, he stirred controversy by claiming family ties to Leland Stanford, who founded Stanford University in the 1880s. The university says there is no genealogical connection between the two and sued Stanford Group in October for infringing on its trademark. (USA Today -- Money)
Billionaire Schmoozed Sports Bigs, Pols Feb 18, 2009
5 million to restore the home of the university's founder, Leland Stanford, who he claimed was a relative, which the university strenuously denied, according to Bloomberg News. He's also said to be friendly with Teddy Forstmann through Singh, and has co-sponsored sporting events with Forstmann's IMG sports-mar 00004000 keting company. (New York Post -- Business)
San Francisco's Unsolved Killings Feb 18, 2009
" Two men were arrested but quickly freed. Nobody was ever convicted. Fatal final exam Most history books say Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University with husband Leland Stanford, died of heart failure in 1905 while on vacation in Honolulu. Then there is the murder theory. It all began when the widow Stanford was relaxing in her Nob Hill mansion on Jan. 14, 1905, and took a deep quaff of her nightly mineral water. She spat it out and forced herself to vomit - it had a "bitter" taste,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
U.S. agents scrutinize Texas firm Feb 13, 2009
A colorful and controversial figure, Stanford has claimed ties to Leland Stanford, the former governor of California who started Stanford University. The university, however, has said there is no genealogical relationship between the two. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Stanford cancels Community Day celebration Feb 7, 2009
Founder's Day will take place at Memorial Church but will not include the traditional procession to the Stanford family mausoleum, where the remains of Jane and Leland Stanford and their son, Leland Jr., are entombed. The mausoleum will be open to the public April 13 from noon to 5 p.m.. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
