http://www.topix.nethttp://www.paloaltodailynews.com en-us Copyright 2008, Topix http://www.topix.net/ http://www.topix.net/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-mv-moon In hopes of discovering clues to the origin of life on Earth, the U.S. and eight other nations signed a landmark agreement at NASA's Ames Research Center this week that scientists hope will lay the groundwork ... Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:10:00 GMT By Mike Swift / Bay Area News Group padn/2008-7-26-mv-moon http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-ori Two months ago, 17-year-old Ori Shadmon could barely walk. On May 20, the Palo Alto resident walked only six steps, according to his mother's note on a chart hanging on the wall of his Lucile Packard Children's ... Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:09:00 GMT By Kristina Peterson / Daily News Staff Writer padn/2008-7-26-ori http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-kimono The wild Oriental White Stork went extinct in Japan more than 30 years ago. These days, the bird - the country's national symbol - can only be found in captivity in a single city in Japan, Toyooka. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:08:00 GMT By Kristina Peterson / Daily News Staff Writer padn/2008-7-26-kimono http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-rwc-aim Dulce Gilligan-Avina asked fellow students who their favorite singers were. The top answers were Baby Boy, Chris Brown and Three 6 Mafia. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:07:00 GMT By Neil Gonzales / Bay Area News Group padn/2008-7-26-rwc-aim http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-lab-update As part of the pending sale of its outreach lab services, the Stanford Medical Center has sent layoff notices to 200 employees, a university official said Friday, disclosing for the first time a specific ... Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:06:00 GMT By Kristina Peterson / Daily News Staff Writer padn/2008-7-26-lab-update http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-stab Two women suffered minor stab wounds in an altercation Tuesday night near the railroad tracks in Redwood City, police reported. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:05:00 GMT By Shaun Bishop / Daily News Staff Writer padn/2008-7-26-stab http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-bcn20 San Bruno police arrested a man for allegedly firing shots during a physical fight early Friday morning, according to the Police Department. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:04:00 GMT Bay City News padn/2008-7-26-bcn20 http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-bcn46 A 19-year-old San Jose man who was fatally stabbed Thursday night in a possibly gang-related incident has been identified Friday afternoon by the San Jose Police Department. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:03:00 GMT Bay City News padn/2008-7-26-bcn46 http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-bcn25 Although firefighters have declared 98 percent containment on the more than 2,000 wildfires sparked by lightning in June, smoke from the remaining 27 active fires returned Friday to parts of the Bay Area. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:02:00 GMT Caitilin McAdoo and Dan McMenamin / Bay City News padn/2008-7-26-bcn25 http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-bcn3 Bay Area school districts will receive $37 million in grants for new construction, modernization and emergency repairs, Gov. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT Bay Area News padn/2008-7-26-bcn3 http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-26-correction In Friday's front-page story, "Medical projects get jolt," the first name of Stanford medical center spokeswoman Shelley Hebert was misspelled. Palo Alto Daily News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Daily News Staff Report padn/2008-7-26-correction http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-7-25-va-expansion As a proposed expansion of the Stanford Medical Center slowly wends its way through Palo Alto's review process, the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System has fast-tracked a massive reconstruction ... Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:10:00 GMT By Kristina Peterson / Daily News Staff Writer padn/2008-7-25-va-expansion