How To Produce A Champion Trotter Nov 11, 2008
Leland Stanford's Palo Alto System Produces Record Breakers. The Palo Also System, devised by Leland Stanford and implemented by the skilled personnel he hired, was a blueprint for producing fast trotters ... Tutorow, Norman E. Governor: The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford, Vol. 1. (Suite101.com)
Eadweard Muybridge Takes San Franci... Nov 10, 2008
Since Muybridge was perhaps more driven to have a product that sold well rather than by a need to create a photographic record of the city for posterity, he identified the homes of wealthy citizens and a smorgasbord of other sites, including the U. S. Mint, City Hall, the Colored Church (two), the Jewish Synagogue, the sugar refinery, the San Miguel mountains, the Catholic Cemetery, the Ladies Protection Relief building, Alcatraz Island, Chinatown, the Masonic and Odd Fellows' Halls, the Post... (Suite101.com)
BBF Young Alumni Tailgate: It's Official!!! (SCU vs. SMC - Sat., Feb. 7, 2009!) Oct 29, 2008
As an added bonus, if you purchase this year's Young Alumni Package, you can buy the "Leland Stanford Jr. Package" for just $20 more. (includes a General Admission ticket to SCU vs. Stanford on December 23, access into BBF's Pregame/Halftime Reception -talk, and a Ruff Rider 10-Year Anniversary t-shirt. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Eadweard Muybridge, Photo-Taking Ad... Oct 27, 2008
Following his February 1875 acquittal for killing his wife's lover, who was the father of the son he thought was his, Muybridge accepted an assignment from tycoon Leland Stanford to photograph the places serviced by the Central Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad and the mail ship company he headed. Photographs in Mexico and Central America. (Suite101.com)
From The Cheap Seats: More Than I Expected Oct 15, 2008
Thus, I will never forget my three word first impression of Leland Stanford Junior University: Oh my God. Actually, it was more like three sentences. (TheBootleg.com)
Monastery offers wine, retreats Oct 6, 2008
The 580-acre spread in this tiny town north of Chico was once owned by Leland Stanford the railroad magnate, California governor and university founder who ran what was considered the world's largest winery in the late 1800s, said Aimee Sunseri, a fifth-generation winemaker hired to help the monks start the winery. Wine has been fine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
California Supreme Court rules against non-compete agreements Aug 9, 2008
The California justices wrote that the confusion happened after the Ninth Circuit in one case (Campbell v. Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. University ) wrongly stated that California courts made the exception, and the federal court picked up on that interpretation in two more cases. "If the Legislature intended the statute to apply only to restraints that were unreasonable or overbroad, it could have included language to that effect," wrote Justice Ming Chin in the unanimous opinion by the... (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Defining DNA differences to track and tackle typhoid Jul 28, 2008
Typhoid has claimed the lives of millions: among the more well known are Queen Victoria's husband, Albert, English author Arnold Bennett, Wilbur Wright of the Wright brothers and Leland Stanford, for whom the US university is named. One of the best-known cases is that of Mary Mallon, a healthy carrier of typhoid, who worked for many years in the food industry in New York and is thought to have infected almost 50 people. (EurekAlert!)
Ambrose Bierce, mon amour Jul 1, 2008
I fell in love with Bierce when I learned that he called Stanford University founder Leland Stanford, "Stealin' Landford." Bierce hated the Big Four - Stanford, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker - the "railrogues" who built the first transcontinental railroad. When Huntington went to Washington to lobby for a $130 million government bailout, publisher William Randolph Hearst dispatched Bierce to derail the raid on the Treasury, and, of course, to sell newspapers. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Text of Oprah Winfrey's commencement speech Jun 17, 2008
It's a lesson that Jane and Leland Stanford got and one they've bequeathed to you. Because all of you know the story of how this great school came to be, how the Stanfords lost their only child to typhoid at the age of 15. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
NACDA Convention Kicks Off with Keynote Address and Corbett Luncheon Jun 11, 2008
Dallas, Texas --The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) held its keynote address and James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon today at its 43rd Annual Convention at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Providing the keynote address in front of a capacity audience was Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager, Jerry Jones. (Nacda.com)
The Rise of Herbert Hoover Jun 3, 2008
When Hoover was seventeen, he decided that his lack of formal education would not stop him from pursuing his academic advancement, and applied to the brand new Leland Stanford Junior University (soon to be referred to simply as Stanford University) outside of San Francisco. Hoover was, in fact, the very first student to ever stay in a dorm at Stanford during the very first year of its operation, and he remained associated with the school for much of his life. (Suite101.com)
Grant Leland Cornelius May 31, 2008
He was the son of Leland Stanford Tim Cornelius and Minnie Evelyn Ford Cornelius. Grant graduated from Madrid High School in May 1942 and attended the University of Nebraska beginning the following September. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
State honors Geisel, Pauling May 29, 2008
Other 2008 California Hall of Fame inductees include jazz musician Dave Brubeck, actress and activist Jane Fonda, artist Robert Graham, music producer and humanitarian Quincy Jones, fitness guru Jack LaLanne, documentary photographer Dorthea Lange, architect Julia Morgan, actor Jack Nicholson, former governor and Stanford University founder and industrialist Leland Stanford and pioneering chef Alice Waters. I have always believed that the greatest strength of California is our people, so it is... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Billionaire Universities May 20, 2008
The grieving railroad tycoon Leland Stanford decided to found a university after his only son died of typhoid fever. With considerable land and money donations from the Californian, the school opened its doors in 1891. (Forbes -- Business)
Expanded Q & A interview with Duf Sundheim May 18, 2008
Q. I thought the [transcontinental railroad] was to increase the power of Leland Stanford, and Crocker and Huntington. A. [Laughs. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Theater's criminal probe to be dropped? May 14, 2008
An analogy is Jane Leland Stanford. She demanded that alcohol be banned within one mile of the campus. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Inducts Eight Athletics Administers into its Hall of Fame May 13, 2008
For the release in PDF form. Cleveland, Ohio -- Eight highly-respected athletics administrators were selected for induction into the NACDA Hall of Fame; it was announced by NACDA President Kevin White, director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame. (Nacda.com)
Stanford to celebrate Founder's Day on Monday Apr 5, 2008
A remembrance of Jane and Leland Stanford will be given by the Rev. Scotty McLennan, the university's dean for religious studies, to begin the program. That will be followed by speeches by Stanford President John Hennessy, graduate student John Russ and senior Jessica Richman. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Edith Bannister Thurmond Mar 15, 2008
He was attending the Leland Stanford Junior University, as it was known then, and from which he would graduate in 1931 with a degree in engineering. Their romance was, at times, long distance, and mom said that dad was always full of the best stories, which could be attested to since she once heard one of the operators talking to another that she should listen in because this was going to be good. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Press Releases Feb 6, 2008
General Releases - Stanford University Official Athletic Site. - The 66th Annual National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships Comes To Stanford University's Maples Pavilion - Gostanford. (Gostanford.com)
How greed won the West and capitalism created California Jan 31, 2008
"The railroad was built - built, as opposed to dreamt of and talked about - by men who cared only about money and were absolutely ruthless about money,'' he writes. The Associates, as they styled themselves, were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker. They sated their hunger for wealth through fraud, congressional manipulation and strike breaking, Rayner shows. The story opens in 1848, when nuggets found in the Sacramento Valley sparked the Gold Rush. As 49ers... (Business Report, South Africa)
News Releases Jan 24, 2008
General Releases - Stanford University Official Athletic Site. com Receives Facelift - Mike Izzi Named UC Irvine Director of Intercollegiate Athletics - Stanford Athletics Launches Ticket Gift Certificates - A Great Present For The Holidays - Big Game Week Food Drive Continues Through Friday - Hey, Murph - Bob Murphy's Stanford Career To Be Celebrated During Big Game Saturday - DECEMBER 1, 2007 TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Stanford Athletics Announces Ticket Transfer Service Is Free For All - Stanford To... (Gostanford.com)
Thieves' Highway Jan 8, 2008
But in their time, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker, and Collis Huntington were as prominent, as powerful, and often as reviled as John D. Rockefeller or J.P. Morgan. The quartet, known as the Associates, were the movers and shakers behind the Central Pacific, the western leg of what became the transcontinental railroad. (BusinessWeek)
The Big Game - Like No Other Dec 1, 2007
In 1892, the first Big Game was played on a neutral field in San Francisco, a challenge from the University of California extended to Leland Stanford Junior University. Over 20,000 people turned out to watch the Indians edge the Golden Bears 14-10. (Calbears.com)
Stanford's 'Junior' robocar comes in second Nov 6, 2007
"Junior" is a 2006 Volkswagen Passat named in honor of Leland Stanford, Jr., the son of Leland and Jane Stanford whose early death prompted the creation of Stanford University. Race officials had expected the field to be about 20 vehicles out of 35 that competed in qualifying runs between Oct. 26 and 31. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Robo-car Shows Who's Boss Nov 6, 2007
Bay Area supporters had initially cheered Junior - nicknamed for the school's benefactor, Leland Stanford Jr. - when it crossed the finish line first. But on Sunday, it was Stanford's turn to eat humble pie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Caltrans awarded for preserving history Nov 2, 2007
Ceremonies for presenting the award to Caltrans and the others will be held Nov. 16, in the ballroom at Leland Stanford State Historic Park, 8th and N Streets, Sacramento. The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The Mother Lode, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. (The Union Democrat)
Halloween haunts Nov 1, 2007
Halloween Extravaganza: The Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Stanford Wind Ensemble and Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band perform an assortment of haunting themes, plus costume contest. Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. Admission $10 general, $5 students, $9 seniors. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
'Look Ma, no hands!' Oct 24, 2007
"Junior" -- the son of Stanley and named for Leland Stanford Jr. -- will take the road to Victorville. A 2006 German-import VW Passat, Junior is an ideal car, the researchers said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Chemerinsky, Summers, and Academic Freedom in California Sep 20, 2007
Jane Stanford, widow of railroad tycoon Leland Stanford and benefactor of the university (as well as beneficiary of immigrant labor) insisted Ross be fired. Ross countered, "It is my duty as an economist to impart ... in a scientific spirit, my conclusions on subjects with which I am expert." Mrs. Stanford won. (New Republic)
Robotic cars could take pressure off nation's highways Jun 23, 2007
Thrun and Mike Montemerlo, a senior researcher at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, have equipped Junior (dubbed so in honor of Leland Stanford Jr., for whom the university is named) with an array of sensors, global positioning system devices, video cameras and laser range finders. These will tell the car where it is in relation to other cars, curbs and the myriad dangers that lurk in metropolitan streets. (Los Angeles Times)
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway May 31, 2007
Senator Leland Stanford declared it "a sacred duty of all Americans to visit Mount Vernon, as they leave that sacred spot purer and more patriotic American citizens.". Steamboats carried these pilgrims to the estate until the completion of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway in 1896. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Early Film's Influence On Art May 14, 2007
A series of still shots photographed and animated by Eadweard Muybridge was commissioned by railroad tycoon Leland Stanford to help him figure out how to choose good racing horses. "Muybridge then began attacking all of the horse painters who had ever lived, saying, OK, you've gotten it all wrong, this is not the pose of legs in this particular trot or this gallop, and you have imposed your own imperfect human eye on something that the camera can see much better," she said. (CBS News)
Living history -- but for how long? Apr 26, 2007
-- Leland Stanford Mansion SHP -- Also used by governors, including Stanford himself, this Victorian mansion at 8th and N streets in Sacramento is now a museum. (916) 324-0575, or stanfordmansion. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
9 hours around the FarmHikers explore perimeter of Stanford land Apr 19, 2007
The Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West at Stanford, sponsor of the first hike, has expressed interest in making "Walk the Farm'' an annual event. For more information, e-mail . Legacy of a lad Leland Stanford founded Stanford University with his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15, in 1884. Stanford Sr. was a brilliant, powerfully willed man, a lawyer from New York who decided to join the Gold Rush after his law... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
California Moves Up Presidential Primary Mar 17, 2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, answers questions from reporters before s 00004000 igning SB113, which will move California's presidential primary election from June to February, during a ceremony at the Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento, Calif. Thursday, March 15, 2007. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Gov. Moves California Primary To Feb. 5 Mar 16, 2007
The governor signed the bill at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony at the Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento ... "Now California is important again in presidential nominating politics ... and we will get the respect that California deserves," Schwarzenegger said during a bill-signing ceremony outside the historic Leland Stanford Mansion, a former governor's residence and orphanage. (NBC 11, CA)
Governor OKs early primary Mar 16, 2007
"Just by talking about moving the presidential primary has already elevated California's status," Schwarzenegger said, just before signing the bill, SB 113, in the courtyard of the Leland Stanford mansion in Sacramento, the site of the first visit by a sitting president to California, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. Calderon said he was "jumping for joy" that Schwarzenegger signed his bill so quickly. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Enter 'Junior': Stanford Team's Next-generation Robot Joins DARPA Urban Challenge Feb 28, 2007
Junior's name is not only an implicit homage to its predecessor, but also to Stanford University's namesake, Leland Stanford Jr. Carrying this sense of history, Junior will set out to make technology history of its own and pave the way to a future where autonomous cars can make driving safer, more accessible and more efficient. Self-driving cars could give drivers newfound free time. (Science Daily)
More than Meets the Eye Feb 18, 2007
Some other worthwhile museums include the California Museum for Women, History and the Arts, downtown at 1020 O St.; the California State Indian Museum, in midtown at 2618 K St.; the California State Military Museum, in Old Sacramento at 1119 Second St.; and the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, downtown at 802 N St.. RESTAURANTS. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Driver's ed for robot racers Feb 18, 2007
Now, Stanford's AI team has built Stanley's successor, named "Junior" (after Stanford University founder Leland Stanford Jr.), a modified 2006 Volkswagen Passat wagon in a bright, German-manufactured blue. Montemerlo and team gave CNET News. (CNET News.com)
NASA Announces California Aeronautics Research Awards Feb 17, 2007
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Fundamental Aeronautics Program, Washington, has announced the following aeronautics research awards to California institutions: Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, Calif. Proposal Title: Integrated Large Eddy Simulation of Multi-Phase Turbulent Reacting Flows for Realistic Gas-Turbine Combustors Approximate Amount: $354,000 Proposal Title: Detailed Modeling of Combustion Noise Using a... (PR Newswire)
The Chinese and the Railroad Feb 11, 2007
Those four enterprising gentlemen were Collis P. Huntington, Charles Crocker, California governor Leland Stanford, and Mark Hopkins. The following year Congress passed the Railroad Act. (Suite101.com)
Virginia City Jan 19, 2007
San Francisco owes its wealth and fame to the millions that were made by Leland Stanford, John MacKay and George Hearst. These American entrepreneurs mined their early fortunes in the tunnels under Virginia City, and the West Coast captured the world's attention when Pat McLaughlin and Peter O'Reilly discovered gold in Six-Mile Canyon in October of 1859. (Mammoth Times, CA)
Newhall family history featured in Jan. 27 event Jan 11, 2007
Called the Big Four, Collis P. Huntington, Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, and Mark Hopkinsoutmaneuvered Newhall and gained the rights to build the western half of the transcontinental railroad, which they completed in 1869 when they joined with the tracks of the Union Pacific at Promontory Point in Utah. The Big Four then turned their sights on California. (Los Angeles Daily News)
