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Are you old enough to remember the fly-over of the fabulous villa at the beginning of the television show "Dynasty?" Or the mansion and huge sprawling garden in the movie "Heaven Can Wait?" Where are those places? England, or maybe some "old money" mansion back east?

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If you use Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, you may have wondered what happens when users die. Are profiles immortal? Are memories lost? Few users really know.

Most remember the late Isaac Asimov as a writer of science fiction: “I Robot,” “Caves of Steel,” the “Foundation Series,” and others. He was also earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia and was a Professor of BioChemistry at Boston University.

Voted best winery in Gilroy for three consecutive years, Fortino Winery is one of the most beloved wineries in Santa Clara Valley. Fortino Winery has been in business since 1970 when Ernest and Marie Fortino bought an existing vineyard on Hecker Pass in Gilroy. Bringing winemaking traditions from their hometown of Calabria, Italy, Ernest and Marie built a reputation for quality wines and, in 1978, established one of the very first wine clubs in California.

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The Rev. Malcolm MacPhail, lead pastor of Gilroy’s New Hope Community Church (8886 Muraoka Drive) has noticed a troubling new phenomenon. When he talks with people in places like Starbucks, they seem to have less and less familiarity with the notable people or events from the Bible. Even Christians seem to have meager knowledge of this foundation of their faith.

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The standing-room-only memorial service was for a woman who died

I was a lucky kid; I grew up in “Small Town America” during the 1950s. And although my Colorado hometown wasn’t “small” by most standards (roughly 100,000 people), it felt that way because we were encapsulated within our close-knit neighborhoods.