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• In a Home to Free Speech, a Paper Is Accused of Anti-Semitism

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Becky O’Malley, front, is the editor of The Berkeley Daily Planet, a California weekly that critics accuse of publishing too many letters and other commentary critical of Israel. Ms. O’Malley, 69, denies any personal or editorial bias. “I have the old-fashioned basic liberal thing of believing that the remedy ...
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• 5 Hot “Men” Posts to BlogStalk…

  
  All Women Stalk — Authority: 484
  1.  Shane H.You can only see his back but what a nice back it is! *whew! HOT. FANS MYSELF* Do you like what you see, ladies?2. “Twin” Male ModelsWhat could be better than two male models? A photo of them together in sheer snake-printed tops, that’s what! Kind of strange, kind of hot.3. Gavin Rossdale. [...]
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• Does Oakland need a new approach to transportation?

  
  FutureOakland — Authority: 100
  There has been a lot of talk lately about the perceived need for a Transportation Commission in Oakland, particularly after the City Council was forced to admit that they had no other use for over $100m in transportation funds that would be available if the Oakland Airport Connector were cancelled. Oakland is a city ...
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• UC Berkeley’s Art Museum Foibles

  
  d'Arte Board — Authority: 133
  The LA Times’s great art blog Culture Monster has an excellent post on UC Berkeley’s attempts to build a new museum 4 blocks from my house. Their angle isn’t actually about the proximity to my apartment. Instead the focus is on the effect of the economy on plans to create new ambitious new architectural ...
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• Too much light. “… tailor various features of the photosynthetic machinery to let algae use light energy more efficiently and suffer less damage under extremely high light and temperature conditions… “

  
  Biotech — Authority: 128
  Arthur Grossman from the Carnegie Institution – Department of Plant Biology – has stated:“If we are going to attempt this we have to make sure that we use the right algae that can thrive and produce oils at high levels under harsh environmental conditions.”“It’s possible that we can also tailor various ...
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• AMERICAN GRADED STAKES STANDINGS brought to you by Keeneland: EVERY DAY IS BLACK FRIDAY

  
  Paulick Report — Authority: 497
  By Ray Paulick In honor of Black Friday, that “holiday” all men love to hate, we’re going to take a quick look at the year’s best bargains from among the ranks of 2009 American Graded Stakes winners. There are no American horse sales tomorrow, but perhaps this list of underpriced gems will inspire some of ...
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• Happy Thanksgiving, Y’All.

  
  Easy and Elegant Life — Authority: 421
  (Click on the photo to visit the website for the house and grounds on The James River.) (Source Virginia.org ) They Gave Thanks for Their Safe Arrival to the New World The first Thanksgiving occurred when Captain John Woodlief led the newly-arrived English colonists to a grassy slope along the James River and ...
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• Fly-By

  
  Infospigot: The Chronicles — Authority: 123
  Weve been having a string of clear evenings in the Bay Area, perfect for watching the nightly fly-by of the International Space Station and the shuttle Atlantis. When the shuttle and the station are docked, they appear as a single, bright star moving from (roughly) west to east. The Atlantis undocked early this ...
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• Lancet studies say reducing greenhouse gases will also benefit human health

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, November 26 (ANI): A series of six studies published in the medical journal The Lancet have determined that tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits, in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income ...
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• CAVALCADE – Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard

  
  Alternative Film Guide — Authority: 441
  Cavalcade (1933)Direction: Frank LloydScreenplay: Reginald Berkeley, Sonya Levien; from Noel Coward’s playCast: Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Herbert Mundin, Una O’Connor, Beryl Mercer, Irene Browne, Merle Tottenham, Frank Lawton, Ursula Jeans, Margaret Lindsay Synopsis:Upstairs (Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard) and ...
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• Former leftist speaks truth: The Wilding of Sarah Palin

  
  Flaggman's Canada — Authority: 92
  Despite growing up in a largely hedonistic liberal-Jewish community and family, I never felt comfortable with left-leaning politics or the cultural mores of those around me. Although my conservative awakening started to emerge quite early (I remember feeling great sympathy for Preston Manning and his Reform movement ...
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• Dry Run for World Domination...

  
  J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — Authority: 725
  I may be teaching this semesters large undergraduate course-- Twentieth Century Economic History --online next summer for Berkeleys International Studies program. What components do people think are essential in trying to do education online? What components do people think are helpful? What components do people ...
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• Only Students Will Save Our University: Response to Raffi

  
  yaman's amateur ramblings — Authority: 471
  Following the occupation of Wheeler Hall on Friday November 20, former Student Action Senator Tara Raffi penned a regrettable op-ed decrying the protest and its participants. I know Raffi, who has always been kind and respectful towards me, but her demeanor cannot save her claims from criticism or ...
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• Thanksgiving Meditation And Prayer

  
  FamilyFoundationBlog.com — Authority: 137
  Delegate Chris Peace (R-97, Hanover ) today sent out this very well stated and contemplative  Thanksgiving thought and prayer. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves: While President George Washington declared a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789 , Thanksgiving has been an American tradition officially ...
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• News for Berkeley Area AuPairCare Au Pairs H1N1 Vaccines

  
  Au Pair Caf — Authority: 142
  The county has canceled the free H1N1 vaccination day on Dec. 5. They are instead transferring their supply of H1N1 vaccination shots to local doctors. It is unclear if the Dec. 12 free vaccination clinics will be held or canceled. As the vaccines are not covered by au pair insurance, most au pairs will need to wait ...
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• FREE BOOKS! FREE BOOKS! FREE BOOKS!

  
  Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website — Authority: 557
  FREE FOR THE TAKING You already know how I feel about libraries .  But here is something even more miraculous.   The Bay Area FREE Book Exchange in El Cerrito (North of Berkeley) is a cooperative run by local booksellers/booklovers.  It is literally a “store” full of FREE books .  Whenever I’m in a ...
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• Marian C. Diamond to open SharpBrains Summit

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 456
  What a better opening for our January SharpBrains Summit than to have Marian C. Diamond, one of the pioneers of neuroplasticity research since the 1960s, introduce us to the human brain, its anatomy and function, and implications from neuroplasticity for brain health and performance at any age. Marian C. Diamond, ...
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• Harper Simon at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (11/24/09)

  
  W?M — Authority: 126
  Tour Dates 12/06/09 Disney Hall Los Angeles, CA 12/07/09 Casbah San Diego, CA 12/08/09 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA 12/09/09 Cafe Du Nord SF, CA 12/10/09 Humboldt Brews Arcata, CA 12/11/09 Mississippi Std Portland, OR 12/12/09 Media Club Vancouv... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• MUSINGS ON PRINCIPLE VS. LITIGATION

  
  NJ Family Legal Blog — Authority: 121
  I have a matter now that will likely go to trial in the early part of the new year.  It appears inevitable.  Sometimes there are just those cases where a client is put in the impossible position of having to make a "Hobsons choice" accepting a patently unfair or otherwise unpalatable settlement or taking their ...
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• Stimulus funds for local energy-storage projects

  
  Political Blotter — Authority: 477
  Bay Area companies have been awarded more than $49 million in economic-stimulus funds for energy storage projects aimed at improving the efficiency and reliability of the nation’s electrical grid, the U.S. Department of Energy announced this morning. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $620 million in American ...
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