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• After Deadline: Coastal papers "rave" and "smile" about Denhams exit

  
  The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee — Authority: 429
  Far be it from a lowly news editor at The Modesto Bee to take issue with another newspapers editorial board, but The Monterey County Heralds good riddance to Jeff Denham set off a "What are we, chopped liver?" button in my mind. The Herald gave Denham a backhanded goodbye in its "Rants and Raves" column last week. ...
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• Happy Holidays from BeChicMag.com

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BECHICMAG.COM Weve had a great year with revamping BeChicMag.com and bringing it back to the latest online magazine and lifestyle channel for all in fashion, beauty and entertainment. Our BeChicas have spoken with A-listers such as Vera Wang and John Leguizamo, Beyonces make-up artist Jackie ...
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• Thousands attend Israel’s first human rights march

  
  Jewschool — Authority: 534
  Flickr feeds on the march here  and here , and naturally the articles from Jerusalem Post and Haaretz .
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• Nestle’s Kit Kat goes Fairtrade

  
  Chris Kidd - applied youth ministry — Authority: 425
  Last week Nestle announced that from Janaury four-finger Kit Kats will be Fairtrade.  More than 6,000 farmers in west Africa, set to get a better price for cocoa. The news was welcomed by the Government and the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu who said: “The fact that Nestlé have listened to local campaigners ...
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• After Deadline: Hazards in blogging

  
  The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee — Authority: 429
  I followed the feeding frenzy that was The Hive last weekend, and it saddens me to say this, but Id just as soon destroy The Hive to save it as I would hope for a better forum to emerge over time. I say that it saddens me because Ive learned a lot from all of you and what it means to be a reporter in an interactive, ...
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• Book review: Yoga for a World Out of Balance: Teachings on Ethics and Social Action (Michael Stone)

  
  elephant journal — Authority: 431
  Yoga for a World Out of Balance is Michael Stone’s well written follow up to his excellent book,  The Inner Tradition of Yoga . In this book, Stone analyzes the five  yamas of yoga and discusses how they can (and should) be incorporated into daily life. Yoga for a World Out of Balance can either be read ...
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• You’re Afraid

  
  Missions Misunderstood — Authority: 91
  Dear Pastor, I’ve always been perplexed by your lack of direct involvement in international missions. It’s not that you shy away from preaching about international issues. You often encourage social action- you’ve led your church’s campaign to help local public schools. You support a child in a ...
  4 days ago

• War is Peace : WE Must Earn Obamas Nobel

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 567
  Image by Nick Bygon / Flickr / Creative Commons.War is NOT peace: Now its up to usObama devoted his once-in-a-lifetime talk to justifying American warfare, conjuring righteous images of this nation as an armed crusader, and asserting that violence is an immovable piece of the human condition...By Harvey Wasserman / ...
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• Pumpkin Spice Latte & Frugalista Chic

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  Ahh... the holidays are upon us... Images of sugar plums dancing in our heads while dreaming if Santa Claus will be providing us with treats (or a big fat lump of coal) under our Christmas trees. Who am I kidding?! That is what I want.. those images on the books I read to my son at bedtime. Meanwhile in the back of ...
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• Can the real time web change the real world?

  
  MixedRealities — Authority: 129
  The question in the title was asked today by queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan during the second day of the LeWeb conference in Paris. How important, how relevant is Twitter or more in general the searching in conversations as they happen? Queen Rania is a celebrity using social media such as Twitter ( @queenrania ...
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• Amy Goodman : Take Me to Your Climate Leader

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 567
  Photo from NASA.In a freshly released report on Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that 2000-2009 was the warmest decade ever on record. While the WMO has warned the world about this dire situation before, this new analysis further confirms the urgency and need for us to take action. The ...
  6 days ago

• Editors Desk: Happy holidays from our men and women in the service

  
  The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee — Authority: 429
  Weve just posted a series of videos in which American servicemen and women send greetings to their friends and families back home. The videos, which you can see by clicking here , are touching. These men and women are thousands of miles from home, many of them putting their lives on the line. I must also note that a ...
  6 days ago

• Chanukah Bowl @ Homestead Lanes with the The Menorah of Giving

  
  Jews' Next Dor — Authority: 124
  Chabad of Sunnyvale Presents the Fourth Annual Chanukah Bowl @ Homestead Lanes Sunday, December 13th 4:00 – 6:00 pm A FUN FILLED EVENT WITH BOWLING, ART N’ CRAFTS, LATKES, SUFGANIOT & PITA & FALAFEL DINNER Bowlers: $10/Advance $12/Door (Dinner & crafts ...
  1 week ago

• Tabs on 10th Street: County confronts guv

  
  The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee — Authority: 429
  At a meeting scheduled to start in a few minutes, some Stanislaus County leaders will scold Gov. Schwarzenegger for taking away an important farmland preservation tool, Supervisor Jim DeMartini said this morning at a county board meeting. DeMartini, who farms near Ceres, and Supervisor Vito Chiesa, a former county ...
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• Editors Desk: A change of plans for candidate Denham?

  
  The Hive - A community site of the Modesto Bee — Authority: 429
  Is Jeff Denham going to drop out of the race for lieutenant governor? Theres an interesting post on the Fresno Bee news blog at this link suggetsing just that. In case you missed it, Bee Opinions Editor Judy Sly had a column on Sunday examining the jockeying for position in other races around our area. You can ...
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• Review of America the Beautiful documentary and Contest to win a Limited Edition DVD of the film

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  One of the first questions Darryl Roberts asks in his documentary America the Beautiful is “Who benefits from women not feeling beautiful?” As the film spends the next 105 minutes trying to find the answers to that question, you witness the full impact of our obsession with beauty through tales of girls with ...
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• Climate Change: Fighting Hunger

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  We live in a changing world. We live in an uncertain world. We live in a HUNGRY world. Helping people help themselves. Turning Hunger into Hope. Because the future is now. To find out more: http://www.wfp.org/climate-change   Every 6 seconds a child dies... if youre reading this you can help (dont look ...
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• New Young Adult Blood Donating Club kicks off with participation in CBD’s Annual Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive

  
  Jews' Next Dor — Authority: 124
  Jews’ Next Dor is starting a “Blood Club” a group of Jewish 20 and 30 something who regularly donate blood together. The group will kick-off December 15, by participating in Congregation Beth David’s Annual Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive. As this is just one of several blood drives hosted by synagogues in ...
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• Darpa: 10 Red Balloons

  
  Wir sprechen Online. — Authority: 135
  This morning Darpa launched 10 red balloons for its Network Challenge : the M.I.T team has already won ; http://j.mp/7aWBW2
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• Let your heart burn with loving kindness, even when seeking justice

  
  Sahar's Blog — Authority: 120
  I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I believe in the power of the masses of humanity, and that I am seeking to apply this conceptual framework to my day to day acts. Now some of these applications are still humble, and others are off the track, but I do think that were everyone to start trying out together, ...
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