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submitted by Lisa for team Batboy's revenge! 174 weeks 4 days 6 hours 55 minutes ago
Since we wrote about the box office records set by “Avatar” during the post-Christmas holiday weekend, it has earned more than $1 billion around the globe during its spectacular run so far. Did we mention that the run has been less than three weeks?
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submitted by Lisa for team Obama Watch 174 weeks 4 days 7 hours 3 minutes ago
President Obama told a black church in the nation’s capital today that the promise inherent in his election as the nation’s first African-American president has yet to be fully realized, acknowledging that partisan Washington politics continued to play a big role in governance.
But Mr. Obama promised...(more)
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written by Robert Cauthorn for team CityTools info 306 weeks 5 days 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Since we're new and eager, here is a list of nifty things that can be done on CityTools.
Unlike most lists, these aren't presented in any order because if one of these items floats your boat, then that's the most important...
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submitted by Lisa for team Green Living 71 weeks 4 days 7 hours 41 minutes ago
Gregory Kloehn lives in central Berkeley and he makes things for a living. His latest creation may be his most inventive yet, for Kloehn has fabricated a home out of a dumpster — yes, your regular dumpster, known primarily as a receptacle for trash.
This isn’t the...(more)
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submitted by Grace 174 weeks 5 days 50 minutes ago
It was a remarkable scene.
Watching George W. Bush at the microphone in the Rose Garden this morning, calling on Americans to unite to overcome a global disaster brought back the finest hours of his presidency.
Watching Bill Clinton put his arms around George W. Bush was a...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Obama Watch 188 weeks 5 days 7 hours 23 minutes ago
When we heard Rush Limbaugh say this morning that President Barack Obama "may have been the second Kenyan" (!!??) ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize, we knew it was time to start the countdown: how quickly would the partisan warfare erupt over the (presumably) good...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 172 weeks 3 days 23 hours 51 minutes ago
The defense this week called the long-awaited David Blankenhorn, an expert who attorneys had promised would help articulate why traditional marriage should be protected as such. Blankenhorn’s name was highlighted in the defense opening, and as one of only two defense witnesses, he seemed to shoulder...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 177 weeks 3 days 4 hours 2 minutes ago
Although Christmas sales last year were one of the worst on record, this year is by far the worst, according to some retailers on Mission and 24th streets. For Valencia Street merchants, however, things have improved a little from last year.
Faring the worst are clothing, variety...(more)
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written by Robert Cauthorn 137 weeks 4 days 7 hours 17 minutes ago
As it peeks timidly from behind fledgling paywall strategies and drooping circulation, the newspaper industry could learn a lot from a recent New York Times article about what Steve Jobs learned from failure.
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written by Robert Cauthorn for team CityTools info 305 weeks 6 hours 36 minutes ago
Memo to the CityTools community:
CityTools is going to be installing some changes to expand our support for multiple languages over the weekend of 7-21. As a result there is a chance for momentary system disruptions.
We believe we can do this in a fully transparent manner and...(more)
