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Laura Shumaker

The "R" Word

Laura Shumaker

Writer and Autism Pro

Matthew is a huge Beatles fan and asked me if we could go to the music store to buy a Revolver CD. He was wearing plaid shorts, a different patterned plaid shirt, white socks and work boots. "You... Read more »

11.21.09 at 2:04 PM | Comment count loading...

Zennie62

Cal 30, Stanford 21 - Golden Bears will win Big Game

Zennie62

Exec Producer, Host: The Blog Report With Zennie62

More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! | Visit YouTube | Visit UShow.com The Cal / Stanford Big Game day is here and Cal will beat Stanford 30 to 21. I've got to get this and a... Read more »

11.21.09 at 10:36 AM | Comment count loading...

Craig Newmark

Big news from Washington that everyone misses

Craig Newmark

Founder, Craigslist.org

Hey, Beth Noveck is working at the White House getting really serious about giving all Americans a serious voice in running our Federal government. She talks about how this is happening at city and... Read more »

11.21.09 at 9:23 AM | Comment count loading...

Sarah Granger

Peaks & perils of social media promotion on a personal level

Sarah Granger

New Media Entrepreneur and Writer

I'm a bit of an introvert. I'm not great at initiating social conversations and I have to work at the whole art and science of self promotion in marketing. As a consultant, that's the part of my work... Read more »

11.20.09 at 11:52 AM | Comment count loading...

Leah D. Williams

Southwest Airlines says we'll wait for you. Really?

Leah D. Williams

CEO, Strategies, LLC

Rushing to the airport, need an extra minute, fly Southwest - apparently. According to the November 18, 2009 Matier and Ross column , Southwest Airline's response for holding up passengers and... Read more »

11.19.09 at 2:39 PM | Comment count loading...

Michael Yaki

Indie films: "You" and "9500 Liberty"

Michael Yaki

Attorney & Political Consultant

Independent filmmakers are a breed apart. Working with little more than talent, a digital camera, and their own credit cards, these would-be deMilles create, in varying quantities, magic, dreck, a ... Read more »

11.19.09 at 5:39 AM | Comment count loading...

Duffy Jennings

Facebook - Redefining family and friendship

Duffy Jennings

Writer. PR Consultant. San Franciscan.

I wasn't able to blog for the past couple of weeks, but while I was recovering from shoulder surgery it was comforting to watch Pedro Martinez pitch as well as he did in the World Series. Pedro... Read more »

11.17.09 at 11:00 AM | Comment count loading...

Marina Park

Nonprofit pensions, another one-two punch

Marina Park

Girl Scout CEO, lawyer, mom

A lot of nonprofits, including Girl Scouts, are facing huge increases in pension contributions in coming years, a combination of two factors - the market crash and the 2006 Pension Protection Act... Read more »

11.16.09 at 9:23 AM | Comment count loading...

Yobie Benjamin

Spell Rogue: R-O-U-G-E, Going Rouge: Sarah Palin

Yobie Benjamin

Hacking Capitalism, Carbon, Politics & Food

Sarah Palin fan club members still lack built-in spell checkers so I suspect many of them are eagerly awaiting and will buy the forthcoming book: Going Rouge: Sarah Palin published by O/R Publishing... Read more »

11.15.09 at 11:25 AM | Comment count loading...

JD Beltran

Wanted: A Studio for a Queen

JD Beltran

Art and Culture Fix

1993 Batik by Queen Amie Krubally A batik by Queen Amie Krubally, who is a living master of Batik now residing in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco This weekend, the groundbreaking art... Read more »

11.14.09 at 9:00 AM | Comment count loading...

Peter Gleick

Water on the Moon

Peter Gleick

President, Pacific Institute

In a good indication of just how important water is to us, some of the most exciting news from the Moon since the initial 1969 landing has revolved around research to determine whether or not it has... Read more »

11.13.09 at 4:53 PM | Comment count loading...

Yumi Wilson

Ft. Hood: No place safe?

Yumi Wilson

Journalism Professor

"They are trained to think about what the enemy outside is going to do to you, but they are really not looking at one of their own attacking them and killing them." -- Katy Canfield who has a son in... Read more »

11.11.09 at 11:00 PM | Comment count loading...

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