November 2010

The Viagra Diaries: Everything is Possible After 60

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Tue, Nov 23 2010 - 5:15pm

The Viagra Diaries: Everything Is Possible After 60
Barbara Rose Brooker, Author, The Viagra Diaries; Founder, Age March
Well over 60, Brooker is a talented writer, painter and teacher, among other things. Her most recent project in her quest to empower men and women over 40 to discover their creativity is her novel The Viagra Diaries. Brooker will share selections from The Viagra Diaries, covering everything from romantic love to following your dreams at any age. Read more »

Mark Twain's 175th Birthday Party

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Tue, Nov 30 2010 - 12:00pm

Mark Twain’s 175th Birthday Party
Born prematurely on November 30, 1835, in the small town of Florida, Missouri, Samuel Clemens nearly didn’t grow up to become Mark Twain. But 175 years later, his observations still ring true. Skip lunch to eat birthday cake – and enjoy an hour of this American iconoclast’s witty and wise words.
MLF: HumanitiesLocation: SF Club OfficeTime: 11:30 a.m. Read more »

Nora Ephron

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Sun, Nov 21 2010 - 2:00pm

Nora Ephron
Film Director, Sleepless in Seattle; Screenwriter; Author, I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing
In conversation with Jane Ganahl, Author; Co-founder, Litquake
This event is sold out.
Acclaimed director of Julie & Julia and  writer of When Harry Met Sally, Ephron offers her hilarious observations and insights into the past, present and future, sharing everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten. Read more »

Combating Islamophobia in America

Nov 18, 2010 @ 3:26 PM by Anonymous with [0] comments
“If you are painting 1.5 billion people with the same brush of violence and extremism [as al Qaeda], you’re a bigot,” said Reza Aslan, in one of his passionate television appearances discussing the America
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Combating Islamophobia in America

Nov 18, 2010 @ 3:17 PM by Commonwealth with [0] comments
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“If you are painting 1.5 billion people with the same brush of violence and extremism [as al Qaeda], you’re a bigot,” said Reza Aslan, in one of his passionate television appearances discussing the American impressions of al Qaeda, which are frequently transferred onto the Muslim community as a whole. Read more »

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How Business Can Thrive in the Digital Media Revolution

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Thu, Nov 18 2010 - 6:00pm

How Business Can Thrive in the Digital Media Revolution
Larry Kramer, Professor, Newhouse School, Syracuse University; Founder, CBS Marketwatch; Author, C-Scape
In an era of enormous technological change and upheaval, superstar digital entrepreneur, venture capitalist and educator Kramer offers valuable wisdom to businesses trying to find their way in the C-Scape: the digital landscape where consumers are in control. Read more »

The Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

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Thu, Nov 18 2010 - 12:00pm

The Health Effects of EMF
Camilla Rees, Co-author, Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless RevolutionEileen O’Connor, Director, the Radiation Research Trust in the U.K.Olle Johansson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head of the Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenMagda Havas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental & Resource Studies, Trent UniversityJoel Moskowitz, Ph.D., Directo Read more »

Hopeful Huffington?

Nov 17, 2010 @ 4:19 PM by Anonymous with [0] comments
By Sally Schilling

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George Weyerhauser Climate Program on KGO HD this Month

Nov 17, 2010 @ 3:40 PM by Anonymous with [0] comments
For those of you in the Bay Area who might like to catch The Commonwealth Club's program with George Weyerhauser ("Climate Countdown"), it will air on KGO HD Channel 715 on Sunday, November 28, at 10:00 p.m.
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