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HomeZada Launches Innovative Technology to Organize Your Home

Fri Jan 27 22:42:10 UTC 2012

Berkeley Patch Announcements — Fri Jan 27 22:42:10 UTC 2012
Starting today, homeowners across the country will be able to manage all their important home information in one online solution via the web or mobile application, thanks to HomeZada launching its new software technology in Sacramento. “HomeZada revol...
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New York Building Cleaner Strike Could Have National Implications

Fri Dec 30 16:55:03 UTC 2011

HuffPost LA — Fri Dec 30 16:55:03 UTC 2011
As the New Year's Eve contract deadline looms for office cleaners who attend to some of New York City's most iconic buildings and the companies...
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at: Service Employees International Union

Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Column 34: Mister Christmas by Charlie Hopper

Fri Dec 23 12:00:00 UTC 2011

Dispatches From Civil War Reenactments — Fri Dec 23 12:00:00 UTC 2011
“They call him Mister Christmas,” the man said, smoking and leaning on a mixing board installed in his one-bedroom apartment. “We recorded most of the demos right here.” He indicated a closet outfitted with foam soundproofing, a little window and a mic...
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at: Forever Christmas

National TV Network is Casting

Wed Dec 21 23:19:23 UTC 2011

Piedmont Patch Announcements — Wed Dec 21 23:19:23 UTC 2011
My Strange Addiction is searching for men and women with strange addictions, compulsive behaviors, and quirky habits or obsessions, who would like to share their stories on this documentary television series. This program will explore how your addictio...
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Video: CBS Sports Raiders at Bears Preview

Fri Nov 25 03:14:16 UTC 2011

Raiders Gab — Fri Nov 25 03:14:16 UTC 2011
The Chicago Bears hope to continue their hot streak this Sunday as they take on the Oakland Raiders. Who will get the victory? NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan joins Jason Horowitz to preview this upcoming battle.
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Rev. Laura Rose: The Big Interfaith Tent At Occupy Oakland: Faithfully Engaging The 99%

Fri Nov 18 20:33:03 UTC 2011

HuffPost San Francisco — Fri Nov 18 20:33:03 UTC 2011
One sure sign that people of faith are called to create a sacred space is that after the police raid on the Oakland encampment, the only tent standing was the Interfaith Tent.
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Famous People You Might See At A Tailgate

Wed Nov 16 20:31:33 UTC 2011

CBS New York — Wed Nov 16 20:31:33 UTC 2011
You typically don’t think of an early morning tailgate as an event most celebrities would care to be a part of, but you’d be surprised. There have been tales of actual sightings of some famous [...]
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at: Chicago Cubs Soldier Field

Craig Clevenger: Thirteen Hours at the Oakland Strike

Sat Nov 05 00:25:17 UTC 2011

HuffPost LA — Sat Nov 05 00:25:17 UTC 2011
At about 9:15 p.m, one of the organizers announces that the Port of Oakland is officially closed. The cheers are deafening. Now all we have to do is walk back to the plaza to celebrate. I'm exhausted, and very tempted to jump on the first BART station ...
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Nikolas Kozloff: Oakland General Strike: From Radical Past to Radical Present

Fri Nov 04 18:51:04 UTC 2011

HuffPost San Francisco — Fri Nov 04 18:51:04 UTC 2011
It is perhaps fitting that it was Oakland, home to radical socialists such as Jack London as well as later black liberation figures like Huey Newton, which pushed the unique weapon of the general strike.
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Louis Freedberg: Teachers and the Two Faces of Protest in Oakland

Thu Nov 03 22:32:57 UTC 2011

HuffPost San Francisco — Thu Nov 03 22:32:57 UTC 2011
As the Occupy Wall Street movement tries to define its agenda, it is likely that shrinking school budgets will figure more and more prominently on it.
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