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  Top 10 Healthiest Cities for Women

  By Jac Chebatoris | Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:22 PM ET

  are, rate of smoking and diet), the rest of the metro areas that made the cut include:Bethesda, MarylandPortland, MaineCambridge, MassachusettsSan Francisco, CaliforniaHonolulu, HawaiiStamford, ConnecticutMadison, WisconsinSanta Barbara, CaliforniaFargo, North Dakota Not only is Hawaii Read More

  More like this in: Health, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, Portland, Honolulu, Self magazine
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  Get Back On That Horse

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:52 PM ET

  the pain of failure along the way is to get a co-founder. That way, you always have someone else to blame. Photo courtesy Nina Badiey vi Read More

  More like this in: Google, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Business, Technology, Regional/Local, Good Ideas
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  Antimatter Bank Rolling Out the Dough

  By David Bois | Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:30 PM ET

  is a natural haven for wealth when everything becomes worthless." The bank, as such, opens for business in an opening reception for the exhibit at San Francisco’s Modernism Gallery on November 12.Public domain image, via Wikimedia Commons (color inverted b Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Business, Currency, Particle Physics, Science, Regional/Local, Economy, Physical Sciences, Activism, Culture
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  Charlize Theron Kissed a Girl (And She Liked It)

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  the Oscar-winning actress pulled a Katy Perry last week as part of a charitable fundraiser for ONEXONE.The smooch took place at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco at an event featuring lots of celebrity bigwigs. Soccer great Mia Hamm was on hand to announce her Home Field Advantage initiative Read More

  More like this in: Matt Damon, ONEXONE, Angelina Jolie, Africa, Water, South Africa, Soccer, Nelson Mandela, Clean Water, Katy Perry, Jeremy Piven
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  Doc, I Can See!

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:18 PM ET

  gene therapy.The announcement was made at a joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology in San Francisco Saturday, reports AFP.Doctors reported that 12 patients between the ages of eight and 44 with Leber congenital amaurosis, or LC Read More

  More like this in: Health, Children, Reuters, Philadelphia, Gene Therapy, US, Science, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Health & Fitness
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  It's All About the Washingtons, Baby

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:40 AM ET

  these days? Maybe a stick of gum? A shoelace? A quarter cup of Starbucks coffee? In Berkeley, California, it’ll get you a house. Or even two.The San Francisco Chronicle reports that UC Berkeley posted an ad on Craigslist offering two homes at a prime location for just one dollar each. Has th Read More

  More like this in: Starbucks, Google, Housing, Craigslist, Berkeley, CA, Housing Market, US, Business, Regional/Local, Home & Garden
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  Care Tags for the Planet

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:00 AM ET

  idea of Care Tags beyond washing, drying and ironing — to encouraging consumers to donate these clothes when no longer needed," said Goodwill of San Francisco CEO and President Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez.According to Goodwill, the organization's US and Canadian stores divert more tha Read More

  More like this in: Planet, Textiles, Goodwill, Levi Strauss & Co., US, Business, Good Ideas, Environment
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  eBay Bids Up Bloom Energy Fuel Cells

  By John Casey | Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  although rumors flow that they are having manufacturing problems delaying a wider roll out. So far, Google is running a 100KW Bloom cell, as is the San Francisco Airport.We reported on Volkswagen and its joint venture with a German company that makes high-efficiency gas turbines to delive Read More

  More like this in: Volkswagen, Google, eBay, Clean Energy , Bloom Energy, Technology, Social Responsibility, Good Ideas, Tech Does Good, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Energy, Environment, Activism, Development
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  Buju Banton Says "Boom Hello" to the Gay Community

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  reported by SF Weekly and others, Banton and his manager Tracii McGregor met with notable members of the gay community last week including San Francisco supervisors Bevan Dufty and Eric Mar, LGBT Center executive director Rebecca Rolfe, blogger Michael Petrelis and activist Andre Read More

  More like this in: Grammy, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT), SF Weekly, Entertainment, Music
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  Twitter Aims to Boost Literacy With Social Innovation Partner

  By Judy Mottl | Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  official corporate philanthropic effort. The San Francisco-based company is joining forces with Room to Read, an educational nonprofit also based in San Francisco, focused on helping children in developing countries through educational efforts. The project, called The Fledgling Initiative, i Read More

  More like this in: Twitter, Nonprofit Organizations, Wines, Room to Read, Technology, Social Responsibility, Asia, Africa, Tech Does Good, Fundraising, Activism