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San Diego Taiko’s DrumSTRONG Concert
 
 

San Diego Taiko DrumSTRONG concert is back!

Friday, March 14th, 8PM

Sunday, March 16th, 5PM

at the World Beat Center. Balboa Park

For more information on tickets, click here.

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BarCampSanDiego #2 is November 10 - 11
 
 

When

November 10 - 11, 2007

10am Saturday through 5pm Sunday

Where
Technical Training Resources
6920 Miramar Rd., Suite 105, San Diego, CA 92121
directions | map
Go edit the page and sign up now!

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BarCampSanDiego is this weekend!
 
 

When

June 2 - 3, 2007
1pm on Saturday through 5pm Sunday
eventful | upcoming

Where

Technical Training Resources
6920 Miramar Rd., Suite 105, San Diego, CA 92121
directions | map

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Ride Of Silence Tonight
 
 

Sorry for the late notice:
Ride of Silence tonight at 7 p.m. at the corner ofIndia Street & Washington Street.  Bring a black arm band and alight.  We will ride single file, silent through Old Town and Downtown.
More info here:  http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/profiles/events/ridesilence

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Cory Doctorow speaking in San Diego next week
 
 

Cory is a dynamic speaker and passionately dedicated to copyright and  digital rights issues.  I videotaped his speach called “The Access to Knowledge Treaty: What if WIPO Actually Worked For Us? A Digital Dialog Lecture with Cory Doctorow” in 2005 and it is available at the Internet Archive here:
http://www.archive.org/details/DeclanCory
Cory’s giving some talks next week in […]

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March Mingle 2007
 
 

Although this happens tomorrow, I first heard about it today!
When / Where?

When:
Wednesday, March 21st (5:30PM - 9:00PM)

Where:
Dave N Busters, San Diego

Cost:
Free Finger Food (Cash Bar)

Door Prizes:
Books / Software / More!

March Mingle 2007

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Charting a Route: Questions for Kathy Keehan
 
 

Hi folks! Long time, no post…

Kathy Keehan is the executive director of San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, and is interviewed in “Voice of San Diego.”
I find the SD Biking people to be some of the most SD focused folks around.
Hope everyone is having Happy Holidays!

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UCSD Career Fair - Oct. 21
 
 

UCSD is having a Career Fair in conjunction with the UCSD Open House.
Text from the flier:
UCSD Staff Career Fair
Saturday, October 21, 2006
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
UCSD Price Center Ballroom
Join us on this fun, exciting and informative day. Meet face-to-face with UCSD Department Hiring Managers, attend one of our Career Workshop Seminars and Resume Reviews where […]

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Ride of Rememberance
 
 

The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition requests your participation in our 2nd Annual “Ride of Rememberance”.  Five cyclists have been killed in the past twelve months on our city and county roads and 216 have been injured.  Join members of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, the San Diego Bicycle Club, the Sierra Club, the Triathlon Club of San […]

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SD Hack Lab: July 19th Open Hack Night
 
 

From http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2006/06/116415.shtml
 Come to our monthly Open Hack Night, the 3rd Wednesday of every month @ Voz Alta, 1544 Broadway from 8-10pm. This month, we’ll have workshops including one on how to use the GNU/Linux command line and a zine making table setup by Grrrl Zines A Go-Go!

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BarCampSanDiego Seeks Venue
 
 

BarCampSanDiego is looking for somewhere to hold a BarCamp.  What’s a BarCamp, you ask?
From http://barcamp.org/ :
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
We need a space to meet during a weekend.  We’ll […]

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Race Across America (RAAM) Starts in Oceanside this Sunday
 
 

From http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/Default.aspx?tabid=184 :
Created in 1982, the Race Across America (RAAM) is now the longest running ultra-distance bicycle endurance competition in the world. This is not a stage race like the Tour de France, where each day a set distance is covered. In RAAM the gun fires somewhere on the West Coast (Oceanside, CA in 2006) […]

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Save NPR and PBS (again)
 
 

This is from a Television Archiving list I’m on:
Everyone expected House Republicans to give up efforts to kill NPR and PBS after a massive public outcry stopped them last year. But they’ve just voted to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS — unbelievably, starting with programs like “Sesame Street.”
Public broadcasting would lose nearly a quarter […]

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City of San Diego Customer SERVey
 
 

From:
http://surveys.sandiego.gov/oep/city_servey.htm
I am interested in knowing how the citizens of San Diego feel about the services we provide.
The on-line survey will be available until June 30. Thank you for your participation!
— Mayor Jerry Sanders

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Ride Across California Map Geeking
 
 

Here’s a link to an entry in my blog about a recent Ride Across California that my daughter’s 5th grade class performed. There are a lot of Google Earth maps detailing the ride from Yuma to San Diego.
My last ten posts at www.declan.net are also about the ride.
Fox News was at the beach when […]

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Bike Night - June 1st, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
 
 

From: “Kathy Keehan”
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:15:08 -0700
Subject: [SDCBC] Tickets for Bike Night available on Active.com
To: “Sdcbc”
Hello all!
Tickets for Bike Night are now on sale at Active.com http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1315034
Your $25 ticket includes free beer provided by Karl Strauss Brewery, food, and an evening of entertainment. Our Master of Ceremonies is Whitney Southwick, weatherman for Channel […]

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County to discuss road option
 
 

County to discuss road option
By: North County Times -
San Diego County officials have scheduled several meetings with community groups to discuss options for improving roads in unincorporated areas so the routes can handle the traffic expected to be generated by new growth in the backcountry over the next couple decades
The county has been working for […]

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Park availability added to Web site
 
 

Saw this in the UT this morning:
Park availability added to Web site
Planning a wedding or party in a county park? Now information is available on the Internet on whether your place of choice is available.
The county Parks and Recreation Department has added a feature to its Web site that allows people to check the […]

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San Diego Beer Map
 
 

This is a great use of Google Maps to show San Diego brewpubs, breweries, beer bars, and beer stores.
Link

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San Diego Food Blog
 
 

I have to give a plug for the San Diego Gourmet Club blog that I just found on the SanDiegoBlog list of new sites.
Already saw these 2 great posts:
A New Years Gift from the Cohn Restaurant Group
The four Cohn Group Restaurants are offering 3 course meals at a mere $20.06 per person. I’m so there!
You […]

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