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The 2006 Good Gift Games – defectiveyeti

The masks we all wear – jcarroll
We’re all pretending to a competence we are not always certain about.

New York Bans Most Trans Fats in Restaurants
When Science Sniffs Around the Kitchen
– nytimes

2006 Final Coaches Poll Ballot – usatoday
&nbsp Coaches Poll = Corrupt – simononsports

UC athletic training center OKd by regents – sfgate

A Whole New Game Ball? N.B.A. Admits Its Mistake – nytimes
In Drunken Driving Masturbation News… – foulballs

Faith in figures proves to be a big hit – financialtimes
Bonds makes surprise appearance at meetings – krosenthal
Mets to meet with A’s, pursue Harden – si
Free Agency Follies – slate
Angelos’ baseball instincts once again are off base – baltimoresun
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down – baseballchatter
Deferred contracts still limiting D-Backsí budget – eastvalleytribune
Growing dissent over CBA – jpassan

Everything Coulda Been Seibu-ritic: – mgmtbybaseball
In Which the Bosox Illustrate a Counter-Intuitive Law of Negotiation

Going Rates Have Doubled in Baseball – washingtonpost
Zitoís Father Played His Role to Perfection – nytimes
General managers ready for winter free-for-all in Florida – usatoday
Rule 5 Draft Preview – scout
Bonds Is a Big Bargain for the Right Team – nytimes
&nbsp Bonds will decide this week where he’ll play in ’07, agent says – usatoday
Rangers setting sights on Zito – krosenthal
Phillies, A’s frontrunners to attain Piazza – krosenthal
What are the Orioles thinking? – krosenthal
Winter Meetings Preview, Part One : Part Two – bbprospectus
The Free Agent Cycle – hbtimes
Arbitration 2007 – bizofbaseball
Free Agent Compensation Table – scout
&nbsp Final 2005-06 Elias player rankings – usatoday
Mets Break The Bank – forbes
Any deal for Figgins full of complexity – chicagosports
Not all smiling over Soriano deal – chicagosports
Beware of The Monster – espn
Saagís Sausage Sells to Hormel – sanleandrotimes
Gear through the years – espn
Found film colorizes our view of perfection – palmbeachpost

The bubbly issue – sfgate
Champagne houses take root in California soil

Truly lame idea for gun exchange – sfgate
Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out Of the Country –   via pitchfork

Why Kill With Polonium? – straightdope

In a Jam: – cringely
Stories of ISP bad faith and can the government really listen in to your VoIP calls? Yes they can.

Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches – informit

Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy from A Plane – amazon online reader

ACLU Appeals Case of German Man Kidnapped by CIA – aclu

Bolton to Leave Post as U.S. Envoy to U.N. – nytimes

Who Did What in Chinaís Past? Look It Up, or Maybe Not – nytimes

What was, and what might have been
&nbsp Relishing last home game, seniors proud to have revived Bears program
Cal loads up on all-conference honors
Flashback 1948 – Jackie Jensen
Levy goes from last year’s hero to bench-warmer
Stanford dealing with case of old Cal disease: Axe envy

Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done‘ – theonion

Why be surprised when someone mentions the clothes that the emperor doesn’t have? – jcarroll
Also: no emperor.

Cal freshman has his job cornered – sfgate
Regents’ Committee Approves Interim Financing Plan for High Performance Center – calbears
Breakdown of the Showdown – dailycal
It’s Cal, not USC, with star tailback – insidebayarea
Cal waited a long, long time for a football game this big – akillion
Perspective Piece: California-USC – scout
Cal Bears team preview – scout

Four Coaching Lessons from John Sain: – mgmtbybaseball & thesouthpaw
Via Jeff Merron & 108 Magazine

Helluvaseason – oaklandathletics
A’s new park : Cisco Field – oaklandathletics
&nbsp Letter from the owner
&nbsp Fremont has space to build a ballpark — who’s to say no? – sfgate
Hot stove notes from the GM meetings – krosenthal
&nbsp latest notes
Barry picking – jheyman
GMs bowled over as meetings open – mlb
Evil Empire Jr. – jdonovan
Richie Sexson: Albatross – ussmariner
Power Yoga For Baseball – waswatching
Humidors attract attention of general managers – denverpost
Market is open for business – boston
Burning questions on the hot stove – yesnetwork
Baseball Men – The Critic
Baseball Men – The Fantasy Player
2006 All-OOPs Team – baseballanalysts
Playing Hardball – eastbayexpress
Who controls the plate? – sabermetricresearch
Manufactured Runs – tigertales
Integrity, Bonds do not mix – dfw
ëAces’ or Not, Top-Tier Pitching Is Priceless – tmarchman
Who are the projected batting and pitching leaders for 2007? – actasports

Game Notes: Cal -vs- USC
Tedford press conference – calbears
Despite injury, Tim Mixon is still very much a part of the Bears – calbears
Stadium news – beartalk
Brandon Mebane – Helping Everyone Except Himself – calbears
Pac-10 crown, not NFL draft, topping Lynch’s agenda – cctimes
Storer brings brains and brawn to Cal – mercurynews
“Money”  Tha1  [asx vid]

Oddsmakers Top 25 – DCSportsBlog
Michigan -vs- Ohio St. – Wiki history
&nbsp The Big Game
Sports Artist Sued for Mix of Crimson and Tide – nytimes
&nbsp Fallout from the boom in collegiate merchandise sales – sportseconomist

Bears Open Season – calbears
Injured Cal center Wilkes might miss season – sfgate
Scouts see NBA future for another Cal big man – insidebayarea

Henry: I’m staying for life
Flamini eyes middle-man role
Fabregas espouses beautiful game
(via sportinglife)

The heat is on – sfgate
How to get the best results from a new generation of ovens

Ryan Adams: Cardinal Radio
Guided by Choices – nysun
Interview: Once and Future Pixies Frontman Frank Black – dailycal
Interview: Cat Power – pitchfork
Lloyd Cole brings ‘Antidepressant’ work to Pittsburgh – pittsburghlive

Watching their P’s and Q’s over R&D – sfgate
Google, Apple among best firms at turning cost-efficient research into products

Election 2006 :

Freedom &nbsp 

Mock the Vote – defectiveyeti in themorningnews

An Election Day Letter From President Bush to Voters – cracked

2006 Voters Guide – defectiveyeti in mcsweeney’s