This is a once a month non-fiction book club that covers all areas of science, natural history, and non-religious based philosophy and morality. This club is for those who have read or are interested in reading books by authors like Carl Sagan, John McPhee, Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson, Sam Harris and more. The club will meet in downtown Los Gatos once a month (probably at a coffee shop), and meetings will be casual. If you have any interest in the natural sciences (astronomy, geology, biology), …

This is a group of those interested in the Latin language - i.e. the Language spoken in the Roman empire and the great poets Cicero, Virgil, Ovid and Lucretius. The idea is to meet, read in Latin and experience this great language.

We look at art through the lenses of our backgrounds, feelings, memories, which are unique to us. Our understanding of the world depends on our interaction with our environment, which changes constantly both in nature and people we share our opinions with. Come and join us in discovering your world of art.

Engage in lively discussion and debate around Nicholas Taleb's Black Swan Theory, which states that: - There is a disproportionate role of high-impact, hard to predict, rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance and technology - It is difficult to compute the probability of such rare events using scientific methods (due to the nature of small probabilities), and - There is a psychological headwind that makes people individually and collectively blin …

… Each of our brains are physically wired according to the shifting landscape that is our own personal history as it is looped back upon the shifting landscape that is our ever changing brain. Cognitively, we are each of us, both parasite and host locked in a co-evolutionary dance. The compression pattern that results is anything but objective.  This isn't so much a problem when we go about simple tasks of daily life. But when faced with the already monumental complexity that is the understanding …

… For our history, go to http://www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=107 PLEASE JOIN OUR MAIN COMMUNITY AT www.vlab.org. Membership is FREE. Planning meetings are: Every First Tuesday of the Month Time: 7.00 P.M. -8.15 P.M. Location: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304

Meet other local South Africans to discuss culture, history and adapting in the U.S. Also as to what lead you to come to the USA. Sharing some "lekker" SA stories and speaking some Afrikaans. Creating a warm South African atmosphere through socializing and networking with like-minded people. Who should join:Everyone with desire to be here. Why:Come and tell your story and have fun!

Well, let’s just dip our toe shoes into the water, here, and see if there’s any balletomania afoot, for a new meetup now. Amid the epoch of “Black Swan" at the movies, and with the Giants having won the World Series (yes, whipping through 32 fouetté turns is almost as hard as hitting a Lincecum fastball), and now the first book ever published about the entire history of ballet (“Apollo’s Angels,” by Jennifer Homans), and, ta-dah, most important of all, with the world-class San Francisco Ballet …

Our mission: To offer the International mobile technology and services sector an unbiased discussion dialogue on emerging technologies. Analyze their commercial, economical, social and political impact for an audience of senior business executives, researchers, financiers, policy makers and our loyal software developers. In keeping with SDForum’s history of innovation and leadership, we have decided to commit to I.P. protocol technology and the distribution of information associated. Enabling co …

… We'll talk about history, food, culture and more. We will provide presentations or just relaxation (in Italian ;-) with coffee or wine on Sundays afternoon Call Angelica at (650) 283- 9009 if you need more info. We also run and have have fun with these other sites, all of them promoting Italian and Italy somehow http://www.FinestItalian.com http://www.Italianbeautyonline.com http://www.dearAngelica.com     Ciao e a presto. .

This group focuses on the rituals, trainings, and sessions offered by Daniel Foor and others through Ancestral Medicine (www.ancestralmedicine.org).  Events include: ancestor work, earth-honoring rituals, purification lodges, an annual Mt Shasta wilderness quest, and other teachings and trainings.  Daniel is also available for individual healing and mentorship sessions in the Bay Area or by phone.

This is the SF Bay Area branch of the Non-profit international organization Schola Saint George: www.scholasaintgeorge.org We study and practice the "Arte d'Armizare" (Art of Armed Combat) of 14th-15th century European medieval master of arms Fiore dei Liberi, every Sunday afternoon in Cuesta Park, Mountain View. Included in this martial system is medieval unarmed grappling, dagger, longsword, and spear. Beginners welcome. No previous experience nor equipment necessary - we can lend you practice …

Rengstorff House, Mountain View's oldest home, is one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast. Well-known as a wedding venue, Rengstorff House is available for rent for your next wedding ceremony reception, team retreat, employee birthday party, retirement celebration, garden party, fundraiser and/or after-work mixer. Rengstorff House is also open to the public for guided tours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 11:00 am – 5:00 p.m. NEW in 201 …

Canadian-Californian's is for those Canadians who live in the mid-Peninsula who wish to connect with other Canadians for entertainment, conversation, holiday celebrations, friendship, networking and just plain good ole Canadian Comradarie. Whether you have been in California for 20 years or two months you are welcome in this group. From Newfoundland to Vancouver Island we all share the same history and culture. Please join us for events to be posted.

… Or you can invest time in developing a video of your life history, geneology and more-- including interviews and the inclusion of photos and other memoralbilia. Let's join forces to support each other as we provide the care that our parent's may need. Caregiver's need encouragment and care. Share stories, learn about end-of-life planning and become aware of the importance of planning to protect your assets and legacy. Contact Mary G. Anderson lifemanagementconsulting.com 650.960.3772

… Check out these links for other dance info or places to dance: Bill Bader's Line Links:  http://www.billbader.com/line-links.htm#USA A cool monthly event called Wine Country Line Dance in Rohnert Park, CA:  http://www.winecountrylinedance.com/ If you need step sheets (dance descriptions) or want to know about the history of line dance and where to go in your area to have some fun, please check out Doris Volz's website(s) http://www.dorisvolz.com/ or http://www.linedancefun.com/