In November 2008, GALLERY CRAWL checks out Lukas Felzmann's GHOSTPILE photography exhibition at the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery and visits Aicon Gallery's latest group exhibition, THE HUMAN DICHOTOMY, a collection of Pakistani miniatures. Download the KQED Educational Guide for this program at http://secure-us.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/b?ci=us-kqed&cg=0&tu=http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/gallerycrawl/paloalto-edguide.pdf For more Bay Area arts coverage, check out http://www.kqed.org/arts

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Chockfull of Surprises. Surprising tastes, tricks, and techniques abound in this show as Jacques checks the labels on canned ingredients to make Pumpkin Gratin. He hides treasures inside Tomato Surprise and naps the Grilled Striped Bass with Romesco Sauce. To complete the menu, some of the best Californian brandy made makes its appearance in Cherries in Armagnac Sauce with Pound Cake.

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Learn why more than 10,000 students have beaten a path to the classroom of North Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan. Original airdate: April 2003. For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4127

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Geographer Hassan Basagic stands below the Dana Glacier just outside Yosemite National Park and explains how he is documenting the shrinkage of the Sierra Nevadas glaciers using historic photographs and a GPS. For more information, visit www.kqed.org/climatewatch

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Kristi Yamaguchi speaks about her own family holiday traditions, experience on "Dancing with the Stars," and her Always Dream Foundation. Watch Kristi host the television premiere of the San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on December 17, 8pm on PBS. Check your local listings. A co-production of KQED and the San Francisco Ballet, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.

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Just outside Yosemite, at 10,000 feet, geographer Hassan Basagic compares the Dana Glacier on September 11, 2008, to a photograph of it taken from the same spot in 1883. For more information, visit: www.kqed.org/climatewatch

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Hosted by Scott Shafer and produced by KQED Public Radio, this special one-hour television broadcast of The California Report aired at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Segments include: * California's Landslide for Obama * Prop. 8 and Other State Ballot Measures * Looking Ahead

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Check, Please! Bay Area's third season Joyce Goldstein Special episode (#391) profiles and reviews these three Bay Area restaurants: Medjool, B44, Da Flora

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The waters off the coast of California are some of the richest in the world. But declines in fish species have led state leaders to begin creating large protected areas, or "no fishing zones," similar to wilderness areas on land. Although controversial with some fishing groups, the idea is to protect entire ecosystems instead of single species. The hope is that a statewide network may help bring back fish, birds and marine mammals that are currently on the brink.

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For hundreds of years, scientists have been poaching design ideas from structures in nature. Now, biologists and engineers at UC Berkeley are working together to design a broad range of new products, such as life-saving milli-robots modeled on the way cockroaches run and adhesives based on the amazing design of a geckos foot. QUEST visits their labs to find out what's so special about these crawling and scaling animals.

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QUEST teams up with Make Magazine to construct the latest must have, do-it-yourself device hacks and science projects. This week we'll show you how to make a tabletop linear accelerator that demonstrates the finer points of kinetic energy by shooting a steel ball.

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California ranks second-lowest in the U.S. in fourth and eighth grade science achievement, according to a recent study. Since a large part of California's economy is devoted to technology, it is vital that California get its students up to speed. How bad is the problem? And what are schools and informal science education organizations doing to fill the gap?

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Coral reefs often make for spectacular diving, and shipwrecks can become vibrant habitats. Explore an area around an underwater volcano with the Ocean Adventures team.

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Climate change is already affecting polar bears, walruses, belugas and Arctic foxes. Find out how.

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Airdate: 10-17-08

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Episode 205: Chef's Dream. Minute Recipe: Anchovy Spread. Combining silky tuna, crunchy apples, herbaceous chives, and piquant shallots, Jacques assembles a mountain of fresh Bluefin Tuna Tartare with Apple to open the show. Inspired by the flavors of the East, Jacques prepares exotic Lamb Burgers with Feta Cheese, cooked rare and served with a refreshing Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce and a "gratin" of Corn Parfait. He ends his cooking adventure with Cream Cheese and Fruit Medley.

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Check, Please! Bay Area's third season episode 9 (#309) profiles and reviews these three Bay Area restaurants: Chez Maman, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Kirala

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A walking tour through a Sierra Nevada "burn zone" with Crawford Tuttle, Chief Dep. Director of CalFire (CA Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection).

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Episode 204: Simple Sweet Notes. Minute Recipe: Beet, Stilton, Apple and Nut Salad. Jacques cuts the cooking time of a whole chicken in half with a pair of shears and a few cuts of his knife in this flavorful Roasted Split Chicken with a Mustard Crust. Fluffy Mashed Potatoes make the perfect side dish. Pizza is made quicker and easier when you use a ready made base, and Jacques personalizes it with an unusual twist when he crisps Lavash to make Smoked Salmon Pizza garnished with capers, onion and cilantro. He concludes with a no-frills Greek Yogurt, Walnuts and Honey arguably one of his fastest desserts.

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