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    The Reckoning
Santa Cruz bard Morton Marcus takes stock of a life in letters.
    
    Made in Santa Cruz
A roundup of offerings by local writers
    
    Solar Eclipsed
Silicon Valley could lead the world in renewable energy technology--if only Washington would get out of the way.
    
    Nūz: Santa Cruz County News Briefs
The anti-spray campaign gets a theme song; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary gets serious about Marine Protected Areas.
    
    Salinger's Day Off
'Charlie Bartlett' proves you can never be too rich or too derivative.
    
    
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    What is Hip?
In defense of Celine Dion.
    
    Worlds Away
Joe Strummer's soundtrack makes 'Walker.'
    
    Music and Nightlife Calendar Picks
    Our critics pick this week's most interesting gigs. 
    
    
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MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS
    
    Beyond Java
Santa Cruz coffee entrepreneur Manthri Srinath on the perfect cup.
    Dish
Raw foodie Roxanne Klein heads to New Leaf to stump for a new line of packaged foods.
    
    
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    Out of the Box
DVD releases of 'Slings and Arrows' and 'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors' shatter expectations.