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	Photo Friday: Untitled by justbeamensch uckshot.jones, another fantastic Detroit storyteller writes: "This is Detroit, straight up. Justbeamensch (Donald Jones) has one of the best collections of the odd and funky in the City of Detroit. Take a cruise through his photostream and you gather a sense of the soul of the city." His sets include Detroit Greeting Cards, Murals in the City, Flora and State Fair.
	December Michigan Event Calendar A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of December. As usual, there's no way we'll get them all, so please add links and information about those we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments section.
	Noel Night: 37 Years of Holiday Merriment The 37th annual Noel Night will take place on Saturday, December 5th from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center Area. Activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping, family craft activities and performances by over 70 area music, theatre, and dance groups.
	Generation Y in Michigan Over half of all Michigan's public university graduates leave the state within one year of graduation. Michigan Radio Intern Lauren Silverman will probably be one of them. Lauren has launched a new series for Michigan Radio called Generation Y Michigan that explores why young adults or aren't leaving Michigan.
	Pontiac Silverdome - Sold! The Detroit News reports that the long-shuttered Pontiac Silverdome has been sold for a mere $583,000 as the home for a soccer league. However, with a cost over $55 million to construct, the price is disappointing to many. Click through for lots of info and a video tour of the Silverdome.
	Report on the Grand Rapids International Wine Festival Michigan By the Bottle has a great report on last weekend's Grand Rapids International Wine Festival which featured over 100 Michigan wines for tasting. Click through to hear what Michigan winemakers have to say about the event!
	Selecting wines for Thanksgiving dinner with Claudia Tyagi The Detroit Free Press asks Master Sommelier Claudia Tyagi about selecting Michigan wines to go with a Thanksgiving dinner. She recommends a few and we have a lot more turkey time information for you to dig into!
	University of Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry is an intense rivalry between the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University football teams. Widely regarded among the greatest competitions in all of American sport, Michigan and Ohio State ranked first in an ESPN poll conducted in 2000 of the greatest sports rivarlies.
	Photo Friday: The Whaleback - Leland, MI by danenmolly Here's a rare photo opportunity showing The Whaleback and North Lake Leelanau taken from high above Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage. Be sure to check this out bigger and you can see more from this flight in her Fishtown - Leland - Good Harbor - Manitou Islands - Leelanau Peninsula set. Her other sets include Aerial Photographs and Lake Michigan Sunsets.
	25th Annual Silver Bells in the City - Friday, November 20 Lansing Silver Bells in the City, which attracts 120,000 attendees, annually features an Electric Light Parade followed by the lighting of Michigan’s official Christmas tree and a firework show (weather permitting) over the State Capitol.
	Lansing 150 Grand Finale 2009 is the Sesquicentennial of the City of Lansing, and the FREE Lansing 150 Grand Finale is next Friday (Nov 20) immediately following Silver Bells in the City from 8-11 PM in the Lansing Center. Click through for Lansing history, photos and more about Michigan's Capital!
	Veterans Day Special: How Detroit Won the War Life Magazine has a feature titled WWII: How Detroit Won The War that provides an excellent photographic look at how the Motor City retooled to become "The Arsenal of Democracy". Photos include Chrysler's Tank Assembly, Dodge's military vehicle production and Willow Run Bomber Plant, where more than 18,000 B-24 Liberators were built between 1940 and 1945.
	A very Michigan Thanksgiving From turkey to Turkey Trots, parades to Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day football, Absolute Michigan has all the food and fun for America's original holiday.
	The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald edited by Joseph Fulton Joseph Fulton put together this amazing tribute to the 29 men who died in the shipwreck of November 10, 1975 aboard the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. It's set to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot, and the video is one of the best I've ever seen on YouTube. I hope you can watch it.
	When Ypsilanti had its own time zone... Longtime Absolute Michigan friend Laura Bein has a feature in the Ypsilanti Courier about when Ypsilanti had its own time zone. While Michigan adopted standard time in 1885, Ypsilanti simply ignored this state edict.
	Photo Friday: Steadfast Amid the Tumult by Rob the Photog Rob the Photog (Rob Gingerich) is a former TV news photographer (and current TV production manager) who loves macro photography. He also says he has a fondness for things covered in dust, rust, cobwebs, etc and that the older he gets, the more he becomes interested in old things. His sets include Vacation 2009 (in Manistee),East Lansing Art Fest 2007, MSU Hockey and My Best.
	The Conference on Michigan's Future - Nov 13-15, 2009 The 2nd annual Conference on Michigan's Future will be held Friday November 13 through Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Crystal Mountain Resort near Traverse City. The conference will explores visions of a sustainable future for Michigan, from the critical challenges facing our economy to strategies for developing a stable, enduring economic, energy and environmental future.
	Growing Stupidity: Will MSU Extension Be Shuttered? Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry says that it looks as if Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will veto funding for agricultural extension programs. Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station system and MSU extension are providing the research, development, and education for Michiganâ€™s emerging green economy as well as our agricultural industry.
	AquaSWARM: MSU developing robot fish Michigan State University researchers are developing aquatic robots that mimic fish movement to allow low cost and omni-present monitoring of harmful algal blooms in fresh water eco-systems.
	November 2009 Michigan Event Calendar A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of November. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information about the one's we've missed (or reviews of ones we have) in the comments section.