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• Swarm of Underwater Drones To Help Explore Ocean

  
  Singularity Hub — Authority: 574
  Release the drones! Jules Jaffe from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institute just received $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to build a fleet of drones to explore the ocean. The Autonomous Underwater Explorers (AUE) could help track everything from tsunamis to squid spawn. Looking like ...
  7 hours ago

• FHA Expands Range Of Loan Offerings

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  FHA mortgages are not only being enhanced to make them more accessible and affordable to home buyers, they are also structured to serve the real estate needs of other groups. For example, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), working through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has a special program ...
  17 hours ago

• Fate Therapeutics Bags $30M Venture Deal, Led by OVP, to Develop “Industrialized” Stem Cells

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 709
  Biotech , VC , Stem Cells Luke Timmerman wrote: Fate Therapeutics, the San Diego-based company on a quest to develop techniques that make stem cell research practical for the pharmaceutical industry, has raised $30 million in a Series B round of venture financing. Kirkland, WA-based OVP Venture ...
  19 hours ago

• Little Johnny And His Teacher

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
      A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, ‘Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!’ After a few seconds, little Johnny stands up. The teacher said, ‘Do you think you’re stupid, little Johnny ?’ ‘No, ma’am, but I hate ...
  1 day ago

• More Growth And Expansion Next Year, Experts Say

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  The real estate market will experience growth and expansion next year, according to projections from most major real estate organizations. The recession will be behind us. The National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, Mortgage Bankers Association, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all ...
  2 days ago

• Luxury Homes Are Slow Sellers In Today’s Market

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  The inventory of unsold upper-end homes is rising. Many of these pricey properties are in or close to foreclosure. Even more are "underwater" with their mortgage and owners are trying to negotiate a "short sale" agreement with their lender. There are about 320 luxury homes on the market for prices over $20 million, ...
  3 days ago

• Student Drivers To Be Force-Fed Environmental Propaganda?!

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 622
  By Debbie SchlusselI remember learning to drive.  The private driving school I went to didn’t teach me to drive and was a waste of time, but I was required to provide proof that I went to a driver’s ed school, in order to get my driver’s permit.  Then, the real driver’s education began–my dad taught [...]
  4 days ago

• Housing Is The Bright Spot

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  Housing is the bright spot in our economic landscape, according to the Federal Reserve’s "Beige Book" report. More banks are willing to lend to first-time home buyers. However, commercial real estate is a weak sector, weighed down by business closures and difficulty in obtaining financing. According to a report from ...
  4 days ago

• 2010 San Diego Real Estate Market

  
  San Diego Real Estate Blog — Authority: 118
  San Diego Real Estate Blog 2010 San Diego Real Estate Market I know it’s still 2009 November and it might be a little early for 2010 San Diego Real Estate Market predictions but I think I’ll give it a shot. 2010 in the San Diego Real Estate Market should show more foreclosures than we had in 2009. In 2009 many ...
  4 days ago

• Veteran’s Day

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  1918 World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilitiesin this case until the final peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and ...
  5 days ago

• Oceanographers Develop "Swarms" of Robotic Ocean Explorers

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 154
  In an effort to plug gaps in knowledge about key ocean processes, the National Science Foundation (NSF)s division of ocean sciences has awarded nearly $1 million to scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. The Scripps marine scientists will develop a new breed of ocean-probing ...
  6 days ago

• Who Will Create the Future of San Diego Biotech? Xconomy Event Will Gather Star Innovators From Inside and Outside the Region

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 709
  Biotech , people , startups Luke Timmerman wrote: Who are the innovators who will help keep the San Diego region’s life sciences sector vibrant in the years to come? Which of the emerging ideas here will help transform the way we treat and prevent disease around the world? And how is the San Diego ...
  6 days ago

• 3 Things To Expect Now That The Travel Channel’s Been Sold

  
  The Expeditioner Travel Magazine — Authority: 428
  As was reported in a surprise announcement last week, The Travel Channel was acquired by Cincinnati-based Scripps — owner of the Food Network and HGTV lifestyle television networks — in a deal valuing the channel at $1.1 billion. Other than a generous Christmas bonus for our man Anthony Bourdain, what exactly ...
  6 days ago

• Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brains stress system, lead to withdrawal symptoms

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 622
  LA JOLLA, CA, November 9, 2009 - In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in ani
  6 days ago

• Yo-yo dieting could activate brain’s stress system, lead to overeating

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing could be harmful for the brain and generate overeating, claims a new study.The Scripps Research Institute researchers said that constant switching between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food could activate the brain’s stress ...
  6 days ago

• Sales Of Existing Homes Increasing

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  Existing home sales are on the increase, with first-time buyers driving the surge, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The sales volume in this housing sector has been growing substantially over the past six months. The increasing sales volume applies to single-family homes, townhomes, ...
  6 days ago

• San Diego Beer Week – Ballast Point Brewing Events

  
  thefullpint.com - Beer News, Beer Reviews, Event Coverage. — Authority: 480
  From Ballast Point Brewing, San Diego, CA.Welcome to the First Annual San Diego Beer Week! November 6-15 2009 will go down in San Diego Brewing history as the most awesome 10 days ever. ...
  1 week ago

• New landfill fee would fund recycling programs

  
  Michigan Messenger — Authority: 665
  State Representative Dan Scripps (D-Leland) has introduced a bill that would raise money for recycling programs by establishing a $7.50 per ton fee for solid waste disposal. Michigan’s current 21 cents per ton fee on solid waste dumped in land fills or burned in incinerators, is among the lowest such fees in the ...
  1 week ago

• Senate Supports Extending, Expanding Homebuyer’s Tax Credit

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 128
  Senate leaders have reached a tentative deal to extend the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit that was originally passed earlier this year as part of the stimulus bill, it was reported by CNN. The agreement would extend and expand the credit to include current homeowners who want to move, according to the sources. As ...
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• (SNI) Scripps Networks Interactive Beats In Q3

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 165
  Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. ( SNI ) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2009 financial results. Quarterly consolidated revenue of $364.5 million was flat relative to the prior-year quarter and was also in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. On a GAAP basis, quarterly net income from continuing ...
  1 week ago

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