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• Veteran’s Day

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  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 ...
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• Sales Of Existing Homes Increasing

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  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, ...
  1 day ago

• I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY/IO NON HO NIENTE DA DIRE: Recent articles in Digimag and UCSD Guardian

  
  transreal.org — Authority: 110
  The new article I co-authored with Felipe Zuniga entitled “IO NON HO NIENTE DA DIRE (I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY)” is in the current issue Digimag , an italian new media magazine. Since its only in Italian, I’ll post the english text here . The article discusses the Emergency – Emergent Agency / Emergencia – ...
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• Robot Aids Brain Research

  
  Robot Living — Authority: 463
  Researchers at the University of California at Irvine and San Diego have recently received a joint grant to study how people adapt to change.  To help them study this, they have created a robot named CARL modeled on a rats brain.UCI scientist Jeffrey Krichmar (Shown on the right) states:“As the robot navigates the ...
  2 days ago

• Scientists can now eavesdrop on bacteria

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) A new breakthrough will help scientists eavesdrop on bacteria and learn how they chat with one another. This finding is likely to lead to new therapeutic discoveries for diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes and allergies.Pieter C. Dorrestein, pharmacy professor at the University of ...
  2 days ago

• Senate Supports Extending, Expanding Homebuyer’s Tax Credit

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  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 ...
  2 days ago

• 3% Peroxide

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  Recently, a friend sent this to me.  I thought, hmmmm, with the cold and flu season upon us - maybe this is worth a try. 1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe)     No more canker sores and your ...
  3 days ago

• Human Evolution and Prehistory

  
  Anne is a Man! - Podcast Reviews — Authority: 133
  A significant majority of this blog is dedicated to history. A history student once told me history was a literary science, but the podcasts begin to teach me differently. Obviously, textual sources are extremely important for history, but more and more I see that it is interdisciplinary and it borrows from any other ...
  4 days ago

• Home Prices Decline 0.3 Percent Nationwide

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  Home prices decreased 0.3 percent nationwide on a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly House Price Index.  The FHFA’s index is calculated using purchase prices of houses owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.  For the 12 months ...
  1 week ago

• New Loan Limits For 2010

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is expected to announce, as early as next week, the new conforming loan limits for 2010.  The conforming loan limit determines the maximum size of a mortgage that Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy or guarantee. Non-conforming or jumbo ...
  1 week ago

• Why we stopped foraging and started farming

  
  The Do It Yourself Scholar — Authority: 414
  The invention of agriculture was probably the most important change in human history but scholars argue about why it happened, and propose three main conflicting theories.These theories, and the difficulties in domesticating plants and animals are the subjects of lectures 14 and 15 in UCSD anthropologist Tara ...
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• Lasers, the FAA and Aircraft

  
  Astrocast.TV — Authority: 133
  Astronomers use lasers for a number of reasons including laser ranging, artificial guide stars, atmospheric remote sensing, and pointing at the stars. The problems created by such lasers have led the FAA to mandate that “one or more observers be stationed outside any telescope that is transmitting a laser beam” ...
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• San Diego Events - November 2009

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  KOMEN SAN DIEGO RACE FOR THE CURE    Nov. 1 Proceeds from this 5K run/walk will fund breast cancer education, screenings, and treatment programs in San Diego. 6am-12pm. $18 - $38. Leisha Battles (760) 692-2900 or www.komensandiego.org OLD TOWN DIA DE LOS MUERTOS    November 1 Commemorate "Day of the Dead" at ...
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• A Virtual Voyage Through the Brain of a Mouse

  
  Bits — Authority: 783
  A screen shot of a video representing the structures of the mouse brain from the Whole Brain Catalog.Mouse brain enthusiasts can finally relax. They finally have a place of their very own to hang out, swap stories and share information.Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have released something ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Virtual Voyage Through the Brain of a Mouse

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Researchers at UCSD have created the Whole Brain Catalog -- a detailed, 3-D simulation of a mouses brain that users can move through like Google Earth.
  2 weeks ago

• Nov 2nd – $0 Tuition – VAF Performance Space @ UCSD

  
  transreal.org — Authority: 110
  $0 Tuition – Reimagining the University of California Panel discussion and open forum on the UC Budget Cuts 7-9pm, Monday Nov 2nd Visual Arts Facility, Performance Space Featuring: Denise Ferreira da Silva, Ethic Studies Fred Lonidier, Visual Arts and more TBA The current University of California budget crisis ...
  2 weeks ago

• Modern Western History in podcasts

  
  Anne is a Man! - Podcast Reviews — Authority: 133
  Western civilization in the modern era, that is roughly from the 17th century until the Second World War, is main stream history. There is a lot to be said why other regions and other ages need to be discussed in history in order to understand the world - that goes without saying. However, the most recent history of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Key protein behind pulmonary arterial hypertension identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  London, Oct 26 (ANI): In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice. The finding has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients ...
  2 weeks ago

• UCSD will be host of environment conference – San Diego Union Tribune

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  UCSD will be host of environment conference San Diego Union Tribune LA JOLLA — Bright Green Future, a conference addressing environmental and economic issues in the San Diego region, will be held tomorrow and … and more Please Share or Bookmark this post
  2 weeks ago

• Quips and Tips: Panel Searches for Signs of Recovery

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 712
  Economy , innovation , people Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: A breakfast discussion on “Getting Ready for the Rebound” held yesterday by the San Diego Venture Group might have been more aptly billed as “Waiting for the Rebound: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts.” But then again, with San Diego News Network CEO ...
  2 weeks ago

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