A Sampling of Clips for Aug. 5, 2010

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Chart of Day: Oil Rally Poised to Fail as U.S. Recession Signal
Bloomberg, Aug. 3 -- Higher oil prices are unlikely to propel the U.S. economy into recession as they have done in the past, according to James Hamilton, an economics professor at UC San Diego. More

The Future of Broadband — in Tasmania
The New York Times, Aug. 3 -- Mention Tasmania, the island 150 miles south of the Australian mainland, and most people, if they think of anything at all, think of a carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil. But Tasmania is leading Australia’s ambitious broadband plan to wire more than 90 percent of the nation’s homes with high-speed fiber optics. Today, South Korea and Japan are the leaders in putting fiber networks in homes, with about 40 percent penetration. (Quotes Larry Smarr, a professor at UC San Diego) More

Meet Alvin, the Deep-Sea Submersible
The New York Times, Aug. 1 -- We awoke to the swell and sway of the Columbia River bar as Atlantis navigated its way into the Pacific Ocean. The 600-foot wide channel through the bar is one of the most treacherous passages in the country, as the river flows straight into the opposing waves of the ocean. It has claimed more than 2,000 large boats over the years, but fortunately ours was not one of them. (Mentions Lisa Levin from Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

The Impact of China's Real Estate Bubble
Marketplace, Public Radio International, Aug. 4 -- China is bracing for a wild ride. It's got its own real estate bubble. And now that bubble threatens to burst. What does that mean for the rest of us? (Quotes Barry Naughton, a China specialist at UC San Diego) More

The Ethics of Protecting HIV Patients and the Public
KPBS, Aug. 4 -- Research into HIV/Aids is taking scientists into some fascinating, complex and sometimes exasperating realms of discovery. It is also posing delicate ethical questions for both doctors and public health workers. Techniques have been developed to identify related strains of the virus and even, to see a pattern traced back to a particular group or individual. And that opens up a world of challenging issues involving personal privacy and public responsibility. Mike Kalichman, co-director of the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology and Dr. Susan Little, professor of medicine at UC San Diego and the Antiviral Research Center, discuss the issues. More

Garage Doors Glitching Once Again
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 4 -- The garage door gremlin struck Beverly Bradley’s house in Pacific Beach about 10 days ago when her remote control suddenly stopped working. She’s not alone. For weeks, many people along the coast from downtown San Diego to La Jolla have reported similar problems. A more extensive episode of remote control failures struck a longer stretch of the coast in April. (Quotes William Hodgkiss, an adjunct professor in electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego) More

Goal of 'Defying Expectations' is to Change Misconceptions About Indian Life
North County Times, Aug. 3 -- Contemporary American Indian artists rarely dabble in beads, feathers or pottery, but that's often the impression that many art lovers have. The Oceanside Museum of Art is trying to change that misconception with "Defying Expectations: Contemporary Native American Art from the San Diego Region." Leah Cuff, the show's curator, is a doctoral candidate at UC San Diego's visual arts department. More

Hillel Submits Plan for Smaller La Jolla Center Near UCSD
La Jolla Light, Aug 4 -- Hillel has submitted new plans to the city calling for a smaller Jewish student center on a triangular piece of land near UC San Diego. The redesigned project would be about half the size of the original concept for a 12,000-square-foot facility that drew heavy opposition from the neighbors who live near the site on the south side of La Jolla Village Drive between Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Scenic Way. More

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