A Sampling of Clips for
December 06 - 08, 2003
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Scientists will Dig for
Answers to Earth's Deep Secrets
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 8-Generations
of scientists have tried to understand the mysteries behind
quakes and volcanos, but progress, the researchers admit, has
been all too slow. Now, scientists are undertaking the most
ambitious effort yet to penetrate our planet's mysteries as
they deploy thousands of sensitive seismic instruments across
North America in a project called EarthScope. One essential
but as yet unfunded project would involve a highly specialized
NASA satellite. The colleagues at the California Institute of
Technology, UC San Diego and NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, have already begun lobbying the Space Agency to
join.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/08/MNG1D3HGCA1.DTL
In Spite of Money Woes,
Local Troupes Flourished
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 7-While
performing arts groups and theatres around San Diego faced financial
cuts and a grim future, there is nonetheless evidence of a vibrant,
and growing, local dance scene. Two internationally respected
choreographers, both lured to town by academic jobs, promised
to stir up the mix. Yolande Snaith, from London,
landed at UCSD, as eventually did New Yorker
Allyson Green. The fact that UCSD
has added two tenured dance artists to its faculty in little
more than a year is noteworthy, and heartening.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20031207-9999_1a7depoyen.html
Wanted: A Business Champion
North
County Times, Bradley Fikes Column, Dec. 8-There
is something missing from San Diego County's early 21st-century
economy: a well-recognized cheerleader. We need another Bill
Otterson. The founding director of UC San Diego's
Connect program, Otterson died of cancer just over four years
ago. Otterson was perhaps the most important driving force behind
the San Diego model of technology, entrepreneurship and friendly
competition. Few things pleased him more than playing matchmaker
between business partners who would then form a new company.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/12/06/news/columnists/brad_on_biz/12_5_0317_55_30.txt
How an Independent
Thinker Talked Himself out of a Job
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 7- Adolfo
Aguilar Zinser, who recently left his job as Mexico's ambassador
to the United Nations after saying the United States treats
Mexico as if it were its back yard, has been getting good press
in Mexico lately. Mexican newspapers and magazines have complained
that President Vicente Fox fired him for saying the truth. But
Jeffrey Davidow, the former U.S. ambassador
to Mexico who is now president of the Institute of the Americas
at UC San Diego, has another perspective on
Aguilar Zinser.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20031207-9999_1n7mexico.html
For the
Record
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 6-The
address for Scripps Institution of Oceanography's
new Web site that provides information on the coastline from
Dana Point to the U.S.-Mexican border was inadvertently dropped
yesterday from a story on the groundbreaking effort. The Web
site's address is http://sccoos.ucsd.edu/nearshore/.
Christmas
Parade 2003 Promises to Shine Light on La Jolla Stars
La Jolla Light, Dec. 4-Community pride
will be on display as the 46th installment of La Jolla's annual
Christmas Parade winds through the streets of the Village on
Sunday, Dec. 7. Grand marshal for this year's event is Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, which is celebrating its
centennial. Scripps' director, Dr. Charles
Kennel, will represent the institution in the parade.
www.ljparade.com.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/12/04/n031204christmas_parade.html
