A Sampling of Clips for
January 21, 2004
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Bush Accentuates
Positive
Reuters, Jan. 21-President George
W. Bush painted an upbeat picture of the domestic economy and
the war in Iraq in the state of the union speech that, in the
words of the old song, "accentuated the positive and eliminated
the negative." (Quote by Gary Jacobson,
a political scientist at the University of California,
San Diego.)
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=442649§ion=news
Same article
appeared:
Forbes, Jan. 20
http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2004/01/20/rtr1219213.html
90 Tons of Boulder? In the Wee Hours?
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21-If
you thought you saw a huge boulder rolling slowly through Escondido
and down Interstate 15 last night, don't worry, you weren't
hallucinating. The king-sized rock, all 90 tons of it, was to
be moved last night from the Vulcan Materials rock quarry in
Pala to the University of California, San Diego's
Camp Elliott campus and parked with seven other sizable, but
not as large, rocks. Sometime later this year, all eight boulders
will be moved to the main UCSD campus, where
noted artist Tim Hawkinson will merge them into a giant sculpture
of a bear.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040121-9999_1mi21rock.html
Similar
articles appeared in:
North County Times, Jan. 21
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/01/20/news/top_stories/1_19_0416_34_52.txt
TheSanDiegoChannel.com,
Jan. 20
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/news/2778778/detail.html
What Leaders do at Summits
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion,
Jan. 21-At last week's Special Summit of the Americas in Monterrey,
Mexico, I was afforded a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes
goings on of such conclaves of presidents and prime ministers.
The Mexican government allowed me extraordinary access to what
are normally hermetically sealed meetings with deep layers of
security. (Article written by Richard Feinberg,
a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations
and Pacific Studies at the University of California,
San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/opinion/news_mz1e21feinbe.html
Chilean
President Visits Quail Gardens
North County Times, Jan. 21-The Chilean
president was in San Diego for the weekend to receive the "Award
of Democracy and Peace" from the Institute of the Americas
at UC San Diego. An avid horticulturist, Lagos
had requested one side trip: a visit to the 30-acre Encinitas
showcase for trees and plants from around the world.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/01/21/news/coastal/1_20_0422_54_46.txt
Similar
article appeared in:
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 19
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Biotech's Lure
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 18-While
biotechnology research is widespread across the United States,
a few hot spots, called biotech clusters, have captured the
majority of the nation's biotech business. Now nearly every
other state is plotting how it, too, can join that list by attracting
new companies and luring away old ones. Cities and states are
spending billions to emulate the success of biotech hotspots
like San Diego, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. (Features
UC San Diego as a successful biotech university.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/biotech/20040119-9999-1n18biotech.html
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article appeared in:
Copley News Service, Jan. 20
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Migraine Menu
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21-A
hunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano, some imported salami and a glass
of red wine might sound like a tasty snack, but for the more
than 28 million Americans who suffer from migraines, it could
be a recipe for pain. Researchers have found that many foods
and alcoholic beverages contain substances that can trigger
a migraine, a biological disorder that may include intense headaches,
often accompanied by visual distortion called aura; nausea;
dizziness; and sensitivity to light, sound or aromas, according
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Quote by
Christy Jackson, an associate clinical professor
of neurology at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/food/news_mz1f21migrai.html
Dry-Up of
SBA Funds Leaves Some Borrowers in a Bind
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 19-The
county should enjoy job growth and a continued strong economy
this year, said panelists at the 20th annual Economic Roundtable
conducted Jan. 9. James Hamilton, a professor
of economics at UC San Diego and a panelist
at the seminar, expects San Diego's unemployment rate to drop
from 4.2 percent in 2003 to 3.9 percent this year.
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Asians Hold
to New Year's Traditions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21-The
Lunar New Year, celebrated over 15 days, is the most important
holiday for native Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans. The Spring
Festival, as it also is known, is a time for family reunions
and renewed friendships. Every word uttered and every piece
of food eaten carries promises of good luck, good health, professional
and business success and prosperity. (Quote by Anh Tu,
a UCSD Medical Center microbiologist.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/metro/news_1m21newyear.html
