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Will Tamiflu Shortage Drive U.S. To India's Version?

Nov. 10, 2009: By NPR

With demand for the swine flu vaccine outpacing supply, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is open to considering importing a generic flu drug from India. There's just one problem: Tamiflu, the brand-name drug, is still under U.S. patent.

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Veterans Become New Citizens in San Diego

Nov. 11

By Alison St John

Military

Seventy-five Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard service members became the newest citizens of the United States yesterday in a ceremony aboard the USS Midway in San Diego.
UCSD Scientists Will Develop Mini-Robots To Explore Ocean

Nov. 10

By Ed Joyce

Environment

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been awarded nearly $1 million to develop new tools for ocean exploration.
Choosing A High Speed Rail Route In San Diego

Nov. 10

By Katie Orr

If you want a say in where a high speed rail line would come through San Diego, you’d better speak up now. Planners are already beginning to look at routes.
San Diego Leads Nation In Military Expenditures

Nov. 11

By Ana Tintocalis

Economy

Military

A new report finds San Diego leads the nation in total military spending. It's also fourth in the nation when it comes to defense contracting.
S.D. Mayor Pressing For Mid-Year Cuts

Nov. 11

By Katie Orr

Economy

It’s not yet clear how budget cuts in San Diego are going to affect people living in the city. The Mayor is meeting with department heads this week to determine where the cuts should be made.
Maine Troop Greeters Boost Morale For American GIs

Nov. 11
These Days
Military

On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting more than 900,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. "The Way We Get By," a film directed by Aron Gaudet and produced by Gita Pullapilly, is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover ...
What's In The New GI Bill?

Nov. 11
These Days
Education

The GI Bill, signed into law in 1944 by FDR, allowed more than two million veterans to attend college. The newest GI Bill, which went into effect August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 days or more since 9/10/01 and includes the National Guard and military reserve.
New Center At UCSD To Study How Migration Affects Health

Nov. 11

By Amy Isackson

Health

Border

Public health experts and social scientists will study migrant health at a new center at UC San Diego. The center intends to improve migrants' health and access to care.

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Jonathan Lethem's "Chronic City" Reads Like a Stoner Classic

Nov. 9

Culture Lust Blog

Culture Lust contributor Seth Marko has long been a fan of novelist, essayist, short-story writer, music and film buff, and Brooklyn chronicler, Jonathan Lethem. But Marko finds Lethem's latest novel, "Chronic City" falling in the tradition of "The Big Lebowski" instead of Lethem's earlier novels like "Motherless Brooklyn" and "Fortress of Solitude."
California To Withold Larger Portion Of Paychecks

November 6, 2009

San Diego Week

California lawmakers recently approved a 10 percent increase to state taxpayers' witholdings.
Cinema en tu Idioma Presents a Trio of IFC Films

Nov. 7

Cinema Junkie by Beth Accomando

The San Diego Latino Film Festival’s monthly screening program Cinema en tu Idioma tests the notion that you can’t have too much of a good thing by presenting a trio of Spanish language films (screening now through November 12 at the UltraStar Mission Valley Theaters) from around the globe: Spain’s “Fermat’s Room,” Colombia’s “Perro Com Perro,” and Mexico’s “Voy a Explotar.”
The Helium-Filled World Of Artist Jason Hackenwerth

Nov. 5

Culture Lust Blog

Artist Jason Hackenwerth will construct four large-scale, original balloon sculptures for the latest exhibition at The New Children's Museum. Using 1000s of balloons and a technique developed after years of working as a children’s entertainer, Hackenwerth turns the unlikely material into ancient animals borne from his imagination.
Duane Michals: Photographer Or Metaphysician?

Nov. 4

These Days

What if a camera could capture death? Or desire? Or jealousy? More than any other photographer, Duane Michals has spent his career pushing the medium of photography to capture the metaphysical. We'll talk to Michals about what motivates his photography.
UNSTUCK With Dr. James S. Gordon

Oct. 28

Dr. James S. Gordon teaches techniques for overcoming depression, stress and anxiety. His UNSTUCK techniques help people discover the true joys in life.