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From black-tie-only ocean views to mid-century mod in the desert, there are many ways to celebrate V-day this year, for both the besotted and singletons alike.

Is privacy still possible? For a lot of people, the answer is no, as companies collect personal data in ever-increasing volumes. It flows from online sources — everything from gambling sites to dating services. Even some of your medical information is fair game.

Where is climate change currently happening on Earth, and what's causing those changes to occur? We speak to a physicist from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about where major climate changes are taking place, and how climate modeling helps to predict future changes in our atmosphere.

The U.S. Navy is celebrating 100 years of naval aviation this year, and San Diego is its birthplace. It all began on North Island, where Glen Curtiss taught Navy personnel how to fly. We explore San Diego's place in the history of naval aviation and what the navy has meant to San Diego.

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The boom has helped manufacturing grow three times faster than the rest of the economy. President Obama has set a goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015. To do this, the administration is providing small businesses loans to boost their ability to export and pushing Congress to enact trade deals.

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Intelligence officials have long hoped that data mining — collecting vast amounts of personal information — would uncover some sort of discernable terrorist pattern. But as hopes for that outcome dim, analysts are turning to a system that searches through data to find common threads.

A recent shelling and current military exercises have made the Korean peninsula more on edge than it has been in decades. Despite bellicose rhetoric, an outbreak of war seems unlikely -- in the short term. But North Korea presents a threat that may worsen in coming years.

What can San Diegans do to help the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan? And, what challenges has the local Japanese community faced as it tries to contact family and friends back home? We speak to the president of UC San Diego's Japanese Student Association, the director of disaster services for the local Red Cross, and KPBS Science and Technology Reporter Peggy Pico.