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  Now Hear This: Air Quality Up, Ear Infections Down

  By David Bois | Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  into which pollutants are introduced, make specific cause and health effect relationships very challenging to tease out, a new study presented in San Diego at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation is all the more worth listening to. Read More

  More like this in: Health, Children, Air Quality, Clean Air Act, Science, Environment, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
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  Nick of Time

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:40 AM ET

  in a helicopter discovered the severely weakened and dehydrated Natera-Arenta in a remote, rocky section of the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego and rescued the ultrarunner just in the nick of time."I thought I was going to die," Natera-Arenta told the Orange Country Register fro Read More

  More like this in: US, Entertainment, Sports
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  Why Walk When You Can Ride?

  By Darragh Worland | Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:29 PM ET

  was for the dogs? Well, it really was -- at the fourth annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon, anyway. About 4,000 people gathered Monday on Del Mar beach in San Diego, also known as Dog Beach, to cheer on talented pups as they competed for top surfing dog.It may sound far-fetched, but these dogs can han Read More

  More like this in: California, Reuters, Pets, Surfing, US, Social Responsibility, Fundraising, Animals & Pets
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  Hitting the Road With 25 Gallons of Algae

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:53 PM ET

  if you can believe it -- just 25 gallons of algae-based fuel.  That's right, algae.  The trip is sponsored by Sapphire Energy, a relatively young San Diego company that is developing a special breed of algae that creates a refinery-ready alternative to crude oil. The startup received investmen Read More

  More like this in: Bill Gates, San Francisco, Algae, Ethanol, Technology, Science, Green Tech, Energy
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  Son Tweets His Way to a Book Deal

  By Sarah Parsons | Fri Sep 4, 2009 11:35 AM ET

  a book deal. As the LA Times reported yesterday, Justin Halpern, a 28-year old California native who recently moved back in with his parents in San Diego, started the Twitter page "Shit My Dad Says" about a month ago at the insistence of his friends. In a few short weeks, the site's become a Read More

  More like this in: California, Twitter, Humor, L.A. Times, US, Technology, Regional/Local
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  Hotel Stays for Service

  By David Jenison | Tue Sep 1, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  are also responsible for any taxes.Hotels offering a free night include the Sheraton in Tucson and Tempe in Arizona, the Courtyard in Monrovia and San Diego in California, The Hilton Garden Inn and JW Marriott in Denver, Sheraton Chicago NW, the Fairfield Inn Las Vegas and dozens more. There ar Read More

  More like this in: California, Los Angeles, Chicago, Vacation, Arizona, Las Vegas, Denver, Tempe
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  Kidneys Swaping Bonds Two Couples for Life

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:48 AM ET

  to dialysis. Today, we have another touching kidney transplant story, one that is changing four lives for the better. Last week, doctors at UC San Diego Medical Center at Hillcrest performed the first ever double transplant procedure involving two patients who received a kidney from on Read More

  More like this in: Quality Of Life, US, Kindness
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  Urban Survivor, SoCal

  By Ben Corbett | Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  either a great new concept to beat the recession, or else one California hotel just had all its furniture repossessed and they're not fessing up. San Diego's Rancho Bernando Inn Golf Resort and Spa is calling the promotion "The Survivor Package." For $19 you get a suite with no 42-inc Read More

  More like this in: California, Travel, Recession, Reuters, Golf, Business, Travel, Economy, Retail, Destinations, Leisure Travel
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  Science Fairs to the Extreme

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:30 PM ET

  if partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum, The Franklin Institute (Philadelphia) and UC San Francisco. When San Diego ran its fledgling fair this year, 50,000 people attended opening day. That made Expo Day the largest one-day science celebration in th Read More

  More like this in: Technology, California, San Francisco, Science, United States, Education, University of California, Festivals, Philadelphia, National Science Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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  Panda-Cam Catches Beautiful Moment

  By Judy Mottl | Thu Aug 6, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  thing, and video cam technology is letting millions relive the experience of giant panda Bai Yun giving birth to her fifth cub yesterday at the San Diego Zoo.I mean, come on, how often do you get the chance to see a tiny, weeny panda cub get born?Described as the size of a stick of butter b Read More

  More like this in: Technology, San Diego Zoo, Technology, Science, Gadgets, Cutting-edge, Innovation & Discovery