Revelle Forum presents Sen. John Danforth
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and three-term U.S. Senator John Danforth will speak on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., as part of UCSD’s Revelle Forum at The Neurosciences Institute.
Danforth, who is also an ordained Episcopal priest, will discuss his views of the changes in today’s politics and other divisive issues, which he also documented in several opinion pieces for the New York Times.
“I think people of broad political self-identifications have a real sense of respect for Danforth and for what he accomplished in his public life,” said Dan Atkinson, director of arts, humanities and languages at UCSD Extension. “He will be an interesting person to hear from, especially with his background as an Episcopal priest. He is uniquely positioned to understand both sides of the religious and political issues.”
In his new book “Faith and Politics,” which was recently released, Danforth advocates a more secular vision of politics, and hopes the country will return to forming common ground for all citizens.
The talk will be followed by a book signing, and copies of “Faith and Politics” will be available for purchase.
The event will be held in the auditorium of The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, and advanced registration is recommended. Tickets are $35 per person.
For more information, or to register, call (858) 882-8000 or visit www.extension.ucsd.edu\/revelleforum.<\/p>\n
Evento celebra 25 a\u00f1os de investigaci\u00f3n del cerebro
El Instituto de Neurociencias, una organizaci\u00f3n de investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica sin fines de lucro en La Jolla, celebrar\u00e1 su 25 aniversario el s\u00e1bado 30 de septiembre de 2 a 6:30 pm en el auditorio del campus.
Con un enfoque en la comprensi\u00f3n de las funciones cerebrales, el instituto ha estado presente en La Jolla desde 1993, cuando se traslad\u00f3 de su ubicaci\u00f3n original en la Universidad Rockefeller de Nueva York.
El s\u00e1bado, varios de los investigadores del instituto presentar\u00e1n sus \u00faltimos descubrimientos en \u00e1reas que incluyen la biolog\u00eda molecular de las drogas, el modelado te\u00f3rico de las funciones cerebrales y la percepci\u00f3n de la m\u00fasica.
El Dr. Gerald Edelman, ganador del Premio Nobel de Fisiolog\u00eda o Medicina en 1972, hablar\u00e1 sobre los avances realizados en el instituto durante los \u00faltimos 25 a\u00f1os.
The Neurosciences Institute is located at 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive. For more information about the event or The Neurosciences Institute, contact Rachel Jonte, (858) 626-2018, or visit www.nsi.edu.<\/p>\n
El Ayuntamiento aprueba la l\u00ednea Eruv
San Diego City Council on Monday, Sept. 18 approved Congregation Adat Yeshurun’s request to install three, 20- to 30-foot-high poles in La Jolla to complete a symbolic religious boundary.
La Asociaci\u00f3n de Costas de La Jolla hab\u00eda apelado la aprobaci\u00f3n de la l\u00ednea Eruv por parte de la Comisi\u00f3n de Planificaci\u00f3n el 22 de junio, lo que llev\u00f3 el problema ante el Concejo Municipal.
El l\u00edmite atravesar\u00e1 La Jolla y University City para transformar el \u00e1rea en un dominio privado para los jud\u00edos ortodoxos, lo que les permitir\u00e1 llevar posesiones en s\u00e1bado. La ley jud\u00eda proh\u00edbe a los jud\u00edos llevar cualquier art\u00edculo fuera de la casa privada en s\u00e1bado, incluidos comestibles, bastones y llaves de autom\u00f3viles.
Los postes se conectar\u00e1n en la parte superior a trav\u00e9s de un cable delgado y las cercas y ca\u00f1ones existentes se unir\u00e1n al resto del l\u00edmite.
Twenty minutes before the council hearing, Adat Yeshurun asked the mayor’s office not to require that reflective tape cover the wire because Jewish law mandates that the line be invisible. The mayor’s office conceded and the provision was removed. If it appears that birds are striking the wire, however, City Council reserves the right to reopen the requirement, said George Biagi, spokesman for the mayor’s office.
The city also stipulated that if it needs to replace, remove or modify utility poles in the future that a substantial conformance review be conducted.<\/p>\n
UC will test new ‘smart meters’
Calling out the meter reader to assess electricity usage may soon be an archaic practice. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) plans to replace all of its electric meters and gas modules with an updated version that allows for two-way communication between customers and SDG&E, dropping the meter reader out of the loop.
The “smart” electric reader will send usage data, either through utility lines or radio signals, to SDG&E every hour for residents and every 15 minutes for businesses. Energy representatives will be able to provide real-time response to customer needs, and SDG&E expects that it will be able to better identify problems before outages occur. Customers will also be able to better manage their energy use, according to SDG&E.
To ensure the viability of the smart meters, the utility company will first install approximately 350 electric meters and 150 gas modules in University City, in neighborhoods surrounding Rose Canyon, in downtown San Diego and in Fallbrook.
If state regulators approve the system, SDG&E will begin replacing the 1.3 million electric meters and 825,000 natural gas meters in 2008, with completion expected by 2010.<\/p>\n
Public can review UCSD grad housing project
The North Campus Housing Project that will accommodate graduate students at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is available for public review.
The housing project will include a maximum of 1,220 beds in approximately ten buildings on an approximately 8.5-acre site. The housing project will be located on the west campus, southeast of the North Point Drive and North Torrey Pines Road intersection.
A draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) document has been prepared for the project, which means that mitigation measures are included for some of the project’s impacts.
The university has determined that the North Campus Housing Project will not have a significant effect on the environment that has not already been examined in UCSD’s 2004 Long Range Development Plan Environmental Impact Report.
To view the project on-line, visit http:\/\/physicalplanning.ucsd.edu\/pub_notice.html. The state review period will extend from Sept. 8 to Oct. 9, 2006 at 5 p.m.
Comments on the draft MND can be mailed to: Catherine Presmyk, UCSD Physical Planning, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0965, La Jolla, CA 92093-0965. For information, email cpresmyk@ucsd.edu or call (858) 534-3860.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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