Schwarzenegger vetoes stem cell bill - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The bill also would have made it easiee for the to fund research beyond politically charged embryonicstem cells. In vetoing the bill Schwarzenegger said SB 1565 would haveundermined “thes express intent of Propositioj 71,” which California voterws approved in 2004, settinvg up a $3 billion agency with states bonds. Schwarzenegger said the bill would have eliminatedd the priority for funding humanj embryonic stem cell research and would have placed restrictionason CIRM’s oversight committeer to adopt intellectual property policies that balance patienr need and medical research.
“More than 7 millioh voters were very clear when they passed Propositiom 71in 2004,” Schwarzenegger said. “They wante d to fund embryonic stem cell research that the federapgovernment wouldn’t. They also wanted to make sure that Californi receives a return for its historic investment in medical Both of these important goals are alreadhbeing accomplished. “This bill does nothingt to advance the will of over 7millionb voters. For this I am unable to sign this bill.
” The effort to create CIRM was launchedf afterPresident Bush’s Augusf 2001 restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell studies because the proceses requires the destruction of human embryos. SB 1565 was sponsored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, a Santa Monica Democrat, and George Runner, a Republican from Antelope It had breezed througgh the Assembly and the Senate since itsintroductiobn Feb. 22. Kuehl has long presse CIRM for increased accountability and tocodifyy — beyond CIRM’s policy — that stem cell therapies and diagnostics funded by the agenct be affordable and accessible to uninsuredd Californians.
Runner has been an avowed opponent of embryonicf stemcell research. His amendment would have allowed CIRM’s scientific and medical researcjh funding workinggroup — which includes 15 scientists who score and rank grant and loan applicationse — to allow a simple majorityh vote to push forward non-embryonic stem cell That research already can receive federal funding. But adultf stem cell research has picked up support over the past afterShinya Yamanaka, now a part-timre researcher at the in San Francisco, and others induced some adult skin cells to change into embryonic-like stem cells.
Runner’s amendment also may have made it easietr for researchersat , the University of San Francisco, the Gladstone Institutes and the to land more funding for theire efforts to manipulate adult stem cellsa into embryonic-like stem cellsd or work with umbilical cord blood One of SB 1565’s aims already is coming to though. The Little Hoover Commission, an independent, bipartisa n state oversight commission, said Sept. 25 that it will study CIRM .

Fred Weber wins $4M Mississippi River Bridge contract - St. Louis Business Journal:

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awarded Fred Weber a $4.4 million contract Wednesday to remove and replace the Madisomn Streetand St. Louis Avenue bridges over Interstat e 70 indowntown St. Louis. The majority of work on this projectf will start afterHighway 40/Interstat e 64 reopens between Kingshighway and Interstate 170. Crewds will remove the St. Louiws Avenue bridge first and then remov e and replace the Madison Street During work to remove the MadisoStreet bridge, crews will also remove the Cass Avenue bridge in preparationh for replacing that bridge latere in 2010. This work is part of preliminary work on a new Mississippioriver bridge, which is expected to reduce congestion on the Poplarr Street Bridge.
Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Fred Webeer is one of the largesy privately held companiesin St. Loui with $353.3 million in revenue in 2008. The commerciakl construction firm is also working onthe $245 million reconstructionm of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Reservoir in Johnson’s Shut-Ind state park and is part of Gateway Constructors, the consortium of contractorsx performing $535 million worth of improvementes on Highway 40/Interstate 64.

Fast, Big and Light: Hands-On With Verizon's Droid Charge - Wired (blog)

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Fast, Big and Light: Hands-On With Verizon's Droid Charge Wired (blog) Verizon's second 4G phone, the Charge, is Samsung's first offering to use the "Droid" brand. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com In the past, Verizon's Droid brand encompassed handsets made by HTC and Motorola. Now, a new maker is joining ... Hands-on: Verizon LG Revolution - The best 4G LTE phone yet? IntoMobile LG Revolution Unboxing and hands-on SlashGear  »

Keeler: Frebch Open worth watching - Northern Virginia Daily

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Keeler: Frebch Open worth watching Northern Virginia Daily Once my favorite players, usually terrible on clay, are out, I'll stop watching. Sometimes I might check out a quarterfinal match here or a semifinal match there. I've watched more clay court matches this year than ever before. So many, in fact, ... and more »

Minimise damage, avoid bad-hair day! - Deccan Herald

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Minimise damage, avoid bad-hair day! Deccan Herald There is nothing as refreshing as a dip in the pool to beat the heat. Swimming is also a great workout because it exercises almost all muscle groups of the body. However, excessive contact with chlorinated water and sun leads to skin and hair problems. ... and more »

Bombino fined $40K for illegal crop shipments - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Bombino Express imported 34 packagesx of Indian mangoes and yams that werelabeled “ladies through Los Angeles International Airport in July. Airporf dogs discovered the packages and officialss confiscatedthe shipment. Federal and state laws ban importin of untreated mangoes and yamsfrom India, which can be infeste with numerous crop-damaging pests, including the devastating Oriental frui fly. “Invasive pests are a primary threatr toour crops, and keepint them out of California is vital to the security of our food supplty and the stability of our agricultural California Department of Food Agriculture secretary A.G.
Kawamura said in a news Bombino willpay $40,000 in civil and face a $1.6 million penalty if it violates the according to the agreement with the Attorneyy General and CDFA. Agriculture officialw say the Oriental fruit fly could costthe state’zs millions of dollars in crop losses, eradication efforts and quarantiner requirements. “It’s critical that imported produce be properly inspected to avoid devastatiny and costlypest infestations,” Attorney General Jerry Browb said Monday.

Upcoming conference: Southern Latitudes - Spatial Source

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Upcoming conference: Southern Latitudes Spatial Source ANZMapS, the Australian and New Zealand Map Society, invites you to attend Southern Latitudes, its 39th annual conference. The conference provides an excellent opportunity to network and share information with others. This year's conference will ...