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Today's News: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Chinese officials to visit Minnesota to observe food safety efforts
A group of government, industry and academic leaders from China will visit Minnesota this week as part of a trip designed to help them examine food safety efforts... The exchange is part of the Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership, which receives expertise and financial support from many companies, the University of Minnesota and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
Minnesota Public Radio
To listen: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/04/chinese-food-safety/
Obama 1 Year After Election: US Still Hopeful?
A year ago, crowds gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to celebrate President Obama's election victory... "There's a kind of realism that's taken over, that 'the change you can believe in' -- people have woken up and seen that as kind of a talking point, and I think there's some disappointment, some deflation," Lawrence Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, told USA Today .
Fox Charlotte
http://www.foxcharlotte.com/dpp/news/dpgo_
obama_1_year_later_lwf_200911031257302863792
Obama 1 year later: US still hopeful?
A year ago, crowds gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to celebrate President Obama's election victory... "There's a kind of realism that's taken over, that 'the change you can believe in' -- people have woken up and seen that as kind of a talking point, and I think there's some disappointment, some deflation," Lawrence Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, told USA Today .
WOOD - TV - MI
To view: http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/politics/whitehouse/obama_1_year_later_lwf_dpgo_1257338779062
Minnesota Farmers Battle November Rain, Falling Grain Prices.
With acres of crops still standing, agricultural experts say Minnesota farmers are bracing for a wet, late season harvest and these conditions could mean falling grain prices and moldy crops... Both Emter and Mattig recommend farmers obtain quality assurance testing by crop agents or University of Minnesota Extension Services.
KSAX - TV
To view: http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1231311.shtml?cat=10230
U of M offering H1N1 vaccine to 'high priority' students and staff
The University of Minnesota will offer H1N1 vaccine to some students and staff in so-called "high priority" groups Wednesday and Thursday.
Minnesota Public Radio
To listen: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/03/h1n1-vaccine/
Winter garden need not be dull
Winter isn't always pretty here in the northland... Jeff Gillman is an associate professor of horticulture at the University of Minnesota.
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/68851007.html?page=2&c=y
Science takes case for animal research to the people
"Ever had leprosy? Thanks to animal research, you won't."... "We need a celebrity spokesperson, but can't find one," said Dick Bianco, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, who is part of the campaign.
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/pets/68093422.html
History Lounge: The 1950s Sitcom - Guide to American Life
Husbands and wives never share a bed, it's always time for a cocktail and a cigarette, housework is best done in heels and pearls, and fighting communism is as simple as living the American way... At this Tuesday's lecture, pop culture historian Melissa Williams from the University of Minnesota will discuss how shows from the era have influenced Americans and our culture over the decades, and if that is a good or bad thing.
Citypages
http://www.citypages.com/events/history-
lounge-the-1950s-sitcom-guide-to-american
-life-1081971/
Five More Pigs Found with H1N1 Virus
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed five more pigs from the Minnesota and South Dakota with the H1N1 virus... “The fair setting was investigated because during 2005 to 2008, the Center for Disease Control and state and local health partners had identified a number of sporadic cases of swine influenza infection where the infected person had most likely been exposed at a fair or other public setting,” said Jeff Bender, director of the International Cooperative Zoonotic Influenza Research Center (ICZIRC) at the University of Minnesota, which is funding the study.
HobbyFarms
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-industry
-news/2009/11/02/five-more-pigs-h1n1.aspx
U of M piling up stimulus funds with $211M so far
A team of University of Minnesota researchers have been awarded $2.2 million grant from the federal stimulus bill to study whether certain bacteria can be used to produce biofuels, bringing the U a total of $211 million so far in federal stimulus funds.
MinnPost
http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/04/13139/
u_of_m_piling_up_stimulus_funds_with_211m_so_far
Association update: CDC partnerships target small contractors
Throughout the Twin Cities, new federal economic recovery and housing initiatives are expanding the capacity of community development corporations (CDCs) and other community agencies to undertake much needed reconstruction and rehabilitation projects... Earlier this year, MnBest Enterprises was able to use the loan guaranty for a credit line to finance its work for several local agencies including the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and the University of Minnesota.
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
http://www.finance-commerce.com/article.cfm/2009/11/04/
Association-update-CDC-partnerships-target-small-contractors
Minnesota Group Pushes 'Good Samaritan' Rule
Students at the University of Minnesota are pushing for a new policy that might set them apart from their Big Ten rivals... "We want students to call," University of Minnesota Police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner told the Daily. "Our primary focus is to get them medical attention."
US News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/11/03/
minnesota-group-pushes-good-samaritan-rule.html
CIDRAP: WHO team arrives to assist with Ukraine flu probe
The University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy writes:The World Health Organization (WHO) said its team arrived in the Ukraine last night and met with the country's health ministry today to discuss a dramatic spike in flulike illnesses and deaths, particularly in the western part of the country.
KyivPost - Ukraine
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/ukraine/detail/51859/
OIE confirms 3000 H1N1 cases in Indiana pigs
The USDA, Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS), and the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) are conducting a comprehensive epidemiological investigation of the event... On 22 October samples from sows experiencing influenza-like illness at the facility were submitted to the University of Minnesota Laboratory for evaluation by the farm’s attending veterinarian(s).
Pig Progress
http://www.pigprogress.net/news/oie-confirms
-3000-h1n1-cases-in-indiana-pigs-3599.html
Commercial swine samples test positive for H1N1
According to a Nov. 2 list of pandemic H1N1 influenza presumptive and confirmed results, four swine samples collected in Indiana as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Swine Influenza Virus Surveillance Plan has been confirmed positive for the virus, marking the first time the pandemic H1N1 strain has been found in commercial swine... on Oct. 29, presumptive detection of 2009 H1N1 was reported to the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service and laboratory samples were submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories; on Nov. 2, pandemic H1N1 virus was confirmed.
Feedstuffs
http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974
EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&nm=Breaking+News&type=news&mod=
News&mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&tier=3&nid=
D145F07D55CA47F792C0FBC0EA8E2C57
Historical Harvest Delays
Based on the USDA weekly Crop Progress Report on Oct. 25, the corn and soybean harvest progress through October was on pace to be the slowest ever...According to weather data at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca, October 2009 will be the wettest on record with 6.24 in.
Corn and Soybean Digest
http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/kentthiesse
/1103-historical-harvest-delays/
The Web may have won, but Gopher tunnels on
Any of various short tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Geomyidae, of North America... So it was no surprise that, when University of Minnesota researchers developed an early protocol for organizing and sharing documents over the Internet, they named it "gopher."
Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/
the-web-may-have-won-but-gopher-tunnels-on.ars
E. Thomas Sullivan - The solution to 'too big to fail'
In the last two weeks, there has been a wave of new mergers that many see as a sign of renewed confidence in the markets... E. Thomas Sullivan is senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, and Julius E. Davis Chair in Law, at the University of Minnesota.
MinnPost
http://www.minnpost.com/community_voices/
2009/11/04/13081/the_solution_to_too_big_to_fail
Reconnecting Minneapolis' Seven Corners and the West Bank
How far is it from Minneapolis’ Seven Corners to the West Bank? 280 feet... In its current state, Washington Avenue cuts a barren path through land located between two of Minnesota’s most productive places – downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota.
Star Tribune - Your Voices
http://www.startribune.com/yourvoices/68575272.html
New MinnPost feature focuses on lawyers
Today MinnPost opens a window onto an important segment of our community: the lawyers... Sam Glover also created a consumer law blog — called Caveat Emptor — and he writes a monthly column for Consumerist. He is a frequent speaker on practicing law and he teaches appellate advocacy at the University of Minnesota Law School.
MinnPost
http://www.minnpost.com/insideminnpost/2009/11/03
/13068/new_minnpost_feature_focuses_on_lawyers
Harvard Grows Heart Tissue, Watches it Beat
It’s Alive! Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have succeeded in taking embryonic stem cells from mice and growing cardiovascular tissue... Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created entire mouse and pig hearts that beat. Those videos are much more impressive.
Singularity Hub
http://singularityhub.com/2009/11/03/
harvard-grows-heart-tissue-watches-it-beat/
Inorganic foods are important to life
Everybody knows that when it comes to food, organic is better, right?... A recent comparative study from the University of Minnesota testing both organic and genetically grown foods actually proved that organic food had more human damaging contaminants than genetically modified food grown using modern techniques.
Talon Marks
http://www.talonmarks.com/opinion/
inorganic-foods-are-important-to-life
-1.2049067
Mathematician who uses 3-D graphics and games to explain the universe will speak at the U of M Nov. 12
http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2009/UR_CONTENT_146526.html
Chinese officials examine food safety systems in Minnesota
http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2009/UR_CONTENT_146289.html
University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute to hold Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 4
http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2009/UR_CONTENT_146281.html