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When the world is flat...
The world, indeed, is flat.
Mention outsourcing and you hear all kinds of claims about American jobs being stolen by China, India and other countries in Asia. But for much of San Diego's pharmaceutical industry, outsourcing is a financial necessity.
"Competition is everywhere. With prices going up and salaries going up, it would be prohibitive to get drugs to the market" without turning outside the United States for cheaper labor and less costly trials, said Scott Saika, CEO of Ambit Biosciences in San Diego.
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Flossie Wong-Staal to keynote Asian Heritage Awards
Flossie Wong-Staal, one of the world's foremost authorities in the field of virology and a member of the team that co-discovered HIV, will be the keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Asian Heritage Awards at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, at the prestigious Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice of the University of San Diego. Wong-Staal is one of America's pioneer researchers of AIDS. Along with her colleagues at the National Cancer Institute, she was the first researcher to clone, or make a copy of, the human immuno- ...Read more
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Songkran Beauty Pageant
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This New Year is anything but dry...
There's always room for one more New Year.
When we talk about the New Year in Asian culture, the Lunar New Yea. celebrated by the Chinese and Koreans, and Tet, celebrated by the Vietnamese, usually spring to mind.
But there's another New Year celebration, one shared by Thai, Laotians and Cambodians that occurs every year at this time. And water is at the heart of it.
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Phamatech earns prison deal
Phamatech, the San Diego-based manufacturer of rapid medical diagnostic devices, was recently awarded a major multi-million-dollar contract to provide drug tests for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Until now, such tests were provided on an average of once a year. Under the new program, tests can be administered monthly and, thus, expected to go a long way to bring drug problems in the system under control. "Done infrequently, prisoners can find ways to beat the system. ...Read more
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Vinh Lam founder & CEO of HiTEM.
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HiTEM receives Nunn-Perry Award
Hi-Tech Electronic Manufacturing Inc., of San Diego, received the Nunn-Perry Award during a ceremony on March 9. The award embodies a nine-year trend of improvement, success and excellence at HiTEM, a provider of value added electronic manufacturing services to Original Equipment Manufacturers in the aerospace, military and commercial markets. Vinh Lam is the founder and CEO of HiTEM.
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Having fun and learning, too...
San Diego Girl Scouts enjoyed a swift voyage around the world on Feb. 26 in Mira Mesa. Neighborhood troops gathered at Ericson Elementary School to celebrate World Thinking Day, an annual Girl Scouts and Girl Guides holiday in honor of scouting pioneers Lord and Lady Baden Powell. World Thinking Day reminds the girls they are connected to 10 million sister Scouts in more than 140 countries.
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Superior Judge Lillian Lim
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Judge Lim feted by colleagues
She skis, she skates, she jogs and she judges. Superior Court Judge Lillian Y. Lim is all of these and more. Friends and acquaintances were treated to just some of the nuances that make Lim a complete person at a tribute in her honor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law last week.
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Eliminating the Gray Area...
It's amazing where life's lessons can unexpectedly come from. In this case, my 9-year-old son taught me a lesson on the dangers of vanity. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I'm not a vain person. In fact, anyone who saw me walk into the International House of Pancakes last weekend wearing my standard issue tattered sweater, oversized sweatpants, and four day old stubble will back me up on that one. ...Read more
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The pursuit of happiness doesn't always reap just rewards...
The toy chain, Toys R Us held a contest to award a $25,000 savings bond to the first U.S. baby born in 2007. The initial winner, a 6.5-ounce baby girl named Yuki Lin, was born at New York Downtown Hospital. But hold the confetti; it appears that in trying to obtain a signed affidavit from the baby's parents, Toys R Us discovered ...Read more
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Do your homework on homeloans
San Diego Girl Scouts enjoyed a swift voyage around the world on Feb. 26 in Mira Mesa. Neighborhood troops gathered at Ericson Elementary School to celebrate World Thinking Day, an annual Girl Scouts and Girl Guides holiday in honor of scouting pioneers Lord and Lady Baden Powell. ...Read more...
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Jakarta: Gateway to Indonesia and the future...
Jakarta is the dynamic capital city of the Republic of Indonesia, a country made up of more than 17,000 islands and a population of nearly 210 million. Comprised of over 300 ethnic groups speaking 200 distinct languages and dialects, the Indonesian population exhibits incredible
diversity in itslinguistic, cultural and religious traditions. As the nation's capital, Jakarta is truly a "meeting point" for representatives from throughout the archipelago. ...Read more
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Navroj Mehta – Part of musical heritage
Navroj "Nuvi" Mehta was born into an extraordinary family. His father was a respected pianist, his mother sang. His younger brother Bejun was a phenomenal boy soprano who grew up to be one of the world's most celebrated countertenors. "Music was in my blood and in my blood and in my soul," he says.
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ASIAN HERITAGE AWARDS
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Presenting
Asian Heritage Awards 2007
"We honor these men, women and organization who have dedicated their lives for the betterment of humanity and community"
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With nearly $254 billion in annual uying power, Asian Americans are a powerful force in the U.S consumer market. Over the past decade, their spending power has increased 125%, from $118 billion in 1990 to $253 billion in 2001. Projections from Selig Center for Economic Growth indicate that Asian-American spending power will reach $528 billion by 2009, an increase of nearly 347% since 1990.
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