A worldwide problem. How can soil be restored to full health . Ah, thats the topic in this edition of d w science magazine. Welcome to to morrow to day. Soil not only provides us with feed, its also natural habitat, as well as the water and carbon reservoir. It consists of different layers. There is hardly any life in the bedrock and the weather stone fragments above it. Apart from a few isolated roots, water is filtered and stored in the sub soil. The top soil is full of nutrients and forms a habitat for numerous microbes. The human layer it provides the material that plants need to grow. Fertile soil doesnt come out of nowhere. Its phone from rocks that are with it by the sun, wind and rain, and its decomposed by organisms and plants. It takes 2000 years to create 10 cent him. It is a fertile soil for soil to remain fertile and healthy. Microbes need to be present. But that can be a problem. What we are doing basically, either destroying the soil date is it now and not renewable at r
Well start with corporate earnings mostly the blues. Du dupont posted an earnings miss. How worried should we be about a global slowdown . Apple is upping the ante in the mini wars. Can the move to go small beat back challenges of the likes of google. Well begin with Earnings Reports that are reviving jitters about Global Growth. Shares of dupont taking a hit after earnings came in short. Dow component announcing plans to cut 1,500 jobs over the next 18 months. 3m matching wall street estimates with Third Quarter earnings but lowering the outlook citing current economic realities and u. P. S. Reporting earnings in line but revenues short of forecast. Its been said this morning that the last hour yesterday was the biggest fake pump in the history of trading given the news were getting this morning. It was a playaction fake and turned out to be a pick six. When i look at the numbers this morning, i want to distinguish them. U. P. S. , we expected bad. We gave you bad. 3m expected okay. G
First of all, welcome, commissioner mcdonald, and congratulations. Prior to this meeting i electronically submitted to this commission a short video clip for your consideration. It is in part presented to address the shortcomings of the reports that have been generated by the rpd and zvi Fields Foundation partnership as well as the 2008 synthetic fields task force. It is specifically intended to address the scarcity of and virtually lack of medical testimony presented by the rpd and city Fields Foundation partnership in the reports. The video tip is comprised of nationally recognized Public Health professionals including medical doctors, pediatricians, epidemiologists, toxicologists, neurobiologists, chemical engineers, as well as others. They are shown testifying about and commenting on the various Health Risks Associated with synthetic fields including key facts that dispute this commissions findings. The video clip along with others that have been provided to you can be found at You
Of this commission, Public Comment is on item 4 and it is continued on item 13. And last, please address your comments to the commission during Public Comment on all items. In order to allow equal time for all, neither the commission nor staff will respond to any questions during Public Comment. The commission may ask questions of staff after Public Comment is closed. And unless im otherwise stated by the president , each person will have three minutes. So, three minutes on each item. With that, we are on item number 2, the president s report. Thank you. Ill be brief. I apologize. One item that i did forget to mention is that we will be hearing items 9 and 10 as one. They will be voted on separately, but they will be heard as one. Thank you. Thank you. And let me announce that item number 8, which is the southpark 345 brannan street shadow [inaudible] okay. Shadows tend to do that. Will be put over to the next meeting. I understand at the request of supervisor kim. Briefly, i went to t
This saturday, if youre at the opening of cayuga and youre done there, please come up the hill. Well feed you lunch, and then you can sit back and enjoy the entertainment. So, once again, thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Is there any other Public Comment under the general managers report . Okay, being none, Public Comment is closed. We are now on item 4, which is general Public Comment. At this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission but that do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. I have one card and that is kelly watts. Sfgovtv have a video . First of all, welcome, commissioner mcdonald, and congratulations. Prior to this meeting i electronically submitted to this commission a short video clip for your consideration. It is in part presented t