La JoLLa Light
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Vol. 99 Issue 25 • July 14, 2011
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Stingrays beware: Humans are coming! By Patricia B. Dwyer t seems every summer stingrays flock to San Diego’s coastline to ruin beachgoers’ days and stress out the lifeguards. But these coastal critters most likely see the season as more of a warzone than we do. “The stingray is a cool guy — he’s just hanging out in the shallow water, enjoying the sunshine,” Justin Baar, lead surf instructor at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, says to his surf class of 9-and 10-year-olds. “And what would you do if Andre the Giant came and stepped on your face while you were getting some sun? You’d smack him!” This year’s count hasn’t begun to near last year’s tally of stingray incidents — which included a one-day surge at La Jolla Shores — but the local water temperature is reaching into the high 60s and the months of potential stingray mayhem are just around the corner. As tourists eye the water’s edge apprehensively, there a few tips that can make a tromp into the shore break all the more enjoyable. n The stingray shuffle works. Something so simple sounds like an aged wives’ tale, but the motion actually sends vibrations through the sand that lets a stingray know something is approaching and to clear the scene. “We are coming out of nowhere and they are just sort of hanging out,” said Kristin Evans, education director at Birch Aquarium.
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the best treatment for a stingray sting is hot water. Dave Schwab
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‘Real World’ producers ease neighbor concerns By Dave SchwaB daves@lajollalight.com Producers of the MTV show “The Real World” currently being filmed at an oceanfront home in Bird Rock, agreed last week to concessions demanded by neighbors to compensate them for problems associated with traffic, noise, lighting, security and safety caused by the show. “At the recommendation of the police department, the producers will be funding one uniformed police officer with a patrol car who will be stationed at the roundabout entrance to the neighborhood each night, and who will remain there until 4 a.m.,” said First District Councilwoman Sherri Lightner following negotiations between her staff, the show’s producers, the film commission and the police. Lightner said she also relayed to the producers neighbors’ requests to shield See Mtv, a20
MTV Concessions Pay for patrol car in neighborhood, evenings to 4 a.m. ■ Shield rooftop lights ■ Turn off rooftop lights at 10 p.m. ■
Ponies are off and running for 72nd season in Del Mar By Kelley carlSon It’s that time of year again — break out the tip sheets, dig into your pockets for some cash, hope that No. 3 will be the winner of the second race, try to look as cool as possible as you’re yelling at the top of your lungs — it’s Del Mar season. The horses will be off and running starting July 20, with live racing five days each week on average (Wednesdays through Sundays, with the exception of a Labor Day Monday card) through Sept. 7. There will be eight, Grade I events, drawing some of the nation’s top thoroughbreds. The meet’s signature race, the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (Grade I), is Aug. 28.
Fields could potentially be larger this season, as Del Mar has started a “Ship and Win” program that awards incentives to owners from out-of-state who start runners at the track. More horses in a race usually mean better wagering opportunities and can lead to higher purses, said Tom Robbins, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s executive vicepresident for racing, in a news release. “We’re encouraged by the response we’ve gotten so far,” said Mac McBride, director of media for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. “There’s at least a half-dozen trainers with serious strings (10-plus runners). We’re ready to rock and roll.”
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racing at Del Mar will continue until Sept. 7. file