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Rancho Valencia set to open in September BY KAREN BILLING The Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa upgrade is about at the midway point, set for a grand reopening in September. Everything is getting an overhaul at the Rancho Santa Fe destination, down to their logo and branding colors, from deep orange to fresh blues and chevron patterns. “To call this a renovation is an understatement,” said Nicole Sharp, director of marketing, who led a tour of the still under-construction resort this week. An investment group headed up
by Jeff Jacobs purchased the resort in May 2010 and since then have been planning to bring in only the “best of the best,” laying out a detailed plan of exactly what they wanted. The resort shut down in January for the $30 million renovation. All of the resort will be touched by the new design from the landscaping and public areas to the hacienda and guest rooms. The resort will be getting all new amenities, such as a new restaurant, new bar and new fitness offerings at the spa. Even the tennis courts will be resurfaced and given
new windscreens. Tennis players will additionally be spoiled by a new clubhouse and pro shop. The property is also home to two pools, a walking trail around the resort and a croquet lawn popular for weddings. “It’s going to be a destination within a destination,” Sharp said. See VALENCIA, page 22
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Resort to hold job fair, plans to hire over 200 Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa will hold a four-day job fair July 13-14 and July 16-17. The Rancho Santa Fe resort plans to hire more than 200 new workers as it is close to completion of a $30 million renovation. Schedules, applications and more can be found at www.RanchoValencia.com.
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CV planners: Antennas should not be placed on CCA campus City group approves antenna location at CCA
The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe and the San Diego Symphony featured acclaimed composer Marvin Hamlisch at its Legends at The Bridges event June 27. Pictured are Barbara Gladden, Herb Chasman, Rosalind Chasman, Marvin Hamlisch, Jo Gladden and Dick Gladden. See pages 14 and 16. PHOTO: JON CLARK
Review writers win more journalism awards Rancho Santa Fe Review writers recently earned more journalism awards at the Society of Professional Journalists San Diego Professional Chapter contest. Reporter Joe Tash won first place and
second place awards in the “Non-Deadline News Story” and “Multicultural Story” categories respectfully, and Arthur Lightbourn won a second place award in the “Feature Story” category.
This newspaper and its writers have won numerous local, state and national journalism awards over the years, including three first place national “General Excellence” awards.
BY KAREN BILLING Despite the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s strong message to Sprint last week that they did not want antennas on schools in the community, the city’s development services staff approved a wireless communication facility on a building at Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) on July 2. At its June 28 meeting, the CV board denied the 12 antennas hidden on a campus building because board members felt that the school parents weren’t properly notified and the location was not acceptable. “Prudent avoidance dictates they diligently explore other sites off the school,” said board member Laura Copic. In April, the board wanted assurance from Sprint representative Becky Siskowski that Canyon Crest Academy parents were notified of the potential installation and also asked her to consider alternative sites off the campus buildings. Siskowski said they held a meeting on the topic on June 1 at CCA but only three people attended, all CCA students and no parents. She was told the district made the meeting known through its website. Copic said she is on the CCA website often and receives the newsletter and never saw any notice. As far as considering other alternatives, Siskowski said there weren’t any suitable options.
“The San Dieguito Union High School District and the city planner consider this option the only option,” Siskowski said. Sprint looked at co-locating on a nearby AT&T tower but it was too short, as were the 27-foot tall light standards in the parking lot. Siskowski said they also approached the Pacific Highlands Ranch Homeowners Association who were not interested and they asked about placing antennas on the parking lot solar panels, but the solar company said “no.” “I don’t think we know enough to put antennas that close to where our children are going to be for an extended period of time,” CV planning board member Christian Clews said. “We’ve never had a cell tower this close to kids at a school. You will never get my vote to put it in that wall.” Last year the board also voted to deny a cell site location at Sage Canyon Park for the same concerns about the proximity to children. The deadline to appeal the city development services staff’s decision is July 18. Appeal procedure information is available at sandiego.gov/development-services. Appeals can also be made in person at the development services department at 1222 First Avenue, 3rd Floor. The matter will eventually go to the city’s Planning Commission for final approval.
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TPHS student receives national honor Torrey Pines High School student Anita Chen has been named one of only 43 Emerson Scholars and will receive a full scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the world’s “premier summer arts program� for aspiring young musicians. Emerson scholars are selected from among the top applicants to the competitive summer arts program. Chen, 17, will attend Interlochen Arts Camp this summer to study the violin and perform with distinguished youth ensembles. She is the daughter of Li-Han Chen and Shu-Hui Chang. She takes private violin lessons with Michael, Irina and Pasha Tseitlin. Chen has served as the assistant concertmaster in the San Diego Youth Symphony and plays in the International Youth Symphony. She Anita Chen plans to double major in music and science in college. Chen looks forward to the musical atmosphere at Interlochen this summer. “I know there is a lot to be learned from playing in a new setting with such a diverse group of people. I’ve heard a lot about Interlochen and I know that it will be the highlight of my summer,� Chen said. Sponsored by Emerson of St. Louis, the Emerson Scholar Program provides the opportunity for outstanding high school musicians to attend Interlochen Arts Camp, located in See HONOR, page 22
Girl’s claim of attempted abduction in Solana Beach false, according to ofďŹ cials
RSF resident to compete at National Pony Finals in Kentucky Jillian Stuart, 10, a 6th grade student at R. Roger Rowe School, will be attending the United States National Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park Aug. 7-12. Jillian is currently number one in Zone 10 (California and Nevada) and is in the top 50 for the country on her small pony hunter, Prima Ballerina. Jillian is also qualified to compete in the United States Equestrian Foundation’s Medal Competition. More than 500 riders and their families will be there for the 45th annual competition. Jillian is trained by Alicia Saxton of Oceancrest Farms, located in Rancho Santa Fe.
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BY CITY NEWS SERVICE An 8-year-old girl’s claim that she was grabbed by a heavily tattooed would-be kidnapper at a North County beach was fabricated, authorities said June 27. The girl told deputies that a roughly 6-foot-1-inch man who appeared be in his late 20s tried to abduct her near the 500 block of South Sierra Avenue in Solana Beach about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25, according to sheriff’s officials. She claimed that the perpetrator was carrying a folding knife and a 3- to 4-foot-long skateboard, and had the words“I Will Kill’’ tattooed on his knuckles. Following interviews with people who were in the area at the time, investigators decided that the child had lied about the supposed crime, Detective John Buckley said. “An eyewitness account of the time the girl was alleged to have been contacted by the (man) disproved the incident occurred,’’ he said. “This, along with other information, has shown the report was falsified.’’ Buckley did not say what might have prompted the girl to make up the story, which included intricate detail about the supposed perpetrator’s appearance.
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Four RSF students among the 109 graduates in Class of 2012 at Francis Parker School The 109 members of the Class of 2012 recently culminated their Francis Parker School experience with commencement ceremonies held on the Linda Vista campus on June 2. The Parker graduates from Rancho Santa Fe are Ross Nicol, Matthew Nussbaum, John David Papatheofanis and Carsten Smith. The statistics for this year’s graduating class include a cumulative weighted grade point average of 4.02 to go along with an SAT score of 1976 (on the 2400 point scale) and an ACT score of 29. The class filed a total of 1,085 applications to 212 different colleges and universities. Ninety seniors applied to at least one college through and early admissions process while 40 seniors (37 percent of the class) received at least one acceptance for the following schools: Amherst, Barnard, Boston College, Cal Tech, Duke Emory, MIT, NYU, Notre Dame, Pomona, Stanford, Tufts, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Wesleyan and Williams. For more information, visit www.francisparker.org
The 2012 Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society Summer Home Tour will feature five rarely seen Rancho Santa Fe homes, including homes designed by Holcombe and Lilian Rice. The 2012 home tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 14, from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Check in/starting point for the home tour is the RSF Historical Society’s La Flecha House. The La Flecha House is located at 6036 La Flecha Avenue, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. The price is $30 for Historical Society members and $40 for non-members. For reservations, please call the RSF Historical Society at (858) 756-9291 or email rsfhistoricalsoc@sbcglobal.net. Please see the RSF Historical Society Website for more information at www.rsfhistoricalsociety.org.
Generous donation to Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society honors Sherrill Baker The Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society gratefully acknowledges a most generous contribution made by Bob Baker in honor of his late first wife, Sherrill. Sherrill was one of the first members of the Historical Society, working tirelessly on its behalf. No matter that its “office” was not much more than a closet at the Rancho Santa Fe Library, Sherrill was there sorting through memorabilia, pictures and documents trying to make some semblance of order out of years and years worth of accumulation. She was a willing volunteer taking copies of a newly published book of old Rancho photos to local businesses, hoping they would sell them on behalf of the Historical Society. Although her husband and five children were the center of her life, Sherrill loved supporting events here in town. Among her special interests were the Rancho Santa Fe Library and the Beach and Country Guild of United Cerebral Palsy. But it was the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society that remained most important to her. It was a privilege to have friendly, soft-spoken, hardworking Sherrill as a valued member and volunteer.
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Book examines tenure of University of California system president Richard Atkinson BY PAT SHERMAN Richard Atkinson had spent 15 years as UCSD’s chancellor when in 1995 he was tapped to become president of the University of California system, overseeing its nine prestigious research universities. However, neither his tenure at UCSD nor his time as the National Science Foundation’s deputy director could have prepared him for the firestorm that awaited. With tensions already running high over the state university system’s nearly a $1 bilFormer UC San Diego lion budget shortfall, the UC Regents voted to end affirma- Chancellor and University of California President tive action in its admissions and hiring, just four weeks into Richard Atkinson with his wife, Rita. Erik Jepsen/UC Atkinson’s tenure. How Atkinson dealt with San Diego Publications that controversial decision and went on to lead the university system as its 17th president is chronicled in a new book from the University of California Press, “Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1992-2003.” “I think it’s sort of an insider’s view of higher education … and how the regents, president, faculty, students and the general public all get involved in this activity of deciding on university issues,” said Atkinson, who returned to his life in La Jolla with wife, Rita, at the end of his presidency. Author Patricia Pelfrey interviewed some 80 people researching the book, which also sheds light on the growth of the university system at the end of the 20th century. “It’s an incredible set of interviews,” Atkin- son said, noting that Pelfrey’s recordings will become part of the UC system’s permanent archives. “She interviewed just about
every- body you can imagine who was involved in these things. Everyone sort of had their chance to comment on (the manuscript) as to whether she got the story right or not.” Atkinson recalled how early in his presidency he was almost fired by Governor Pete Wilson over the implementation date of Resolution SP-1, which ended affirmative action in student admissions. Atkinson ultimately kept his job and prevailed in delaying the measure’s implementation, arguing that students were not prepared for such a sudden and radical shift in policy, which Pelfrey characterized as “an institutional train wreck” and a “political dilemma of daunting proportions.” “The Board of Regents rolled back 30 years of history by abolishing the use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions and employment,” she writes. “It was a decision made against the advice of the president, vice presidents, the system-wide academic senate and the nine chancellors of the university.” The issue became a national lightning rod. While President Clinton publicly supported affirmative action, opposition to the policy became the centerpiece of Pete Wilson’s failed bid for the Oval Office. “It’s still an issue around the country, but certainly we were the first to face up to the problems,” said Atkinson of the measure, which was spurred by a complaint from Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cook of San Diego, whose Caucasian son James, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC San Diego, had been accepted to Harvard Medical School in 1992, but denied admission to UC’s medical schools based on his race. “From my view there was never a question that if the regents established a policy, it had to be followed,” Atkinson said. “That was the responsibility of the president. On the other hand, when they established the policy they had no idea of the implications, in terms of what had to be done, in terms of announcing it to students, the preparation. It just couldn’t be done properly on a one-year schedule. So I did extend it. “A number of regents called for me to be fired, but … it worked out well. … That’s just part of being a president. You
put your neck on the line every week or so with one group or another.” Though some feared state legislators would cut off university funding in retaliation for eliminating affirmative action, Atkinson said state funding diminished for other reasons — eventually causing some universities such as Berkeley to consider breaking off from the UC system and becoming a private institution. “The fact is that the share of the university’s budget from the state has just grown really small,” he said. “Twenty-five years ago it represented 40 percent of our budget. Today, it represents about eight percent. Twenty years ago student fees were almost negligible. Today, they’re significant.” In the book Pelfrey characterizes Atkinson as “often impulsive, quick to embrace new ideas, highly intellectual, but with a distinctly unacademic dislike of verbal dueling. Those who knew him up close also saw the drive, the willingness to remove people he did not think up to the job.” Asked how he feels about the characterization, Atkinson’s said it surprised him. “She sort of thinks that I’m very hard driving and was going to march forward no matter what,” he said. “I don’t think that’s always the case … (but) my life has been one where I’ve never been worried about getting fired and I’ve always sort of taken the view that I’m going to do what has to be done on a reasonable basis. If it doesn’t work out, I’m happy to take the consequences. “To put it another way, I don’t believe in delaying decisions forever. I believe in getting the choices out there and then coming to a decision, consenting with the faculty and the regents, but making decisions. I’d rather be wrong on occasion and make the decision in a timely way than never to make decisions and that what is so characteristic of universities. They never can quite make decisions.” The decisions Atkinson made as UCSD’s chancellor, and their impact on the region’s economic and technological growth, spurred Washington Post publisher Kathryn Graham to dub San Diego’s economic rebirth during the 1980s See PRESIDENT, page 22
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NY Times bestselling author James Rollins brings his takes on immortality to print and to Comic-Con BY ANTOINETTE KURITZ Once again it’s summer in San Diego, and for the 42nd year in a row, from July 12 – 15, what has morphed into ComicCon will bring people from all over the world to San Diego to celebrate not just comic books, TV shows and movies but a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. So what is a writer of international thrillers doing at a show like this, at a convention that will showcase all manner of costumed attendees intent on honoring the characters they love? Well, when the writer writes novels with cutting-edge scientific premises – his most recent, “Bloodline,” about immortality – and those novels are steeped in real possibilities, those novels and that writer are Comic-Con worthy. NY Times bestselling author Jim Rollins, the author of Bloodline, took the time to answer some questions about San Diego’s signature convention and his work. With all the touring you do as an author, what draws you to Comic-Con? I’ve been going to Comic-Con for the past 16 years, back when there was only one publishing house with a booth (Del Rey Books). First and foremost, I go because there is literally nothing like a Comic-Con experience, and now with multiple publishing houses manning booths, it’s a media juggernaut and a great vehicle for getting your books in front of masses of new readers. When we think of Comic-Con, we think of attendees in strange costumes. But what is Comic-Con really about? The costumes get a lot of publicity, but the core of Comic-Con is pure exuberance and excitement. Stepping onto that massive floor for the first time each year, you can feel the lightning in the air: the noise, the crowds, the crazy booths. Here is a tribe of people with thousands of different interests who share a riotous common bond in the joy of storytelling in all its art forms: comics, books, movies, and television. Do you feel that large events like Comic-Con help you stay in touch with your fans? Or is the camaraderie lost in the crowd? Not at all. Though the event is massive, the moments are intimate. In that chaotic zoo, that personal one-on-one connection still exists. Whether it’s answering a question in a panel or shaking a hand across a signing table, those close interactions still persist. It’s the true heart of Comic-Con. When did you first come to Comic-Con and why? My first Comic-Con was in 1996. I was a new author for Del Rey Books, promoting the first book in my fantasy series under my pseudonym “James Clemens.” I didn’t know what to expect—and I was blown away. Walking in there, I knew I had found my true tribe. Are there other events like this in the U.S. that you attend or is Comic-Con it for you? I’ve attended other large conferences and conventions: Dragon Con, World Con, Bouchercon, Thrillerfest. But they are pale, small shadows of San Diego Comic-Con. I’ve said it before: there is NOTHING like Comic-Con. In your new book, Bloodline, you take readers to the edge of medicine, genetics, and technology, revealing the next evolu-
Photo courtesy www.jamesrollins.com tionary leap forward: immortality. What drew you to this topic? It came from a Time magazine cover article: 2045, the Year Man Becomes Immortal. I read that and realized that’s within our lifetime. It seemed impossible, but it sent me on a year-long investigation into the amazing and often chilling hunt for that elusive fountain of youth. What I uncovered and reveal in this book will shock most readers. In Bloodline, you put forth several premises for our immortality. How realistic are these premises? Can you see a future where man can make the choice to be immortal? After all my research, I’m convinced that we are heading into the next big leap for mankind, where the limits of longevity will be shattered. We might not achieve immortality, but we will vastly increase the average life expectancy, to such an extent that life spans will double if not triple. What do you see as the ramifications of immortality to society and to the individual? That’s what I love exploring about this subject matter: how such scientific advancements challenge us as a species. It raises questions about who will be granted this gift (or curse) of immortality and who will not. And if you did have an infinite number of days, how would that change your outlook on life? Would inertia or boredom set in? What about overpopulation? All of these moral questions are great fodder to explore in a novel. You are a vet by profession. What about your profession has impacted your writing? I love animals and you’ll see many of them peppered throughout my novels. In this particular book, I debut a military working dog named Kane. It was great fun to explore that bond between Kane and his handler, but I also wrote scenes from Kane’s perspective, to put my readers in the paws of that war dog, to experience the world as a real dog would. What is the best advice you give to aspiring authors? There’s the old adage: Write Every Day. And that’s true, but you should also be READING every night. There is nothing better for teaching the craft of writing than a good book. How can your fans best stay in touch with you? And you with them? My website (www.jamesrollins.com) is chocked full of information about the books and writing, but I’m also on Facebook (okay, I probably spend too much time there). When will you be back in San Diego? I’ll be keynoting and teaching at the See ROLLINS, page 22
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The Country Friends partners with South Coast Plaza for 57th annual Art of Fashion Runway Show The Country Friends recently announced it will partner once again with South Coast Plaza to present the 57th Annual Art of Fashion Runway Show on Thursday, Sept. 20, at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Proceeds from the luncheon, fashion show, boutique shopping and wine tasting will benefit more than 20 charities, including Big Brothers-Big Sisters of San Diego, Canine Companions for Independence, Project Concern International, Freedom Station and the Women’s Resource Center, to name just a few. Marci Cavanaugh, The Country Friends’ president says, “The organization is proud to welcome Karen Gregg Hoehn as chair of this year’s Art of Fashion. Karen is extremely busy within the San Diego community and I feel very honored to have her join The Country Friends. She is a very gra-
cious woman and I felt she was a part of The Country Friends family from our first meeting. Please join us in September for a spectacular AOF Runway Show.” Hoehn, a Del Mar resident, is an active community volunteer in San Diego whose efforts have centered around youth programs, local schools and arts. She has served on numerous boards and fundraising committees including Project Concern International, The University of San Diego Executive Cabinet for Athletics and the support committee for the Center for Peace and Commerce at USD. “It’s a great honor for me to chair this year’s Art of Fashion,” said Karen Hoehn. “I’m so impressed with the tremendous generosity of South Coast Plaza to sponsor and underwrite this event for the 8th year. Their commitment to us keeps
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The Country Friends ability to help our local charities extremely strong, that’s exciting!” The Art of Fashion Runway Show is the largest fundraiser for The Country Friends, the nonprofit volunteer organization that has funded human care agencies throughout San Diego County for 57 years. The event will begin with luncheon on the lawn at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. The Art of Fashion Runway Show follows, highlighting fashions from the 2012 fall/winter collections of renowned international designers. In year’s past, the show has featured the designs of Donna Karan, Emilio Pucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Marni, MaxMara, Oscar de la Renta, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, St. John and Versace. “We’re proud of our longstanding partnership with Country Friends and delighted to once again be a part of such a worthwhile cause and organization,” said Debra Gunn Downing, South Coast Plaza’s executive director of marketing. During the day, the boutiques of South Coast Plaza will offer the latest trends in clothing, handbags, jewelry, eyewear and other accessories. The event concludes with the “Apres Affaire” wine tasting, a time to savor the day’s events and toast the 2012 beneficiaries. Members of the Art of
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RSF resident graduates from Bishop’s RSF resident Sean Roohanipur, son of Dr. Manoochehr and Mrs. Doreen Roohanipur, was named to the U-T San Diego All-Academica team for boys’ soccer in 2011-2012. Roohanipur, who was a member of the Bishop’s School’s Jazz Band, will attend Bentley University in Massachusetts.
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RSF Art Guild art show reception is July 12 The Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild will present Ron Spelman as its featured artist in the “From Eye to Heart to Hand” Show. Spelman is not only a talented artist, but president of the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild, an active Rotarian, member of the La Jolla Art Association and former president of the San Diego Portrait Society. Spelman is a 40-year resident of La Jolla and former business owner of Spelman & Co. The Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery will hold a reception on Thursday, July 12, from 5-7 p.m. for attendees to meet and mingle with several local artists and see their art. The exhibition will run during July and August. The gallery is located at 6004 Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.RanchoSantaFeArtGuild.org for information about membership and purchasing art work.
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Life after football busier than ever for semi-retired quarterback/RSF resident BY KAREN BILLING His playing days may be behind him but NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia still looks like the competitor who played hard, fearless football. The Rancho Santa Fe resident will cop to the “wear and tear” but is still out climbing mountains, throwing footballs, and doesn’t back down from any challenge. There’s no ink on the retirement papers just yet but he says it’s only because he hasn’t gotten around to it. “I feel like I’m retired,” said Garcia, fresh off of a boot camp workout. “I feel like it’s time to move on.” He adds with a small smile: “But it would be difficult to say no if an opportunity presented itself.” Garcia likely won’t ever stray far from the game he loves and is busier than ever in his semi-retirement. In addition to quarterbacking a young family with four kids under the age of 4, he’s also hosting clinics to shape young football players, helping players in the NFL think about what life means after the game with his company Beyond Wealth, and was recently named to an advisory board hoping to revive the United States Football League (USFL) which last saw action in 1987. Garcia will serve on the player development branch of the advisory board with Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff, former NFL and Chargers executive Jim Steeg, former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens executive vice president James Bailey, and sports consultant/coach Terrell Jones. “Jeff’s extensive background and networks with professional football players will undoubtedly help carry out the USFL’s mission of helping our players live successfully and responsibly as positive citizens on and off the field,” said USFL President and CEO Jaime Cuadra. The hope is for an eight-team league to kick off their inaugural season in 2013 with 14 games and a spring season that stretches from March to June. Garcia has strong memories of the 1980s USFL, going to Oakland Invaders games and watching the advancement of future NFLers like Steve Young, Doug Flutie and Herschel Walker. “I remembered the league and I’ve always said there are too many talented football players and not enough jobs,” Garcia said, noting players stuck in practice squad limbo and third string quarterbacks who never get that opportunity to show what they can do in the heat of the battle. “Another league with the right approach, playing in a space and time that’s not competing with the NFL, I think people will embrace it if it’s in the right cities.” Being all over the country during his 12 NFL seasons, Garcia said he saw the places where people live and die football and who would support an USFL franchise. He believes the league could not only develop careers of the players, but also the coaching staff, management, scouts and more, “I think there could be something really special here,” Garcia said. While he, of course, sees an obvious partnership that could form between the USFL and NFL like baseball’s minor league system and the NBA’s D-League, Garcia said it’s important that in the beginning the league learns to stand on its own two feet without a dependence on big brother NFL. “If they show in the first four or five years that the league can catch some fire and function in a positive way, I do see a chance of the NFL getting involved,” Garcia said. Garcia can also bring a unique insight in the development of a new football league as he’s played in many of them, logging time in the CFL and UFL in addition to the NFL. “I’ve seen things that have worked and things that have not worked,” Garcia said. To remember Garcia on the field, is to think of him face bloodied without an ounce of quit: Gritty, gutty, hard-nosed, harder worker. “My biggest fear in playing the game was not getting up from a hit,” Garcia said. “I always bounced up and got back to the huddle.” Garcia started his football career in the Canadian Football League, playing for the Calgary Stampeders for four years and bringing home a Grey Cup Championship in 1998. After his success in Canada, he was signed as Steve Young’s backup on the San Francisco 49ers in 1999. Growing
Jeff Garcia (above and below) in action. up in Gilroy he had always been a Niners fan, wanting to emulate his idol Joe Montana and watching as Young followed successfully in his footsteps. “It was a dream come true to play for the team — to run into Candlestick Park was the greatest thrill of my life,” Garcia said. He still remembers the chills he had driving to the stadium for his first start, the fourth game into the season when Young was injured. He said in his five years at the Niners, he feels like he did the quarterback position justice. After stops with the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions, Garcia landed with the Philadelphia Eagles. It was an invigorating experience to play in Philly and in the NFC conference, where he said all the teams dislike each other and the fans even more so. He loved playing in a city where the mood of the week depends on what happens with the Eagles on Sunday. When Donovan McNabb went down with an injury, Garcia filled in on a team that was 5-5 with dismal playoff hopes. Garcia brought a spark, leading the Eagles to a 10-6 finish and making it to the second round of the playoffs. He will never forget the excitement and the way the city embraced him during his one-year contract. “The fans saw me as one of them, a blue-collar grinder, who punched the clock and gave it his best,” Garcia said. “They put my jersey on the Rocky statue.” From Philadelphia he went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he helped a 3-13 team the previous year win their division at 9-7. In 2009, he ended up in Oakland with the Raiders, one of his most difficult experiences in the NFL. “I really struggled to have a positive outlook because there was so much poison in the system there,” Garcia said. He asked to be released at the end of training camp, a tough decision for him because he felt that he took himself out of the game. Those first few Sundays of the season were hard for him to watch because he felt like he should’ve been out there. He would play again in 2010 for the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL (United Football League) “just because I loved the game and wanted to play football” and considered himself done until the Houston Texans came calling in 2011 for him to serve as a backup for their depleted quarterback corps. He was there for the last five weeks of the season, seeing them clinch their first-ever playoff birth as a franchise. “A 41 year old out there with 20-something guys, I initially questioned ‘What am I doing here?’” Garcia said. “The more I thought about it I was truly honored that a playoff caliber team would want me to be a part of it. It showed the respect I had gained throughout the years I played.” His respected ability to have a positive influence on developing players is something he is really focusing on now, working with players ages 10 through 23 years old. After all
he has learned from the game, it only makes sense for Garcia to share what he knows to help players succeed at any level. “I love helping them realize their dreams because I feel like I’ve lived a pretty good dream and now it’s onto that next phase of my life,” Garcia said. He’s teamed up with other local coaches and become involved in leading workouts and running clinics at North County spots, such as the Gonzalez Sports Academy in Chula Vista (named for local product Adrian Gonzalez). He’s reaching out to players of all ages: He recently traveled to Las Vegas to support players on the UFL’s Locomotives and on Sunday night spoke to young Poway Pop Warner Scholar Award winners, congratulating and encouraging their focus on academic as well as athletic skills. Next month he is hosting an All-American football camp for offensive players. Registration is still open for the July 21-22 camp at Del Norte High School. While he has much to share about the game, perhaps the best lesson Garcia can teach goes way beyond fundamentals. “Nothing was ever handed to me, I had to earn it. I had to have perseverance, dedication and a will that exceeded all others, in a sense forcing people to recognize what I brought to the huddle,” Garcia said. Athletic talent will only take you so far, being successful takes a strong work ethic, drive and commitment. Part of Garcia’s endurance and drive comes from overcoming challenges that came early in his life. When he was just 7 years old, Garcia lost two of his siblings to tragic accidents within 14 months of each other. His younger brother drowned during a fishing trip and his sister fell out of the back of his father’s truck. The family relied on sports as an outlet and a crutch to help them get over the devastating losses. And going through such tragedies and hardships at a young age shaped the way Garcia would forever approach his life. It didn’t teach him to be afraid or to avoid taking risks but instead taught him to embrace every moment. “I experienced the worst things you could ever imagine at a young age,” Garcia said. “I realized life is a precious, precious thing and to really take advantage of every day because you never know when if can be taken from you.” Garcia’s interest in being a mentor and sharing life and football lessons with young players also brought about his Beyond Wealth management business, which he started a year ago. As a player who has “walked the walk” he wants to reach back and help open young NFL athlete’s eyes to what they’re about to go through and the opportunities they
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Psychologist’s new book offers tips on how to unlock happiness BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET
It’s not uncommon for people to experience emotion from life events, but when those emotions aren’t resolved, they can greatly shape a person’s beliefs and behavior for life. That’s much of the premise behind local resident Peter Lambrou’s new book “Code to Joy.” A local leader in the field of psychology, and specifically self-hypnosis, Lambrou and co-author George Pratt have developed an approach to being content that seeks to recode the “blocking beliefs” that often stand between people and total happiness. “Sometimes the subconscious mind can rule the conscious mind,” said Lambrou, who specializes in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy for anxiety, phobias and weight loss. Lambrou, who studied journalism as an undergraduate, entered the field of psychology full-force, already having coauthored a book on self-hypnosis before deciding to get a degree in the field and practice clinically. The authorship opportunity arose decades ago when Lambrou attended a self-hypnosis workshop by psychologist Brian Mogul Alman, who contracted him to write the book, which focused heavily on the self-hypnosis process and Lambrou’s own path to discovering it. The 1982 book “Self-Hypnosis: The Complete Manual For Health and Self-Change” is still a best-selling classic for the publisher and has sold more than 250,000 copies over the years. Lambrou said his first book was “pivotal,” and he has since continued writing. He has authored another book on acupressure called “Instant Emotional Healing.” His new book, “Code to Joy,” is his third release. The “code” in the title refers to the thoughts and beliefs that are installed in our body that we must sometimes change.
“One must take a lifelimiting belief and flip it around so that it reflects the truth,” said Lambrou. “Sometimes that comes in the form of an affirmation.” Many of the instilled beliefs that keep us from being happy are formed by “microtraumas” that occur in our childhoods, Lambrou said. “A person in early times of life doesn’t always have the context to understand certain traumatic experiences like an adult would,” said Peter Lambrou, Ph.D. Lambrou. “As adults, it’s too late to change what has been imprinted. In our early years, we get imprinted with no filter.” These “microtraumas” are not always completely tragic, but they are impressionable, )RUHZRUG E\ /DUU\ .LQJ he said. He shared the example of a patient who used to help her aunt with cleaning, so her aunt gave her a quarter. The Four-Step Solution Her mom, however, criticized To Unlocking Your Natural her for taking money from family, and that patient later State Of Happiness in life has trouble in business because she found it difficult George Pratt, Pratt, Ph.D. Ph.D. and and Peter Peter Lambrou, Lambrou, Ph.D. Ph.D. George to take money from others,
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North Coast Symphony to hold ‘Summer Spectacular’ pops concert The North Coast Symphony, under the direction of Daniel Swem, will present “Summer Spectacular” at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, at Seacoast Community Church, 1050 Regal Road, Encinitas. Pops such as “The Best of the Beatles” and movie-theme and Broadway favorites, including “Carousel Waltz,” “Les Miserables,” and “Phantom of the Opera” will delight summer audiences. The suggested donation is: general $10, students/seniors $8, family $25 maximum. More information is available from the church office, 760-753-3003, or from the orchestra website www.northcoastsymphony.com.
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Nativity School graduate first alumni to be married in the Church of Nativity BY EVA M. STIMSON Monsignor Lawrence M. Purcell of the Church of Nativity in Rancho Santa Fe performed the Nuptial Mass uniting Adriene Christina Giese and Timothy Mark Eastaway, in the sacrament of holy matrimony, on Saturday, June 16, 2012. This marital union was a landmark occasion for the church, which commemorates the first Nativity School graduate to be wed at the Church of Nativity since its inception in 1989. Parents of the bride, Douglas and Deborah Giese, have been parishioners of the church and Rancho Santa Fe residents for 17 years and were joined by the parents of the groom, Paul and Kate Eastaway who reside in England, in celebrating this momentous occasion. The month-long festivities leading up to the socially significant wedding that took nine months to plan, began with a bridal shower luncheon at the private residence of Jamie Carr on May 19 and concluded with a wedding reception after the wedding ceremony at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. The bride’s mother, Debbie Giese, who is an active member of the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild and an acclaimed artist, created framed hand-painted miniature oil paintings with guest names for each place card at the sit-down reception dinner at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Maid of Honor was Parry VanLandingham and Best Man was Matthew Youn. The bridal party consisted of five bridesmaids and five groomsmen, including Adriene’s brother, Michael Giese. Adriene’s affiliation with The Church of Nativity began when the school expanded to include additional grades. According to Margaret Heveron, principal of The Nativity School, “Enrollment when we opened in 1996 was 86 students for grades K - 6. When Adriene joined us we had added 7th and 8th grade, bringing our enrollment to just over 125 students. The most important part about the growth of
Nativity lies in its closely-bonded community of families. Students such as Adriene go on to be successful in their own individual ways and it starts with Nativity School’s philosophy of education where we believe all students are 100 percent intelligent based on their multi-facet- Adriene Giese in the 7th grade. ed qualities. I remember Adriene well — big smile, open and friendly, kind-hearted, artistic, loyal, true to herself. With her strong commitment to family values I know she and her new husband will have a lifelong marriage grounded in mutual respect and love.” Adriene and Mark met each other while attending Rice University in Houston, Texas, and will spend their honeymoon in Tahiti, followed by relocation to Texas where they will live and pursue their careers. Mark will be working at Chevron on computer signal processing for oil exploration. Adriene will be attending the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston. She has not selected a specialty yet, but has enjoyed delivering babies. Adriene comments, “The best part of the preparation for our wedding at Church of Nativity was the Catholic classes that encouraged Mark and I to grow in faith and love. It redirected our focus from concentrating on one day (for the wedding) to that of a life-long relationship. Nativity School prepared me for a vigorous college preparatory experience but, more importantly, I had amazing educators who expanded my horizons. I will never forget the first time I realized I loved classical music for which I have focused by attention on, thanks to
Adriene Christina Giese and Timothy Mark Eastaway at their wedding. Photo/John Riedy Photography Paul Batchelor.” Nativity School Music Director Paul Batchelor elaborated, “Although I have been Nativity’s music director since dedication in 1989, I retired from the school in 2005 after the first 10 years. Adriene was with us for her junior high, 1999-2001. In my day, we offered an intense music appreciation class, which began in 5th grade with the Baroque era and continued in 6th with the classical period, the romantics in 7th, and the 20th century in 8th. During that time, Adriene was introduced to music by composers such as Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Chopin and
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Upcoming events at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center
Youth Summer Camps are in full swing. Sign up now! We have some awesome camps coming up that you do not want to miss! Cheer Camp (ages 6-12) is scheduled the week of July 9 for all future and present cheerleaders and will culminate with a fun cheer dance performance on the last day of camp. For those kids with an artistic side we are offering Drawing and Design Camp (ages 6-12). This camp is designed to enrich your budding artist’s knowledge about color and proportion. For those into sports, we are offering a Multi-Sport Camp (ages 5-12) and the focus will be on basketball, flag football, soccer, ultimate roundball, fitness and coordination. Kids can also join us for our daily Camp Rancho activities. July 9 -13 will be “Weird Science Week” and will include a trip to the tide pools in La Jolla, a visit to the Ruben H. Fleet
Space Center and the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, a scenic hike and miniature golf. It will be a great week, so do not miss out! Your child may sign up for a day at a time or for the whole week. Ages: 6-12
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Scientists find lack of single protein results in persistent viral infection RESEARCH REPORT BY LYNNE FRIEDMANN Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown a LYNNE single protein can FRIEDMANN make the Science writer difference between an infection clearing out of the body or persisting for life. Mice engineered without the protein TLR7 (tolllike receptor-7) were infected with a virus employed to study the response of the immune system to microbes. While normal mice infected with the virus could clear a persistent infection in 60 to 90 days, TLR7-deficient mice were unable to
purge the infection throughout their lives. The possibility that targeting this signaling pathway could be beneficial for treatment of persistent viral infections in humans because many viruses induce signaling through TLR7. This includes HIV and Hepatitis C, which currently afflicts hundreds of millions of people around the world with persistent infections. The study appears in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. News release at http://bit.ly/OAn7Nz. New calculator improves tech education Many American high school graduates – including some who aspire to careers in science technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) – can’t fully explain basic mathematical functions. This because the problem-solving norm is to punch “sin,” “cos,” or “log” into a calculator and accept the resulting value without question. A new kind of calcula-
tor is posed to change that and is already making a measurably impact on student math performance. The QAMA (Quick Approximate Mental Arithmetic) calculator challenges and engages students by requiring they provide a reasonable estimation of an expected answer as part of problem solving. If the calculator’s algorithms approve the approximation as reasonable for the given task, the QAMA (pronounced “kaama”) provides the exact answer as confirmation. A product of the inventor-in-residence program at California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at UC San Diego, the QAMA has been tested in three San Diego schools and one school in The Netherlands demonstrating remarkable improvements in math test scores. At the UC San Diego Preuss School, for example, 28 students were split into two groups, with one group
using the QAMA and the other group using a traditional calculator. Tested at the beginning and end of a four-week period, the group using the QAMA calculator scored 42 percent higher overall than the control group, and performed twice as well on recently studied material. More information at http://bit.ly/MBZRub. Easier way to make new drug compounds Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a powerful new technique for manipulating the building blocks of organic chemistry. The technique enables chemists to add new functional molecules to previously hard-toreach positions on existing compounds—making it easier to generate new drugs and other organic chemicals. The new advance is a method for “CH activation”— the removal of a simple hydrogen atom from the carbon backbone of an organic molecule, and the
replacement of that hydrogen atom with a functional chemical group. Compared to the traditional method, in which chemists modify only the existing functional groups on a compound, CH activation more directly boosts the complexity of a compound, giving it potentially valuable new properties. In addition to the interest the technique is expected to generate among pharmaceutical chemists, it also has application to the fields of polymer chemistry and materials chemistry. The technique is described in the journal Nature. News release at http:// bit.ly/Lh2AsU. Lack of single protein results in persistent viral infection Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown a single protein can make the difference between an infection clearing out of the body or persisting for life.
Mice engineered without the protein TLR7 (tolllike receptor-7) were infected with a virus employed to study the response of the immune system to microbes. While normal mice infected with the virus could clear a persistent infection in 60 to 90 days, TLR7-deficient mice were unable to purge the infection throughout their lives. The possibility that targeting this signaling pathway could be beneficial for treatment of persistent viral infections in humans because many viruses induce signaling through TLR7. This includes HIV and Hepatitis C, which currently afflicts hundreds of millions of people around the world with persistent infections. The study appears in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. News release at http://bit.ly/OAn7Nz. — Lynne Friedmann is a science writer based in Solana Beach.
Reality TV producers and networks want ‘your reality’
RSF Rotarian appointed to Mainly Mozart Board of Directors
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RSF Rotarian Anderson M. Donan has been appointed to the Mainly Mozart Board of Directors. Mainly Mozart is nonprofit organization dedicated to delivering the works of Mozart and the Masters. Mainly Mozart brings together leading musicians from the nation’s most prominent orchestras and ensembles, who perform each June under the direction of acclaimed conductor Maestro David Atherton as The San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra. Donan is the founder and president of Donan Environmental Services headquartered in San Diego’s North County and is an active member of the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary. Donan holds an M.S. in geology and physics from Colombia Pacific University in California and a B.A. in geology and religion from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, with ad- Anderson Donan ditional religion studies completed at DePauw University in appointed to Mainly Indiana. He has been in professional practice as an environMozart Board of mental consultant since 1986 and is the leading expert in Directors. Southern California on the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons, solvents heavy metals and acids (www.desxyz.com). Mainly Mozart Founding Executive Director Nancy Laturno notes, “We’re immensely proud to welcome Mr. Donan to our board of directors and look forward to advancing the mission of Mainly Mozart under his leadership. Mr. Donan is an ardent patron of our musical performance series and is an enthusiastic advocate for delivering quality musical experiences for audiences throughout San Diego County. It’s a distinct honor to engage him on our board and we look forward to working with him to facilitate the goals of our non-profit institution.” For more information, visit www.mainlymozart.org.
Former Merv Griffin TV executive turned Internet entrepreneur Scott Manville knows not everyone is given the keys to a career in Hollywood. But with the help of a professional “Escape Artist” turned TV star, Manville’s new service CastMyReality.comhas picked the lock of Hollywood’s closed door, answering the call of TV producers who are feverishly searching for real people whose lives, professions, passions and expertise will make great fodder for new Reality TV programming. Born from the minds of Manville, and Steve Santini (“The World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist,” author, collector, and creator/star of his own television series currently airing on several international networks worldwide), the duo already has senior executives at companies such as Discovery Com- Scott, Jessica, Chance and Chelsea Manville. munications, a powerhouse broadcaster in Photo/Joshua Aaull; www.joshuaaull.com the world of Reality TV, using the site as a into the industry a direct platform to prodirect connection to anyone in the world mote themselves, their lives, occupations, whose life, profession, or expertise may be and even property they may own for use by right for TV. The newly launched site allows television industry professionals.” Reality TV executives and casting producers Santini’s success in bringing his own to view profiles and discover people, businesses, and properties to develop, cast, or in- hobbies and profession to television was a result of using Manville’s flagship service, tegrate into new television programs. the TV Writers Vault, and is a textbook ex“The hottest shows in Reality TV today ample of the opportunities now found withare born from the unique lives, professions, in the industry at CastMyReality.com and expertise of real people,” said Manville, Beyond turning people’s lives and busiadding, “We’re reaching out on behalf of the nesses into new reality shows, CastMyRealiindustry executives who now want a centy.com connects owners of homes, vehicles tralized source to discover those people and and venues, with producers scouting locatheir worlds.” tions and props to rent at a premium for use Santini’s vision and contribution for in shows. That amazing luxury estate, exotic this service comes from his own real-world car, restaurant, from the low-end to highexperience in production. He explains, end, are critical elements in every frame of “During production on my own show, I television watched, and producers now have constantly saw the need for an effective and a broader reach through CastMyReality.com time-efficient way for production staff to to find what they need. find people to appear on camera, locations Manville and Santini have already set available and suitable to shoot at, and exthe preliminary groundwork to replicate the perts to offer insightful opinions on camservice in key foreign markets of the televiera.” Adding, “Our service not only delivers for these numerous needs encountered daily, sion industry. For more information, visit www.castmyreality.com but also provides those wishing to break
Expert to speak on ‘Medicare; The Freedom to Choose’ at July 19 ‘Coffee and Conversation’ event Founder of “Select Quote” and “Senior Quote” William Haynor will speak at the next “Coffee and Conversation” event in RSF about Medicare and how it works, part A and part B benefits. The event will be held on Thursday, July 19, from 8-9 a.m. at the RSF Golf Club (5827 Via De La Cumbre in Rancho Santa Fe). Medicare is a national social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government in 1965 that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with disabilities as well as people with end stage renal disease. As a social insurance program, Medicare spreads the financial risk associated with illness across society to protect everyone, and thus has a somewhat different social role from private insurers, which must manage their risk portfolio to guarantee their own solvency. In 2010, Medicare provided health insurance to 48 million Americans — 40 million people age 65 and older and eight million younger people with disabilities. Haynor will educate you on what Medicare is; how to sign up; who should sign up; what it covers and how to choose a carrier. If you would like to attend the event, contact Deana Carter at (858) 756-1566 or dcarter@carterfinancial.biz.
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n June 24, the San Diego Polo Club hosted Chukkers for Charity, a fundraiser for Prince Harry’s pet foundation, Sentebale. A match of polo, referred to as the Sport of Kings, is divided into six periods called chukkers. Translated, the word sentebale means “forget me not.” The mission of the foundation, which Prince Harry co-founded with the second prince of Lesotho, is to aid children whose lives have been shattered following the death of a parent. Like Jackson Floit-Evans watches the African Prince Harry, the Lesotho prince Dance Exhibition. also lost a parent in a car crash. A landlocked country engulfed within South Africa, Lesotho is small, impoverished and hard hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The heirs formed Sentebale in order to provide effective and efficient social services for its orphaned, disabled and otherwise vulnerable children. The match featured African music and dance, as well as a silent auction. The club is located at 14555 El Camino Real in Rancho Santa Fe. Visit www.sandiegopolo.com. Photos/ Dominick LeMarie
Guests pose with Prince Harry’s photo
Lena Evans picks the winner of the $17,000 diamond earrings that were up for auction.
The African Dance Exhibition
Colton Bancroft, age 15
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he Grauer School hosted its graduation and commencement exercises on June 8 in the Great Hall of its Encinitas campus. The commencement procession is composed of all senior class graduate candidates who gather before being called forth by the Head of School, Dr. Stuart Grauer, to start their walk into the Great Hall and begin the proceedings. The Grauer School colors of blue and gold are represented in the cap/ gown and tassel of the graduation candidates, respectively. The celebration included musical performances by students along with photographic montages of each graduate. www.grauerschool.com
The graduating class, from left: Alex Milla, Cameron Shaddle, Sage Stahmer, Jessica Barum, Ben Murrant, Matthew Brooks, Summer Kiesel, Nick Getz, Rose Brady, Nick Arnold, Mia Sewell, Jake Kelsoe, Alex Guy, Kirby Melbourne, Shawn Bharadwaj, Courtney Ekdahl, Matthew Higgins, Holly Pettis, Braden Lamont and Corinne Smith
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‘Jammin Under the Stars 2012’ to be held July 21 The third annual fundraising event “Jammin Under the Stars” will be held at the private estate of Rich and Jennifer Enright on Saturday, July 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m., to benefit the programs supported by the Jammer Family Foundation (JFF). The event is being organized under the direction of San Diego Charger Quentin Jammer, JFF Executive Director Rob Powell, JFF board member Jolane Crawford of Schubach Aviation, and event hosts the Enrights, with Billy Ray Smith serving as master of ceremonies. Top San Diego chefs will provide catering and the evening’s festivities will include unique silent and live auction items, a golf skills challenge, casino gaming, entertainment and dancing. Guests will mingle with members of the San Diego Chargers football team and the Charger Girls in support of programs that empower the students of San Pasqual Academy (SPA), the first national residential education campus for foster teens. In the six years Quentin has worked with SPA he has touched the lives of more than 500 foster youth at this educational campus. Event sponsors as of this printing include: presenting sponsor CanWe Studios; Le Dimora; Schubach Aviation; Wilsey Asset Management; TaylorMade; Mutual of Omaha; Valenti International; Country Wine and Spirits; Hudson Printing; Riviera San Diego; Robbins Umeda LLP; Toast; Trukfit; Campine; Snake Oil Cocktail Co.; Dolce
Pane E Vino; Dinners by David; Stone Catering, Kuhn & Koviak, Inc., Gatorz; Luxx Limo; Coast Highway Photography and XTF DJ. The event proceeds will directly impact SPA through the Jammer Family Foundation. Quentin Jammer notes, “This year we have a variety of exciting auction items, including autographed sports memorabilia and travel packages that will be showcased at the Enright estate, along with the addition of an interactive golf skills challenge and competitive casino gaming. We’re extremely grateful to the Enrights for their support in hosting our event. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with my teammates who will be in attendance to support this cause in a festive, celebratory atmosphere.” Quentin was introduced to the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy several years ago and has been instrumental in providing academic scholarships, Thanksgiving, Christmas and graduation programs, group outings to Charger games, and one-on-one mentoring, in addition to the construction of a home football field. The cost to attend Jammin Under the Stars is $200 per person and preferably purchased by July 14 at www.jammerfoundation.org or contact Rob Powell at rob@jammerfoundation.org or 619-922-2131. Event sponsorships are also still available.
RSF Senior Scene: Director of UCSD Brain Observatory to speak; Acting classes offered BY TERRIE LITWIN, RSF SENIOR CENTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The history of attempting to understand the brain is as old as human history itself. Ancient Egyptians believed that the heart was the most important organ and believed that it was the essence of life as well as the source of good and evil. The brain was considered a minor, unimportant organ and was discarded at the time of embalming while other organs were carefully preserved for mummification. The earliest use of the word “brain” is credited to an Ancient Egyptian record known as the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus. It contains the first recorded description of the anatomy of the brain. The papyrus was written around the year 1700 BC, but thought to be based on texts from approximately 3000 BC. Since those earliest times, the brain has been Terrie Litwin discovered to play the most important role imaginable in the lives of human beings. As the center of the central nervous system, it controls virtually every vital activity necessary for survival. Current research into the brain and its functions is an increasingly sophisticated science yielding more and more information critical to our understanding of the brain. Please join us at the Senior Center on Friday, July 13, at 2 p.m. (reservation required – please call (858) 756-3041) for a presentation titled “A Brain is Worth a Thousand Pictures,” by professor Jacopo Annese, director of the Brain Observatory at UCSD. At The Brain Observatory, work is under way to investigate the properties and diagnostic value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and develop an atlas of the human brain that will be accessible on the web. The Brain Observatory is also home of the Digital Brain Library project – an ambitious effort to preserve a vast archive of human brains together with their medical and life history, as well as the results of a variety of tests, ranging from IQ to cognitive functioning and personality. Included in the brain bank are renowned scientists, artists, and one of the most famous cases in medicine, the amnesic patient H.M. In the short term, the archive is answering crucial questions about the mechanisms of major neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. In the long run, the Digital Brain Library will be an immensely useful resource for future generations of doctors and scholars. Dr. Jacopo Annese graduated from the University of Rome (La Sapienza) with a master’s degree in biology and zoology. He obtained his master’s degree in neurological science from University College London and a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from Dartmouth College. His work at UCSD has been featured in a variety of broadcasting and publishing media, including PBS NOVA, National Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel, CNN, ABC, KPBS, The New York Times, Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Esquire Magazine, and Discover Magazine.
Rob Powell, JFF executive director, JFF board member Jolane Crawford (Schubach Aviation), San Diego Charger Quentin Jammer, Jennifer and Rich Enright.
Summer GOP Meet & Greet to feature Assemblyman Martin Garrick
Attention all Republicans — this means men too: Come enjoy an evening at Bentley’s Restaurant on Wednesday, July 11, at 6 p.m. The RSF Republican Women, Fed. are hosting this casual gathering over dinner and drinks (plus tip) for $25 per person. Learn about what’s happening in Sacramento and Washington, DC. Established in 1960, the RSF Republican Women is the county’s second oldest Republican club, engaged in educating voters on the issues and promoting constitutionally-minded candidates. Join RSF Republican Women for a fun evening: 162 South Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas. For reservations, contact Sharon at 858-756-3814 or Sarancho@hotmail.com. Send checks payable to: RSFRWF, PO Box 1195, RSF, CA 92067.
Acting Classes with Monty Silverstone If you have ever been interested in learning more about the art of acting, this is the class for you! We are delighted to welcome back acting instructor Monty Silverstone for a six-week session of acting classes beginning on Wednesday, July 11, at 1:30 p.m. Monty is a Rancho Santa Fe resident and father of Hollywood actress and star Alicia Silverstone. With his extensive training and experience in television, theater and film, Monty is looking forward to introducing class members to the fun and creativity of the performing arts. During this class you will learn acting basics including presenting monologues, scene study, cold reading from scripts, using dialects and much more. This class is perfect for beginners as well as seasoned performers and all adults are welcome. Please call the Senior Center for more information (858)756-3041.
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Oren donation makes Village Church Preschool building renovation possible RSF residents Jere and Joyce Oren recently donated $500,000 to renovate the Village Church Preschool. Work is in progress. The outside of the building will match the décor of the newly built Village Church. The inside of the preschool will have beautiful new flooring, lighting, cabinets, carpet and paint, as well as new bathroom and kitchen fixtures. Included in the renovation will be a new custodial workshop. The staff and families of the Village Preschool will benefit greatly from the Orens’ generosity.
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GARCIA continued from page 8 need to take advantage of when they’re going through it. “I want to help them create opportunities for career number two because the game will not last forever,” said Garcia. In the highly competitive NFL, a career can end at any time and can last one year or 10 years. The key is preparing these young athletes for their future after the sport, and how they will responsibly make that transition into everyday life. “It’s not just building a better player on the field but building a better person in life,” Garcia said. Garcia said in his playing days, he wished he had a mentor who could help him avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can come with being a professional athlete. So much of it is who the players surround themselves with he said —from the people enjoying their suddenly wealthy lifestyles alongside them to the people who handle finances or legal issues. “I want them to surround themselves with great people with high integrity who will protect and direct these young men in the right way, to advise and inspire them to be great men in life, contributors in society and learn how to reach other peo-
ple in a positive way,” Garcia said. To hear Garcia talk so passionately about the game and its players, it’s easy to imagine him on the sidelines with headphones replacing the helmet, leading men into battle on Sundays. He admits coaching is in his blood—his father, Bob, was a junior college football coach bringing Jeff to the game from a very young age. “My dad was the greatest coach I’ve ever been around,” Garcia said. As a 4 year old toddling on the field to being a ball boy at age 8, Garcia noticed quickly how his dad was a father figure to his young charges and how much he gave to the team. Being a coach and a mentor sounds fantastic but it’s that “gypsy lifestyle of a coach” that deters Garcia for now. “I have a young family. I want to be home at 4:30 p.m., get the grill going and sit down and have dinner with my wife and kids, give them their baths and read to them,” Garcia said. He’s not ruling out a high school coaching position —he’s got a curious eye fixed on the future Horizon Prep high school program — but for now his huddles are strictly family-oriented. “Life is now about them and providing the best possible life for them, to be around as a dad and bring substance to our daily family life,” Gar-
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ROLLINS continued from page 5 12th annual La Jolla Writers Conference this coming Nov. 2-4. Check it out at www.lajollawritersconference.com. What costume will you be wearing at Comic-Con? Considering I’ll be running straight from the airport to the panel I’m on at Comic-Con, I’ll be wearing the costume of a harried, jetlagged writer on tour. NY Times bestselling author James Rollins holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine and resides in the Sierra Nevada mountains. An avid spelunker and certified scuba enthusiast, he can often be found underground or underwater. Rollins can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, at www. jamesrollins.com, and this Nov. 2-4 Rollins will be a keynote speaker and teach at the 12th annual La Jolla Writers Conference here in San Diego. Literary publicist and book project manager Antoinette Kuritz is the founder of the La Jolla Writers Conference, the host of Writer’s Roundtable Radio Show, and can be seen recommending books on KUSITV Good Morning San Diego. www.lajollawritersconference. com www.strategiespr.com
PRESIDENT continued from page 4 as “the Atkinson Miracle.” Atkinson said that during his time with the National Science Foundation and as a professor of psychology at Stanford University he came to value “the importance of getting research results that occur in the university out into the private sector. “The university’s cooperative activity has always been important for me, but that’s the way the world is going over time,” he said. Looking back on his presidency, Atkinson said it was his bold plan to force the college board to develop a different kind of SAT, the SAT-R, which is perhaps most significant. “That story has never really been told … and I think she tells it very well — all the complications, the conflict and the efforts by the college board to sort of block change,” he said. “I think that’s a particularly good story and one that is not that well understood by most people.” Though Atkinson would not say what advice he has given incoming UC Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla (formerly the dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering), he said they have met on several occasions.
“I’m very, very pleased with the choice,” Atkinson said. “We’ve gotten to know each other since he was appointed. I just know that he is the right person for the job and I think that he will do an excellent job.”
HONOR continued from page 2 northwest Michigan. The Emerson Scholars Award provides full tuition, private lessons, and room and board for the six-week summer program. This is the 23rd year Emerson has sponsored the scholarship program. “Every year, Interlochen Arts Camp brings together some of the most talented and motivated students from around the world,” said Interlochen President Jeffrey S. Kimpton. “To be recognized as an Emerson Scholar puts these students in a most elite and prestigious group of talented people. It is quite an honor, not only for the students themselves, but also for the people and places that helped them to become the promising young musicians they are.” For admissions information, call 231-276-7472, or visit www.interlochen.org or www.emerson.com.
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“There will be no need to leave the resort if you don’t want to. The renovation has focused on creating amenities to support that.” One of the unique things about Rancho Valencia is that there are no hallways; all 49 rooms are individual casitas, located in clusters throughout the property. Model rooms are still receiving finishing design touches, but the onebedroom suites remain enviably large with all the comforts of home. “The design is an all classic, rustic hacienda feel. That’s what the owners loved about the resort and wanted to keep that while renovating to make it more fun, new and nice,” Sharp said. The “beautiful” bathrooms have all new custom tilework, roomy sunken tubs, heated toilet seats and double vanities, as well as a walk-in closet.
The new courtyard entrance of the Rancho Valencia will have outdoor fireplaces, water features and gathering spaces. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING All suites have outdoor patios and fireplaces and the one-bedrooms all have Jacuzzis. The walls surrounding the patios have been made higher for an even more private atmosphere. “It’s very peaceful out here and very tranquil,” Sharp said, remarking on the ability to smell the property’s botanicals and hear the birds chirping. Guests can opt for private dining and entertainment on their patios.
The main entrance will have a courtyard with larger, new outdoor fireplaces and water features with enhanced gathering spaces. Surrounding the courtyard will be the on-site boutique Sheridan, run by Irina Rachow, owner of Flower Hill Promenade’s Fairen Del and Madison Suite; the new “California coastal ranch”cuisine restaurant Veladora; and the new bar The Pony Room with tall windows overlooking the scenic lawn.
With the restaurant and bar, Sharp said they are really hoping to reach out to the Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach and La Jolla neighbors, “just getting them to come and experience the resort for the dining and bar atmosphere.” The main building will also be home to several revamped meeting spaces, a large ballroom and a wine room for private dining with a Court of Master Sommelier and one of the best wine collections in San Diego. “This is really going to be stunning when it’s finished,” said Sharp of the wine bar, which will be cozily bricked-in with all of the bottles on display and an outdoor patio. The spa will be getting an additional 1,000 square feet of a new yoga pavilion and Pilates studio, as well as expanding its fitness center. The center will have enhanced fitness offerings, including a Tennis TRX class, with 30 minutes of conditioning training before hit-
ting the court for an additional 30 minutes of tennis. The spa facility itself, which opened in 2006, will not get any major structural changes but the whole treatment menu will change. The spa will be using a new line of skincare, Amala, “the most organic, natural product you can find in the world.” As the resort readies to reopen its doors, the resort will hold a job fair this month (July 13-14, and July 16-17) looking to fill 200 jobs. Employees will be an important aspect of the resort’s renewed success as the staff to guest ratio is 4 to 1. “Guests will feel like they’re very well taken care of, what you want when you want it,” Sharp said. “We’re really looking for passionate people who enjoy hospitality and going above and beyond with that 4 to 1 ratio.” For more information, visit ranchovalencia.com.
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TPHS graduate receives rave reviews for first novel Karen Thompson Walker’s ‘The Age of Miracles’ listed on Amazon.com’s ‘Top 10’ of the year list BY KATHY DAY The tale of a Del Mar girl who reportedly received a sevenfigure advance for her first novel truly qualifies as a hometown success story. On top of the monetary bump in her career, Torrey Pines High School graduate Karen Thompson Walker is Meet Karen earning rave re■ 6:30 p.m. Sunviews from day, July 15 national ■ Warwick’s, and inter7812 Girard Ave., national La Jolla critics for “The Age of Miracles,” which depicts what life might be like if the rotation of the earth suddenly slows down. Although the 32-year-old won’t disclose details about her contract with Random House, she said she was shocked when the deal was sealed because she was “bracing for disappointment.” Walker, who worked as a reporter for this newspaper before moving to New York City to study fiction writing through Columbia University’s Master of Fine Arts program nine years ago, describes the book as the story of a young girl and her family, set in the face of a global catastrophe. Even with that hanging over their heads, she said in an interview between book signings in New York last week, “I tried to capture the ordinary lives of the characters – especially Julia.” The tale is told through the voice of Julia, now a woman looking back at her memories as a 12-year-old girl in Southern California, which the author acknowledges “is set in a place a lot like Del Mar.” On the book’s website, www. theageofmiraclesbook.com, Walker answers questions about the work, including why she focused on Julia: “Julia is naturally quiet. She listens more than she speaks. She watches more than she acts.
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These qualities make her a natural narrator. She reports whatever she remembers noticing – about the slowing, about her parents, about other people and she notices quite a lot. “I think the fact that Julia is an only child is also part of why she’s so observant. I’m an only child so I know the territory well.” That only child has a couple of proud parents who still live in the house where she grew up in the Del Mar Heights area. “They are super excited,” she said of their reaction to her hit novel. “They often know things (about the book) that are online before me.” Walker, now married, graduated from Torrey Pines in 1998 after attending Del Mar Hills Elementary School and Earl Warren Middle School, which she wrote in an e-mail “was kind of the setting I was picturing when I wrote the book.” But, she added in last week’s interview, while she drew on intense feelings from her own middle school memories, “all those things in the book are inventive – not from my life.” While set in a familiar place, the book draws on what she calls a “big premise.” As the 24-hour clock fails to
correct itself and the characters find the sun setting at 9 a.m. and rising at midnight, the story revolves around how their lives are changing. “It unfolds at a slightly slower pace than other apocalyptic stories,” she said. She came up with the idea for the story after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami off Indonesia when she read that the quake was so powerful that it altered the rotation of the Earth by a few microseconds. “I didn’t know that could happen,” Walker said. “It was kind of creepy.” At that point, she wrote a short story and “put it in a drawer” but, in 2007, she decided to see if she could turn it into a larger story. “For a long time I wrote only short stories,” she explained. “The light bulb went off at a certain point with this one.” Conceding that the whole idea of writing a novel was “a little mysterious, at page 30 she said she got excited because she had never written anything that long. When it was finished, she had written 250 pages. Because of her former job as a book editor with Simon & Schuster, she had knowledge about the publishing process, an
agent and editorial assistance from associates, including one editor she had worked with who helped her “understand how a story can unfold.” (According to Walker’s web site, she wrote “The Age of Miracles” in the mornings before work — “sometimes while riding the subway.”) While “Age of Miracles” has been called science fiction and speculative fiction, Walker relied mostly on her own research about the scientific basis for her story line because she “wanted it to feel real … The point of view is focused on the woman’s memories, their experiences. The book isn’t about scientists trying to solve the problem.” But she did turn to a graduate student studying astrophysics to review the book and help her iron out a few factual issues, adding that she was pleased at how much he found plausible. Although currently living in Brooklyn, Walker and her husband Casey will be moving in the fall so Casey – an El Centro native who recently finished a Ph.D. in English literature at Princeton – can enroll in the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a two-year program leading to a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing. Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumni have won 17 Pulitzer Prizes. “He’s my first reader and is really a great editor,” she said via e-mail. “He is really excited about the book.” And well he should be. It will be published around the world, and Entertainment Weekly reported “the movie rights have already been optioned by River Road, and it’s easy to imagine Sofia Coppola directing.” The industry publication’s reviewer, Melissa Maerz, said Walker’s novel “perfectly captures what it’s like to be a teenager: always feeling like the world is going to end, waiting for the day when life goes back to normal, until you grow up and discover that it never really does.”
‘Age of Miracles’ ■ By Karen Thompson Walker ■ Published by Random House ■ From $14.99 in bookstores and online ■ Hardcover, ebook and audio book ■ www.theageofmiraclesbook.com ■ Walker is the recipient of the 2011 Sirenland Fellowship, as well as a Bomb Magazine fiction prize. The British newspaper, the Globe & Mail, called it a “dazzling debut,” and Amazon.com recently listed it in their top 10 books of the year so far. The New York Times reviewer wrote that Walker’s decision to “recount the unfolding catastrophe from the perspective of Julia... turns what might have been just a clever mash-up of disaster epic with sensitive young-adult, coming-of-age story into a genuinely moving tale that mixes the real and surreal, the ordinary and the extraordinary with impressive fluency and flair.” The rush into the spotlight – NPR interviews, book signings, national and international book reviews – has been a learning experience for Walker, who said she’s always been nervous about public speaking. “But I’m getting better at it.” “It’s been kind of strange — the idea that people I don’t know have read my book,” she said. But the dreams of that young Del Mar girl who always wanted to write fiction are sinking in, and she’ll be home this month for a book signing on Sunday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m., at Warwick’s in La Jolla (7812 Girard Ave.). Walker is the recipient of the 2011 Sirenland Fellowship, as well as a Bomb Magazine fiction prize.
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Local man releases thought-provoking fiction thriller Rick Emmerson donates earnings to three charities BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET
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Would it be realistic for us to go back to nature and live off the land? Will the world run out of resources? Is there a universal consciousness? What makes people good and what makes them bad? Are institutions necessary in leading mankind in the right direction? What would the world be like if our structured institutions fail? These are only some of the philosophical questions raised in local resident Rick Emmerson’s new action novel, “The Bear Guardian.” This may seem dense for a fiction thriller, but Emmerson, 68, will be the first to tell you that the book is a fun, easy read. And he should know — for decades the former economist published technical articles on economics, so this exciting retirement project was a breath of fresh air. “The book explores what is true human nature, among other philosophical questions, but it’s not in a hit-you-over-the-head aca-
Rick Emmerson demic way,” said Emmerson, who has lived in the area since 1971. “It’s all just woven into the story, and the reader can think more deeply if they want. It’s thoughtproving, not just a suspense novel.” “The Bear Guardian” is about a covert government plot that involves sending a team of researchers from Sorrento Valley into the Congo and duping them into thinking they are testing a drug designed to tame violent human
behavior. In reality, the government agency is looking to alter the nature of the team’s bonobo test subjects in an effort to suppress a subversive movement of people who live off the land in large numbers. The book has a few local scenes, with some parts taking place at Market Restaurant, located at 3702 Via de la Valle. The adversary group in the book, which was seen as threat to government, embodies much of Emmerson’s personal values and
beliefs. “They believe one should work hard to act in harmony and create comfort for all living things on Earth. They are a benign group, not a cult or having a religious background, and they are all-inclusive,” he said. Although it doesn’t say so in the book, Emmerson said he identifies with atheism, and finds spiritual comfort in being awed by nature and loving life. “The face that I’m here at all; I feel lucky to be here,” he said. “I’m comforted to be part of life. That’s my spiritual center and that was bound to come out in the book somehow.” While Emmerson is holding an upcoming lecture and signing on Aug. 2 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Del Mar Library, he’s not interested in book sales. He’s actually not even making a dime off the book. He has chosen three charities that directly relate to the themes of the book — conservation, healthcare abroad and animal rights — and every dollar supports those causes. These charities are Direct Relief International, World Wildlife Fund and Best Friends Animal Society. “It’s for a good cause, and I
About Rick Emmerson • Known for founding research companies that produced economic and demographic models used throughout the 1970s and 1980s by SANDAG, San Diego County, SDG&E and the State of California to forecast economic growth • Studied under Nobel Prize winner Dan McFadden at UC Berkeley • Ph.D. in economics from UC Santa Barbara (graduated first in class) • Founded PriMetrica, a leading international online research company spend a lot of money on charities anyway,” said Emmerson, who self-published the book out of his own pocket. “More than any commercial interests, I’m interested in people reading it and thinking about it.” The book is available on amazon.com, and a free eBook download is also available at www.thebearguardian.com.
14th Annual Athenaeum Summer Festival with Gustavo Romero Celebrating the 150th Anniversary Birthday of Composer Claude Debussy and Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Death of George Gershwin WHAT:
Athenaeum Summer Festival 2012 with Gustavo Romero, piano www.ljathenaeum.org.musicfest
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Sundays, July 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2012 · All concerts begin at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:
The Neurosciences Institute · 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
TICKETS: Four-Concert Series with keyboard view: $152-172 Four-Concert Series with non-keyboard view: $112-132 Individual Concerts with keyboard view: $40-45 Individual Concerts with non-keyboard view: $30-35 More information at: www.ljathenaeum.org/musicfest
CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Leopard Shark Month at Birch Aquarium!
Family ArtLAB: On the Wall
Celebrate our local leopards during special activities throughout July
Take part in a Gallery Educator-led tour of Santa Ana Condition: John Valadez and participate in a collective mural workshop highlighting John Valadez’s work and process.
We're dedicating the month of July to one of our favorite locals – the leopard shark! Celebrate the leopard shark all month long with special activities, lectures, underwater excursions, and exclusive interactions with Scripps Oceanography researchers.
For more information about special shark activities visit aquarium.ucsd.edu
Sunday, Jul 15 > 2-4 PM
The cost for this program is $10 for Member and Military families, and $25 for non-member families. This price includes Museum admission and program fee for two adults and up to three youth.
La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
BLOOD AND GIFTS Closes July 8
July 31 to August 24, 2012
Go inside the secret spy war behind the official Soviet-Afghan War of the 1980’s.
Tuesday nights of the Festival explore the music of influential Romantic composer Franz Schubert. Three concerts highlighting the breadth of his artistic genius featuring works for solo piano, chamber music and his celebrated lieder.
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLAYS OF 2011 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
Tickets: $65, $45
“Entertaining Spy Thriller!” – Entertainment Weekly
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Rancho Santa Fe Review
San Diego Surf GU11 team wins Pegasus Cup Coach Shana Carr and her girls U11 team were undefeated in the San Diego Pegasus Cup soccer tournament the weekend of June 23. Congratulations team on a terrific tournament! Pictured, Coach Carr and her team: Front row, left to right: Lauren Cameron, Kylie Stirling and Emma Herrera; Top row, from left to right: Gina Tecca, Aruzhan Uriarte, Veronica Portillo, Emma Galloway, Sara Evans, Alina Pollner, Ava Matthew, Cloe Frese, Sarah Kowack, Briana Serrato, Georgia Figueiredo. Not pictured: Kendall Mariano, Scarlett Williams.
County Pet of Week Boxer is a very handsome Maine Coon blend with a fluffy red tabby coat. He’s a big boy, with a personality to match. He might not be a kitten according to the calendar, but he is still playful, inquisitive, and definitely has love to share. If you have room in your heart & home for a bundle of purrs, please come meet Boxer today. Just ask for ID#A141783 Tag#C759. Boxer is at our Central County Shelter, 5480 Gaines Street, San Diego. The Shelter hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday or visit www.sddac.com; 619-767-2611 for more information. Please contact the shelter for holiday hours.
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On the Web: June’s winning photo; Enter ‘Best Beach Photo’ contest Congratulations to Christine Howard for winning June’s photo contest. Christine submitted the photo above titled “Jumping into Prom” and will take home a $75 gift certificate to Roppongi Restaurant. Submit your “Best Beach Photo” for our July photo contest at RSF Review.com/Contests. The winner will take home a great prize. Submit your photo today.
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Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria
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■ 811 Prospect St., La Jolla ■ (858) 729-9988 ■ amicis.com ■ The Vibe: Relaxed, casual ■ Signature Dishes: New Haven White Clam Pizza, Manhattan Red Clam Pizza, Amici’s Combo Pizza, Trentino Pizza, Meatball Parmigiana Sandwich, Artichoke Panzanella Salad ■ Open Since: 2012 ■ Reservations: No
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A pizza bakes at 700-degrees in the Italian brick oven.
The New Haven White Clam pizza has garlic, seasonings, olive oil and bacon.
■ Patio Seating: Yes ■ Take Out: Yes ■ Happy Hour: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday ■ Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
The Trentino features mozzarella, parmesan, crumbled feta, baby spinach, red onions, pancetta (Italian bacon), herbs and Meyer lemon olive oil.
It’s all about thin-crusts at Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria in La Jolla BY KELLEY CARLSON mici’s East Coast Pizzeria has made its way down the West Coast, with La Jolla as its first location in Southern California. Customers will find the thin, crispy pizza that is popular in cities like New York, along with pastas, salads and more. Open since the beginning of May, Amici’s La Jolla site is No. 13 for the 25-year-old chain, which is headquartered in San Mateo. And although the restaurant is based in the Bay Area, the owners bring authenticity with their East Coast roots: Peter Cooperstein’s hometown is Boston, while Mike Forter formerly called upstate New York home. They met in San Francisco and became business partners, with a goal of introducing the style of pie they loved to a different demographic. After opening a dozen Amici’s locations within a 70-mile radius of one another, the opportunity arose to establish one in La Jolla. “This is the kind of community where we’ve been most successful,” said Richard Allum, director of purchasing/marketing. “It seemed like a good fit for us.” Like the other Amici’s restaurants, the site in The Jewel is East Coast-themed. Black-andwhite photos from the Brearley Collection in Boston line the earth-toned walls of the main dining room, featuring images of athletes and celebrities such as Joe Namath, Babe Ruth and the Kennedys. There is also an open kitchen, where pizzas are created before guests’ eyes. The dough — made three days ahead of time to develop the right amount of elasticity — is hand-stretched, tossed, topped and baked for about 4 minutes at 700-degrees in a large, Italian brick oven. The pies are bubbling and
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Each week you’ll find a recipe from the featured restaurant at delmartimes.net. Just click ‘Get The Recipe’ at the bottom of the story. This week: ■ Amici’s Artichoke Panzanella Salad crisp when removed from the flames. They can come with simple toppings — the New York consists of mozzarella and tomato sauce — or combinations not commonly seen in California. Among the more unique are the New Haven White Clam with garlic, seasonings, olive oil and bacon; the Trentino, featuring several types of cheeses, baby spinach, red onions, pancetta (Italian bacon), herbs and Meyer lemon olive oil; and the Milano, containing mozzarella, provolone, roasted Yukon Gold potatoes, bacon, slow-roasted garlic, red-andgreen onions and red-pepper flakes. The restaurant’s enclosed terrace has fully retractable windows to allow for peoplewatching along Prospect Street, with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego as part of the backdrop. The patio provides a glimpse of the ocean with tables shaded by umbrellas, including a community table with a fire-pit centerpiece. Besides pizza, salads are an “incredibly
Artichoke Panzanella Salad is a colorful combination of artichoke hearts, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, romaine, basil and capers that is served with red-wine vinaigrette. popular” choice at Amici’s, Allum said. One example is the Artichoke Panzanella Salad, composed of artichoke hearts, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, romaine, basil and capers and served with a red-wine vinaigrette. And the award-winning Caesar dressing is made in batches several times a day — as well as pesto — so it’s “absolutely fresh,” Allum said. The restaurant also bakes its own bread for sandwiches. But customers should note that sandwiches are only served until 3 p.m. Happy hour offers reduced prices on many of the standard items, plus beer and wine. Most of the restaurant’s items can be prepared gluten-free, with the exception of pastas and two of the pizza toppings. A specially made crust is purchased from Still Riding Pizza in Bridgeport, Conn., and prepared in a separate area in the kitchen from the rest of the food. The pizza is made on a special baking screen and sliced with a designated cutter.
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San Diego Symphony’s Summer Pops series runs through Labor Day San Diego Symphony’s annual outdoor summer concert series, The Ashford University Summer Pops, run now through Labor Day at Embarcadero Marina Park South, on San Diego Bay right behind the San Diego Convention Center. This year’s Summer Pops performers include Roberta Flack, Doc Severinsen, The Temptations, Wilson Phillips, The Peking Acrobats, Neil Sedaka, Burt Bacharach and more. The principal Summer Pops conductor is Matthew Garbutt. Ashford University Summer Pops concerts begin, unless otherwise noted, at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.sandiegosymphony. org
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Artisan Fair to be held at Knorr Candle Factory An Artisan Fair will be held on the patio at the historic Knorr Candle Factory in Del Mar on Saturday, July 21, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will feature eight unusual crafters and artisans with one-of-a-kind treasures, including jewelry, painted furniture, relics, paper wreaths and flowers. While there, make your own candle. Knorr Candle Factory is located at 14906 Via De La Valle Del Mar, CA 92014; (858) 755-2051; www.knorrbeeswax. com
Orchid Summer Show is July 21-22 The San Diego Orchid Society will hold a free Orchid Summer Show and Sale July 21-22 in Balboa Park’s Casa Del Prado. The show hours are noon (when judging is completed) to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The sales area will be open at 10 a.m. Saturday. (760) 529-2947.
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‘Dames at Sea’ set sail at North Coast Rep BY DIANA SAENGER What better time than summer to take a light-hearted voyage on the ocean of imagination? That’s the course set for the musical comedy, “Dames at Sea,� which docks at the intimate stage of North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach, July 5-29. “The play, about a girl arriving in the Big Apple with nothing but a pair of tap shoes in her suitcase, first opened in 1968,� said director Rick Simas. “It came from a short sketch and a one-act musical that was performed in a small theater. That’s very different for North Coast Rep where we’re taking this big huge musical and doing it in a very intimate way. We’ve never had a tapping show before, and there’s a lot of tap.� NCRT has gone the extra mile to ensure this show earns high marks. Tap choreographer Lisa Hopkins has been hired to work along with choreographer Susan Jordan-DeLeon, who earned her M.F.A. in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University. Simas said just like back in the 1930s when “Dames at Sea� helped lift spirits during the Great Depression, today’s audiences will find it brings joy to the tough recession we are experiencing. “Our show is a sweet valentine to the Busby Berkeley musicals. It has great melodic songs, wonderful dancing and is really fun.� Tickets: $35-$52; Box Office: (858) 481-1055 ; Website: northcoastrep.org
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The ‘uke’ is back … as if it ever left BY DAVID L. CODDON Even if you don’t remember the La Jolla Ukelele Christmas Parade a few years back, you probably have fond memories of warm summer nights on the beach, huddled around a bonfire, listening to someone playing the ukulele. It turns out memories are still being made. In fact, the “uke” is more popular than ever, distinguishing albums by everyone from Jason Mraz to Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, and finding its way into more and more people’s homes. “It’s a rare day when I don’t sell at least one,” said DeForest Thornburgh, proprietor of The Blue Guitar music store in Mission Gorge. Thornburgh, a guitar and ukulele player himself, says there’s a simple reason why the uke is beloved. He demonstrated by strumming one in the store. “Whenever I play,” he said, “everyone smiles.” Besides that, “they’re cute as a button. They’re just fun.” For three years, 20082010, local members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars paraded down Girard Avenue at Christmas time, playing ukuleles. According to “Ukelele Fred” Thompson, one of those players, their part in the parade was discontinued because of weather concerns in December. He was particularly protective of his prized uke, which he says is worth
$15,000. Thompson would like to see the La Jolla Ukelele Christmas Parade revived. “It’s a very happy, very uplifting instrument,” he said. The ukulele has a long and storied history. It was brought to Hawaii in the 19th century by Portuguese immigrants from the island of Madeira. The early version of the instrument was known as the machete. It was renamed the ukulele, which translates to “jumping flea.” The Hawaii connection was responsible for initially popularizing the fourstringed mini-guitar. “Here was an instrument that was small and easy to play and best of all, if you had any experience on a guitar, it took you half an hour to orient yourself on the uke,” said Jim Beloff, author of “The Ukelele: A Visual History.” “It was also a way to
Did you know? Ukuleles are available in four different sizes: • The soprano is the smallest (and most popular) at about 21-inches long; • The concert is about 23 inches; • The tenor ukulele (the choice of professionals from Hawaii) is about 26 inches; • The baritone is 30 inches long. The larger ukuleles are louder and deeper in tone.
that was their size. And it didn’t hurt that the ukulele has all of these wonderful associations with one of the most beautiful places on Earth, Hawaii. It has this colorful history and it’s very easy to learn to play a few chords on it.” DeForest Thornburgh says the transition from guitar to uke is a snap. “If you play guitar, you already play ukulele – you just don’t know it,” he said. get Thornburgh is wary of your the notion that the ukulele children is experiencing a newfound into music renaissance in popularAirline Ukulele, eastwoodguitars.com ity –
“We’ve been hot and heavy into ukes for the last 20 years” — but he does acknowledge that recent cultural and societal developments may be heightening the attraction to the little instrument that is linked not only to the Hawaiian Islands but to vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley. “Times are stressful,” he said, “and people are looking for ways to escape.” The gentle sound of the ukulele transports the player and listeners alike to another place or time. The increased popularity “also coincides with Hawaii rediscovering its own culture,” Thornburgh suggested. “The rest of America is following along.” Beloff, whose Connecticut-based company Fleamarketmusic.com publishes a line of songbooks for ukuleles, believes that the emergence of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s coincides with the renewed interest in the uke. “The Internet helped to create communities and groups that ultimately led to the fostering of uke festivals and the like,” he said. “The other key ingredient is that George Harrison on ‘The Beatles Anthology’ is heard playing a ukulele. “Here is George, the lead guitarist of the Beatles, the band responsible for every kid wanting to play a guitar, playing a ukulele. It turns out he loved playing
DeForest Thornburgh, a uke player and proprietor of Blue Guitar, a store in the Mission Gorge area. the ukulele and was very outspoken about his affection for Hawaiian music. All of a sudden (the ukulele) is getting a lot of endorsement from cool guys who play guitars.” One of those cool guys, Eddie Vedder, made the uke the focus of his 2011 solo album “Ukelele Songs.” The ukulele was also prominently heard on the Train hit “Hey, Soul Sister.” “At its heart,” said Beloff, “all things go in waves.
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StageHANDS exhibition spotlights backstage artists BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT When you go to the theater, do you ever consider how many unseen people made the show possible? And how many of them might have creative talents of their own? Kristen Flores did. A scenic painter at San Diego Repertory Theatre who has spent half her life backstage, she came up with the idea of giving the craftsmen she knew a chance to take center stage with their personal art work. The first StageHANDS exhibit, in 2009, was a casual affair, including Kristen and her two sisters, a handful of friends and co-workers, and no publicity. This year’s show, which runs through July 9 in the Lyceum Theatre gallery space, is twice the size and attracted more than 100 art-and-theater-lovers to its opening reception June 25. Produced by Andy Lowe, artistic director of Chinese Pirate Productions, the exhibit features not just carpenters, electricians, and stagehands, but stage managers, designers, and a couple of theater critics. “Andy’s kind of like a big brother to me, he’s great at advertising, and he really helped me take this show to the next level,”
who make the theatrical magic work,” Lowe said. “And almost every one I’ve known has been involved in other artistic endeavors. This exhibit is their chance to get a little recognition.” Theater critic Pat Launer has six paintings in the show, each inspired by a local production, a few of the many she sees and reviews every year. A longtime Del Mar resident, she has been taking art
At the opening, StageHANDS curator Kristen Flores showed off one of her ceramic pieces, a poison dart frog plate.
If you go What: StageHANDS: A gallery art show Where: Lyceum Theatre Lobby, 79 Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego When: Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, to July 9 Contact: (619) 559-4277 or (619) 544-1000
classes for almost a decade and had her first exhibition last June at Liberty Station. “Andy told me about the StageHANDS exhibit, and I told Cuauhtemoc Kish, who’s also a theater writer and a fabric artist,
Above: StageHANDS artists and friends gather in front of several large-scale prints by set designer Syd Stevens, back row, third from left.
too,” she said. “I think it’s great to showcase another side of creative theater people, and I’m excited to be part of it!” Twenty-four behind-thescenes artists contributed their work to StageHANDS, which includes oils and watercolors, pho-
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Left: Theater critic Pat Launer posed with ‘Full to the Brim,’ inspired by a production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Lamb’s Players Theatre.
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Artists booths available for fall Art & Wine Festival Artists who wish to participate in this year’s La Jolla Art & Wine Festival must submit their applications by Thursday, July 12, for a booth at the Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 event set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Village. The application is $25, plus a $350 booth fee for a 10’ x 10’ space. For more details, email artists@lajollaartandwinefestival.com or visit www.ljawf.com The annual juried art show will include live music, a beer and wine garden, food vendors, a silent auction, children’s activities and a drive-up loading and unloading station. Other amenities include security, booth sitting and assistance for artists with mobility issues. Event admission is free. The two-day show and sale raises money for local public schools.
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Pre-Opening Day Race Season Party to be held July 17 at Jimmy O’s Giddy up for the Pre-Opening Day Party of the year on Tuesday, July 17, at Jimmy O’s Sports Bar and Restaurant. Celebrate 75 years of the Del Mar Racetrack by dancing the night away with a live DJ and mingling with beautiful Downtown Dolls and race enthusiasts over taco and drink specials. Dress to impress in your favorite race inspired attire. The event is from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. with no cover charge, just print out a ticket from www.ticketderby. com/event/del-mar-preopen-id-8389. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/ClubVIPSD. Jimmy O’s Sports Bar and Restaurant is located at 225 15th Street Del Mar, 92014.
Celebrate the kick off of racing season at Grand Del Mar’s Club M
The Burn Institute’s Senior Smoke Alarm Program provides senior citizens with free smoke alarms and installation. Fire service personnel from various fire departments throughout the county and other volunteer groups assist the Burn Institute year-round in installing the smoke alarms. To qualify for this lifesaving program, you must be 62 years or older, own your own home, and not currently have a working smoke alarm. To sign up, call the Burn Institute at (858) 541-2277; burninstitute.org.
Join race enthusiasts, fashionistas, and socialites in kicking off the 2012 Del Mar Track Season, the most celebrated summer sensation of San Diego. The “Turf Meets Surf”-themed kick off party will be held at Club M on Friday, July 13, inside the Grand Del Mar Resort. Club M will create a classy A-list feel of the races starting with a Happy Hour at 4 p.m. and continuing with a live DJ and entertainment into the night. Secure your spot with a pre-sale ticket before July 6, or $20 general admission ticket after the 6th from www.TicketDerby.com/event/2012-Del-Mar-Tra-id-8344. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/events/295884207175286/
Golf benefit for the troops to be held Aug. 6
Cygnet stages ‘Man of La Mancha’ this summer
“Tee It Up For The Troops,” a benefit golf tournament, will be held on Monday, Aug. 6, at The Santaluz Club. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., opening ceremonies: 10:45 a.m.; shotgun, no handicap scramble: 11:45 a.m.; cocktail reception: 4:30 p.m.; dinner/awards ceremony: 5:30 p.m.; featured speaker: Hugh Hewitt, 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit military personnel and their families. Tee It Up For The Troops is non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2005 to assist military personnel, including those returning from foreign deployments. For more detailed information on the San Diego Tee It Up For the Troops tournament, please visit www.sandiegoteeitup.org.
Cygnet Theatre’s Season 10 opens with “Man of La Mancha” starring Sean Murray as Miguel de Cervantes, July 5-Aug. 26 in Old Town. “La Mancha” tells the story of Cervantes, a failed author, actor, soldier and tax collector awaiting trial by the Spanish Inquisition. His desperate attempt to prevent attacking fellow prisoners from destroying his novel leads to a unique agreement: Cervantes is permitted to act out the story within the novel, and the prisoners will decide if the tale is worthy of saving. What follows is a play within a play of a delusional man who believes himself to be the noble knight, Don Quixote. The musical features a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. The 13-member cast also stars Bryan Barbarin as Sancho Panza and Erika Phillips as Aldonza (Dulcinea). Also featured are Linda Libby, Jason Maddy and David Kirk Grant. The production features an eight-piece live orchestra. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday/Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Box office: Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St. (619) 337-1525. cygnettheatre.com.
The Grand Del Mar hosts inaugural Summer Concert series The Grand Del Mar’s “Summer Concerts At The Grand” eight-concert series begins Sunday, July 15, and runs every Sunday through Sept. 2 with doors opening at 6 p.m. and show times beginning at 7 p.m. Post-show entertainment will be held in the resort’s lobby lounge, immediately following each performance. The performance schedule includes: •Sunday, July 15: Hiroshima, a celebrated Los Angeles-based fusion jazz ensemble •Sunday, July 22: John Pizzarelli, a versatile and talented guitarist and singer performing classic pop, jazz and swing •Sunday, July 29: ARRIVAL from Sweden, performing the music of ABBA •Sunday, Aug. 5: Six-time Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval, one of the world’s top jazz trumpeters, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer
•Sunday, Aug. 12: Keiko Matsui, a noted keyboardist and composer •Sunday, Aug. 19: Mindi Abair and Friends, featuring the famed singer and saxophonist Mindi Abair and jazz guitarist Jeff Golub and vocalist/guitarist David Pack •Sunday, Aug. 26: Patrizio Buanne, an Italian singer/songwriter with a decidedly romantic bent •Sunday, Sept. 2: Steve Tyrell, the Grammy award-winning vocalist best known for his Sinatra-esque take on the classics General seating, $65 person; VIP seating, $95 person. Season ticket packages are available and season ticket holders will receive preferred seating and savings in service fees. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.GrandSummerConcerts.com or by calling 800-820-9884.
Del Mar author to appear at Warwick’s July 15 Del Mar resident and author Harvey Shapiro will sign copies of his book “Morphed” at noon on Sunday, July 15, at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. “Morphed” is a sports thriller, revolving around the use of DNA doping in sport and the use of human performance enhancement technologies in daily living. Shapiro uses his own experiences – as a physician, a cyclist, a former medical correspondent for NBC San Diego and a volunteer doping control officer for the 2002 Winter Olympics – to craft the fictional account that asks “How far are athletes or individuals willing to go to win, even to the point of altering their own DNA?” Available in paperback or e-book at amazon.com, and for Nook, iPad, Sony Reader and Kobo. For a story on Shapiro, visit www.delmartimes.net and type in his name in the “search” file.
La Jolla Art Association presents ‘Summer’s Magic’ The La Jolla Art Association will feature the talent of plein air artists in the San Diego area in their next show, “Summer’s Magic.” The show date is from July 30 to Aug. 12. On Saturday, Aug. 4, there will be a Gala Opening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Refreshments and beverages will be served and patrons will have a chance to mingle with the artists. The La Jolla Art Gallery is open free to the public from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Sunday. It is located at 8100 Paseo del Ocaso in La Jolla, in La Jolla Shores. The phone number is 858-459-1196. Anyone interested in a prospectus to enter the show or for more information about this show and other La Jolla Art Association events please visit the website at: www.lajollaart.org or email Cindyklong@cox.net
Clarifying confusion about prostate cancer screenings is focus of free Scripps Educational Program July 18 To help clarify public confusion about prostate cancer screenings, Scripps Health will host a free educational program “Prostate Cancer Screening: The Other Side of the Story” on Wednesday, July 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Schaetzel Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The program is open to the general public and validated parking will be provided. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is located at 9888 Genesee Ave., La Jolla 90237. More information on events is available by calling 1-800-SCRIPPS.
The Tarbuton, Israeli Cultural Center announces new middle school Hebrew & Israel education program The Tarbuton, Israeli Cultural Center in Carmel Valley recently announced the addition of Iris Noiman to the Tarbuton staff. Noiman will launch the Tarbuton Middle School Program guiding 6th-8th grade students in their critical year to two years around their bar/bat mitzvah age. The first hour of the program is Hebrew language instruction by level, while the second hour focused on Israel Education is conducted in English with history, art, music, photography, speakers, and more. “Parents asked us to create this program to provide their children with strong Hebrew language instruction geared towards proficiency and to provide a cohort for their kids during these critical years with which they could celebrate their bar/bat mitzvah experience and learn more about Israel.” said Jennie Starr, director of the Tarbuton. “We’re
working hand in hand with these parents to tailor the program to their needs.” With the addition of the middle school program, the Tarbuton establishes a preschool through high school credit continuum for Hebrew language instruction and Israel education in a single supplementary program with convenient options for some hours on public school campuses and others at the Tarbuton center during the week and on Sundays. Also expanding is the Tarbuton afterschool Hebrew program in public elementary schools. “We hope to expand from three public schools in two districts to six public schools in two districts and the addition of a third district in the fall.” Starr said. For more information or to register, visit www.tarbuton.org; info@tarbuton.org; 858245-9375.
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Lux institute unveils upcoming art season BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Lux Art Institute has a lot going on these days. Currently on exhibit through July 28 is a set of striking nouvel-impressionist portraits by Alex Kanevsky, who ended his month-long residency June 30. About to begin is the building of an elaborate Education Pavilion that will have its grand opening in January 2013. And just released is the list of five varied talents who will be next season’s resident artists, plus a local grant recipient who combines video, photography, poetry and architecture in his work recording San Diegans’ stories. Visitors are invited to chat with the resident artists and watch them as they work. • While the nondescript former Waldorf school at the foot of the six-acre Lux property is being transformed into a deluxe, indoor-outdoor community art-andculture center, Brooklyn sculptor Susan Graham will kick off the season in September with her surrealistic works in porcelain and sugar. Graham, who uses delicate mediums to portray heavy industrial equipment and disturbing images of her Above left: ‘The Best of Times,’ oil on canvas by Alan Feltus, in studio Nov. 8-Dec. 1, on exhibit through Dec. 29. Left: Glazed porcelain lawnmower by Susan Graham, in studio Sept.6-Oct. 6, on exhibit through Oct. 27. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LUX ART INSTITUTE
native Midwest, like her dad’s 76-gun collection, will be working in sugar at Lux, creating a landscape reminiscent of the wallpaper of her childhood bedroom. • In November, Alan Feltus, a Yale MFA who spends most of his time in Italy, will arrive with his haunting portraits, described as “quiet images with elusive meanings.” He choreographs figures and objects, using mirrors and parts of himself instead of live models, so that all his paintings are, in a sense, self-portraits. At Lux, he’ll be reinventing a painting that was lost in a fire at a collector’s home. • Carlos Vega, a native of Spain and graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, will start 2013 with his compelling collages that combine flea-market finds with a mix of lead, paint, and stamps. His onsite project will be a large Trees of Life diptych, representing the sequoias of the California coast and the region’s diverse demographics. • More trees will follow in March — the mysterious pointillist treescapes of San Francisco painter James Chronister — and in June, the season will end with the allegorical animal still-life paintings of Melissa Miller, from Texas. • And this October, there’s an added bonus from the homefront, with Wes Bruce, recipient of one of San Diego Foundation’s 2012 Creative Catalyst Fund Grants, bringing “Joy, Mourning, Curiosity & Wonder” to Lux. After spending a year collecting personal stories that document the relationships between structures and people, Bruce will be building two cabin-like structures to house the gathered information and welcoming other interested participants to share their stories online. See structurepoetryhumans.com
‘I Thought of That,’ stamps and oil on lead by Carlos Vega, in studio Jan. 10Feb. 2, 2013, on exhibit through March 2.
If you go What: Lux Art Institute Where: 1550 South El Camino Real, Encinitas Hours: 1-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Admission: $5 Contact: (760) 436-6611 Website: luxartinstitute.org
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Local resident pays tribute to beloved brother through youth foundation BY KATHY DAY Kristin Watkins lives every day with memories of her brother who was killed in a solo car accident in 2005 returning home after a night on the job as a chef. But she also lives every day knowing that he lives on through the foundation named for him. As the executive director of the Christopher J. Collins Foundation (CJCF), the local resident says she’s able to make sure he’s not forgotten by making grants that will help young people in San Diego “develop leadership and confidence through learning new skills, whether it’s athletic, artistic, or academic, through grants to local youth organizations.” Now there’s an especially meaningful gift about to be awarded: a scholarship in Chris’s name to be given through a partnership with Chef Celebration, a nonprofit which hosts a series of dinners with award-winning chefs to raise money. While a scholarship was in the Collins family’s original plans, it’s just now coming to fruition. “They grant scholarships to up-and-coming
Christopher’s sister and mother : Kristin Watkins, executive director of the Christopher J. Collins Foundation, and Lillian Collins PHOTO: ROB MCKENZIE chefs who will work in San Diego,” Watkins said, adding that the CJCF scholarship will be presented soon. “Chris would really like that.” She and her older brother grew up in the East County of San Diego, children of a Navy man who was away a lot.
“We would go on family vacations in the motor home and Chris was my only companion on those long trips,” she recalled. “I have lots of great memories.” They were great friends but different, she said. She went straight from high school to the University of
San Diego; he was an adventurous type who moved away after high school and later discovered his love of restaurants and bartending. He eventually attended the California Culinary Academy in the Bay Area and worked in San Francisco and Orange County before getting married and moving home. Watkins said they never really learned the details about his crash, but know he was driving to his home in La Mesa from the restaurant in Oceanside where he worked and probably fell asleep. “I had talked to him earlier that evening and offered for him to stay here or come for dinner,” she said. ”I beat myself up for a while.” While his family knew they wanted to do something in his memory, it was not until his memorial that drew friends from all over the country that the idea for the foundation took shape. “We all thought, ‘This is sad it takes a death to bring us together to celebrate each other,’” she said. “We talked about getting together for a golf tournament to make money and help other peo-
Grants Past recipients of Christopher J. Colllins Foundation grants: • United Through Reading • American Diabetes Association youth initiatives • San Diego Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation Adventure Camp • Pediatric Rheumatology Team, Rady Children’s Hospital • Tony Hawk San Diego Skateboard Foundation ple.” A year later they had formed a 501c3 nonprofit and held their first golf tournament in Chris’s name, raising nearly $12,000. On June 18, 129 golfers showed up for the fun at Morgan Run and more than 45 others joined in the post-tourney festivities. Each year about 80 to 85 of Chris’s friends — most of whom he touched in some way – return. “We give them a fun experience that Chris would
enjoy,” Watkins said. “It could be more of a fundraiser if we sought out (a lot of corporate) sponsors, but it would lose the atmosphere of friendship.” To date, the foundation has raised more than $150,000 from the golf tournament, sales of T-shirts and other merchandise, as well as a Family Photography Fundraiser, held each fall at the Grand Del Mar where families can come and get portraits taken. For $125, they get a 15-minute session with a professional photographer and the digital files are theirs to use for holiday cards or gifts or whatever they want. (The date yet to be set for this year’s event.) A single mother of two boys, ages 6 and 9, Watkins is not paid for her work with the organization. When she’s not promoting her brother’s memory through public relations and social media and finding ways to help children with the money they’ve raised, she works as a wedding and event planner. “We’ll be giving away money (in July),” she said. “That’s the fun part.” Visit www.christopherjcollins.org
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Marriage and Relationships Is insecurity a reg flag? Dear Dr. Diana, Having been divorced once, I’m afraid of making the same mistake twice. My girlfriend is living with me and we’ve been talking about getting married but I’m not sure it’s a good idea. She has an insecurity complex and no matter Dr. Diana Weisswhat I do to reassure her, Wisdom she is very clingy and worried about what I’m doing all the time. My guy friends and I have a weekly deal where we hang out together at various bars. It’s guy time, no girlfriends allowed. I don’t fool around although admittedly I will flirt sometimes. But the way I see it, no foul, no harm. I also travel for business a lot and she has to hear from me throughout the day and at night before we go to sleep. It is suffocating at times. Does all this sound like a red flag for a chronic insecurity problem on her part? — Cautious Joe Dear Cautious, Honestly, it sounds like you may be on your way to making a mistake twice. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s your girlfriend’s fault or your fault. But the emotional connection between the two of you may not be as solid as it could be. Insecurity can stem from any number of things in the past or in the present. It’s important for you to be able to understand what is causing her to worry about whether you are trustworthy or not. Wanting a partner who understands you and that you can count on is healthy and natural. Most people looking for love are seeking a secure, loving connection. In our society, we are taught that as adults we are not supposed to need anyone, that we
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need to be self-reliant and independent. The truth is that we need each other. People who feel like they have a couple of people in the world (or even just one) that get them and are there for them tend to be more confident, independent, and giving. Your girlfriend may have an anxious attachment style for any number of reasons. Something to consider: when people have these kinds of conflicts early on, it can indicate that they are not right for each other. She’s going to need a guy who can patiently help her address her concerns. There’s logic to our emotions if we slow down long enough to listen. Her feelings are based on something, even if it’s picking up your ambivalence about getting into a permanent commitment again. If by any chance, your exwife had similar concerns, then you might want to have a chat or two with one of your happily married male friends and ask them how they maintain a loving, secure connection with their spouse. Some people are comfortable with their partner hanging out in bars without them. Others feel insecure and like their partner is putting themselves in temptation’s way. Either way, it’s important to choose a mate whose lifestyle and security needs are compatible with your own. Diana Weiss-Wisdom, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, Psy#12476 in private practice in Rancho Santa Fe, California. She specializes in marriage counseling, stepfamilies, cardiac psychology, and couples workshops. *Announcing: Dr. Jessica Buss is a postdoctoral psychological assistant who has joined Dr. Weiss-Wisdom’s practice. She specializes in couples, stepfamilies, adolescents, biofeedback, stress management, anxiety, and cardiac psychology. Dr. Buss has a sliding scale making her services more affordable for those who need a reduced fee. (858) 259-0146 or www.cottageclinic.net
Orchestra Nova, whose performances fuse beautiful music with engaging entertainment, recently announced its new 2012-2013 season. They also announced that they have added a third venue for the Nova Classics, the California Center for Performing Arts Escondido, after selling out each of the five-concert Nova Classics performances in its two primary venues last season. The 2012-2013 Nova Classics will feature five performance weekends that present a wide range of musical experiences — from an in-depth focus on Mozart through a study of the movie Amadeus; to the world premiere of Flight, a commissioned piece by Lorin Alexander that engages the musicians as actors; to an exploration of innovation and technology in music over time. This series is being sponsored by Jean Will, a longstanding arts supporter. This new season builds on Orchestra Nova’s successful 2011-2012 season, which saw the launch of the Nova Experience, its signature approach to presenting and celebrating classical music in innovative ways through a holistic, interactive and participatory approach, with activities, dialogue, art, food and drink wrapped around the musical performance itself, enabling concert-goers
to have a complete sensory experience. Audiences of all ages are surprised and delighted by the unexpected mix of live performance, art, education and multimedia. With the sold-out performances of its 2011-2012 Nova Classics at both Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall and Sherwood Auditorium, the Nova Experience is attracting new audiences throughout San Diego. “Our single purpose is to connect people with great art in an entertaining and surprising way,” said Jung-Ho Pak, artistic director and conductor of Orchestra Nova. “By bringing to life the relationship between beautiful classical music and things they enjoy in their everyday lives — like movies, technology, and food — we are giving people a new way to excite their senses.” Each of the themed performances will be presented at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Sorrento Valley, California Center for the Performing Arts Escondido and Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla.
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Executive Director Chana Mannen, Board Chairman Paul Ecke
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Michael Farrior and board member Susan Farrior
Board member Leslie Barone, Jerry Beckwith
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For local resident Ginny Kaufmann, a childhood dream and love affair with the ocean have coincided. The result? Her very own swimsuit line. At 27, it may seem as if the fashion designer is quite the young entrepreneur. But she said she’s actually jumping into the field late with her creation of GINNY Swimwear, having earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Southern California before attending the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. “I’m glad I’m a little older than a lot of others starting out in the field,” said Kaufmann. “I’ve had more time think about exactly what I want to do.” What she wanted to do was create a swimwear line that’s sporty like Speedo, but chic like Victoria’s Secret. “There’s Speedo. Then there’s the more spa-like poolside, stylish look,” she said. “I was looking for something in the middle, playful sophistication.” “Playful sophistication” is the line’s motto, which Kaufmann felt embodied her goal of letting women be both comfortable and stylish at the same time. Being a pilates instructor at two local venues — JL Body Conditioning in Del Mar and Pilates People in Torrey Hills — Kaufmann values casual, sporty comfort.
(Above, left and right) GINNY Swimwear Her first season launch features six designs — five two-pieces and a one-piece — and she is already working on more designs for next season. She hopes to throw a few cover-ups into the mix. The line has only been available for a matter of weeks via trunk shows and word of mouth, but she said the response has already been overwhelmingly positive. “I’d say the top two things I’ve heard from people who have worn them is that they are super comfortable, that they feel like they’re not wearing anything at all, and also that they have a European edge,” Kaufmann said. For more information, visit www.ginnyswimwear.com.
Gustavo Romero to play four concerts in ode to Debussy, Gershwin Each summer pianist Gustavo Romero chooses composers to study in depth, sharing the full range of their artistry at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library’s Summer Festival. This year’s 14th annual event, July 8-29, will include a four-part series, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Claude Debussy, and celebrating George Gershwin. Romero, a native San Diegan, first performed at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library as a young boy, and it was with him
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title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneďŹ ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web site www. Priorityposting.com , using the ďŹ le number assigned to this case 21855CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reďŹ&#x201A;ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as isâ&#x20AC;?. DATE: 06-21-2012 MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA, SUITE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 Sales Line: (714) 5731965 OR (702) 586-4500 JESSE J. FERNANDEZ, PUBLICATION LEAD
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ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$1,687,449.68 The street address and other common designation of the real property purported as: 17046 CIRCA ORIENTE , RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 APN Number: 269-193-42-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not the property itself. Placing the highest bid at trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce or a
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WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP as Trustor, HAWTHORNE SAVINGS, F.S.B., A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, as BeneďŹ ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speciďŹ ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without convenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possesssion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the notes (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE
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of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: RAY W. GRIMM JR., DARAN W. GRIMM Recorded April 4, 2005 as Instr. No. 2005-0271917 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded March 15, 2012 as Instr. No. 12-151414 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED MARCH 29, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 17061 CIRCA DEL SUR, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 “(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness).” Said Sale of property will be made in “as is” condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: JULY 11, 2012, AT 10:30 A.M. *AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING 321 NORTH NEVADA STREET OCEANSIDE, CA 92054 At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $2,646,370.77. It is possible that at the time of sale
the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 480-5690 or (800) 8430260 ext 5690 or visit this Internet Web site: http://www.tacforeclosures. com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case B532493 B.
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The plethora of studies emphasizing the beneficial effects of regular exercise for children far exceed the amount of space for this week’s column. Suffice it to say, exercise is better than any magic pill for both the physical and emotional sides of life. What’s nice is that the effects are immediate and long lasting if they are fun and enjoyable. But for most kids, exercise is boring unless they are really into sports. This lasts into the teenage years when some then decide to pay attention to their bodies and decide to get into shape or are forced to by that high school coach The motivation here for most of the teens is to attract the opposite sex and become stronger than the concept of exercise as a form of self-therapy and self-care. That comes into play for many adults. The rest of the teens and adults alike tend to be sedentary, and often overweight and depressed. Now, getting kids to exercise when they don’t want to is a common parental battle often compared to bring a horse to water. On this one, I think we pick this battle for it has to do with both the physical and mental health of our kids. As a loving parent, we owe them a long and healthy Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verity postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: June 11, 2012 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary KIMBERLY COONRADT- D’AMBROSIO, ASST SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 4000 W. Metropolitan Drive, Suite 400 Orange, CA 92868-0000 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures. com. TAC# 957228 PUB: 06/21/12, 06/28/12, 07/05/12. RF245
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BY DR. KEITH KANNER I usually don’t compare people to dogs, but then again, we are all animals by nature. As a dog lover of six ( four are rescue dogs ), I have two labs and a Golden and energy are their middle names, especially the labs. I know quite well that if they don’t get that 15 to 20 minutes of exercise a day (we play fetch and an interesting version of dog/person baseball), they will likely get into Dr. Keith Kanner trouble or dive me crazy. On the other hand, if they are given the attention to get things off their “paws,” they are loving, relatively calm (labs?), and rest peacefully at night. If this sounds familiar to kids, you are dead on.
life. So, how do we win this one? It’s actually pretty easy, especially if you have dogs. 1. Exercise yourself as an example to your kids. Modeling behavior as a parent carries a lot of weight. Most kids identify with their parents – both the good and not good stuff. Exercise and fitness is obviously a good one. 2. Exercise with your kids on a daily basis. I personally love this one. My kids and I do a variety of challenges daily. Running time trials; swimming; tennis; or we make up games like “tickle monster.” We engage in one of these for 20 minutes a day and we all feel and act better towards one another. 3. Reward the behavior. Make the outcome a celebration – make a healthy smoothie together. Kids love to win by the way and parents need to be OK with losing. 4. Take turns making up sport or activity games. The rules might get a little confusing and change frequently, but the idea is that everyone plays and gets the benefits of exercise. Consider not keeping score to reduce competition unless they are all against you make a big deal if they beat you. I officially recommend adding running to your parent list of “things to do with my kids every day” and watch the benefits before your eyes. Stay healthy. Dr. Keith Kanner is host/anchor - Your Family Matters - WS-
RADIO; contributor to LifeChanger, Extra TV; a syndicated columnist; author of “Your Family Matters — Solutions to Common Parental Dilemmas” (in press); board certified & licensed clinical child, adolescent, & adult psychologist & psychoanalyst; Assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; National Board Member - KidsKorps USA; and a father of three great kids.
Pacifica Del Mar launches interactive ‘iMenu’ BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES. NET
Pacifica Del Mar has embarked on a new technology that could be the next restaurant standard — interactive, touchscreen bar menus. The restaurant launched an iPad system last month in its Ocean Bar, which opened exactly a year ago and is known for its repertoire of more than 200 vodkas. With a selection of that magnitude, owner Kipp Downing saw a need to organize that information and offer it at guests’ fingertips. The new device, which looks like a menu and opens to reveal a touch screen, lets guests browse and search the more than 400 total bar drinks. Not only can the user search by region or flavor, but the can also get pairing suggestion. Each beverage comes complete with photos, a full description and even an option to email or share the selection on Facebook, while “checking in” to the restaurant. Partner and general manager Chris Idso said the new electronic menu has intrigued guests and gotten them out of the comfort zone of what they normally order. He has also seen an increase in bar sales since the June 6 launch of the technology. Pacifica Del Mar, located at 1555 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar, offers $7 vodkas all the time and half price wine on Thursdays. Visit www.pacificadelmar.com.
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Joy Bender aligns her talents with Prudential Prudential California Realty recently welcomed Joy Bender to the company’s Rancho Santa Fe office. An industry veteran with 12 years of experience, Bender is joining Prudential to work with the Joy Bender Dalzell Group, a top-producing team of real estate professionals. “Joy has an in-depth understanding of the luxury housing market,” said Herb Josepher, manager of Prudential Rancho Santa Fe. “When combined with her superior negotiating skills, discretion and professionalism, she is a powerful and trusted advisor to every client she represents.” With an extensive background in the mortgage finance industry, Bender offers reliable advice about how to evaluate the various lending options that are available to buyers of real estate. Formerly the leader of a team of mortgage lending professionals, she is also extremely well-versed in the qualification guidelines of specific loans, closing costs and service fees, and the intricacies of mortgage insurance. Over the course of her career Bender has assisted over 1,000 clients with their
real estate needs. A specialist in the purchase and sale of fine homes and waterfront estates, she has a comprehensive knowledge of North San Diego County’s luxury coastal communities, from La Jolla and Solana Beach to Del Mar, Carlsbad and Encinitas. Guided by a sense of responsibility to her clients, Bender has continually worked to improve her industry knowledge and refine her skills. She completed an advanced series or real estate-related coursework to earn the National Association of Realtors’ Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource designation, Green designation, and Resort and Second Home Property Specialist designation. A member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and The Luxury Home Council, Bender has been certified as a Distressed Property Expert and an Investor Agent Specialist. Bender’s vast understanding of real estate has resulted in her being tasked with writing articles for a number of national publications, including the Wall Street Journal MarketWatch, The Boston Globe, Reuters, The San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, and The Houston Chronicle Bender can be contacted through Prudential California Realty’s Rancho Santa Fe office, at 760-212-2717, via email at Joy@ LuxurySoCalRealty.com, or on the web at www.LuxurySoCalRealty.com.
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Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga stars at Globe Gala Broadway veteran Lea Salonga, known for her roles in “Miss Saigon” and “Les Misérables,” will perform at the annual Old Globe Gala benefit on Saturday, July 28, in Balboa Park. In the fall, Slonga will star in “Allegiance – A New American Musical,” at The Globe. The event is a fundraiser for the theater’s education and artistic programs. Board members Pamela Cesak, Jo Ann Kilty and Vicki Zeiger are co-chairing the gala, which begins with a reception and silent auction of some Lea Salonga 250 items in the park’s Alcazar Garden. The reception will be followed by Salonga’s performance on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage. Afterward, dinner (catered by Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina) and dancing to the music of Impulse will start on the Globe’s Copley Plaza. Tickets, which include valet parking, are $750 and $1,000 (VIP seating). Tables are also available starting at $7,500. To purchase tickets, contact Eileen Prisby at (619) 231-1941 ext. 2303 or eprisby@ TheOldGlobe.org
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128 Spinnaker Kyle Belding/host: K.M. Smith-Del Mar Realty
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1558 Camino Del Mar # 519 Myriam Huneke, Coldwell Banker
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13739 Condesa Dr Blaine Ostrander, PS Platinum
Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (858) 527-8289
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5530 Las Palomas Pari Ziatabari, Coldwell Banker
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16538 Road To Morocco Sun 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm J. Lefferdink & A. Meakins-Prudential CA Realty (858) 405-9270
$3,895,000 6BR/6.5BA
15852 The River Trail Sat-Sun 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jana Greene/hosts:The Linde Team-Prudential CA Realty (760) 585-5824
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423 Bay Meadows Ken Spencer, Coldwell Banker
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Rancho Santa Fe Covenant-$4,575,000
Olde Del Mar-$3,900,000
Brilliantly remodeled in 2002, this 7600 sf home features 5br/5.5ba plus a 1br/1ba guest house with views of the refreshing pool/spa and verdant garden all on two acres.
Meticulously remodeled and designed to capture California indoor/outdoor living from the spectacular 1.16 acres. There are a total of 4 bedrooms plus a detached guest house.
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Hacienda style, 4 br with captivating architectural details around a pool courtyard plus a detached guest house all on 2.12 ac.
Five bedroom home designed for an active family, offering ease and comfort for large scale entertaining possibilities.
Remodeled to perfection, single story 3br/2ba located on ½ acre overlooking the 5th fairway of RSF Golf course.
West Carlsbad-$1,995,000
RSF/The Bridges-$1,795,000
RSF/Rancho Del Rio-$1,350,000
Panoramic Ocean Views. An entertainer’s dream home with exceptional pool/spa and outdoor dining area. 3br/4ba.
Plan 1 Villa includes 3br/3ba, a sophisticated floor plan with sun filled views and a 2-room casita for guests.
Spanish courtyard entry with character and charm situated on 2 acres. An Ideal family home, 3br/3ba, 3750 sq.ft.
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RSF Valencia Villas-$365,000
Lushly landscaped yard serenely sited on a private cul-de-sac in this delightful, single level 2br/2ba home.
One acre within walking distance to the Village, school and Golf Club. Located on the sewer for easy connection.
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