by The Editors on June 4, 2008
They’re not exactly the Oscars, but Invitrogen, our favorite Carlsbad life sciences company, just cleaned up at the annual Life Science Industry Awards, taking home a total of six awards. We’ve never heard sexier categories: Cell Biology Kits and Reagents; Cell Culture Media and Reagents; Most Responsive Customer Service;
Most Knowledgeable Technical Support; Most Useful Website; and Most Memorable Print Advertisements.
This is the fourth year in a row that customers have recognized Invitrogen as being one of the best companies in the life sciences industry,” said Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Invitrogen. “The twelve nominations, and six awards, that we received demonstrate success in our strategy of maintaining an innovative portfolio of products and differentiated services.”
Invitrogen is simply the most of the mostest.
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by The Editors on June 4, 2008
It looks like the typical alley layout for Carlsbad’s new Apple Store at The Forum Shopping Center, but that hasn’t stopped the secret keepers in Cupertino from erecting an enormous black wall to keep our prying eyes out of the mix.
By peering through a couple cracks in the facade we could see the back wall taking shape, but completion still appears to be weeks or months out. Speed the plow, will you.
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
Last October we reported that an unnamed, off-duty Carlsbad Police officer who was visiting Belleville, Illinois had saved a woman who had been stabbed, by jumping in and taking action. Now we know who that officer was. It was Sgt. Matt Lowe.
At the 88th annual California Peace Officers’ Association awards luncheon at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim on May 20, 2008 Sgt. Lowe was honored for his work.
You have handed out awards today to the best and the most courageous individuals, and I want to congratulate these people,” Schwarzenegger said. “The California Peace Officers’ Association has made extraordinary contributions.”
Congratulations, Sgt. Lowe. Thanks for being such a great representative of Carlsbad and law enforcement in general.
[Link: Register Pajaronian]
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
Thanks to a landslide vote yesterday (we forgot to vote) Proposition D collected 82.2 percent of the votes making Carlsbad a “charter” city, according to a story in the North County Times. This means the City of Carlsbad will have a little more local control and the freedom to get around some state laws.
With Tuesday’s passage of Prop. D, Carlsbad can exempt itself from some, but not all, state requirements. A charter city can’t refuse to follow state public meeting laws or traffic regulations, but it can set its own election standards and create its own process for handling construction contracts.
And this apparently means saving money by not necessarily being forced into paying union wages when it comes to building things.
[Link: North County Times and Carlsbad Connect]
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
When the Reuters new agency sent out their “rising oil price” wire story to the world they were kind enough to include a photo showing what many in the US consider outrageously high gas and diesel prices. That photo was taken in at our local Carlsbadistan Exxon station. Because we’re probably paying more for gas that everyone else in the nation.
No, we don’t consider it a blessing.
[Link: Montreal Gazette]
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
If the California Supreme Court decision stands then on June 17, 2008 same-sex marriages licenses will be streaming out all over the state, according to a story in Today’s Local News. This comes as great news for a long-time Carlsbad couple.
Carlsbad residents Linda Sanders and Evelyn Thomas, who will celebrate their 18th year as a couple June 30, plan to get their marriage license in San Marcos on June 17. The couple plan to be among the first to wed under California’s new same-sex marriage ruling. . . . “We’re going to get our license the very first day they’ll let us,” Sanders said. “We figured that we should get it done right away because we know there’s going to be an effort to stop it.”
Eighteen years is long time to wait to make it legal. We guess we’ll see what happens. There are some pretty rich people against it.
[Link: Today’s Local News]
by The Editors on June 3, 2008
Now you can read Carlsbadistan.com while loading up on caffeine at the Carlsbadistan Starbucks.
Starting today anyone who uses a Starbucks reward card at least once a month will get two free hours of Wi-Fi every day. But that’s not all. Card users also get free refills on brewed coffee and a free coffee drink each time they buy coffee beans. Not bad, actually.
So bring your laptop, grab a cup of coffee and then send us a news tip.
[Link: Starbucks via Gizmodo]
by The Editors on June 3, 2008
Carlsbad based Case Financial, Inc. (which used to provide litigation funding to attorneys but as of February 2008 is “developing uranium claims in the State of Wyoming”) has signed an exploration agreement with Trio Gold Corp to provide $4 million dollars to explore 29 gold claims near Elko, Nevada.
According to Case Financial, Inc. CEO Michael Schaffer “The Carlin Trend is the most prolific gold area in North America and hosts as many as 30 gold producing mines and development projects, on which over 100 million ounces of gold production and inventory have been identified, including world class deposits such as Newmont Mining’s Carlin mine and Barrick Gold’s Meikle mine.”
At $882 an ounce, gold mines are looking better and better, aren’t they. Follow the jump for all the details.
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by The Editors on June 3, 2008
Carlsbadistan students who are planning on getting a post-secondary degree in hospitality and tourism management can apply with the Carlsbad Convention and Visitor Bureau for their chance to win one of three cash scholarships worth approximately $1,300.
These scholarships are a long time coming,” commented Kurt Burkhart, the bureau’s Executive Director. “Our desire has always been to do this in partnership, and we feel fortunate to have found a partner with the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and, to the best of our knowledge, we’ll be the first tourism bureau in San Diego County to directly award cash scholarships to students.”
With the cost of college these days, it looks like these scholarships could go a long way toward the average college student’s beer tab, at least for a quarter. Entries are due July 15, 2008. Follow the jump for all the details.
[Link: Visit Carlsbad]
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by The Editors on June 2, 2008
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