by The Editors on July 14, 2007
In these days of Oceania vs. Eurasia style threats from almost fictional sounding terrorist organization it’s nice that local Carlsbad companies are doing their part to make the world a safer place. Invitrogen, the Carlsbad based provider of “essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery” has announced:
. . . that their subsidiary Invitorgen Federal Systems has recently signed a $3.9 million contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for the development of a prototype hand-held device for the detection of multiple biothreat agents in a single sample.
Sounds a lot like a Tricorder to us.
[Link: GovCon.com]
by The Editors on July 14, 2007
Each year, for the past 17 years, San Diego County’s best graduating high school senior football players have come together for a classic battle of the North vs. the South. And last night, July 13, 2007, at Mesa College the South rose again against the North by winning 14-0 in the 17th Annual Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic.
As is common in many All-Star games, the defenses dominated. In a scoreless first half, the North’s Ivory Herd of RBV was the leading rusher with 9 yards on 2 carries. La Costa Canyon’s Nick Witzman was a defensive stalwart for the North, racking up two of six first-half sacks.
Get all the details on the game by clicking the link.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
Yesterday morning (July 12, 2007) at approximately 11 AM a man in his mid-thirties, described as stocky, white, with dark hair and a mustache walked up to a teller at the Bank of America on Carlsbad Village Drive and demanded cash. So far authorities have not reported how much money was taken. The man’s resemblance to cartoon character Elmer Fudd is apparently coincidental.
He had a stocky build, and was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was wearing a green camouflage-style baseball cap with a yellow emblem; a blue, short-sleeved, button-down, collared shirt over a white, long-sleeved T-shirt; and glasses.
Oddly, this is the second Carlsbad bank robbery since we started keeping track. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (858) 565-1255 or the Carlsbad Police Department at (760) 931-2197.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
New York City’s The Village Voice says that Plena Libre is “the biggest band to play plena, which is a folkloric music out of Puerto Rico, Plena Libre know the tradition but aren’t afraid to draw upon stuff from outside the genre to keep it fresh.”
We’ll all get to see for ourselves when the 13-member, four-time Grammy nominee band plays the final Stagecoach Park stop of Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz in the Parks from 6-8 PM on Friday July 13. The band’s eclectic mix of of latin beats will certainly get the park dancing.
Combining a swinging rhythm section, horns and vocals, Plena Libre’s music has been given new light and patterns with contemporary dance floor styles such as songo, samba, reggae, salsa and pambiche.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
In May Legoland Carlsbad set a world record for the tallest Lego tower ever built. It was the 94.3 ft-high mast of a pirate ship.
Now, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto Canada (August 17 to September 3) are attempting to break Carlsbad’s record by building at tower that is taller. Construction begins Friday August 17 at 10 AM.
This means there is still over a month for sabotage. Legoland? Are we going to just let this happen? We’ll come over and throw a couple more bricks on the top if that’s what it takes, because world records are important in Carlsbadistan.
[Link: Newswire.ca]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
The firemen at Carlsbad’s Station 1 have decided that it’s time to bring their health and physical fitness to the forefront and start living right. That’s why they’ve been working with Carlsbad personal trainer Jennifer Ashley. Since Jennifer’s arrival things have improved vastly.
In just more than a month, one firefighter has lost 20 pounds, while another has lost 15 pounds. According to Danny Glessar, a 43-year-old fire engineer, the biggest change has been in his energy levels. “I was tired all the time. I have two small children at home, and I work at a busy firehouse where we are woken up regularly. You’re pretty exhausted by the end of the week,” said Glessar, who has lost six pounds.
According to the story in The Coast News, Ashley hopes to work with all the firemen in Carlsbad.
“It’s reaffirms to me that I’m doing the right thing with my life,” she said. “I’m changing lives and helping so many people just by sharing my education with them.”
[Link: The Coast News]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
A group of Carlsbad Village business people have formed an organization to help guide the development of Carlsbad’s downtown area it’s called the Carlsbad Village Improvement Partnership.
We have all the potential, being two blocks from the beach, to become a Carmel, Laguna Beach or Newport Beach — to be that kind of upscale beach community. We just need to have the vision and the people to make that happen,” said Jodi Dickson, owner of the Poached Pear and a member of a working group appointed to lay the foundation for the new organization.
We’re not all that interested in Carlsbad becoming Newport or Laguna Beach, but hey, anything to stem the flow of junk shops in the downtown is fine with us.
[Link: The Coast News]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
by The Editors on July 12, 2007
Nicole Vargas of the San Diego Union Tribune has listed all the San Diego High school graduate athletes who will continue playing at the intercollegiate level. We thought the list was a little too long, so we just cut it to the Carlsbad kids. You know, the ones we care about. For the complete list click the continue.
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by The Editors on July 12, 2007
The Carlsbad-based trading card company has a long history of pulling in the cash, and a recent press release explains just how they do it. On July 17, 2007 Upper Deck is releasing a new Sidney Crosby vinyl action figure. And to celebrate this launch they are also releasing a run of 500 all black & silver figures that are available only to VIP members of the All Star Vinyl Platinum Club. But that’s not all:
Additional benefits of the club include the ability to have a coveted one-hour of early access to all future vinyl figures released [in the online store], enabling fans to scoop up new figures before they are released to the public and a chance to buy even the evasive event-exclusive figures.
How does one join this exclusive club? By paying Upper Deck $100. Upper Deck is now charging people for the “opportunity” to be the first to buy more of their stuff.
Sniff, sniff, sniff? What’s that smell? That’s the pungent aroma of marketing, son.
[Link: All Star Vinyl]
In these days of Oceania vs. Eurasia style threats from almost fictional sounding terrorist organization it’s nice that local Carlsbad companies are doing their part to make the world a safer place. Invitrogen, the Carlsbad based provider of “essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery” has announced:
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