There is still time for Carlsbad kids ages 4 to 12 to enter the LegolandS.O.S. (Save Our Seas) Poster Project, as the park has extended the the deadline until 5 pm on July 12, 2008.
The S.O.S. Poster Project is an opportunity for children ages 4 to 12 to creatively explore their ideas for protecting our seas and the creatures who live in them. Children in three age categories (4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12) will compete using any two-dimensional medium from crayons and markers to paint, ink, pencil or even LEGO® to illustrate their best idea for protecting our oceans. Contestants may submit posters up to 18 by 24 inches and are encouraged to include a 100-word description of their idea.
Winners of the competition will be announced in July and honored at the grand opening of the new SEA LIFE Aquarium when it opens August 11. All entries should be mailed to S.O.S. Poster Contest, One LEGOLAND Drive, Carlsbad California 92008 or hand delivered to Guest Services at LEGOLAND California by 5 p.m. on July 12. For complete contest rules and regulations, visit www.LEGOLAND.com/poster.
Founder and CEO Will Howard and General Manger Aaron Behle are happy to announce that the Carlsbad-based action sports eyewear company Dragon is going private, escaping from the clutches of Italian eyewear giant Luxotica.
We want to thank Scott Olivet and the rest of the Oakley team for their support over the years and during this transition,” says Howard. “In two very different business plans, we collectively saw an opportunity to allow Dragon to break off and do its own thing in the marketplace.”
“We have restructured Dragon to fully leverage a decade of brand authenticity and capitalize on what we believe is a paradigm shift in the action sports market” said Behle. “We have a unique position with a unique plan. More importantly, we have a young and passionate team with the ability to ‘zig’ while the market ‘zags’ ‘and enjoy ourselves along the way.”
If you’re into BMX this is amazing. If you’re not, it’s probably right up there with the world’s longest fingernails. We’re just glad Carlsbadistan’sKevin Robinson didn’t have to bleed for RedBull and that he pulled it off in NYC. Congrats, K-Rob.
All six bands that are invited to compete at the Band Joust will get a sweet gift packy from Volcom… The Grand Prize winning band will receive: Brand new ESP guitars and bass for the whole band, a live performance at the Damn Am skate contest at Volcom, private music lessons for one month ($500 value, courtesy of themusicfactoryoc.com), tickets for the band to go see Motörhead perform in Orange County, a Volcom clothing pack & Volcom Entertainment music pack for each member.
From the stuff we’ve heard on Keaper’s myspace page we’re thinking they’re going to slay the competition.
Sounds a little more like a prank than a serious arsonist’s attempt at fire bugging, but someone set a Carlsbad High School stadium ticket booth on fire early on the morning of June 12, 2008.
Carlsbad firefighters responded to the school about 12:15 a.m. and found the wooden structure near the back entrance of the stadium burning, Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy said. No other structures were threatened, and firefighters extinguished the flames in minutes. Damage was estimated at $600 to $800, he said.
Sometimes seniors find it hard to leave their schools without leaving a mark.
Invitrogen will pay $38 per share for Applied Biosystems, representing a 17 percent premium to the stock’s closing price Wednesday. . . . The deal, which needs the approval of both companies’ shareholders, is expected to close this fall.
About 45 percent of the deal will reportedly be in cash, the rest of stock. Invitrogen’s shares dropped nearly $6 a share on the news and is now trading at $38.97. Up .24 on the day.
And we thought Invitrogen couldn’t get any scarier.
On June 12, 2008 Carlsbadistan BMXer Kevin Robinson, 36, will be in New York’s central park attempting to break Mat Hoffman’s quarterpipe BMX air record of 50 feet, 6 inches as part of the Red Bull Experiment series, according to a Scott Bair story in the North County Times.
“I’m not going to lie. I’m scared, but that’s what riding’s all about,” said Robinson, who has undergone several major surgeries during his career. “If you’re not scared, you tend not to respect the situation. . . . The main thing is to be able to cross the fear barrier regardless of the consequences. No matter what, there are times where you’re scared as hell to drop in and try a new trick, but you roll in anyway. The result could end up fine or you could end up getting hurt. There’s always that uncertainty, but you have to push through it.”
And we can all watch it live on EXPN.com from 5-6pm PST on Thursday. Hopefully, it won’t be another Jake Brown incident. But if it is, just think how much coverage RedBull will get? Follow the jump for a video preview.
It sounds like someone’s romantic candle-lit evening at the Extended Stay Hotel got so heated last night that their mattress caught on fire.
When Carlsbad and Oceanside firefighters arrived at the Extended Stay Hotel at 1050 Grand Ave. at 11:10 p.m., they found smoke filling the third floor hallway, Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy said. About 70 hotel guests were evacuated.
While there were 70 guests in the hotel at the time, it appears that no one was injured.
Assistant city planner Austin Silva said commissioners and city staff liked the architectural drawings for the proposed hotel. “They liked the design of it because it’s not a typical stucco with a red-tile roof,” he said. “(The architect) gave it a beach cottage theme.”
Now it’s just up to the City Council and the California Coastal Commission to decide whether work on the project can begin.
According to a story on Conde Nast Portfolio.com there is a battle going on right here in Carlsbadistan between TaylorMade CEO Mark King and Callaway CEO George Fellows.
The rivalry between the two top equipmentmakers teed off more than a decade ago, but the competition has grown more intense as growth in the industry as a whole has slowed. Adding to the tension for these two companies is their proximity to one another: Both Callaway and TaylorMade, which is owned by German sporting-goods company Adidas Group, are headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Executives from both firms often dine at the same place—the popular local brewery and restaurant Karl Strauss—but at distant tables.
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There is still time for Carlsbad kids ages 4 to 12 to enter the Legoland S.O.S. (Save Our Seas) Poster Project, as the park has extended the the deadline until 5 pm on July 12, 2008.
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