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Simple idea looks to make big change By Tony Cagala

RANCHO SANTA FE — “It” is a true citizen legislature. “It” is the largest state legislature in the country. And “it” is what John Cox wants to see implemented into California’s legislature system. “It”is the New Hampshire state legislature, and Rancho Santa Fe resident Cox wants to replicate the system in California. To do this, he hopes to establish his group, the Neighborhood Legislature, in Sacramento. The Neighborhood Legislature is Cox and a small committee of about 30 people, which he describes as “not political professionals,” comprised of business professionals, retirees and others. What they’re proposing is an over-

Rancho Santa Fe resident John Cox is looking to bring a simple idea, but a drastic change, to California’s state legislature. His Neighborhood Legislative reform group looks to shrink the size of legislative districts and grow the amount of legislators. Courtesy photo

whelming change to the state’s legislative districts. Started here in San Diego County with Cox a couple of years ago, the Neighborhood Legislature has so far introduced itself into Orange County and Los Angeles. “California’s legislative districts are just humungous,” Cox said. In California there are 80 members in the State Assembly, 40 members in the State Senate.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the state’s 2012 estimated population is listed at more than 38 million. That equals approximately 475,000 constituents for every one state legislator. “What that means,” Cox said, “is that all campaigns for

the state legislature are huge. They require millions of dollars; they require candidates who give up their entire lives for politics; it means that … usually the only people that run for the state legislature are wealthy people or are political professionals who have a lot of connections to be able to raise money.” And the group’s intended goal to remedy this — to shrink the size of campaigns and grow the amount of legislators for the state. What the Neighborhood Legislature aims to do is take the 120 districts in California and subdivide them by 100. That means there are only 5,000 to 10,000 people in a TURN TO IDEA ON A28

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A Coaster train pulls away from the Encinitas Coaster Station. Beginning Oct. 7, Amtrak’s Surfliner trains, which currently speed by the station, will stop in Encinitas and at more North County stations. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Surfliner poised to stop at more stations By Jared Whitlock

COAST CITIES — Those in North County who wish to hop on the Pacific Surfliner no longer have to make the trek to Solana Beach or Oceanside. Six of Amtrak’s Surfliner trains will stop daily at all of the eight county Coaster stations beginning Oct. 7. North County Transit District (NCTD), which runs the Coaster stations, recently announced a deal with Amtrak and Caltrans to expand the Surfliner service. “We’re plugging in a need for more local trains,” said Frances Schnall, marketing representative with NCTD. The Surfliner goes from San Diego up to Los Angeles, and then to San Luis Obispo. In North County, the Surfliner previously zoomed past Encinitas and Carlsbad, only coming to a halt in Solana Beach and Oceanside. Now, Encinitas residents, for instance, can board three southbound and three northbound Surfliner trains every day from the coaster station on the corner of East D Street and Vulcan Avenue, according to a tentative schedule. It’s expected the final schedule will be released in early October. Other stations the

Surfliner will serve: Carlsbad Poinsettia, Carlsbad Village and Sorrento Valley. With more Surfliner stops, locals who ride NCTD’s Coaster line will have more options. Schnall said that the transit agency’s board voted in favor of the agreement this spring because it’s a cost effective way to expand rail service. “There’s no need for NCTD to add trains or crews,” Schnall said. “Coaster riders are taking advantage of existing trains.” Coaster riders with any valid fare can board the Surfliner and travel between the coaster stations at no added cost, according to Schnall. But Coaster passengers heading north of Oceanside will have to buy a separate Amtrak ticket — either online, through Amtrak’s mobile app or on the train. While Coaster tickets are accepted on Surfliner trains, NCTD and Amtrak have different policies. Namely, Coaster tickets are not valid for reserving or transporting bicycles on Surfliners. Bicycle reservations require buying an Amtrak ticket on those trains. A study from NCTD, in TURN TO STATIONS ON A31

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Poinsettia art teacher Tara Clark begins the first art class of the year by asking students to hold up their pencils. Bi-weekly art classes resumed at Poinsettia Elementary on Monday, Sept. 9. Photo by Paige Nelson

Art classes return to Poinsettia Elementary for another year By Paige Nelson

CARLSBAD — Poinsettia Elementary School will have art classes again this year, thanks to the single-handed effort of one dedicated parent. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to see the community come out and support art classes,” Laura Bodensteiner said. “It’s really heartwarming to know everyone is so supportive and hopefully we will continue to have that support for years to come.” A few months ago, Bodensteiner set up an online donation webpage to raise at least $8,000 to keep art classes at her daughter’s school every other week. The school has been able to keep an art teacher on staff for the past four years with help from a private parent donation,but the funds ran out with the conclusion of the 2012-13 school year. Over summer, Bodensteiner has worked hard to spread the word about the program and rally parent support for the fundraiser. In addition to signs posted around campus and take-home flyers

planted in the main office, parents also receive a weekly PTA e-blast with a link to the donation website. Bodensteiner reached her fundraising goal just days before the start of the new school year last month. “I’m really excited to show the community that something like this is possible,” Bodensteiner said. “It’s a small attainable goal and we hope we can set our sights even higher.” A total of $8,200 from 65 different donors has been raised through the Save Art at Poinsettia website. A local art studio, AC Creative Studios, helped by pitching in $1,000 and volunteered to donate 15 percent of its proceeds from summer art camps to the Poinsettia Elementary PTA. “I just want to say thank you to everybody,” said Poinsettia Art Teacher Tara Clark. “I think it’s extraordinary how the parents have banded together to make sure their children get what they need.” Bodensteiner still hopes to give students art classes on

a weekly basis and is now pushing to raise $16,000. She said no matter how much is raised, all funds will directly support Poinsettia’s art program. “People come up to me all the time and ask what they can do,” Clark said. “A lot of parents are excited to come into the classroom and help. There’s an endless amount of enthusiasm.” Clark said she’s currently collaborating with the Carlsbad Public Library to try to showcase the students’ artwork in the community next year. “We want to expand on what it means to have art in our lives beyond school,” Clark said. “We’re figuring out more ways to raise awareness and foster a creative community.” In the meantime, Clark and Bodensteiner are brainstorming on how to make the program more sustainable so it’s a part of the curriculum every year.Clark is still waiting for ArtSplash and Crayola to announce the winners of the grants she applied for earlier this year.

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TIME CAPSULE REBURIED Horizon Prep Head of Schools Dr. Ken Kush and students rededicated and reburied the time capsule unearthed by new construction on the Horizon Prep campus. The capsule, buried when the land was dedicated and the school was launched in Rancho Santa Fe, has a new home, and refreshed treasures. Courtesy photo

Teacher wins chance for school to explore future of technology By Kendra Hartmann

LA JOLLA — As school started for Gillispie School students and faculty, everyone was likely looking forward to all the changes a new school year brings: new clothes, new classroom, new teacher, new classmates. Technology and medialiteracy teacher Laura Jean Moore, however, had something extra special to look forward to in 2013-14: a new and never-before-seen (by most of the world, at least) gadget. Moore was chosen to be among the 8,000 people nationwide who will beta test Google’s newest foray into the hyper-technological age, Google Glass. Moore found out about the Google Glass Explorer Program — which called for contest entries in the form

of a 140-character composition through Twitter or Google+ — last year, and along with a few other Gillispie educators and administrators, decided to enter the contest. “(The Explorer Program) was not specifically for educators,” Moore said. “But we started brainstorming ideas of how it

gadget that would allow users to connect with the world without looking down at a phone or hunched over a computer. For Moore, the endless possibilities for the device’s applications were the most exciting part. “I didn’t even really know what (Glass) did, but that’s what sparked the creativity,” she said. “If there’s

I didn’t even really know what (Glass) did, but that’s what sparked the creativity.” Laura Jean Moore Gillispie School Teacher

could enhance education, and we all sent in separate applications in the hope of broadening our chances.” With the idea that, should one of their entries win, the Glass would be shared school wide, Moore and her colleagues devised their entries. Moore was told her Tweet — “I would dissolve school walls, making the worlds living within us and beyond us a two-way street between students & teachers” — was a winner in March, and that she would soon be eligible to pick up her Glass. She was so surprised, she said, she thought maybe Google had simply accepted everyone who entered. “I had started with three whole pages, just a huge list of all the ways I could use it,” she said. “I had to take all those ideas and edit it down into 140 characters.” Essentially a wearable computer, Glass is worn as a pair of lens-less glasses with a small transparent screen situated in front of one eye. The device is designed to operate as a hands-free, smartphone-like apparatus that interacts with the Internet and responds to voice commands. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said developers’ vision for Glass was a

a takeaway from this so far, it’s that it has really sparked collaboration among teachers and what it could be used for in education.” Moore brainstormed with both teachers and students about how Glass could be useful in the classroom, and ideas flowed like water. A field trip of La Jolla could be augmented by calling up on-site historical facts. Story telling in the classroom could be given new life. Students imagined being able to instantly translate texts into another language, while administrators envisioned walking around the building and being able to call up classspecific benchmarks without having to go back to an office to dig them up. Moore hopes both longand short-term projects will abound, and students may even have a chance to individually check Glass out for a day. “It really is a school wide effort,” Moore said. “I asked some students last year what they would do with them, and they had all these wonderful ideas — things I hadn’t even thought of. “At a minimum, this experience has sparked ideas for education in general, not just with Glass.”

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SEPT. 20, 2013

Who’s minding city’s pocketbook is real issue 2014 fair dates Kirk Effinger While attending a small gathering the other day I had occasion to briefly visit with Escondido Mayor Sam Abed and, engaging in a bit of political small talk, asked him how he thought his reelection campaign was going. Unsurprisingly, he responded it was going well, elaborating by sharing that, “The number one thing on voter’s minds is pocketbook issues.� I think there is general agreement there. What I don’t think “hizzoner� has come to grips with is a growing concern many Escondido voters have over who controls that pocketbook and what their priorities are. While the Escondido City Council has been the target of criticism for any number of dubious actions in the past, it’s

the actions of City Manager Clay Phillips that have drawn the widespread attention of the public since the resignation, or firing — take your pick — of former Escondido Police Department Chief Jim Maher last year. Whatever Phillip’s motivations for Maher’s removal, it is the just revealed financial aspect of it that is now drawing heat. This city manager’s proclivity for playing Three-card Monte with the city budget in order to achieve whatever aim is deemed to be of the moment has become a disturbing pattern in recent years. Probably the most egregious example was the stillborn minor league ballpark proposal that had Escondido city officials actually plotting to borrow money against anticipated income from bonds that couldn’t even be issued for another 20 years. Even though this project didn’t go through, the city did go forward with acquisition of property in the proposed “ballpark area,� the future of

which now sits in limbo. More recently there was the proposed deal to use $500,000 of city money to become a lender to the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, arguably the most politically influential business organization in the city. Both of these ideas petered out because Gov. Jerry Brown had taken away the city’s — and Phillip’s — piggybank — redevelopment. This was also happening during a period when voters and taxpayers were and are being told that Escondido is in an era of limits. When a presentation was made to the City Council for Escondido Charter High School to lease the former east branch library site, one of the selling points was that the city would net $150,000 from the rent being paid. During questions from the public and testimony, Mayor Abed made the statement that he would use the money to extend the hours of the Escondido Library. That did not happen.

Coincidentally, a short time later, Phillips agreed to pay Maher $150,000 as he was walking out the door. It would seem the mayor’s promises to the community do not mean as much as the deals the city manager makes in private. And therein lies the rub. Phillips recently received a whopping 12 percent raise ostensibly for seeing the city through the Great Recession. Based on the examples listed above alone, I’d argue his continued employment should be more in question than eligibility for a raise.

Kirk W. Effinger was born in San Diego and raised in Southern California. He and his family have been residents of San Marcos for the past 30 years. His opinion columns have appeared regularly in the North County Times and, later, the San Diego Union-Tribune since 1995. He can be reached at kirkinsanmarcos@att.net or follow him on Twitter at @kirkeffinger

School district rolls out iPads for K-2 students By Jared Whitlock

ENCINITAS — Four iPads, each covered in a rubbery blue casing, stood on a desk in classroom at Ocean Knoll Elementary. Rotating groups of firstgraders took turns completing reading exercises on the iPads. But each first-grader, along with other kindergarten through second grand students in the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD), will have their own iPad in the next month. EUSD put iPads in all third- through sixth-graders’ hands last year.While the sight of iPads for upper grades is nothing new around San Diego, a one-to-one iPad program for K-2 is uncharted territory among county districts. “The district piloted the program for younger grades last year,� said Ashley Tarquin, a teacher on special assignment who’s helping to oversee the K-2 iPad rollout. “We liked what we saw and decided to expand the program.� Tarquin said the district bought the iPads to help tackle new, sweeping educational changes known as Common Core. The Common Core tests emphasize critical thinking over rote memorization, even for younger students. “For Common Core, students memorizing the lecture isn’t enough,�Tarquin said. She said that students equipped with iPads can explore a topic individually with ease, adding to their understanding. For instance, first-graders recently put

First graders at Ocean Knoll Elementary use iPads for schoolwork. The Encinitas Union School District bought iPads for all K-2 students, the first district in the county to do so. Photo by Jared Whitlock

together a presentation about Madagascar reefs on their iPads. Expressing what they learned developed critical thinking skills in a way that a teacher’s lecture can’t, she said. For third- through sixthgraders, iPads are primarily powered on for presentations and group projects, Tarquin noted. Meanwhile, the K-2 students focus a bit more on individual fundamental skills like reading with their iPads, Tarquin said. The district held two information sessions on the K2 iPads for parents last week. Tarquin said that parents mainly came to listen. Some, though, raised concerns over

the devices posing a distraction for the younger students. “They wanted to make sure the kids weren’t plugged into games,�Tarquin said. Tarquin said students are prohibited from loading their own games or other software on the device. If a student is caught not on task, the iPad will be taken away for the rest of the day. That deterrent has proven effective; there have been few incidents, especially among younger students, she said. And others were worried about K-2 students spending too much time staring at their iPad screens. In response, Tarquin said handwriting and playing outdoors are still a big

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part of the school day. Although more school districts are turning to iPads for younger students, few studies chart how the devices impact K-2. A 2012 study showed increases in literacy test scores for Auburn School District kindergarteners who used iPads over nine weeks. For that study, the researchers randomly selected eight of 16 kindergarten classes from the Auburn district. The randomly selected students were given iPads and took three different literacy tests at the end of 12 weeks. For one of the tests, the TURN TO DISTRICT ON A31

announced, JPA plans on hold By Bianca Kaplanek

DEL MAR — The 2014 San Diego County Fair will be held June 7 through July 6, once again running 24 days, the 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors announced Sept. 10. The board was scheduled to also reveal next year’s theme, but deferred that announcement until the Oct. 8 meeting. The annual event will be closed every Monday and the first two Tuesdays, allowing it to be open five weekends. With the horse racing season having just ended Sept. 4, board members said they will evaluate the number of people who used the free Shopper Shuttle to travel between the fairgrounds and Del Mar and Solana Beach during that event and the fair to determine if it will be used again next year. Director David Watson said he wants an “honest assessment� of the program and wouldn’t feel comfortable spending up to $100,000 on the shuttle for a third year unless ridership increased. “I don’t want to throw good money after bad,� he said. In other 22nd DAA news, Board President Adam Day and Watson met with representatives from Gov. Jerry Brown’s office Sept. 4 to discuss a proposed joint powers authority with the county of San Diego to govern the fairgrounds. Watson said officials in Sacramento “clearly haven’t analyzed all the issues to their satisfaction.� He said all parties involved agreed to postpone any decision on a new governance model for the state-owned facility until January 2014. “Basically, nothing is going to happen on any potential governance model until after the first of the year,� Watson said. The board is also planning to hold a discussion in November to address marijuana smoking during postracing concerts. Again this month, nearly a dozen speakers, during the public comment portion of the meeting, shared concerns about the illegal activity and apparent lack of enforcement. Several offered solutions, including Christine Griffiths, who recommended booking entertainment

that doesn’t attract marijuana users, re-educating concert-goers about the law and limiting admittance to people 18 and older. Because the concerns are voiced during the public comment portion and aren’t part of the agenda, directors are prohibited from having a full-blown discussion. Watson asked that the item be added to an upcoming agenda to determine what steps can or can’t be taken to curtail the behavior. “It’s frustrating to hear the same complaints over and over again,â€? he said. “If we can’t do anything about it, we should say we can’t. It’s not serving any purpose to hear these complaints every month and not do anything. ‌ It looks like we’re being nonresponsive.â€? Day acknowledged marijuana smoking occurs during the concerts but said it wasn’t prevalent at the ones he attended. “Personally, I don’t believe it’s accurate to say (the fairgrounds) is some rampant location for marijuana smoking,â€? he said. The November meeting is slated for the 12th. Director Lisa Barkett suggested it include a recap from security and the Sheriff’s Department. The 22nd DAA, which governs the fairgrounds, will sponsor the 2013 California Coastal Cleanup Day from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 21. Volunteers will clean up the San Dieguito River Park trail, Dog Beach in Del Mar and the restoration areas east and west of Interstate 5. Helpers are encouraged to bring their own gloves and reusable bags or buckets for collecting trash, however, backup supplies will be provided. There will be a Bling Your Bucket contest for youngsters and pizza for volunteers. Visit cleanupday.org for more information or to register. The 22nd DAA sponsorship satisfies a requirement in consent orders issued by the California Coastal Commission to sponsor a river park cleanup. Fair officials also announced the addition of a zombie paintball safari to the 16th annual Scream Zone, which opens Sept. 27 and runs through Nov. 2. Visit thescreamzone.com for more information.

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O PINION &EDITORIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sharrows statements Regarding Capt. Robert Haley’s statements about sharrows, I believe he misquotes, and possibly misunderstands, the laws regarding cyclists riding single file and riding “as far to the right as possible.” He mentions the former three times and the latter twice. I can’t find either in my reading of the law. If there are laws that specifically mention those two situations I’d like to know what they are, as I am a cyclist who wants to know and obey the laws that apply to us. Either way, I support Capt. Haley and the Sherriff’s Department in enforcing the law. I respectfully request that they do so only for laws that actually exist. Gerry Rahill, Leucadia

Re: More crows These backyard “crows” are not crows; but ravens, a highly adaptive bird with superior intelligence and aggressive lifestyle. Their loud, harsh calls, shining black feathers and streamlined bodies distinguish them from the crow. In my Cardiff neighborhood, they attacked and destroyed every songbird nest in the area, young hatchlings, doves, mocking birds; rosy finches and hummingbirds do not have a chance against these meat-eating ravens. The raven is a predator. Control is impossible in an urban setting. Don Rich, Cardiff

Syria strikes are a mistake I believe that the international community must act on Syria, but unilateral, U.S. military strikes are not the answer. The president’s proposal for U.S. military action in Syria is a mistake because it will undermine the emerging international consensus against the use of chemical weapons in Syria and could potentially lead to retaliation and more deaths. Let’s take a deeper look and realize that this is a humanitarian crisis. Climate change has driven Syrian farmers to towns and cities, causing competition for scarcer and scarcer resources; it created a desperate situation, which has been han-

dled with violence and cruelty by the Assad regime. The USA, UN and the international community should coordinate and direct efforts to humanitarian aids to Syrian population, pursue charging Assad by the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity, use all diplomatic tools to pressure Russia to drop its support of Syrian regime and address global climate change — immediate solutions as well as prevention of further humanitarian crisis. The international community has effective political tools to address the use of chemical weapons and to work to stop the killing in Syria. The U.S. needs to engage with the Arab League, Russia, Iran, and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation to build a process that could lead to peace and effectively bring those using chemical weapons to justice. I urge Congress and especially Mr. Darrell Issa to reject the president’s request to authorize the use of U.S. military to attack Syria. Alessandra Colfi, Oceanside

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Lines blur between A costly initiative citizens, non-citizens for the city By Thomas D. Elias

By Kelly Harless

As the lines begin to blur between American citizens living in California and immigrants who are here legally, it’s fair to begin asking what’s the difference? What rights and privileges should be reserved strictly for citizens? These questions are highlighted by two bills that swept easily through the California Legislature, one already signed without much fanfare by Gov. Jerry Brown, the other awaiting his signature at this writing. Essentially, they take some functions previously reserved entirely for citizens and open them up to legal residents, green card holders. These developments really began almost 150 years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment applied to foreign residents of this country and not only to citizens. From then on, immigrants were entitled to equal protection under all laws. They already could own property, and right up to this day, they can hold virtually any job if they possess documents showing their presence here is legal. So what’s left as the exclusive realm of citizens? Voting and its offshoots, for one thing. One of those offshoots is jury duty, where voting rolls are usually used when state and federal courts summon individuals to serve. Another is working at the polls, where individuals sign up with county officials to verify that voters only cast one ballot and to assist anyone who can’t understand how to use the state’s seemingly ever-changing ballots, which in the last two decades have evolved from punching chads out of cards through electronic machines to the Ink-a-Vote system used in most counties today. But the new law and its possible companion put big dents into these former reserves for citizens. The one already signed for the first time explicitly allows legal immigrants who have not been naturalized to serve as poll workers, instructing voters on how to understand their ballots. The law allows election officials to appoint up to five persons who are not U.S. citizens to work at each precinct. That’s more workers than some precincts now have. “There are nearly 3 million

If you’re a Solana Beach taxpayer, you may be surprised to learn that the Fletcher Cove party policy Initiative comes with a $250,000 price tag for a special election. That’s right, a small group is using the Initiative process in an attempt to override the City’s new compromise policy for private rentals at the Fletcher Cove Community Center (FCCC). You may also be surprised to learn that the Initiative sponsors had up to 180 days to turn their petition signatures in to the city. Submitting their signatures on or after Dec 1 would have allowed the city to put the sponsors’ party policy Initiative on the June primary ballot at a fraction of the cost. Instead, the sponsors chose to submit their signatures on Aug. 27 and purposely force the city to spend at least $250,000 to hold a special election — all in an effort to inflate the city’s new policy by doubling the number of guests, quadrupling the frequency and allowing unlimited alcohol to be served at FCCC private parties. The $250,000 is quite a price tag for a party policy. The Initiative sponsors' insistence that the city adopt their party policy without an election is a typical example of their unwavering "my way or the highway" stance. Further, why would the city adopt their Initiative knowing that signatures were gathered under false pretenses? It’s become clear that many of the petition signers were unaware the petition could trigger a special election, let alone cost the city $250,000 and that, if enacted, the Initiative party policy could not be modified without another election. Taking all sides of the issue into consideration the City Council approved a reasonable and workable policy that allows private parties every other weekend at the FCCC for 50 guests with limited beer and wine. On the flip side, the sponsors' party policy Initiative disregards the impacts on parking, traffic and safety for all Solana Beach residents and visitors to the beach, parks, restaurants and shops in the Fletcher Cove area. The Initiative sponsors’ strong-arm tactics to force a special election, combined with their refusal to give the city’s rental policy a chance to work, proves they want to dictate to the rest of us exactly how the Fletcher Cove Community Center should be regulated. Let’s give the city’s policy a chance.

Kelly Harless, Solana Beach

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Museum moving forward with expansion By Jared Whitlock

ENCINITAS — From a re-creation of downtown in the late 1940s to a 4,000square-foot barn, the San Dieguito Heritage Museum is looking to add more exhibits. The Encinitas Planning Commission backed the museum’s master plan for expansion with a 5-0 vote on Sept. 5. Founded in 1988, the museum spotlights history from Del Mar to Encinitas. Inside the museum, there are old photographs and artifacts like wooden surfboards. Outside, visitors can peruse exhibits ranging from an oldtime stagecoach to a 1950s fire truck. The planned exhibits, combined with ones already there, will give a full picture of the area’s history, said Will Neblett, executive director of the museum. “They can walk through history,” Neblett said. Presently, a Native American grass hut stands at the northeast corner of the 1acre property as a nod to the first settlers of the area. Strolling in a semi-circle along the property, there’s an Olivenhain home from 1885, a 19th century general store, a historic Texaco gas station and a 1930s shack built in the early days of Ecke Ranch. To continue the trip through time, Neblett said the museum directors would like to reimagine downtown as it was nearly 70 years ago with a new exhibit.

Built in 1885, the historic Teten House will be placed on concrete foundation as part of a San Dieguito Heritage Museum revamp. The Planning Commission backed the museum’s master plan for expansion, paving the way for new exhibits. Photo by Jared Whitlock

“Surf culture was starting to spring up and the 101 was being built,” Neblett said. “We would like to have storefronts and other structures that reflect that time.” As another link to the past, the plan calls for constructing an adobe brick structure. Also being built: a 4,000-square-foot barn that will contain old documents for researchers to leaf through. And the barn will double as a spot for public

meetings. “Encinitas has a shortage of meeting places,” Neblett said. “I think more people will come here for meetings and want to see the rest of the museum.” Additionally, the 1885 home, known as the historic Teten House, will be placed on concrete foundation. Neblett said the master plan came about in response to more people checking out the museum. For instance,

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more than 1,000 local elementary school students visited this past school year, compared with 350 students three years ago. Also, the museum is due to get more visitors thanks to more people gravitating to the surrounding area, Neblett said. He noted the nearby Leichtag Foundation property will soon host more community programs. Plus, the school farm across the street is sprouting.

“We’re in the middle of a new community hub,” he said. Previously, the museum could be found below City Hall. In 2007, it relocated to 450 Quail Gardens Dr. — property that the city owns. In exchange for educating residents about local history, the city leases the property to the museum for $1 a year. At the planning commission meeting, Planning Commissioner Anthony

Brandenburg called the expansion “fantastic,” adding that the museum has long been a valuable resource for those in the community. “Unless you know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you’re going,” Brandenburg said. A handful of museum supporters spoke in favor of the master plan during the meeting. Currently, Neblett said there’s no timeline for construction. The museum is still raising money for the master plan, and it’s currently unknown how much money is needed to fund it. To move forward with construction, the museum must pave 41 concrete spaces in the nearby dirt lot and implement drainage improvements, as per city requirements. Resident Donna Westbrook opposed the expansion plan. Westbrook said the city’s General Plan demands a 50-foot buffer from any riparian wetland for developments, but the museum’s master plan only calls for a 5- to 10-foot buffer. But Roy Sapau, senior planner, said city code allows for a reduced buffer if a development provides “protective measures for the wetland.” Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe make up the historical San Dieguito area.The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

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Guests enjoy food and drink during a warm September evening in Rancho Santa Fe. Photos by Tony Cagala

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RANCHO SANTA FE – Helping to raise funds for a special tennis center in Tecate, Mexico — that was the reason for gathering at the residence of Sarah and John Cox on Sept. 6. With funds raised from a silent auction, the proceeds would go to the Sean Eduardo Sanchez Center. The center, founded by Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa’s head tennis professional Eduardo I. Sanchez, is the first two public tennis courts in Tecate. Named after Sanchez’s late son Sean, he has created a program to provide free tennis instruction, equipment, transportation to tournaments and academic scholarships for the kids enrolled.

Eugenio Gonzalez, left, with his father Luis Fernando stop for a photo. Eugenio, 10, has been enrolled in the SES tennis program for the past four years and has climbed the tennis ranks in the 12-U category. He’s currently ranked No. 2 in Mexico.

Ina Von Ber, left, samples a macaroon with Grace Abdo from La Reine des Macarons.

Coleen Freeman of Rancho Santa Fe Estate & Fine Jewelry showcases some of the items available for sale at the event. Some of the proceeds from the evening went to the SES Tennis Center.

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Farm, microbrewery, winery and market all to sprout with city grant Area expects to draw tourists to buy and taste local produce

A sense of humor not full of holes JEAN GILLETTE Small Talk irst let me remind all that I have a gorgeous new kitchen. I cling to that as the home surrounding the kitchen crumbles. I pulled into the driveway anticipating a change of clothes, an exercise class and a quiet evening. Instead I found a mini-geyser pulsing out of my front garden like a major artery had been slit. I naively figured it was part of our old, feeble sprinkler system. I had dug down and put a plant in two weeks ago and thought perhaps I had unwittingly nicked a pipe. So now I had to get the water shut off. Oh, I knew where the valve was, but it was too stiff for me to turn. I threw myself on the mercy of a neighbor who got it shut off. I then scrambled around until I found an emergency irrigation repair guy who came by and dug up the line, expecting to find PVC pipe, and fix it. Apparently, loving my upgraded kitchen and baths was just too much hubris for the gods to take. Once the offending line was visible, the

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CARLSBAD — A new public farm accompanied by a corresponding winery, microbrewery, market and more will be built in Carlsbad thanks to a city grant that will help cover the startup costs of the agricultural endeavor. Carlsbad Ranch Company, L.P., the owner and operator of the Carlsbad Flower Fields, has brought plans before the city to plant several crops and construct a floral trade center and marketplace in the vacant northern half of its property along Car Country Drive and Cannon Road. The company has proposed planting wine grapes, hops, mandarin oranges, olives, blueberries and pitaya over nearly 100 acres on its property. It plans on selling its crops wholesale and making food products such as wine, beer and olive oil on site, allowing visitors to tour the farm and buy products grown and made there. In doing so, the project strives to allow visitors to “get closer to the experience of where food is grown and how it’s produced,” said Chris Calkins, CEO and President of Carltas Company, which owns Carlsbad Ranch Company, L.P. Not to mention, the farm and marketplace would be an extension of the neighboring Flower Fields, but with the advantage of being a year round attraction. “This is something nobody has done,” he said. Though the project has been in development since 2009 and has a pending application before the city Planning Department, Calkins presented the plans before City Council at its Sept. 10 meeting to apply for more than $1 million in agricultural grant funds. The city collects ACMF (Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fees) from developers whenever coastal agricultural land is converted for urban uses to the tune of $10,000 per converted acre, according to city planner Kevin Pointer. Those funds are then distributed as grants for projects that restore coastal environments, beaches, and lagoons, improve lagoon nature centers, and/or purchase and improve agricultural lands. With about $516,000 in collected funds and $616,000 in left over funds from the Carlsbad Beach Nourishment project, staff presented the six projects that applied for the $1.1 million in grant funds to City Council. Staff recommended that

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Council members Keith Blackburn, left, and Farrah Douglas listen to staff’s presentation about designating grant funds for the establishment of a public farm and marketplace in Carlsbad. Photo by Rachel Stine

all of the available ACMF money be used to fully fund five of the projects and partially fund one of them. The Batiquitos Lagoon

This is something that nobody has done.” Chris Calkins CEO,President Carltas Company

Foundation requested funds for a nature center replacement project and the restoration of a lagoon ecological reserve, and the Buena Vista Audubon Society requested a grant for a kiosk upgrade along with sign installation. Yet, staff recommended that 92 percent of the available funds be used towards the three project proposals from the Carlsbad Ranch Company, L.P., for its farm and marketplace. These proposals asked for funds to help offset the costs of building a road for visitors to access the farm and marketplace center, purchasing coolers and display equipment for the floral trade center, and the installation and cultivation of its crops. “I noticed that a huge, disproportionate amount is going to Carlsbad Ranch

Company,” said Council member Keith Blackburn at the meeting. Pointer explained that after the city advertised for projects for these grant funds during the spring of this year, the six projects were the only ones that applied and all of them met the grant requirements. Hence, staff advised funding all projects fully, except the floral trade center equipment which was recommended to receive over half of the requested funding. Calkins explained that the revenues from the production of the farm and marketplace in the first few years could not cover its startup costs. “To do something like this, there is an investment that has to be made that isn’t going to be economically supported by the elements being put in here,” he told Council after giving them a presentation about the planned project. “Give us the subsidy that we need to establish and to prove that this concept works.” He acknowledged that a small farm like the one he proposed would not be able to cover its costs by the sale of its crops alone, as is the case with

the Flower Fields. Hence, the project is designed to attract tourists and bring in other complimentary businesses that could make up the difference. Though drawn to the qualities of the project, council members questioned the economic viability of the project years down the road when it would not be applicable for any more one-time ACMF funds. “You said, ‘It will be built by economic value we hope,’ and then you something like, ‘This is just experimental,’” reiterated Blackburn. “You started showing me something nice and then you starting causing me some concern.” Calkins responded, “Can I tell you that the crops will be successful? That we’ll have a market? That you will have water for us?...I can’t tell you that, but I can tell you that our best projections is this can be successful.” Ultimately, City Council decided to support the project given Calkins’ company’s success with the Flower Fields, and voted unanimously to approve the distribution of ACMF grant funds to the six recommended projects.

repairman admitted he had never seen pipe like ours. Ever. It was not PVC, but something not truly suited to serve as a main water line, which it was. We needed a plumber to fix it and the sun was going down. I slapped on my Wonderwoman indestructible bracelets and lasso of truth and headed to the home repair store in hopes of a temporary fix. I came home armed with a metal cuff. That, plus a plastic bag wrapped around the break, and some major assistance from a young friend with upper body strength, stopped the flow. I felt like I had won the Nobel plumbing prize. I swiftly took a shower, brushed my teeth and did dishes. Then I sat down and indulged in some serious self-pity. There was every chance my immediate future would require a jackhammer and large check. Good news, though. The leak was fixable and my driveway’s intact. But I swear I can hear the rest of the waterline laughing at me.

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Dine with detectives RANCHO SANTA FE — The Village Church Community Theater announces “Rick Lowell, Private Eye,� a 1940s style detective dinner theater radio drama beginning at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 at the Village Church, 6225 Paseo Delicias. Dinner will be served in the redecorated Village Church Community Theater facility, after it has been transformed into a live

radio broadcast studio. As part of the live studio audience, the audience will feel the ambience of a radio theater show. It features Rick Lowell, Private Eye, searching for a movie prop for “The Maltese Falcon.� The fun begins as he runs into Nazi agents, crooked dames, snooty art dealers, dangerous gangsters and movie actors playing English detectives. A spoof on the Humphrey

Bogart movie, “The Maltese Falcon,� the play is packed with classic 1940s Los Angeles settings and colorful characters. The audience is invited to join the fun by coming dressed in black and white. All seats are reserved at $30 for single tickets or $224 for a table of eight. Reservations can be made at (858) 756-2441, ext. 128 or visit villagechurchcommunitytheater@gmail.com.

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It’s a family affair as Kim’s Restaurant in Encinitas is turned over to a younger generation. From left: Alex Stauffer and fiancee Xuan Nguyen, new managers of Kim’s Restaurant; Kim Nguyen, new owner; and Kim Doan, founding owner. Kim Nguyen is Kim Doan’s younger sister and Xuan Nguyen’s mother. Photo by Lillian Cox

Family’s businesses are staples in city By Lillian Cox

ENCINITAS — The torch of the popular Vietnamese eatery, Kim’s Restaurant, has been passed to a new generation. In 1986, Kim Doan opened the restaurant in The Lumberyard, which, at the time, was considered Encinitas’ newest and most exclusive mall. Six months ago Doan sold it to her younger sister, Kim Nguyen, who owns Kim’s Alterations with husband, John Nguyen, a couple of blocks away on Coast Highway. “I bought the business because my daughter, Xuan, said, ‘Mother, I really want this restaurant,’â€? Kim Nguyen recalled. “She worked here since she was 15 and loved it. At first customers worried that the food wouldn’t be the same, but my sister trained her so well that they couldn’t tell the difference.â€? Xuan is managing the business with her fiancĂŠ, Alex Stauffer, who met Xuan six years ago when he was a patron. They became engaged last November and plan to marry next year. Alex is a local, born and raised in Carlsbad, and a graduate of the Army-Navy Academy, who left his job with The Salk Institute to embark on a new career in the restaurant business. “We’ve done some subtle remodeling, to let customers know that there is a new owner, such as reupholstering the chairs from pink and blue to brown, and installing new carpets and a countertop,â€? he said. Kim Nguyen said her sis-

ter, who is seven years older, wanted to sell the restaurant because she was tired after 27 years. Nguyen added that she’ll be onsite when time permits to visit her daughter, and greet customers. “I have many customers from my alterations business who want to support my new restaurant,� she added. In 1980, the sisters fled Viet Nam, to escape communism, and settled in South Carolina where a friend of Doan’s husband, Diep Doan, agreed to sponsor them. “We had friends from Viet Nam who settled in San Diego and at the end of 1981 we decided to move the family here because of the weather,� Kim Doan said. The sisters drew upon their culinary experience, which they learned from their mother who was known for her cooking and entertaining, by working for a Vietnamese restaurant near their home in Southeast San Diego. Doan worked as a cook and Nguyen her helper. “In 1986 we were looking to start our own restaurant and a realtor showed us different areas around San Diego County,� Doan said.“We fell in love with Encinitas. We had been to many places in the U.S. but had never seen a place like this.� Once they opened the doors to Kim’s Restaurant, there was no turning back. “We were busy from the beginning because people who live on the coast appreciate vegetables and healthy food,� Kim Nguyen explained. Rose Marie Polito and her

late husband John were there from the beginning. “It was the week that Kim’s opened,� she remembered. “My husband loved her because she was so kind, and the other Kim (Nguyen) did our tailoring work. Fifteen years ago we moved to Palm Springs, but every time we returned to the coast we came to Kim’s Restaurant first. She taught me how to eat Vietnamese food.� Kim Nguyen’s clientele runs the gamut from vegans and meat eaters to surfers, devotees of the Self Realization Fellowship, city hall employees and celebrities. One of the most popular dishes, Ravi Shankar’s Favorite, was named after the late sitar maestro, also a long time Encinitas resident that inspired the Beatles. The dish is made using spicy lemon grass with bell peppers, bamboo and a choice of shrimp, chicken or pork, or vegetarian. “I didn’t know who he was at first,� Doan recalled. “Then he gave me a ticket for a concert he was giving in Escondido.� Shankar’s daughter, singer Norah Jones, also patronizes the restaurant. The restaurant specializes in pho and specialty rice paper dishes including hand wraps, noodle soup, seafood, and barbecue and vegan selections. Popular dishes include shrimp wrapped around sugar cane, shrimp salad, beef salad and Kim’s personal favorites beef and grape leaves, and spicy shrimp. Kim’s Restaurant is at 745 S. Coast Hwy.101, Encinitas.

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Cultural Diversity Japan and Korea seem to be the birthplaces in the quest for youthful and beautiful skin, with the latest “elixir� (as usual, based on traditional, centuriesold beliefs) being snail mucus — applied by specially bred live snails that slither across customers’ faces. The Clinical Salon in central Tokyo sells the 60minute Celebrity Escargot Course session for the equivalent of about $250 and even convinced a London Daily Telegraph reporter to try one in July. (Previously, News of the Weird has informed readers of Asian nightingalefeces facials and live-fish pedicures.) Unclear on the Concept: Among people earnestly devoted to palmistry (the foretelling of the future by “expert� examination of the inner surface of the hand), a few in Japan have resorted to what seems like cheating: altering their palm lines with cosmetic surgery. According to a July Daily Beast dispatch from Tokyo, Dr. Takaaki Matsuoka is a leading practitioner, preferring an electric scalpel over laser surgery in that the latter more often eventually heals over, obviously defeating the purpose. He must be careful to add or move only the lines requested by the patient (e.g., “marriage� line, “romance� line, “moneyluck� line, “financial� success line).

Latest Religious Messages Iran’s INSA news service reported in January that officials in Shiraz had acquired a finger-amputation machine to perhaps streamline the gruesome punishment often meted out to convicted thieves. (A masked enforcer turns a guillotine-like wheel to slice off the finger in the manner of a rotary saw.) Iran is already known for its reliance on extreme Islamic Sharia, which prescribes amputations, public lashings and death by stoning, and Middle East commentators believe the government will now step up its amputating of fingers, even for the crime of adultery.

Progressive Governments In July, the Czech Republic approved Lukas Novy’s official government ID photo even though he was wearing a kitchen colander on his head. Novy had successfully explained that his religion required it since he is a “Pastafarian� — a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (a prank religion pointing out that all deities’ power and wisdom comes from followers’ faith rather than from tangible proof of their existence).

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COAST CITIES — Competing against hundreds of applicants nationwide, SANDAG has won a $14 million federal grant to replace four aging timber trestle bridges in the Los PeĂąasquitos Lagoon in North County – a project to improve the reliability of both passenger and freight services in the nation’s second-busiest rail corridor. Nationwide, 585 applications from 50 states totaling more than $9 billion vied for $474 million in available funding under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The rail bridge project was one of 52 projects selected for funding nationwide. SANDAG has been collaborating with multiple agencies on this project, including the North County Transit District (NCTD), Amtrak, Caltrans, Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), and BNSF Railway. “This shovel-ready proj-

ect will produce short-term economic benefits by directly or indirectly creating more than 200 jobs. It is also part of a larger modernization program in the North Coast Corridor that will generate long-term economic benefits for the region and the state,� said SANDAG Executive Director Gary Gallegos. �This work will help ensure that this vital rail line is kept in a state of good repair for the 2.7 million intercity passengers who depend on it each year,� said NCTD Executive Director Matthew Tucker. Part of the Los AngelesSan Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor, the four timber trestle bridges spanning Los Peùasquitos Lagoon date back to the 1920s and 1930s. They are either at the end or nearing the end of their lifespans and require frequent and costly maintenance. Each year about $310,000 is spent on the upkeep of these structures. If the rail bridges are not replaced, the speed limit for trains in the area may have to be reduced from the current

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Chargers bring in cornerback The Chargers have signed free agent cornerback Crezdon Butler, the team announced Sept. 17. Butler, 6 feet 1 inch, 191 pound, is in his fourth NFL season. He most recently spent time in Buffalo, playing in six games in 2012, primarily on special teams.

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He had one defensive tackle and two special teams stops for the Bills. Butler was released by Buffalo at the end of training camp in 2013. Butler came to the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010 (164th overall) after a collegiate career at Clemson where he tied for second in school history with 243 career interception return yards. Butler played in four games as a rookie for the Steelers, collecting three special teams stops. The Steelers waived him before the start of the 2011 season and Butler was claimed by the Arizona Cardinals. He played in one game, but injured his ankle and spent the majority of the

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Riley recalls his North County roots Jay Paris The ol’ ball coach is returning and he can’t wait to see the old haunts. Oregon State’s Mike Riley eyeing Qualcomm Stadium, where he was the Chargers’ coach for three years? Well, that too. “I had my little favorite hangout places,’’ Riley said. “Like Pipes for breakfast in Cardiff.’’ Riley is in town for Saturday’s game against San Diego State, but there’s a piece of him that never left North County. From 19992001, he lived in Del Mar and Solana Beach, devoured burritos at Roberto’s, put his toes in the sand and hiked Torrey Pines State Reserve. It was there I did something I’d never done before or since: went on a double date with an NFL coach. Riley and his wife, Dee, joined myself and my spouse, Julie, for a scenic trek overlooking the ocean. We retired to Ki’s in Cardiff, where the waiter dumped two entrees in Dee’s lap. Oops, he said. Oh well, came Riley’s reply. Riley was the epitome of a nice guy, and when he finished last in 2000, a cliché rang true. Riley’s Chargers stint was marked by losses and Ryan Leaf, and we’re not sure which was more painful to chronicle. Ex-general manager Bobby Beathard plucked Riley from Oregon State after a two-year run with the Beavers. It was a typical

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against-the-grain Beathard decision, but this one wasn’t smooth. “In retrospect, it would have been a ton better for me if I had been in the NFL before taking a job like that,’’ said Riley, who went 14-34. ”Like being an assistant coach or coordinator. I think it would have prepared me.’’ Instead Riley was a rookie in every sense, and the common thread was defeats. Although he won four of his final five games in his debut season to go 8-8. But a coach killer in Leaf was lurking and that was something Riley couldn’t overcome with a smile and warm handshake. With Leaf in control in 2000, the Chargers sank to 115. Riley got one more spin, but was spit out the Chargers Park door after a 511 stinker. “Even though I didn’t do well enough to get to stay, I look back on that as a growing and good experience considering the people I got to be around,’’ Riley said. Maybe that was problem — too many chiefs to chart a consistent direction. “I had three general managers in three years and they had different visions of a football team regarding a unified, long-term approach to the draft and personnel,’’ Riley said. “That was pretty disruptive.’’ But Riley never rocked the USS Charger, despite a 2000 draft-day plea to Beathard being ignored. As an USC assistant Riley recruited a quarterback out of Northern California, someone that landed at Michigan.That the kid was on the board in the sixth round had Riley pitching his name to Beathard. Too bad Beathard didn’t catch on. That quarterback did, some guy by the name of Tom Brady. “I try not to dwell too much on that,’’ Riley said,

with a laugh. Same with the arrows that arrive with three nonwinning seasons. “We obviously tried our best so I don’t have any regrets or qualms about that,’’ he said. “But I look back on it and it was good for me; I learned a lot of football.’’ Riley would soon be gone, same for Leaf and JaJaun Seider — the Florida A&M quarterback Beathard drafted instead of Brady. But Riley recites others with a deep appreciation: Jim Harbaugh, Rodney Harrison, John Parrella, LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees. Guys that were topnotch even if on teams that were at the league’s lower level. Riley found his appropriate ground two years later, returning to Oregon State in 2003. He’s molded a successful program, even if in the shadow of Oregon and all it represents. While the Ducks score like a video game with their spread offense, Riley clings to his pro-style attack. It isn’t the fad, but it remains productive: it’s the nation’s top passing offense at 438 yards per game. “I don’t want to change philosophy,’’ Riley said, noting the Beavers advancing to the NFL. “Copy cats many times are a poor version of what the real thing is.’’ There’s nothing fake about Riley, and that includes his affection for all things North County. “It was special,’’ he said. “We loved the little beach towns. The best way I tell people about it is it’s just good living.’’

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GOOD VIBRATIONS Maurine Karowsk, who is blind, catches a wave at South Carlsbad State Beach on Sept. 15 with the help of others at an annual surf clinic for sight-impaired individuals. Organized by the Swami’s Surfing Association, volunteers guided 40 sight-impaired surfers into waves during the event. Photo courtesy of Bob Mangini

Bill may extend race track season DEL MAR — A bill by Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins to allow the California Horse Racing Board to reallocate racing dates currently held by Hollywood Park Race Track, which is closing at the end of its 2013 winter season. The bill has been passed by the state legislature and sent to the governor. The bill permits these dates to be distributed to remaining Southern California tracks, most notably Del Mar and Santa Anita racetracks. AB 1074 also renews for one year the statewide marketing organization administered by the horseracing industry. “Horseracing fans from all over Southern California have traveled to Del Mar since before Bing Crosby sang about where the surf meets the turf,” said Atkins. “My bill would position Del Mar to compete for the coveted Breeder’s Cup. This would be exciting for horseracing fans and a tremendous boon to our local economy.” The Breeder’s Cup is a two-day event that features one of racing’s largest purses and is estimated to bring as much as $60 million into the local economy of the racetrack that hosts it. After years as one of the premier racetracks in the United States, Hollywood Park will close this year to make way for a new retail/residential development. Del Mar Racetrack is located at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, in the northern San Diego County city of Del Mar. It was founded

in 1937 by a partnership among a number of famous Hollywood celebrities, including Bing Crosby, Pat O’Brien, Gary Cooper, Joe E. Brown, and Oliver Hardy. The marketing association renewed by this bill has been renewed every legislative session since it was established in 1998 by SB 27. That bill delineated both how the funds for the

association were to be collected and how they could be disbursed. AB 1074 is supported by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Thoroughbred Owners of California. Governor Jerry Brown has until Oct. 13 to sign or veto the measure.

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Sept. 22 at the Ocean Beach Pier, demonstrating San Diego’s support for pollution-free beaches and waterways and focused on the Rise Above Plastics campaign. For more information visit sandiego.surfrider.org/events/pcw or (619) 929-5350.

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FALL PREVENTION The MASH BASH The Encinitas Carlsbad Senior Center will host

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The closing day of the San Diego Polo season will host the Celebrity Polo Cup to benefit His Royal Highness Prince Harry’s charity, Sentebale, from 12:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the San Diego Polo Club, 14555 El Camino Real, Rancho Santa Fe. It will feature a polo match and silent auction plus lunch for all Sentebale guests. For tickets, visit sandiegopolo.com/sentebale. BLESSING FOR PETS Bring your favorite pet for a blessing during “All Creatures Great and Small: Blessing of the Animals” at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 2510 Gateway Road, Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad. In honor of St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day, pets or cremains of pets will receive a blessing. All two-legged, fourlegged, slithering and flying creatures are welcome. RSF BOOK SALE The Rancho Santa Fe Book Cellar invites all to its semiannual HalfPrice Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 at 1 7 0 4 0 Avenida de Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe. Half-off of entire inventory plus door prizes. For more information, contact the Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild, (858) 756-4780

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holding a “M*A*S*H Bash” fundraiser for building repairs at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at 210 F Street, Encinitas, for an evening of a ham and Lima beans menu, prizes, an auction and more. For more information, contact Steve Lewandowski at (858) 699-5545 AAUW LUNCH The North County branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Ave., Carlsbad. For lunch reservations, call (760) 729-6445.

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First Presbyterian Church Oceanside is holding a Fiesta from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m Sept. 22 at First Presbyterian Church Oceanside, 2001 S. El Camino Real. Scout troop 752 will be barbecueing. Tickets at the church office. For more information, contact lisagthibodeaux14@gmail.com or call (760) 757-3560. ARTS ALIVE Arts Alive will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Loma Santa Fe to celebrate the opening of the revamped Highway 101, to the San Elijo Lagoon and around back along the Coastal Rail Trail. For more information, contact Anita Edman at (858) 7202454 or at aedman@cosb.org.

PADDLE OUT AGAINST PLASTICS The Surfrider Foundation San Diego County chapter hosts the Paddle for Clean Water, from 9 a.m. to noon

adults ages 50 and older from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sept. 25, with the San Diego Fall Prevention Task Force. Registration is required at (800) 827-1008 or carlsbadca.gov/parksandrec.

SEPT. 26 TOASTMASTERS TIME HiFi Speakers Toastmasters club meets every Thursday noon to 1 p.m. at the FICO Building, 3661 Valley Center Drive, Suite 400, Carmel Valley. For more information, call Johnny Garon at (858) 369-8677 or johnnygaron@fico.com. CURATOR

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SEPT. 27 MUSIC AND FUN Drop in for for Happy Hour from 4 to 7 p.m. and live music and dancing every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Encinitas Elks Lodge 1393 Windsor Drive, Cardiff by the Sea. Cost is $10.

SEPT. 28 PUMPKIN ART Friendship Gardeners of Del Mar meet at 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 28. The afternoon project, Bedazzle a Pumpkin, will require a small to medium pumpkin and succulent cuttings from your yard. New members welcome. Call (858) 755-6570 for location information.

Make fire safety a priority RANCHO SANTA FE — It has been a busy fire season this year. While there has not been a major incident within the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District (RSFFPD), the state of California, including parts of San Diego County, has seen a lot of fire activity. Currently, there are seven major wildfires burning throughout the state. Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District sent two units and six firefighters to assist on the largest active fire, the Rim Fire, burning near Yosemite National Park. As of Sept. 3, the Rim Fire has burned more than 235,000 acres. According to Cal Fire, this past winter was one of the driest on record, with the snowpack measuring only 17 percent of normal. That, combined with a lack of winter rain, has led to extreme dry conditions throughout the state which, in turn, have led to an increased number of large wildfires earlier in the fire season than normal. California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, climate and climate change have a huge impact on the size, severity, duration, and frequency of wildfires. The agency states that California’s three largest fires on record have all occurred within the last 10 years and the number of acres burned annually since 2000 has nearly doubled when compared to 19502000. A common misconception with wildfires is that areas that have recently burned will not experience another wildfire, at least not one as devastating, for years to come. However, a recentlyburned area is still susceptible to wildfires. The recent Silver Fire near Banning, CA, which destroyed 26 homes, burned almost exclusively in an area that burned in the Esperanza fire just 7 years ago. “This is the most dangerous year for fire that we’ve seen since 2007,” said James Ashcraft, RSFFPD board chairman. “We are seeing low levels of plant moisture and a there is a high probability that will experience several

Santa Ana events this fall.We cannot delay implementing any safety measures this year.” Fire Chief Tony Michel agreed. “While we have not had a major fire incident in the district so far this year, fire season is far from over. We are anticipating a very busy fall and Santa Ana winds season, making it important for all to be prepared.The Fire District is taking steps to ensure we are ready and it is important that homeowners do the same.” The Fire District’s Prevention staff is taking steps to help minimize the threat of wildfire in our area. The District has a fire inspector dedicated solely to inspecting properties for potential fire hazards. The focus is on the evacuation routes, vacant lots, and fuel modification zones around structures.There are a variety of fire hazards found during daily inspections which result in violations notices. From April to today, 330 properties have been sent violation notices not including the shelter-in-place communities. According to Bret Davidson, RSFFPD’s Training Officer, “We join with Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Vista Fire Departments to conduct 12 drills on the topics of communications, fire shelters, and fire behavior.” In addition, the RSFFPD participates in the annual San Diego County Fire Chief’s Wildland Preparedness Drill, the Southern California Training Officers Association Entrapment Program, the annual Cal Fire Operational Readiness meeting for all chief officers, livefire training at Camp Pendleton, and a Wildland Fire Behavior class. Property owners also play a key role in minimizing and even preventing wildfires. The following list highlights additional steps homeowners can take now to protect their home during future wildfires: — Remove leaves and other debris from your roof and rain gutters. — Maintain 100 feet of defensible space around your

home. — Thin out combustible vegetation within 30 feet of roadways and driveways. — Replenish dead and dying vegetation with fireresistive trees and plants. — Keep combustible materials at least 10 feet away from propane tanks. — Firewood and trash cans should be stored at least 30 feet away from structures. In addition to taking steps to protect the home, it is also important to develop a plan to protect one’s family: — Identify at least two ways out of your neighborhood. — Make a list of important items you need to take with you if you are evacuated, including medications, important documents, and cell phone chargers. — Make a plan for transporting and caring for your pets. — Register your home phone and cell phone with Alert San Diego through Get Ready San Diego, San Diego County’s mass emergency notification system. This can be done online at readysandiego.org. If an evacuation is ordered, doing the following will help make the process smoother and safer for you and your family: — Gather the items on your list and place them in your vehicle. — If there is time, move patio furniture and other combustible materials away from the house. — Close all windows and doors, both interior and exterior. — Evacuate early. You do not need to wait for an evacuation order. If at any time you feel threatened, leave. You may also want to start evacuating early if you have young children or dependent adults. — Evacuate in the opposite direction of the fire. — Stay out of the area until authorities permit reentry. By preparing now, you can help protect your home and your family during any future emergency. For more tips on preparing for wildfire and what to do during an emergency, visit rsf-fire.org.

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Jane Cartmill, president, San Diego Animal Advocates with rescue beagle Piper continues to fight against the practices of animal testing and captivity in San Diego. Photo by Lillian Cox

Activist continues fight against animal captivity, testing By Lillian Cox

ENCINITAS — Shortly after arriving in San Diego in 1981 Jane Cartmill accompanied a date to a small dinner party. Raised in Massachusetts, on a meat and potato diet, Cartmill experienced her first vegetarian dinner and an introduction to animal rights that evening. The hostess was Sally Mackler, founder of the San Diego chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which subsequently became San Diego Animal Advocates (SDAA). “We were kindred spirits from the start,” Cartmill remembers. “My first action was a demonstration at UCSD's University Hospital in Hillcrest. We were protesting the fact that salesmen from a surgical instruments company were using live dogs from the shelter to teach doctors how to use staples.” Pound seizure,a means of acquiring pets surrendered at shelters for animal experimentation, was the dominant issue for SDAA, followed by captivity at SeaWorld. “My favorite quote is ‘God loved birds and invented trees; Man loved birds and invented cages,’” Cartmill said. “Children want to capture bugs in jars and watch them. And it is a short trip from that activity to watching animals confined in zoos and theme parks.” In 1984 SDAA demonstrators joined Greenpeace to protest SeaWorld’s application to capture 100 whales in Alaskan waters. “Some whales were used for research, others for breeding and display,” Cartmill recalled. “The Alaska governor objected and SeaWorld dropped its application.” SDAA was also successful in preventing SeaWorld from exhibiting a great white shark, a species that’s never survived captivity. There were disappointments including an attempt in the late 1980s to persuade SeaWorld to release an orca named Corky — much like the

plot in the 1993 film, “Free Willy.” “Even though our demonstrations never resulted in her release, it was probably the first time most of the public learned that Corky was actually ‘Shamu’ and that every performing orca at SeaWorld was named Shamu to create the illusion that he never died,” she said. Cartmill said SeaWorld tried to thwart their efforts by restricting demonstrators to the sidewalk outside of the park. “San Diego Animal Advocates and I sued SeaWorld for violation of our free speech rights under threat of arrest, even though the park is city-owned property,” she said. “The case is still pending.” Today, Cartmill is heartened with SeaWorld’s report that attendance has dropped 6 percent nationally in the first half of 2013. “I hope this is an indication that films like “Blackfish” and “The Cove”are increasing public awareness of the truth behind capture, captive breeding and life in captivity for marine mammals,” she said. David Koontz is communications director of SeaWorld San Diego. “Since opening in 1964, SeaWorld San Diego has given more than 150 million people from around the world the opportunity to see, learn about and be inspired by marine animals, however, we realize there are individuals and groups opposed to the care of animals in zoos,marine parks and aquariums,” he said. Koontz adds that no organization is more committed to the physical,mental and social care and well being of animals than SeaWorld. “The real advocates for animals are the trainers, aviculturists, animal care staff and veterinarians at our park. We are very proud of what we do regardless of the inaccurate or misleading comments been made by those with TURN TO ACTIVIST ON A28

RANCHO SANTA FE — Pongo has a home. Pongo was one of four 5-week- old puppies found in a dumpster in Chula Vista last May. The puppies had been left for dead with their ears cut off. Yesterday, Pongo went home with his new family, Colleen Lanin and Phil Grossfield, their two children and their senior rescue dog and senior rescue cat. The San Diego family is a dedicated animal rescue adopter. Helen Woodward Animal Center received quite a number of applications but ultimately the Grossfield family was the perfect fit for Pongo. The adoptions depart-

ment sent this note: “Pongo went home with a delightful family. The couple was so nice and thoughtful they called each day after they met him to see if we had decided who would be taking Pongo home. They went on a shopping spree at our store and left with armfuls of toys and supplies. Our little Pongo would not stop licking the woman. We felt like he was saying “Thank you for giving me a forever family. They promised to send lots of updates which we all look forward to reading.” The remaining puppies continue their healing and hope to become available for adoption in the weeks ahead. For more information,

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An open letter to everyone under age 30 MOTLEY FOOL INVESTOR BY MORGAN HOUSEL Dear Millennials, There’s an old story about a guy taking a smoke break with his nonsmoking colleague. “How long have you been smoking?” the colleague asks. “Thirty years,” says the smoker. “Thirty years!” marvels the co-worker. “That costs so much money. At a pack a day, you’re spending $1,900 a year. Had you instead invested that money at an 8percent return for the last 30 years, you’d have $250,000 in the bank today. That’s enough to buy a Ferrari.” The smoker looked puzzled. “Do you smoke?” he asked his co-worker. “No.” “So where is your Ferrari?” When you think about money and saving, stop, look around and ask yourself: Where are all the Ferraris? Sure, not everyone with $250,000 should buy a Ferrari, or even wants one. But we know the rough financial position of average Americans, and it isn’t within hailing distance of Ferraris. Less than 60 percent of Americans are saving anything, and two-thirds of those who are have less than $25,000 salted away, according to ConvergEx. Almost half of Americans couldn’t come up with $2,000 in the next month if they had to, accord to the National Bureau of Economic Research. According to Nielsen Claritas, Americans age 55 to 64 have a median net worth of $180,000 — less than they’ll likely need for health care spending alone during retirement. How can so many Americans be so poor if accumulating a lot of money over time is as simple as saving a few dollars a day? Because most people don’t take advantage of what you Millennials have

in spades: Time. You have time on your side. Decades in front of you to save and invest. It’s the biggest financial asset you own today, and you’re probably not even aware of it. The single best thing you can do for your finances is to realize how valuable it is. I know you, Millennials. When you think about building money for retirement, you focus on earning more money later in your career. And why not? You’ll likely earn far more in your 40s and 50s than in your 20s and 30s. Waiting until you have a nice fat paycheck before you save money makes sense, right? Wrong. The average American age 16 to 24 earns $444 a week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those age 25 to 34 earn $707 a week. Workers age 45 to 54 earn $878 a week. And those age 55 to 64 earn about $900 a week. So, by the time you’re in your 50s you can expect to earn about double what you earned in your 20s and 30s. Optimistically. Compare that to the value of money saved and invested in your 20s and 30s, and we’re not in the same ballpark. For the last 150 years, the S&P 500 has delivered

an average annual return of 6.6 percent, after inflation. During that period, we had nine major wars, 33 recessions, a half-dozen financial crises and an uncountable number of really awful things happen to the economy. Through it all, 6.6 percent a year is what you averaged. It’s the best estimate we have of what stocks will return over the next many decades. And lucky you, earning a 6.6-percent return on your savings does nothing short of miracles over time. If you are 20 years old, every dollar you save today will be worth $18.50 by the time you are 65 (and that’s adjusted for historical inflation). If you’re 30, each dollar saved today will be worth $9.60 by age 65. Think about that. From the time you are in your 20s and 30s until your 60s, your weekly wages might double. But money saved in your 20s and 30s could very realistically grow tenfold by the time you reach your 60s. Saving a little bit of money when you are young can be a more efficient way to build wealth than saving a lot when you’re older. I know how ghastly the jobs market is right now, Millennials. And most of you lucky enough to have a job feel as if your paychecks round to zero. I get it. But don’t overlook the incredible asset you have in time.

Time allows the market to do the heavy lifting of wealth-building for you. Take advantage of that any way you can. Twenty dollars a month. One hundred dollars a month. Whatever. Any small amount you save now will likely be more important to your long-term wealth than much larger amounts saved when you’re older and earning more money. This might sound basic and boring, but in 40 years, you will not care what the 200-day moving average is, or how many basis points Treasury yields rose this month, or the short-term forecast of another welldressed analyst with a charming British accent. I promise. What will matter is whether you saved money and invested it for the long haul. I know you, Millennials. You’re spending $5, $10 a day on stupid stuff you probably don’t even like while working tirelessly in college and working to boost your future earnings. Once you realize cutting out the former can be as important to your finances as trying to boost the latter, you might find yourself closer to your goals. That’s how you leverage your assets. That’s how you turn cigarettes into Ferraris. Good luck.

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MARKETPLACE NEWS Opiate addiction? North County has new treatment plan Opiate dependency is approaching pandemic proportions across the nation. “Drug overdose death rates in the U.S. have more than tripled since 1990. The highest groups at risk are young adults ages 18 to 25 years old. In 2010, 3,000 young adults died from a prescription drug overdose — a 250 percent increase from 1999.” (SAMHSA, 2011). San Diego County is not exempt from this fact. “In 2012 there were 269 prescription drug overdoses. Heroin deaths have been increasing in frequency since 2007, with heroin the most common drug responsible for accidental overdoses in 20-29 year olds. In North County San Diego, there are between 25,000 and 50,000 people that are opiate dependent (unable to function without ongoing ingestion of opiates throughout the day). This is between five and ten percent of the total population of North County (population approximately 500,000).” SANDAG, 2012). The aforementioned statistics indicate a need for more opiate treatment programs across the country. The specific needs of the opiate addict have for the most part been ignored by society at large either because of ignorance or biases. While opiate addiction is finally being addressed in the media and within our communities, treatment options are just beginning to be uncovered. Opiate dependency has the highest rate of success when medically assisted treatment services are provided. Although traditional drug treatment frowns upon the use of Methadone or Suboxone (medically assisted treatment) as tools to manage opiate withdrawal symptoms in patients, research has shown that there is less than a 1 percent success rate using the abstinence-based models. New, cutting edge treatment of the future is focused on the use of medication to help these patients regain their lives. Dr. Laura Rossi, a trailblazer in the field, recognized the stigma that so many opiate addicted patients faced in the wake of seeking treatment. In her process to provide better care, she met a like-minded woman who shared a similar vision of addressing the specific needs of opiate dependent individuals. From the initial planning stages, SOAP MAT, LLC (Stop Opiate Addiction Program,

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SERVING UP THE FLAPJACKS Firefighter Brian Schmid serves up some pancakes during a previous event. The Rancho Santa Fe Fire Department will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at RSF Fire Station No. 1 at 16936 El Fuego. Firefighters are requesting a donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children. Photo courtesy of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Department.

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Catch the beat of the drum circle DEL MAR — Give your art and décor a backbeat as Fair Trade Décor at 1412 Camino Del Mar, hosts a community drum circle from 7 to 9 p.m. every first and third Tuesday of the month. Everyone is invited, from shoppers to drum enthusiasts.

A view from just north of A Street on Coast Highway 101. The city will design the first phase of the Leucadia streetscape, from A Street to North Court along Coast Highway 101. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Encinitas begins design for first streetscape phase By Jared Whitlock

ENCINITAS — At Wednesday night’s meeting, council members unanimously approved a $759,300 contract to with RBF Consulting to start designing the first portion of the Leucadia streetscape. In 2010, the City Council approved the first phase of the streetscape, which calls for revamping Coast Highway 101 from A Street to North Court. Planting trees, adding parking spaces and putting in sidewalks as well as other traffic-calming measures on the corridor are a part of the plan. Not to mention, roundabouts are going on La Costa Avenue for the streetscape. Several residents at the meeting asked the city to reconsider the streetscape, taking issue with the roundabouts and raising concerns about parking being eliminated. But council members said they had no plans to undo the previous City Council action. “I fully support the streetscape,” Mayor Teresa Barth said, adding that roundabouts slow down traffic, yet keep it moving. For the contract, the City Council had the option of spending an additional $366,000 to design the entire streetscape, from A Street to La Costa Avenue, all at once. Ed Deane, a senior civil engineer with the city, said doing so would increase the likelihood of the city receiving grant funding, because it would be “shovel ready.”

And planning the project all in one go would capitalize on project momentum. On the other hand, he said the option could risk duplication if parts of the project were delayed. “If future phases of the project were delayed, you may have to go back in because of changes in standards, changes in development along the corridor — you would maybe have to redesign portions,” Deane said. Barth concurred with that reasoning, noting: “We would probably find ourselves redoing some of our work,” she said. Because of new priorities at North County Transit District as well as SANDAG, the city should consult those agencies and design the streetscape in pieces, she said. Councilmembers also said that the entire streetscape should be built in conjunction with planned projects like El Portal rail undercrossing and the Leucadia coastal rail trail. In the end, council members decided to hold off on using the $366,000 for the streetscape until another day. Deane said the city has set aside about $5 million for the streetscape so far. Those funds come from TransNet, which is revenue from a countywide sales tax that’s allocated to cities for transit projects. According to a 2010 estimate, the first phase of the streetscape is project-

ed to cost $7.1 million. With the contract in place, RBF consulting will draw up environmental studies, cost estimates and construction plans for the first phase of the streetscape over the next year and a half. It will also make sure the design fits within coastal commission guidelines.

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Ashley Amaral has been placing scares in people’s hearts for the past several years with her evil laugh. Her character “dolly” is a fixture in the haunted house at the annual Scream Zone event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Photo by Tony Cagala

Auditions seek out those possessing talent, not those possessed By Tony Cagala

DEL MAR — A laugh, evil and ghastly rings out from a darkened hallway. Even though it’s the middle of the day and outside the sun is blazing, the laugh still has a blood chilling effect. “That even scared me,” Ashley Palafox said, who was sitting one room over, waiting for her turn to audition to join the cast of Scream Zone, the Del Mar Fairground’s annual haunted event. It’s safe to say that Ashley Amaral knows how to scare people. That was her laugh that froze some of those getting the “scaregrounds” in their tracks. Amaral, 25, is a veteran scare, entering the seventh season as her character “Dolly,” and the laugh she employs. “It is mine. It’s a really loud, evil laugh,” she said. The laugh, she said, just came out one night while working in the haunted house. “That’s the best way to do it,” Amaral added, “you can’t practice at home because you don’t know the reaction. You might think it’s scary in the mirror, but then when a patron comes through and they’re like, ‘that wasn’t scary,’ OK, I need to change that.” Hundreds of other scarehopefuls were expected outside the Scream Zone grounds where auditions were taking place. Jen Struever, event manager, was one of those looking for talents not necessarily possessed, but possessing a unique athletic ability or skill set geared toward entertain-

ment. Sword swallowers, baton twirlers, dancers, even fire twirlers were just a few of the talents she was seeking out. And they get a lot of those applicants. “This is this place for the unusual to be usual and embraced,” Struever said. “We have people from all different walks of life…and bottom line, the most important quality is that you have to love Halloween and just have a passion for it.” And love scaring people, added Thomas Saiz, who manages the haunted hayride during Scream Zone. He’s been with the event for seven years, three of those years he worked as an actor. “There’s different types of scares that I look for,” he said. “There’s different types of actors that exist. There’s the faster…jump right in your face and get loud and crazy (kind). “And then there’s also, I’ve seen it be very effective, to where somebody just creeps out and just looks creepy and slow and they just take on that role so well.” While they may not jump out at you and scream “Boo,” Saiz said the subtle scare is just as effective. Amaral is more of the inyour-face-type of scare. As Dolly, a doll that’s been played with a little too rough, Amaral loves scaring people, especially the big, burly tough men, she said. “I love watching them crumble to the ground.” Palafox, who auditioned TURN TO SCREAM ZONE ON A27

Peter Sprague (far left) will perform with (from left to right) Gunnar Biggs, Coral McFarland Thuet, Leonard Patton, Tripp Sprague, Kevyn Lettau, and Duncan Moore in their “Brasil 2013” concert in San Diego Academy’s open amphitheater on Sunday, September 29. Photo courtesy of Barbara Rix

The musical magic of Peter Sprague KAY COLVIN A Brush With Art “Renaissance men have been in short supply since, well, the Renaissance, when it was possible for one individual to know or do everything. In contemporary music, however, Peter Sprague of Encinitas comes close to qualifying for that elite group.” So stated the late Bill Fark, arts critic of the North County Times in his 2003 review of San Diego’s musical prodigy Peter Sprague. Fast-forward a decade. With nineteen of his own albums currently under his belt, Peter Sprague has rightfully been described as “simply one of the best guitarists on the planet.” Moving to Del Mar with his family in 1963, Sprague first picked up the guitar at age twelve. The avid surfer muses, “Music was the sound score to my salt-water reality.” By the age of fifteen he was devoting most of his time and energy to learning music when he suddenly developed a fascination with jazz. Sprague says of that musical juncture, “The wave that had been always breaking to the right started breaking a new way.” Crashing music courses at UCSD with friends, Sprague says, “We were young high school beatniks

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soaking it up on the college campus.” Known as “The Minor Jazz Quintet,” the group performed in clubs while far too young for admission as patrons. Increasingly impatient with high school, Sprague studied for a year at Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy before moving to Boston at age 18 to study with notable musicians including Pat Metheny, Madame Chaloff, and classical guitarist Albin Czak. Returning to San Diego in 1978, Sprague formed The Dance of the Universe Orchestra and at age twenty began recording his own albums on the Concord Jazz and Xanadu record labels. Since that time he has been

technique disappearing and what’s left is just the pure emotional ride of music. It looks to be magic and I'm living the role of the magician.” He continues, “My process as a musician starts with the idea of creating and sharing sonic beauty. I figure one can fill the air up with all sorts of things—the sound of jackhammers or the rumble of a distant helicopter—but to set some inspired music free to the wind, making its way to the ears of the listener and hopefully touching them, this is what inspires me. “And just to be clear, the idea of ‘beautiful music’ also includes intentional dissonance for which the arc of a song would never be as dramatic if all of its elements

I work hard to make it look easy. I like to think of it as music magic.” Peter Sprague Musician

guest artist on many records, performing and touring with musical greats including Chick Corea, Hubert Laws, Dianne Reeves, David Benoit, and Sergio Mendes. The late Craig Yerkes stated in a San Diego Troubadour review, “Peter Sprague has a place right up there with great jazz guitarists of our time. More than just his instrumental and improvisational prowess, Sprague is a writer-composer of positively world-class abilities.” Sprague says, “I work hard to make it look easy. I like to think of it as music magic. To the listener it comes across as natural, flowing, and organic. There’s air and space in the sound. To arrive at this place I whittle away all that’s unnecessary and work to refine a direct link to the music itself. It’s the idea of the instrumental

were only pure and pretty.” Percussionist Monette Marino, who has performed with Sprague since the early 2000’s, says, “Peter loves to add little twists and surprises… Yet even in the complexity of his music, what matters most is that it still has to connect to the listener and move their soul.” Having received many musical awards, grants and commissions during the past two decades, Sprague states, “The paramount reason that I do all of this is because I love music and through this love, I want to reach and connect with people. We come together, sound fills the air, the world falls away, the magic of the moment illuminates, sonic emotions are exchanged, and the heart engages. Who wouldn’t want to have more of these transcendental moments in their life?”

Since 1994 all of Sprague’s recordings have been produced in his Encinitas recording facility dubbed SpragueLand. Over 300 outside recording projects have been produced in the studio while utilizing Sprague’s producing, playing, and engineering talents.With the booking and organizing assistance of his wife Stefanie, he says, “SpragueLand is going full on with a constant flow of projects ranging in style from jazz to folk, classical, new age, and back again.” Peter Sprague will be performing two free concerts made possible by funding from the City of Encinitas and Mizel Family Foundation Community Grant and the help of the SDA Foundation. The September 22 performance will feature his Latin Jazz Music Celebration with Sprague on guitar, Monette Marino on percussion, Gunnar Biggs on bass, Lou Fanucci on accordion, Beth Ross-Buckley on flute, and Coral McFarland Thuet vocals. Sprague will be joined In his September 29 “Brasil 2013” concert by vocalists Kevyn Lettau and Leonard Patton, Tripp Sprague on saxophone and flute, Gunnar Biggs on Bass, and Duncan Moore on drums. Both not-to-be-missed concerts will be held 2-5pm in the outdoor amphitheater on the San Dieguito Academy campus located at 800 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas. For more information on Peter Sprague and his musical magic, visit petersprague.com Kay Colvin is director of the L Street Fine Art Gallery in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, serves as an arts commissioner for the City of Encinitas, and specializes in promoting emerging and mid-career artists. Contact her at kaycolvin@lstreetfineart.com.

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Little known museums offer big history E’LOUISE ONDASH Hit the Road Southern California has plenty of museums, but chances are that you’ve never heard of these three: Casa del Rey Moro African Museum — 2471 Congress St., San Diego. (619) 220-0022; africanmuseumsandiego.com. $3 adults; $2 children. You may have been to San Diego’s Old Town several times, but chances are you missed this tiny museum on Congress Street. It belongs to Chuck Ambers, a retired Chula Vista school teacher, who is on a mission to educate anyone who will listen about the part that Africans have played in history — both locally, nationally and worldwide. “There’s African history all over the place,” he says. “You just have to show people.” And that he does. Step into Ambers’ world; it is filled with artifacts, photos, artwork, crafts, masks, books, books and more books. He takes visitors on an intriguing journey through time and is proud to note that all his information has ample documentation. Facts roll off his tongue as if he could say them in his sleep: Early California’s governor Pio Pico was African Mexican. Cathy Williams served 17 months in the ranks of the African American Buffalo Soldiers until they discovered she was a woman. Mabel Bell Lane in La Jolla was named after an African American woman who lived in early La Jolla. Albert and Margaret Robinson ran one of the first black-owned businesses in the county — the Robinson Hotel in Julian. The first casualty of the Boston Massacre was Crispus Attucks, a man of African

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MARK THE DATE WATERCOLOR WONDERS Beginning Watercolor with Linda Melvin will begin 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 at 843 Santa Regina, Solana Beach. Cost of all four classes is $100 plus $12.50 materials fee. Email zelda1970@cox.net to register. $100 class fee must be received within four mail days after registration to hold spot in class.

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GLORIOUS GUITAR Peter Pupping Trio and William Wilson join for two concerts of classical and Spanish guitar, from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at The Oceanfront Resort at Carlsbad

Chuck Ambers, a teacher for 30 years with the Chula Vista School District, has dedicated his retirement years to establishing the African Museum in Old Town and teaching visitors and students history from the African perspective. He is a 1965 MiraCosta alum. Retired Chula Vista teacher Chuck Ambers opens the Casa del Rey Moro African Museum on Congress Street in Old Town. He gives visitors a guided tour through history from the African perspective every day except Wednesday. Photos by Jerry Ondash

descent and a former slave. There is oh, so much more, and while visitors may not remember all that they see and hear, they will understand that history is not composed of the simple stories we learned in school, and that Africans played a significant role is shaping our world. Ambers, who stages classroom presentations (in costume) on African history, has roots in North County. He is a 1965 MiraCosta College alum and attended when it was Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College and located on Coast Highway (then Hill Street). And, he claims, “I was the first person to slam dunk in the new gym at (today’s) MiraCosta College,” he says. Casa Romantica — 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente; (949) 498-2139; casaromantica.org.; $5 adults; free for active military and children under 12. Even longtime Orange County residents don’t know about Casa Romantica. This gorgeous Spanish Colonial Revival home sits on a bluff overlooking the ocean and the San Clemente pier. It was built in 1927 by the town’s

founder, Ole Hanson, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. San Clemente was became one of the first masterplanned communities in the state. Visitors can wander freely through the spacious abode which once had seven bedrooms and bathrooms. See the grand salon, with its imported crystal chandelier and clerestory windows; Hanson’s octagonal study overlooking the Pacific; the beautifully landscaped courtyard; exquisite tile floors; and many early photos of San Clemente and its residents and visitors. The grand surprise — the spectacular view — arrives when you step out onto the back patio. Many hours and dollars have gone into restoring the crumbling home, and volunteers have planted beautiful and colorful (depending on the season) native flowers and succulent gardens. Don’t miss the butterfly garden on the north side. The Casa hosts regular exhibits on the history of San Clemente and Southern California culture that are included with admission. Group tours for all ages are

Beach by Hilton, 1 Ponto Road. Carlsbad and at 2 p.m. at Meadowlark Church, 1918 Redwing St., San Marcos. For more information, visit oceanfrontcarlsbad.com. BROOKS EXHIBIT The paintings of Neil Brooks are on exhibit through Oct. 6 at the Encinitas library, 540 Cornish D r i v e , Encinitas. Brooks’ large-scale works on c a n v a s include drawings and threedimensional NEIL BROOKS w o r k s depicting scenes of North Coast San Diego. Library hours are Sunday noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League (COAL) members art is on view through Oct 6. Wednesday through Mondays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 101, Carlsbad. Visit coalartgallery.com.

Casa Romantica, the former home of San Clemente’s founder Ole Hanson, is one of the town’s best kept secrets. The Spanish Colonial Revival home sits on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

Masks from various African countries are just a few of the many treasures and artifacts that are part of the African Museum in Old Town.

available. Map & Atlas Museum of La Jolla — 7825 Fay Ave. (lower level of the Merrill

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Google Earth in the 1400s. There also are temporary exhibits such as the one that runs through Dec. 1 which features the maps of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947), a painter, illustrator, sculptor and photographer who is known as the Renaissance Man of the West. We have La Jolla financier and philanthropist Michael Stone to thank for sharing his collection and having the desire to educate others on its value and beauty.

E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer living in North County. Tell her about your travels at eondash@coastnewsgroup.com.

ART OPEN HOUSE Join the Antique Gas & Steam Engine apply, download an art exhibit

village-wide open house from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept 26 at art galleries in Carlsbad Village Faire, including the C.O.A.L. Gallery, Oceanside Art Gallery, and Lynn Forbes Sculpture Gallery, for an evening of live music, refreshments and art. For more information, visitcoalartgallery.com COWBOY JACK Cowboy or call (760) 434-8497. Jack Cowboy Jack will play from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 24, at Robbie’s Roadhouse, 530 N. Highway 101, Encinitas. POP CONCERT “Arise from the Fall,” a concert of pop songs by college music instrucBAND IN tor Christy Coobatis will be T O W N held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in BoomBox, the MiraCosta College DJs, songConcert Hall, Bldg. 2400, 1 writers and Barnard Drive in Oceanside. multi-instruTickets are $10; seniors/stumentalists, dents, $8 at will play at 8 miracosta.edu/buytix or by p.m. Sept. 25 calling (760) 795.6815. at Belly Up ZAPOTEC WEAVING Tavern, 143 Learn about cultural weaving S. Cedros from Zapotec weaver, Porfirio Ave., Solana Beach. For tick- Gutierrez, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ets, visit bit.ly/1aJlENk. Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 at the GALLERY OPEN TO ALL

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Lynch Building); (855) 6536277; open Wednesdays, Thursdays and first and third Saturdays; free. Also free tours for school and social groups. Most people would say that a love of old maps is a rather esoteric interest, but give this gem of a museum and its collection a chance. It contains about 500 maps and atlases that date from the 15th century to the mid1900s. They are best viewed with one of the museum’s willing docents who explain why these are rare and precious documents, and how the influence of religion and pseudo-science affected map makers’ view of the world. Note to kids: There was no

Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave.,Vista. Cost is $150. To sign up, call (760) 941-1791 and ask for Mary Cortmyer.

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Carlsbad ArtSplash! will be Sept. 28-29. The Chalk Art and Entertainment Festival lets you see and create, including chalk art, live music, fine art vendors, sand sculpting, pro skateboard demos, artist-painted skateboard auction, children’s creativity area, Saturday Taste@ArtSplash and Sunday car show. Proceeds benefit arts and music programs in North County schools. For more information, visit carlsbadartsplash.org.

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Through Sept. 30, Carlsbad City Library is accepting applications for art exhibits to be displayed in 2014. Exhibits will run for six weeks on walls or in cases at the Carlsbad City Library, Georgina Cole Library or Library Learning Center. To

application at carlsbadlibrary.org or call (760) 602-2012 Artists will be notified by Nov. 15. YOUNG ARTISTS “Kids Playing for Kids” will be presented at 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at 3919 Townsgate Drive in Carmel Valley in a FanfaireFoundation series celebrating the program’s second anniversary with pianists Michael Chen, Angie Gou, Adrian Liu, and Clara Truong; French horn i s t Christine Chen; and cellist Paul Maxwell. For further information call (858) 5521668. “Kids Playing for Kids” aims to spark creativity and a sense of community in other young people so they can compete effectively in our sciencebased society.

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sions to comment and make suggestions before you make a move.

SOUP TO NUTS by Rick Stromoski

By Bernice Bede Osol

FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 2013

FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves

BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce

MONTY by Jim Meddick

ARLO & JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schorr

ALLEY OOP by Jack & Carole Bender

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — It’s a good day to get things accomplished, be they big or small. Interacting with others will help you seal a deal or come to a conclusion that will allow you to make a wise choice.

Don’t be afraid to take vigorous action in the year ahead. Your financial involvements look good, as long as you avoid unpredictable people. Rely on you and you alone when it comes to making ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Pick and progress and personal improvements. choose wisely. Avoid people who tend to VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Check out exaggerate or are forever asking for what’s being offered and sift through any something.You have to nurture and take questionable promises being made care of your needs, for a change. Make before you take a leap of faith. Protect positive personal improvements. your assets and your family. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Take a LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Listen to what others are saying, but don’t act on hearsay. Follow your heart and only share something when you know what you will get in return. Privacy and consistency should be maintained.

THE BORN LOSER by Art & Chip Sansom

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — When confronted with a restrictive situation, jump into action and counter whatever is standing in your way before it’s too late. Partnerships can be formed that will ensure your success.

look at your work relationships and look for a way to collaborate equally. Allowing others to contribute will help you avoid resentment. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You should foster change and refuse to be influenced by what someone else is doing. Branch out into an area that will allow you to use your talents to the utmost.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You need to take control of matters pertaining to the home. If you’re firm and fair, your stance will be appreciated in the long run. Quickly shifting conditions CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Explore could lead to unexpected developments. new interests and develop ideas. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Research interesting ways to present Helping others will help you get what you and promote what you have to offer. want, but before you decide to go that Love is on the rise, and socializing will route, double-check your motives and invite romance. consider possible consequences. A misLEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be careful take could affect your reputation. what you agree to today. It’s admirable to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Put be accommodating, but not at the more effort into your personal life and expense of missing out on an even your connections with loved ones. Invite greater opportunity that pops up. Ask, the people most influenced by your deci- and you shall receive.

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Fresh & vibrant Pinot Gris FRANK MANGIO

Taste of Wine

The plethora of taps makes Churchill’s a beer lover’s paradise. Photo courtesy of Churchill’s Pub

Get a taste of England at Churchill’s in San Marcos DAVID BOYLAN Lick the Plate While England has never been known for its cuisine, I, for one, am quite fond of the traditional fare found in the pubs that seem to be on every corner there. My son Quinn has lived between the U.K. and Encinitas since sixth grade so I’ve had the opportunity to experience it several times over the years and found myself most at home in the pub atmosphere. Yes, we dabbled in fancy fare at Jaime Oliver’s 15 Cornwall and it was quite spectacular, but the exchange rate made it one of the most expensive meals I’ve ever eaten. My travels with Quinn have taken us to Portsmouth, Bangor and Newquay in Wales, and a music festival in Dorsett. Each area has had regional culinary specialties that I still crave on a regular basis. The one constant during our travels was the traditional English breakfast. It’s a meal so hearty that it can fuel a body through an entire day. I also find it very appropriate the morning after a night of imbibing. Whilst there are many variations on this depending on the region, it usually consists back bacon, poached or fried eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, toast (that is fried in the bacon grease) sausages and baked beans. As nearly everything is fried in this meal, it is commonly called a fry-up and believe me; bread toasted in pork fat is really good. Churchill’s does a version of this breakfast on

weekends and I’m going to have to make it a point to get there soon for it. Bangers and Mash is another favorite of mine and a popular choice on the Churchill’s menu. They serve it with two juicy pork sausages (bangers) with “lashings” of gravy, mash (mashed potatoes) and mixed vegetables. Just FYI, lashings loosely translates to “abundance.” And of course, what kind of English pub would it be without Fish & Chips? Churchill’s does it right with flaky, moist Alaskan Cod in a beer batter and crispy chips, or French fries as we know them as. Pasties are another U.K. favorite of mine and while on a surf trip in Cornwall a few years back with Quinn they were a perfect meal for our surf-fueled appetite. Traditionally they are a hearty pastry filled with beef, sliced or diced potato, turnip or rutabaga and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper and baked. Churchill’s puts their own spin on it with a lighter puff pastry then covers in in gravy. The Cottage, or Shepard’s Pie, is another hearty pub dish that I’ve enjoyed on a regular basis. The Churchill’s version consists of seasoned ground beef simmered with carrots, peas, onions and Newcastle Brown Ale topped with mash and cheese. The Shepard’s version of this is usually made with lamb instead of beef. Although curry is not a standard item in U.K. pubs, it is everywhere in England and Churchill’s represents it with a vegan curry and Tikka Masala. I’ve been more inclined to indulge in curry after a night of drinking, so that could work out well here

with the huge amount of beer on tap. I tend to keep it simple at Brit pubs and am quite satisfied with a pint of perfectly poured Guinness. A good bartender knows that pouring a pint of Guinness can’t be rushed and the crew at Churchill’s is well-versed in the proper pouring technique. Speaking of beer, owner Ivan Derezin has turned Churchill’s into quite the craft beer mecca, with 52 taps drawing a loyal following of beer lovers. On top of that he has compiled an impressive whiskey list as well. It should be noted that Winston Churchill, for whom the pub is named, was known for his affinity for a good whiskey. While doing some research for this story, I found that he was quite a drinker, but never to the point of being drunk and sloppy about it. I found the crowd at Churchill’s to be all over the demographic map. Students, beer geeks, families, hipsters, and just regular folks all gathering in a very comfortable atmosphere and getting along. The fire pit outside is great for meeting new people, and for those that still prefer a cigarette with their drink, it’s allowed outside there. It takes the best of a U.K. pub and gives it just enough of an American spin to work. Check them out at churchillspub.com.

Lick the Plate can now be heard on KPRi, 102.1 FM Monday-Friday during the 7pm hour. David Boylan is founder of Artichoke Creative and Artichoke Apparel, an Encinitas based marketing firm and clothing line. Reach him at david@artichoke-creative.com or (858) 395-6905.

Must be an automatic reaction, but whenever I have a glass of Pinot Gris I smack my lips. It’s one of those few white wines that I savor with small sips. Only a few really capture my fancy and pass the “smack” test, like a Pinot Gris, Fume Blanc, Viognier and some Chardonnays. Pinot Gris can be confused with Pinot Grigio, the Italian version. I usually have nice things to say about any Italian wine, but I have to stop short of such praise when it comes to the Grigio side of Pinot. Best thing I can say about Pinot Grigio is that it is gulpable. Lots of names offer Grigio in a magnum “big bottle” format. I was reminded of the Pinot Gris majestic crispness with that arugula-like pepper accent when I guested at a recent wine dinner, and King Estate of Oregon was the featured winery. King Estate is a sustainably farmed 1,000-acre state of the art winery southwest of Eugene Oregon, with 400 acres under vine. It has made a living with its Pinot Gris. The current vintage is the 2011 with 100,000 cases produced ($17). I am a longtime enthusiast for this crisp white. Unlike others, this vintage has a hint of honey, which serves as a backbone of flavor to the strong citrus element. The host restaurant, Vittorio’s Family Style Trattoria in the Del Sur district of San Diego, and its owner, Victor Magalhaes, paired the Gris with an Alaskan Dungeness crab cake with remoulade sauce. The combination was poetry in motion, and may they live happily ever after. Other brands, including King’s new NxNW, were part of the dinner. This Washington based

Mindy Hewitson of the Estates Group, representing King Estate Winery in Oregon and owner of Vittorio’s in San Diego, Victor Magalhaes. Photo by Frank Mangio

wine includes a 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon with a shot of Merlot and Malbec, from the Columbia Valley. The brand means North by Northwest and represents the best efforts of six vineyards. It was paired with a Flat Iron steak, chimchurri sauce and potato gratin. Vittorio’s and the Estates Group, representing King Estate and some 32 other leading wineries, have teamed up to present wine dinners once a month. They recently jointly brought in Clos Du Val and will bring in an Italian favorite Poggiotondo Sept. 26 starting at 6 p.m. Dinners so far are a reasonable $49.50 per person for four-courses and four different wines. Call (858) 5385884 for an RSVP at Vittorio’s.

drinkers are the most important in where it goes. In 2012, 100 million wine drinkers consumed 324 million cases. Baby boomers and Generation X-ers are still important, but the growing Millennial generation (21 to 24) can’t be ignored. They’re already making an impact by ending the two-color palette, as dry rose has come up to be a major player already with sparkling wine. Sparklers and pink are in, like Proseco, Moscato and Lambrusco with double digit increases in sales in the last five years. Americans are experimenting with more grape varietals and drinking less single grape wines. Blends are in! Rose’s at $12 or more are seeing double-digit sales this year. Provence in France is claiming the leadership on Did you know this about this, pointing out that a “bywine? the-glass” wave has hit. According to our friends Rose’ represents 88 percent at Wine Spectator,America is of all wine produced in now the biggest wine market TURN TO TASTE OF WINE ON A27 in the world and younger

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Simple vegetable side dishes, or “contorni,” are a delicious hallmark of many Italian meals. Clockwise from upper left: Green Bean Salad, Chard Stems With Tomatoes and Olives, New Potato and Lemon Salad, Sauteed Chard Leaves With Garlic. Photo by Helen Cathcart

Italian dishes, on the side The second annual Diner en Blanc will take place somewhere in San Diego Sept. 19. Once all of the guests arrive they can then sit down and proceed to wave their napkins in the air, signifying the start of dinner. Photo by Jennifer Dery

There’s no riddle to solve in enigmatic dining event By Tony Cagala

REGION — You don’t know where you’ll be dining, but you know what you’ll be eating. You don’t know where you’ll be sitting, but you know you’ll have a table to sit at. No, it’s not a riddle, as much as it may sound like one. It’s Diner en Blanc and it’s the second time in as many years the event will be hosted in San Diego. The international flash mob-style picnic dinner that got its start in Paris, France more than 25 years ago is starting to gain traction in the city, says Meredith Bell, co-host of San Diego’s event. Diner en Blanc, in which all of its diners are dressed in white, meet up at a predetermined location where they’ll be whisked away by bus to a secret spot and engage in what Bell calls a “unique” experience. “Every person has a different idea why they’re going and what their ultimate goal is, or what they want to get out of the event,” Bell said. The diners are responsible for bringing their own food, tables, chairs and utensils — and if they don’t adhere to the dress code, they can’t get on the bus to the secret location. “There are very strict rules that people have to abide by,” Bell said. Last year the event was held at Harbor Island Park because of its location on

the water and its recognizable spot in the city. Bell talks all things Diner en Blanc before this year’s Sept. 19 event — all except the location…

Diego. So we have to find ways to make it our own and make it individual to the city.

Has it been a concept that people in San Diego have What is it that attracted taken to? Diner en Blanc to San Diego? I think it’s definitely Last year (the interna- still catching on. Last year tional committee) were we did have 1,000 people, so looking at expanding. This people definitely did pick event has been done over- up on it; this year we’ve seas for the past 25 years already far exceeded that. now and they were looking So people are definitely to bring it to the states, so embracing it. I think the they began reaching out to idea of being able to gather some major metropolitan in a public place with anyareas that really fit the where from 1,600 to 1,800 demographic of what Diner people is a very unique en Blanc is….And so they experience that people look for cities that have a want to be a part of. very active community; they look for people that Is this an adventurous are very passionate within event to attend? the food and beverage industry as well as interestI wouldn’t necessarily ed in things that are differ- say it’s adventurous. I guess, ent. if you’re a Type-A personality it could definitely be Is it difficult finding loca- adventurous, but I think, tions that fit the needs of more so, is the fact that it’s the event? a little bit different. Maybe adventurous in the sense Very much so. Some that people don’t really people in San Diego don’t know what’s going on. They realize in general, the city have a general idea of has a lot of rules and regu- what’s going to happen, but lations as far as special they have to be open to the events. So pulling permits, fact (that they) don’t know finding locations that are whether the event’s on friendly to people that want grass or on asphalt, or to drink in a public place – maybe have to walk 50we are viewed as more of a yards to get to it, and undergreen city, and so the fact standing that they’re carrythat there’s no balloon ing their tables and chairs. releases, there are no fire- So people have to be willing works, those are things that in a sense to embrace the we see internationally with concept of the event and other Diner en Blancs that understand that’s what it’s we can’t do here in San about.

MARIALISA CALTA Kiss the Cook You may walk in for the pasta, the fresh fish, the braised beef or even the pizza, but the thing that will likely stop you in your tracks in a restaurant in Italy will be the “contorni” — the vegetable side dishes. Nearly any restaurant more upscale than a fast-food joint will feature a table overflowing with gorgeous sides: pan-fried baby artichokes, wilted spinach, roasted red peppers, grilled eggplant or fennel, garlicky green beans, fresh tomatoes and more. Forget the pasta, you think; let me at those veggies! A new book highlighting the cooking of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, a stunning area south of Naples, offers a mouthwatering array of fresh pasta recipes, delicious cakes, alluring fish dishes and roasted meats. But I have been treasuring my copy of “Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake” for the contorni. Potatoes, fennel, zucchini, chard, spinach, Brussels sprouts and green beans — they all get what I think of as the “Italian treatment”: simple preparation highlighting the deliciousness of fresh, ripe produce. Authors Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi embody the phrase “opposites attract.” Ms. Caldesi, described by the London Telegraph as having a “cool English manner,” could not “be less Italian.” Her husband, the “charming and combustible” Giancarlo, “could not be more so.” They run two Italian restaurants and a cooking school in London’s West End, and have recently foraged the Amalfi region to produce their captivating book. Readers may gravitate to the chicken cacciatore, the mini pizzettas, the home-

made ravioli or the chocolate and almond cake, but here’s a plea to give contorni their due. These four recipes cook up quickly and allow you to offer the vegetable accompaniments that are the hallmark of an Italian meal. GREEN BEAN SALAD Yield: 4 servings 1/2 white or red onion 10 ounces runner beans or other green beans 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar Salt and freshly ground black pepper Slice the onion in half and then into thin semicircles. Soak in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes to remove some sharpness. Drain. Meanwhile, cook the beans in salted, simmering water for about 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Toss with the onion, olive oil and vinegar. Season to taste and serve at room temperature. CHARD STEMS WITH TOMATOES & OLIVES Yield: 4 servings 1 1/2 pounds chard stems, chopped into cubes 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 white onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, lightly crushed 2 ounces black or purple olives, pitted and roughly chopped 7 ounces canned chopped Italian plum tomatoes Vegetable stock, as needed Salt and freshly ground black pepper Cook chard stems in boiling salted water for 15 minutes. Drain. Heat olive oil in large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 7

minutes. Add olives and boiled stems; stir to combine. Stir in tomatoes and enough stock to make it just a bit soupy; heat through 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. NEW POTATO AND LEMON SALAD Yield: 6 servings 2 1/4 pounds new potatoes 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley Juice of 1/2 lemon 3 tablespoons top-quality extra-virgin olive oil (see note) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Boil the potatoes until just tender when you pierce them with a knife. Time will vary according to the size of the potatoes, from 10 to 25 minutes. (This takes longer than if you cut them in half, but they retain more flavor.) Meanwhile, combine parsley, lemon juice and oil in a jar with a lid. Add salt and pepper to taste. Shake to mix; taste and add salt and pepper if needed. When potatoes are tender (test by poking a couple with a sharp knife), drain and cool for 5 minutes. Hold them with a fork and peel off the skins with a small knife (or simply rub the skins off with your fingers if you can stand the heat.) Crush potatoes slightly between your fingers or with a fork and drop into a mixing bowl. Pour dressing over and serve. Note: Top-quality olive oil, such as single-estate oil, will make all the difference. All recipes from “Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake” by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi; Hardie Grant Books, 2013.

Marialisa Calta is the author of "Barbarians at the Plate: Taming and Feeding the American Family" (Perigee, 2005). For more information, go to www.marialisacalta.com.

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Growing to meet the need . . . Young people are masters at hiding their struggles in school. They mask their difficulties in so many ways that sometimes it takes adults time to realize what it really going on. Many times these are just below the surface of other behaviors such as these: Attention Difficulties High Energy Low Energy Aggression Acting out / Getting in Trouble Depression/Anxiety Withdraw Impatience Spacing out Being too social in class Low self esteem Resistance to homework Lack of desire to read or write These are just a few of the initial outside behaviors that we might notice. Part of what makes it difficult is that each child is individual in the behaviors they use to mask their difficulties. We are all born with a natural inquisitiveness and desire to learn, perform and achieve. A lack of desire to learn at school is usually a symptom of a struggle to learn. When our children are

showing struggles in school, a well-known approach to help them is to find a tutor or sometimes use the “wait and see” approach and see if they will “grow out of it.” But when children with at least average intellectual ability struggle to learn, there is likely something in the way that they are pro-

We are expanding to meet the needs of more students. This is exciting work. cessing information that is underdeveloped, different, or inefficient. Tutoring isn’t the answer. At the Therapeutic Literacy Center, we recognize that if we are going to effectively impact academic learning problems, we must prepare the brain for learning by strengthening or developing the underlying thinking processes that support academic skills. We might find ourselves saying such things as “He just needs to pay attention,” “She needs to put her head in school” or “When it’s something he’s interest-

ed in, he can do it!” Yet, they really need help now to change the way they experience learning in school. “These things can be FIXED – permanently. We are seeing lives change every day.” The work at the Therapeutic Literacy Center is done one-to-one with students and focuses on teaching, strengthening, and developing those skills that lead to independent, academic success.

Meeting the Need The Therapeutic Literacy Center is expanding to meet the needs of more students in North County. We are seeing changes happening every day. Kids that have been working harder than their peers are finding confidence and success and independence. These kids are not resisting homework anymore because they have confidence in their skills as an independent learner, they feel their success and they are interested in learning again. The Therapeutic Literacy Center provides free screening and evaluations to help identify what the issue is behind struggles in school 1st grade through college. These can be scheduled by calling (858) 481-2200.

Public charter school of choice Your child As the new school year is gearing up, so are fears and anxieties of many school aged children. While many students look forward to the acquisition of new pencils and backpacks, others are apprehensive about large class sizes and lack of individualized instruction. There is hope for those families that face the new school year with mixed emotions. Academy of Arts and Sciences is a leader in the newest frontier of educational options: online learning. AAS, a leading free public charter school of choice for students in grades K-12, offers a blended (online and on site) customized learning program. Students engage in an exceptional learning experience that blends innovative online learning with critical face-to-face and lab time. At Academy of Arts and Sciences, students will be able to access a diverse range of Arts and Science electives. “We understand that students learn best when their education is tailored to their needs, which is why a key tenant of the Academy of Arts & Sciences philosophy is flexibility,” said CEO Sean mcmanus. “With this instructional model, on site and off site time can be adjusted to fit individual student needs. The flexibility of blended learning provides choice for students.” The school utilizes cut-

ting edge 21st century curriculum. Students are able to access the curriculum twenty four hours a day, and have the flexibility to participate in a wide variety of events, activities and experiences that enhance the learning experience. AAS also allows students the opportunity to access a wide variety of world language, humanities, media and technology, engineering and robotics, app and game design as part of the rich elective program.

We understand that students learn best when their education is tailored to their needs, which is why a key tenant of the Academy of Arts & Sciences philosophy is flexibility,” Sean mcmanus CEO

Online learning differs from traditional schools in that classes do not take place in a building, but rather at home, on the road, or wherever an Internet connection

can be found. Because of this, students take courses online with support from their teacher via phone, online Web meetings, and sometimes even face to face. This new way of learning allows the parent to take an active role in the student’s learning and to really become a partner with their child. The parent (or "Learning Coach") keeps the student on track in line with the provided lessons plans. In addition to the online courses, AAS provides plenty of opportunities to connect online and offline with other AAS students and families. The Academy of Arts and Sciences staff is very active in the community and can often be found interacting with families at Beach Clean Up Days, various community festivals, and organized activities that take place at their Learning Centers. An online education offers students the opportunities to learn in a small setting with a course schedule that is tailored to meet their individual learning styles and needs. This unique learning environment meets the needs of all types of learners and offers solutions to many different educational challenges. Many students find that learning in the comfort of their own home allows them be successful in ways never dreamt of before!

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EDUCATIONAL O PPORTUNITIES Integrating a school-wide culture of Mindfulness and Leadership For the last four years, Pacific Academy in Encinitas (PAE), a private school serving 7th through 12th grades, has led the way in studentcentered education. Students’ needs, goals, and interests drive the curriculum and overall educational program – alongside research-based best practices – to support each individual student in maximizing his or her options after high school regarding college and/or careers. This approach has resulted in on-going modifications to meet the needs of incoming student populations, increased demands for college admission, and changing career trends. With the students’ best interest at heart, PAE is integrating a schoolwide culture of Mindfulness and Leadership in addition to revamping its Career and College Resource Center beginning this Fall 2013. Mindfulness is a secular practice that has been proven to increase focus, reduce stress, and stabilize emotions in any situation (widely used in cognitive therapy and stress reduction). Vikas Srivastava, Director of Education Services, will be leading the effort through student seminars, teacher trainings and school-wide management. Srivastava is a long-time practitioner, founder of The

Center for Mindful Education, certified .b (dot b) teacher, and experienced educator. As a .b certified instructor, Srivastava is able to integrate the same .b curriculum that has been effective around the world in hundreds of schools (see http://mindfulnessinschools.org). In addition, as Director of Educational Services at PAE, Srivastava is able to integrate school-wide Mindful based practices in policies, procedures and protocols that integrate communication, compassion, and cooperation with students, staff, and parents to understand and resolve issues in the best interest of everyone involved – especially the student. “The hope is that the integration of Mindfulness throughout the school will serve as a model for students of the reality of structuring one’s family, business and community around these principles,” says Srivastava. In addition to Mindfulness, PAE firmly believes in bringing out individual leadership qualities in every student for whatever his or her path in life may be. “Leadership is the foundation of good choices,” states Dr. Erika Sanchez, Principal of PAE, “it supports the growth of all students in

everything they do.” The Leadership program consists of the same multi-layered approach with staff and student training and modeling the principles in practice. All students will have the opportunity to take the Mindful seminar in the Fall and Leadership seminar in the Spring. Students will then complete projects in the following years that integrate the principles of Mindfulness and Leadership, serve their communities, and give depth to their current coursework (also known as “projectbased-learning”). Stringing it all together will be the on-going life planning through the College and Career Resource Center, also led by Srivastava. “The College & Career Center is meant to empower students to envision their future goals and map a plan to achieve them,” says Srivastava. The center will offer consistent counseling, information on colleges and careers and resources for research and completing applications. Srivastava, Principal Dr. Erika Sanchez and owner Kelly Chu are the driving forces behind this new innovative approach to education because they are all ultimately passionate about student empowerment, success, and quality of life.

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North San Diego County native Bryan Taggart took a less traditional route in his pursuit of higher education. After completing high school, like many of his peers, Taggart went away to college, graduating from the University of California Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in marine biology. But when he moved back to San Diego, he found the job opportunities in the field were limited. After searching for some time, Taggart learned there were plenty of job openings in the biotechnology industry and decided to enroll in MiraCosta College’s Biotechnology Program. Initially, Taggart only intended to take one or two classes, but after one year he had taken every biotechnology class offered. He earned certificates in laboratory skills, bioprocess technology, and research and development, and then secured a job as a laboratory technician/operations intern at Stemgent, a biotechnology company located in San Diego. After one year and a lot of hard work, Taggart was promoted to research associate. “In my current position, I work with stem cell cultures, do quality control, and perform research,” he

shared. “MiraCosta College prepared me very well for my job. Even before I started working at Stemgent, I knew how to operate all of the equipment that I work with in the laboratory every day.” Biotechnology is one of more than 60 areas of study

College educational investment, taxpayers and the regional economy do as well. For every dollar appropriated by state and local governments to MiraCosta College, taxpayers see a return in the form of higher tax revenues and avoided social costs. The

In my current position, I work with stem cell cultures, do quality control, and perform research.” Bryan Taggart Former MiraCosta College student

offered at MiraCosta College that prepares students for lucrative, local jobs and a lifetime of higher earnings. An economic impact report prepared by EMSI, a leading provider of socioeconomic impact and strategic planning tools to commu¬nity colleges, found that students enjoy an attractive 16.9 percent rate of return on their MiraCosta College educational investment. Over the course of a working career, the average MiraCosta College student will earn $562,800 more than someone with only a high school diploma. Students who go one to earn a bachelor’s degree can then earn even more. Not only do students benefit from their MiraCosta

net added income generated by MiraCosta College operations and the spending of students contributes a total of $65.1 million in annual income to the college service area, which spans from Carmel Valley in the south to Camp Pendleton in the north. MiraCosta College’s impact reaches across the state as well. Once MiraCosta College current students become active in the workforce, they will promote business output, raise consumer spending and increase property income. Altogether, higher student income, associated effects on business productivity, and social savings add $77 million to the state economy each year.

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EDUCATIONAL O PPORTUNITIES Program for low-income pre-schoolers What is CDI Head Start? CDI Head Start serves the needs of income eligible children and families in North Coastal San Diego County. There are two sites in Encinitas and one in Solana Beach. The program serves 250 children along with providing family services. Head Start is a national program for low-income preschoolers and their families. Services focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and mental health, and nutrition. Education Head Start's educational program is designed to meet each child's individual needs. Our program uses the following curriculums: Creative

Curriculum (Center Based, and Home Base Program). Every child receives learning experiences to foster intellectual, social, and emotional growth, implements individualized quality care, teaching and learning to achieve school readiness for all children. Children participate in indoor and outdoor play and are introduced to words and numbers. They are encouraged to express their feelings and to develop self-confidence and the ability to get along with others. Health and Social Services We collaborate with many community agencies to provide the best quality health services for our children, from immunization to complete medical

examinations. In addition, we educate parents on how to keep their children healthy. The social services component represents an organized method of helping families’ through community outreach, referrals and family needs assessments through the family partnership agreement. Children with Disabilities Head Start mandates requiring at least 10% of our enrollment be available for disabled children. Disabled children and their families receive the full range of Head Start developmental services. In addition, staff members work closely with community agencies to provide services to meet the special needs of the disabled child.

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tees. He sits on several boards nationwide including Heroes and Cool Kids, Great Friends Foundation, Carl T. Osterlof Foundation, California State Games and Business news and special Association of Corporate achievements for Contribution professionals North San Diego County. as past Chairman of the Send information via email to board. Wallace was named community@ 2009 Father of the Year coastnewsgroup.com. Honoree from the San Diego Father’s Day Council of the Del Mar art team American Diabetes shine Association. At the Balboa Park Activity Center, the 2013 Art Borchers goes West San Diego, Nov. 7 through Molly Borchers joins Nov. 10, will feature North Solana Beach-based County artists including (W)right On Debby and Larry Kline, own- Communications, Inc. as ers of Beyond the Borders Senior Account Executive to Gallery in Del Mar with sev- lead the agency’s energy and eral interactive artistic technology sector accounts. events. Also exhibiting will Borchers joins (W)right On be Emily Halpern of Sergott from the East Coast with Contemporary Art Alliance seven years of progressive Rancho Santa Fe with oil communication experience paint on linen. The event developed in Washington, includes international D.C. exhibitors, talks and events focused on collecting con- New novel temporary art and furniture. Encinitas resident and author Michael Punaro New chairman for hosts a book-signing event BGCSD for “Delirium Intersect,� The Boys & Girls Clubs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. of San Dieguito announced 22 at Warwick's Weekend their new Board chairman, with Locals, 7812 Girard Edward P. Wallace Jr., vice Ave., La Jolla. The plot president of Community revolves around California Affairs for Sony Electronics. drug smuggling. Wallace has served on the board of directors for the Writer honored Del Mar author Tiffany Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito for two years and Briere will receive a $30,000 serves on numerous commit- 2013 Rona Jaffe Foundation

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Writers Award, given annually to six women writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers. Her essays are about her work in genetics and how it informs the larger truths of life.

Team expands Kristina Bell, Jeffrey Edgington and Andrew Whittington have joined CEA, LLP in Carlsbad. Bell and Edgington are staff accountants in the Financial Accounting Services Department. Edgington has joined the Tax Department as staff. Bell graduated with a BA degree in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara. Edgington has graduated with a master’s degree in Taxation from San Diego State University. Whittington graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a BA in business administration.

Scripps earns kudos The Elearning! Media Group has named Scripps Health one of the 60 best corporations in the nation for learning and development programs; ranking number 10 on the 2013 corporate list. Scripps has been honored three years in a row for outstanding learning performance, and was the only health care system recognized out of the top 10.

The Grauer School has moved beyond standard “college preparatory education.� Grauer has a world championship qualifying robotics team, a line-up of world-class independent athletes, and teachers with global, humanitarian experience and advanced degrees, but the heart of the matter is the core feature of relationshipdriven education supported by research driven results. “The singlemost question we hear from Grauer parents is, ‘Why didn’t a school like this exist when I was growing up?’� The Grauer School,

grades 7-12 college preparatory, is the regional leader in the small schools movement. The Grauer School balances college preparatory rigor with expeditionary learning and Socratic teaching. As a small school by design, with approximately 150 students total, The Grauer School emphasizes student-teacherparent connectedness that stems from its small class sizes with an optimal student to teacher ratio of 6 to 1. “Sense of connection� is what families most frequently note once they have set foot on campus. In anonymous surveying, 100% of

Grauer students agree with the statement “My teachers really care about me.� This connection with mentors is vital to the development of self-advocacy and makes Grauer students highly attractive to colleges and universities. Columbia, Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth are just a few of the Ivy League schools that have recently accepted Grauer students. The Grauer School welcomes families to visit during the November 2nd Open House from 11 am to 2 pm. For more information visit www.grauerschool.com or call (760) 274-2116.

Technology and health conference LA JOLLA — Conversations exploring innovations in healthcare — from advances in cancer treatments to breakthroughs in brain mapping — are the focus of the third annual “The Atlantic Meets the Pacific,� forum taking place Oct. 2 through Oct.4 at the conference center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The two-and-a-half day conference will feature interviews and panel discussions devoted to the following topics: — Scanning the Horizon: Accelerating Innovation in Cancer Care — Chronic Diseases: How Technology Is Changing the Patient Experience — What's Next in Medical IT: Wireless Health and Wearable Trends — Living Longer, Living Smarter: Innovations in Longevity Research — Brain Mapping: Pushing the Frontiers of Neurology — Big Data, Big Disease: Mining for Medical Breakthroughs Joining the conversations are innovators who are revolutionizing technology and medicine. Confirmed speakers include: — Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief, Wired and co-founder and chair-

man, 3DRobotics — Deepak Chopra, author and founder, The Chopra Foundation — Mick Ebeling, founder, The Ebeling Group and the Not Impossible Foundation — Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health, Council on Foreign Relations — Ralph Greenspan, associate director of the Kavli Institute for Mind and Brain, UC San Diego — Eric Horvitz, scientist and managing co-director, Microsoft Research — Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer prizewinning author of “Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer� and assistant professor of medicine, Columbia University — Larry Smarr, founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), a partnership of UC San Diego and UC Irvine — Halle Tecco, cofounder and CEO, Rock Health — Eric Topol, director, Scripps Translational Science Institute — Peter Yu, director of cancer research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and president-elect, American Society of Clinical Oncology

— Roni Zeiger, former chief health strategist, Google, and CEO, Smart Patients To register for The Atlantic Meets the Pacific,visit atlanticmeetspacific.com/2013 -speakers.html. General admission, which includes access to all main-stage programming, a choice of lab tours, and a welcome dinner and subsequent meals, is $495. Join the conversation on Twitter via @Atlantic_LIVE and @UCSDNews using #TAMTP.

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NEW SCHOOL YEAR From left, Rancho Encinitas Academy parent Amy Czajkowski, middle school math and science teacher Amy Becker and Parent Group President Sheela Mandava were part of this year’s Back-to-School Barbecue Picnic on campus. The event included a DJ, hula-hoop contest, and plenty of food and drinks to kick off the school year and get together in a more casual setting. Courtesy photo

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and earned a spot on the cast, decided to try out, in part, because she thought it might help her get over her own fears of being scared. She too was lured by the draw of scaring people. “The reaction, it’s got to be the reaction,” she said. While she doesn’t know yet what role she’ll take on, she said she’ll be turning to some scary movies for ideas, and also getting a start working on her best zombie

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Provence, with Grenache the grape of choice. The wine gadget of the month is an iPhone app called BottleStock. It does the best job of helping you not just remember what wines you enjoy the most, but also you get a better understanding of why you enjoy them. The device recognizes a label when you take a picture of it and log in the when and where. Then along comes tasting notes tailored to the wine. You can also share the bottle information on Facebook, Twitter and others. So if the wine is a Cabernet, you see buttons such as green pepper, and full bodied. BottleStock is free for users of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Wine Bytes The 3rd annual RB Historical Society Tasting Festival will be held at Bernardo Winery Sept. 22 from noon to 4 p.m. Wine and food tasting, live music and artist creations highlight the day. $20 advance cost, $25 at the door. Call (858) 775-5788. The 9th annual Chef Showdown happens at NTC Promenade in Pt. Loma Sept. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. benefiting the Center for Community Solutions. Ten of the top chefs in the area come together for culinary competition. Visitors receive sample food portions and lively education. Live music and silent auction.

impression. Jeff Neitzel is the assistant manager of the haunted house and serves as the key makeup artist for all of the actors. “We always try to get as much as possible out of our scariness,” Neitzel said. In about an hour, he and a team of several makeup artists get actors ready for their performances. And what draws out the most scares in people? Between Neitzel, Saiz and Struever, it was a unanimous choice — clowns.

“Clowns are huge,” Struevel said. “People love zombies, and people always freak out with chainsaws, but clowns with chainsaws — ridiculous,” she added.

Tickets cost $125. RSVP at (858) 272-5777 ext.120. The Lobsterfest is back again at Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas Sept. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. Fresh 2-anda-half- pound Maine Lobster flown in, served with sides and a selection of wines from California and France. $100. Size is limited to 50 people. RSVP at (760) 479-2500. The next class at SDSU College of Extended Studies, Wine Certificate Program is Oct. 5, from 9 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. It’s Wine Making Behind the Scenes with wine maker Gus Vizgirda at Maurice Car’rie Vineyard in Temecula. For information call (619) 594-1138.

Opens: Sept. 27 through Nov. 2 Times & tickets: thescreamzone.com Where Del Mar Scaregrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.

Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur certified by Wine Spectator. His library can be viewed at www.tasteofwinetv.com. (Average Google certified 900 visits per day) He is one of the top five wine commentators on the Web. Reach him at mangiompc@aol.com.

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district, Cox explained. Cox, who ran for president as a GOP nominee in 2007, spent a lot of time in New Hampshire, where he came away from watching the Town Hall-style meetings, asking himself if that could work in a state as large as California.

He credits his presidential run for introducing him to New Hampshire, but it also gave him the idea that they’ve got to change the structure, Cox said. Around the same time, Cox met Fergus Cullen, who was the then-chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party. Cullen now is principal of Fergus Cullen

Communications, a public affairs consulting company. He’s familiar with Cox and his reform idea, and says that it’s considered a “high compliment” to have New Hampshire’s model looked at for use in other states. “People in California might laugh at this, but New Hampshire has a population of 1.3 million people,” Cullen

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said. “It has a state legislature with 424 members; there are 24 state senators and 400 members of the state house. “They are citizen volunteers; they are paid $100 a year and each person represents roughly 3,500 people,” he added. Much of the Neighborhood Legislature is based on the New Hampshire model. “Most people run for the state legislature here (New Hampshire) without spending a dime,” Cullen said. “We do not have tax payer funded elections here; part of it being a true citizen legislature is that most people can run without spending a dime,” he said. “Most people would run without ordering signs, or doing a mailer or printing a handout; lots of the them do,” adding,“but … even those who

spend some money will do it for less than $500.” Does that make them an effective legislative body? “There’s no question that it is very democratic with a small ‘d,’” Cullen said. “Our legislature here has switched control between the parties three times in the last four elections, it’s been very responsive to the voters in that sense,” he said. “In New Hampshire, the Democratic Party candidates won large majorities in 2006, 2008 and 2012, but Republicans won a large majority in 2010. That is proof positive that it is very responsive to the people.” But could this model work in a state like California? “When I look at state legislative seats there (California) … a state senator has a bigger district than a member of

Congress has. Somebody like me, from afar, looks at that and says, ‘How do elected officials really have any connection to the people they represent?’ “Here (New Hampshire), people would expect to know their legislators and they would certainly expect to call them up on their home phone number, which is listed publically, and speak directly to the person. I would imagine in California, not only does that not happen, there’s no expectation that it would happen,” Cullen said. Cox said that if people want to change the dysfunction in the state, they’re going to have to contribute a little bit of time and effort. “Up to now,” Cox said, “No one has come up with an idea that really made sense for replacing the legislature with a body like this.”

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us,” Joe Harper, DMTC president, said at the groundbreaking. “We’ve been talking about this for about 10 years.” The new course will be able to accommodate 14 horses — a requirement for the Breeders’ Cup — rather than 10, which was the case through this year’s race season. “We had to shut out a lot of horses because we just didn’t have the room,” Harper said. “And anytime you take a horse out of a race, it costs you money.” Work to remove the old grass began Sept. 5, the day after the conclusion of the seven-week season, which was one of the safest, with only four injuries, and most successful in terms of handle and attendance. West- and east-facing web cameras have been set up to follow the progress.Images will be captured every 30 minutes to create a time-lapse video when the project is complete. Visit DMTC.com and click on the Interactive link.

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partnership with Amtrak, predicts that the Surfliner will gain an additional 1,700 county passengers on average each week as a result of the deal. Some details of agreement haven’t been released. But what’s known so far about the cost structure: Amtrak will be reimbursed for Coaster riders that board the Surfliner. NCTD, along with SANDAG, will pay Amtrak $4.28 per passenger riding the entire distance between Oceanside and San Diego, and less for shorter lengths. SANDAG and NCTD are still negotiating the percentage each will pay, according to Schnall. She noted that SANDAG is contributing to the project to show that it’s reducing car congestion for its 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. Amtrak operates the

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(California) citizens who are fully eligible to vote and not English proficient,” the bill’s sponsor, Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta of Alameda, told a reporter. “We have a shortage of multilingual poll workers. There has to be language access at the polls.” But all naturalized citizens have passed a test administered in English. If they could do that, and then managed to register as voters, why shouldn’t they understand their ballots? The potential second new law allows non-citizen legal residents to serve on juries. This, of course, flies completely in the face of the longtime tradition (not a Constitutional requirement, though) that every American accused of a crime is entitled to an impartial jury composed of his or her peers. That has usually been interpreted to mean jury pools should contain a proportional mix of the populace of the area, considering race, gender and national origin. But should anyone be tried by individuals who have never passed a test of their knowledge of American history, government and traditions? This may not be an absolute legal requirement, but how many citizens would want non-citizens to judge their guilt or innocence? Then there’s the question of how non-citizens might be called since they’re not listed in the voting rolls where jury summons originate. All these difficulties, of course, merely beg the central question raised by the new measures, which is that if duties and privileges long accorded only to citizens are now also assigned or given to non-citizens,what’s the point of citizenship? American citizenship, of course, has long been a cherished goal of immigrants, who often attain it only after hard work and significant costs. If fewer activities are now limited to citizens only, what happens to the incentive toward citizenship? Blur the distinctions between citizens and those who are not and there’s not much left to move people

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SEPT. 20, 2013 Surfliner, and it’s primarily funded by Caltrans. In an email, Leo Hoyt, chief of Caltrans’ Office of Rail Capital Project Development, said: “There will be no additional cost to the department for the six Pacific Surfliner trains that will serve the additional Coaster stations, and each new passenger will add $4.28 in revenue.” Vernae Graham, a spokeswoman with Amtrak, declined to comment on the article. She said Amtrak plans to release more information about the expanded service next week. Compared to the current schedule, it’s estimated it will take an extra 10 minutes for the Surfliner trains that stop at Coaster stations to make it from the Santa Fe depot in San Diego to Oceanside. NCTD isn’t planning to alter the parking lots at the Coaster Stations as a result of the Surfliner expansion,

Schnall said. The contract for the Surfliner expansion is for two years, with the option to extend the deal for up to two years should various transportation agencies sign on.After that, the agencies could consider another contract. Encinitas Councilman Tony Kranz, who sits on the NCTD board, applauded the deal for making it easier for North County residents to go downtown, and vice versa. “If you take a train downtown, you have more viable options for getting back,” Kranz said. He added that partnerships like this are important for bolstering public transit. The final schedule will be posted at Coaster stations and available at gonctd.com. Also worth noting: more connecting buses are planned near the SorrentoValley station due to increased train arrivals, but nothing has been announced so far.

toward citizenship — perhaps just the reality that only citizenship would guarantee anyone the right to stay in this country if political winds ever shift radically and result in a mass expulsion of non-citizens. Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The

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students with iPads demonstrated substantially higher scores when compared with a control group of students without the devices. Results from the other two literacy tests showed a slight bump on average among the students with iPads, though not statistically significant. Damian Bebell, a researcher at Boston College, coordinated with two others to conduct the Auburn study. He noted the Auburn School District was swayed enough by the test gains to purchase more iPads. He expects more studies to look at not only iPads and other technology, but also how certain apps affect students’ experiences. “In a time of tight funding,school districts want to justify how they’re spending their dollars,” Bebell said. Once the rollout is complete, EUSD expects to spend roughly $2.7 million on 5,400 iPads. On top of that, apps for each iPad are $50, and the district ordered covers for the K-2 iPads at a cost of $18 each. Also, the district is considering buying keyboards for some iPads. Proposition P, a $44 mil-

lion bond that was passed three years ago, paid for nearly all of the expense. Over 30 years, the bond is earmarked to pay for facility upgrades and technology improvements throughout the district. As for direct out-of-pocket costs, parents can pay $50 for insurance to cover accidental damage for the iPad, whether it’s at school or home. In addition to Common Core, the district made the decision to buy more iPads after hearing from teachers who piloted the K-2 iPad program last year. “Many of the teachers were advocating to increase the number…so that their students had more time available to work on programs that increased student skills in math and reading,” Guerena said. Also, when considering K2 iPads, the district looked at self-reported surveys last year from students and teachers in grades three through six, according to Mike Guerena, director of instructional technology at EUSD. Notably, those teachers surveyed said engagement levels were up. “Students were more motivated to learn and take on assignments,” Guerena said. A request for the survey results was not returned by

press time. Julie Kusiak, a first grade teacher at Ocean Knoll, said she’s noticed the math and reading programs keep students’ interest,because they’re more interactive than a book. “The instant feedback lets them know what they should work on,” Kusiak said. She added that the iPads allow for unique assignments. For instance, her students were getting ready to video themselves asking adults what it means to be a good citizen as part of a social studies topic. After that, they were due to edit the video and present it. As well as the self-reported surveys, the University of San Diego’s Mobile Technology Center is also studying the iPads. Researchers from the center conducted a case study at fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms to gauge how the district can better coach teachers at EUSD, and other schools, in iPad management. It’s anticipated the study will be released in the next month. And recently, the district held an all-day training session for teachers in guiding a classroom with iPads last week. “We’re learning along with the kids about what the iPads can do,” Kusiak said.

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The key to a memorable party: always plan ahead (BPT) — There’s nothing more chic than entertaining with ease and seamlessly bringing family and friends together over a great meal at a fashionable table. If you want to be known as an unforgettable host, follow these tips for entertaining in style to impress guests at your next event: • Select a theme: No matter the occasion, select a theme and color palette to set the tone and inspire everything from the tablescape to the menu. • Make your menu: Create a simple and delicious menu using fresh ingredients. Try Chef Nate Appleman’s crowdpleasing frittata with roasted garlic, dill, Parmagiano Reggiano and salami created for Fashion Kitchen (serves 4 to 6). 1. First, roast garlic by placing one head of garlic in the 7.7 ounce CorningWare mini baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. When cool, squeeze the garlic from the skin, discard and reserve the garlic. 2. In a bowl, add four large eggs, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, roasted garlic, 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill and salt. Mix with a fork until well incorporated. 3. Pour mixture into 18.6 ounce CorningWare baking dish and place in the oven for about 15 minutes until egg is

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set. 4. Cut into 1-by-1-inch pieces,top with a piece of folded, thinly sliced salami on a toothpick and serve. • Set the table: To save time,design and set your table the night before. The key to creating fresh new tablescapes is versatile, white dinnerware paired with interchangeable, bold linens. Boutique by Corelle dinnerware delivers statement-making, subtle sophistication with its embossed design and durable Vitrelle glass. Add silverware, glassware and candles to finish the table. • Prep and pop: Prep dishes in advance and store them in the fridge before baking and serving. When it’s time to bake, pop them in the oven. CorningWare French White bakeware can go from the fridge to the oven, oven to table, table to fridge or freezer - no need to change dishes for baking, serving and storing. This time-saver will allow you to greet guests as they arrive and avoid last-minute meal prep. The recently refreshed design delivers contemporary style with its iconic fluting, perfect for every table. • All in the details: Just before guests arrive add vibrant floral arrangements and light candles to set the mood. Enjoy the company of your guests while demonstrating how to entertain fashionably and effortlessly. For more recipe ideas and entertaining tips, visit worldkitchen.com.

MOVE OUT Tips for making moving day easier (BPT) — Planning out a big move across town requires a bit of organization. Enlisting the help of friends and family, packing all of the belongings carefully into containers and once moved, finding homes for everything — the to—do list can go on and on. Using your truck will make the move much easier, as you shuttle belongings — both large and small — from your old home into your new abode. Be sure your truck is equipped to handle the big move by scheduling a tune—up the week before

and checking that all accessories like elastic cords are handy for use. Also consider purchasing a truck bed cover to help make your move easier by securing and protecting your belongings while they are in transit to your new home. Made of heavy-duty, double coated vinyl, the ACCESS truck bed cover installs quickly and easily with a clamp—on installation and is designed specifically to fit your truck. Put the following tips to good use in organizing your move, and be sure to reward

your helpers for all the hard work they do when the day is done with a fun dinner out or a gift certificate for a favorite store. • Secure parking — If your new home is on a busy city street or part of a large condominium complex, you will want to reserve parking for your truck ahead of time. Contact the association or the city and register for a parking permit to block off space in front of your new home for your moving day. • Divide and conquer — Give your helpers tasks they can do unassisted. Have one helper monitor the loading of your truck with boxes, making sure each is marked with its correlating final room destination. Another helper can be based at the new home, making certain all belongings end up in the proper rooms. If you have additional help, assign them the tasks of unpacking boxes — like kitchen dishes. Put sticky notes on the cupboards where you want dishes to be located to make this task easier. Having your helpers assigned to specific jobs allows you to handle any last—minute packing, or other jobs only you can handle. • Keep your belongings secure en route — Whether you’re stopping overnight and leaving your truck parked in a hotel lot, or pausing for gas, leaving items open to view in the bed is an invitation for theft. A locking truck cover, like the ACCESS truck bed

cover, allows you to shield the bed contents from the elements and the eyes of thieves. • Provide nourishment — Keep plenty of food and water available at both homes to provide fuel and nourishment for all workers. Also encourage short breaks to help keep energy levels going strong throughout the entire day. • Encourage communications — Provide your helpers with cellphone numbers or two—way radios for a quick way to communicate during the day. Keeping communications open allows for a quicker moving process, and also helps to prevent any confusion on where belongings will go once they arrive at the new house. • Keep children and pets occupied — Having pets or small children around can distract your helpers, and potentially make it dangerous for everyone involved in the moving process. Consider hiring a babysitter or pet—sitter for the day, or ask a family member to watch over them during the moving process in lieu of helping you out with the move. Most importantly, keep calm during the chaos of moving day. Your calm demeanor will influence your helpers to stay relaxed, which encourages everyone to move more efficiently and safely. And just know, at the end of the day, while you may still have belongings in boxes, you’re in your new home and ready for future adventures to begin.

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Avoiding a nanny nightmare

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Following tips can help to trust the person who cares for your children (BPT) — Movie nannies might work for a spoonful of sugar, and hugs and kisses, but in the real world nannies — no matter how loving and attentive they are — need to get paid a salary. When you’re ready to hire a nanny, you can go through the most rigorous background checks, confirm references, interview extensively and hire the caregiver of your dreams — and still find yourself in the middle of a nanny nightmare if you run afoul of tax laws. “Like most parents, my first thoughts when hiring a nanny were the safety of my children and whether or not the nanny would be a good fit for my family and those things are certainly critical,” says Lori Bolas, SurePayroll director of communications. “Unfortunately, many parents either don’t know about or can get overwhelmed by the regulations that apply to ensure that their nanny’s payroll gets handled correctly, on time and in compliance with state and federal laws.” Fortunately, online payroll services can help take the confusion out of paying your nanny, and ensure he or she gets paid on time and according to the law.Although nanny-hiring goes on year round, many more families may undertake the task as the school year gets started. SurePayroll offers some tips for hiring and paying a nanny: • Make a list of nanny must-haves,

such as schedule availability, disciplinary practices, experience with multiple kids, etc. Next, create a list of preferences that are negotiable. Setting your priorities before you begin looking for a nanny will help you make the right decision. • Involve others, including people whose referrals you trust, such as family members, friends, teachers and coworkers. Ask them for help in finding candidates, and don’t forget to involve your kids. Give them a few minutes to meet each nanny candidate during the interview; after all, they’ll be the ones most affected by your choice. • Remember, you’re entering a business relationship — albeit one of the most important ones in your life. Keep things professional during the interview and be sure to ask all the tough questions about topics that are important to your family. • Don’t overlook online resources and professional organizations. Selection services like SitterCity can help you identify and screen appropriate candidates, and the International Nanny Association provides information, advice and a directory on its website. Be sure to use background checks, which can easily be done online, check multiple references and personally interview every candidate at least once before making a final decision. • Discuss wages and base your offer on the nanny’s level of experience and

what other nannies in your area are getting. Federal law requires nannies must get at least minimum wage, and they may be entitled to overtime. • Prepare paperwork to ensure you can avoid tax penalties. You’ll need a 1040-ES, a signature-ready Schedule H, the annual 1040 and a W-2. If you pay a seasonal nanny more than $1,000 per quarter or $1,800 per year, you’ll probably need to pay the “Nanny Tax,” which includes Social Security, Medicare and federal unemployment tax (FUTA). • Set up payroll for your nanny, and plan to pay him or her by either direct deposit or check. You’ll need to make provisions to pay Social Security, Medicare, FUTA and other payroll

taxes, including any state or local taxes that may apply. Track tax deductions, medical benefits and other insurance. Remember, mistakes can cost you: failing to pay the IRS nanny taxes can lead to back taxes, penalties, interest and fines of up to $25,000. An online payroll provider like SurePayroll can help you stay on the right side of the law by managing the pay, tax and filing tasks for your nanny. Log on to surepayroll.com to learn more. “Your nanny will be one of the most important people in your family’s lives,” Bolas notes. “It’s important to start off on the right foot with good communication and ensuring payroll tasks go smoothly.”

(BPT) — Whether you are buying, selling or simply remodeling, you are looking to invest in updates that will increase the value and appeal of your home. It’s natural to want it all, but before you over-personalize or break the bank, there are many simple, budget-friendly changes that can increase the value of your home without the risk. Cassandra LaValle, interior designer and editor of the acclaimed lifestyle and design site, Coco+Kelley, offers these tried and true tips for upping your home value without overdoing it. • Refresh with paint: You may not be able to replace large appliances or countertops, but in the kitchen adding a fresh coat of neutral paint to outdated cabinets and swapping out hardware can go a long way in making the space feel refreshed. • Little luxuries in the bathroom: Replace your current showerhead with a rain shower, like the Waterpik RainFall+. Completely budget-friendly and easy to install — it takes less than five minutes - this showerhead can make TURN TO SPRUCE UPS ON B17

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Weeknight meals made easy with simple tips (BPT) — What’s for dinner? It’s a question most of us ask every day. With evening routines packed full of extracurricular activities, chores and preparation for the following day, we don’t always have as much time as we’d like to make dinner. Fortunately, a quick, delicious and healthy meal can still be an option for your family, even when you’re short on time. All it takes is a little planning, some common ingredients and one trip to the grocery store. Here are five dinners to take you through an A view from inside Discount Hydroponics of San Marcos. Discount Hydroponics, a well-known online outlet, aims to bolster customer service with a new North County store. Courtesy photo

Discount Hydroponics is branching out with new brick-and-mortar store SAN MARCOS — In a bit of a twist, a major online retailer is branching out with another physical location, this time with a new store in San Marcos. Discount Hydroponics, one of the largest Internet hydroponics retailers, is known for the ease of ordering items in cyberspace and its selection, said Michael Hess, general manager of the company. “We have the largest instock-inventory of any hydroponics dealer, so it’s rare we’re out of any item,” Hess said. But while the online store, which was established in 1999, remains successful, Hess said there’s a demand in North County for a brickand-mortar hydroponics shop, paving the way for Discount Hydroponics of San Marcos. “People want one-onone care,” Hess said. “They want great customer service. They want advice on how to grow. All of our staff are active hydroponic growers so that we can give you the best possible information.” Currently, Discounts Hydroponics’ other location is in Riverside, and they have several more stores opening in the next few months. “Many industries are moving online, but we’re expanding to another actual store so customers have the best experience possible,” Hess added. He noted that customers have the option of ordering products online and picking them up on the same day at the San Marcos location — an example of how a retail location and cyberspace can complement each other. San Marcos, when compared with other cities, has a strong concentration of

people growing fruits and vegetables, he said. And there’s a growing interest in starting cultivating for many in the area. Hydroponics, a planting technique that doesn’t require soil, is increasingly popular across the nation among commercial growers and hobbyists. From homes to greenhouses, hydroponic crops don’t require as much water, and when fed nutrients, the plants often grow faster than those exposed to the elements, Hess noted. Also, the method, used by many organic growers, makes it easier to keep out unwanted food sources. Hess said the most popular products range from lighting systems, which allow people to grow indoors, and equipment for controlling the environment. Nutrients and soils consistently rank among the top sellers as well. Visit discounthydro.com for a list of products and current specials. Discount Hydroponics offers their products at a competitive price without the need to wait for a coupon to get better pricing. In addition to giving away prizes as part of monthly giveaways on Facebook, which has more than 21,000 followers, they are active in the community with their annual fundraisers for local charities. Located at 330 Rancheros Dr. in San Marcos, for those who would like to see hydroponics products firsthand, Discount Hydroponics of San Marcos’ hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. “We look forward to helping you find what you need, whether you’re inexperienced or an expert,” Hess said.

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Monday Start the week by putting your slow cooker to work for you. Slice off the tops of four to six bell peppers, but don’t throw them out. Remove the seeds and stuff each pepper with a combination of lean ground turkey or chicken sausage, grated cauliflower, carrots, onion and garlic, plus fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Put the pepper tops back on, arrange the peppers TURN TO WEEKDAY MEALS ON B23

Homemade soup can be surprisingly tasty, as well as quick and just as healthy as you could hope for it to be. Courtesy photo

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Agents aim to help you feel like a pro COAST CITIES — The real estate market is getting hot.Where do you start to find the best agent to see you through it all? Famous for its hands-on, individualized service, Robert Hamzey, Broker, and the agents of Distinctive Properties can do it all. With offices centrally located at at 1237 Camino Del Mar, Suite C, Del Mar, and at 16236 San Dieguito Road, Suite 1-18, Rancho Santa Fe, we have agents to cover real estate throughout San Diego County. Distinctive Properties is ready to provide caring expertise for absolutely every facet of home buying and

home selling, including help with relocation, bank-owned property, a dream-home finder, market analysis, credit reports and more. No one wants to contract a case of buyer’s remorse — that feeling that you’ve either paid too much or received too little. Generally, the reason is simply that buyers moved ahead without enough knowledge and information. Distinctive Properties will make certain you are prepared and informed before you take that big step. The purchase of a home is a tremendous investment, both monetarily and emotionally, but with Distinctive

Properties your agent is always just a phone call or email away. They have incredible features like online Property Watch, to keep you a step ahead of other buyers. Once you have found some homes you like, you can save those searches and watch for new listings to be e-mailed to you. And if you are considering selling your home, or simply want to stay put and do some remodeling, you need the best advice before spending thousands on home improvement projects. — Just Want To Do It: You want some new features in a home to improve your family’s quality of life, and you don’t

want to leave your current home. — Really Need To Do It: You want to make your home more marketable to maximize return (or minimize loss) and speed up the sale process. Whether it is to accommodate a growing family, add that dream barbecue, a pool or refinish an out-dated kitchen, it’s worth knowing the cost and impacts at the front end. Have an expert at your elbow every step of the way. Get in touch with Distinctive Properties at (858) 481-7600 or (858) 756-6514. As Robert says,“You give us your desires, and we will make it a reality!” Paint sprayers can get the job done more quickly and often with better results than old-fashioned paint brushes. Courtesy photo

4 simple steps to help DIYers get pro-level painting results (BPT) — When it comes to simple, low-cost home improvements that can add value and completely change the look of a room, you just can’t beat painting. From giving a room a whole new look to protecting the walls and boosting the value of your home, painting delivers many benefits — all at a fraction of the cost of other improvements. Tackle the job yourself, rather than hiring a professional painter, and you can save even more money. “Any do-it-yourselfer can achieve professionallooking painting results when they follow the right steps and use the right painting tools,” says Arti Lyde, a product director with Wagner, manufacturer of painting products. “Painting can dramatically improve the look and style of your home.”

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Energize your home with vibrant colors (BPT) — Chances are you’ve thought about adding a splash of color to the exterior of your home, and you’re not the only one. Many people have the same idea, but they don’t act because they’re worried they will choose poorly. Selecting the wrong color for your home’s exterior isn’t only costly, it’s embarrassing as well. “Many homeowners are afraid to add color to their home’s exterior because they don’t want to make a mistake,” says Sensational Color’s Kate Smith, Color

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Donna Petersen, right, showroom manager at Encinitas Tile consults with clients Paul and Kate Marble on plans for their new Rancho Santa Fe home.

New management signals change at Encinitas Tile ENCINITAS — Upon entering the newly expanded and remodeled Encinitas Tile you enter more than just an impressive tile and natural stone showroom, you enter a world of possibilities. Colors, shapes and textures of every variety are displayed beautifully like fine pieces of artwork, waiting to bring real value, pride and style to your home. Expanding the selection of tiles, tools and rough materials while providing customers with expert, friendly, knowledgeable advice, was the primary goal for taking over this local, independ-

ent tile company. The father and son duo, Albert and Grant Goodman, took over this well-known local retailer in June, and are passionate about bringing a family-oriented quality to their showrooms. With the family owning, and successfully operating, tileliving.com and San Diego Marble & Tile in the county, they’ve worked hard to strengthen the relationships they’ve built with their existing and new customers, contractors and interior designers. Working hand in hand with contractors and homeowners, the well-trained

staff of designers at Encinitas Tile will help to see your project all the way through the design and building phase. For contractors and homeowners looking for the highest quality of materials obtained from around the world, and a well-stocked warehouse complete with all of the necessary tools to complete your building or renovation project, you will do no better than to visit Encinitas Tile. Visit the brand new showroom at 597 Westlake St. to find the inspiration for your next building adventure.

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Saltwater Fall into great tabletop decorating ideas pools a growing trend (BPT) — Pools are great fun for kids and adults and when it is hot in the summer time or you’re on vacation, there is no better way to cool off. Most pools do require a lot of work to keep clean however and there is always that chlorine smell and the burning sensation that affects the eyes and skin. For many people it is the memory of the chlorine that is inescapably associated with all pools. But for kids today this memory is quickly becoming a non-event thanks to the increasing popularity of saltwater pools. Saltwater pools work by converting salt to chlorine using an electrolytic converter. This produces the same type of bacteria-killing chlorine found in a traditional pool, but in a radically different fashion. Since the salt generator is adding chlorine to the water at a constant rate, it is capable of displacing the bad smell and burning irritation we normally associate with chlorine and maintaining the right amount at all times. As the water exits the converter and enters the pool, the sanitizing chlorine eventually reverts back to salt, and the process repeats itself, conserving salt and keeping sanitizer levels balanced. However new salt does need to be added occasionally as salt levels can drop due to splash-out, rain and filter back-washing. Pool owners still should test weekly for pH and chlorine and monthly for other water balance factors. Saltwater pools require far less maintenance than traditional pools and are much less expensive to maintain as pool salt is far cheaper than traditional chlorine. This is a big reason why so many hotels and water parks in the United State have already made the switch. Plus when it comes to initial construction and installation, the additional cost of an electrolytic converter is very small and easily made up in maintenance savings. Some may be concerned about the effect of salt on pool equipment, construction materials, decks and surrounding structures. However the actual amount of salt used is very low, less than .01 as salty as sea water. You may be able to taste the salt in the pool, but much less so than you can taste and feel the chlorine in a standard pool. To learn more about salt water pools visit saltinstitute.org.

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She says you can find vegetables you can use on your table or anywhere in more decorating ideas at YouTube your home to create a bril- Replacements’ channel and Facebook page. liant splash of color.

Transition your table design by mixing in fall colors and patterns.

(BPT) — Saying goodbye to summer doesn’t have to be a sentimental ending when you consider it’s also a beginning — the kick off to autumn and the holiday season. The promise of fall is in the air. It’s a great time to dress up your home for fall entertaining; whether that means friends gathered around the television rooting for your favorite team or the ultimate traditional Thanksgiving feast. “Decorating trends for this fall are really fun and functional,” says visual merchandiser John Griffith. “Colors that evoke a sense of nostalgia and family are a really big part of the visual design message for autumn 2013. Reds, golds and oranges are trending this fall. These hues are not only warm and comforting; they’re reflective of the season.” Griffith and teammate Julie Robbins add their own unique spin on the latest trends to create seasonal design vignettes for Replacements, Ltd., the world’s largest retailer of old and new china, crystal, silver and collectibles. Whether you are planning a casual family gathering or an elegant dinner party, Robbins suggests

easy ways to mix in great fall colors. This can be as simple as adding a charger plate or colorful serving pieces. “Using colored glass is fantastic way of infusing autumn colors to create a seasonal feel,” says Robbins. “Amber colored glass is really popular this fall because the rich, warm color goes with so many patterns and designs. I’m big on the pressed vintage patterns; depression glass, coin glass and sandwich glass are all very lovely and nostalgic.We’re actually mixing and matching patterns from historic American glassmakers including Federal, Indiana Glass and Fostoria on our tables. It looks great to mix designs which share the same colors or combine an array of colors within a place setting.” Metal serveware is another popular trend this fall. “We’re incorporating metal serveware into many of our displays because you can do so much with it from a design standpoint,” says Griffith. “These are great accent pieces you can dress up or down, plus it is familyand football-season friendly. Metal serveware is also very functional. Once heated, the alloy retains warmth to keep

food warmer longer or cooler if you chill these pieces. Plus it is easy to clean and doesn’t have to be polished. We’re using a lot of fun shapes, like leaf-shaped pieces and turkey platters.” Fall’s bountiful harvest translates into the home this season. Robbins is using natural elements in her table designs that evoke a sense of the first Thanksgiving. “I suggest filling vases, glasses or serving bowls with dried beans, acorns or even kernels of dried deer corn. Not only does this look pretty, you can also mix in candles or flowers and use these natural elements to hold those items in place.” Robbins adds apples, gourds, pumpkins and green pears are among fruits and

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How to create a ‘Blissful’ outdoor living space for San Diego’s endless summer Helen, owner of Bliss 101 and expert in home décor and design, suggests tips on how to create the perfect outdoor living space. Extend your indoors living and entertaining, outdoors and add little more bliss to your life! 1. Twinkle Lights: String lights can make a world of difference to any patio. They are an affordable way to provide subtle lighting and make the space inviting for all guests. Looking for an ecofriendly solution? Bliss 101 has solar powered lights that will light up your table

and provide ambiance. No electricity needed! 2. Bright Pillows: Bright pillows can add the perfect pop of color to any outdoor space and are the easiest way to personalize your outdoor living space and tie it in to your “signature” interior look. 3. Artwork: Bring the inside outside for an afternoon party with some of your favorite pieces of art. Bliss 101 supports local artists and many pieces are printed with eco-solvent outdoor/archival inks or UV protection, which can make them a good candidate for

some outdoor spaces. 4. DIY: Centerpiece: Create your own beautiful sustainable centerpiece with branches or driftwood found on the beach and decorate with seashells and candles. 5. Privacy: Create privacy with a unique floor screen or potted plants that create a “green wall” which allows you to enjoy your outdoor space more intimately. Bliss 101 proudly features locally made artistic concrete planter boxes that can be custom designed for your outdoor space.

Solar Alliance of America shines as growing local business SAN DIEGO — With its dedication to affordable, high quality residential solar systems,Solar Alliance of America has become one of the fastest growing companies in San Diego County. Inc. magazine recently named Solar Alliance of America 2013’s fastest growing company with over $17 million in revenues in San Diego because of the company’s 5,337 percent growth over the past three years. The company was founded in 2009 by Artie Rose and Cindy Purcell, and since then has completed thousands of installations of solar panels on homes throughout San Diego, Riverside, and Orange Counties. “Most people would like to go solar and get free energy from the sun, but they can’t afford it,” said Rose, now the company’s president and CEO. But with Solar Alliance of America’s new Southern California Solar Program, financing is no longer an issue for homeowners seeking a costsaving, environmentally friendly power source. The program has over $5 million in available funds for qualifying homeowners to provide financial solutions for solar energy. Solar Alliance of America’s consultants help secure all available state rebates as well as credit approval for financing for customers. The company also offers an exclusive 1.99 percent interest rate for all customers. “We allow homeowners to install a solar system without any out-of-pocket expense,” said Rose.

Simply obtaining a no obligation, free estimate for solar system installation even qualifies customers for free San Diego Chargers tickets or a $50 Visa gift card. Not only does Solar Alliance of America make residential solar systems affordable, the company also ensures that the entire process is hasslefree by handling every aspect of the installation from financing to installation to final inspection. Their professional solar consultants begin by meeting with homeowners to evaluate their utility usage and provide an estimate for a custom designed solar system to meet the customer’s specific energy needs. Leaving no hidden costs, consultants next discuss all costs of the system and installation and find the best payment program to meet each homeowner’s financial situation. Consultants ensure that payments for the solar system are lower than the homeowner’s electric bill. “It’s not a one-size fits all,” explained Rose. “We actually design a system that will offset a homeowner’s average utility costs.” Highly trained technicians conduct a thorough site inspection of the home and experienced engineers design the plans for the ideal solar system to fit each home’s unique attributes. After gaining the homeowner’s approval, Solar Alliance of America’s team submits the plans for necessary building permits from the city or county and notifies the homeowner’s utility company. The homeowner’s specifi-

cally designed solar system is then installed over one to two days on the outside of the home without any interruption to the residents’ lives. “We don’t tear their homes apart,” Rose explained. “It’s not like remodeling your kitchen.” Their team also understands the importance of maintaining the visual appeal of all homes. Solar Alliance of America ensures that only the highest quality solar panels are used, sourcing only from trusted manufacturers Bosch and LG. The installation is completed with an in-depth final inspection and the receipt of a “Permission to Operate” letter from the homeowner’s utility company. With Solar Alliance of America managing every step of the solar system design, financing, permitting, and installation process, achieving energy independence is not just possible, but easy for all homeowners. Furthermore, by obtaining electricity directly from the sun, homeowners help reduce the carbon released into the atmosphere created by other means of electricity production, including gas and nuclear power production. As if providing affordable, environmentally beneficial solar systems were not enough, the growing local company is also committed to giving back to the community. With every solar system the company installs, Solar Alliance of America also makes a contribution to the Solar Alliance Foundation, which gives free solar electric systems to disabled veterans in San Diego.

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Pardee Homes introduces Alta Del Mar community SAN DIEGO — The first hint of Alta Del Mar is the stone bridge that welcomes you to an elevated, sequestered plateau. The gated enclave of both estate homes and custom home sites reveals itself, and you are above it all, on a meandering promontory surrounded by expansive topography and lush vistas in all directions. In just five months since Alta Del Mar’s quiet opening, hundreds have “oohed” and “ahhed” over the exquisite model homes that show off heritage architecture of coastal California — classic facades, timeless materials and hand-wrought details. And for those with a oneof-a-kind vision, Pardee Homes has also made available a limited number of custom homesites, averaging nearly a half-acre, with sweeping view corridors facing expanses of coastal sage to the south or The Grand Del Mar and Carmel Valley to the northwest. Most recently, Alta Del Mar was honored with six prestigious Gold Nugget Awards recognizing exceptional planning and design across the western United States. The Gold Nugget award program is considered one of the housing industry’s most esteemed design competitions.

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The Prestige Collection of Alta Del Mar is gated enclave of 4,151 to 6,235squre foot Estate Homes on lots averaging a half-acre, and Custom Home sites up to one acre on Del Mar Mesa. Pricing is from $1.85 million to $2.4 million. “Sales in our first phase releases have been phenomenal and we are extremely encouraged about the success of this unique neighborhood,” said Matt Sauls, regional marketing director for Pardee Homes. “We are committed to developing this spectacular plateau in a way that preserves the natural topography and sweeping view corridors, as we provide our homebuyers with a one-of-a-kind address.The elevated site and picturesque setting are

coastal North County’s last, best opportunity for an exceptional lifestyle, above and apart from all else.” Designed by the awardwinning architectural firm of Bassenian/Lagoni of Newport Beach, Alta Del Mar embraces California’s rich architectural heritage by incorporating elements of Spanish and Monterey design such as exterior gated porticos, charming interior courtyards, grand entries, outdoor rooms and classic brick and wood detailing; authentic wrought iron detail, stone facades, vestibules and formal hallways evoke French Country and Tuscan architectural styling. “Each of the four floor

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Modern styling, technology help homeowners refresh their nests (BPT) — Flipping through the television channels, it’s hard not to find a home improvement show about remodeling and do-ityourself (DIY) projects. From “Property Brothers” to “Design Star,” these popular programs give homeowners ideas on how to modernize their spaces. If you’re planning your own DIY projects, here are three areas of the home that will give you the most bang for your buck when it comes to a makeover. First stop: the bathroom Bathroom remodels are the most popular remodeling projects because they have a

high return on investment, according to the National Association of Home Builders. When you’re ready to sell your house, renovating the bathroom typically has a return of 62 percent. A lowcost way to modernize the bathroom is installing new faucets. With signature styling featuring cylindrical, geometric shapes and distinct 90-degree angles, the new Moen Arris collection is an ideal choice for an iconic, modern update. Sleek, contemporary pieces like the new Arris faucet can add instant luxury. Another idea for mod-

ernizing the bathroom is to add additional light sources. Bringing in more light will open up the space and make your bathroom come to life. The bathroom is often a place to unwind, and adding the right lighting can set the tone for a spa-like atmosphere. One way to do this, without breaking your budget, is by simply replacing the light fixtures. Add a modern touch to your bath with dramatic choices like chandeliers and sconces. Second stop: the living room TURN TO STYLING ON B20

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Upgrade your home by making it a ‘smart house’ Bringing your home into the 21st century — it’s not as hard as you might think, even if your home isn’t brand new. With technology being evermore integrated into our daily lives, it’s no wonder that homeowners are looking to use that technology to make their homes “smarter.” From anywhere in the world you can control your home to become not only more energy efficient, but also add an extra sense of security — and even a coolness factor. Imagine turning your home’s lights on while still at work, all through the control of your Apple® iPad®, iPhone®, iPod Touch® or other smart device. Imagine adjusting your

home’s thermostat so that it’s comfortable when you get home from a long day’s work. That’s what Southwest Audio Visual can do for you and your home. The Solana Beach-based company, which opened more than six years ago, has been bringing clients the newest in cutting edge technology, not only for home automation, but home theater installations. Bill Kauzlarich and Jim Diez began Southwest Audio Visual with the idea that they could provide customers with the best possible service — something they noticed was lacking from other audiovisual installers. “We know what we’re doing, and we’re pretty good at

what we do, and we just need somebody that cares at the end of the day to make sure everybody’s stuff works and the customer service is there so that these people don’t have problems like they do from everybody else,” Kauzlarich said. Kauzlarich is a CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design Installation Association) certified installation technician from Chicago, Ill. He has been in the custom integration business since 2001 after graduating from Purdue University with a Business Management degree. And Diez is a graduate of the University of Southern lished himself in record pro- have fostered audio attentiveCalifornia’s Music duction and recording studio ness while working as a cusDepartment and has estab- design. These experiences tom integrator since 2006. Between Kauzlarich and Diez, assessing their clients’ needs is all about listening to the customers. Hearing what it is that their client wants, and designing a system based on producing the desired effect, is at the base of the service. They aren’t about tossing name brands out there and pieces of equipment that might not be necessary to accomplish their clients’ goals. The small, independent company also prides itself on using in-house, knowledgeable staff to complete a project from the ground up. And by fulfilling their customer service philosophy, Southwest Audio Visual only takes on a limited amount of projects, ensuring that their clients receive the fullest amount of attention. There is so much choice out their technology-wise. With the years of experience and knowing what equipment works better than others, Kauzlarich and Diez are able

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The quality of the paint you choose will directly affect how good the job looks when you’re done. For a good quality finish it is important to select quality paint, which adheres better, gives a uniform finish and will last longer. Also, look at the latest color trends and select a color that will meet your style. Before you buy, research the brands available at your local home improvement store. Check out consumer review websites, giving particular attention to those that feature reviews from homeowners who’ve actually used the products.These independent, real-life reviewers can offer valuable insight into how well a paint might work. Pay attention to the

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to provide the client with quality advice, and the pre-planning so that once the systems are completed and installed there won’t be any occasions for troubleshooting to arise. But Kauzlarich is quick to point out that every home and every system is different, so that it again comes back to listening to the client and finding the right solutions for their home theatre or home automation. “We design a system so that’s it’s almost ‘bulletproof,’ so that at the end of the day we don’t get service calls, and we don’t get calls because their things don’t work,” Kauzlarich said. Southwest Audio Visual invites you to schedule an appointment to visit their showroom so they can show you how what was once complex and confusing technology is now simple and easy. Southwest Audio Visual is at 253 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite C in Solana Beach. If you’d like to schedule an appointment call (858) 3241704, or for more information, visit swavconsulting.com..

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Details such as painting baseboards, woodwork and ceilings are the crowning touch on any paint job. Professionals know it’s these finishing touches that pull together the look of a room. With the right tools and professional approach, you can save money by doing your own painting — and enjoy the pride and satisfaction of a job well done.

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A visit to Anderson’s La Costa is anything but ordinary Anderson’s La Costa is not your ordinary nursery visit — it is a truly unique garden center experience. This local family owned business has been operating at the same location two blocks west of Interstate 5 on La Costa Avenue for over 50 years. Owners Dave and Una Tyler invite you to come in and browse the huge selection including annuals, perennials, fruits and vegetables, trees, shrubs,orchids,cactus and succulents, houseplants, water plants and so much more. A full line of pottery, garden accessories, tools, dry goods and organic fertilizer and soil amendments are also available. What sets Anderson’s apart is the varied selection, plant quality and especially the knowledgeable and friendly staff of trained nursery professionals. Highlights of visiting Anderson’s must include a visit to their 2,500 square foot greenhouse with its vast selec-

tion. Be sure to allow some time to visit the expanded “edibles” area where you can select the herbs and veggies from local growers to create your own organic additions for the dinner table. Also expanded this year is the fruit tree section where you will find citrus, figs, apples, peaches just to name a few. Many of the offerings at Anderson’s are from local North County growers — a theme that the folks at Anderson’s stress when stocking the nursery.And don’t miss out on the lovely Secret Garden, reminiscent of a darling fairy garden with its enticing playhouse and English country garden plants that captivates the youngsters’ imaginations. Should you find more than fits into your car, no problem — they deliver! Enjoy the mood created by one of the largest selections of operating fountains in the area and stroll leisurely while enjoying the great selection of pottery and garden décor all

uniquely displayed within the perfect settings so you can immediately envision what you could do in your own garden or patio. Fall planting is featured at this time of year and Anderson’s doesn’t disappoint. New cool season veggies are arriving now with a wide selection of favorites like beets, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, spinach, brussels sprouts and lettuce and always introducing the latest varieties. Don’t hesitate to ask for your favorites while visiting — Anderson’s staff is more than happy to special order. If you are looking for a garden center with a casual yet beautiful atmosphere and a staff of friendly, knowledgeable nursery professionals, check out Anderson’s La Costa. The staff provides excellent in-store customer service and satisfaction, and can also provide expert on-site garden design services at your home or business.

Raising the bar on bath safety (BPT) — The bathroom is your daily sanctuary to retreat to and enjoy a few moments alone. For that reason, it should be serene, stylish and of course, safe. Think that words “safety” and “style” can never go together? Think again. Fortunately, it’s easy to incorporate essential bath safety elements that will leave your room feeling more like a resort instead of rehab. A twist on towel bars When entering or exiting the bath, many homeowners reach for a towel located on a towel bar just outside the bathtub or shower. While this is a convenient location, unfortunately bathers instinctively grab onto the towel bar to ease in and out of the shower or tub. This can be a serious fall risk, since towel bars are not designed to support a person’s weight. Fortunately, Moen has combined the functionality and beauty of a decorative towel bar with the safety benefits of a grab bar with the Moen Home Care Grab Bar with Towel Bar. Available in the most popular finishes to seamlessly integrate with the style of your bath, this unique product is easy to install to ensure a safe — and stylish — addition to the bath.

Look for shelves that combine the functionality and style of a shelf with the safety of a grab bar. Some are featured in both corner and straight designs and will help solve your storage woes, while providing extra stability in the shower or bath. “Grab bars are an important safety element for all ages — in fact, we could all use a little extra assistance in the shower,” says Adam Ference, Moen Home Care brand manager. “By incorporating grab bars into common bathroom accessories, we hope to encourage homeowners to make every bath a safe — and stylish — bath.”

Serenity with showerheads When you think of resorts, you may recall the spectacular spa showers. You can dramatically enhance your daily shower experience by simply updating your current showerhead. There are many types, but a combination showerhead, such as the Moen Caldwell Brushed Nickel Slide Bar showerhead, can offer a relaxing retreat while also adding safety features. Combination showerheads feature both a standard showerhead and a handheld showerhead attached to a slide bar, providing users multiple spray options. And, with the added benefit of a handheld shower, users who choose to bathe Safety with shelves in a seated position can also From shampoo to shav- easily and safely enjoy the ing cream, razors to rubber sensational experience. duckies, the bathtub or shower is an area where we Luxurious illumination store a multitude of items. For the final step to With this in mind, homeown- your safety-upgraded bathers are always looking for room, increase the amount of ways to conquer the clutter. lighting. Add higher-wattage Shelves are an excellent bulbs in your current lights, answer — especially when nightlights or additional you can combine them with lamps to the room for safety and peace of mind. improved illumination.

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Where the beautiful ideas begin The Faucet Factory is “Where Beautiful Ideas Begin.” Now in its new location at 523 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 110, The Faucet Factory’s expanded showroom offers the latest in contemporary and traditional high-end decorative plumbing, hardware, and accessories. Look no further than The Faucet Factory for inspiration and ideas to beautify your home, just off Interstate 5 in the heart of North County. The Faucet Factory’s knowledgeable staff is experienced in working with architects, builders, contractors, designers, developers, plumbers, and the individual homeowner. Family-owned and operat-

ed since 1985, The Faucet Factory has kept its commitment to great personalized service while maintaining factory-direct pricing. The brand new, expanded showroom offers even more selection than ever before! “We relocated two months ago and now have the place for you to find just the right faucets, fixtures, and hardware to create that beautiful kitchen, bath, or bar you have always dreamed of creating,” said owner Curt Shafer. Come to The Faucet Factory to create the kitchen of your dreams for cooking, entertaining, or just hanging out. As for the bathroom, design the home spa you have always

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Local landscape artist has know-how to transform your yard ENCINITAS — C&H Gardens founder Kent Horner brings something extra to the task of landscaping. He has a natural sense for garden feng shui and combines an artist’s eye with his knowledge of the earth to produce a landscape in complete harmony with its surroundings. “My dad grew up on a farm and taught biology, so I grew up with a strong understanding of plants and the land,” Horner said. “I combine this with my artistic sense to create a series of gardens on a property that work with the microclimate of each exposure on all sides of the home. Each one has different needs and can require different plants to thrive.” Horner’s versatile skills can provide the perfect California garden, whether you want an English Victorian garden, a tropical palm paradise or a desert oasis complete with succulents and cactus. C&H Gardens has provided residential and commercial property landscape and arboricultural services

to San Diego County since 1979. Preferring a job that kept him outdoors, Horner began putting himself through college doing treetrimming. From there, he worked under a top landscaper installing and maintaining the enormous date palms and landscape at The Mirage in Las Vegas, gaining a broad knowledge of desert flora. “I grew up in San Bernardino, but my folks had a beach place in Leucadia where I spent a lot of time,” Horner said. “I love to surf and love this area.” After Horner got his contractor’s license and settled here, he met and married his wife Kim who works the business with him as they raise two boys, ages 16 and 13. Horner has done landscape work on the homes of hair-mogul Paul Mitchell (Malibu), writer Anne Rice (La Jolla) and the Cleveland Indians’ Charles Nagy (Rancho Santa Fe), among many others. “My longtime exposure to California landscape has

Kent Horner, owner of C & H Artistic Landscape & Tree Service. For more information, call (858) 481-4500 or visit plantch.com. Courtesy photo

given me a huge understanding of what does well in this climate,” Horner said. “Many of my plants come from South Africa

Refacing makes old cabinets new (BPT) — In this instantgratification era, instant makeovers — from week-long juice diets to weekend home renovations — are a top 2013 trend. And according to Yahoo! Homes, so are instant kitchen updates achieved by refacing cabinets. It’s no wonder. Women spend a third of their household activity time in the kitchen, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which means there is plenty of time to daydream about a new kitchen while making and sharing meals. With so much time spent in the kitchen though, who has the luxury of going kitchen-less for weeks on end as they wait through an entire gut and remodel? The Home Depot surveyed customers who had recently renovated their kitchens and found that almost all customers were motivated by the desire for a new, more modern aesthetic. Several remodeling options deliver a new look in no time, by simply updating the existing cabinets. Current kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts can be refinished through a sanding process or the wood can be renewed through a restorative process that brings out the original brilliance and luster. Refacing is a more bold option, if you are happy with the layout of your current kitchen but are tired of a dated look with worn cabinets, doors and drawers. Doors, hardware and shelves are all replaced and the cabinet shells are completely refinished through the refacing process to create an entirely new look. “Refacing kitchen cabinets gives a homeowner the opportunity to add organizational enhancements and

revamp additional surfaces, such as counters and backsplashes, for a space that is more contemporary and personalized to match a homeowner’s unique kitchen habits,” explains Douglas Spiron of Home Depot Interiors. Mapping a dream kitchen Start your kitchen cabinet refacing project by creating a wish list of material attributes. For example, if your household includes children and pets, consider Rigid Thermofoil doors to safeguard against denting and for an easy-to-clean surface. To ensure that your space will remain visually cohesive in years to come, it is important to take into account your future plans for new appliances, fixtures, paint colors, counters and backsplashes. Taming cabinet clutter To get the most out of the refacing process, consider optimizing your kitchen space. Handy zones for the most frequently used utensils should be established. Items should be grouped together based on purpose and in close proximity to stationary items. Add order to every area with drawer dividers, roll-out shelves and customized organizational elements. Expressing your style

Once you have identified areas for improvement, it is time to turn your dreams into design plans. A new vision for this hardworking room should take into account both your home’s style and your personal style. The adjacent room’s color palette, the amount of natural light in the space and what is seen first when entering the kitchen are important factors, in addition to stylistic preferences. This is the time to gather inspiration from favorite bloggers, friends and current trends. Sarah Fishburne, director of trend and design for The Home Depot, shares the most popular cabinet trend right now. “Recessed doors continue to dominate the kitchen market, because the design is universal and fits in any home style — from Classic or Cottage to Arts and Craft and Modern homes. Homeowners feel more comfortable installing a universal style that will have longevity.” The National Kitchen and Bath Association also points out that darker wood finishes have grown more popular over the past two years. To begin the kitchen transformation process, visit homedepot.com; get inspired by the possibilities at The Apron blog.

which has an identical climate to ours but so many exotic species and succulents that do really well here.”

The company specializes in water-wise softscape of plants, trees and tropicals; erosion control; hardscape including ponds, fountains, Jacuzzis, patios, barbecues and outdoor structures; retaining walls, fencing, decking, decorative paths, pavers, cement, flagstone, slate, gates, railings, stairs and driveways; and also proper drainage, irrigation and lighting. “My favorite part of the job is working with people, getting to know them and their property,” he said. “I am able to really understand what they envision and create a space for peace and tranquility that is colorful and beautiful but still low maintenance.” Horner is a master at working with the many Southern Californians who are starting to replace their lawns, putting in a drip-irrigation system with wood chips and plant groupings. It takes half the water half and makes a visually beautiful area. “I have learned the most by ripping out other people’s mistakes,” Horner

said. “Once we are finished, with a flick of the switch, all the different plants and locations are happy and thriving, which is easy when you have them in the right place.” C&H Gardens specializes in a full range of arboriculture vegetation management services including yearly maintenance, tree trimming, pruning, lacing, shaping, removal, stump grinding, cabling, bracing, hauling, tractor work, tree installation, transplanting, eco restoring and waterwise conservation. C&H Gardens’ Tree Division can meet the specific needs of your residential and commercial tree care and maintenance. The team will survey your property and provide a free estimate. This is all done with a solid knowledge of meeting city code requirements and safety issues. Visit C&H Gardens Artistic Landscape and Tree Service, Inc. at plantch.com or call (760) 846-2200 to schedule a free consultation.

‘Grace-ful’ Living home furnishings a rebirth of style In 1993, Metropolis Furniture opened on University Avenue, bringing to San Diego a new level of quality and sophistication in home furnishings. Their unique mix of traditional, soft contemporary and one-of-a-kind furnishings brought a fresh look to the local market. The economic downturn caused Metropolis to close its Hillcrest and Encinitas locations by the end of 2008. Owner Mark Matheson has now reopened in Encinitas with his new store, Grace-ful Living, named for his daughter Grace. “I named the store for what she brings into my life,” Matheson said. “I came back into retail furnishings because I looked at what was going on in the

local furniture market and saw a niche — a high-end look, a stylized store, at a mid-price point.” The store, 1044 N. El Camino Real, Suite B, (between Cerro Street and Calle Ryan) is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (619) 399-3460 or visit them on Facebook at facebook.com/HomeFurnit ureSanDiego. Grace-ful Living Home Furnishings offers a fresh, new aesthetic where you will find an eclectic mix of traditional, transitional, soft contemporary, quality furniture. Peppered with antiques, unusual one-of-akind pieces, graphic industrial and architectural design blended with organic shapes, environmentally-

friendly furniture creating a warmer modernism. Grace-ful Living’s motto, “Style you can afford” is realized with a stylized, high-end looking store that is refreshingly affordable. Step in to search for unusual or hard to find things along with items for the entire home, paired with affordability and unsurpassed service.

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Motorized shades an affordable luxury As technologies advance, two things generally happen: the products become more user friendly and the costs become more affordable. Motorized window treatments are no exception to this rule. Until recently, installing motorized shades in your home was a major undertaking involving contractors, electricians, home automation systems and integrators to program the shades. This type of hard-wired system is appropriate where new construction, or a complete remodel, allows access for necessary wiring to all window openings. This infrastructure makes it possible to integrate the shades with lighting,

audio/video, heating/cooling or security — all controlled by a home automation system. Pacific Installers are Hunter Douglas and Somfy Certified Motorization Specialists, experienced in the design and installation of these advanced systems. These types of projects are exciting and we welcome the challenge. We at Pacific Installers exceed our customers’ expectations when installing their motorized window coverings. However, we are also aware that the costs are outside most budgets and impractical for finished, existing homes. The newest products from Hunter Douglas have given consumers a budget friendly alternative to hard-

wired systems. Power Rise® 2.1 and Power Glide® 2.1 technologies make it possible to have motorized window coverings without the need for contractors, wiring or home automation systems. One of the most common installations we perform is the Duette® top down, bottom up shades in the windows that surround a bath tub. A Platinum™ wireless wall switch, with individual or group control, will avoid having to climb into the tub to operate the shades. Another application for Power Rise® are those impossible to reach, upper level openings that heat the house up in the hot summer months, fade art work, furnishings and flooring. These also can be easily operated

by a wireless wall switch or hand held remote. Introduced in the fall of 2012, the new, easy-to-use Platinum™ App allows you to operate your motorized window coverings using an iPad®, iPhone® or iPod® touch. For the first time, you can precisely control your Hunter Douglas window coverings by scene, by room, or time of day. You will appreciate the simplicity of the Platinum™ App and Pacific Installers will set up and personalize this application to fit your unique needs. We invite you to visit our beautiful, automated showroom in Carlsbad to see our full line of motorized and manual window coverings, shutters and custom draperies.

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there’s some mold in the shower or elsewhere in the bathroom that seems to reappear, increasing ventilation (running a fan or opening a window) and cleaning more frequently will usually prevent mold from recurring, or at least keep the mold to a minimum.” For more effective, economical passive ventilation, a fresh-air skylight can help reduce humidity and stale air. When open, Energy Star-qualified, no leak solar-powered fresh-air skylights, like those made by Velux America, can allow excess moisture and unhealthy fumes to escape your home. When closed, the bright sunlight that skylights admit into your home can help dry out damp areas. Skylights are a great option in damp rooms, such as bathrooms, where privacy concerns mean an open window is impractical, or in

rooms where adding a window or venting fan may not be plausible, such as a garage. Add remote controlled solar powered blinds to solar powered fresh air skylights to your home and the products, as well as installation costs, are eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit. To learn more about no leak skylights and how they can help improve indoor air quality, visit veluxusa.com. If you discover mold in your home, it’s important to remove it quickly - even if it just seems like a harmless amount growing in a corner of the shower. Mold can spread quickly. You can probably handle a minor problem yourself, using commercially available cleansers to remove the mold from affected surfaces. More severe infestations that affect

drywall, wood or other parts of the home’s structure, will likely need to be handled by a professional. If mold has damaged parts of your home, remove and replace those parts. Monitor humidity levels in your home and make sure all rooms — especially those where a problem has occurred — have adequate ventilation. The CDC recommends homeowners take steps to prevent future mold growth, such as using an air conditioner and dehumidifier during humid months, and adding mold inhibitors to paint before repainting rooms. Mold will never be anyone’s idea of a welcome house guest, but with preventive steps such as improving ventilation to control moisture, you can ensure you never again have to fear those three little words: “you have mold.”

you’re looking for an edgy feel, try patterned or brightcolored ones. Adding new hardware to cabinets is also an inexpensive way to improve the look of your kitchen. Since faucets are the most-used item in the kitchen, a new model can

make a big impression. Swap out your old one for the new Align suite from Moen. Align faucets feature high-arc spouts and a geometric handle, emphasizing the simplicity and elegance of the design. To complement your new faucet, look to update your counters as well. Granite remains a popular choice because of its high style and durability. Integrating technology into home design It’s not just about making your life easier, technology can also aesthetically enhance your living space with modern touches. Mirror technology allows homeowners to disguise the TV when it isn’t in use. Available for all TV models, it will look like a mirror is in the room until the unit is turned on. The iCon Bed from Hollandia features a headboard equipped with speakers, an amplifier and docking stations for two iPads. The NestLearning Thermostat shares the same designer as the iPod, and automatically creates a temperature-control schedule personalized around your lifestyle; while also saving energy. For more information about Moen products, visit moen.com or call 800-BUYMOEN (800-289-6636).

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some time. “The key to mold control is moisture control,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says on its website. The EPA says you should clean up mold right away and eliminate the source of moisture that allowed the mold to grow.

Managing moisture Managing excess moisture in your home can help prevent the growth of mold. In addition to monitoring your home regularly to catch plumbing or roof leaks quickly, improving ventilation can help control moisture and improve overall indoor air quality. “Places that are often or always damp can be hard to maintain completely free of mold,” the EPA notes. “If

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Modern design doesn’t have to mean uncomfortable. Homeowners love modern interiors for the sleek and streamlined look, which leads to less clutter and visual stress. Expand the modern theme throughout the home by updating furniture with unfussy and relaxed pieces. You don’t need to buy everything new. Fabric covers, in an array of prints and colors, can instantly bring new life to old furniture. For pieces that need to be replaced, consider purchasing solid and neutral furniture. As trends change, you can switch out pillows and blankets to stay up-todate. Keep neutrals in mind when selecting paint colors, as well. White, black, brown and gray will go with just about anything. For a pop of color, paint an accent wall with a bold color, or add extra personality with drapery or area rugs. Use lamps, paintings and accessories to give a personal touch throughout the rest of your living space. Final stop: the kitchen Opening up shelving is a way to put a fresh, modern spin on your existing kitchen

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layout.You can order new cabinets with glass panels or simply remove the doors from your existing ones. Just make sure the exposed areas are not cluttered. Open shelving is a perfect place to display dishes. For a crisp look, try stacks of white plates and bowls. If

Add a fresh new look to your dining room Autumn is just around the corner and Le Dimora’s designers are busy decorating their fall dining room collections in preparation for the upcoming Holiday Season! Planning must get started early, and this is the perfect time to add a fresh new look to your dining room for hosting family gatherings and Holiday entertaining. Le Dimora has an abundant selection of dining room furnishings on display — from warm and traditional — to transitional — with a lighter and more casual feel. Choose from round, rectangular and square designs in endless choices of woods and fabrics to reflect your own personal style. Compliment your look with many comfy chair styles, sideboards and bountiful buffets. The beautiful Rancho Santa Fe showroom creates an atmosphere of style and comfort, combined with timeless beauty — sure to satisfy all your senses. The award winning Interior Design Team provides personal in home service and handles every detail imaginable to enhance your home environment. With the finest — of the moment — design

resources to choose from, Le Dimora designers consult with clients to identify and create their own signature style. From custom designed furnishings, luxurious bedding ensembles and window treatments, elegant lighting, exquisite hand knotted area rugs and eclectic accessories, no detail is overlooked in bringing your home’s vision to fruition. Le Dimora’s newly opened 3,000 square foot Alfresco showroom embraces sunny San Diego’s outdoor living way of life. Alfresco offers everything one needs to decorate and enjoy our beautiful outdoor living spaces. Boasting the best collections of outdoor furniture, area carpets, artwork, drapery panels, dishware, lighting and accents — in new durable, weather resistant materials. Visit Le Dimora’s newly expanded 15,000 square foot showroom in the Del Rayo Village Shopping Center, featuring a unique collection of fine home furnishings and delightful accessories with award winning Interior design Services available. Le Dimora’s is at 16089 San Dieguito Road in Rancho Santa Fe. Call (858) 7592709 or log on to Ledimora.com.

Kitchen remodeling 101: Making the space your own (BPT) — There is a lot to think about when remodeling your kitchen. You want to design a kitchen that reflects your taste and style, which you’ll love for years to come. Whether you’re designing for yourself or for resale, the key to success is to embrace timelessness. That doesn’t mean sacrificing personality for a neutral palette, though. Quite the opposite. Here are five creative, thrifty and helpful tips from Summer Baltzer, interior designer and former host of HGTV’s Design on a Dime, to send you well on your way to a kitchen design that not only looks great in the long term, but also reflects you.

Tip one: Know your style. Design your kitchen around colors and objects that make you feel great. This is the room you probably spend most of your time in whether you’re cooking, entertaining or just doing homework with the kids. Loving the look is important. Make your design meaningful and something you’ll want to see every day. Look for inspiration from a pottery collection, a piece of artwork, or even the food you love.

Tip two: Get creative on a budget. A great way to save

money is to repurpose found items for your accents where you can. Frame pictures from favorite recipes, use inexpensive flower pots or mason jars to store utensils and cutlery, repurpose an old console table as a center island. You might even want to spray-paint the old dining table and give it a new life. Look for salvaged floors, pallets or pottery to create new furniture pieces or accents. This approach not only saves you money, but also makes your kitchen enviably unique.

Tip three: Develop your vision. Keep your ideas on track by collecting loose drawings; they can become your own personal design board. They don’t have to be professional or even exactly like the finished product — just enough to make your point and start to envision what the finished product will look like. Seeing your ideas come together before taking a sledgehammer to your old tile not only gets you excited about your project, but can also save you from making design decisions that don’t fit your vision. If you’re hiring a professional, plans for the kitchen should be included in the cost. Make sure that TURN TO REMODELING ON B21

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Soft skills will help you land that next job (BPT) — You’ve polished your resume, updated your references and picked up your best outfit from the dry cleaners. You’re ready for that big interview. But while your experience and qualifications may match the position perfectly, have you given any thought to your soft skills? Soft skills include a person’s attitude, workplace behavior, values and ethics. Increasingly, employers are looking at soft skills as the deciding factor when choosing between two applicants. Harry Weimann, director of education at WyoTech Blairsville and a business owner since 1986, says he wishes he would have learned to look for the appropriate skills long ago. “As a business owner for many years, I’ve hired several employees,”Weimann says.“Some were talented workers, but I never could pinpoint why I rarely got the person I was looking

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they fit your vision and that you’re getting everything you need from your new space before demo and installation begin.

Tip four: Create timeless beauty. When focusing on your large installed items, don’t just concentrate on what’s popular now. Instead, take a look at the items that have been relevant for more than a decade. If you’re designing a kitchen for a home you plan on living in for the next 20 years, by all means, go crazy and embrace colors and patterns that make you happy. But if you don’t plan on staying there forever, give yourself room to grow. Look to classic color

for. Working for WyoTech opened my eyes to what I was missing - soft skills.” Weimann says employers view an employee who shows up on time, performs the job correctly and respects others as being more valuable in many cases than an employee who is technically competent but shows up late, is sloppily dressed and has a poor attitude. Because of this, employers are looking harder at soft skills when hiring in the current market. “For some reason, organizations seem to expect people to know how to behave on the job or have the right soft skills,”says Weimann.“The assumption is that everyone knows the importance of being on time, being accountable, having integrity and being a team player, but is that fair to expect without communicating that during the interview process?” When you head to that big interview, you should expect to face some soft skill questions.

combinations like white, black or gray cabinets; stone countertops with white or walnut cabinets; or butcher block with just about any cabinet color you can imagine. Wilsonart’s Calcutta Marble and new Old Mill Oak and Truss Maple are affordable laminate options that look real but are made from recycled wood fibers. They have finishes that withstand daily wear and tear, and are a fraction of the cost of traditional stone countertops. Look to lasting styles and materials, rather than what’s simply trendy at the moment, to create a timelessly beautiful kitchen. Learn more at wilsonart.com.

installed, more permanent items clean and simple. To add style and versatility, get creative with your accents. For instance, try going Shaker with your cabinets. Traditional cup pull handles will move them in a more classic and traditional direction and linear pull handles will take you down a modern road. By keeping your appliances and more permanent items simple, and using your accents to create a sense of style, you’ll open up tons of design doors for yourself, creating a kitchen that transitions easily, keeps up with your style and has staying power. With this timeless knowhow and creative inspiration, Tip five: Start with you’re ready to create a kitchen you’ll love both now simplicity. Keep the lines of your and a decade down the road.

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plans offers a haven for indoor and outdoor living,” added Sauls. “Large side and interior courtyards, expansive family rooms, and club rooms are suitable for a large art or exercise studio, game room or home theater, and are among the many exciting floor plan features. Sun drenched kitchens with morning rooms or nooks feature state-of-the art design and appliances. When you purchase a home at Alta Del Mar, you can select the exceptional design elements and features that reflect your lifestyle.” From Wolf gourmet appliance packages to SubZero built-in refrigerators and dual Bosch dishwashers, the choices for the kitchen are extensive, as are those for luxurious bathrooms and master bedroom suites. Each home occupies a generous homesite that provides ample opportunity for private interior and side courtyards as well as generous backyards suitable for pools, gardens and entertaining.

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Alta Del Mar is served by schools in the Del Mar Union School District for elementary grades and older children are anticipated to attend Carmel Valley Middle School, Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Backed by the passion and expertise of Pardee Homes, Alta Del Mar is the highest expression of all the company has learned and stood for since 1921. With a passion for design, a commended purchase experience, nationally recognized customer service and the desire to incorporate the latest technologies to provide eco-efficient living, Pardee Homes has crafted homes in some of the most prestigious settings in Southern California — including Rancho Pacifica and Derby Hill in coastal San Diego — that have reaffirmed the company’s reputation as a builder of the finest luxury residences in premier locations. For more information visit altadelmar.com or call (858) 461-0109. Saute the vegetables with cooked, cubed chicken and a mix of soy and teriyaki sauces. Serve over rice and offer a spicy chili sauce for those who like it hot.

securely in a slow cooker, pour a large can of lowsodium chopped tomatoes over them and cook on low for eight hours. Dinner will be ready when you Friday You’ve made it walk in the door. through the week. Why not treat your family to pizza? Tuesday Soup can be a quick Top a ready-made, wholeway to have dinner on the wheat pizza crust with table in minutes - and it your leftover pesto sauce, allows you to use up veg- cheese and any toppings etables that may be near you’d like. Add peppers, the end of their shelf life. mushrooms and vegetaTry a Broccoli Cheese bles you chopped for the Soup (recipe follows), a soup and stir-fry to create classic favorite that the a veggie delight. Follow whole family will enjoy. the cooking instructions There’s minimal pre-cook- on the pizza crust packing required - simply age, and you’ll be ready to steam the broccoli, meas- kick off your weekend in ure the remaining ingredi- no time. With a bit of planents, put them in your Vitamix Professional ning, you can shop once Series 500 blender and and have your dinners set start the Hot Soup pro- for the week. Buy canned gram. When the program or frozen fruits and vegcompletes, pour into bowls etables in bulk and try to and garnish with extra prepare at least two meals steamed broccoli florets using the same ingrediand bit of grated cheese. ents. Even with hectic For a heartier meal, chop schedules, families can and add grilled chicken prepare and sit down to a chunks. Serve with crusty satisfying meal every bread and a salad for a night of the week. complete dinner.

Wednesday Whole-wheat pasta with basil walnut pesto is a crowd pleaser. Take fresh basil, Parmesan cheese and walnuts and puree with garlic, olive oil and lemon juice in your Vitamix for a quick and easy sauce. If there are stuffed pepper leftovers, chop and heat for a tasty pasta topping. Make a large batch of pesto and you can use the leftover portion later in the week.

Thursday Throw together a chicken stir-fry for another quick weeknight meal. Chop up your favorite vegetables, including extra cauliflower, onions and carrots from Monday’s stuffed peppers and broccoli from Tuesday’s soup.

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Yields two cups. Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) milk, skim or low fat 3 cups (40 g) shredded, low fat cheddar cheese| 1 cup (100 g) chopped fresh or frozen broccoli or cauliflower florets, steamed 1 teaspoon diced onion 1 teaspoon cornstarch 4 teaspoons chicken or vegetable bouillon or soup base Directions: Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid. Select Hot Soup program. Press Start. Allow machine to complete programmed cycle.

Family flooring company hits the mark of excellence ENCINITAS — For John and Terri Antman, the husband and wife team who have owned and operated the business since 1979, Superior Floors is more than just a showroom filled with quality flooring choices — it’s a family affair. Superior Floors has built an exemplary reputation as a leader in professional customer service. Thus, 80 percent of the business generated comes from repeat customers and their referrals. John believes this is primarily due to the overarching policy — “To treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.” The success of his business can also be attributed to the fantastic selection of

products and the exceptional customer service Superior Floors provides. Properly guiding clients in choosing the products that will best serve their needs while enhancing the enjoyment of their home has always been the business’ main objective. But more than just clients, the Antman’s consider thousands of people who have walked through their doors over the last 25 years as friends. “I have thoroughly enjoyed developing relationships with them,” he said. “We are a family business and it seems like we know everyone in the area and they know us well,” John said. Employees are treated like family, too. John said he feels privileged to have

assembled the most outstanding group of dedicated, conscientious and knowledgeable staff in the industry. “Our teams of installers are amazing craftsmen in their own right,” Terri said, adding that she feels the pride they take in their work is continuously reflected in all of the business’ projects. They understand that your home is an intimate expression of your personality, creativity and good taste. The choices you make for your home reflect your individuality and lifestyle. At Superior Floors they use their knowledge, skill and extensive selection to assist you in creating your own world of aesthetic beauty and balance.

John said that based on their reputation for excellence, clients have come to expect the best from Superior Floors.“We have built our reputation based on our exceptional service, our craftsmanship and our uncompromising integrity in all aspects of our business,” John said. At Superior Floors only the highest standards are used to determine the product line and customer service. Superior Floors is located at 579 Westlake?in Encinitas. They are open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and closed on Sunday. For more information, call (760) 436-0900 or visit superiorfloors.com.

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Why you want barn owl buddies around your property And buying a box is a one-time investment, as they cost nothing to maintain and the owls are very good at keeping their nest boxes clean. If you have more to spend, the Hoo’s Hoo box with installed camera is one of their best sellers. Just connect the camera to your TV or computer and enjoy the best reality show you’ll ever watch. In fact, Tom installed “Molly’s Box” in a yard in San Marcos and it’s livestreamed footage became an Internet phenomenon. Tom’s lifelong passion for birds of prey began in 1962 while doing research for a wild animal report in second grade. This led to much climbing of trees to better observe birds, which led to a career as a tree trimmer (and later a certified arborist.) While bidding a job, he noticed an improperly hung owl box in a potential client’s yard. He offered to install it at the proper height and angle needed to attract owls, and three days later the lady was thrilled to report that a

Making Mother Nature proud In our own backyards lies a land overflowing with natural beauty, relaxation, and amazement. The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is a local wonderland of 37 acres featuring the largest bamboo collection in the nation, a tropical rainforest complete with waterfall, an herb garden and subtropical fruit garden, and the fascinating interactive Hamilton Children’s Garden which includes a tree house probably bigger than any of us have had. Follow the four miles of garden trails as you travel around the world finding plants native to specific regions of the world such as: the Mediterranean Garden, South Africa, and New Zealand Garden. Take a break in the Walled Garden in the midst of historic trees, ferns, and cycads where thousands of wedding ceremonies have taken place. The San Diego Botanic Garden holds events all year round. Right around the corner is the International Orchid Fair, which will be held on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. The Orchid Fair brings thousands of countless varieties of orchids from around the world. Some of the most amazing orchids will be on display and judged by the American Orchid Society. Orchid related products such as artistic pottery, paintings, and books will also be available. Be sure to visit this fall during the annual plant sale on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20; the sale is held in October

because this is the best time to begin planting in your Southern California garden so the plants get established by the blooming season. The sale features the absolute best selection of plants at amazing prices. The Fall Plant Sale is one of the Garden’s biggest fundraisers, organized by over 150 volunteers, offering plants from over 100 generous local growers and nurseries in San Diego County in addition to the many that are propagated right at the San Diego Botanic Garden. The following week Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society will be having its Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. Vendors of plants and pottery will be selling on both days and judging will take place on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. The Grand Finale for 2013 — Garden of Lights held from Dec. 7 through Dec. 23 and Dec. 26 to Dec. 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. After the sun goes down, the Garden is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland with over 100,000 sparkling lights illuminating the Garden for a magical holiday experience. Numerous activities include horse-drawn wagon rides, holiday crafts, marshmallow roasting, visits with Santa, live music, hot mulled wine, refreshments, and SNOW! The San Diego Botanic Garden is at 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas. Call (760) 436-3036 ext. 204 or visit SDBGarden.org for more information.

pair of barn owls had begun nesting in it. “This was the first owl nest box I installed.” said Tom. “Now, nearly 25 years later I have over 36,000 under my belt. I’m so grateful that my passionate hobby has led me to such a fulfilling career. “I spend my days sharing my enthusiasm and knowledge of nature and its inhabitants with people around the world. This is my definition of success.” Learn more at BarnOwlBoxes.com or call (760) 445-2023.

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Tired of voles gnawing on your fruit trees, gophers snatching your vegetation from below, or rats scuttling up your downspouts? Invite a couple of barn owls over and they’ll gobble up the vermin at a rate of 2,000 a year. The universal party invite they all recognize is a nest box. “Barn owls are incredibly widespread in America, so when you put up your nest box, you’ll start seeing barn owls take roost in them in short order, and then they’ll start going to work for you,” said Tom Stephan, master falconer, raptor expert, and owner of Barn Owl Boxes in Ramona. “Using natural predators is more effective than conventional trapping or poisons, it’s economical, eco-friendly, and protects local wildlife,” he added. Tom and his team of craftsmen hand make every owl box out of Mahogany plywood panels made from recycled materials. For as little as $350 installed, you can get the party started with a basic owl box.

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Season for change is coming When it comes to yards, summer seems to get all the glory. But here in San Diego, the end of summer doesn’t mean the end of spending your free time in your yard, so it shouldn’t mean the end of maintaining it. As fall weather takes hold, you need to change your gardening practices to get your landscape ready for the season ahead. Here are a few tips for getting your property ready for the fall and winter months: • Fertilize your lawn to help it produce a stunning green lawn when spring arrives. • Water allows the grass to absorb the fall fertilizer and to grow strong roots. • A broad leaf weed killer

needs to be applied. • Raking Leaves allows for proper sunlight for grass. • Mulch some of the leaves into the turf for extra nutrients. • Aerate to offer roots a chance to breathe and spread, and allow water and nutrients to reach the root system. • Reseed to help fill in any holes that might look patchy to have a clean, uniform look. • Declutter outdoor furniture from grassy areas to avoid brown spots in your lawn. A change in seasons also marks a good time to change landscape providers to a company that is dedicated to exceptional and reliable service — The Grounds Guys® of Encinitas. Growing up in New

England, The Grounds Guys owner, Rich Occhionero began making gardens beautiful, working for his grandfather. From early on, he loved the relationships he developed doing this work in the community. “For me, Landscaping is about communication.” Rich says.“I love the way a beautiful yard speaks to the neighborhood and I love getting to know people and finding out what they want to say with their gardens.” In order to enhance this communication, Rich has technology that is unique to his business. Have you ever wondered when your gardener is on your property? The Grounds Guys sends you a text alert when

they arrive and leave your property. How about wondering what work was performed that day? As a The Grounds Guys customer, you receive an edoorhanger that outlines exactly what work was completed and any recommendations they have to improve your experience. Rich believes this combination of good old-fashioned customer service and quality work combined with today’s technology is just what this industry is severely lacking, especially in the residential sector. For information and estimates call (760) 889-6368 or go t o Encinitas.GroundsGuys.com.

Finding all you need inside and out at Greathouse This September, One|Stop Furniture & Patio, a local San Diego indoor and outdoor home furnishings retailer, will be changing its name to Greathouse. One|Stop Furniture & Patio has been a San Diego staple in the home furnishings industry for the past 11 years. “Change is a constant in life and something we embrace” says Paul Rees, coowner of Greathouse, “and Greathouse is a name that reflects the changes in our stores and is a name with which we can grow.” Located in San Diego’s Miramar Design District, as well as in La Costa, Greathouse will continue to offer many of the same looks for the home while also introducing a few more inspiring brands to their collection. The need for opening their second location in North County earlier this year stemmed the area being under serviced for a quality store that offered the products that they do. “We just felt that North County, Carlsbad, La Costa — this corridor was just very under serviced with the quality store that had fairly priced merchandise that was unique,” said co-owner Art Sanfratello. Greathouse offers home furnishings for every room of the house including outdoor patio furniture, indoor furnishings, lighting, rugs, accessories and gifts. Greathouse features re-imagined classic designs, customizable modern pieces, and architectural finds

interpreting the lifestyles of our diverse clientele. Apart from the wide variety of styles and pieces, what separates Greathouse from your average patio furniture store is its staff. “Most of the people that work here are interior designers, so the customers get a benefit of essentially an interior design consultation at the retail level,” Sanfratello said. That means when a customer comes in to buy a sofa or other piece, their staff has the ability to order any style, any color and material all in with a very quick turnaround. Greathouse carries a wide selection of brands such as Drexel Heritage, Cisco Brothers, Jonathan Alder, Stanley, Teodora Imports, Lloyd Flanders, Mallin, and Patio Republic. Each collection incorporates design, innovation, quality craftsmanship, superior value and the opportunity to make it uniquely yours. From start to finish, the customer experience at Greathouse is incredibly professional and friendly. “It’s one of the few stores that you can shop in at this level of quality and experience, that you can literally fill your entire house,whether it’s outdoor or indoor, whether it’s a vase to a rug, to a table to a couch, from top to bottom in just one of our stores,” Sanfratello added. Their La Costa store is at 7720 El Camino Real #N, with hours Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (760) 454-0013 for more information.

SCHOOL RECIPES

school year get the better of your family’s health. Planning meals ahead of time can help nourish your little Einstein’s mind and keep your family happy and healthy. Find recipe ideas for the school year, including this Eggland’s Best Brainy Burrito, at egglandsbest.com or pinterest.com/egglandsbest.

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strawberries are bursting with powerful antioxidants that can protect the brain and may enhance memory. When your student is eating nutrient-rich foods, be sure they are properly hydrating as well. Mild dehydration affects concentration and may cause headaches. Younger children need about 57 ounces of fluid daily, while pre-teens and teens need between 71 and 81 ounces. Although water is the preferred fluid source, low-fat milk and 100 percent juice count toward daily liquid needs, too. Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the impending

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Eggland’s Best Brainy Burrito Makes one burrito Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 large Eggland’s Best egg 1 low-fat whole wheat tortilla 1 tablespoon low-fat refried beans 1/4 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded 2 tablespoons salsa 1/2 avocado, sliced Preparation: • Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray. • Beat egg; pour into skillet and cook, stirring continually, until slightly set, about two minutes. • Add cheese. • Spread refried beans on tortilla. • Cover with a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds. • Spread egg and cheese filling down the center of the tortilla. Add salsa and sliced avocado. • Fold one side of the tortilla over filling. Fold up bottom. Roll securely.

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