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Odd Files By Chuck Shepherd Latest Religious Messages India has supposedly outlawed the “baby-tossing” religious test popular among Hindus and Muslims in rural villages in Maharashtra and Karnataka states, but a July New York Times report suggested that parents were still allowing surrogates to drop their newborn infants from 30 feet up and awaiting the gods’ blessing for a prosperous, healthy life. In all cases, according to the report, the gods come through, and a bedsheet appears below to catch the unharmed baby.
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Government in Action More federal civilian employees have “arrest and firearms authority” than the total number of active-duty U.S. Marines, according to a June report by the organization Open The Books, which claims to have tallied line-byline expenditures across the government. Several agencies (including the IRS and EPA) purchase assault weapons and other military-grade equipment (camouflage, night-vision goggles, 30-round magazines) for their agents, and even the Small Business Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Department of Education buy their agents’ guns and ammo.
SHOW JUMPERS IN DEL MAR Ximena Milmo and Tango II win the $20,000 Electronic Vet Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. The Del Mar Showpark was busy with three weeks of competition in every discipline including four grand prix events, the US Junior Hunter National Championships — West Coast, the inaugural USHJA Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic, West and the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Photo courtesy Captured Moment Photography
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KICKSTART MUSIC FEST The Carlsbad Music Festival planners have launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help fund more than 30 free performances at the Aug. 26 through Aug. 28 festival. Donations from individuals are the single largest source
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of funding that makes the event free for all. To donate, go to kickstarter.com/projects/1121542737/13th-annual-carlsbad-music-festival. STATE DOL CHANGES Area chambers of commerce have been notified of two mandatory poster changes by the California Chamber of Commerce that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). As of Aug. 1, 2016, employers must post updated versions of the Federal Minimum Wage poster and the Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster. “The DOL made these changes at the end of July, allowing little time for employers to comply before the Aug. 1 deadline,” said Vista Chamber of Commerce CEO Bret Schanzenbach. The Vista Chamber is ordering posters in August to help bring its member businesses into compliance. If you would like to order one, they are $27 each and are available in English or Spanish. Laminated versions cost more. The order will be places Aug. 25. To order, contact Sarah Bertolino at (760) 726-1122 or sarah@vistachamber.org SALINAS TO LA COSTA Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has n a m e d Steve Salinas the b r a n c h manager for its Encinitas/ La Costa office. He was the branch manager for the Rancho Santa Fe and Olivenhain offices and has shifted responsibilities to continue managing the Olivenhain office along with
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the Encinitas/La Costa office. He will no longer manage the Rancho Santa Fe office. LEADERSHIP AWARD Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County was recognized for outstanding leadership and increasing the number of children served in their communities, at the 2016 National Conference as the Large Agency Alliance Board of the Year. This is the first time in the agency’s 55 -year history of winning this award. NEW SAN MARCOS RESTAURANT Get an exclusive sneak peak of Decoy Dockside Dining from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Lakehouse Hotel & Resort, 1035 La Bonita Drive, Lake San Marcos, before it opens to the public. Your $100 ticket reserves a complimentary cocktail, tray-passed appetizers, live chef demos, music and a fireworks spectacular. Tickets at lakehousehotelandresort.com/ decoy/ Proceeds benefit the Maya Relief Foundation. Chef DJ Tangalin is formally of JRDN at Tower23 Hotel. BODY SHAPING OPEN HOUSE Dr. Lawrence D. Eisenhauer hosted an open house Aug. 9 at his office, 320 Santa Fe Drive, Suite LL4, Encinitas, to introduce his service expansion that now includes SculpSure, the 25-minute non-surgical, body-contouring treatment. The procedure has no down time and offers 24-percent fat reduction. For more information, call (760) 7538413 or email kristi.eisenhauermd@yahoo.com. EYE EXAMS FOR KIDS In time for Back to School, Encinitas optometrist Jeff Anshel at E Street Eyes has announced that he will be offering free vision examinations to any new patients between the ages of 5 and 12 years old through the end of September, 2016. To make an appointment, call E Street Eyes at (760) 931-1390.