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School district OKs pact for choice of curriculum, hiring practices at five La Jolla schools By DAVE SCHWAB

RETURNING HOME Animal-care experts at SeaWorld have completed a delicate mission of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing a harbor-seal pup that experts said would surely have died if not for SeaWorld’s intervention. The pup, less than a year old, was found at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla on July 26 with monofilament wrapped around its neck. The wound was cleaned and the animal was provided antibiotics and returned to his ocean home July 31 at the Children’s Pool. This year, SeaWorld San Diego’s Animal Care Team has rescued more than 185 ill, injured and stranded marine mammals, including sea lions, seals, whales and dolphins. SeaWorld officials said nearly 70 percent of the marine mammals rescued by the park are returned to the wild.

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Local Israelis, Palestinians renew dialogue amid conflicts in war-torn Middle East By DAVE SCHWAB Renewed hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians have rekindled local dialogue between supporters of both sides and those advocating peace.

With the conflict in Gaza escalating and bloodshed on the rise, Students for Justice in Palestine held a protest July 25 at the Federal Building in downtown San Diego. Hundreds of people also gathered recently at Doyle Park in University City to show solidarity and pray for peace.

Lenna Odeh, an Arab-Israeli and a UCSD Ph.D. candidate, has been literally raised in the Palestinian resistance movement. Her name in Arabic means “for us to return.” Her hometown, Nazareth, presently is under Israeli military occupation. Odeh is active in numerous pro-Palestinian groups, including Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), a global movement seeking Israel’s adherence to what BDS deems as international law supporting Palestinian rights.

Baruch Shalom Ezagui is rabbi of Chabad of La Jolla, at 909 Prospect St. Founded in Russia in 1775, Chabad, a branch of Orthodox Judaism, means “wisdom, understand-

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A partnership agreement unanimously approved by San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) trustees July 29 will give La Jolla Cluster Association’s (LJCA’s) five schools greater flexibility and autonomy over their hiring practices, student selection and academics.

A geographic-based school “cluster” includes a high school and the middle and elementary schools feeding into them. The La Jolla cluster includes La Jolla High, Muirlands Middle and Bird Rock and La Jolla and Torrey Pines Elementary schools.

The partnership agreement was the culmination of three years' negotiation between La Jolla Elementary School principal Donna Tripi, Muirlands Middle School teachers Julie Latta and Rob Tindall and parent Fran Shimp with SDUSD superintendent Cindy Marten.

The final agreement hammered

out between the La Jolla schools’ governance teams and SDUSD includes a number of changes: • La Jolla schools will be able to seek new teachers from among all qualified applicants rather than the traditional “post-and-bid” hiring policy, which limits job openings to the five most senior applicants. Teacher union approval will be required for anyone hired under the new system, which breaks fresh ground in unionbased hiring practices.

• La Jolla schools are allowed more freedom in structuring their curriculums and choosing textbooks.

• The new agreement fits with SDUSD’s neighborhood-centered educational approach embodied in its Vision 2020 plan.

• Children of teachers and staff at high-performing schools will be given priority to attend them.

Any changes proposed by any of the five La Jolla schools in the partnership agreement must be

put in writing to an SDUSD official to be approved or rejected within 10 business days.

“It was gratifying to hear our superintendent and school board members praise the inclusive process,” said LJCA in a press release.

“What we have created can truly be called community-based education reform. We look forward to working alongside the district with a new level of mutual respect and transparency through our new partnership agreement.”

La Jolla Cluster is held in high esteem at San Diego Unified, as its student test scores are historically among the highest in the district.

The cluster also has a tradition of independence. Previously, La Jolla High won some academic autonomy from SDUSD after threatening to become an independent charter school.

For more information, visit lajollacluster.com.

Rady donates $120 million to namesake hospital for childhood genomics research institute Ernest Rady, whose namesake hospital is the largest pediatric facility in the state and has a satellite location in La Jolla, has donated $120 million toward establishment of a genomics institute at the hospital, declaring tongue in cheek that he’d had more fun earning the money than earmarking it.

The Rady Pediatric Genomics and Systems Medicine Institute will assemble scientists, researchers and physicians to work on treatments for childhood diseases based on each patient's genetic profile. The bulk

of the clinical personnel will come from the UCSD Health System.

“This is the beginning,” Rady said in a statement, asking others to establish grants and endowments toward the goal.

The donation announcement was made by hospital board chairman David Hale at a news conference, with Rady attending.

In a related development, Rady's board of trustees pledged $40 million to help fund the center.

“The commitment Ernest

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VA access bill wins president’s signature; local system cites intended improvements for patients The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the $16.3 billion Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 on July 31, signed Aug. 7 by President Obama and advancing repair of the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs, which maintains a medical center in La Jolla.

The Senate's 91-3 approval mirrored nearly unanimous approval by the House of Representatives the previous day.

The bill addresses many problems that surfaced last spring regarding veterans'’access to medical care at VA facilities nationwide. It allows veterans to receive care outside the VA if they live more than 40 miles from a VA facility or if they need to wait longer than 30 days for an appointment.

In referring to the internal issues that sparked the VA controversies, Louis Celli, legislative director for the American Legion, said the reforms are overdue.

“We never in our wildest hallucinations suspected that the VA was cooking the books,” he said in a published report.

“We just never thought that it got that deceitful. When the whistleblowers started to come forward in Phoenix, we took a step back, and we were like, ‘Oh, really?’”

Phoenix was the first locale at which the mismanagement appeared.

Samuel Foote, a retired Phoenix VA physician who was the first to expose

wait-time manipulations and delays in care, said the bill addresses the most urgent needs for increased staffing and outpatient referrals for private care.

Paul Rieckhoff, CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, urged Obama to meet with veterans-association leaders and implement further reforms.

“While there are many good elements to the bill ... we are nonetheless outraged that it took the VA scandal to create this kind of urgency in Washington for our veterans,” he reportedly said in a written statement. He added that veterans should not be subject to the poor standards set by the VA and Congress.

No alleged mismanagement has been reported at the La Jolla facility, a 336-bed center adjacent to UCSD. In a related development, the VA San Diego Healthcare System issued a statement on its efforts to ensure the timeliness of patient appointments.

“Our priority, now more than ever,” the system's website reads, “is to ensure veterans new to our healthcare system, or new to a specialty clinic, receive an appointment as soon as possible. When scheduling, veterans are offered an appointment with a date-specific time.”

The site reports that the system is opening a community clinic in Sorrento Valley, which will initially have capacity for 4,800 and eventually 7,200 patients; adding mental-health provider positions

The 336-bed VA facility in La Jolla sits adjacent to UCSD. COURTESY PHOTO

and hiring seven nurse practitioners to improve immediate access to primary care; expanding mental-health clinic space at its Mission Valley location; and adding linic hours in the evenings and weekends for primary care, specialty care and mental health services.

The local system is also reportedly working with a private firm at its Escondido location to add primary care providers, who can reportedly see new patients within a week.

The system also said it is contacting all veterans with an appointment beyond 90 days and offering an earlier appointment or arranging care with a provider in the community at VA expense.

The system recently received $11 million from the VA, to be used to further improve access to care.

— Staff and contribution

Former Jack’s La Lolla bookkeeper convicted of embezzlement After 3½ days' deliberations, a jury convicted a woman Aug. 4 of embezzling millions from the former owner of the now closed Jack’s La Jolla Restaurant, where she served as the firm’s bookkeeper.

Tara Virginia Moore, 42, of Point Loma, had been free on $400,000 bond TARA MOORE but was remanded to jail immediately after the jury convicted her of six felony counts, including three counts of grand theft and fraudulent appropriation by a bookkeeper.

Moore did not testify in the seven-week trial before the eight-woman, four-man jury.

Moore’s attorney, Paul Pfingst, argued Moore should remain free on bond, but the judge ordered her jailed immediately. Pfingst, a former district attorney, argued Moore had loaned Jack’s La Jolla money and was paying herself back for the loans.

Sentencing is set for Sept. 2.

Moore faces a sentence ranging from 10 to 20 years, said Deputy District Attorney William Mitchell. Mitchell said he was relieved by the verdict because he has been working on the case since Moore’s arrest in September of 2011.

Mitchell praised the jury, saying the panel was “a very intelligent jury that was able to understand complex evidence and exhibits and come to the right decision.

“She will be ordered to pay restitution. But good luck on that,” said Mitchell, adding that Moore had declared bankruptcy.

Mitchell repeatedly told jurors in a closing argument to “follow the money [trail].” After Pfingst told jurors the prosecution’s analysis and methodology was too flawed to reach

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any guilty verdict, Mitchell told jurors in his rebuttal argument to “follow the money and it will tell you the truth of the charges.”

Moore was also found guilty of theft from an elder — Dragica Markovich, Moore’s former mother-in-law — in 2005 in what Pfingst described as a loan. Markovich testified via a videotaped deposition made in 2012, when she was 78 years old. The loss was listed as $1.3 million.

She was also found guilty of defrauding $1.3 million from William Berkley, former owner of Jack’s La Jolla, which went out of business in 2009, leaving 120 people out of work. It opened in 2003.

Moore was also found guilty of grand theft from another ex-employer, Richard Anderson, whose loss was listed as $200,000. She was also convict-

ed of theft from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs involving $65,000 in benefits she collected from a deceased former husband after she remarried.

The jury also convicted Moore of forgery but deadlocked on a second forgery charge. It acquitted Moore of a second grand-theft count involving the Veterans Administration.

Pfingst argued Moore had written receipts from the restaurant owner indicating she was loaning the restaurant money because it developed a cash-flow problem. Mitchell told jurors that restoring money is not a defense.

Pfingst said Jack’s La Jolla closed because it was not making a profit and that profit-loss statements were continually prepared for the owner during its operations. He told jurors not to consider the closure of the restaurant as relevant to the case.

The jury heard two days of closing arguments and convened July 30.

— Neal Putnam

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A Ribbon cutting by the LJGT Chamber and cocktail party was held Thursday evening July 31st to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the La Jolla Wellness Studio at their new location at 7580 Fay Avenue.

Over 150 guests enjoyed fitness demonstrations, complementary acupuncture treatments, a tour of the facility and stateof the art exercise equipment. Food, drinks and Raffle Prizes added to the celebration. “ The expansion of space and services is to easily and efficiently provide one stop shopping”, says Gene Barduson, founder of the patented MyoMetrix Method Workout ™. The studio boasts a unique 30-minute workout, with a personal trainer, equivalent to 100 minutes of weight training, 60 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of stretching in a single session. Clients receive guidance and friendship in a family-style atmosphere with a lifestyle coach, and are encouraged to participate in a customized meal program along with supplements based on blood type. Trainers track progress with precise, computer-generated measurements on a bi-weekly basis.

Members include Sharp cardiologist Dr. Joel McGreevy, who also serves as the studio’s Chief Medical Officer. The studio has been chosen as the exclusive one-on-one training facility for all the doctors and nurses at Veteran’s Memorial Hospital.

“Our clients are busy people who want to get in and out,” says Michelle Racine, the studio’s new Managing Director. “They will be able to book an appointment with an app on their phone and if they get called into surgery they are not going to have to pay $80 for personal training with a 24hour cancellation fee.” But its not just doctors that frequent the studio; there are just as many La Jolla active women coming and going carrying water jugs, as the studio provides alkaline water to all of its members for further health benefits. Young competitive athletes also benefit from reducing lactic acid, ridding themselves of sore muscles and getting an edge on their cardio levels.

The workout begins with an optional treatment of The FDA-approved i-Lipo Ultra laser, which emits low levels of laser energy, and generates a chemical signal in the fat cells to undergo lipolysis (which naturally breaks down the stored triglycerides into free fatty acids and glycerol). These

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NEWSBRIEFS >> Victim, 3, is identified in La Jolla drowning Authorities on Aug. 5 identified the 3-year-old girl who accidentally drowned in a backyard pool in La Jolla over the weekend.

Martina Alarcon and her family

were attending a party at a Rutgers Road address shortly after 6 p.m.

Aug. 2 at which she and other children had been in the pool, according to the county medical examiner's office and San Diego police.

Martina’s flotation device was removed as she and the other children were headed inside, authorities said.

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Paramedics took Martina to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where she was pronounced dead at 7:12 p.m. on Aug. 2, authorities said.

— City News Service Council votes to ban e-cigs where smoking is prohibited San Diego joined several other local cities on July 28 in banning the use of electronic cigarettes in all places where conventional smoking is prohibited.

The legislation is scheduled to become effective this fall.

The legislation, adopted unanimously by the City Council, also regulates how the increasingly popular electronic cigarettes can be sold, requiring special permits for businesses that sell them and prohibiting sales from vending machines.

The makers of e-cigs, which are battery-powered and emit vapor instead of smoke, allegedly target young people with colorful packaging and by featuring flavors like bubble gum. In addition, they said young people frequently use the devices to smoke marijuana and tobacco.

A representative from the industry brought a petition to the council containing more than 900 signatures in opposition to legislation regulating the use of e-cigarettes, which is also called

“vaping.”

The city joins the county government and the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, El Cajon and La Mesa in regulating e-cigs. New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and Long Beach have also regulated the devices.

Local 'Dancing with the Stars' is postponed until fall of 2015 Scheduling conflicts have led to the postponement of the second annual La Jolla 'Dancing with the Stars' event, originally set for spring of 2015.

“The event has been postponed until fall [of 2015], most likely,” said event spokeswoman Nancy Gardner.

She noted the postponement was in order to accommodate the TV shooting schedule of event emcee Mary Murphy, of “So You Think You Can Dance” fame.

The event, hosted by the Police Historical Association, is a fundraiser for the downtown Family Crisis Center.

Those wishing to get involved in planning for the next “Dancing with the Stars” event can contact Gardner at (858) 775-7575 or (858) 4563000.

Game regulations.

Work on the tower was to begin after mid-May, when the latest seal pupping season ended, but the chick was discovered in the area, causing the delay. The regulation states that the chick must abandon the nest only once, which it did on or about July 28.

Work was to resume as early as Aug. 4.

In a related matter, the California Coastal Commission will consider the city's request to deny public access to Children's Pool Beach during the upcoming seal pupping season, Dec. 15 to May 15. The public hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Catamaran Resort, 39999 Mission Blvd. in Pacific Beach.

Man, 70, pleads guilty in sex-for-hire case A 70-year-old man who was arrested in University City in 2013 pleaded guilty July 31 to three counts of interstate travel in aid of a racketeering practice that involved sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Michael Lustig entered a rare “conditional guilty plea,” in which his appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed search of his cell phones remains Work renewed as gull chick active. If Lustig wins the appeal, he leaves Children’s Pool tower can withdraw his guilty pleas and face Construction on La Jolla's Children's a trial without the cell phone evidence.

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News Judges rule convention center expansion tax unconstitutional A panel of judges ruled on Aug. 1 that the hotel tax to finance the $520 million San Diego Convention Center expansion project is unconstitutional, concluding that they must uphold the provisions of the California Constitution and the city charter that require that the city's registered voters approve the tax.

At issue was the legality of a hotel room surcharge OK'd by the city's hotel owners in 2012 to generate much of the revenues to pay for a larger convention center.

A Superior Court judge ruled last year that the tax is legal, but opponents said that the levy should have been put to a public vote. The tax would have added 1 to 3 percent to room rates, depending on how close the hotels were to the convention center. Guests already pay a 10.5 percent room tax and a 2 percent promotion surcharge.

Tourism officials say the center needs to expand in order to attract larger, more financially lucrative conventions. The center is the main venue for Comic-Con International, which every summer attracts 130,000 attendees and fuels a $170 million boost to the local economy. The convention has relied on nearby hotels and other venues to complement the space in the center.

The center, originally completed in 1989, was last expanded in 2001. In 2008, it acquired rights to land for the additional expansion.

The project calls for the center to grow by an additional 220,150 square feet in exhibit hall space, 101,500 square feet of meeting rooms and nearly 80,000 square feet of ballroom space.

“The convention center expansion is critically important for our regional economy,” Mayor Kevin

Faulconer said in a statement Aug. 1. “It would create thousands of good jobs and ensure that we continue to attract large conventions like Comic-Con. We will be working with the City Attorney’s Office to review all options in moving forward.”

City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said the ruling was not necessarily unexpected but that it will be up to the mayor and City Council to decide whether they want to appeal.

“It is not surprising given that the city was testing the boundaries of the law,” he said in a statement. “As we stated (in 2012), the most reliable way to impose this tax is to place it on the general ballot. Two and a half years later, it still is. But, if the council and mayor want to take the test to the highest level, the city can appeal to the Supreme Court.”

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lowing a traffic stop on Governor Drive in La Jolla.

His first arrest took place at an Encinitas motel on June 8, 2012, and his cell phones were seized and then searched by sheriff’s deputies. The U.S. Attorney’s office said the evidence showed he was texting coded messages to two girls, aged 11 and 13, to arrange for paid sexual activities.

Court records say Lustig used the words “library” and “books” as code

words for sex. One text read: “Hey, is the bookstore open? I’m in desperate need of books rite [sic] now.”

Benitez ruled that the text messages and other information found on Lustig’s cell phones could be admitted into evidence in a trial that would have begun on Aug. 5.

His appeal to a higher court on the cell phone issue remains alive, but he will have to serve his sentence if his appeal is denied.

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on Nov. 3 by U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez. The sentencing will go forward even if the appeal isn’t resolved by then.

Lustig is the owner of Real Estate License Services in Ocean Beach, but he has been in the Metropolitan Correctional Center since Oct. 1, 2013 fol-

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'Ho-Hum Bandit' sentenced in series of La Jolla bank robberies By NEAL PUTNAM The man known as the “Ho Hum Bandit,” who held up three tellers at two La Jolla banks and another bank on Point Loma's Rosecrans Street in 2010, was sentenced Aug. 4 to 70 months in federal prison.

Adam Lynch, 36, who was portrayed as nonchalant and unassuming, appeared Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who determined the 56month term will run consecutive to a 64-month term Lynch is already serving for bank robberies in Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Benitez ordered a 70-month term, with 56 months to run consecutive and the other 14 to run concurrent.

Lynch pled guilty on Jan. 28 to seven robberies and left San Diego in 2010 to commit the robberies elsewhere. None of the robberies involved display of a weapon.

Benitez ordered Lynch to pay $26,000 to the banks. They include the Citibank branch at 7900 Hershel Ave., which he robbed twice, and the Wells Fargo Bank, at 7714 Girard Ave., both in La Jolla. He also ordered Lynch

to repay a U.S. Bank branch at 1075 Rosecrans St. held up on Feb. 27, 2010, as well as other banks in Hillcrest and downtown San ADAM LYNCH Diego. He also ordered him to pay $700 in penalty assessment fees.

Lynch's attorney, Ronald Gainor, said that after Lynch is paroled, he will be deported to his native Ireland to live with family.

Gainor saidLynch’s next court appearance will be in Orange County, where he is charged with other bank robberies in the “Ho Hum Bandit” series.

The FBI cited Lynch's nonchalant appearance and monotone voice as the reason for the moniker.

Benitez said Lynch’s total net sentence so far is 120 months but that he could receive consecutive terms in Orange County. Gainor said Lynch has committed 22 bank robberies in four states but that no one was ever physically injured.

U.S. report calculates 58 percent of California suffering from the most severe level of drought A national study says that more than half of California is now under the most severe level of drought for the first time since the federal government began issuing regular drought reports in the late 1990s.

According to the July 31 U.S. Drought Monitor Report, roughly 58 percent of California was considered to be experiencing an "exceptional" drought – the worst level of five. This is the first time any part of California has seen that level of drought.

The state has been in severe drought since May, but more of it has since fallen into more severe categories – “extreme” and "exceptional." Nearly 22 percent more of California was added into the exceptional drought category in the

CORRECTION An online article of the July 25 print edition of La Jolla Village News should have stated that a committee making recommendations to the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) discussed, but voted down, a proposal to institute a minimum seven-day term for vacation rentals, which would have allowed individual properties to be rented a maximum of 12 times per year. The committee’s recommendations, which include beefing up police response to rental complaints from neighbors, will now be passed along to the LJCPA for action, likely in September, said advisory group chair Joe LaCava.

last week alone.

California is also more than a year’s worth of water short in its reservoirs, and moisture in the state's topsoil and subsoil has nearly been depleted, according to the report.

In January, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency, calling on Californians to conserve water whenever possible. Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that the drought in California could intensify. The U.S> Department of Agriculture has said that the drought and these moisture deficits could seriously impact the prices of fruits, vegetables and dairy products for years to come, because California is a big producer of these items.

The city of San Diego has issued a Level 1 drought alert calling for citizens to voluntarily participate in water conservation measures, including not watering lawns more than three days a week and watering lawns or washing vehicles only before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. during summer months.

“The cheapest gallon of water is the one you don’t use,” said council president pro tem Sherri Lightner, of District 1, who added she’s “proud to see San Diegans stepping up their water-saving practices to help address our drought conditions and long-term supply needs head-on.”

“We need to do everything necessary to deal with drought and water supply conditions,” said Light-

ner, adding, “Mandatory conservation could become the new standard in our efforts to secure an adequate water supply.”

Noting San Diego’s annual rainfall average at Lindbergh Field is 10.34 inches, National Weather Service forecaster Jimmy Taeger said the rainfall amount for 2013-14, which ended June 30, was

5.06 inches. Taeger said rainfall levels the previous year was 6.51 inches and 8.03 inches the year before that. Taeger said you have to go back to 2010-11 to find the last year when rainfall was at or above normal. 12.62 inches fell that year.

So far, San Diego water restrictions meet those imposed by the state in 2009.

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Be There receives $5.8M heart-attack reduction program grant The Be There San Diego Initiative, a group of several area healthsystem partners, has been awarded a $5.8 million health care innovation grant for a coalition project to help reduce heart attacks and strokes in San Diego County.

The initiative’s program, “San Diego: A Heart Attack and Stroke Free Zone” is a regional collaboration of health-care organizations and stakeholders to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.

The goal during the three-year project is to enroll 4,000 high-risk patients and lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels through evidence-based practices and a better understanding of the importance of treatment adherence. The project will also promote heart attack and stroke prevention measures, test novel, cost-effective technology solutions and provide educational opportunities for patients and within the physician community.

About 84 million people in the United States suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, and about 720,000 Americans have a heart attack every year, which works out to one every 44 seconds.

Partners in the Be There initiative include UCSD Health System, Arch Health Partners, Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, Palomar Medical Center, Naval Medical Center, Veterans Administration, the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, community clinics and others.

UCSD Health System serves as the fiscal agent for the project.

“Health organizations that are competitive in the market will be working together for the benefit of San Diego patients,” said Anthony DeMaria, principal investigator of the Heart Attack and Stroke Free Zone program and cardiologist at UCSD Health System. “This

approach will decrease our community’s risk for cardiovascular disease and could result in saving millions in the county by preventing half of the heart attacks and strokes that would have otherwise occurred in the participating patient population.”

Patients will be educated about the program through their physicians' offices beginning later this year. Participants will also receive blood pressure cuffs to monitor levels at home and work closely with a health care coach.

Many patients are unaware they have hypertension, and only about 40 percent of patients diagnosed with high blood pressure take their medication, which can directly lead to cardiovascular disease.

The Health Care Innovation grant supporting the project is made possible by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through the Affordable Care Act. — Staff and contribution

Report says Scripps Health invested $355 million in 2013 benefit plans La Jolla-based Scripps Health invested $355 million into community benefit programs that served some of the neediest populations in San Diego County during fiscal year 2013, with community benefit programs accounting for nearly 15 percent of the system’s operating expenses.

Scripps'’2014 Community Benefit Report also says that, while the largest portion of its community

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benefit efforts went toward uncompensated care ($301 million), the system also invested in training for new physicians, health screenings for underserved populations, wellness services for seniors, care for the homeless and other community needs.

“Scripps is proud to continue its legacy of making a vital and measurable difference in our community,” said Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health. “We commend our physicians, employees and volunteers for going well beyond the call of duty in providing charity care, educational programs, health screenings and other much-needed services.”

Uncompensated care for 2013 included $239 million in underpayment from Medi-Cal, Medicare and other government programs, $48.6 million in charity care for uninsured people who did not qualify for government assistance and $13.5 million in failure to pay by patients whose health care was not classified as charity care.

In 2013, Scripps provided hospital services to one-quarter of the county’s uninsured patient population. Scripps Mercy Hospital cam-

puses in San Diego and Chula Vista accounted for more than two-thirds of the $48.6 million Scripps Health earmarked for charity care.

Scripps also invested $37.6 million in professional education and health research, including $15.3 million for graduate medical education programs. Scripps devoted more than $16 million into community health services, including community building activities and prevention and wellness programs such as cardiac screenings, diabetes education and cancer-support groups.

Scripps Health employees and affiliated physicians collectively volunteered 10,803 hours in support of Scripps-sponsored community benefit programs, the equivalent of $475,000 in volunteer labor.

The 2014 Community Benefit Report is the system’s annual response to a 1994 state law that requires private nonprofit hospitals to document the full range of community benefits they provide on a yearly basis. Scripps runs five acutecare hospital campuses, home health services, wellness centers and clinics.

— Staff and contribution

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These are the Dog Days; this dog is having his day

By SANDY LIPPE The so-called Dog Days of summer last from early July until the middle of August. Astronomically speaking, the time span is 20 days before the conjunction of Sirius, the Dog Star, until 20 days after. Conjunction is defined as the alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from Earth. When a body like Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, it rises with the sun (check out the southeastern horizon around dawn, when Sirius is brightest in the sky).

Naming this 40-day period the Dog Days is an insult to man's best friend. Dogs should be praised for being sane peacemakers, loyal members of families and antidepressants with four legs. I am coming off 16 magical days spent with a four-legged household guest during part of this misnamed time. He is a 120-pound golden retriever, a bundle of love, who stayed in our home while his human mom went on a Russian river cruise that started in St. Petersburg and ended in Moscow.

Barclay is a big boy, a muscular redhead who could easily play “Clifford,” the fictional big red dog that all kids know from reading Norman Bridwell's tales of Clifford and his owner, Emily Elizabeth. Six years ago, Hallie and Peter Burch, Barclay's human parents, found his name in a book full of suggestions for children's names. Perhaps Peter, the transplanted Englishman, was thinking of the Bank of Barclays in London. Barclay means "birch tree meadow" and is of Scottish and Old English origin.

Before my home became Barclay's home, many of my neighbors whispered that Barclay would pull me over on walks and that I would break an elbow (or, worse, a hip) if I tripped over some of the worst raised sidewalks in San Diego. I got more advice than a person with a bad back: "Keep Barclay very close to you and insist he heel”; “Only take Barclay on walks when no one else is out”; “He is so friendly he will pull you over when he sees some-

one he knows.” True, Barclay was devoted to his friends in the neighborhood, but he's the sweetest, gentlest, most lovable dog I have ever befriended.

He loves unconditionally, but not just his human friends. He loves all dogs, all kids, all life. He never barks at other dogs barking at him up close or behind fences when he is on his walk. Never. Just as W. Bruce Cameron wrote in “The Dogs of Christmas,” Barclay knows that his purpose in life is to be an example to humans to show how love and kindness are never wasted: “That's the lesson of the dogs, that it's important to both live in the moment and then go on to the next wonderful thing.”

So Barclay has taught some life lessons that he would like to share with the crazy world leaders during the remaining Dog Days: • Stay in the present. Forget the past and quit making evil plans for the future. Like Barclay, love the ones you are with. Look for the good in all humanity. Be the good for others to emulate.

• Do not overreact. Don't bark orders at others and tell them how to live. Be an example of goodness in a world gone bad.

• Be kind to all children of all ages. Teach them to trust you. Be the dog/person you would want your own child to befriend.

• Failure is not an option. Try harder. Work for peace in the home and in the world.

• Have some fun on the journey.

Be playful. Be happy. Life is the greatest gift; treasure life for yourself and others.

Barclay has gone home, but he remains in my heart. Everybody in the neighborhood knows his name and his kindnesses. He is a great teacher who keeps his cool in this hot part of the summer as Sirius sits in the southeastern sky.

— Sandy Lippe regularly contributes her View from the 52 column to the San Diego Community Newspaper Group.

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Horse injuries, deaths lead to Del Mar turf course closure The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club suspended horse racing on its new turf course until Aug. 9, holding the competition instead on a synthetic surface after a thoroughbred was badly injured and 10 other horses died in the last two weeks.

This closure marks the second suspension at the 7/8-mile turf course competition, which attracted more than 42,000 people for the July 17 opening day of the Del Mar summer season.

Three-year-old Chattering Gambler, in only his fourth race, was declared dead at the track Aug. 2, with a “cardiovascular collapse” called the cause of death. This was the third heart-related death during the meet. Four deaths have been caused by injuries on the turf course, one fatality has been caused

by an injury on the synthetic main track and two others came during training sessions. The season runs through Sept. 3.

Officials had stopped racing on the new turf track on July 27 while a crew tended to it following the first rash of injuries. Racing resumed on July 30, but a 4-year-old filly named Serious suffered a broken bone in her foreleg the next day. Track veterinarians recommended euthanizing her, but the owner decided to transport her to Los Alamitos in Orange County, a California Thoroughbred Trainers Association official said.

In a July 26 statement, the racetrack’s management expressed sorrow and concern for the injured animals.

“Del Mar,” the statement said, “is deeply saddened by the loss of thor-

oughbred lives we have experienced at the track since the start of our season. Despite that, we continue to have the utmost confidence in the course, as do our partners in this race meet — the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the California Thoroughbred Trainers, the Jockeys' Guild and the California Horse Racing Board — all of whom have expressed that confidence to us today."

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club opened in 1937 with backing from such Hollywood figures as Bing Crosby and Pat O’Brien. Del Mar is a coastal community about 10 miles north of La Jolla.

On average, three race horses die daily at the nation’s 97 race tracks.

Turf surface is controversial among the equestrian community

SD gymnastics in Liberty Station

injuries.

Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) are injuries that happen when too much stress is placed on a part of the body, resulting in inflammation, muscle strain, or tissue damage. This stress generally occurs from repeating the same movements over and over again.

In teens, overuse injuries most often occur at growth plates (ends of bones where bone cells multiply rapidly, making bones longer as someone grows). Areas most affected by RSIs are elbows, shoulders, knees, and heels.

If you child is complaining of pain, tingling, weakness or popping sounds

when doing a certain activity, it may be time to take a closer look. Putting limits on repetitive actions, encouraging multiple sports and varying daily activities can greatly reduce RSIs. Participating in a structured gymnastics program is a great way to help ensure well rounded strength, flexibility and conditioning. Dividing your time between multiple events throughout the week, with an emphasis on safety and technique, can create a healthy and happy body.

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Kids do not spend as much time playing outside anymore and fewer teens are consistently playing multiple sports. They are spending too much time on the couch or in front of a computer, or one sport requires too much of a time commitment to be involved in much else. Throwing a baseball, swinging a racquet, or continually jumping or running for hours a day, week after week is difficult on the muscles, tendons and bones. This is creating an environment for repetitive stress

Ten horses have died at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club race track since opening day July 17. On average, three horses die each season at the nation's 97 tracks.

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amid many years' studies for and against various surfaces. In March, The Jockey Club, the breed registry club for North American thoroughbreds, released a report that found synthetic racing surfaces continued to be associated with "significantly fewer fatal injuries" than dirt and turf.

One Del Mar trainer said some of the horses had little preparation for this level of competition and that

that placed them at greater risk for injury.

The horses are reportedly assessed not only by track veterinarians but also by team veterinarians, but forces like weather and preexisting conditions may contribute to injuries severe enough to result in euthanasia. Necropsies of the euthanized horses will be conducted at the University of California, Davis.

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Healthy Lifestyles

Overcommitted and in a hurry Doing it Better

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. Time is marching inexorably on. 6 a.m.: I wish the clock would stop for an hour so that I can stay in bed. It doesn’t, and I get up reluctantly. In the waiting room of the doctor’s office, I wish time would speed up. I wish it would slow down when I am on deadline.

Time: perhaps our most treasured yet most-wasted possession! For some there is too much of it — people in hospital beds, in jails or old and alone — long, lonely days stretching seemingly forever. For most, there is not enough of it. Like cramming stuff in an overflowing drawer, we are cramming what we need to do, plan to do, hope to do — into every available slot in the day.

Just about everyone I know is either in a rush, hurrying to get some task done, or is feeling guilty about not accomplishing said task. I can’t remember when I am free for lunch or dinner unless I look at my iPhone’s calendar: nothing available this week. Mae West said, “So many men, so little time.” I say, “So many books, so little time.”

Friends write books or give me favorite books and ask what I thought of them. I guiltily must admit that I did not have time to read them.

The digital age was supposed

to make things easier and faster, with access to everything and everyone all the time. Instead, it increased the number of commitments, responsibilities and need-to-know information. I am barely able to keep abreast of world, national and local news while neglecting to call on a friend or congratulate the recent graduate.

What do I need to know to survive and not sound too stupid at the next dinner party? I read the latest studies on Alzheimer’s and brain research. I read the New York Times and the whole science section on Tuesdays besides a half-dozen medical journals.

I don’t have time to read a novel, because I write a column for this paper, blog on the Huffington Post and write for the San Diego Jewish World website. I work out every day and read while on the treadmill. Charlie Rose and PBS news are accumulating on my DVR. I am running out of time to do all the things I want to finish before I die. I don’t want to leave all the mess from my daughter to deal with. One is supposed to stop and smell the roses … what roses? I don’t have time to look for roses!

I know, I know: What are my priorities? I can’t always figure out the difference between “need to do” and “want to do,” because what I need to do I also enjoy.

And so, time spent working and being responsible is also time spent that makes me happy. It would be OK except there is no time left for anything else. It is a myth, told to working parents, that one can balance home and career. It is not possible to do

both well, so the question is: What do you give short shrift to — the kids or the work? The good news is that both survive quite well, but the price paid is guilt and exhaustion.

We are overly committed, and our tired bodies tell us that by being overweight and underexercised, unless that exercise also becomes part of the already overextended daily routine.

So what is the solution? Obviously, give up something! But what if everything seems equally important or fun?

We overschedule ourselves by responding not only to our own needs but also to the needs of others who are requesting our time. If we are unwilling to prioritize and give up any of our activities or commitments, then we should shift our mindsets toward celebrating our interesting lives. If everything we do is that important or fun and everyone needs us, we are indeed blessed to be among those who don’t have enough time.

POWERING AHEAD When it was over, the Ocean Beach Shredlocks team from San Diego Fire Rescue Department Lifeguards came out on top, but it wasn't for lack of trying by the La Jolla group, which came in second. The city's four lifeguard divisions competed in the 61st annual Ron Trenton Memorial Lifeguard Relays July 29 in a display of lifeguarding skills, with La Jolla lifeguard Dustin Fiero taking off during the paddleboard relay event (above) amid his teammates' encouragement.

Below, the La Jolla-area team celebrates at the conclusion of the event. Trenton, 51, a San Diego lifeguard, died in 1997 when his rented Piper Cherokee failed to return to Montgomery Field from Catalina Island. This year's event helped nine City Councilmembers raise more than $10,000 for local charities.

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— Natasha Josefowitz taught the first course in the U.S. on women in management and is the author of 20 books. She lives at White Sands in La Jolla. Visit her website at natashaswords.com.

Mixing &mingling

Upcoming Chamber Mixer August 20 On July 30th Phenix Salon Suites hosted a Business after Five Mixer for the La Jolla and Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce. The mixer filled the venue with over 70 attendees enjoying networking and enjoying delicious catered Mexican cuisine. Several new members were introduced. Phenix offers the services of over thirty different independent beauty and personal care professionals all at one location.

Their beautiful facility is located at 7655 Girard Ave suite #201 in downtown La Jolla.

The very next evening Gene and Ted Barduson hosted a re-grand opening of the new location of The La Jolla Wellness Studio. Approximately 150 guests enjoyed a tour of the facility as well as fitness demonstrations and comple-

mentary acupuncture treatments. The event was generously catered by Bas Emani of Nosh Restaurant. The La Jolla Wellness Studio offers a variety of state-of-the art exercise and wellness programs and the new address is located just down the street from the old one at 7580 Fay Ave #103 in the Village of La Jolla.

The next event will be an open house and ribbon cutting at Wonderworks Healing Arts located at 7742 Herschel Ave Suite G on Thursday August 21st from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Refreshments will be served. The owner of Wonderworks, Amorah Kelly is an expert practitioner of Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine and Energy Healing.

WHAT: Ribbon Cutting & BAF Mixer at Wonderworks Healing Arts WHERE: 7742 Herschel Avenue Suite G San Diego, CA 92037 WHEN: Wednesday August 20th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm COST: $10 Members $15 Non-Members Groups of 3 or more non-members $10/ea.

Photos from the Mixer at Phenix Salon Suites

The fabulous staff of Phenix Salon Chamber Vice President Ted BarduSuites poses with the Chairman of the son with new member Scott Patrick Board George Schmall. of Village Gifts & Engravings.

George Schmall presenting the membership certificate to Erik Tello of the Maids San Diego

Ted Barduson presetning Duane Varnum of Value Strategies, Inc. his new membership certificate.

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Cannes-do attitude at La Jolla International Fashion Film Fest Fashion Files

Diana Cavagnaro

The La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, called the Cannes of the fashion film industry, was packed with the same events as its French counterpart when it ran July 24 through 26 for its fifth turn — seminars, director/producer panels, and artistic screenings, most of which took place at the Sherwood Auditori-

Best Picture awardees Miguel Gauthier and Viktorija Pashuta flank festival founder Fred Sweet.

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One of the standout events was a Bruno Aveillan retrospective, after which the director was given the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award for his awe-inspiring work.

The France-born Aveillan is one of the most distinguished and internationally sought-after across the globe in the communication art industry. He has directed awardwinning short experimental movies and international commercials for clients like Orange, Lanvin, Perrier, Louis Vuitton, Audi and Nike.

In an interview with Aveillan, I asked him what was next. He said, “I will have exhibits starting in Moscow; I will be coming out with a new book, and then a big project that I will be able to reveal soon.”

Kara Birkenstock and Wes Hall were emcees for the run between July 24 through 26.

Kimberly Truhler gave an informative lecture on the history of fashion films, and Simone Cipriani talked about the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative. Cipriani was given the Best Message Award for “Around the World with Stella Jean.” Vinila von Bismark was awarded Best Music from the film “Snake.” Von Bismark thrilled the audience when she performed the award-winning title song on our

second night.

The hilariously funny “The Purgatory of Monotony” took two awards: Sonja Kinski won Best Actress and Ace Norton took Best Creative Concept. David Oyelowo was awarded Best Actor for his turn in “206.”

“Honor Spring 2014” took home two awards, Giovanna Randall for Best Fashion and Tim Regan and Fred Kim for Best Visual Effects. Manuel Portillo won Best Cinematography for “The Old Road,” Billy Mead Best Editing for “Today, Tonight” and Hunter and Gatti Best Art Direction for “K Woman.” Gracie Cant won Best Hairstyling for a really fun film with twin models, called “Crystals and the Postman are a Girl’s Best Friend.”

Tony Herebia, Magdalena Sandoval and Alejandra Catalina Garcia won Best Makeup for the campy film “Mercado De Lagrimas,” and Bruno Miotto won Best Director for “We Are All Mad Here.” The evening culminated in the much-anticipated Best Picture award, given to Viktorija Pashuta and Miguel Gauthier for “Kiss of a Siren.” Tiffani Canel, Eric Cuchharut, Calty Johnson, Suehiro Kimon and Erin Brown took home Best Costume Design, also for “Kiss Of A Siren.”

Chairman and founder of Inter-

HONORED Those connected with the film “Mercado de Lagrimas” are obviously pumped about the awards they won.

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national Perfume Foundation Creezy Courtoy and CEO Paul Holmes presented Fred Sweet with The New Luxury Event Award.

Sweet, festival producer, said the award shows that La Jolla follows the New Luxury Code, dedicated to enhancing the lives of all humanity through ethical and kind business behavior.

For information on next year’s festival, visit ljfff.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS “FASHION ON POINTE,” THE 37TH HAUTE WITH HEART FASHION SHOW presented by St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center at 11 a.m. The event will be at Hilton San Diego Bayfront Downtown, 1 Park Blvd. For reservations, call Neil Fullerton at (619) 4425129.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13: 10TH ANNUAL “STRUT FOR SOBRIETY” boutique, luncheon, “Path to Recovery” awards and fashion show, to be held

by A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing) at the Sheraton Harbor Island. For information, call (619) 670-1184.

— Diana Cavagnaro is a nationally recognized hat designer and milliner.

Diana has been operating a fashion business for 30 years, the last 20 years in downtown San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. She has been teaching in the fashion department at San Diego Mesa College for 20 years. Diana is an active member of the Gaslamp Quarter Association, the American Sewing Guild, the San Diego Costume Council and the Fashion Group International.

So far, August is marked by big shows in small venues By CHARLENE BALDRIDGE Over the weekend of July 25, three really big shows (“Much Ado About Nothing,” “The Full Monty” and “Les Misérables”) opened in really small venues — Intrepid Shakespeare Company's Clayton Liggett Theatre, New Village Arts and Lamb’s Players Theatre's Ione and Paul Harter Stage, respectively. All are excellent; one is a big wow.

Lamb’s Players' “Les Misérables” is, quite simply, the best thing Lamb’s has ever dared to do (and the company's dared a lot). Many of the 19-member, all-San Diego troupe have been seen in smaller and larger roles at Lamb’s and in theaters around the county, but each of them, stretched or not, does his or her best-ever work.

The primary focus of the work, based on Victor Hugo’s sprawling novel and directed by Lamb’s producing artistic director Robert Smyth, is the confrontation between the truly good man, Jean Valjean, and his evil pursuer, an

Beautiful (and talented) people Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello are gearing up for a San Diego Opera benefit on Friday, Sept. 5.

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overzealous inspector named Javert. As Valjean, Brandon Joel Maier delivers the performance of his life. Both his voice and dramatic force have fully matured. The audience was absolutely rapt during Maier’s “Bring Him Home,” a challenging high pianissimo aria sung at the barricades in the midst of Parisian unrest. Equally well cast, the supremely talented baritone, Randall Dodge, presented a

Javert of tremendous theatrical range. No mustache twirling here; Dodge is a misguided human being, which makes his downfall all the more poignant.

The women in Valjean’s life are sung with verve and power by Kelsey Venter as Fantine (“I Dreamed a Dream”) and Charlene Koepf as Cosette, Fantine’s daughter (“A Heart Full of Love”), whom Valjean raises as his own. She falls

in love with a student revolutionary named Marius (the amazing Jesse Abeel, who earns romantic lead chops with this role). Marius is secretly loved by Eponine (richvoiced Allie Trimm), daughter of the avaricious Thénardiers (Neil Dale and Deborah Gilmour Smyth, who play these lowlifes with relish). Jordan Miller sings (“Do You Hear the People Sing?”) and performs the stirring role of Enjolras.

His student cohorts, played by Kürt Norby, Brandon Sherman and Jacob Caltrider, are among San Diego’s best young singers.

Set during the 1832 Paris uprising following Napoleon Bonaparte's downfall, this colorful show with costumes by Jeanne Barnes Reith and a stunning set by Mike Buckley, are not to be missed at Lamb’s Players, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. lambsplayers.org or (619) 437-6000.

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Alex Nee, 22, grandson of the late La Jolla Symphony artistic director Thomas Nee, passes through San Diego Tuesday, Aug. 12, through Sunday, Aug. 17, with the Broadway San Diego tour of “Once,” in which he sings Andrej, a young Czech immigrant.

Grandpa, whom Alex calls “fiery, fun, brilliant and always supportive,” would be proud: In the show, Alex, a Northwestern University grad, plays ukulele, bass, guitar, mandolin and cajon. Now a bona fide pro, Alex wishes he could share with Tom what he’s been doing over the last couple years. broadwaysd.com.

Tickets are on sale for the San Diego Opera recital by soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, opera’s most beautiful and gifted married couple. You experienced the blend and chemistry in SDO’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The intimate benefit recital takes place at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in the Balboa Theatre, 868 4th Ave. Downtown. sdopera.com or (619) 533-7000.

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Arturo Kassel and Ryan Johnston of Whisknladle Hospitality plan to launch the venture in January, with a menu focusing on the various styles of Italian coastal cuisine they encountered during their

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The company operates Whisknladle restaurant in La Jolla as well as Prekitchen in La Jolla and Little Italy.

“The first thing that stood out to us on the trip,” Kassel said, “was the misconception of what Italian food is [in] the U.S. Everything isn’t in tomato sauce and garlic. It’s rather about using fresh, seasonal ingredients and Old World cooking techniques, which we’ll bring to Catania.”

Johnston, a partner and culinary director for Whisknladle Hospitality, subsequently returned to Italy with his girlfriend and visited Sicily’s eastern seaboard city of Catania, which Kassel says became the favored name for the new restaurant “It’s perfect,” he added, “because Sicily had been controlled throughout history by the Greeks, Turks, Romans and other cultures. There are a lot of narratives in the cuisine there.”

To finalize their culinary research, Johnston is returning to Catania late this month with the restaurant’s appointed executive chef, Vince Schofield, who previously spent a couple years cooking in Siena, Italy. They’ll be joined by sous chef Tai Ho. “They are going with the sole purpose of eating and drinking so that they come back

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fully inspired and ready to work,” Kassel said.

Though specific dishes have yet to be determined, Catania will source quality proteins and organics and make certain cuts of pasta in-house. “We want to take people one foot out of their comfort zones and introduce them to a totally different way of looking at Italian food,” Kassel said.

Wines will hail exclusively from Italy — or from Italian varietals grown in the U.S. — while the beer list taps into Italy’s latest craft releases.

Bluemotif Architecture in Little Italy is designing the 3,750-squarefoot space, which boasts views of urban La Jolla with the ocean as a backdrop.

“We’re still fine-tuning the materials and look,” Kassel said, “but we’ve decided on the things that we

won’t use. Reclaimed wood and Edison light bulbs are off limits.”

He added that the design will be “sleek, modern and elegant.”

Kassel said Catania will be the only full-service restaurant in La Plaza, but he couldn’t divulge which other potential tenants are vying for the remaining parts of the building because of a nondisclosure agreement he has with the landlord.

“Ever since Jack’s closed some years ago,” Kassel said, “I would constantly look up at the space and think it would be great to do something there. We explored a lot of different locations, some even outside of San Diego, but we kept coming back to La Jolla.”

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People of all ages will be delighted at TwainFest on Saturday, Aug. 16, in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. As a part of Old Town’s Stagecoach Days, TwainFest will celebrate its fifth anniversary with even more activities than in year’s past. This family-friendly festival celebrating Mark Twain and his contemporaries like Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Lewis Stevenson and others.

The event starts 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Professional actors and musicians will perform throughout the day, as well as puppets, inventive games and interactive educational activities. All this will be offered on the state park’s grassy plaza as well as in its historic structures.

New activities include: 19th-century

Literary Costume Contest,Your Day in Jail with Henry David Thoreau, The Bells of Dona Josefa, Whaling with the Captain, and an additional stage with Irish and American music.

Returning activities include: The Arcade – The arcade will feature many imaginative games and activities including Fishing for Words, and Color Me Twain for the very young, to the Spelling Bee, featuring words from the 1850s, the Never-Ending Story where everyone adds their own chapter to an ongoing story.

Book Emporium – Participants who engage in five activities may select a free book at the Book Emporium, where books of all kinds for all ages are available.

An Unusual Day in the Mason Street School – A teacher in the Schoolhouse

will provide creative 19th-century lessons featuring writers of the period as special guests. On the schoolhouse grounds, attendees can play croquet with the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.

Garden Party – Enjoy poetry and stories performed in the Casa de Estudillo with complimentary cookies and tea Frog Launch – TwainFest tips its hat to Twain’s first widely read story, The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, with a Frog Launch catapult that propels bean-bag frogs into the air.

Liars Contest – Tell your story (as long as it’s a tall one) and compete for the TwainFest Liar's crown on the TwainFest main stage.

Twain for Kids – Professional actors read stories by and about Mark Twain –

one of them even written by his daughter Suzy – in the historic Seeley Stable.

Wheel of Fiction – Modeled after the popular game show “Wheel of Fortune,” contestants will compete against each other to answer literary questions and win prizes.

TwainFest is produced by Write Out Loud, Fiesta de Reyes and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park with additional partners: Cygnet Theatre, Lamb’s Players Theatre, Maritime Museum of San Diego, Mormon Battalion Historic Site, Playwrights Project, San Diego Public Library, San Diego Writers INK and Save Our Heritage Organisation For more information, call 619-2978953 or visit writeoutloudsd.com/schedule/twainfest/.

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Spirited La Jollans trot the globe You're looking at only part of the 13-member dance band Midnight Special, which rocked Copley Plaza July 26 at the 2014 Globe Gala, a hallmark annual fundraiser for The Old Globe Theatre's artistic and education programs.

Last year's event raised more than $1 million — meanwhile, The Old Globe Theatre is the nation's eightlargest in terms of budget and next year will celebrate its 80th anniversary just as Balboa Park, its locale, will turn 100 years old.

Below, La Jollans were out in force at the event; they included noted light cuisine cooking expert and author Jeanne Jones (center) and former San Diego Union-Tribune publisher Karin Winner (right).

Deborah Szekely, San Diego philanthropist and founder of Rancho La Puerto spa, is at left.

Inclement weather claims Las Patronas’ 68th Jewel Ball Moonlit Mambo, Las Patronas' 68th annual Jewel Ball fundraiser, was canceled due to inclement weather amid a perceived safety risk to the patrons. The event, scheduled for Aug. 2 at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, had been planned by a team of 50 Las Patronas members over 15 months' time.

Earmarked food has been delivered to So Others May Eat, a local homeless outreach program, and remaining floral arrangements were delivered to local convalescent homes and businesses. The patrons' payment for their invitations served as their donations.

Since its inception in 1946, La Patronas has donated nearly $18 million to more than 1,000 local charitable institutions. These funds are generated through yearlong fundraising efforts and the Jewel Ball..

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Surf legends slate benefit for Moores Surf legends from around the world will join local scientists, businesses and community members in support of UCSD Moores Cancer Center's fight against the disease at the 21st annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational on Sunday, Aug. 17. The beachside fundraiser includes a surfing competition, traditional Polynesian dancing, music, auctions and a tropical buffet.

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‘Meatless Monday’ rolls out at The Patio on Lamont Street Calling all vegetarians, vegans, and just plain veggie fans. The Patio on Lamont Street recently started offering a ‘Meatless Monday’ menu on Mondays starting at 6 p.m., in addition to the regular dinner menu.

While The Patio on Lamont Street has always prided itself on sustainable, farm-to-table cooking, ‘Meatless Monday’ aims to provide a few more options for those with dietary restrictions.

Chef de Cuisine Andre Fuentes plans on changing the menu every couple of weeks to reflect seasonal ingredients. Currently, three delicious dishes are being served up. They include: heirloom tomato with pine nutraisin relish, shaved asiago, and crispy basil; white bean and baby kale with rosemary fried almonds, grilled red onion, kalamata olive puree and lemon vinaigrette; and seared risotto cake with wilted spinach, caramelized onion, roasted pepper coulis, shaved pecorino, and orange balsamic gastrique.

In addition, The Patio will be hosting a “Vegepalooza” wine dinner on Tuesday, October 7, in honor of Vegetarian Awareness Month. This themed dinner will pair delicious meatless courses with wines handpicked by Patio wine expert Sheila Tracy.

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EVERYBODY WINS When he's not training at a skatepark, San Diego native and famed pro skateboarder Tony Hawk seems to pop up at projects that benefit the skateboarding community and the sweet-toothed world at large. Here, he did the honors (at center) at the July 18 ribbon-cutting for ShakeAway, a United Kingdombased milkshake bar and smoothie maker, which has opened an outlet at 723 Pearl St. Proceeds were to go to Hawk's Tony Hawk Foundation, a nonprofit that helps build skateparks in low-income urban areas. The foundation's goal was to raise $15,000. ShakeAway, founded in 1999, is the world's largest firm of its kind, with stores opened or planned in 11 countries.

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HealthBRIEFS >> Medication mistakes can be dangerous Every year 1.5 million people are injured or become seriously ill when a medication mistake happens and 100,000 people a year die from the mistake. It is important for everyone to protect themselves from possible mistakes. Knowing how to avoid mistakes is important for everyone.

Confusing two medications with similar names accounts for up to 25 percent of errors. Sometimes the doctor’s handwriting is misread, the wrong medicine name is put into the computer or the wrong drug is pulled from the pharmacy shelf but it happens. Drugs that could be confused might be Adderall (a stimulant for ADHD) with Inderal (a betablocker for high blood pressure), or Paxil (an antidepressant) with Taxol (a cancer drug) or Plavix (an anticlotting medication). Ask your doctor to write on the prescription what it’s for as well as the name and dosage. If the pharmacist sees high blood pressure but the name of the drug is an antidepressant, it should be a red flag for the pharmacist.

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enough money for retirement. In fact, 35 percent rely completely on Social Security. Seventy-six percent of people cite worries about money as a leading cause of stress. As we have heard, stress can kill you.

Your concern, however, is not just about the money. It is about your lifestyle once retired. What will you actually do each day? Your social interactions will taper off and disappear.

Living with your children will increase stress for all concerned, except perhaps the grandchildren, who may love having a constant playmate. But will you love it?

A repeated theme I hear from my newly retired clients is the importance of making your life fun and fulfilling before retiring so that you will already enjoying other interests. If you are unsure about what you might enjoy, then try a different activity every week.

There are many groups that gather as strangers around a common focus: says a side effect can raise blood pressure and then you take a second medication with the same side effect, the two together could cause your blood pressure to get dangerously high. So ask your pharmacist and doctor about side effects, read the written printouts and review and compare them.

The RN Care Manager at Innovative Healthcare Consultants is experienced and knowledgeable about reviewing all medications to insure against drug interactions and errors. Her job is to make sure these errors don’t happen for the client. If you’re concerned about a loved one and the possibility of a medication mistake, call us at 760.731.1334 or view our website at www.innovativehc.com for more information.

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sailing, hiking, church, drum circles, yoga, photography and such. You will find them on the Internet. If you do not know how, ask your friends or family. When your activities take your mind off work, and your worries, then you allow yourself a time of renewal.

When you retire, you become free do many different activities, as many as you want and can afford.

Some “retirees” have discovered that they want to make a difference in the world and volunteer. The Peace Corps is one of the foremost volunteer organizations in the world. A person could put their belongings into storage, rent out their home and go off on a lifechanging adventure for several years.

Imagine teaching English in the Kingdom of Tonga or environmental strategies in the boonies of Ethiopia. You bring pocket money, but the organization pays for you to live and to get there — you contribute your work.

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If volunteering is not your thing, you might have a hobby that is marketable. People do make money using eBay or Amazon to resell items. I know a lady who loves to bead and makes and sells her wonderful art. There is an entire-gray market world of selling at swap meets. Visit a few and see if you can figure out what you can offer.

There are many solo businesses available, from the tried-and-true Mary Kay cosmetics to new avenues in Internet marketing.

In more than two decades of helping people from retirement to well over age 90, I have noticed that a key ingredient to the well-lived life is the attitude of happiness. Those who accept what is, explore around to improve a situation and decide to be content with what they have are happiest. Those who discover their own personal mission,

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Those who step out and make their own families, make their own tribe and honor the still, small voice within, which some call intuition and others call God, are happiest.

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— The Retirement Concierge helps baby-boomers on the verge of retirement to plan, make and manage life transitions by guiding them through a systematic process of discovery and re-creation where they write their own rules, make their own plans and reinvent their own lives.

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Chard is not just another pretty face

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) is a vegetable that will add healthful nutrients to your diet as well as make an attractive addition to your garden, with its rich green leaves and multicolored stalks. The word "Swiss" was used to differentiate the plant from other similar species; in fact, it is not Swiss in origin at all.

Chard can be grown pretty much all year long along our coast, since it prefers cooler warm weather with temperatures that do not exceed 80 degrees. Native to the Mediterranean, chard is a member of the

beet family. And while it is very similar to the beet plant in many ways, it has larger stalks and leaves and does not have a bulbous edible root like the beet. High in photonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins C, E, K and B6 and potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, chard is one of the world's healthiest vegetables.

There are quite a few different varieties of chard, but my personal favorite is rainbow chard (Bright Lights), which comes with stalks in reds, yellows and oranges. There are also varieties with white stalks

The hearty chard plant, a member of the beet family, is crazy with vitamins and minerals.

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(Lucullus), red (Ruby) or yellow (Bright Yellow). You can start chard by seed now or purchase small plants at your local nursery. Chard can tolerate some shade and does not like to be in the blazing sun all day, except for Lucullus, which likes a little more heat. Plant it in welldrained soil and space it so that each plant has good air circulation around it, which will help with pests and diseases. A monthly feeding with fish emulsion rotated with an organic vegetable fertilizer will keep your plants producing year-round.

Chard also does very well as a container plant.

When the leaves are about 8 to 12 inches in length, they are ready to harvest. Cut the lower outer stalks about 1 1/2 inches from the ground, and your plant should continue to produce yearround. At some point, the main stalk will become quite large, and when this happens and the leaves become smaller, it is time to replace the plant.

Except for slugs, snails and aphids, chard does not have too many predator pests. Keep the slugs and snails away with ground-up eggshells,

By LINDA MARRONE mulch or a safe slug and snail bait, such as Sluggo. Spray the leaves with water to remove aphids. If the aphids persist, a little natural dish detergent mixed with water and sprayed on the leaves will provide a residue that will keep them at bay.

Harvest tender young chard leaves to add to salads. If you have a bumper crop, chard freezes well.

Cooking chard is easy, and keep in mind that when you start out with a huge bowl of raw leaves, they will wilt into less than half of what you started with. An easy preparation: Strip the leaves from the stalks of a large bunch of chard and slice up the stalks as you would celery. Sauté the stalks in a little olive oil with some onion and garlic and a pinch of chili flakes. Once the stalks are tender, add the chopped chard leaves and a splash or two of balsamic vinegar and season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

— Linda Marrone is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker. Stories about her historic La Jolla garden have been published in local and national magazines.

Torrey Pines infrastructure plan laid out at Traffic & Transportation Committee parley Sidewalks and view corridors will be improved and steep slopes will be stabilized as part of the first two phases of Torrey Pines Corridor improvements.

That was the good news delivered

by First District councilwoman and president pro-tem Sherri Lightner and city engineers to La Jollans at the Traffic & Transportation Committee’s July 24 meeting.

The Torrey Pines Road Preliminary Project Plan will provide a series of innovative traffic-calming concepts, including a pedestrian-controlled, midblock crossing signal known as a HAWK beacon, in an effort to improve pedestrian access and streamline traffic flow while providing bicycle facilities and accessibility to enhance public safety.

The project study area consists of the area of Torrey Pines Road between Prospect Place in the Village and La Jolla Shores Drive.

The long-term, phased improvement project is broken down into four distinct segments. Segment 1 is located at Torrey Pines Road between Prospect Place to Coast Walk; Segment 2 runs from Torrey Pines Road between Coast Walk to Hillside Drive; Segment 3 is located at Torrey Pines Road between Hillside Drive to Little Street; and Segment 4 runs from Torrey Pines Road between Little Street to La Jolla Shores Drive.

Lightner said the project’s first phase is completely designed and scheduled to go out to bid in August, with construction to begin most likely early next year. “This is the project

to make the entire sidewalk on the north, ocean side of the road more pedestrian-friendly and to build a new sidewalk on the south side,” she said.

The councilwoman said a separate project to stabilize slopes on the south side of Torrey Pines is scheduled to being construction next spring.

Lightner said another goal of the first phase will be to “trim vegetation in the public right-of-way on the north side of the road as well as lowering some of the fencing to improve ocean views.” She added that “it could take years to secure” the estimated $25 to $30 million cost of the long-term improvement project.

City engineer David Lee said Torrey Pines Phase 1 improvements will include construction of curb ramps and replacement of existing, damaged sidewalks.

“It will take three or four months to put the project out to bid and award it,” Lee said, adding that construction is estimated to take 85 working days. He noted that the summer and holiday work moratoriums will be observed.

La Jollan Melinda Merryweather implored officials to “remove all the plastic all the way down” on fencing along Torrey Pines Road that is obscuring the public’s view of the ocean. She added the city also ought to look into creating a neighborhood pocket park on a vacant lot on the south side of Torrey Pines Road.

Sherry Nooravi, who lives off Torrey Pines Road and was an early proponent of roadway improvements, thanked the city for its initial work

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on the project. It’s “a great first step,” she noted.

Engineer Steven Bliss detailed conceptual plans for Phase 2 of Torrey Pines Roadway improvements, not yet funded, which is to include pedestrian and bicycling enhancements and installation of the cutting-edge HAWK beacon.

“Phase 2 will address both Amalfi and Hillside neighborhood pedestrian circulation,” Bliss said, noting the HAWK (High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk) traffic signal beacon will allow pedestrians to cross Torrey Pines Road more safely.

“It’s a very efficient way to handle both pedestrians and vehicles,” said Bliss, noting the beacon would be located midblock between Amalfi and Princess streets.

Bliss said other traffic-calming devices, like buffered bike lanes and stamped, painted asphalt pavement, will be utilized to help slow traffic down and alert vehiclists that they share the road with other users.

Lightner said she was optimistic about the potential for receiving future San Diego Association of Governments grants for Torrey Pines improvements because elements of it promote “active transportation,” enhanced pedestrian and bicycling uses, which she noted are “very popular right now.”

“We’re going to get it done,” said Lightner of the long-term transportation improvement project, though she noted it won’t be completed by the end of her term and will have to be carried on by her successor.

Mortgage loans are tough to obtain, but act now amid a changing world

By NANCY GARDNER We are a country without borders. Jobs go to the willing as often as to the able. A huge number of the homes being bought in the U.S. are being purchased by clients from China, bringing in all cash offers. Many American investors are purchasing all cash as well. The refinance boom is over. A recent statistic shows that mortgage loans are down to 66 percent nationwide. I see it happening in La Jolla as well.

According to a recent announcement, the Fed plans to reduce the amount of mortgagebacked securities they regularly purchase by 25 percent. The purchasing they do helps sustain the flow of money and credit. The Fed purchasing reduction could further negatively impact rates at some point.

With so many investors buying and fewer Americans able to qualify to purchase a home, expect rents to go steadily upward. If you can own your home, however, you control your own fate by in effect capping your monthly mortgage payment, while renters can expect increases more aggressive than inflation. As more families need to rent, the dwindling supply of available rental properties will help drive up rents further.

Most likely, you know that the unemployment statistics look much better than the actual rate, as after a period of time many drop out of the job market search without finding work. On the bright side, more and more lenders are coming up with creative loans. One example uses 1 to 12 months of bank statements rather than tax returns to prove income. This is very helpful to self-employed borrowers who are prospective mortgagees with aggressive deductions.

The manufacturers production index is up a little, as personal income rose 4 percent in June. Our economy could be slowly stabilizing, but it may take a while for Americans to feel it. If you can afford to buy a home or trade up, there's no time like the present. We see home values creeping back up.

The home you could buy last year is likely more costly today. Act now.

— Nancy Gardner, a real estate broker for more than 20 years, is founder and CEO of California Mortgage Consultants.

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ing and knowledge.” Chabad has more than 3,600 institutions in more than 1,000 cities in 70 countries. Chabad Hasidic philosophy focuses on classical Judaic writings and Jewish mysticism, especially the Zohar and the Kabbalah.

Odeh and Ezagui have numerous relatives in Israel and the surrounding territories under dispute.

Describing Jewish treatment toward Palestinians as a “military occupation” and “apartheid,” Odeh said Palestinians worldwide are calling for an end to the land, air and sea blockade on the Gaza Strip by Egypt and Israel, in effect since 2007.

“It’s being choked, strangled economically, socially, legally and politically,” said Odeh of her homeland, which she painted as a “ghetto,” breeding an “intense hopelessness” among ArabIsraelis in Gaza and the West Bank. She described Palestinians as “refugees shoved into a much smaller space or exiled on the borders who are never allowed to become (Israeli) citizens.”

Characterizing Israel during its existence as “a diamond in a very rough neighborhood,” Ezagui said the country is “a great illustration of what is possible.”

Noting Israel has literally “risen from the ashes” in carving a homeland out of a barren waste, Ezagui said it’s easy to get lost in the “desert” of politics, which obscures the real “human” issues of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.

“There will never be peace in the Middle East until the Palestinians learn to love their children more than they hate ours,” said Ezagui, quoting former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.

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Ezagui said that instead of getting wrapped up in the endless intrigues of "realpolitik" in the Middle East, the world’s gaze instead should be redirected inward toward self-review and contemplation of the age-old conflict between good and evil.

“Both sides have the same focus: to make life better for everyone,” Ezagui said, adding the focus has diverged into “those wanting to better the world and those wanting to drag the world backward.

“There will be no peace in this world until we learn to love more than hate,” he said, adding everyone needs to “look in the mirror and ask: 'What am I doing to make my corner of the world a better and more peaceful place?'”

Concerning what needs to happen first to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians, Odeh said “the blockade must be lifted because people have the right to control their own land, water and air space.”

The native Palestinian noted the Israeli blockade contributes to Palestinian social stagnation, which promotes “people becoming fanatics who have to fight.”

Asked whether the Palestinian goal is statehood, Odeh replied: “The whole (political) structure has to be made anew. Israel can’t exist. Palestine can’t exist. It has to be a new creation, a binational state. Otherwise, we’ll end up in the same spot where we began, and it will only get worse.”

Ezagui agreed that the ultimate goal ought to be unity — not division between the two peoples of Palestine as well as people the world over.

“The focus should be on uniting in a common cause to be citizens of the world,” he said, noting, “We all have the same aspirations.”

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Rady, one of San Diego's most CONT. FROM PG. 1 widely known philanthropists, is a self-made billionaire, a financial Rady and the board has made is services director and a developer of truly transformative,” said Dr. Don- commercial and residential real ald Kearns, president of the hospi- estate. His company American tal, in a statement. “This Institute Assets, which he founded in 1967, and gift will secure Rady Children’s' gave $60 million in a $220 million place at the leading edge campaign for new conof research, discovery struction and patient proand innovation into grams at Rady Children's, childhood disease and which ended in 2011. He injury.” Kearns added also donated $30 million to that the hopes the facility programs at UCSD in 2003. sets “national and interThe Winnipeg, Manitoba national standards for native, 77, holds a law pediatric care.” degree from the University The institute will be ERNEST of Manitoba. He and his RADY housed in two facilities, wife Evelyne have three one on Frost Street adjachildren. cent to the 449-bed hospital and Rady's donation matches the the other in the Torrey Pines area non-bequest record $120 million among other research institutes. that Irwin and Joan Jacobs gave the The genome, or the genetic San Diego Symphony in February material of an organism, deter- of 2002 — and at Monday's mines the characteristics of a par- announcement, Rady quipped that ented offspring. Certain alterations he'd “had a hell of a lot more fun in the genomic sequence result in making it than I am giving it superficial attributes such as eye away.” color and hair density; others are Gabriel Haddad, Rady hospital linked to predictors of disorders physician in chief, pointed out that such as cystic fibrosis, Down syn- he hopes $120 million is only the drome, hemophilia, muscular dys- start of donations and bequests. trophy and sickle-cell disease.

"I think we want to build someWithout adequate treatment, thing that will be self-sustaining, many people with the bleeding dis- ultimately,” Haddad said, “but at order hemophilia die before they the beginning we need a boost like reach adulthood. The average IQ of the one that we have today.”

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La Jolla Shines Bright as Residents Jump on the Solar Bandwagon The city of San Diego was named the second strongest solar city in the nation by a recent Environment America report, and La Jolla helped San Diego earn this recognition. In terms of installed solar, the 92037 zip code is second only to 92154 in the city of San Diego, according to California Solar Initiative data.

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To help further expand solar power in La Jolla, local firm Sullivan Solar Power has created and is administering the La Jolla Solar Program, a cash-back program for La Jolla resi-

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Victoria Schafer has been hired by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as a consultant for the firm's Village location.

Schafer, a 17-year mortgage veteran, is a Wells Fargo team member, having served the Palos Verdes, Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beach markets.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is the largest retail mortgage lender in the United States in 2011, originating one out of every four home loans. Wells Fargo services $1.8 trillion in home mortgages, the second largest servicing portfolio in the nation. 2013, the firm's market share for U.S. mortgages was about 22 percent. Schafer can be reached at (858) 459-4217.

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Premier Location in La Jolla Shores Sit down white water views! www.8389ElPaseoGrande.com $4,200,000

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Just Reduced! • Perfection in the Heart of Bird Rock

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This spectacular one level 3BR/2BA Birdrock home was just completely and meticulously remodeled to perfection. Taken down to the studs - everything is new and of the highest quality design, detail & finish. Gorgeous European wide oak floors, Calcutta Bettogli marble kitchen

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island & Pietra Del Cardoso stone counters. Situated on the west side of La Jolla Boulevard just two blocks from the sand on an oversized 6,800 sf lot. Walk to all the wonderful restaurants &

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Linda has owned a historic La Jolla home and garden since 1989 and fully understands all the details involved in owning a historic home, historic designation and the Mills Act property tax benefit. Trained and certified as a specialist in selling historic real estate and architecturally designed homes by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C.

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Being able to walk a potential buyer through the benefits and restrictions associated with owning a historic home is very important and Linda's experience as both a historic homeowner and her years of involvement in the historic preservation field will make selling your historic home a pleasure.

Go to www.LindaMarrone.com to learn more about historic designation.

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Be sure to read Linda's garden column, From My Garden in this issue

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