TAYLORMADE BOSS TO GO 'UNDERCOVER'
Mark King, CEO of Carlsbad-based TaylorMade, one of the top manufacturers of golf equipment and apparel in the world, goes undercover during Season Three of UNDERCOVER BOSS on the CBS Television Network. The airdate of the TaylorMade episode will be announced shortly.
Keep A Breast employee plans barefoot marathon run
An employee for the Carlsbad-based Keep A Breast Foundation (KAB) thinks allowing people to overcome their fears through the power of rock-climbing will help those diagnosed with cancer focus and increase their confidence.
And, he's willing to push his body to the limit to prove it.
Casey Cochran, director of KAB's Non-Toxic Revolution campaign, will be running the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon barefoot on Sunday, March 18.
Cochran's goal is to raise money to install a rock climbing wall in his organization's outreach center, a one-stop support facility for those suffering from cancer planned in Los Angeles. The center will allow those recently diagnosed with the disease get all of the information they need to stay healthy as they fight against cancer, in an office that will be staffed by survivors.
Cochran said the idea for the rock wall came after he led Keep A Breast staff on a retreat last year.
"It was a very positive experience, and I decided to run the marathon to get this wall into the community center," he said. "Survivors will be able to come and use the wall and empower themselves, to discover that everything is possible."
His goal is to raise $50,000.
"We are thrilled to have Casey run this marathon barefoot not only because it shows his commitment to the Keep A Breast Foundation, but to the future Outreach Center's rock climbing wall," said Kimmy McAtee, vice president of public relations and marketing for Keep A Breast.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.keep-a-breast.org.
GIA puts precious 'eggs' on display
A unique collection featuring more than 700 'eggs' made of gems and rare minerals will be making a stop at the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) headquarters in Carlsbad later this month.
The "GIA Egg-stravaganze" exhibit, which will open on March 12 and stay through the end of the year. This free exhibition will be the first time this rare collection has ever been on display.
The collection will feature more than 700 egg-shaped pieces made of gems and minerals, which have been collected over 40 years and carved by Master Lapidarist Dieter Jerusalem. One of the world's finest and rarest collections of mineral eggs; many of the minerals used are no longer available due to exhausted deposits or mine closings.
Each piece in the Jerusalem Egg Collection is cut and polished to resemble a perfectly formed hen's egg. These precious gems and decorative minerals from the finest localities in the world include Idar-Oberstein agates; pink tourmaline from Pala, California; Brazilian morganite and aquamarine; green beryl from Madagascar; Nigerian rutilated quartz; Canadian native silver in matrix; jadeite from Switzerland; Australian variscite and much more, as well as phenomenal gemstones, jaspers, agates, and quartz with unusual inclusions.
For more information or to schedule a tour 24 hours in advance, contact [email protected]; call 800-421-7250, ext. 4116 or 760-603-4116; or visit www.gia.edu.
Grants support science in schools
Substantial grants from ViaSat Inc. and the Beckman Coulter Foundation helped the nonprofit Carlsbad Education Foundation continue to support the Science Olympiad program at all three Carlsbad middle school and at Carlsbad High School this school year, the foundation recently announced.
The grant from Beckman Coulter provided the necessary funds to sponsor 10 teams from CUSD's three middle schools: Aviara Oaks, Calavera Hills and Valley Middle Schools at the San Diego County Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held Feb. 4 at Rancho Bernardo High School.
Valley Middle School placed 11th out of 28 regional schools. Individually, students from all three middle schools placed in the top 20 across a variety of individual test, build and lab events. A total of 90 teams from regional schools competed in more than 20 events.
The grant from ViaSat allowed the foundation to support the third-year continuation of two Science Olympiad teams at Carlsbad High School.
The San Diego County Regional Science Olympiad competition at the high school level took place Saturday, Feb. 18 at Del Norte High School near Rancho Bernardo. Carlsbad High placed in the top 10 in two events and in the top 20 in a total of five events.
In addition, through its VPartners community outreach program, ViaSat provided the various Science Olympiad teams with some 20 volunteer coaches from its ranks of engineers. With the full backing of ViaSat's executive leadership, these mentors were able to contribute "real world" expertise, insight and encouragement to the scientists and engineers of the future who were participating in Science Olympiad.
Mark King, CEO of Carlsbad-based TaylorMade, one of the top manufacturers of golf equipment and apparel in the world, goes undercover during Season Three of UNDERCOVER BOSS on the CBS Television Network. The airdate of the TaylorMade episode will be announced shortly.
Keep A Breast employee plans barefoot marathon run
An employee for the Carlsbad-based Keep A Breast Foundation (KAB) thinks allowing people to overcome their fears through the power of rock-climbing will help those diagnosed with cancer focus and increase their confidence.
And, he's willing to push his body to the limit to prove it.
Casey Cochran, director of KAB's Non-Toxic Revolution campaign, will be running the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon barefoot on Sunday, March 18.
Cochran's goal is to raise money to install a rock climbing wall in his organization's outreach center, a one-stop support facility for those suffering from cancer planned in Los Angeles. The center will allow those recently diagnosed with the disease get all of the information they need to stay healthy as they fight against cancer, in an office that will be staffed by survivors.
Cochran said the idea for the rock wall came after he led Keep A Breast staff on a retreat last year.
"It was a very positive experience, and I decided to run the marathon to get this wall into the community center," he said. "Survivors will be able to come and use the wall and empower themselves, to discover that everything is possible."
His goal is to raise $50,000.
"We are thrilled to have Casey run this marathon barefoot not only because it shows his commitment to the Keep A Breast Foundation, but to the future Outreach Center's rock climbing wall," said Kimmy McAtee, vice president of public relations and marketing for Keep A Breast.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.keep-a-breast.org.
GIA puts precious 'eggs' on display
A unique collection featuring more than 700 'eggs' made of gems and rare minerals will be making a stop at the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) headquarters in Carlsbad later this month.
The "GIA Egg-stravaganze" exhibit, which will open on March 12 and stay through the end of the year. This free exhibition will be the first time this rare collection has ever been on display.
The collection will feature more than 700 egg-shaped pieces made of gems and minerals, which have been collected over 40 years and carved by Master Lapidarist Dieter Jerusalem. One of the world's finest and rarest collections of mineral eggs; many of the minerals used are no longer available due to exhausted deposits or mine closings.
Each piece in the Jerusalem Egg Collection is cut and polished to resemble a perfectly formed hen's egg. These precious gems and decorative minerals from the finest localities in the world include Idar-Oberstein agates; pink tourmaline from Pala, California; Brazilian morganite and aquamarine; green beryl from Madagascar; Nigerian rutilated quartz; Canadian native silver in matrix; jadeite from Switzerland; Australian variscite and much more, as well as phenomenal gemstones, jaspers, agates, and quartz with unusual inclusions.
For more information or to schedule a tour 24 hours in advance, contact [email protected]; call 800-421-7250, ext. 4116 or 760-603-4116; or visit www.gia.edu.
Grants support science in schools
Substantial grants from ViaSat Inc. and the Beckman Coulter Foundation helped the nonprofit Carlsbad Education Foundation continue to support the Science Olympiad program at all three Carlsbad middle school and at Carlsbad High School this school year, the foundation recently announced.
The grant from Beckman Coulter provided the necessary funds to sponsor 10 teams from CUSD's three middle schools: Aviara Oaks, Calavera Hills and Valley Middle Schools at the San Diego County Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held Feb. 4 at Rancho Bernardo High School.
Valley Middle School placed 11th out of 28 regional schools. Individually, students from all three middle schools placed in the top 20 across a variety of individual test, build and lab events. A total of 90 teams from regional schools competed in more than 20 events.
The grant from ViaSat allowed the foundation to support the third-year continuation of two Science Olympiad teams at Carlsbad High School.
The San Diego County Regional Science Olympiad competition at the high school level took place Saturday, Feb. 18 at Del Norte High School near Rancho Bernardo. Carlsbad High placed in the top 10 in two events and in the top 20 in a total of five events.
In addition, through its VPartners community outreach program, ViaSat provided the various Science Olympiad teams with some 20 volunteer coaches from its ranks of engineers. With the full backing of ViaSat's executive leadership, these mentors were able to contribute "real world" expertise, insight and encouragement to the scientists and engineers of the future who were participating in Science Olympiad.