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Encinitas Teen Appointed to International Advisory Board
Akash Patel, 17, of Encinitas will advise the International Community Foundation help further its mission of expanding charitable giving internationally.

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From Nogales, AZ
I'm the local editor for Camp Pendleton Patch.
Before coming to Patch, I covered Fort Drum, N.Y. and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for the Watertown Daily Times, where I wrote a series on how the unit and the community changed after a decade of war. In 2010, I graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where I was a Pulitzer-Moore fellow while interning at Lens, the photojournalism blog of The New York Times.
My interest in military reporting comes from my own time in the Army. In 2000, I joined as a cavalry scout and deployed as a gunner to both Kosovo and Iraq. I studied German and Arabic at Arizona State University and spent summers in Germany and Egypt.
I'm a native of Nogales, Arizona y hablo Español.
Akash Patel, 17, of Encinitas will advise the International Community Foundation help further its mission of expanding charitable giving internationally.

The live fire training began Tuesday at Camp Pendleton, and the resulting noise is being heard in North County.
Encinitas resident Richard Georges published "Neurotic Man" online.
A fire at the condominium complex at 3408 Cameo Drive was reported just after 10 p.m. Monday.
The Camp Pendleton Transition Assistance Management Program implemented the new provisions Nov. 26 for what is now known as the base’s Transition Readiness Seminar.
Movin' Shoes will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a run at its Encinitas location Monday evening.
Female Marines have until January 2014 to be able to perform eight pull-ups for the physical fitness test. One Marine shows how she improved.
Families are asked to bring new and unwrapped toys for the Oceanside event.
Authorities charged an Oceanside man and woman with 13 felony counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old.
The deadline to ship packages to service members overseas are as early as Dec. 3.
The deadline to ship packages to service members overseas are as early as Dec. 3. Electronic postage company DYMO Endicia provided boxes last week for military families looking to ship holiday gift to their loved ones overseas.
Jill Courtemanche—who moved from New York City last year—opened Jill Courtemanche Millinery at 410 South Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach this month with plenty of time until next year's race season.
Our coverage area just got a little bit bigger.
The event will take place on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 and runners are encouraged to take part in costumes.
Jeremy James Boone of Encinitas has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and was booked into the Vista Detention facility.
Lance Cpl. Michael S. Isabelle, a wireman with Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Logistics Group, was chosen to attend the Hajj, a pilgrimage that represents the fifth pillar of Islam, in support of his faith.
The City of Encinitas is inviting the public to a community park status meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
Soldiers’ Angels will collect goodsfrom 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. the next four Thursdays at Sunset Market.
Friends of the Cardiff Library will hold a book and bake sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff By the Sea.
For every $100 spent at an independent retailer, approximately $45 stays in the local economy, according to research from online public review giant Yelp.com. The International Council of Shopping Centers put that number even higher, at $55 per $100.