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Craig Randal Mojonnier, son of Assemblywoman Sunny Mojonnier (R-Encinitas), was released on $15,000 bond Thursday from the County Jail in Vista one day after he was arrested on suspicion of kidnaping a 15-year-old boy. Mojonnier, 22, is accused of kidnaping Erick Huff of Cardiff last Saturday, police said. Huff was held for four days in the Los Angeles area by a man police said was an accomplice of Mojonnier. Huff was released unharmed an hour after Mojonnier's arrest, police said.

The Wooster Group and New York City Players tackle Eugene O'Neil's "Glencairn" plays — "Bound East for Cardiff" (1914), "The Long Voyage Home" (1917) and "The Moon of the Caribbees" (1918). Together, the tales of roughousing sailors take on a poignant, lonely resonance. This performance features cast members from both companies directed by Richard Maxwell. REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., L.A. 8:30 Thu.-Sat, 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. $45 and $50. http://www.redcat.org.

CARDIFF, Wales — The rest of the world may think the Olympics begin in London on Friday, but Gerry Toms knows better. The first event of the Summer Games, a women's soccer match between Britain and New Zealand, actually takes place Wednesday afternoon, two days before the official opening ceremony. And it won't happen in England but rather here in the Welsh capital, 130 miles from London. Toms is manager of the enormous Millennium Stadium that will host the debut match and 10 others over the course of the Olympics.

Cardiff Giant, the hospitality group behind The Hudson and The Churchill, has been very busy of late. The Daily Dish just got word that the group is set to take over the former Voyeur Nightclub  space at 7969 Santa Monica Ave. and will renovate and re-open it as a new nightclub concept in January of 2013. This comes after rumors circulated on the web that NYC's The Box was going to take the space. In addition Cardiff Giant has announced plans to open an as-of-yet un-named restaurant in downtown L.A. in the old Heinz loading dock at 712 S. Santa Fe after the New Year.

The Encinitas City Council has slapped a 45-day building moratorium on most of Cardiff following a citizens advisory group's complaint about the proliferation of wide and tall duplexes blocking views of the ocean. The Cardiff Town Council, which advises the City Council, would like a height limit imposed, as well as ordinances protecting the view between homes and requiring homeowners to trim their trees.

Where did you get your information that Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg were anti-Nazis ("Berlin's River Spree," May 26)? Liebknecht and Luxembourg were leaders of the leftist separatist armed uprising. JULIAN KAPUY Cardiff by the Sea

Wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the continuing series by the Pagets as they travel across the country. This is the trip I've always wanted to take. Please include more "road trip" stories in future issues. KEN HARRISON Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.

Ron, be thankful you're not relegated to the parking lot. Besides, if you gave up smoking, perhaps walking a few hundred feet wouldn't be such a chore. CRAIG A. NELSON Cardiff by the Sea

In response to Donald T. Sterling's remark that "someone should be accountable" for the team's lack of progress. If he looks in the mirror, he can find that person. M. GROVES Cardiff by the Sea

Regarding the world's problems in the Persian Gulf and for the good of all, we must: Liberate Kuwait, liberate Iraq and eliminate Hussein. Anything less will not solve the problem. RALPH TILLER, Cardiff

CARDIFF, Wales — The rest of the world may think the Olympics begin in London on Friday, but Gerry Toms knows better. The first event of the Summer Games, a women's soccer match between Britain and New Zealand, actually takes place Wednesday afternoon, two days before the official opening ceremony. And it won't happen in England but rather here in the Welsh capital, 130 miles from London. Toms is manager of the enormous Millennium Stadium that will host the debut match and 10 others over the course of the Olympics.

The word "painterly" is perhaps too often applied to cinematography, but in the case of Jack Cardiff it couldn't be more apt. He was a painter as well as one of the true innovators in the history of moviemaking, and it was with a painter's eye that he approached the use of color on celluloid. "Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff" is filled with gloriously vivid HD clips of his groundbreaking work in such films as "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus," as well as rich anecdotes from Cardiff, who died in 2009.

Matthew Libatique, cinematographer on such movies as "Black Swan," "Iron Man" and "The Fountain," follows a certain routine before he starts a film. He studies paintings and photographs for inspiration and rewatches two British classics: 1947's "Black Narcissus" and 1948's "The Red Shoes. " Those two films, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, were visually arresting thanks to cinematographer Jack Cardiff, whose nine-decade career in movies began with silent films and lasted into the 21st century.

The stage was set by a coy news release from NASA that hinted at a discovery tied to the search for extraterrestrial life. The blogosphere went wild: Had bacteria been found on one of Saturn's moons, or life of some sort on Mars? FOR THE RECORD: Mono Lake bacteria: A Dec. 23 article in Section A about a bacteria from Mono Lake that may be able to survive on the toxic element arsenic quoted Harry Collins, who studies the sociology of scientific knowledge at the University of Cardiff, and said that the university is in England.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has begun an internal affairs investigation into a deputy's use of pepper spray to make an arrest at a political fundraiser. The probe was ordered after Democratic congressional hopeful Francine Busby met with Undersheriff Bill Gore to complain about the incident Friday at a home in a Cardiff neighborhood. Busby is seeking her party's nomination for a rematch next year with Rep.

Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer who won an Academy Award for his stunning color work on the 1947 drama "Black Narcissus" and later became an Oscar-nominated director, has died. He was 94. Cardiff, who as a cinematographer was known as a pioneer of Technicolor and a "master of light," died Wednesday of age-related causes at his home in Ely, England, said Craig McCall, the producer and director of a pending documentary on Cardiff. "Jack was a great ambassador to film," McCall said.

Please let Mary Dryden, who reviewed Patricia Neal's autobiography, "As I am" (Book Review, April 17), know that Roald Dahl is not a Norwegian writer; he is British, " . . . was born in Wales of Norwegian parents and lives in England . . ." to quote from "The Best of Roald Dahl." JANET R. GOFF CARDIFF, CALIF.

Re "Conspiracy Charges May Stalk Paparazzi," June 10: I would imagine that the paparazzi would go away if the celebrities got together and hired their own team of aggressive photographers to assault the editors and publishers who buy the photographs. Steve Harrington Cardiff by the Sea

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. -- The idea was to have a public sculpture to celebrate the surfing zeitgeist of this San Diego suburb, home to some of the region's best surf breaks. Local boosters, who collected donations to hire an artist, dreamed of a surf sculpture like those in Santa Cruz and Huntington Beach -- or even like the most famous statue of all, of the legendary Duke Kahanamoku in Waikiki. Alas, it hasn't worked out that way. Boosters hoped for cowabunga but got a wipeout instead.

Re "Conspiracy Charges May Stalk Paparazzi," June 10: I would imagine that the paparazzi would go away if the celebrities got together and hired their own team of aggressive photographers to assault the editors and publishers who buy the photographs. Steve Harrington Cardiff by the Sea