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If you bring up the merits
of interleague baseball, you're likely to be bombarded by many divergent
views. There are those who love the unique
matchups and rare appearances, yet there are those who believe the AL vs. NL concept–DH or
no DH–has run its course and may not be worth compromising the integrity of a
schedule. I'm not here today to fuel the
debate either way. I'm here today to
revel in one of the A's best road trips of the season, or any season.
Starting with tonight's game
in "the friendly confines" of Wrigley Field, Oakland visits two of baseball's
greatest bastions in Chicago and St. Louis–cities where baseball is king. In my past years in the game, I have had the
pleasure of working many games in each city.
For A's fans attending their first games at Wrigley, you're in for a
real treat. Yes, there is the brick and
the ivy and the organ music, but there's a lot more. It starts outside the park. The pre-game vibe spills out onto the streets
surrounding Wrigley. Stops at the famed
Cubby Bear Lounge on Addison
Street or Bernie's Tavern on Clark
are mandatory.
In fact, when I was working
for another major league team, an unnamed broadcaster and I actually left the
premises during a fourth-inning rain delay and sampled a fine local ale at
Bernie's while engaging with die-hard Cubs
fans in a heated conversation about
whether Mark Grace was a future Hall of Famer. And, of course, there are
Chicago-style hot dog places everywhere you look. The name escapes me, but my favorite was
located on a strand of property right next to Wrigley. Beyond the onions, peppers and pickles, what
I remember most was this bright relish that was a cross between nuclear and
neon green. My buddy knew the joint's
owner and he would buy a five gallon jug of the stuff every time he visited to
take back home to the Bay Area.
Of course, one of the
privileges of being a PR man is your experience carries over to the press box,
and the view of Wrigley from on top is spectacular. You see the ivy walls, the high-rise
buildings and Lake Michigan beyond, and in my
case, it also gave me a chance to say hello to an old friend, the long-time
radio voice of the Cubbies, Pat Hughes. We
both laugh when recalling our early days, when I was Stanford's Sports Information
Director and he was a skinny, wet-behind-the-ears young broadcaster doing college
baseball and volleyball on San Jose-based Gill Cable TV, a forerunner of Fox
Sports and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Besides working with the
ever excitable Ron Santo in the booth, Hughes has earned his own place in the
hearts of Cubs' fans with his professional yet somewhat folksy style of
announcing. I've had so many memories of
Wrigley Field over the years:
- Meeting Bill Murray in the press
box as he was warming up for his "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" extravaganza in
the seventh inning, that wonderful Cubs' tribute to the late, great Harry Caray - Watching Chicago fans on Mitch Williams Poster Day
shower the field with a poster of his likeness after he blew a ninth-inning
save - The love affair Cubs fans
once had for Sammy Sosa as he repeatedly launched home runs onto Waveland Avenue.
In fact, speaking of Sosa,
I'll share a little anecdote that ESPN's Chris Berman once shared with me. As Sammy was posting cartoonish offensive
numbers in 1998, there were some who thought Sosa would not only exceed Roger
Maris' home run mark of 61 but also had a legitimate shot at reaching Hack
Wilson's RBI mark of 191. Wilson, a fireplug (5-6,
195) of a man, was with the Cubs when all games at Wrigley were played during
the day. While it was baseball in its
purest form, those day games posed a problem for many a Cub player. The notorious nightlife of Chicago cheated some major leaguers of not
only hours of sleep but perhaps years off their careers. Although
some night baseball had been introduced at Wrigley by 1998, Berman assured Sosa
that Wilson's
record was safe: "Sammy, you will never
accomplish what Hack did." "No, no, Boomer, I really think I can do it,"
Sosa pleaded. Berman, shaking his head
for effect, responded, "No you can't Sammy.
Hack didn't just drive in 191 runs in a season. His record is driving in 191 runs with a
Later this week, I'll share
with you some thoughts and memories about the A's next stop, the Gateway City
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Could the encoders be programing to keep sending the DD5.1 signal even during the glitch times instead of just blanking?
I've seen glitches that I couldn't hear and it seems from reading here that some of these other AVRs are cycling on some of these extremely short glitches, thus causing the viewer to lose 1 to 2 sec of sound that wasn't that long of a glitch in the feed. If the feed could keep these locked onto the DD5.1, so the AVRs didn't cycle, it seems a fair amount of the dropouts might be reduced. Some dropouts don't seem to be real [in the feed but merely a loss of the Dolby bits] and others are longer but seem to be less than a second [to my ears on those I heard] so if the AVR didn't have to cycle then these would only be small dropouts.
VOS, you (and Stuart) may be onto something. When I turn my AVR on, or switch to, my AVR takes 1-3 second longer to come on than it does using other audio source materials. Since my dropouts while watching D* recorded material is 2-4 seconds, the differing one second may be that glitches. Also, the glitch could be one second, but with the AVR recovery/recycle time it might explain why I complain of 2-4 second gaps.


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Courtesy White HousePresident Obama (from left), with Calif. Rep. Jim Costa and Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer surveys drought damage in California's Central Valley from a helicopter en route to Firebaugh, Calif., on Feb. 14.FRESNO, Calif. – President Barack Obama visited California's Central Valley Feb. 14 and toured a drought-stricken region west of the city as part of announcing a multi-million-dollar drought-relief package.
Although some within agriculture called it a Band-aid approach, they also said it cast national, if not international, attention on the state's plight.
"I think this is the first step," said Paul Wenger, an almond and walnut producer west of Modesto and president of the Sacramento-based California Farm Bureau. "I think it's got people's attention, and I think we need to make sure we continue to have their attention."
The relief package includes $100 million in livestock producer assistance, $60 million for food banks, $5 million in additional funding for agricultural conservation measures and $3 million for rural municipalities with water quality or quantity problems. It also establishes 600 summer meal sites in drought areas.
Wenger, who was one of about 18 non-government participants in a closed-door roundtable with Obama, said the state needs to better manage existing reservoirs as well as build additional storage.
Vicky BoydGeorge Soares (left), a managing partner of the legal firm Kahn, Soares & Conway LLP, talks to American Pistachio Growers chairman Jim Zion before a meeting on the drought and pistachio marketing Feb. 14 in Fresno, Calif.During the last big rainstorm, for example, he said more than 250,000 acre-feet of runoff could not be pumped into reservoirs. Instead, it ran into the Pacific Ocean because of mandatory water flows to protect endangered fish the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Wenger said both political parties need to put their differences aside to address problems sooner.
"This is an unprecedented drought," he said. "It's going to have a huge economic and social impact to our state, and it's going to affect a lot of people and the environment.
"The problem is the environment has dealt with drought before and survived," Wenger said. "But will our social system and economic system that are dependent on a reliable supply of clean water survive? We don't know."
Earlier in the day, several American Pistachio Growers board members who attended a meeting on the drought and marketing said Obama's relief package didn't address the drought's root cause.
Vicky Boyd"It's just providing short-term money for something's that is a long-term issue," said Gary Smith, of Eriksson LLC, Visalia. "We have to start with a long-term focus. Short-term money doesn't solve it."


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The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs and explores the very beginnings of pedigree dog breeding in Britain.
Year 8 science club are going to attempt to complete one of the activities in the Genius Inventions pack to gain their Bronze CREST awards.
This is a "self delivery" pack which has been designed specifically for National Science and Engineering Week 2013. The science behind fingeprints is well known! What is not so well known is the link between fingerprints and footprints. Right Angle Events have launched a new education pack called 'Toes for Turf' comprising at least 4 hours of fun teaching material linked to Key Stage 1-4 Mathematics.
We have designed a fantastic scheme especially for National Science & Engineering Week called "Toes For Turf". The science behind fingerprints is well known. What is not so well known is the science behind footprints or "feet prints". This activity enables students to take, classify and "lift" both fingerprints and foot prints. As the research on footprints is meagre, this scheme will allow students to make some discoveries about the correlation or otherwise between fingerprints and feet prints.
NSEW will see the launch of our School Crest Investigators Science Club which will run every week after school. The club will be run for Middle phase children during the Spring Term, Lower Phase children in the Summer Term and Upper Phase children in the Autumn Term. We are very much looking forward to carrying out lots of practical investigations and presenting many Crest Award certificates for our budding Scientists! Teachers in all classes will also be completing a Crest Investigation during NSEW itself.
A lecture by Dr Steven Oliver, Senior Lecturer in Population Health, University of York and the Hull York Medical School.
An interactive model making workshop. Your class will learn about the forces in action in building and bridge construction and gain an understanding of the crucial decisions engineers make when designing bridges and buildings. The will see how the interaction of forces determine which are the strongest shapes to use when building structures, then work in teams in the 'bridge-building' challenge!
A Cafe Scientifique talk by Jim McGurn, Chief Executive Officer of "Get Cycling"
BioSoc is proud to present the 'Behind the Scenes of Inside Natures Giants' public lecture, on the 15th of January at 18:00, held by the high profile evolutionary biologist, Simon Watt. Simon will be coming to talk to us about his interests as a biologist, and the science behind the scenes of the popular TV program "Inside Nature's Giants", where you could see the team dissecting some of the biggest animals on this planet. Simon will address topics like animal autopsy, animal adaptations and how humans measure up to them.


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With the New Year comes a freshly elected congress and a new legislative agenda for Utah. The following are some of the major legislative items that will be debated and voted on throughout 2015.
Conviction upheld over contributions to Sen. Harry Reid
The Associated Press |
posted 30 minutes ago
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of a former Nevada lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid's 2010 reelection campaign.
New Jersey's Christie launches political action committee
Jill Colvin, Associated Press |
posted Jan 26th - 12:31pm
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken his firmest step yet toward running for president, launching an organization that allows him to raise money for a potential 2016 campaign.
Koch event drawing 2016 hopefuls Rubio, Paul, Cruz, Walker
Philip Elliott, Associated Press |
posted Jan 25th - 12:00pm
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is sending clear signs about an expected run for the presidency in 2016.
Sarah Palin and Donald Trump both interested in 2016 runs
Z. Byron Wolf and Ashley Killough, CNN |
posted Jan 25th - 11:58am
With a Clinton, a Bush and a Romney all seriously teasing presidential runs, why not a Palin?
Republican White House maybes court evangelicals toward 2016
Bill Barrow, Associated Press |
posted Jan 25th - 10:12am
Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney have gotten much of the attention in these early days of the Republican race for president, but as they court the party's elite donors in private phone calls and meetings, a group of likely candidates to their right are just as eagerly chasing support among Christian evangelicals and social conservatives.
Lee: GOP needs 'principled, positive and proven' presidential candidate
Marjorie Cortez |
posted Jan 24th - 9:57pm
Speaking at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines Saturday afternoon, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah challenged attendees to help nominate a presidential candidate who is "a principled, positive and proven" conservative.
Abe 'speechless' after video claims IS hostage dead
Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press |
posted Jan 24th - 8:41pm
Japan's prime minister said Sunday he was "speechless" after an online video purportedly showed that one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed, and he demanded the release of the other.
Possible GOP candidates pitch ideas at conservative forum
Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press |
posted Jan 24th - 6:41pm
The robust Christian right in early-voting Iowa plays an outsize role in helping determine the Republican presidential nominee, a political reality not lost on the parade of would-be 2016 candidates trying to draw attention at a Saturday gathering of social conservatives.
Protesters heckle Perry and Christie on immigration issues
Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press |
posted Jan 24th - 6:31pm
Protesters have heckled Republican presidential prospects Rick Perry and Chris Christie over immigration policies during a conservative political forum in Iowa.
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" i loved the sound quality. good for everything. not bloated bass, but if you threw on some bass-heavy music they would thump. yet if the music was not bass-heavy it was not intrusive. they look cool, and are made of a cool metal. iono what it is. get some complys for it. the wire is going. one of the buds is crackling in and out when the sire moves. " --Skoobs
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Born and raised in India, jewelry designer Ranjana Khan got her start in the fashion business as a teenage model. Not long after escaping her native country to avoid an arranged marriage, she settled in New York City and soon met her husband, high-end fashion designer Naeem Khan. After years working in the embroidery business (a Khan family tradition), Ranjana Khan switched to designing jewelry — referencing her many years in textiles by incorporating tulle, velvet, silk, and colorful grosgrain ribbons into her highly distinctive designs. Pearls, crystals, and amethyst are just some of gems you'll find in Khan's dazzling array of bib necklaces, drop earrings, woven bracelets, cluster rings, and bridal jewelry. In addition to designing baubles for the likes of Leighton Meester and Eva Longoria, Ranjana Khan has also created a collection for the Limited and had her work featured in Allure, Marie Claire, and many other publications.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Oct. 31, 3:10 p.m.) Wholesale produce distribution in the Northeast remains in limbo in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Distributors aren't certain how long business will remain at a standstill after the Category I hurricane slammed into New York and New Jersey, devastating homes and businesses and closing supermarkets and restaurants.
The Oct. 29-30 "superstorm" prompted the closing of the New York and Philadelphia terminal markets, which escaped damage and reopened Oct. 31.
NOAAHurricane Sandy slammed into New York and New Jersey, devastating homes and businesses and closing supermarkets and restaurants. The storm is disrupting produce distribution. The storm disrupted produce distribution for Northeastern wholesalers and grower-shippers throughout the U.S.
"It's a mess," Chris Armata, president of E. Armata Inc., a wholesaler on the Hunts Point Terminal Market, said Oct. 31. "Some customers are ordering and some are then cancelling because their power has yet to be turned on. In many areas, particularly on Long Island, many retailers and most restaurants are closed.
"Overall, business is very slow with the unknown power situation. We have no idea how business will be. It's so uncertain. We don't know whether to order or not and we have inventory that we still need to sell through."
Mike Maxwell, president of Philadelphia-based Procacci Bros Sales Corp., said the issue isn't so much storm damage, but lack of power and said many chain stores throughout the Northeast remain closed.
Maxwell said some stores likely won't reopen until Nov. 3-4 while sand remains at the doorsteps of others.
"If you're out of power, you will end up throwing out all your produce," Maxwell said Oct. 31. "There's a lot of pressure on the stores now. They can't get their people in to work. Once they do get in, they're all in clean-up mode, not operations. There are a lot of things being pushed-back. It's very hectic out there."
Maxwell said stores also await visits by insurance adjusters before resuming operations.
He said he couldn't speculate on when business would return to normal, but said it could be up to a week.
Maxwell said the stores that are open are doing brisk business but said distributors can't deliver to many Long Island customers because the secondary highways and roadways remain blocked.
Ken Gilliland, director of transportation and international trade for Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., said it could take several days before shippers determine how the road closures, delays at receivers caused by power shortages, lack of return equipment and higher rates following tighter truck availability could affect shippers.


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These are ideas for improving the event center and/or making the membership there more appealing to more people (any others giving suggestions, try to make them cheap/easy to do):
- Get Flight Deck going, for finding games to play in there
- Could you get posters to sell there of some of your artwork, like what you have in the private gaming rooms. Maybe both laminated and unlaminated. Not sure of all the implications of doing this, but I know some of the artwork looks very nice and people would probably be interested in buying them. You could even have voting on the web for which are the most popular to determine which ones to make into posters.
- As far as membership, it would be very nice to be able to preorder new books/games coming out through the event center, and get them first before you can buy them anywhere else. Even if this is only 1/2 day or a day earlier (even midnight the day of release).
- Not a big draw probably, but I know from playing the space marines in a 40K tabletop game there, that the selection of troops for at least that army was pretty poor. Having more troops to pick an army from would be really nice. So if you can get more army stuff from somewhere really cheap sometime, it would help out.
Just trying to help out, ultimately you guys know more about what can/can't be done practically. Ideas and feedback can't be a bad thing.


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How did Frankenstorm affect the folks at Scandalous? Star Carolee Carmello finds out in the latest episode of Follow Me. She also offers a sneak peek at a surprise for Kathie Lee Gifford, a special email address just for you and more!
Get a first look at Sting's Broadway-bound musical The Last Ship, which docks at the Neil Simon Theatre beginning on September 29.
June 30, 2014James Monroe Iglehart finds himself backstage with a bunch of fellow Broadway stars and they can't help but sing! James also answers your "Ask a Genie" questions backstage at Aladdin.
September 11, 2014"Wicked" original cast member Idina Menzel sings "The Wizard and I"
January 20, 2010The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's Catherine Fowles talks about the new stage adaptation of the classic children's book and why this off-Broadway fairy tale is bringing folks back to "the bare essentials of imagination."
April 3, 2013What makes a fun backstage video blog? How about hanging with the cast of Kinky Boots, singing tunes at the Bronx Zoo and winning Dollar Friday at On the Town! That's a great week!
October 29, 2014Cinderella is delighting audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the classic tale. Hear what theatergoers have to say about the lush show in the video below!
October 29, 2014Brynn O'Malley takes her camera to Honeymoon in Vegas' Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance and sits down with co-star Rob McClure for a little chat.
December 5, 2014What would you pay for a priceless piece of art? What if the price was just a figment of your imagination? This is what Brian Jaffe humorously explores in Going Once! Laughing Twice!!
December 12, 2014The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has arrived on Broadway, featuring Alex Sharp as Christopher, a peculiar teenage boy who sets out to solve a murder. Click for clips from the new production, opening October 5!
September 29, 2014Get a sneak peek at the national tour of Dirty Dancing.
April 15, 2014Surprise! Wicked star Lindsay Mendez is back for a very special episode of Fly Girl! Paty down with the green girl as she celebrates the holidays with all your favorite people. Merry everything!
December 19, 2013The Phantom of the Opera star Sierra Boggess was hypnotized by not one, but four Phantoms at the 25th anniversary gala! Watch her sing with Phantoms past and present: Hugh Panaro, Ramin Karimloo, John Owen-Jones and Peter Joback.
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Mexico 20 December 1972 E. C. DeMoss cc A. M. Wilson (2) Hugh Douglas Weston Bourret RECENT ECONOMIC TRENDS - MEXICO According to the Financial Times reports and speeches of informed officials, Mexico is presently witnessing a disturbing trend with respect to major mining investments. A few items bearing on this subject: 1. According to U. S. Ambassador Robert McBride, the trend of foreign investment policy is not all rosey and an upsurge in economic nationalism has provoked fears among mining investors. Mr. William Spencer, President of The First National City Bank of New York said last month ""Foreign investors are worried about the growing tendency of the Echeverria policies."" 2. The policy of Mexico, which began to gather force in the 1960s and has now been given new impetus by the Echeverria Administration, has improved the picture for the Mexico City Stock Exchange. The reason of course being that many foreign companies have suddenly found themselves obliged to sell up to 60 percent of equity to Mexican nationals. Invariably, they turn to the Mexican Stock Exchange to do so and naturally the effect is depressing on price of shares and P. E. multiple. 3. The Minister of National Patrimony, Sr. Florez de la Pena, in a recent blast told Congress ""Foreign investors who want to come to Mexico can come as partners, but we cannot allow them to convert Mexico into a land of maids and waiters."" 4. Of the three big mining companies, namely, Asarco Mexicana, Minera Frisco and Industrias Penoles, all suffered a sharp fall in profits in 1971 - partly of course due to lower metal prices. Minera Frisco profits declined by more than 50 percent compared to 1971. 5. In the past two years the government has bought out several important foreign companies. Simultaneously, the government has established new and stricter rules for foreign investors. Presently a bill is in Congress to control the importation of technology; and a second bill is now being drafted to cover the whole field of foreign investment including mining. Apparently, President Echeverria feels comfortable enough in his third year of power to challenge the private sector and his so called ""smothering"" influence of the United States. 6. The Latin American Review for November 10, 1972 carried the attabbed editorial on Mexico entitled ""Mexico: rules of the game."" After reading this editorial it appears that our Ambassador McBride is on the ball in inquiring as to what extent the rules of the game have really been changed. It is my thought that we continue to monitor developments related to Asarco Mexicana's LaCaridad copper mine and smelter. Rumors are that this proposition is not bankable in its present form as presented to the Consortium of Banks. We shall attempt to closely follow this situation as a ""bellweather"" of the government's attitude toward major mining investments. In the meantime, I suggest we talk to our U. S. Ambassador; the President of Asarco Mexicana, one or two bankers and the Minister of Finance, Sr. Pena before making any dollar committment on the acquisition of a mining concession in Mexico. Weston Bourret Attachment tenure. In Ecuador, 45 per cent of agricultural land is owned by 0.4 percent of the rural population, and 81.7 per cent o the farms are less than 5 hectares in area. The government's promise to respect 'productive' private land holdings probably means few or no expropriations of farms owned by rich Ecuadoreans. Mexico: rules of the game The government is beginning to change the rules of foreign investment without actually re-writing them. The first change concerns foreign know-how. By sending a bill to congress last week regulating the import of foreign technology, President Luis Echeverra took the first overt step towards estab-lishing stricter control over the use of foreign capital. The question of foreign know-how is by no means the major issue in Mexican minds over how to deal with investment from abroad, but it has been a painful thorn in their flesh for some time. Their complaint is that many foreign com-panies have charged their Mexican clients, asso-ciates or subsidiaries 'outrageous' sums for royalties, licences, patents, trade marks and tech-nical know-how generally. This technology is often outdated, or not needed, or excessively expensive, or unsuited to Mexican conditions. As regards subsidiaries of foreign companies, many are alleged to have preferred to pay for some indeter-minate know-how to their parent concern and deduct 23 per cent from the payment as federal tax, rather than retain the money in Mexico and pay a larger proportion out as corporation tax, compulsory profit sharing and so on. An added refinement, the indictment goes on, is that some subsidiaries pay for know-how to 'ghost' com-panies in Lichtenstein or Panama, so enabling the parent concerns to evade tax at home. All this is now to be stopped. Under the new bill, which is virtually certain to be approved in roughly its present form, any contract with a foreign firm which involves a Mexican company paying for any form of know-how or technological rights, must be registered with the ministry of trade and industry. If registration were refused, it would invalidate the agreement. This would give the government the same kind of wide discretionary powers to regulate the import of foreign tech-nology, as it already has in respect of goods and capital. Many foreign businessmen have for years complained that the existence of these powers, and the way they are exercized, leave them uncertain about what rules of the game really are. But this 358 is just what suits the Mexicans, who are nothing if not flex in the practice of government. For this reason the rules are unlikely to be re-written, even though they are to be applied more strictly. The signs of this have been legion of late. Even Echeverra himself has inveighed against the ten-dency of some foreign investors to buy up cheaply Mexican firms in difficulties, instead of investing to create new businesses and jobs. The driving force behind the campaign against the kind of investment the government does not want has come from Jos Campillo Sainz, deputy minister for trade and industry, who appears to have got his ideas accepted by the President. Indeed some reports have suggested that Campillo Sainz, who became disillusioned about the 'outrageous' pay-ments for know-how to United States firms when he was legal advisor to the private steel concern Fundidora of Monterrey, may replace the minister, Carlos Torres Manzo, in the foreseeable future. It was in fact Campillo Sainz who last month unleashed a somewhat acid exchange with the United States ambassador, Robert McBride, over the treatment of foreign investors. After the deputy minister had spoken on the subject to the Mexican-United States businessmen's committee, setting out the government's official view, the ambassador asked if the rules of the game had in effect been changed, and was told they had. McBride then complained that United States investors did not know for certain whether they were wanted or not, and found it very difficult to operate when the rules of the game were liable to be changed during play. These remarks caused a veritable deluge of protest from the Mexican press, and even the foreign minister, Emilio Rabasa, commented drily that the United States itself had changed the rules of the game by imposing a 10 per cent import surcharge during the dollar crisis last year, without warning to any of the players 1 Rabasa pointed out that all countries change the rules when they feel their vital interests to be affected. The fact remains that Mexico still wants foreign investment, and foreign know-how. But from now on it will be much more difficult for foreign investors, either new or long-established, to get away with bending the rules to the advantage of their profits. High profits will still be held out as an inducement, but only in areas where the Mexicans really want the investment to go. And in fact many of those 'old hands' who did bend the rules are probably resigned to seeing an end to the excellent run they have had for their money. This time there is unlikely to be any sudden panic withdrawal or withholding of private investment that occurred 12 years ago when the late President Adolfo Lpez Mateos announced that his government was 'extreme left within the constitution'. LATIN AMERICA, 10 November 1972
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Description: The Interlude collection is made from 100% heavy-weight heat set polypropylene yarn and consists of both contemporary and transitional designs. This collection has a soft, plush, 11mm pile height and includes warm shades of ivory, beige, wheat, red, green, blue, black, and brown. These Interlude rugs are easy to clean, built to last, and proudly made in the USA at our state-of-the-art facility in Maine.
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i really like the rug. when i bought my sofa and then put it in the room with the wall clolor I was worried until I got the rug and it brought everything together. simply beautiful.
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RECOMMENDED: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.It is very plush and i'm happy with my purchase.
RECOMMENDED: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.Not as plush as we expected.
RECOMMENDED: No, I would not recommend this to a friend.I ordered this rug in blue. The actual color is a very dark blue and gold. Moreover the rug will not lay flat after two weeks on a hardwood floor. It has multiple wrinkles and kinks. I cannot wait to return it.
RECOMMENDED: No, I would not recommend this to a friend.I bought this rug in green: a 7'6" runner and two 3x5 rugs for each side of the bed. Colors are beautiful. Don't work on top of carpet unless special pad, but are fine on hardwood with non-slip rug pad. On carpet, they have waves that won't smooth out and move around, seemingly on their own. Wish I had been warned of this; seems to be problem wth machine-made rugs. Otherwise, company was great. Quick delivery.
RECOMMENDED: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.I needed an oriental style rug with blue undertones and this seemed good online. Actually colors are dark and muted but quality of product is good and shipping time was excellent.
RECOMMENDED: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.I purchased 3 Cambridge green Oriental rugs that are lovely and go beautifully with both our fall/winter and spring/summer bed coverings and pillows. Two are on each side of the bed, and a runner is at the end of the bed, allowing me to keep the floor well-dusted. The rugs are made of Olefin, a polyester weave that looks like wool pile and feels soft and cushy under our feet. However, I find that this type of rug tends to have "waves" and "walks" as you walk on it, not easily lying flat and staying put. I am ordering rug pads that have adhesive on one side, hoping it will keep them flat and in place if the adhesive side is applied to the underside of each rug. Olefin is less costly than handmade wool rugs and can show a beautiful depth of color, so I am hoping my plan works. I'll let you know when I review the rug pads!
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The rug received doesn't look like the one pictured on your website. The one on your website looks dense and full, but the one received is very sparse and the backing is easily seen.
RECOMMENDED: No, I would not recommend this to a friend.I love it ! Just what I needed to update my newly refinished wood floor. The color is amazing.
RECOMMENDED: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.This rug has a nice texture. The shag is long and soft (almost slick). However, it isn't incredibly dense. I got the 'gray' and while it wasn't exactly like the picture (multiple shades instead of solid), it's fine. That said, the two downsides are a) it has a shininess to it, and b) it stunk like chemicals when I unrolled it -- had to offgas it outside for over a week. Overall, it will do the job and
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You're drawn into a web of deceit when your train stops in Andville, where the Black Widow lies in wait. Follow a trail of clues and dead husbands as you explore this once picturesque town now at the mercy of the Black Widow and her mechanical minions. What drives her lust for revenge? Where is the root of her strange power? Uncover the bizarre history – and mystery – of this little town. And track down the Black Widow in time to foil her devious plot for revenge!
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The aldermen were told the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors had approved board members for both districts, that all members of these boards lived in the districts they represented and that the boards had already held a couple meetings.
Keyes went through some history behind the project and county administrator Will Hooker, County Engineer Bob Eley and several board members from both districts attended.
Cleveland Attorney Jamie Jacks said, "I told Sam the wishes of the board that the county actually guarantees payment because Stanton and Noblin are so new. We are in the position, as the city, that if something happens and the sewer bill is not paid, that we can't cut it off. So we need some assurance that the county is behind the project (and that the city will be paid)."
The aldermen had discussed in previous meetings that there needed to be an insurance bond on the projects
Aldermen were worried if the city had to go after the bond for failure to pay, it could only go through the process once. After the first time the districts would most likely not be eligible for a bond.
Keyes said both districts were willing to obtain bonds.
"I guess what we're requesting is that you look at it like any other utility district," said Keyes.
Keyes explained that while the county cannot legally guarantee payment, it is on the "hook because they are going to have to pay for the loan," which is paying for the utility districts to be constructed.
"The county obviously is very interested in making sure the project operates very well," he said.
The board of aldermen was informed that the Boyle-Skene Water Association would be the collecting agent for the districts and would be responsible for reading the meters.
In an agreement between Boyle-Skene and the utility districts, Boyle-Skene collects payment and then turns over the sewer portion to the districts, which then pays the city.
Keyes said, "In the event a customer doesn't pay, Boyle-Skene or the utility district has the authority to shut off the water. If you want to have water you've got to pay your sewer."
Keyes said Boyle-Skene had "not signed the agreement yet but they appear to be on board."
"The only thing to do is treat it like any other sewer district," said Alderman Gary Gainspoletti.
In past negotiations with area subdivisions, the city has required developers to obtain a bond.
Jacks said the city has asked for a $25,000 bond in the past but Stanton and Noblin districts are larger.
The Cleveland Board of Aldermen approved the agreement with the utility districts on the stipulation that the districts each obtain a $50,000 bond; that Boyle-Skene signs the agreement with the districts; and that Boyle-Skene agrees to shut off the water for failure to pay.
The Bolivar County Board of Supervisors, which met on Monday, agreed to wait on awarding construction bids for the two districts until receiving commitment from all parties.
An interlocal agreement is required from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Equality before construction can begin.
Supervisor Attorney Linda F. Coleman advised the board to wait on awarding the bids until Cleveland signed a contract.
Coleman said a separate agreement between the county and districts, defining each party's duties, would be another requirement from the MDEQ.
In other project news, Coleman is still trying to obtain three easement forms from property owners within the Stanton subdivision, another MDEQ requirement.
Approximately 140 property owners will be impacted by the two systems, with nearly all residents already providing signatures.
Coleman encouraged all involved to sign the agreement before construction begins, or they will likely receive future fines.
"The county will install the system now for free but later they will have to pay a fee," said Coleman in an April board meeting.
A June 10 deadline was established by the MDEQ to receive all easement signatures.
Supervisor Donny Whitten (Stanton) said he was restless to settle everything and move forward immediately.
"I think the MDEQ and Delta Regional Authority are very anxious for this project to move forward," said Whitten. "Whatever I can do to help — I'm real nervous about this project."
The board agreed to conduct a special meeting this coming Monday to discuss all matters in hopes it will be able to move forward with the contracts and bids.
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Ariel Castro's dogs impounded and still suffering under FBI hold
Publication/Event date: 2013-05-14
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In any major crime case, such as the Ariel Castro case, the human victims are naturally the focus. But what about animals, the other sentient beings, caught up in a front-page nightmare?
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man charged with kidnapping, raping and torturing three missing women for ten years, owned dogs. "At least four dogs were impounded in connection to the Castro arrest," said a police source close to the investigation who did not want his name used. He said the dogs were brought to the city kennel.
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The sad failure of Ohio's legislators to protect pets
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What do seven Ohio companion animal bills all have in common?
They all dealt with animal cruelty and they all died in the 129th General Assembly over the past twelve months!
Ohio legislators have epically failed the state's companion animals this year. Seven bills seeking to protect them and to strengthen animal welfare laws were introduced and all seven expired without a final hearing and vote.
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Yoder, Vernon
Yoder's kennel consisted of several outdoor German Shepherd pens, an outdoor Shiba Inu pen, and a kennel building for smaller breed dogs.
Kennel building
The kennel building was about eight feet wide and ten feet long with single door. It had five cages on each of its longer walls. Windows provided some lighting, and there was a heater inside the kennel. The cages were adjacent in rows and raised about 2.5 feet above the ground. One row had outdoor and indoor cages, connected by metal doggie-doors. The other row had only indoor cages. Each cage, indoor and outdoor, was about 1.5 feet wide, two feet long, and 1.5 feet high and made entirely of treated wire. Metal feeders were attached to the inside walls of the cages, and water spigots were directed into each indoor cage.
Two of the cages each housed a single Shiba Inu, about 18 inches long. These cages gave the dogs less than six inches of space between the tops of their heads and the tops of the cages (3.6(c)(1)(iii)-Primary enclosures).
Two of the indoor cages each housed a single Toy Fox Terrier. The remaining cages housed dogs measuring about 15 inches long: one housed a single Boston Terrier, another housed a Cairn Terrier, and another housed both a Boston Terrier and a Cairn Terrier (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures).
The plastic walls at the backs of the indoor cages and the doggie doors were stained with feces (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). Plastic sheets were about four inches below each row of indoor cages. These sheets had feces stains with mucous and blood, indicative of coccidiosis (2.40-Vet care).
The outdoor cages each had more than two weeks' accumulation of feces below them (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Wooden boards, a plastic stepping stool, a plastic shelf, and various medicine bottles were stored on top of the indoor cages (3.1(e)-Storage).
Outdoor Shiba Inu pen
The outside Shiba Inu pen was about three feet wide and 15 feet long. It had a dirty floor (3.1(c)(3)-Cleaning) and untreated, thick-gauge wire walls about 3.5 feet high (3.6(a)(xii)-Primary enclosures). The pen housed a single Shiba Inu. There was a water dish full of ice (3.10-Watering) and a food dish placed on the pen flooring in a manner that did not minimize contamination by excreta (3.9(b)-Feeding). The dog house was a plastic barrel about 1.5 feet wide and three feet long; it had no windbreak on its entrance (3.4(b)(3)-Shelter from the elements).
Outdoor German Shepard pens
There were two outdoor German Shepherd pens, each about eight feet wide and 20 feet long. These pens had dirt floors and untreated, thick-gauge wire walls about five feet high (3.6(a)(xii)-Primary enclosures). Each pen had a single German Shepherd. The dogs had plastic water buckets full of ice (3.10-Watering) and a food dishes placed on the ground in a manner that did not minimize contamination by excreta (3.9(b)-Feeding). Each pen had a wooden dog house about three feet wide, four feet long, and three feet high that lacked windbreaks on the entrances (3.4(b)(3)-Shelter from the elements).
Yoder, Naomi and Myron
Yoder, Mose - Triple Creek Farm
This kennel was in a barn about 60 feet long and 30 feet wide with metal walls, a peaked metal roof, and concrete flooring. There were 12 dog pens in a row, each with inside and outside cages connected by plastic doggy doors framed in wood. The inside pens were about 3.5 feet long, two feet wide, and three feet high, had wooden beams along the bottoms of the pens, rusting, thin-gauge wire for walls, and no roofs. Each dog pen contained a single adult Pug or Miniature Pinscher, each of which had a bronze tag hanging from a collar around its neck.
Each inside cage contained a dog house, about 1.5 feet long, wide, and high, made of untreated wood. The corners of the dog houses were chewed and broken in several places (3.1(c)(1)- Surfaces). There was straw and wood chips on the flooring of the cages and more than 24 hours' accumulation of feces in each inside pen (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Each cage had a metal or plastic food dish placed on the floor (3.9(b)-Feeding). The water dishes contained ice (3.2(a)-Heating, cooling and temperature) (3.10-Watering).
A wooden board against the inside of the barn wall and about four feet above the flooring of one cage had a white, plastic five-gallon bucket on top of it with a wooden board about a foot wide and long on top of it (3.1(b)-Condition and site).
Yoder, Andy
Barn with indoor/outdoor pens
The kennel consisted of several structures. The largest was a single-story building 12 feet long and five feet wide. It had plastic siding, tile roof, a single door with a window providing access on one five-foot wall, and a window on the opposite five foot wall. There were four pens on each longer side of the barn. Each pen consisted of an indoor and outdoor cage, connected by wooden doggie-doors.
The outdoor cages were each about 2.5 feet long, wide, and high and constructed entirely of treated wire. They were set about three above the ground and had plastic sheeting a foot beneath them supported by PVC piping to catch feces and debris. There was more than 24 hours' accumulation of feces and standing puddles of partially frozen urine on these sheets (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). More than two weeks' accumulation of feces was below the plastic sheets, and strands of fur and feces were hanging from underneath the plastic sheets and wire floorings (3.11(a)-Cleaning or primary enclosures). The plastic siding of the building underneath the cages was covered in fecal stains and had bits of feces and fur stuck to it (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). The PVC piping underneath the cages ran down to the ground and along the wall of the kennel building itself. Thick feces accumulation was caked between the piping and the building (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
One corner outdoor cage had a cage flooring made of two wire sheets that met in the middle of the cage, where the flooring sagged about three inches lower than the rest of the floor so that the floor itself had a large trench in it (3.1(a)-Structure; construction) (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures). The outside wall of this cage facing away from the owners' driveway had a piece of untreated thin-gauge wire between the top of the cage and the treated wire of the wall (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures). Sharp points of this untreated wire protruded into the cage itself (3.1(c)(1)(ii)-Surfaces).
A lix-it watering system fed each outside cage, though each cage also had a plastic water dish in it that was full of ice (3.10-Watering). A pen housing a whelping Shiba Inu mother and her puppy, who was about two weeks old, had a brick holding down the cage flooring at one of its outside corners (3.1(b)-Condition and site) (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures).
The four indoor cages along each 12-foot barn wall were each about 2.5 feet long, wide, and high and were raised about a foot above the wooden barn floor. Each cage contained two to four dogs, with each dog being about 10 to 25 pounds in weight. Two cages each contained two adult Pomeranians and two adult Boston Terriers (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures).
These cages had plastic sides and floorings, though the walls facing the inside of the kennel were made of painted, treated thin-gauge wire. Some of the indoor cages had roofs made of painted, thin-gauge wire, some had no roofs. The painted wire was peeling in all of the cages (3.1(c)(2)-Maintenance and replacement of surfaces).
The thin-gauge wire roof of a pen that contained a whelping Shiba Inu mother and a puppy about two weeks old was untreated and rusting (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces). This roof had two wire sheets that met in the middle, where sharp pieces of wire protruded down into the cage (3.1(c)(1)(ii)-Surfaces). The Shiba Inu mother had several scars on the top of her muzzle, possibly caused by the sharp wire.
Paper cards with what appeared to be the names and birthdates of the dogs hung inside plastic sheets on the wire wall of each cage. One of the cards appeared to be a piece of thin cardboard secured to the top of a cage with a zip tie.
Some cages had plastic food bowls on the cage floorings, while others had plastic self feeders attached to the wall within a couple inches of the floor. None of the food containers were placed so as to minimize contamination by excreta (3.9(b)-Feeding).
Several cages included painted-wood whelping boxes about a foot long, a foot wide, and several inches deep. Paint was worn away from the boxes in several areas, and the box edges were chewed (3.1(c)(2)-Maintenance and replacement of surfaces) In one cage, the whelping box partially covered a six-inch hole in the outside wall, leaving exposure to the outdoors (3.1(a)-Structure; construction)
All of the surfaces inside all of the cages had dirt and feces buildup, many with the white-painted surfaces completely covered with feces buildup. Obviously there was more than 24 hours' accumulation of feces in each cage (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
The barn floor between the cages was covered with dirt and mud and appeared to not have been cleaned in more a day (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces). Lighting in the kennel was provided by windows on each shorter wall of the building, one on the door and another on the opposite wall. Each window was about 1.5 feet high and a foot wide. Below the window on the wall opposite the doorway was a heater that was turned on.
Circular pen
About 40 feet from side of the barn away from the driveway was a pen containing two adult Shiba Inus. The pen was circular, 30 feet in diameter, and fenced with seven-foot-high untreated, thick-gauge rusting fencing (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces).
Inside was a rusting-metal self feeder on the ground that was not in a manner that would minimize contamination by excreta or pests (3.9-Feeding). Also in the pen was a rusting-metal barrel about four feet long and two feet wide with no windbreak on its entrance (3.1(c)(1(i)-Surfaces) (3.4(b)(3)-Shelter from the elements). This barrel was not large enough for one of the Shiba Inus to be inside and lie in a normal manner or turn about freely (3.4(b)-Shelter from the elements). A wooden branch about 10 feet long was resting unsecured against the barrel and the top of the metal wall (3.1(a)-Structure, construction). A plastic dish on the ground that was about six inches high and wide was filled with ice (3.10-(Watering). There was no spot in this pen where for the dogs could stand or lie down without being on snow (3.4(a)(2)-Shelter from the elements). There was no dry bedding in the dog house or on the ground of the pen (3.4(b)(4)-Shelter from the elements).
Beagle pens
The rest of the kennel consisted of outdoor pens for Beagles. These pens were located between the barn and the driveway accessing the property. Andy Yoder's wife said that their Beagles were for hunting only.
One of the enclosures consisted of two adjacent wooden cages, each about two feet wide, four feet long, and two feet high and raised about two feet above the ground on wooden stilts. There were two Beagles in each cage. The cages had wooden beams at the corners and wire walls and floorings. There was more than two weeks' accumulation of feces under each cage.
Three additional pens consisted of dog houses made of untreated wood; each had a Beagle chained to a stake with about ten feet of chain. The dog houses had no windbreaks on their entrances and had food and water dishes set on the ground near them in a manner that would not minimize contamination by excreta.
Yoder, Aden
Aden Yoder's kennel was a small barn about six feet wide and six feet long. It had a single doorway and two rows of indoor/outdoor cages. Each indoor and outdoor cage was about two feet wide, about a foot long, and about a foot high and made of treated wire. Metal doggie-doors allowed access from the indoor to the outdoor cages. The dogs inside the cages were each about eight to ten inches long. Two cages each contained one dog, while six cages each contained two dogs (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures).
The bottom cages were raised about two feet above the ground, with the top cages about six inches above them. A plastic sheet was set below the inside and outside rows of top cages to catch excrement. There was a massive accumulation of fecal matter below each row of outdoor cages (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). A plastic board below the top cages was sagging in the middle from the weight of the feces on it (3.1(c)(3)-Maintenance and replacement of surfaces) (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Inside the barn, there was a strong odor of excrement. Beneath the bottom cages was about a day's accumulation of feces mixed with wood chips. Dark fecal stains were embedded into the wooden flooring below the cages.
The inside cages had plastic self-feeders attached to the cage walls and water spigots were directed into the cages themselves from piping that ran along the kennel walls. The walls inside the kennel were made of plastic sheeting, and below the cages these walls were covered in fecal stains (3.1(c)(2)-Maintenance and replacement of surfaces) (3.11(c)(3)-Cleaning)
Whelping pens
In addition, there were two whelping pens along a wall inside the barn, one pen positioned about two feet above the floor and the other positioned about six inches above it. Each pen consisted of a whelping box about a foot wide, two feet long, and a foot high, surrounded by caging. A doorway provided access to the cage. One pen contained a Toy Fox Terrier, and the other had a Chihuahua.
Similar to the cages previously described, the top whelping pen had a plastic sheet below it to catch feces, and the bottom pen had about a day's accumulation of feces, mixed with wood chips, on the floor below it (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). Fecal stains covered the wooden floor below the bottom whelping pen. These pens also had water spigots and plastic self-feeders attached to the walls.
Yoder's kennel, about 80 feet from Township Road 117, is visible from the road itself, as are its west-facing outside cages. He told the investigator on 4/8/05 that he had been in business for "exactly a year†and that he sells to the pet store Pet Pajamas.
Schwartz, Joseph and Irene - J & I Kennels
This kennel was contained in an indoor building about 30 feet wide and 40 feet long with a concrete flooring and metal siding on the walls. Access was provided by a single doorway, and several windows allowed sunlight into the kennel.
One side of the kennel had six cages set directly up against its wall, each about three feet long, two feet wide, and two feet high. The walls and roofs of the cages were made of untreated, thin-gauge metal wire (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures), with treated wire for flooring. These cages were raised about three feet above the floor on metal stilts. One cage contained a whelping Spitz mother about 18 inches long with several nursing puppies (3.6(c)(1)(i)(ii)-Primary enclosures) .
The fur on the underside of the Spitz mother was matted and stained (2.40-Vet Care). Her cage had a metal self feeder attached to one of its walls, a water dish on the floor, a plastic sheet covering a wall that adjoined an adjacent, empty cage, and a blanket that covered about half of the cage flooring. A plastic tray that was half the length of the cage was set below the cage to catch debris. Feces stains were evident on the concrete floor below the cage (3.6(c)(1)-Surfaces).
Another row of six cages was set against the same wall. Each was about 1.5 feet long, wide, and high and had untreated, thin-gauge wire walls and roofs (3.6(a)(2)(xii)-Primary enclosures) and treated wire flooring. One of these cages housed a Shih Tzu puppy about six-weeks-old. This cage had a metal self-feeder attached to one wall and a water dish on the floor.
Another of these cages housed two Chihuahuas, each about eight inches long (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures). Several bottles of medicine were stored on top of this cage.
A third cage contained a whelping Chihuahua about eight inches long, with four Chihuahua puppies about three weeks old and about four inches long (3.6(c)(1)(i)(ii)-Primary enclosures).
There was a row of about 15 cages in the middle of the kennel. Each cage had a metal enclosure, about four feet long, two feet wide, three feet high, and a plastic box about three feet long, two feet wide, and three feet high. There were connected by doggie-doors. The cage walls and roofs were made of thick-gauge, untreated, rusting wire (3.1(c)(1)(i)-Surfaces), and the flooring was made of untreated expanded metal. Each cage contained two to four dogs of various breeds, including Eskimos, Spitz, Poodles, Yorkshire Terriers, Maltese, Lhasa Apsos, Shih Tzu, and mixed breeds, each about 20 inches long (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures). More than a week's accumulation of feces was below each cage (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures). One of the adult Poodle's fur was full of thick mats (2.40-Vet care).
Schlabach, Reuben - Sharp Run Kennels
Schlabach, Reuben - Sharp Run Kennels
This kennel was housed in a cinderblock building, about 100 feet long and 40 feet wide. It had a peaked metal roof and concrete flooring. There were windows about two feet wide and three feet high that were spaced about every ten feet along the 100 foot walls. The kennel was accessible from the outside by a doorway that led directly to the kennel room. The owner indicated his facility was designed for raising hogs, and he had converted it to a dog kennel.
Inside there were two rows of seven dog pens that were positioned about five feet from the wall and about 10 feet apart. Each pen was about ten feet long and five feet wide. They had four-foot-high chain link walls and rubber mats for floorings. The cages in one row each housed an adult English Bulldog. Cages in the second row contained adult English Bulldogs and adult Boston Terriers.
A section of each pen was raised about 1.5 feet off the floor on wooden platforms. Wooden boards around these sections made it impossible to determine the amount of fecal accumulation inside the pens. All of the pens contained a water spigots secured to the chain link wall and fed from the ceiling through metal piping. Plastic food dishes were on the floor in a manner that did not minimize contamination by excreta (3.9(b)-Feeding).
Other pens were arranged across the width of the building in two additional rows. There were about 20 pens in each row. Each pen was about ten feet long and three feet wide and had three-foot-high plastic walls, no roofs, and treated thick-gauge wire for floorings. There were one to three adult dogs of various breeds in each cage, including Pugs, Poodles, Bichons, West Highland Terriers, Dachshunds, Cairn Terriers, and Boston Terriers.
Several pens contained puppies of various ages, most less than two months old, and various breeds. In some of the puppy pens, there was carpet on the flooring. In some pens, up to five puppies were confined to a three-foot-square area covered with plastic sheeting and boarded off by one-foot-high wooden boards. These puppies weighed up to four pounds (3.6(c)(1)(i)-Primary enclosures).
Each cage was elevated a few inches above the floor. Recesses in the concrete under the cages were filled with stagnant water, feces, and urine. All of the pens had large patches – several days' accumulation – of feces and fur stamped into the wire (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Water spigots ran into each pen from PVC piping, and plastic food dishes were positioned on the flooring of each pen in a manner that did not minimize contamination by excreta (3.9(b)-Feeding).
All of the plastic boards and plastic walls in all of the pens had fecal stains on them (3.1(c)(3)- Surfaces).
Light fixtures were periodically placed about two feet above the pens. There were metal tubes containing wiring running from light to light and to the ceiling. The surfaces of the tubes, lights, and wooden trusses of the roof were covered in cobwebs and dust (3.1(c)(2)-Surfaces).