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I'm a little confused. Food with grains are considered bad cuz cats dont eat grains, at the same time though I find with no grain food my cats dont have firm poop/have anal gland issues so I have to supplement with fiber from pumpkin/baby squash. So isn't it kind of the same as just feeding food with grain in the first place? Unless they dont use whole grains..?
btw i realize this question might be really stupid..so sorry in advance
Fiber is the non digestible part of a grain, or any vegetable etc. There are two different types of fiber, soluble and insoluble. The insoluble is the part that would not dissolve in water (ie the husk portion etc) In the case of grain free diets, they ARE lower in fiber, and in some case adding fiber is neccesary to get a good stool. Pumpkin contains both soluble and insoluble fiber to absorb excess water on the intestinal tract, and create bulk (and movement in the tract) to put pressure on the anal glands.
Cats can digest grains once they are ground and processed as in kibble, however they are not neccesary, and a food without grains is much more appropriate. Whole grains are not digestible, however when they are used in kibble, they are ground before processing. Having said that, if you are tiring of adding pumpkin using a grain free kibble/canned may work for you.
Overall some cats do do better on a diet using grains (due to the fiber)
You may want to check out raw too.
with raw fed cats, the stool softener is fat/skin. the reason grain is so unhealthy for cats is the work it creates for its digestive tract. it has to work much harder, and in some cases just not hard enough, to extract protein from plant sources. when our cats have pooping problems (which are rare) we just add a little extra chicken skin to their diet.
you could try adding a little chicken fat (start with 1/2 teaspoon) to see if that gets things going.
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Thanks for the input guys. Right now I'm trying to create more bulk in their stool, less loose stool while feeding them grain free kibble. I was just perplexed cuz it seems the way to do that is to add fiber...which I assume would be present in a huge amount in the kibble with grain...if that makes any sense, lol.
I was under the impression pumpkin would add more bulk to their stools? I am currently using grain free wellness. I tried grain free Orijen but their poop stank horribly and Onnie started getting anal gland issues.
I then had to use prescription vet food to get the anal gland/weight issue a bit under control. However, with the deterioration of their fur I wanted to switch to wellness. Onnie's fur is beautiful now but i noticed looser stools and I'm afraid the anal gland issue will start again. I wanted to firm it up by adding the baby squash (which I am doing) but then wondered if baby squash has fiber and thus firms the poop that way, what was wrong with traditional kibble that had grains that added to the bulk of the stool? I just dont think that cats in the wild would eat pumpkin/squash either, u know?
I really want to to try raw and will one day. For the next few years it isn't possible as I live at home and it wouldnt fly with the parents. Under the house, live by their rules . It seems raw really is best for them and like I said I will go down that route one day
For now im just trying the best I can to understand kibble, grain free kibble, supplements and the like
Last edited by onster; May 12th, 2008 at 02:24 PM.
There are a number of kibbles with grain, that have over 80% of the proteins coming from meat, and still have fiber to deal with these issues.
Cats would not eat pumpkin on the wild, but would eat some grass to get fiber.
Increasing the fat content I wouldn;t try, as you are already having an issue creating a good stool, and often times when you are having these issues, the intestinal tract will be irrated by increasing the fat content.
You can always check the fiber content on the food that you are choosing, and look up what type of fibers are in the food, and whether they are soluble/insoluble.
The easy way though is to do what you are currently doing, provided you ARE getting a firm stool, otherwise you may be dealing with other issues.
One of the problems with grains in kibble form is that they are basically sugar, and cats, having no evolutionary need for carbohydrates, can become overwhelmed by the relentless glucose load created by these starchy dry foods. Cats have very minimal ability to store all this extra glucose as glycogen in the liver (like dogs and people do) and instead it gets converted into fat. Then we end with an obese or diabetic cat.
Another big problem with grains, again because they're not a natural part of the feline diet, is their tendency to be hyperallergenic. These plant proteins are treated as a foreign substance and an inflammatory response is mounted. So then you end up with an itchy cat or one with constant diarrhea or vomiting. It probably won't happen the first or second or third time the grains are consumed, but continued long-term exposure in the amounts typcially found in kibble could eventually send the cat's immune system into hyper-drive.
The "fiber" cat's would eat naturally consist of small amounts of plant foliage like grass, the teensy amount of vegetation in the stomach contents of their prey, and fibrous material like feathers and fur. A normal fiber range is 0.1 to 0.2g per 100 calories, about what you'd find in decent canned food. It's possible that your Onnie needs more than that because his digestive tract has already adapted to higher fiber amounts, or perhaps he's just quirky like that, or maybe it's another issue entirely (maybe his intestinal flora is out of whack?) Adding low-glycemic soluble fiber like pumpkin or squash or zucchini or green beans or lettuce is way preferable to getting his fiber needs met with grains. Does he have any pots of grass around that he can munch on as needed? That might be another good option.
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my big siamise had issues like that I have been told one of the things is . in the wild cats usually are somewhat dehydrted and that firms up thier feces
I am a gret beliver in pumkin and squash and my missser blockhead loved cat grass that relly seemed to help and the pumkin seems to take some of the excess water out of thier digestive systems
ahh.... you want the OTHER end of fibers magical work... fat wont help that at all. it will just make stools more loose. i guess from the raw feeders perspective, adding a touch more calcium (bone) to their diet or work on some actual whole prey like mice (with the skin and all that good stuff still on) or rats (unsuccessful so far!!).
we also keep 'spring mix' lettuce on hand for both the two leggers and the four leggers. probably twice a week we toss a handful of it on the floor in the mornings. almost all the 4 leggers partake. we had grass growing in the house at one point but they kept knocking it down and getting dirt everywhere. finally i nailed it down to a board and Hunter chewed the side off of it.
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Unfortunately, like I said Onnie only goes for cat grass. Turns his nose up to anything else "human food" unless its cream cheese . I can't do whole prey now (and to be honest I dont think I ever will...would give me the heebie jeebies, lol) but adding calcium thru bone is a suggestion I never got before, definately worth a try!
all, such a wealth of information. You guys are the best.
Last edited by onster; May 12th, 2008 at 10:53 PM.
Duffy gets 1/2 tsp butternut squash per day, she's about 12 lbs
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
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right now I dont really measure it. I freeze it after the first day and then shave the frozen squash into their wet food before I add hot water. I put I would say teaspoon each, maybe I should portion in out tho before I freeze as I may be grossly overestimating.
I actually have no idea what my kitties weigh either. Theyre in to the vet's soon so Ill have them weigh them
Last edited by onster; May 12th, 2008 at 11:03 PM.
Easy way to measure is put 1/2 teaspoon in each section of an ice cube tray & freeze it, then dump into freezer bag, repeat until the jar is finished. That's what I do, then Duffy gets 1/2 teaspoon (1 frozen piece) twice per day.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
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Thanks growler, will try that!
Would save me time in the long run too
I should mention that Duffy was having the opposite issue - constipation, however the squash/pumpkin works excellent for both problems.
A measured 1/2 teaspoon per meal is a good starting point & you can easily increase or decrease from there & still know how much they are getting
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
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Oh the trouble I go thru for good kitty poopies
Let us know how you make out!!!!
Will do!
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U.S. and Latin America officials met this week to assess the regional impact of drug legalization laws enacted in Washington and Colorado.
Representatives from Mexico and Colombia and Costa Rica met with U.S. counterparts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss their concerns about the easing of drug laws in states such as Colorado and Washington.
In November, voters in Colorado and Washington approved the sale and recreational use of marijuana without a prescription or medical condition. California is another state that has loosened its law on marijuana, but the Golden state only permits the sale of the drug to people who have a prescription.
These laws have garnered criticism from many countries in Latin America, especially those that suffer from rashes of violence related to the global drug trade. Some 70,000 people have died in the last six years in Mexico stemming from the country's drug war and the trade has plagued Colombia for decades.
We're still waiting to see how the feds take action in Colorado and Washington...Their response will relay a hard message with other states and the rest of the world.
The U.S. federal government still opposes marijuana legalization and argues that these laws promote drug addiction and crime.
"The U.S. continues to oppose drug legalization because evidence shows our shared drug problem is a major public health and safety threat, and drug addiction is a disease that can be successfully prevented and treated," Berit Hallberg, a spokesman for the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDPC), told Fox News Latino.
The legalization of marijuana also doesn't prevent violence or curb cartels operating in drug producing countries, according to ONDPC. The agency's research indicates that legalization would not dramatically reduce Mexican drug trafficking revenue, with the gross revenues to Mexico's cartels from marijuana likely less than $2 billion a year.
Mexican and Colombian cartels combined total yearly profits are between $18 to $39 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Some drug policy experts argue that marijuana legalization in certain U.S. states makes the country look hypocritical because of the U.S.-led global war on drugs, which includes initiatives in the region to combat trafficking and the number of anti-drug agreements signed with Latin American countries in the past.
The U.S. has given over $7 billion to Colombia since 2000 through Plan Colombia – a program to combat trafficking and left-wing guerrillas – and in 2008 the U.S. provided Mexico with more than $1.5 billion in the Merida Initiative, with millions more going to fight drug cartels throughout Central America.
"To go against the treaties, I don't blame the countries if they are angry," said Calvina Fay, the executive director of the Drug Free America Foundation, based in Washington, D.C. "It's very demoralizing to the leaders in Mexico who have to put their lives at risk."
Some countries throughout Latin America have followed suit in the conversation of legalizing drugs. Uruguay considered a proposal to to legalize marijuana, while Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Belize last year called for an international debate on drug policy.
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has steadfastly pushed for a legalization as a way to reduce violence and crime in his country.
"It's the first time that a president in power dares to say that other routes have to be found for the war on drugs," Pérez Molina said in a Fox News Latino interview last year.
"Something about what we are doing is not working," he added. "I find that drug trafficking has increased; that crime has increased; that violence has increased."
Other policy experts claim that it is up to the U.S. to take the lead in what it does with its own drug policy and problem.
As the largest consumer of illicit drugs in the world, the U.S. is in a tough position on how to define its drug enforcement stance, said Beau Kilmer, the coordinator of the Rand Corporation's Drug Policy Center.
"We're still waiting to see how the feds take action in Colorado and Washington," Kilmer said. "Their response will relay a hard message with other states and the rest of the world."
The Associated Press contributed reporting to this piece.

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If he didn't have to be sedated for x-rays I find it unlikely the dog is in serious pain, I'm sure the vet manipulated his hips and knees and even if a dog doesn't yelp in pain you can usually feel them tense up when you're trying to extend something.
amazincc wrote:He CAN scratch himself, and he LOVES to stretch his legs out all the way when he's laying down... so, while he may *look* funny when he walks, it doesn't seem to bother him at all right now. He's actually pretty active and gets the occasional bout of the zoomies in the yard and - out of all places - on my porch steps! He'll run up and down the stairs about 20 times in a row, always w/a huge grin on his face...
He responds to "Luka", so Angie (who named him) now has herself a godson.
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This may come off a little weird....but is there any way you could get some video of this boy zooming around the yard and up and down the stairs? I showed the pics you posted to the vets I work with and he has become somewhat of a "curiosity". It's really just that they have never seen anything like it.
CinderDee wrote:How is Luka & why don't I have a Godson?
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PORTSMOUTH — Dave Hoyt spent the majority of his minor-league playing career as an outfielder, but he's got a catcher's hands.
Big hands. Firm grip. Welcoming.
On Friday night, his handshakes were used not only to greet people at a Hot Stove Dinner baseball celebration at the Residence Inn downtown, but also to help build the foundation of what he and his team hopes will be a long future for his Seacoast Mavericks in the Port City.
From early December, when the Mavericks announced plans to move their slate of summer home games from Rochester to Leary Field downtown, to Friday's gala fund-raiser they put on featuring big-leagues Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Sam Fuld, the organization has been riding a recent wave of momentum just not present in its first two years of existence.
But the proof of this hovering optimism will come over the next few months, as the Mavericks try to line up sponsors and sell tickets at a rate they failed to in Rochester. And that was the underlying message Friday:
"Enjoy your night, Portsmouth. Thank you. We still need your help."
Mavericks games were lightly-attended in the two summers they played at Spaulding High School, with last year's average of 251 ranking them eighth among the FCBL's nine teams, four of which topped the 1,000 mark on average. They averaged 228 fans in their inaugural season of 2011.
"We (moved) because Portsmouth deserves it," said Hoyt, the team's principal and founder.
Season tickets for the 27-game home schedule at Leary Field are on sale for $89 (adults) and $59 (children and seniors). The team also unveiled a partnership with the closest other FCBL franchise, the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide, where Mavericks season tickets will be honored at all seven Seacoast-at-OOB games this summer.
Ticket sales and sponsorships will tell us how long the Mavs will be part of the local sports landscape. In short, if the community supports them, they will stay.
"Portsmouth has always been a big baseball town," said Keegan Pafford, one of several local products on this summer's team. "This is going to be great, getting fans back at Leary. The city supports baseball all-around and I think it's great to have some local guys playing."
"Our first full season in Portsmouth is a dream come true for all of us," said team president Mike Daboul.
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The Mavericks have pledged more than $30,000 in improvements this offseason to Leary Field, which does pale in comparison to other league venues like The Ballpark at Old Orchard Beach; Holman Stadium in Nashua; Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Mass.; Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass.; and Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Mass.; each of which once had a minor-league baseball tenant.
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Canisius outfielder Ryan Coppinger (St. Thomas Aquinas) is also on the team. All those players logged time at Leary playing Babe Ruth or American Legion ball in the past.
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Skip to comments.House to examine plan for United Nations to regulate the Internet
Posted on 05/26/2012 8:18:13 AM PDT by BenLurkin
House lawmakers will consider an international proposal next week to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.
The proposal is backed by China, Russia, Brazil, India and other UN members, and would give the UNs International Telecommunication Union (ITU) more control over the governance of the Internet.
Next weeks hearing is expected to bring more attention in the U.S. to the measure, which would give the UN more control over cybersecurity, data privacy, technical standards and the Webs address system. It would also allow foreign government-owned Internet providers to charge extra for international traffic and allow for more price controls.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Time to take names...
How about we get the hell out of the corrupt UN instead.
"Its an unpopular idea with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress, and officials with the Obama administration have also criticized it."
So why is Congress even considering it?
Maybe instead, Congress should look for ways to throw the UN out of the US.
It was invented HERE to survive a nuclear attack.
Why NOT give it to the antiUS UN to control? [/s]
Yeah go ahead and let the U.N. regulate. Then watch as a billion internet addicts go rioting like rage zombies.
There is a ton of content on the internet I don't care for, but I have the option to NOT go there. We all have that option.
If this passes it will be another nail in the coffin. Restriction of information brought to us by no other sources.
No such thing as the new world order right?.
I think it's high time Boehner left the house. Even considering this idea is counter to Conservatism.
L.O.S.T. (Law of the Sea Treaty), Panetta telling congress that NATO or the UN gives the US approval to go to war, NDAA (Constitution out the window), NDRP and now this gaga. And still you can't convince most people there's even a plan for some sort of one-world governance. How do you stop something that most people don't believe exists?
So why is Congress even considering it?
"Don't blame us, the UN did that!!"
The UN and US Politicians want all news to be silenced except what they want us to hear by their chosen media. Want to control the population of the U.S. Russia used the indoctrination system starting in preschool and look how their citizens were brain washed into communist/marxist beliefs.
Screw that. It's time to take up arms.
Blue helmets make for easy targets.
Boehner is way behind in his duties. Dem House investigated everything Reagan and the Booshes did, every damn thing. Boehner acts like he is Obama's byoch. Extremely deferential to The One - just for a chance to play golf with him.
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Finally figured out what is going on.
There are three factions in the world today. Communists, Radical Islam and American Brand Conservatism and human liberty.
In the game of global domination, one faction has to be eliminated. That's us and Israel. Once that is done, the other two will split up the world before they finally have the last war.
How to do it? Destroy liberty by bankrupting us and forcing us onto the government dole. Take away our methods of communication. And finally, take away our guns.
The left will settle for Romney because in the end, he is one of them. And this is why they are scared to death of the tea party and especially Sarah Palin.
We must win for humanity.
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Manchester YWCA hardening rules to prevent violenceBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 22. 2013 9:28PM
MANCHESTER — The Manchester YWCA will use a metal detector on every non-custodial parent who uses the supervised visitation center, according to a copy of a new procedures manual obtained by the New Hampshire Union Leader on Thursday.
The new rules, which went into effect Wednesday, also prohibit non-custodial parents from bringing any items into the visitation center. Mancester police have agreed to be on site temporarily while the visitation center is open, according to a single-page memorandum distributed Wednesday.
"Our goal is to continue working to minimize risk for the families that use this vital service," reads the memo. "Over the next few weeks and months, we will be making changes to achieve this goal."
The changes follow the Aug. 11 murder-suicide by Manchester resident Muni Savyon of his 9-year-old son and himself. Savyon, the subject of a restraining order because of threats he made against his wife, could only see his son during supervised visits.
Visitation centers across the state have run under varying guidelines. Some require parents to go through metal detetors and have police officers present. Others operate under less stringent guidelines designed to make the visitation a positive experience for the child.
Until Aug. 11, the Manchester YWCA had used a hand-held, metal-detection wand sporadically.
On Wednesday, the YWCA invited parents to the Concord Street building to discuss the changes to the visitaton center. According to the memorandum, the changes include:
• All non-custodial parents will be wanded with a metal detector every time they arrive for a visit.
• Each person who enters the building for a visit must have a photograph on file. That includes other children, grandparents and support people.
• Non-custodial parents will use the Concord Street entrance to the building. Custodial parents will use the Chestnut Street door.
• Non-custodial parents will no longer be able to bring items to the visit.
• Custodial parents may allow children to bring comfort items such as a pillow or small blanket.
• Manchester police will have an officer on site when the visitation center is open, at least until unspecified repairs are made to the building.
Efforts to reach Manchester Police Chief David Mara for elaboration were unsuccessful Thursday.
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Less than 48 hours after his stunning run at the Reser's Tournament of Champions in Hillsboro, Crater junior wrestler Tyler Thomas was still trying to make heads or tails of his weekend experience at Liberty High School.
As a No. 7 seed at 120 pounds, Thomas overcame a conference rival and two defending state champions to claim an individual title at the unofficial all-classification state tourney.
For his efforts, Thomas was voted the most outstanding wrestler.
"As far as Crater guys being outstanding wrestler, he's in an elite group," said Comets head coach Greg Haga, noting that Thomas joined the likes of former standouts Shane Webster and Chase Maloney.
Thomas set off a buzz at the prestigious event after being the only wrestler not seeded No. 1 to win a weight class and the only wrestler seeded lower than third to even reach the finals. The unranked Thomas seemed to surprise everyone, including himself.
"I was just as surprised as everyone else," said Thomas. "I had a lot of people doubting I could do it but as long as I can believe in myself, I know I can do it."
Thomas has fared well all season for the Comets but nothing to the extent of what he put on display this past weekend in his first Reser's experience. He competed for South Medford the past two seasons before rejoining his friends in Central Point, where he attended middle school and wrestled for Crater's club team.
Two weekends ago, he helped the Comets finish runner-up to David Douglas at the Oregon Wrestling Classic in Redmond, and it was a loss in that dual-meet format against Roseburg's Chad Jones that likely spurred him to greater things seven days later.
"I lost (5-3 to Jones) and that made me think to myself that I need to work and prepare a lot harder so I can come back and beat him because I knew he was going to be in my weight again," said the 16-year-old Thomas.
Sure enough, it was Jones standing across from him in the quarterfinal round Friday night in Hillsboro, only this time it was Thomas gaining the advantage by virtue of a 3-1 decision.
"That's really what started it off," Thomas said of his Reser's run. "It was a really close match and I just won it from the hard work I did in the mat room. It helped boost my confidence up a lot. To change from losing only a week before and coming back to beat him helped show that I had improved a whole lot more in this already and gave me confidence that I could do even more."
The smattering of pats on the back Thomas received after clearing that hurdle was nothing like the reaction Saturday morning after he upset Wyatt Scribner, who was a state champion in Washington last year before transferring to Hermiston. Thomas used a first-round takedown, second-round reversal and third-round takedown to claim a 6-0 triumph.
"In the semifinal match I was really nervous for that one just because the kid's really tough," said Thomas. "I always go out in my matches really nervous but I always believe that I can win, too, and pray that I can win."
"I went out there and I wrestled really smart," he added. "I didn't try to do anything stupid and when I got that first takedown, I automatically just felt like, 'I know I can beat this kid.'"
The magnitude of what he was trying to accomplish hit a high point later Saturday when Thomas had to listen to all the accolades for Culver's Jared Kasch during the pre-finals introductions. Kasch is a three-time defending Class 2A state champion and boasted a 35-2 record, with one loss to Thomas' cousin Casey Coulter of Grants Pass (who was a repeat Reser's champion at 113) and the other to his own teammate.
"He had only two losses and I just wanted to add another one onto that," said Thomas, who edged Kasch 4-2 in the finals. "I just went out there and wrestled hard and really smart again and gave him that third loss, which is probably the last loss he'll see this season."
In two days, Thomas went from an unknown commodity for Crater to a state championship contender, and, as Haga said, he earned every bit of that recognition.
"He did a great job and just fought hard and didn't give up many points," said the coach. "He was just in good position the whole time and just kept wrestling hard."
"Being able to be consistent at the highest level each time out like that is pretty amazing," added Haga. "Some people don't understand that (the Reser's TOC) is even tougher than the state tournament. His last three opponents were state champion-quality people, every one of them, and that's hard to do, especially after the run we've had the last two or three weeks."
Thomas said a lot of credit for his recent success has to go to training partner Nate Walters, who is ranked No. 1 at 132 pounds, as well as the Comets' dedicated coaching staff.
"He and I really push each other really hard," said Thomas of Walters. "I'm quicker than him but he's bigger and he's stronger than me so it's really tough being partners with each other. We push each other to the limits."
Thomas has had to take some lumps in that competition, but it has made him a stronger wrestler once the spotlight drops for varsity matches.
"It's such a difference," he said of his daily workouts. "If you go with new people to the sport every day you're not going to learn much at all. You may get your confidence boosted but in a real match you'll get it handed to you. Against better wrestlers you might get your butt handed to you in practice but in the matches you'll be a whole lot better suited for it."
Haga said it's that added boost of confidence and faith in what he's doing that hopefully will help carry Thomas through the rest of the season and beyond.
"I just think (this past weekend) should help him be confident in that what he's doing is working," Haga said. "This is a new kid coming to our program and sometimes he looks at us as if we're crazy for having a hard practice right before a dual meet. I think part of this is confidence for him to know what he's doing is working. What we do day in and day out has a little bit of history to prove it works if you work hard, and that's what he does. He works hard in the room and has tough people around him to make him better."
Thomas agreed that his Reser's experience has put him in a different mindset overall.
"I've learned a lot from last weekend and I'm going to continue to learn a lot until the state tournament and keep on improving every day in that room," he said. "It's definitely helped me realize what it takes to succeed and shown me what I can do. It's all just been an amazing experience."
As for the rest of the Comets, who placed seventh as a team, it will be business as usual as the end of season grind continues Thursday with a dual at Roseburg in preparation for the Feb. 8-9 District 4 tournament at Crater.
"I felt pretty good about our overall performance (at Reser's)," said Haga. "We were right in there battling for top spots in a lot of weights."
"Right now," the coach added, "I'm looking at more the mental aspect of wrestling than the physical. We're tired and have two weeks to get jazzed back up physically (for regionals), but mentally, you have to get out there and wrestle your best match every time, no matter what, and that's what we're focusing on."
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In a season of streaks, St. Catharine College baseball coach Luther Bramblett is hoping to continue with the one his team started last week. The Patriots solidified their hold on fourth place in the Mid-South Conference with a four-game sweep of visiting West Virginia Tech last weekend that gave them a six game winning streak.
By Jimmie Earls
Sun Sports Writer
The important thing to remember in most sporting events is that no matter if it's a close 1-0 win or a battle of offensive output, you only need to better your opponent by one. That's what the Washington County Commanderettes learned as they beat the Bethlehem Banshees 22-21 in Campbellsville April 17 during play in the 5th Region All 'A' Tournament.
Both teams kept pace with each other as they posted two runs each in the first inning and added two more in the second to tie the game at 4-4.
The St. Catharine College softball team started the week off well with a conference sweep of a doubleheader Tuesday at Pikeville College. But Holly Smith's squad couldn't keep the momentum rolling as they fell victim to two doubleheader sweeps to end the week, losing at home to conference rival Lindsey Wilson on Saturday and at non-conference for Oakland City on Sunday.
After starting out with an 8-0 record in the Mid-South Conference, the St. Catharine College baseball team now finds itself with a 10-10 conference slat with eight conference games remaining. The Bat Pats' MSC record hit the .500 mark after they were swept in a four game series at last weekend at Campbellsville.
The YMCA is accepting registrations for the spring soccer league for youth ages 5-12.
Games will begin April 24 at the Board of Education field in Springfield.
For more details, contact the Wilderness Trace Family YMCA at (859) 734-9622.
The Commanderettes headed to Fort Walton Beach, Fla., during spring break, where they started off with a bang, winning their first game 12-2 against Franklin-Simpson.
Senior shortstop Kelly Hill led WC with four hits, while Meagan Spalding and Pooh Railey each had a pair. Olivia Thompson, Jaclyn Kelty, Linda Libby, Samantha Seger and Shay Yocum also had one hit each for WC.
Hannah Simms took the mound for the Commanderettes and held the Lady Wildcats to two runs on seven hits.
If a team goes on a losing skid, at least sunny, warm Florida is the place to do it. The Washington County High School baseball team spent its spring break in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., where it took part in the Florida Beach Bash.
Florida Baseball Beach Bash
The Commanders started off with a 6-3 loss to Jeffersontown on April 4. WC got off to a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but only got three hits for the rest of the game, falling 6-3. Blake Smith took the loss for the Commanders.
Springfield Masonic Lodge 50 will have a cornhole tournament Saturday, April 17 in the parking lot behind the Springfield Opera House.
Sign-ups will begin at 10 a.m. and games will begin at 11 a.m.
All proceeds go to the lodge's Coats for Kids program. Trophies will be awarded for first place.
In case of rain, the tournament will be held in the Washington County Middle School gym.
For more information, call (859) 336-9459 or (859) 336-3542.
The St. Catharine College men's golf team finished fifth in the six team field last week in a tournament hosted by Georgetown College at Cherry Blossom Golf Club. The Patriots finished with a 36-hole total of 634.
Wright State won the tournament with a 586. University of the Cumberlands was second at 590. Lindsey Wilson was third at 596 while Georgetown was fourth with a 622 total. West Virginia Tech was sixth at 735.
A truck and tractor pull will be held April 17 at the track behind the Mackville Community Center.
Weigh-in is at 4 p.m. and the event starts at 5 p.m.
Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third place.
For more information, contact Eddie Noel at (859) 262-5104.
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Before we jump into today's juicy rumor, I felt I owed my loyal readers a little explanation about where I get my info and how I choose to share it. In the past I have done a poor job with separating the actual rumors from my commentary and I realize this has caused some confusion and led some to believe I just make a lot of stuff up.
For starters, if it wasn't already obvious – I am not a trained journalist so I don't follow their rules. Some companies may refer to me as a journalist or member of the press, but I'm really just a blogger who has been covering the mobile space since the introduction of the first Android phone.
I'm a pretty modest guy, but this past year I have traveled the world and been fortunate enough to make lots of new friends including people at every U.S. carrier, several chipset makers, and all the big handset makers. I'm not going to bore you with every trade show that I've been to, but if a company was holding an Android related event this past year, then I probably attended it.
On the scale of Android Insiders I would probably rank myself a 6 (with 10 being the top), but I have regular contact with a few 7s and 8s. I travel quite a bit looking for the next big story so every now and then I find myself in a room with some 9s and 10s. These are the people that provide me with info along with a tight-knit group of fellow Android bloggers.
Leaked information is shared with me on a frequent basis by three types of sources. There are those people that leak info to create buzz for a particular company or product, those that leak info to hurt the competition, and those that leak just for the fun of it.
Most of the info I receive is always "off the record" and if I went public with it someone would lose their job or I could have my door kicked in like Gizmodo's Jason Chen. Some people just hate info that comes from an anonymous source, but if I have a piece of information that I believe to be true and I am able to share it then you can bet I'm going to write a post about it.
I have broke a lot of big stories over the last year, but I will be the first to admit that I sometimes get parts of the story wrong. The benefit of writing for a high-traffic site is that a lot of people read your work and many are quick to point out when you get off-target.
My two misses this year were the all U.S. phones getting Android 2.1 and the Motorola Gingerbread exclusive. For the Android 2.1 story I got my info from several sources at different carriers which told me all their phones would be upgraded and they believed other carriers would follow suit. The said carriers did upgrade their phones to Android 2.1, but as you know by now several decided not to spend the money on software updates and many phones were left behind.
For the Motorola Gingerbread story I got my info from one source at a hardware partner involved with the project, but I now believe it was outdated (more on that tomorrow). There are normally up to 5 major companies involved in most flagship phone launches, so the info that one partner has could be outdated and often subject to change.
In order to provide you with the most accurate information, I will now clearly label any posts that contain a rumor and make sure to separate the rumor from my commentary.
Back to your regularly scheduled programming…
The rumor: Samsung and Google are working together on a Google-experience phone that will be one of the first to ship with Gingerbread. The device will be ready late this year, but it will only be for testers. Features include an AMOLED display and support for MasterCard PayPass. No carrier partners have been revealed.
The sources: My first source wishes to remain anonymous, but we go way back and I trust them. They have provided me with several pieces of info over the years that have always turned out to be true and they have yet to let me down.
After posting this story a second Android Insider from one of the U.S. carriers has confirmed this rumor. This source also goes way back with me and has no relation to the first. Based on the information I have from both sources, I have no doubt this phone is real.
One Android Insider's take on the rumor: When I first heard this rumor I was a little shocked because Samsung has not shipped a Google-experience phone in awhile, but the more I thought about my travels over the last several months, I started to piece together the puzzle.
This week I have been MIA because I went to visit with TI to talk about their new OMAP4 processor. They cancelled on me at the last minute so I used the downtime to chat with some old friends and dig up some new info on this secret Samsung phone.
The first thing that popped in my head was an article that said Samsung had a Q4 hole when it came to new smartphones this holiday season. I heard some Samsung executives were pretty unhappy with the story and I got the general feeling that the story would be proven wrong by Christmas.
We hoped to get a glimpse of what Samsung was working on at their CTIA press conference earlier this month, but it was unexpectedly cancelled just a day before it was scheduled to take place. I tried to get some details out of Samsung about what they had planned to announce, but all I got was "wait and see".
Since that time I have heard nothing related to new Samsung phones (minus the Verizon Continuum) until this rumor popped up that claimed they were working on a Google-experience phone specifically for Gingerbread.
This would be a change in strategy for Samsung to go away from the custom TouchWiz UI, but we have often heard that Google's Gingerbread would make custom skins pointless. We haven't exactly seen rave reviews about the TouchWiz brand, so I think it is quite believable for Samsung to ditch it in exchange for early access to Gingerbread.
I was lead to believe that the Motorola Olympus (Terminator) would be the first phone with Gingerbread, but I think that is no longer the case. Motorola doesn't exactly place the highest importance on shipping with the latest firmware, but Samsung has increased their efforts to use Google's latest offering on their new devices and was the first company to admit they were working on a Honeycomb tablet.
Next I thought of my conversation with W.P. Wong, head of Samsung Mobile's product planning team, at IFA last month in Berlin. When I got to ask my questions the two things I focused on were Samsung's willingness to ship a Google-experience phone and the possibility of them using a non-Samsung processor like NVIDIA's Tegra 2 in future products.
When it came to a Google-experience phone, W.P. Wong said they were not ready to talk about any future products but I got the feeling that something was coming soon from his body language. On the topic of Samsung processors in Samsung phones, I was told they would use whatever is the best technology available and they were open to working with new hardware partners.
It turns out I was on the right trail when asking about Samsung using Tegra 2, because a month later NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang confirmed that Samsung was very important to their long term business and represented one of their biggest customers.
I have absolutely no idea what processor is inside this Samsung Google-experience phone, but based on the timing it I believe it will be Samsung's 1 GHz Hummingbird SoC or maybe a refreshed part that has been clocked up to 1.2 GHz. We have heard of a new Samsung processor codenamed Garnett (from the leaked Verizon roadmap) so that leads me to believe it could be a refresh part.
Samsung also announced their dual-core Orion processor and said it would be available to "select customers" in the fourth quarter and mass production will occur in 2011. There is a small chance this could be a dual-core phone, but based on the overall timing I do not believe that Orion will be used yet. I have been hearing that Gingerbread is not fully optimized for dual-core processors quite yet, but it is actively being worked on.
Finally we have the MasterCard Paypass support in this new Samsung phone, which is just too random for someone to make up. This technology has been used in phone since I believe 2006, but it has yet to really catch on in the United States. We know that Google wants people to use their phones to purchase goods and services, so it makes sense that someone reached out to MasterCard to implement this new feature.
The final take: I believe this Samsung phone will be one of the first to ship with Gingerbread since it is a Google-experience device. Unlike previous versions of Android, I do not think there is a lead platform for Gingerbread. I expect we will see Gingerbread appear on a number of phones including the Nexus One (Qualcomm CPU), Motorola Droid (TI CPU), and even the myTouch 3G (also Qualcomm).
Look for more details to appear about this phone once it hits the hands of the testers late this year. If Google or Samsung does not officially announce the phone this year, I expect we will see it in some form at CES in January.
And the people say: What do you think about Samsung producing a Google-experience phone with a stock version of Gingerbread? Is anyone going to miss the TouchWiz UI? Which processor do you think Samsung has chosen for their latest phone? Will they use their Hummingbird, the rumored Garnett, the dual-core Orion, or maybe even NVIDIA's Tegra 2?


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PS Blog writer Morgan Haro says: Happy (almost) New Year! The PlayStation Plus team is gearing up for another banner year in 2013 as we continue to deliver free games, discounts, and access to events, betas and more to give PlayStation fans the edge when it comes to their gaming lifestyle. This week, we welcome PS3 Game NBA JAM On Fire Edition and PS Vita Game Chronovolt to the Instant Game Collection. You'll also find deeper discounts with the last week of the PSN Holiday Sale.
Important note: We'll be updating the PlayStation Store today (Monday, 12/31) due to the New Year holiday. Therefore, this Plus update will be live later today when the update has published.
Sony sure did end the year off with a bang. Just not sure if it was the bang we all wanted.
At least we have some great games to look forward to next year across all platforms, so I can't stay disappointed.
EDIT: For anyone buying Sound Shapes, make sure you purchase the one that specifies, both PS3 and Vita. Don't want to lose out on a second game for free.
"This week, we welcome PS3 Game NBA JAM On Fire Edition and PS Vita Game Chronovolt to the Instant Game Collection."
I'm loving the comment section on PS Blog. The consensus is that NA subscribers aren't being treated right.
Garbage deals this week, they didn't even get the Lumines price right.
I don't care for the sales or Chronovolt, but I love NBA Jam: OFE. I'm happy they're giving this for free, as I always wanted to get it, but never took the plunge. The game stays true to the classic, while giving you a great visual upgrade. Now if we could just get them to do Hangtime in HD.
another free game that I already bought (at full price), seriously PS+ is making me not want to buy more games


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Stringfellow learned from former top prospect
As a 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver from Moreno Valley (Calif.) Rancho Verde, it may sound strange to hear that Demorea Stringfellow picked up his football work ethic from a defensive lineman.
That is until you find out that the defensive lineman was the Class of 2010's No. 1 player from the same high school, Ronald Powell.
"My freshman year people were telling me that they saw something in me that they saw in him," Stringfellow said. "It made me want to be the best, just like him.
"When you see someone working that hard and then you see it paying off it is easy to follow that example. Sometimes when I feel like I can't do something or don't want to do something I can look at his example and keep going."
Come June 22-24 Stringfellow will be taking that drive with him to the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta.
"I want to go out there and work my hardest," he said. "I hope to learn something that I never learned before that helps me get better."
Stringfellow says that he and Powell stay in contact and are like brothers hanging out when Powell is home on breaks, but now his role models have shifted to more familiar position players.
"(Gerell) Robinson at Arizona State, (Lavasier) Tuinei from Oregon and (Sammy) Watkins from Clemson," Stringfellow said. "Those are the guys in college I watch a lot, but I like Chad Ochocinco in the NFL."
It is those players attitude toward the game that he likes, and says that all great receivers should have.
"You have to be selfish to a certain extent," he said. "As a receiver you have to have that kind of mentality but really any good football player should want the ball, should want to make a good block, and should want to be the best at their position."
Currently Stringfellow is ranked as the No. 14 receiver in the country and the No. 107 overall player in the country. Those are both standings that he hopes to improve on at the invitation-only camp, combine, and 7-on-7 event.
"I want to move up," he said. "Rankings aren't that important but I want to move up."
He acknowledges that the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge may be the perfect place to showcase his skills and push toward the top of the rankings; the fact that this will be a collection of only the top tier players in America was not lost on him.
"These will all be the best players," he said. "So I know that I will probably win some reps and probably lose some of them, too. The great thing is that there won't be any wasted reps going against guys everyone knows you should win the rep. If you don't get open or don't make the catch you can go right back up against the best, so I like that."
He also likes that he will be catching passes from the top-ranked quarterback in the country, Sammamish (Wash.) Skyline quarterback Max Browne.
"Receivers have the advantage in this type of an event anyway," he said. "But getting to be on the same team and the same page with him should make me dominate."
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Stringfellow is a tall, angular receiver who hails from the same school as the nation's top player in 2010, defensive end Ronald Powell, and he has the same drive to be the best and make a big name for himself. He has that quiet confidence and he is a tough matchup for cornerbacks because he has height, good size and he can go vertical for the ball. Seeing him against the array of cornerbacks we will have at this event will be fun and it is his chance to prove that he's one of the best in the country at his position.
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George WITTACKER, 42, of Kincardine was found shot to death in the Mildmay lockup Saturday afternoon only a short time after he had been taken into custody by Mildmay Police Chief Clayton LOBSINGER.
A 22-calibre rifle was lying nearby. Authorities said that WITTACKER took his own life. There will be an inquest.
Earlier in the day Chief LOBSINGER had received a telephone call from Chief of Police Robert McKENZIE of Kincardine asking the Mildmay chief to detain WITTACKER if he was found in that vicinity. WITTACKER's estranged wife, the former Lyla KAUFMAN, lives in Mildmay.
Chief LOBSINGER later took WITTAKER into custody, locked him up, and telephoned Chief McKENZIE. When he returned from making the phone call he found WITTACKER dead.
"It makes me feel ill just to talk about it," said the chief. "I never thought to check the man, because no one had indicated he might be armed, and besides I had known him quite well."
A rifle had been taken from WITTACKER on Thursday by the Kincardine chief, and later it was reported that another had been stolen on Friday night.
"He must have had it broken down," said Chief LOBSINGER.
He said, too, that it had been discovered WITTACKER had shot himself in the shoulder last fall.
Dr. T.A. SINCLAIR of Walkerton, the coroner, ordered an inquest.
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While often regarded as one of America's greatest novelists, William Faulkner produced work that did not always translate well to the screen; it's ironically appropriate that this movie, based on several of Faulkner's short stories, is often regarded as one of the best films based on his work, though not especially accurate to the original source material. Ben Quick (Paul Newman), a sullen but self-confident drifter, arrives in a small Mississippi town where his father had a bad reputation as a firebug. Will Varner (Orson Welles), the town's patriarch, still holds a grudge against Quick's dad, and when the young man decides to stay in town and sharecrop on Varner's land, Will goes out of his way to make his life difficult. However, Will develops a grudging respect for Quick's guts and determination, and he wishes that his weak-willed son Jody (Anthony Franciosa) could be more like him; Jody's wife Eula (Lee Remick) happens to agree. In time, Will gets the idea that Quick might be a good match for his daughter Clara (Joanne Woodward) and a better choice to take over his business dealings than Jody. However, neither Clara nor Quick care to be told what to do, and besides, Clara already has a beau -- though Alan Stewart (Richard Anderson) is even more of a milquetoast than Jody and is led by the nose by his mother (Mabel Albertson). However, sparks begin to fly between Clara and Quick, and when Jody fears he may lose his place as heir of Will's estate, he takes drastic action, trapping his father in a barn, setting it on fire, and planting evidence that would suggest that the blaze was Quick's doing. The Long, Hot Summer was the first film that Newman and Woodward made together, and they got married the same year.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Director: Martin Ritt
Writer: William Faulkner
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Cast: Paul Newman, Orson Welles, Anthony Franciosa, Joanne Woodward and Lee Remick
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Explozion818's Dwarven Pack
Explozion818's Dwarven Pack
This is my second release, this is my Dwarven Pack, It took 2 days of hard work to make the final product, hours of trial and error to get the colors I wanted, I also spent a significant time on the armor, using the dodge, and burn tool on the default texture to clean up the armor a bit, I also used the healing brush to remove some of the dirty spots on the armor itself. I tried about a dozen different colors and textures until I decided to keep this reddish/bronze color. I kept the originality, while still making a distinguishable change to the Armor pieces, I tried not to drastically alter the texture, like making extremely bright colors, I like keeping a realism feel to my texture packs.The Armor is what I put my blood, sweat, and tears in, metaphorically speaking. I had such an attention to detail on the armor, that even the nuts and bolts on the chest piece are custom.
Authors Notes:
I could not change the light maps, which include the dirty look to the texture, the image, if re-sized would lose its resolution. That lightmap is a mess, I attempted to clean up the dirt with the healing brush, but that only made it worse, and I decided to just leave it as is.
The Female uses the same texture as the Male, but in the texture directory, Female has its own .dds, but I didn't edit it because the texture I created carried over into the Females model mysteriously. Heck, It works fine, less work for me. If anyone runs into any issues, I'll work on the separate .dds for the Female, and update this file with it.
This pack contains new textures for the following:
- Male Chest Piece, Helmet, Gloves, and Boots. (Female works with the Male Chest Piece currently)
- Dwarven Shield
- Dwarven Warhammer
- Dwarven Sword
- Dwarven Staff
- Dwarven Sphere Arrow
- Dwarven Scabbard
- Dwarven Mace
- Dwarven Handaxe
- Dwarven Greatsword
- Dwarven Dagger
- Dwarven Bow
- Dwarven Battleaxe
- Dwarven Arrow


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How to Report a Violation
- What can I do if I believe a violation exists?
- How do I report a violation?
- What actions should I expect from Code Enforcement once an alleged violation is reported?
- What if I wish to make an anonymous complaint?
- Information for Owners/Tenants
What can I do If I believe a violation exists?
If you are seeking relief from conditions on a property in your community, there are a number of options available to you:
Make contact with the responsible person. Describe your perception of the problem. Discuss how the problem affects you and possible solutions.
Contact the San Diego Mediation Center at (619) 238-2400. The Center will assist in establishing an effective dialog between you and the person responsible for the problem.
How do I report a violation?
If you believe that there is a violation in your neighborhood or near your business, call (619) 236-5500 to file a complaint, or complete the Request for Investigation Form and submit online, or print and mail. The Request for Investigation Form in Spanish (PDF) is available in a PDF format. The form is also accessible at any City of San Diego library computer by going to the Code Enforcement website or at our office located at 1222 First Avenue, 5th Floor. Any forms submitted via regular mail should be addressed to:
Code Enforcement Division
1222 First Avenue, 5th Floor, MS 511
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-5500
When you phone in your complaint, we will ask if you have contacted the responsible party. Most people want to be good neighbors and are cooperative once the issue is brought to their attention.
Due to the existing case load and staff constraints, the complaint you file should be for those properties where the violations directly affect you.
Community-initiated complaints will usually receive a higher priority than individual complaints.
High service demands can routinely cause cases to remain open for 30 or more days. These cases usually involve violations that do not affect the public at large and do not constitute a health and safety problem.
What actions should I expect from Code Enforcement once an alleged violation is reported?
In most cases, the person responsible for an alleged violation is given an opportunity to voluntarily comply and correct the situation.
Once the deadline in our Notice has expired, the owner or responsible person is subject to one or more of the remedies listed below. In addition to any fines that might be imposed, fees are charged after the second scheduled inspection for all reinspections of the property.
Recordation of Notice of Violation - This remedy is used for violations where there is no immediate need for correction. When the title transfers, the assumption is that the title will be cleared and the violations removed prior to funding a loan. There is a fee for removing the recorded Notice.
Civil Penalties - This remedy is used for violations where financial gain is achieved by not complying with the code. The fine may be assessed up to a daily maximum amount of $2,500, and up to a total maximum amount of $100,000.
Abatement - This remedy is used where the City requires the property owner to take action to abate the nuisance. If the property owner fails to take corrective action, the City's Code Enforcement Division hires a contractor to either demolish or board and secure a structure, or to clean a property of junk and debris. The responsible party has appeal rights.
Judicial Remedies - The assistance of the City Attorney is requested when the property owner fails to voluntarily comply. The City Attorney can file criminal or civil cases against the responsible party(ies).
Mediation is also available.
What if I wish to make an anonymous complaint?
It is the policy of the Code Enforcement Division to request the source of the complaint. It is also the department's policy to keep the source of the complaint confidential. There is a potential, however, that the department may be ordered to reveal this information in a judicial proceeding. This policy does not apply to animal noise cases which require the support of adjacent property owners/occupants in order to identify a public nuisance. The department will not accept complaints from anonymous sources.
Information for Owners/Tenants
Code Enforcement encourages voluntary compliance through a Voluntary Compliance form requesting correction of the alleged violations. Notification to the property owner/property manager allows the responsible party to take corrective action prior to, and possibly eliminating the need for, an on-site property inspection by an Code Enforcement Inspector/Investigator. Typical sources of inquiries include:
- Tenants
- Tenant's friends and/or neighbors
- Concerned citizens
- City departments with the responsibility of enforcing City codes, such as Code Enforcement, Fire, Police, Environmental Services, Planning and/or Development Services
- Community and neighborhood organizations who have instituted a community clean-up program (such as Community Pride)
Property inspection
In general, an inspector reviews the development/use of the property and the condition as it relates to State housing laws and the San Diego Municipal Code.


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No one offers just one reason to hike the ancient Camino de Santiago in Spain.
Some want a history lesson, a scenic walk, and a story to tell. Others may follow the Way of St. James seeking a spiritual, mystical or soul-searching transformation. Some may want solitude; others desire connections.
As the documentary "Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago" shows, there are almost as many motivations to spend days, weeks or months on the fabled trail as there are routes and styles to walk its winding roads.
"A person could carry a small backpack, take a high-end guided tour, or prebook rooms along the way using an iPhone," says director Lydia Smith, who used some of the proceeds from selling her Ashland house to finance the film, which played to sell-out audiences during the Ashland Independent Film Festival in April and returns May 3-9 to the Varsity Theatre.
In 2008, when Smith was in between jobs, relationships and homes, she walked 500 miles of the Camino, from France to the shrine of the apostle St. James at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
A year later, she returned to the Camino with a small crew and spent six weeks on the trail, capturing the progress and feelings of "pilgrims," from a young woman wanting to stop using antidepressants to an elderly man mourning the loss of his wife.
One determined mother pushed her toddler in a baby stroller over dirt paths and rocky hills.
Just like the pilgrims walking the Camino, Smith has been finding helpers along her journey to produce the documentary, which has received acclaim and awards at film festivals in the U.S. but still needs distribution funding.
After four years of work, Smith has yet to repay herself from the money she has poured into shooting, editing and producing the film.
"This week in Ashland is important," she says. "If we do well, it would show distributors that the film should be picked up."
A portion of ticket sales from the screenings will be donated to the nonprofit film.
Although Smith's film is almost out of money, she says the words of the people she interviewed on the trail encourage her to keep trying.
"The walk is the easy part," she says. "Needing help and letting someone give to you and not expecting much in return is a harder lesson to learn."
Strangers have donated money and services to help the film along. A graphic artist created posters and title sequences. A man made 100 T-shirts with the film's logo, and someone else gave her $5 patches to sell.
"The DaVinci Code" author Dan Brown, who attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, as did Smith, gave her money. Actor Martin Sheen, who starred in the 2010 movie "The Way," portraying a father walking the Camino in memory of his son, also is listed as a sponsor.
To create the 85-minute film, Smith edited 300 hours of footage at her Portland home, which is next to the Sellwood Bridge. It is perhaps, she says, "the only floating edit suite around."
The film will open the Camino de Santiago film festival June 3, making its European debut blocks from St. James' shrine.
"Walking the Camino" quickly sold out four screenings at the Ashland film festival, and a fifth screening was added on the last day.
After the final screening in one of the small Varsity theaters, a woman asked if anyone in the audience had walked the Camino. More than a dozen people stood up.
One of them was Nancy Powers, who walked 500 miles of the Camino in 2009 with her husband, Vern. Back then, Powers recently had survived a risky surgery.
Last year, Powers, now 64, and Vern, now 61, walked another 1,060 miles of the Camino, taking a different route.
Powers said she appreciated that the documentary showcased six people with different quests.
"Every person's experience will be uniquely their own, and each time a person walks the Camino, the experience will be different," says Powers, who lives in Gasquet, Calif.
Her first journey gave her faith that she would receive what she needed even if she left her comfortable life. The second journey allowed her to experience a deeper level of personal surrender to events and circumstances.
And, she adds, "to again participate in the loving, roving community that I know as the Camino."
Ellen Rubenson also was in the audience to see "Walking the Camino."
Last year, Rubenson, a medical case manager at Providence Medford Medical Center, and her husband, Dan, an economics professor at Southern Oregon University, walked about 775 miles of the trail.
Their reasons: They have a scholarly interest in the area, and they liked the idea of walking in Spain.
The Ashland couple — both now 59 — spent more than two months hiking six routes instead of staying only on the popular and heavily traveled Camino Frances ("the French way").
The trips became what Ellen Rubenson calls an "undefined spiritual, personal journey for both of us."
Filmmaker Smith, who once worked as a volunteer spiritual practitioner at the Center for Spiritual Living in Medford, says she is often reminded by one of the people in her film that you have to look at how far you have come instead of how far you have to go.
Or says the mother pushing the stroller in the film: "This Camino is going to change your life. If you have questions that keep you up at night, you'll find what you're looking for. You will find yourself."
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Movie about Spanish trail on quest, too
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Newman moves to No. 1 in Class 3A
The Newman Comets supplanted Aurora Christian as the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A in the latest AP Poll. The undefeated Comets received 138 votes compared to Aurora Christian (7-1) with 130.
Eastland-Pearl City remained ranked eighth in Class 2A, but did receive one first place vote. Amboy received three votes in 2A. A full listing of the AP Poll can be found on B3.
Shehorn sinks first hole-in-one
Don Shehorn, of Dixon, carded his first hole-in-one Oct. 4 on the 11th hole at Emerald Hill Golf Course.
The feat was witnessed by Jerry Bellini, Joe
Olalde and Carl Paxton.
Cubs lower
ticket prices
The Cubs are lowering 2013 ticket prices by an average of 2 percent in the wake of a 101-loss season.
The most drastic cuts will be in the bleachers, where the Cubs said the average ticket price will be 10 percent lower than in 2012.
Bears release
tackle Williams
The Chicago Bears released offensive tackle Chris Williams, one of only two remaining first-round draft picks from the Jerry Angelo era.
Williams, who was selected with the 14th overall pick of the 2008 draft, had been inactive the last two games.
Eagles fire defensive coordinator Castillo
The Philadelphia Eagles fired defensive coordinator Juan Castillo and promoted secondary coach Todd Bowles to the post.
The Eagles blew a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter Sunday and lost 26-23 in overtime against Detroit.
Penn State,
AD Curley part ways
Tim Curley's contract as Penn State athletic director won't be renewed when it expires next year, the university announced Tuesday.
Curley was placed on paid administrative leave last fall after news of the Jerry Sandusky scandal came to light.
Concussions force Illini lineman to retire
Offensive lineman Ryan Klachko will retire from football because of concussions before playing in a game for Illinois, coach Tim Beckman said Tuesday.
Klachko, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound redshirt freshman from Sacred Heart-Griffin, transferred from Nebraska this summer and was sitting out this season due to NCAA rules.
Speaking on the Big Ten teleconference, Beckman said Klachko suffered "numerous" concussions in camp and in the last couple of weeks, and doctors advised he cease playing.
U.S. qualifies for World Cup 2014
The U.S., needing just a tie, defeated Guatemala 4-1 to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Clint Dempsey scored two goals.
Knight selling rings, gold medal
Hall of Famer Bob Knight is selling his NCAA basketball championship rings and Olympic gold medal via auction to pay for his grandchildren's education.
The auction, run by Steiner Sports Memorabilia, runs through Dec. 5 and will feature Knight's rings from his three NCAA championships when he was coaching at Indiana and the gold medal he won as coach of the U.S. Olympic team in 1984.


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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has issued a statement regarding the restoration of SNAP EBT card services.
"The contractor that maintains SNAP EBT transaction services for the state of Louisiana has informed DCFS that all store systems that handle EBT transactions have returned to normal service. The multi-state system outage, which began at approximately 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 12, was the result of a technical issue and was not connected to the federal government shutdown."
People in several states, including Louisiana, were unable to access food stamp benefits through their EBT cards.
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Style # 221569
With a square neckline, shimmering leopard pattern and a tight-knit fabric, this bebe sweater dress is the perfect way to spend a night out on the dancefloor. Throw on a moto jacket and sky-high-or-die heels to finish the look.
- 74% viscose 23% nylon 3% spandex
- Center back to hem: 30" (76 cm)
- Satin ribbon
- Hand wash according to care label
- Imported
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Bombings kill 7 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb attacks in Iraq have killed seven people, including a local political leader and four of his relatives, authorities said Wednesday.
Violence has risen sharply in Iraq in recent months as sectarian tensions increase, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the widespread sectarian bloodshed that pushed it to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007.
The deadliest attack came when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside politician Younis al-Rammah's guest house in the northern province of Ninevah, a provincial police officer said Wednesday. Al-Rammah and four relatives were killed, and six others were wounded.
The slain leader headed a political list competing in provincial elections this Thursday. Iraq's April provincial elections were delayed in the Sunni-dominated provinces of Ninevah province and Anbar because of what Iraqi officials said were security concerns.
Candidates are frequent targets for insurgents who aim to disrupt the political process.
Shortly after sunset Wednesday, police said a bomb placed near a juice cart exploded in the Shiite neighborhood of Shula in Baghdad, killing two people and wounding eight others.
Insurgent attacks against Shiites are frequent. Sunni extremists such as al-Qaida consider Shiites as heretics.
Medical officials confirmed the deaths. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to reporters.


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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Field Office of NASS has released the USDA's Sept. 1 Hogs and Pigs Report.
Total inventory of all hogs and pigs on hand in Illinois Sept. 1 was 4.65 million head, down 1 percent from last year. Market hogs, at 4.16 million head, were also down 1 percent from a year ago, while breeding hogs were at 490 thousand head, even with last year.
The June - August pig crop of 2.53 million pigs was even with last year. There were 250 thousand sows that farrowed, down 2 percent from last year. The average number of pigs per litter was 10.10, up from 9.90 during the same period last year.
Hog producers intend to farrow 250 thousand sows during the September - November quarter, down 2 percent from the actual farrowings for the same period a year ago. The first intentions estimate for the December 2012 - February 2013 quarter is for 245 thousand sows to farrow, down 4 percent from the actual farrowings for the same period a year ago.
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1 was 67.5 million head. This was up slightly from Sept. 1, 2011, and up 3 percent from June 1, 2012.
Breeding inventory, at 5.79 million head, was down slightly from last year, and down 1 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 61.7 million head, was up slightly from last year, and up 3 percent from last quarter.
The June-August 2012 pig crop, at 29.3 million head, was down slightly from 2011. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.89 million head, down 1 percent from 2011. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49 percent of the breeding herd.
The average pigs saved per litter was a record high 10.13 for the June-August period, compared to 10.03 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.60 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 10.20 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs.


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Parsippany-based Pinnacle Foods announced Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of the Wish-Bone brand from Unilever PLC in a $575 million cash transaction. The deal is subject to a customary post-closing inventory adjustment.
According to the announcement, the acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and new debt. The new debt consists of a $525 million term loan, due 2020. In making the announcement, Pinnacle reaffirmed its outlook for Wish-Bone to be $0.01-$0.02 accretive to EPS in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. In addition, Pinnacle also reaffirmed its consolidated EPS outlook for the full year of $1.53-$1.57.
The company first announced the acquisition in August.


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Dyson's showing us what it's made of for 2012 with the launch of four new vacuum cleaners using its fiercely-patented Dyson Ball (tee-em) technology. Most exciting (for vacuum cleaners) are the short in stature D38 and D39 which pack all of Dyson's clever tech into the Ball, saving space and rip-roaring round corners faster than your drab, four castered beast.
The D38 and D39's designers took cues from F1 cars to make sure the whole machine quickly turns to follow you around – but remember, vroom vroom noises should be saved for when you're alone in your flat.
Atop the Ball, Dyson's Radial Root Cyclone tech swirls all those microscopic particles of dust around until captured in the bin or too spaced out to attack your lungs anyway.
Rounding up the new range are the upright D40 and D41 models – which are based on similar tech, but instead sit the cyclone directly on top of the Dyson Ball (tee-em). Like their smaller counterparts, they come with adjustable base plates for different surfaces.
If your battered Henry is putting the rest of your gadget shrine to shame, you'll be glad to hear that all the new Dyson models go on sale from today. You'll pay £300 for the Dyson D38 and D39, £340 for the Animal D39 (if you've got pets instead of friends) and between £350 and £390 for the D40 and D41 upright vacuums. We'll see you in the iPhone-style queue outside John Lewis.
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