http://www.pasoroblespress.com http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2916 The world of movies and music will come to the North County during the first Paso Robles Digital Film Festival. The festival, which begins on Friday, Nov. 21, will feature a bevy of screenings, panels with industry professionals and world-class concerts at locations throughout the Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:24:26 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2926 Several Paso Robles firefighters were dispatched out-of-county to join the more than 2,200 firefighters battling the “Tea Fire” still burning in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara. According to Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services, one local crew was dispatched, which consisted of four Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:50 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2925 The public has until Monday, Dec. 1 to comment on a draft ordinance permitting sewage sludge land application that will be considered by the San Luis Obispo County Health Commission, an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors. The draft ordinance aims to restrict sewage Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:12 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2924 It was a defining moment for the Paderewski Festival and Paso Robles itself as the city entered into a Cooperation Intent Agreement with Tarnów District in Poland at the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom on Friday. Though separated by thousands of miles and located on two Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:05:24 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2918 The Paso Robles Event Center went to the dogs over the weekend as the San Luis Obispo Kennel Club hosted its 2008 All-Breed Confirmation Show on Saturday and Sunday. With roughly 760 registered canine entrants to the show — each with its own impeccable pedigree Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:01:11 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2917 On Nov. 18, 1886, the first train along the Southern Pacific Railroad line trundled into Templeton, forever altering the course of the tiny community. One hundred and twenty-two years later, residents of Templeton gathered on Main Street for their annual Founder’s Day celebration on Sunday, Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:59:53 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2915 The Paso Robles City Council has a packed agenda tonight with three public hearing items and eight items up for discussion. Here’s what’s on the agenda: * Applications were filed by North Coast Engineering on behalf of Jon Basila for the City Council to consider Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:58:14 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2914 The San Luis Obispo County Special Problems Unit cited two North County employees last week for selling alcohol to minors. Accompanied by Alcohol Beverage Control agents, deputies visited 13 North County establishments licensed to sell alcohol in the decoy operation. Those cited were Sang Chun Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:57:35 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2911 At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, Americans all over the United States and abroad paused to remember the service and sacrifice of countless men and women as part of the Veterans Day observance. With dozens of American flags lining Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:24:09 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2907 How many apartments will allowed in a proposed 84-unit multi-family affordable housing project called the Hidden Creek Village near the corner of Niblick and South River Roads and the Albertson’s Shopping Center will ultimately be up to the City Council to consider. On Tuesday, the Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:20:53 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2902 City Councilman Duane Picanco appears to be Paso Robles’ elected mayor, according to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s latest ballot count. The clerk-recorder’s office reported that as of the latest vote count performed this week, Picanco remained ahead of Mayor Pro Tem Gary Nemeth Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:17:58 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2899 The Paso Robles Police Department recently honored Ed Bedrosian for 20 years of dedicated service to the community with an encased Chaplain’s badge signifying “No. 1.” Bedrosian retired from the post last September and will continue as pastor at two local community churches — Heritage Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:45 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2898 A Templeton man reportedly driving the wrong direction on Highway 101 on Monday collided with an oncoming car occupied by a San Ardo family, leaving a mother with major injuries. Driver Michael R. Mazor, 57, was arrested and transported to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:14:51 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2881 During a special meeting on Thursday, members of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees approved a contract with Santa Margarita Construction Corp. to build five additional classrooms on the campus of Kermit King Elementary School. District staff first presented bids for Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:23:22 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2896 Just like candy canes, turkey and mistletoe, the Salvation Army’s Red Kettles and tiny silver bells are a symbol of the upcoming holidays, every ring heralding in a season marked by its generosity. But with a national economic crisis cascading outwards from Wall Street to Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:34:45 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2894 The Paso Robles Planning Commission will convene Wednesday, Nov. 12 for its regular meeting. There are three main items on the agenda — two planned developments and one conditional use permit. The commission pushed back its regular meeting from tonight due to the Veteran’s Day Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:32:54 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2888 Members of the pubic interested in learning more about oaks in urban landscapes are invited to an upcoming workshop. Entitled, “Go Native! Appreciating Oaks in the Urban Landscape,” the workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Paso Robles Library/City Hall Conference Center. It’s Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:29:11 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2887 Results of the election to see who will become Paso Robles’ next elected mayor may be determined this week, when the Office of the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder expects to have completed a final tally of the 500-plus votes remaining in Paso Robles. As Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:28:35 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2884 The city of Paso Robles is on track to be equipped with full inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions courtesy of a study being undertaken by a Cal Poly graduate through the efforts of the Sierra Club and Air Pollution Control District and Local Governments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:25:46 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2882 Business leaders from the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce recently disembarked from an eight-day, nine night business journey to China. For the first time in Chamber history, an estimated 80 members embarked from the Central Coast, thousands of miles away to China for a glimpse Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:20:46 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2878 Linda Stermer and Rhonda Evans plodded through a towering stack of boxes and containers on Sunday in Stermer’s Paso Robles home, taking inventory of the items stored up for Thanksgiving for Paso Robles’ annual free Thanksgiving Dinner. It’s just a portion of the supplies that Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:12:43 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2877 Tuesday night, three incumbents and a recently retired teacher were selected by Paso Robles residents to serve as members of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees. Four seats were open on the seven-member board, and incumbents Debi Saunders, who serves as Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:11:55 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2876 James Lockshaw was just 16-years-old when he enlisted in the Navy and joined the crew of PT230. Sixty-three years after the end of World War II, the remaining members of that crew met together in Paso Robles for what is likely to be their last Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:11:10 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2871 The race for mayor in Paso Robles was too close to call this week with only 36 votes separating Paso Robles’ mayoral candidates Duane Picanco and Gary Nemeth. Today, the office of the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder intends to perform an initial count of Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:07:02 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2869 It was an emotional scene Tuesday at Paso Robles business Advanced Powder Coating, the site of an accidental explosion that claimed the life of an employee. The explosion was apparently caused by an employee performing service-related work on a metal, 55-gallon barrel. The contents of Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:04:56 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2868 On Tuesday a record number of voters went to the polls nationwide and selected Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. Obama captured both the popular vote and the Electoral College vote, with the race called in his favor Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:56:09 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2867 Incumbent City Councilman Fred Strong and local architect Nick Gilman appeared to hold a safe margin of approval for the two currently available seats on the Paso Robles City Council as of Thursday. The final result has the potential to shift as the San Luis Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:49:27 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2862 If the students and staff at Paso Robles High School had their way, Sen. Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States. Obama defeated Sen. John McCain 893 to 509 during a mock election held on campus on Wednesday and Thursday. The Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:40:56 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2860 A Paso Robles man was recently arrested and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on suspicion of evading a peace officer, wreckless driving and probation violations after leading police on a high-speed pursuit along Highway 46 West. Police initially spotted Robert Manuel Cordoza, 25, Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:38:55 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2855 Firestone Walker Brewing Company brewmaster Matt Brynildson was recently selected among brewers from Japan, Australia and Denmark in a special invitation to brew for the United Kingdom for the 2008 JD Wetherspoon International Beer Festival. The festival, which runs through mid-November at 650 JD Wetherspoon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:35:03 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2854 The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the 2009 Destination Guide Art Contest and announced the winners, one of which will be featured in a color spread for the estimated 50,000-circulation guide. The contest showcased the work of 11 participating artists and 14 original Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:34:01 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2851 Developing a strategic plan to boost business at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport was a common theme for the goals stated by three applicants who were recently appointed to sit on Paso Robles’ five-member Citizen’s Airport Committee. Residents Mark Kenyon, Eric Cook and Jason Diefenderfer Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:30:52 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2850 About 30 students from Paso Robles and Liberty high schools got a behind-the-scenes look at the local emergency and medical industry on Oct. 28 as part of any chance to explore different type of careers within the North County community. The interactive and explorative career Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:29:46 -0600 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2845 An estimated 80 residents from the San Miguel community convened at Lillian Larsen School gymnasium on Tuesday for an informational forum on smart growth and inclusionary housing. Among those in attendance were members of the San Miguel Resource Connection and San Miguel Community Services District, Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:53:39 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2842 Officials with the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District recognized the one-year anniversary of Nacimiento Water Project groundbreaking and mourned the tragic loss of two construction workers killed in the process. The project, which includes 45 miles of pipe, three pump Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:50:50 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2835 Paso Robles Mayor and First District Supervisor-elect Frank Mecham has selected recommendations that will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for appointments to various county advisory bodies. Mecham had only positive things to say regarding incumbent First District Supervisor Harry Ovitt’s appointments and said Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:46:51 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2833 A juvenile was transported to Twin Cities Community Hospital for further examination on Tuesday following a collision with a motorist at the intersection of Creston Road and Laura Way near Daniel E. Lewis Middle School. The accident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. and involved a Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:45:46 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2829 Bradley-native Anthony Cruz is a testament to the fact that a person is never too young to make a difference in this world. At just 13-years-old, Cruz was the youngest of five community volunteers to be singled out as a finalist for the San Francisco Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:42:38 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2828 The Paso Robles Press recently compiled a series of questions for the candidates running for two seats on the Paso Robles City Council. Candidates running for council include incumbent City Councilman Fred Strong, Planning Commission Chairman and realtor Ed Steinbeck, architect Nick Gilman, locksmith Daniel Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:41:39 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2827 The Board of Trustees for the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District voted to delay awarding the bid for a new pod of classrooms at Kermit King Elementary School until the bidder’s references could be checked. When Kermit King was originally built in 2001, only Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:41:04 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2826 The Ranch Restaurant & Honky Tonk, a new bar and grill in the heart of downtown San Miguel, opened its doors Friday. The $1 million renovation project, located at 1285 Mission St., has taken an old building and infused a honky-tonk theme complete with live Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:25:56 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2825 For years to come historians and political analysts will try to determine the lasting legacy of President George W. Bush and his administration. But when it comes to schools, the Bush Administration’s mark can be summed up in four words — No Child Left Behind. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:25:07 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2822 There are seven candidates running for four open seats on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees. The board, which is composed of seven members, oversees six elementary schools, two middle schools, a comprehensive high school, a culinary academy and three alternative Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:14 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2821 San Miguel area residents interested in hearing more about issues affecting their property rights are being invited to a special informational forum tonight. Hosted by the San Miguel Resource Connection, the free educational forum is titled “The Future of San Miguel–Property Rights and Planning Forum” Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:21:35 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2819 In addition to the Presidential race, 12 propositions and a host of local government races, voters will be asked to weigh in on the race for the 33rd State Assembly District and the 15th State Senate District. State Senate Race In the race for Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:19:34 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2818 NCI Affiliates, Inc. recently moved into its new, 15,000-square-foot home at 496 Linne Road in Paso Robles. The multi-use facility is housing the nonprofit’s administrative offices, day support and work services along with being the city’s newest U.S. Post Office Contract Postal Unit. The Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:18:53 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2817 The Paso Robles Press recently compiled a series of questions for the candidates running the city’s second-ever elected mayoral seat. Candidates running for mayor include City Councilmen Duane Picanco and Gary Nemeth, Concerned Citizens for Paso Robles leader and lecturer John Borst and Norman Vineyards Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:18:11 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2813 Paso Robles business owner Joni Springer’s longtime means of creative expression has now given way to a unique form of political expression for San Luis Obispo County residents. Springer, who owns and operates a contract sewing and product design business called Rhythm Design out of Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:14:50 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2810 The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to select a revised water rate methodology and authorized city staff to proceed with property owner and water customer notification. The council will consider final adoption of the rates on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, the deadline Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:22:59 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2806 City Councilman Fred Strong, who is running for re-election, recently received several organizational endorsements. Strong’s endorsements include all three city employee union organizations — Service Employees International Union Local No. 620, Paso Robles Police Officers’ Association and International Association of Fire Fighters,
Paso Robles Chapter No. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:20:36 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2803 In addition to a number of national, state and local offices on the ballot for the General Election, slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4, California voters will be asked to decide 12 propositions. Below is a look at the proposed propositions on the ballot and a Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:17:47 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2802 Local law enforcement officials including Paso Robles Police Department Chief Lisa Solomon and Deputy District Attorney Gerald T. Shea have come out in opposition to Proposition 5, a ballot measure which, among other things, calls for an annual allocation of roughly half a billion dollars Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:17:08 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2797 Brand communications firm 2 Point Media will be retained beyond its $57,400 contract to help assist the city in public relations on a new, pay-as-you-go water rates proposal approved by the Paso Robles City Council Tuesday. The firm, originally contracted to help assist the city Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:13:26 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2793 Prompted by a request from a local ice cream truck to conduct business within city limits, the Paso Robles City Council moved on Tuesday to begin an amendment and update to its municipal code that would require such requests to be funneled directly to a Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:10:56 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2792 The Homebuilders Association of the Central Coast recently announced its candidate and ballot measure endorsements for the Nov. 4 election. In Paso Robles, the association endorsed Planning Commission Chairman and realtor Ed Steinbeck, incumbent City Councilman and planner Fred Strong for City Council and Mayor Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:10:08 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2790 Local artist Carla Cary has an impeccable eye for color, a passion for painting and an impressive body of work — just a fraction of which is currently on display at the Paso Robles City Library. But what is truly remarkable about this up-and-coming Paso Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:08:52 -0500 http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.pasoroblespress.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=2789 One man’s alleged attempt to “destroy” a computer by lighting a trashcan on fire Sunday in California Valley turned into an hour-long standoff and the eventual arrest of a suspect without injury. California Valley resident Lance Timothy Stach, 22, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:07:43 -0500