| At at Glance: Regional News of Note
The Arroyo Grande Police Department recently received several complaints from residents that a man is leaving notes on their doors requesting money to paint their residence addresses on the curb. The notes ask that the residents leave money in their mailboxes if they'd like their street addresses painted on the curb. The male subject is working in the city without a permit, and the work he's asking to do doesn't conform to city code, according to the department. Investigators are asking anyone contacted by the subject to call the Police Department at 473-5100 and report his whereabouts. Nipomo .
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Caped in controversy
TIJUANA, Mexico - Matador Omar Villase or ran his fingers through his slick, black hair, dusted off his hat and basked in the adulation of the cheering crowd. Moments before, the Mexican bullfighter had been tossed into the air and spun around on the impressive horns of a half-ton bull named Pingalin. Bleeding from an ugly gash in his thigh, the 23-year-old matador continued his aggressive duel with the bull, ultimately ending in its death. Among the fans applauding Villase or were members of Los Aficionados de Los Angeles, a close-knit club that travels regularly from Southern California to watch the centuries-old - and always controversial - tradition of bullfighting. "The music, the art and the atmosphere is what we enjoy most, not the actual killing of the bull," said Robert Garcia, 49, of Whittier who travels regularly with 25-year-old daughter Bobbie Castillo to the bullfights.
View Points
Only a week ago, Demopolites were awestruck by billowing black smoke rising to the heavens from what was later labeled by the Demopolis Fire Department as a polishing pond fire at the recently closed Southern Pride Catfish Company's processing plant off of U.S. Highway 43.According to the department, firefighters arrived within four minutes of relieving the initial call and battled the blaze for three hours. The department also noted that the fire fight was a joint effort.The group was assisted by the Alabama Forestry Commission, who provided bull dozier equipment lest a barrier wall need be created, the Old Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Alabama Power.We feel that the fire department reacted to a serious situation with the utmost professionalism. We also feel that the fire once again raises several issues on public safety in Demopolis.A number of residents greeted by sight responded by getting in their vehicles and trying to catch a glimpse of the cause of the column of smoke.
County bridges to be inspected in wake of bridge collapse
Crawford County's 38 bridges are inspected by an engineer on a regular basis and Steve Scott, county maintenance director, said Friday he is confident they are safe despite the fact that many are very old. County bridges to be inspected in wake of bridge collapse By Jane Smith 08/04/07 — Crawford County's 38 bridges are inspected by an engineer on a regular basis and Steve Scott, county maintenance director, said Friday he is confident they are safe despite the fact that many are very old. .
Noodle bath or red
Forget about soaking in milk and rose petals. Spa treatments are getting far more exotic than Cleopatra's famed treatment. Spas abroad are now offering noodle baths along with treatments such as beer baths, chocolate massages, red wine face masks, and diamond dust face masks.
Bangaloreans will soon get to experience these, say experts in the field. “Bangalore has the largest number of spas in India," says Dr Isaac Mathai of an ayurvedic health centre.
But he has some reservations about fancy treatments. “The industry keeps coming up with new things to woo the customer, but their benefits — especially long-term — are questionable," he points out. But that doesn't stop the city's spa junkies from trying every new treatment that's offered.
AC Sachin, personal manager of a city spa, says, “The Thai massage is very popular with our clients.
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