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12 May 2012
Passed a car freighter this afternoon inbound to Auckland. As a giant, floating shoe box these guys make cruise ships (BUTTS as you may recall) look attractive. Wonder if Captain's mom knows what he does for a living?
Otherwise our little patch of South Pacific has been unsullied by human intervention or even by the weather lizard who again steps on his dangly bit. No wind forecast is instead SSW for 5.5 to 6.2 boat knots with main and drifter. Glass is both half empty and half full. Seems somehow wrong, but no one is complaining as a beautiful day in easy sea under clear sky meanders into night.
11 May 2012
Thus begins the 10 month ICA (Island Cruising Association) Western Pacific Rally from New Zealand to Vanuatu, Solomon's, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Australia to Tasmania (devils are tiny rascals, but mean) and return. Jan & I will steer off after Hobart for New Caledonia and Queensland then Darwin to catch the Indonesia Rally next year.
Rallys have advantages. They can grease bureaucratic wheels, provide local knowledge and serve as a focal point for get-togethers with other cruisers, most of whom are wonderfully likeable. Also, due to schedules, it discourages procrastination when starting a passage such as with those weenies back in Opua who are waiting for an actual weather window. Ha! After a day and a half of getting hammered by an obstreperous sea the two of us may or may not try to scrape together enough energy to credibly scorn their pusillanimity (real word Cal). No worries though as tomorrow bodes no wind or sea at all before the following day's headwinds change the rolling to pounding. Change is good.
We're paying good money for this.
Well, that's it. Except for a few pesky daily details blog's done until July 2013.
16 April 2012
Passage across the 130 NM Bay of Plenty has been fraught with motoring, but an unforecast breeze sprang up at 0430 for 6 1/2 hours of beautiful sailing.
28 April 2012
Having the attention span of a three-year-old, forgot to return to blog for almost two weeks in a failed attempt to make boat fully operational.
Arrived morning of the 17th at Pier 21 after surprisingly long periods, given forecast, of using only the big, white sheets for propulsion (oddly, Cal, in nauticalese sheets are ropes and ropes are lines and the big, white things are called something else entirely - sailors are a perverse lot).
Wind generator ordered from US remained backordered from Trinidad, one watermaker pump died without a whimper and refrigerator decided that cold beer was over- rated.
Found a non-working KISS (that first thing listed) by virtue of the chance encounter of a friend with its owner in Napier who actually lives within 2 hours of Auckland. Met him halfway to pick the thing up. It continued to not work on sail up to Opua.
Had a spare pump plus Spectra will make water with only one of two pumps, so blew off that little problem until later.
Frig may have small leak, but was made operational by adding freon plus dye for subsequent leak check after arrival in Opua.
After various machinations and an unconscionable amount of brightwork varnishing, cast off for an overnight to Opua on 26th, arriving 27th.
9 May 2012
All go for departure wee hours tomorrow in a manner of speaking. Anything weer than 6 is likely to be too wee.
Frankenstein wind generator and new 145 watt solar panel are maintaining amp leakage out the the wazoo. Honda generator (box-o-Honda) is back together and may possibly run one day. Water maker pumping on all cylinders. Spare freon is aboard for leaky frig. Life is good.
Now preparing to say goodbye forever, or possibly not, to many friends and acquaintances at the Opua Cruising Club. Will miss New Zealand, but new adventure awaits and plan to return one day.
15 April 2012
Necessitousness (possibly a real word, but in this case entirely gratuitous) for haste has diminished as, while festivities start on 29 April, fleet not scheduled for departure until 5 May with intervening time devoted to heavy drinking. There may also be ancillary activities such as briefings, provisioning and boat prep. Suspicion grows that organizers will expect some level of compliance with rules. Where likelihood of discovery and subsequent reproval is high one does what one must.
Three hundred nautical miles has provided significant thermal relief as extrication from duvet cocooned bunk for morning watch from 0400 to 0800 is now minimally traumatic. Crew concensus indicates that continuing north to more tropical climes would not be infelicitous (again gratuitous, but a pretty cool word).
After one more comprehensive attempt in Wellington, water system was carefully reassembled to await professional help in Auckland. Supervening operation of engine while progressing north yielded hot water. Thinking, of course, that this was a cruel hoax, foisted upon gullible life forms by a perverse inanimate object, as they do, a second test was conducted following an extended period of sailing. Hot water was again obtained and yet again with subsequent similar activity. Not wishing to underestimate deviousness of mechanical devices, have nevertheless once more become enamored of resulting hot showers.
13 April 2012
Departing at oh dark thirty when it's warm is one thing. This was the other thing. Conditions were, however, benign and after a rising sun irradiated greenhouse cockpit, ship's company were more than toasty. Progress has relied on following currents (proximate cause of uncivilized AM departure) and noisy, smelly thing below deck. Clatter was alleviated by a few hours of great sailing until wind fairy again took holiday. Anticipate developing southeasterly overnight to regain blessed quietude for a day or so. As Bay of Plenty is forecast calm during transit and motoring is impossible for full distance, will evaluate fuel situation abeam Gisborne day after tomorrow. Earliest arrival Auckland, Tuesday.
Some will notice this voyage was initiated on a Friday, also the 13th. For sailors of less stout stuff this type activity is ill-advised, imprudent and, I might say, temerarious (if I knew what it meant) or possibly foolhardy. Ha, ha! I wave my day-old skivvies in the face of fate. We endeavor to persevere... whatever.
13 April 2012
Careful examination of face in mirror reveals concern written all over it for getting up to Opua for start of Western Pacific Rally leaving the 29th. Champing at bit to be away, but weathermen, who have promised that cold, wet, northwest gale blowing through Wellington this morning will relax to clear, southerly, zephyr by afternoon, have been known to prevaricate.
- Later
Strangely enough weather weasels were correct as to wind and sky however decision to leave has been thwarted by 3 meter, short period swell prevailing until evening. Now plan to go at 0230, two hours before low tide. This timing is reputed to aid in getting out of harbour (Kiwis insert the extraneous 'u', don't know why) and besides we love floundering around in the dark - when it's cold - and we haven't had any sleep.
Non-stop to Auckland, where we expect to spend a week, is about four and a half days.


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By BRAD KELLAR
Herald-Banner Staff
A portion of the City of Greenville's controversial "Alternative Financial Services" (AFS) ordinance has been found to be illegal and leaves the city open to civil litigation.
City Attorney Daniel Ray intends to meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission next month to work on striking the language in the ordinance which prevents a payday loan company or similar business from opening in the same location where another AFS operation closed.
According to a press release issued Friday, Ray said the issue surrounds the portion of the ordinance which states, "The privilege to continue a nonconforming alternative financial service establishment shall cease and such use shall terminate whenever … A certificate of occupancy for a change of owner, occupant, tenant, or business is issued."
Ray said the section means that an "Alternative Financial Service" business (i.e., businesses engaged in the practice of short-term loans and auto-title loans) may not sell their businesses to another owner, occupant, tenant, or business if they are a "non-conforming use" – which in this case means they are located within 1,000 feet of another Alternative Financial Service.
If they do sell, the new owner, occupant, tenant, or business must obtain a new Certificate of Occupancy under other regulations, which will automatically terminate the privilege to continue operations.
Ray said the purpose of the section was to ultimately reduce the number of Alternative Financial Service businesses that could legally operate in certain areas of the city.
"However, this manner of terminating non-conforming uses is not recognized as valid under Texas law," he added.
Texas law only allows cities to terminate non-conforming uses in three situations: (1) the nonconforming use has been found to be a "nuisance" through duly-adopted procedures (i.e., landfills, businesses that attract rodents, or similar nuisances); (2) it is determined under duly-adopted "amortization ordinances" that the owner of the establishment has achieved a reasonable return on his or her investment (Greenville's ordinances have no such provision); or (3) the non-conforming use has been abandoned or destroyed (which specifically does not include a sale).
Ray said a non-conforming use privilege is a "property right" under state and federal law, explaining that Section 5-2.25.B.a, "is a direct violation of the US Constitution's Due Process clauses and the requirements of state law because it illegally deprives the owner of that privilege and terminates their property rights in a manner not recognized by Texas Courts and without providing an avenue for appeal."
Ray said he intends to meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission August 19, and ask the Commission to recommend to the City Council an amendment to the Code of Ordinances by striking Section 5-2.25.B.a in its entirety.
"Despite publicity and statements to the contrary, this ordinance change is not a loosening of the restrictions on Alternative Financial Services," Ray said. "It will not allow new businesses in that category to move in, and the 1000-foot spacing requirement will remain in place. The removal of the illegal section will simply allow the legal transfer of Alternative Financial Service businesses from one owner to another. The City Attorney's office has advised the City Council that failure to remove the illegal language will subject the city to clear civil liability — liability for which there is no insurance coverage."

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For this physician, the case was never about money.
Nor was it simply about money for the child whose interests were being represented by members of the mother's family.
For the family, the issue was accountability and in this case, the money served as an apology for the wrongdoing they firmly believed the doctor had committed.
This is the secret of secrets for great negotiators.
Money itself – its tangible form – can neither sustain life nor enhance it. Nevertheless, we all too often pursue money for its own sake rather than for that which it can provide.
Cash, credit, checks, money orders and wire transfers cannot themselves be consumed. Grant deeds and lease agreements cannot be inhabited. Stock certificates cannot create warmth in winter nor illuminate the dark of night. A policy of life insurance cannot support a family nor health insurance reduce a fever or prevent childhood disease.
At one and the same time, there is no relationship and every relationship between any given sum of money and that which it can buy.
With $20 in my wallet, I can purchase dinner for five at McDonalds or a bottle of so-so Bordeaux at a local restaurant. I can pick up a pair of sandals at Payless; subscribe to Time magazine for six months; rent a surfboard at the beach; fill half my tank with gas; hire a day laborer to do odd jobs on a Saturday afternoon or, according to my Sunday magazine, save a third world child from starvation.
Sentimental pop songs to the contrary, enough twenties can even buy me love.
It is money's nearly infinite plasticity that makes exchange of unlike things not only possible, but nearly effortless.
Unlike barter, which famously requires a 'double coincidence of wants,' money creates a bridge to the future; permits trade at a distance; allows the exchange of durable objects for perishable goods; and, is capable of reducing nearly every human activity into a quantitative monetary value.
But if you do not locate the desire under any money demand, you will never be a great negotiator.
This post is brought to you by Chapter Six of Success as a Mediator for Dummies. You don't have to be a mediator to benefit from its insights because every parent, every spouse, every worker, every professional, every teacher, and every small business person is a mediator.
This is very interesting. In my last negotiation, I got what I wanted, but I was grossed out by how I got it — being emotional … angry, to be exact. I go in search of my root meaning. :D
What you are saying is so true. It is common for mediations in which the parties will not have a relationship in the future to be viewed as 'financial transactions.' However, it's important to understand what is important to each party and sometimes that includes understanding what the money means to each person. I observed a mediation involving a car accident. One party's insurance company offered a sum of money and the other party refused to accept the offer. What the attorneys and mediators in the room failed to recognize is that the refusing party wanted a chance to express how the car accident had impacted their life. For him to settle meant that he would not have the opportunity to be heard.
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META Tags are Dead. Long Live META Tags!
Possibly the number one thing that will get you laughed out of search engine circles is claiming that META tags (specifically the Description and Keywords tags) are still important for ranking well.
Here are just a few examples:
- Just yesterday Rand criticized horrible information in the Kansas City Star's Steps to Build Web Traffic, including "You need to have key words or meta tags on every page of the site. Meta tags are the key phrases that search engines look for."
- Tony at Xeal Inc. says that the META Description "can actually be a detriment for the user."
- Heck, even I'm on record calling a search marketer "borderline criminal" who claimed in a proposal, among other things, that META tags are key to ranking well.
However, I have now built a steady stream of evidence to the contrary — namely that the META Description can be vital to ranking well.
Hear me out.
What I've seen specifically is that Google leans heavily on the Description tag to determine if a page is unique or not. If you have a site where the vast majority of pages all have the same Description, or no Description at all, you might encounter a couple of problems:
- The pages may not get indexed at all.
- The pages may get indexed, but only in the Supplemental index.
My evidence for this?
WFG's, The Company of Women: This site has seven pages. Every page had the exact same Description and Keywords, and every page (except for the homepage) was in the Supplemental index. We changed both METAs, and the pages came out of Supplemental within days.
CreditorWeb.com: Same situation here, but with vastly more pages, and virtually all of them were Supplemental. When we changed the duplicate Descriptions to be unique to each page, however, the pages came right out.
Nursing Homes.com: Similar situation here, but with a twist. We launched thousands of new pages back in September and just like clockwork, Google began to crawl them all and add them to the index. Flash forward a few months, however, and the crawling had stopped almost entirely and nothing but the homepage was indexed. Turns out, only the homepage had a Description. Adding a unique Description for every page has had the unique effect (so far) of restoring to the Supplemental index pages that Google crawled back in September. Although it's crawling thousands of pages a day, it's still showing the old pages in Supplemental. Waiting to see if all the pages now have Descriptions maybe?
So if you're having problems getting into the full index, or if you just want to avoid problems in the future, be sure that all your pages have a unique Description. It can be short, but just make sure it's applicable and unique.


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Fortunately or unfortunately, competitive exams have become a strict norm for selection to various professional courses in our country. Notwithstanding the demerits of such a system, competitive exams are a reality for the lakhs of students who appear in them every year.
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The following is an editorial by Mark Zonarich, AICP, LEED-AP Project Manager Olen Properties Corp. The company pulled out of their proposed controversial El Camino Real project Wednesday.
Dear Citizens of San Clemente, the General Plan Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission and Members of our City Council:
'Tis the holiday season, and in the spirit of giving, please allow me to give you a few kernels of truth amidst the rising tide of statistical nonsense and misleading arguments that have recently enveloped the General Plan Update debate regarding building heights downtown.
In case you haven't heard, our City's General Plan is in the process of being updated. Typically, this document is updated every five years; however, the last time it was updated was over twenty yeas ago.
What does this mean you may ask, and why does it matter?
The General Plan guides the future vision for our City and forms the legal basis for its ordinances. The purpose of the General Plan Update is to review and revise community goals and aspirations to ensure consistency with the legal framework that manages our physical and economic resources.
One of the most hotly contested issues surrounding the General Plan Update has been about limiting the number of stories of downtown buildings. A small, yet vocal, group of advocates behind a suggested and unwarranted 3-story ban have been utilizing misleading arguments and statistical nonsense to back their claims. This article is an attempt to bring light to the shadows of this debate.
Don't be hoodwinked, this debate is not about preserving "village character" or 2 vs. 3-stories, it is about violating long-standing Property Rights.
In the words of Winston Churchill, "a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." While our City is no stranger to political controversy, we should at least allow the Truth the opportunity to step into a pant leg.
The following is an breakdown of many of the fallacies surrounding the 2 vs. 3-story debate in an attempt to debunk the myths.
MYTH #1: 3-story buildings are inconsistent with the "village character" of downtown.
FACT: Since the City's founding in 1925, 3-story buildings have always been a part of the downtown's "DNA." In fact, along with requirements of white stucco walls and red tile roofs, Ole Hanson's original architectural regulations included a 4-story height restriction, not a 3-story restriction.
In fact, nearly all of the civic and non-residential buildings constructed in the City prior to the Great Depression were 2 and 3-stories. It is very likely that had the Great Depression not occurred and had Hanson been able to complete his original vision of San Clemente, many more 3-story buildings would exist today.
If you ask 20 residents what "village character" means to them, you will get nearly as many different answers. What can be empirically demonstrated however, is what residents consider to be the "heart" of downtown.
Whenever I've asked a resident what the most iconic area of downtown is I have always heard the same response: "the upper 100 Block of Avenida Del Mar."
What is it about this block that makes it so special?
Well, from a town planning perspective, it is four things: urbanism, architecture, landscaping and use.
While each of these four aspects are distinct, they are all interrelated. It is important to be able to understand their associated metrics as they form the basis of zoning.
Oftentimes, a City will catalog and analyze the metrics and physical characteristics of these most-loved places to inform future zoning decisions.
Urbanism: First, and most importantly, it is this block's superior urbanism and massing. The block's well-defined streetwall and its width-to-height ratio (width of the street to the height of the buildings) makes for a welcoming and enclosing outdoor room. Avenida Del Mar was purposefully designed by Hanson as a wider thoroughfare than surrounding streets to accommodate larger buildings in the heart of downtown.
Believe it or not, the upper 100 Block of Del Mar is composed of 40 percent 3-story buildings, with less than 10 percent made up of 1-story structures. It is these taller buildings that create a sense of enclosure that is not present in the urbanistically inferior lower blocks lined with only 1-story buildings.
Even a casual observer can draw a line between pre and post-Hanson eras across Avenida Del Mar at this point.
Architecture: Second, the upper 100 Block of Del Mar has authentic, high-quality Spanish colonial revival architecture (what the massing is "skinned" with). This consistent architectural "language" also helps to define and unify this space.
Landscaping: Third, the block has a variety of landscaping details that help to soften and animate the architecture including street trees, planted pots, wall vines, fountains, pavers, and planters.
Use: Lastly, the block is lined with pedestrian-oriented uses (restaurants, cafes, boutiques, etc.) that help to activate the ground-plane.
As you will notice, building height is merely one aspect amongst many that contribute to placemaking and "village character."
In fact, the nuances of building height can even further be broken down when discussing setbacks and other three-dimensional massing regulations.
This distinction is significant because we experience the world in 3-dimensions, not 2-dimensional, flat drawings which can easily be distorted or misunderstood. Take the antiques building on Avenida Del Mar next to the Hotel San Clemente for example.
The Hotel San Clemente is undeniably one of the City's most iconic buildings. Built in 1927, the hotel stands 3 and 4-stories tall. With a sheer, 3-story facade at the street, this structure could not be rebuilt under today's current zoning.
The historic antiques building next door however, is a different story. I have overheard residents fiercely debate whether it is a 2- or 3-story building. This building is in fact, three stories tall, yet its 3rd story is set back from the street, giving the 3-dimensional perception of a 2-story massing.
This 3rd-story setback is consistent with the current downtown zoning and therefore any 3-story buildings built under our current zoning would be perceived as 2-story structures along the street.
MYTH #2: A majority of residents support a 3-story ban.
FACT: A number of General Plan surveys, visioning exercises, and workshops were conducted during 2009 in which residents voiced their concerns and opinions on a variety of issues facing the City.
While it is accurate that the True North Community Phone Survey published in July of 2009 did find that a majority of respondents (86 percent) prioritized the preservation of the "unique village character of San Clemente," when this statistic is understood in its broader context within the study, its significance is quickly diminished as this is an inevitable and obvious finding.
Respondents were not asked to prioritize a limited list of options, but rather to simply identify issues that they felt were a priority. Every topic listed could have been considered a priority. What resident wouldn't want to preserve the "unique village character of San Clemente?"
Frankly, one has to wonder why this statistic wasn't 100 percent.
Not once were the words "building height" or "number of stories" mentioned in the survey or in its conclusions. In fact, nearly the exact same percentage of respondents (82 percent) also desired the "creation of economic development programs that strengthen the local economy and increase the revenues needed to provide City services."
This is significant as it indicates a near equal desire for economic growth and fiscal responsibility as "village character" preservation.
During the Community Visioning Workshops of July, 2009 only one group suggested that development should be restricted to 2-stories in the "T-Zone." Two other groups suggested that 3- and even 4-story mixed-use development should be encouraged. The remaining groups were indifferent regarding the issue of building heights.
Contrary to popular belief, one can infer from these findings that a majority of residents actually prefer taller mixed-use development.
While building height is undeniably one component of "village character" none of these studies definitively demonstrate a dominate correlation between building height and "village character."
In fact, only a small yet vocal minority is seeking a 3-story ban, one whose motives remain unclear.
Ironically, this effort has been lead by the San Clemente Historical Society who claims that such a ban is consistent with City Founder, Ole Hanson's original vision for the downtown. This is an outright fabrication.
Ole Hanson's original architectural regulations dating back to the City's founding included a 4-story height restriction, not a 3-story restriction. While the zoning has since been updated, when Bank of America repossessed the City from Hanson in 1937 following the Great Depression, this restriction and many of his architectural standards were abolished in an effort to incentivize economic growth, ushering in an era of more relaxed building height regulation.
MYTH #3: A majority of General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) members support a 3-story ban.
FACT: Commissioners concluded that 3-story, mixed-use buildings should not be prohibited. During the Planning Commission meeting of September 19, 2012, six Commissioners weighed in on this debate. All six concluded that property owners should retain their existing rights and many suggested that urban design tools exist that would result in a level of certainty that would be acceptable to both property owners and preservationists of "village character."
If designed properly, property owners should retain their rights should they choose to exercise them.
In the legal system, courts will typically default to the more conservative of two options when faced with differing opinions in regard to the interpretation and/or applicability of a specific law or process.
While some claim that the GPAC is divided on the building heights issue, the mere fact that dissent exists and there is not unanimous support for a 3-story ban is evidence that property owners should be allowed to retain their existing rights.
Let's be clear, no one is requesting an increase in development rights, merely to preserve existing ones. When stated differently, how does it make sense that such a low threshold could exist to enable the taking of property rights which have existed since the founding of our City, yet it takes a near herculean undertaking to defend them?
MYTH #4: 3-Story buildings should not be allowed in the downtown.
FACT: If taller buildings should exist anywhere, it is in our downtown, not in outlying lower-intensity and predominantly residential areas. Environmental and sustainable pedagogy emphasizes this as a superior alternative to suburban sprawl.
In downtowns, residents can live, work and play. It is well known that on a per capita basis, residents who live in downtowns drive fewer miles and consume fewer resources. Confining higher intensity development to outside of downtown is counterintuitive and contributes to sprawl and environmental degradation, not to mention creates significant economic implications.
A blanket 3-story ban would amount to a regulatory taking and violation of hundreds of property owners existing rights, not to mention a monumental loss of property values conservatively estimated at over $60 million.
This, in turn, would have a significant negative impact on long-term property tax revenues for the City.
With the sizeable Marblehead Outlet development looming on the horizon, let's not further stifle economic growth in our downtown.
MYTH #5: Current zoning will ruin our downtown and result in vast concrete urban "canyons" that block out the sun and span as far as the eye can see.
FACT: Our current zoning has remained unchanged for the last 20 years, and during that time our downtown has become stronger than ever.
Although it may be hard to believe, urban design standards are already in place that have simultaneously prevented this hypothetical urban apocalypse from happening while encouraging buildings of varying sizes and authentic architectural detailing. This realization alludes to the old adage, "if it's not broke, why fix it?"
Existing zoning already prohibits buildings over 2-stories in the downtown unless they meet a specific set of criteria aimed at creating true mixed use buildings that will serve as assets to the greater community.
The associated rigorous architectural standards are also aimed at enhancing the Spanish Colonial Revival identity of the City. Cases attempting to deviate from these standards should continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Although downtown is everybody's neighborhood, not everybody agrees on how to define "village character."
"Village character" is as nuanced and unique as the people who live in San Clemente.
Considering this fact, I pose the following question: Is the correlation between the specific nuances of 2-story and 3-story buildings with a third-floor setback and "village character" strong enough to warrant a taking of property rights that have existed since the founding of our City and stifle the economic growth of our downtown?
The answer is clear.
The decision to take away property rights that have existed for nearly a century should not be taken lightly; both in light of the complex correlation that exists between building height and "village character" and especially when more sophisticated urban design tools exist to address common concerns and accomplish the same goals.
Despite being one of the best orators of his time, when Ole Hanson gave his inaugural "tent speech" before 600 prospective buyers standing in the mud at the founding of San Clemente on Dec. 6, 1925, he spoke of his dream for the City not in flowery prose but rather statistics, hard facts and common sense.
I urge both the GPAC and City Council to follow in Hanson's footsteps and weigh all of the facts before making a decision on the building heights issue.
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth," Mahatma Gandhi said.
For those seeking the truth and more information about our project, please find us on Facebook or contact me at any time.
Mark Zonarich, AICP, LEED-AP
Project Manager
Olen Properties Corp.
The San Clemente Mixed Use Project


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Some won't or can't read those posts, it just runs together, and blurs, etc. With that being said, I am wondering if the drs have done any testing to make sure there isn't a problem of some type, causing seisures.
15 yrs of being on pain meds, half your life, almost, does not sound like a good thing. In my opinion.
I'm thinking maybe the drs are realizing this, or maybe you are refilling more often or taking more then you realize.
The problem with narcotic type meds, is eventually, in many cases, it does stop working as efficiently. Thus requiring stronger, more often, etc. to control the pain.
This is one reason why many drs. prefer not to use for treatment for FM type medical problems.
You say all FM meds cause the seisures, and in looking back at your posts, as far back as 9 or 10 months ago, you were in same situation.
Are the seisures confirmed, have you seen a dr right after, or testing done right after?
I myself don't like to, or wouldn't catagorize others as drug seeking addicted pill seekers as the reason you might find it difficult to get your prescriptions filled.
Drs. have to answer to the FDA when they prescribe narcotic type meds. And a closer eye and more records being kept now a days.
Have you considered or tried just an ibuprophen for some relief? (advil, alleve).
Having a recent delivery, what did you do while you were pregnant? I would think you would not have been on narcotic meds during the pregnancy?
This is just my thoughts, hope it isn't to harsh
no question about it. but if i am unable to take fibro meds and the drs themselves determined that and that the only thing that i can take for fibro pain is narcotics then why all the sudden now knowing the extremeness of my fibro are they taking me off them completely.if you have fibro can't you see where i am coming from and the pain you endure on a daily basis?
I want to have a good life with my family and if i cant do it because i am not being treated with any mediation for my condition how am i going to have a life. i barely have one now.
its hard for me to get out of the house as it is.i have days i cant get out of bed. just this week my supportive loving mother took my 2 kids for 3 days because i had an extreme flare up and couldnt even take care of my own kids. i laid in bed/couch and took hot baths. i dont know what else to do. but no i am not addicted to my meds and yes it started at a young age
but that was not my choice. i didnt chose this.but i am the one in pain on a daily basis or all these yrs and now i am missing out on special moments with my children because of it. its not just a mild case, i have an extreme case of fibro. i just dont know what to do. but thank you for replying i really appreciate it.
and by the way i dont know how my post got post on here 3 times. its beyond me.
I read the first post but could not get through the second one as I just cannot read when the paragraphs are not broken up..... oh yes fibro does effect the eyes.
One thing I will tell you... don't go shopping too much for Dr's as it will take time for a new one to know you and will not be able to help you with pain til they know you and your pain.
When I was 24 I was raising a 3 month old. a 2 yr old, and a five year old on my own and got very ill...
I was paralyzed for 9 months and they couldn't find any reason for it except muscle and nerve damage... They thought it was from the excessive beatings I had taken from the abuse I was taking... but then I started having symptoms of FM but they didn't know what was wrong... Mayo Clinc told me they would find out what was wrong in 50 yrs and cure it in another 50... I didn't think it was funny...
It took them till a year and a half ago to dx FM... Through the years tho they found what they call structure problems lol... Back and dics deterioration disease, scoliosis in 4 parts of my back, herniating and bulging discs, 2 failed operations for them, sciatica damage, nerve and muscle damage, MS, acute chronic migraines, neck and shoulder damage, and other problems that cause chronic pain... I have been on and off narcotics for a long time...
When I was off them I suffered more then not... I was on them most of the time that my children grew up... But I also went thru cancer too while they were small... So we dealt with a lot of pain...
I too lost a lot of my children's childhood... But we also found that we have a much better bond then most children do with their parents... Always did... They helped me out a lot and were a great support... I believe anyone with small children and illness can do this... For they can be raised in very special circumstances... You may not be able to take them to the park on a sunny day for a picnic but do as I did and have a picnic indoors... I had it on my bed... I had someone bring in a baby bathtub full of snow to make snowmen in... Instead of going out to play we cuddled and read and watched their favorite movie... When they got ollder we talked about our day... We had family meetings... and special game nights...
We could fit in more cuddling just as I can now do with my Grand children I live with... We call it quiet time I call it resting lol... The more you share your love with them the more they will support you and love you back... My grand children kiss my owees and make them go away just I kiss theirs... I just don't tell them where I hurt cus that would hurt lol... I fib a bit... lol... But they hear me go ugh in pain walking or ugh getting up and they come running to say "sorry nany"... They are so precious....
Children are easier to find memories with and easier to be a mother to then you think they are... I know we hurt daily and constantly... I have the same...
I can't take regular FM meds and vitamins and such due to bad stomach problems from my diabetes... I also got suicidal on some... And I don't need any help there lol... I had to change pain management Drs and he put me back on my narcotics and is doing a great job of watching them... I too don't take them as often as needed for I take enough pills of necessity... But I still have pain not as bad... they do help all my structure and chronic and MS and FM pain... unless I am having a bad flare up of it all... That happens a lot more then I like lol... but it is something I can still deal with...
Well I hope you don;t think I said any of this to make you trhink I am worse off then you... NO one is worse off then anyone when it comes to illness... NO matter how many things are wrong or what is wrong... Illness is rough to be dealt with... I will write you more later... running out of space... lol... rather chatty here lol...
take care happy holidays... love jan
I am so sorry that you are having such a difficult time with your doctor not wanting to perscribe or continue to keep perscribing what seems to be helping you.
I am wondering if I should stop my narcotic. I am not positive that it is helping (I like to think that it is). I think what works best for me is to just rest when needed and use heat.
I found a prior discussion about doctor's not wanting to perscribe narcotics. The link below will take you to that discussion.
If you and your doctor continue to disagree about your medications, you may want to find a new doctor. But I think you should try to work things out with your current doctor because you have such a long history with him/her.
Have you tried alternative treatments like: massage, accupuncture, physical therapy, TENS Unit, etc.... They may help you.
I hope that you can find a little relief from your pain soon!
Merry Christmas!
I am also young--28--and have had chronic pain for at least 20 years. After trying some of the meds specific for FM, I decided that I would rather try narcotics pain meds because of the side effects.
I am still only on a pretty low dose Vicodin and it does okay. I don't take it regularly, just as needed. However, I can tell that the day is coming sooner than I would like that I will need something stronger. So far my doctor has been cooperative and I haven't had problems getting my prescription filled but I've only had a prescription for maybe a year.
I can understand your concerns. It seems like the doctor is reacting to something--maybe a medical group wide push to watch out for abusers? I don't know, but it seems like something is causing this change. I think you should bring up to the doctor all the things you brought up in your post: why the change as your chart shows you've tried other meds, the functionality of your life without, your record of non abuse, etc. Your doctor might be getting pressure from another source and if you stand up to this a little with reasonable and logical arguments, then she may back down. If all the above is on record, then she's covered too. Of course, I'm just talking here--I don't know all the facts.
I could take 2400 mgs of ibuprofen in a day and have no relief--that's part of the reason my doctor gave me something stronger. I think one vicodin is better than all that ibuprofen? When you start having pain so young, you end up with high medication tolerances young also.
I hope something works out for you. It seems to me you have a long list of things to prove the kind of meds you need. It's a tough balance with doctors. I've had the best appointments when I have gone in very prepared with what I want to say--even having notes and/or research.
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Although the entire stretch of river can sustain trout, it is in the lower section of the river, from Dowd Junction (where Gore Creek and The Eagle River converge) to Dotsero, where the fishing is typically most productive. Be warned though, the river below Wolcott isn't typically fishable until mid to late summer. This is due to Milk and Alkali Creeks, which until runoff subsides will dump dirty, sediment rich water into the Eagle. The river plays host to mostly rainbow and brown trout, although some cutthroat and brook trout may be caught. Most fish you will catch will be in the 12″ to 14″ range, although fish over 20″ aren't unheard of.
The most notable hatch on Eagle has to be the Caddis hatch, which typically starts right at the end of runoff (usually around early to mid June). Caddis will continue to hatch throughout the summer, so its always advisable to have a good selection of caddis dry, nymph and pupal patterns on hand. Other insects that will hatch on the Eagle are Baetis and BWO's during the spring and fall, and PMD's, Red Quills and some Green Drakes during the Summer months. Terrestrials are also productive on hot summer days.
There are a multitude of access point from Dowd Junction to Dotsero, making the Eagle one of the more walk wade friendly rivers in the State. The river is fishable year round, though ice-free sections of water are limited during the winter months. Flows on the Eagle will vary throughout the year; with flows as high as 3000 cfs during peak runoff, to more meager flows of 100 cfs during the winter. The ideal time to fish the Eagle is from mid March to early May (or when ever runoff begins), and then from mid June through November. Keep your eye on the weather though, as a quick afternoon thunderstorm can turn the Eagle into an unfishable mess.
The Eagle is also one of a few Colorado streams that can be float fished during the summer season. Although the river is boatable from Minturn to Dotsero, it is the section of water between Edwards and Eagle that will see the most fishing traffic. The upper section of river is a more popular white water boating destination, with famous Class IV runs such as Dowds Chute. Though the Eagle is runnable at most flows, please be warned that this is a very difficult river to navigate, and only expert oarsman should attempt floating the Eagle. There are a number of Class III and IV rapids throughout the river that have severe consequences!


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Much to my delight, Dr Pamela Gay of AstronomyCast / CosmoQuest is coming to Melbourne, and thanks to some wonderful crowd-fundees, Swinburne University, Science on Top and Embiggen Books, you can come along to hear her speak.
There are two public events scheduled for Melbourne. The first is at Embiggen Books on Thursday 12th September at 7pm, and the second is at Swinburne University in Hawthorn on Friday 13th September at 6:30pm.
Bookings are essential for both events.
Tickets for the Embiggen presentation, a panel featuring Dr Gay, Dr Alan Duffy and science writer Sean Elliot, are available here for $20, although at the moment I'm writing this there are only 4 tickets left. Takings from this event will be donated to CosmoQuest.
Bookings for the Swinburne event, a public lecture by Dr Gay entitled "CosmoQuest: Science inside (powered by you!)" are free and can be made here.
After Melbourne, Dr Gay will head up to Sydney to participate in some events with the Australian Skeptics. Keep an eye on their website for information.
Special thanks also to New Zealand Skeptics for loaning Dr Gay to us following your national convention.
We have some great news – Dr Pamela Gay, co-host of the hugely popular AstronomyCast podcast, head of CosmoQuest, AstroSphere and too many other awesome things to list here, is coming to Australia en-route back to the US after presenting at the NZ Skeptics Convention in September.
Planning is underway for one or two events in Melbourne (at least one will be free), which will feature Dr Gay and some other wonderful local Science educators, but WE NEED YOUR HELP!
To cover flights, accommodation and so-forth, we need to raise some funds, so I'm going to pass around the proverbial (virtual), hat. We need to raise $2,000 – $3,000 as quickly as possible – so please share this far and wide!
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If you would like a chance to see Pamela live between September 12-13th, please pledge via this form. I'll keep a tally of pledges, and once we reach a critical threshold, I'll provide payment details so we can get the ball rolling. Any excess funds will be donated to AstroSphere.
Note: it has been pointed out that use of the term "kickstarter" may imply the involvement of the website of the same name. I have used the term generically, and that site is not involved.
On Friday 19th April I shall be attending a special event with Ed Brown in Melbourne.
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Are we alone in this vast universe, or are there planets outside our solar system teeming with life? That's the question a panel of renowned local and international scientists, along with Fairfax science columnist Peter Spinks, will debate on Friday 19 April at 6:30pm at The Edge in Federation Square.
Hosted by The Age science columnist, Peter Spinks, Science at The Edge – 'Are we alone? The hunt for E.T', will see presentations from special guests including leading astrophysicists, cosmologists and astronomers from Melbourne, Monash and Swinburne Universities; as well as video interviews with experts from NASA, CSIRO, and the European Space Agency.
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• Dr Katie Mack, Melbourne University cosmologist;
• Dr Rosemary Mardling, Monash University astronomer; and
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• Dr Mario Perez, NASA astrophysicist and planet hunter in Washington;
• Professor Mark Sims, former mission manager of the European Space Agency's Mars probe, the Beagle, and now astrobiology professor at UK's Leicester University;
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This summer, you'll have the chance to pick between the chest-thumping pop myth and an incendiary recreation of a story that was ripped from the headlines by one of the most versatile directors working today. One film features a hero in a latex costume with fluttering CGI cape, the other has orange jumpsuits and men in chains. Superman is invincible (unless there's Kryptonite) and infallible (unless he's wearing glasses), a picture of perfection and valor. The Tipton Three, English Muslims who were arrested in Afghanistan and spent two years at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, are men full of ambiguities who may or may not be telling the truth. Both movies are about superpowers.
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Tumbaga was an alloy of gold and copper produced by pre-Columbian civilizations in South and Central America.
The soft alloy has been, in some circumstances, found to contain as much as 97% copper, while in others, as much as 97% gold, and was primarily used in the design of religious items.
One reason for the metal's popularity was its ability to form an eutectic alloy - that is an alloy that melts at a lower temperature then any of its constituent metals. A mixture of 70 percent gold and 30 percent copper melts at about 1472ºF (800ºC).
The greatest collection of tumbaga metal still in existence was salvaged from a Spanish shipwreck of the coast of Great Bahama Island in 1992. Over 200 bars of the alloy, plundered from the Aztecs and Incas, were en route to Europe when the ship went down ca. 1528. Although tumbaga was not produced in bars, the Spanish would melt precious metals into ingots for transport across the Atlantic.
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Samsung to show off Galaxy Player iPod touch competitor at CES
Looks like Samsung, makers of the iPhone-like Galaxy S phone series and iPad-like Galaxy Tab tablet series, will be adding the iPod touch-like Galaxy Player to its North American lineup post-CES:
The most recent version, the YP-GB1, is said to have Android 2.2 (take that, all you Galaxy S phones!), the same 1GHz Hummingbird processor, a 4-inch SCLD touchscreen, 480x800 resolution, 3.2MP rear camera and front VGA camera -- and 8GB, 16GB or 32GB storage. Basically, a Galaxy S sans phone radio.
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Android sucks.
It's gonna fail. Android doesn't have as many games or features of iOS in none phone areas. The only thing they could have is flash. Also no iTunes or intergeated iPod. Which is the main reason for the thing.
crap and im not even an iphone fanboy
What? Take away the phone and Android still blows away iOS in features. Cached Google maps/nav not to mention the tight integration with Google apps. With the major and small game developers now lining up behind Android as well as iOS, the game situation is quickly disappearing. Not having to use itunes is a plus. If I want to buy music (rare) then I use Amazon. Having Flash support. The timing couldn't be more perfect for a good Android ipod touch alternative.
@ilovegeorgia when it is called Galaxy Player one should assume that it has an integrated iPod feature cause as the name suggests it's an MP3 player with added features like the iPod touch . I was hoping someone would make the jump and make an iPod touch competitor . Btw I love my iPod touch 4th gen 32 gig model :)
@freak no android is only good if you are really into google serives. People buy iPod touches to play games which google is still far behind, listen to music, and FaceTime. People don't care about widgets on iPod touches. No flash helps the battery and the thing last for a long time. So I don't see anywhere where this can succeed.
@Dj no it will have the android mediaplayer which pails in comparison to iPod. Also it will have samsung media hub that is found on the galaxy tab, which pails in comparison to iTunes.
Why bother to sell a couple hundred thousand?
@freak Android ain't that great bud been there done it.
Big Fat FAIL!!
ZZZzzzzz another boring .mp3 player with fragmented music services behind it. Perfect for the person on your shopping list that pirates music. I'm sure this will make Android an even bigger development platform.
But, as long as Samsung feels the need to copy rather than innovate, more power too them. Fandroids everywhere get sloppy seconds... again... congrats on that.
Love Korean innovation.
I'm a pretty avid Android user, but this doesn't excite me very much. Without a major killer feature to set it above the Touch, this is just a slightly more high-powered Touch but with poorer game selection and (probably) performance. I have no desire to replace my Touch 3rd Gen yet, but if I did, this wouldn't sway me from a Touch 4th Gen.
I don't see the point. By this point in time, everyone has a smartphone that already has a built in mp3 player. And if they don't they already have an iPod.
This will sell to:
- The same people who would rather save a few bucks than get quality... kmart shoppers etc.
- A few select Fandroids who feel they are sticking it to Apple and supporting Google by buying Korean.
- People who are too stupid to figure out iTunes (even with its drawbacks)
I want to say I hope this helps push Apple to be better, but I can't when Samsung just copies, adds nothing of additional value. I love that just anyone can throw out hardware with Android on it and Fandroids salivate. I got a box o' turds in my closet that I'm quite certain can run Froyo...
I stand corrected on the salivate part - good post darwinpolice
LOL "Galaxy Player" sounds like a fail
@IloveGeorgia .. It will have The samsung Media player which is very good .. and of course there are many great media players on the android market mainly WINAMP which is free and POWERAMP which costs $4.99
samsung is actually releasing the galaxybook, galaxy air, galaxy nano, galaxy shuffle, and even this new movie editing software called galaxy cut studio...all in 2011...should be a big year for them :D haha
lol iphone like? ipad like? little weak. Android like. seriously. nobody wants to copy ios
Depends on the price point. If they can produce these at a significant price difference, they have a shot. If they stay in the iPod Touch pricing ballpark, I don't see many sales. Some day Android will have a gaming selection that rivals iOS, but that will not be until well after this is produced. iPod is a brand name/product category like "Kleenex" or "Coke". Unless this thing has a killer app (or seven) up its sleeve to really differentiate it, and/or someone can get the model comparable to the iPod Touch for at least $50 - $100 less, people without an "Anti-Apple" agenda are going to choose iPod Touch every time.
Dont' get me wrong - I would love for the competition to release products to really keep Apple on thier game (and vice-versa), but the Galaxy Player is not it - unless people can buy it cheap or they can convince someone like my Dad why it's so much better (and "Flash", "dual core", "open source (kinda)" and "notifications" mean nothing to him).
I'm a apple freak but..... I'd like to buy one of these to see how I could hack n play with it. I think the more real competition that is a threat for apple, the better the products from apple will become available!! Now I wish for a device that has these features; iPod touch like device , 3G , GPS , compass , two cameras , with a texting data type plan for around 30.00 a month! Think about this! Can you imagine how many peoples kids would be able to communicate with there parents!! Come on apple or samsung!!
Wow, release a product that's similar to a product that makes you a copycat? I guess there's only room for one car/pc/phone/console/gun/shoe/clothes/toy manufacture on the planet, eh?
Overly biased idiots like this poster are what gives Mac fans and blogs bad names.
It sounds exactly like a PMP, like the iTouch, except with Android instead of iOS. If that rear camera is auto-focus, I'm sold.
@ TK - "I don't see the point. By this point in time, everyone has a smartphone that already has a built in mp3 player."
Agree. I would guess that because iPod touch sells as well as iPhone, Samsung is trying to mimic the success of iPod touch.
This might be evidence that Samsung finally "gets it" in the mobile internet space. The Galaxy Tab's "tweener" size limits its mobility and hurts the user experience.
LOL @ Gothica - " I got a box o' turds in my closet that I'm quite certain can run Froyo…"
Only if the carriers let you do the update. You should have read the fine print on your contract before you signed. This "freedom" requires constant vigilance and hard work.
@ JERRY - Re Rene: "He hates ANdroid so much and you can see it."
Larry Ellison hates Android so much he'll destroy it. The Oracle lawsuit has merit, since the Dalvik JVM used in Android is not 100% compliant with the Java standard. And, according to the Java license agreement, if you are not 100% compliant, you are in violation of the agreement. Cut and dried.
And there is legal precedent. Microsoft tried to "embrace and extend" Java years ago, to twist it into a proprietary Windows-only version. Sun sued, won, Microsoft paid Sun $20 million, and Microsoft went back to the drawing board to create .NET from scratch.
Google's only hope is that the suit will be thrown out of court. Not gonna happen. And Larry Ellison won't settle out of court for a few measly million bucks either. The lawsuit calls for all copies of Android to be "impounded and destroyed." Kiss that little green robot goodbye.
More interesting than the Galaxy Tab IMO. But unless it's significantly cheaper than the tocuh, it won't do well. It's basically a media player, that sucks as a media player lol
What kid is going to say "oh, I want a galaxy s player", when they could get an iPod touch 4G??
@Chris no one wants to copy iOS...really?
ill probably get one just to have an andriod device
GalaxyMac :) That was cute...
if its bigger than 140gb im in!
@RENE I know you love WebOS and maybe 2.0 might be great but I had a Palm Pre and the software was slow as hell. I don't know if it's because it's WebBased .. it feels like you're using an interent player instead of a native media player. I'll take the Samsun Music hub over WebOS any day.
and this is coming from someone who likes WebOS .. I think they were innovative but everything that they introduced was quickly copied by Android IOS and Blackberrry and it's made WebOS obsolete .. even their card interface is being used on the Blackberry Playbook ... so what do they offer that's unique?
@Brian yes really. Nobody wants a locked down paperweight. I have the iphone and I have android phones. I LOVE android because its OPEN. Trust me. iOS is NOT open. It's VERY CLOSED.
Some folks need to get their facts before making fanboy comments.
Samsung has their own music player which looks and functions way better than the stock Android player (reference the AT&T Captivate). It also has MediaHub which is how they will push iTunes-like content to the device. More large game outfits are writing for Android as well.
I do, however, agree with the statements that cell phones play music too. That's why I stopped using my iPod shuffle. It's just easier to use my cell phone and I only need one device.
The problem was never with webOS, it was with the hardware. The responsiveness issues of webOS on the Pre are fixed by over-clocking the CPU, even if it's just to the 720MHz setting.
@Geo Coldz, Android does not suck, you do. What sucks is Samsung. It used to make great stuff, but not updating its Galaxy S phones to Froyo is a major fail.
WebOS was the problem. I thought it was the hardware at first but it had the same processor as the Iphone that came out at the time. I think it's the 3gs. now I'm sure it's going to get faster but trust me WebOS is slow.
Yes, and we've seen the 3GS (and the 3G touch) can struggle at times with the latest iOS versions, which are still less advanced than webOS in what they are capable of doing. I don't know of any 3GS overclocks but I know from experience that even a minor overclock of the Pre hardware fixes responsiveness issues in webOS and has no detrimental effect on the battery life of the device, some even see battery life improve if they're a "race-to-idle" user.
Considering some of the things you said in previous comments I wonder if you've ever truly used the OS. It sounds more like if I were to claim to have used Android because I poked around at a Droid in the store a couple of times.
Erik .. I had the palm Pre for one FULL year .. I did not poke around with the OS .. but if that's what you chose to believe so be it..
Totally awesome...I'm def buying one.


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