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PORTLAND -- Thousands were without power in the Portland and Clark County area after a powerful new storm moved into the Portland Metro area Sunday evening, bringing with it gusty winds and heavy rain that continued into Monday morning.
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A 2 a.m. outage at Portland International Airport prompted backup generators to come on. Flight operations were not disrupted but parts of the terminal and parking garages had dim lighting. A spokeswoman said at 5 a.m. that power was being restored
A Wind Advisory was up for the western valley with gusts expected to hit 45 mph until 7 a.m. Monday. A Flood Watch is also in effect through Monday morning for most of Northwest Oregon and the coastal basins in southwest Washington, according to the National Weather Service.
Some area river basins were flooding and landslides would likely continue, according to KGW Meteorologist Rod Hill. Nearly an inch of rain fell Saturday in Portland with almost an inch-and-a-half expected to dump on the Metro area Sunday.
On Saturday evening, a driver lost control and flipped his car trying to avoid a landslide on Highway 30 in Linnton near the St. Johns Bridge.
High winds were blowing on the Oregon coast with peak gusts exceeding 60 mph. Highway 26 was closed about 3 miles east of Highway 101 in Clatsop County due to downed trees and power lines, according to Oregon State Police. Tents set up for next week's Newport Seafood & Wine Festival were blow over Saturday by gusts reported to be close to 80 mph.
Saturday's severe weather knocked out power to thousands in Washington, Marion and Clackamas County.
Crews were cleaning up a large rock slide that closed eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 through the weekend. On Friday night, eastbound lanes of the interstate were opened up between Troutdale and Cascades Locks, but I-84 east of Cascade Locks remained closed.
The wave of rain expected to hit late Sunday will likely affect the Monday morning commute, making for nasty driving conditions around Portland and the Interstate 5 corridor.
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Area rivers are already running high from rain and snow melt over the last week, and are expected to rise as the system moves through.
Specifically, the rivers of concern are the Pudding, Siuslaw, Marys, Luckiamute, Mohawk and the Willamette River near Harrisburg.
The Saturday storm system should move through quickly, according to NWSforecast models, but will bring another 2 inches of rain to the Coast Range and up to another inch to the valley.
Landslides and debris flows are possible during the flood watch.
People, structures and roads located below steep slopes, in canyons and near the mouths of canyons may be at serious risk from rapidly moving landslides, the alert warns.
More: State issues landslide warnings for the weekend
Landslides have already blocked traffic on Interstate 84 near Hood River and on Northwest Cornell Road in Portland.
People living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action.
Related:Rock slide blocks I-84 near Hood River


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Very excited to try it.. Debating capping it if it can be capped. Got some head leathers to put on them. Not sure though because the original grommets are near mint
I've used this racquet a lot since 1988. I don't like the weight and feel with the full CAP; I'd recommend using the original grommet set if it's servicable, and then later, when it isn't, trimming down a MG Prestige Mid CAP to the same size as the original white Elite Pro item. The frame is molded so that it's really designed to fit a partial CAP - you'll notice a notch-out for it if you look carefully.
Enjoy it; it's a superlative frame, incorporating the feel of the PT630, the solidity and precision of the original Prestige Pro, but with increased manoeuverability (with a partial CAP, that is). Why HEAD has refused to make anything approaching this (or maybe even surpassing this) performance in a midsize package in the ensuing 25 years is a huge mystery. Or, perhaps, a triumph of marketing over engineering.
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I remember you! You were that delegate dressed up like Spiro Agnew (or was it Nancy Reagan?)...they were so easy to get confused. :allovrjr: :mhcky21:Originally Posted by RFS62
I remember you! You were that delegate dressed up like Spiro Agnew (or was it Nancy Reagan?)...they were so easy to get confused. :allovrjr: :mhcky21:Originally Posted by RFS62
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
I was Agnew. RFS62 was Nancy Reagan-he said he wanted to wear the dress.Originally Posted by GAC
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
I knew it!Originally Posted by RFS62
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
And all these years I thought I was being tailed at that convention by J Edgar Hoover!Originally Posted by RedsBaron
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
Just say no.
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain
Yes, and you and the rest us of could probably add some more details to your input above that we were skeptical of in the President and his cabinet that would convince most of us that GW would be the loser in the last election.Originally Posted by GAC
Something was missing though, a replacement that could convince us and instill confidence in us that he had the solutions as the next President. I believe that it takes more than to expound upon habitually your opponents mistakes and obvious blemishes. I think that you have to cause the people to believe that you as the next President have something more in the play book than bashing/exploiting your opponent well. Especially when we already knew GW and his staff had some real problems, not to mention that attempting to really deal with the Middle East with his new vision was a poison pill to begin with. Just because we individually can list several items with the current administration that we really do not appreciate, that does not qualify us as an individual to do a better job as the next President.
Unfortunately the other candidates did not convince the majority that they really did have the right answers and solutions that we as a majority could find credible and trust and we were left with a disappointing lesser of the two evils decision as you have already mentioned. Does the voting majority even know who the cabinet members were going to be for the opposing candidate in the past election that were to implement his plans and solutions? I don't think so, and within that line there might be a hint as to why he lost, I am not sure.
A side note: I think that a McCain/Leiberman or McCain/Dean type ticket would have defeated Mr. Bush and his cabinet.
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In semi-defense of John Kerry's campaign, he did almost pull out a victory in the electoral college. Had he carried Ohio, a lot of people would now be hailing his brilliant campaign.
I continue to believe that the Kerry campaign erred in seeming to make so much of the 2004 election center around who did what 35 years earlier. IMO too much of the 2004 campaign was spent with Kerry's saluting and "reporting for duty" at the Democratic convention and talking endlessly about his military record, coupled with non-stop criticism by Democrats and their media surrogates about Bush's Guard service. Add the Swift Boat Vets attacks on Kerry to the mix and one could have easily thought the most important issue in the 2004 campaign was which candidate was better qualified to personally lead an assault by a platoon upon Viet Nam.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Good point SF.
And I also agree with what you contend RB. With all the foibles that Bush had going on, I thought he was the most vulnerable incumbent President I have ever seen in my lifetime. Even surpassing that of one-termer Jimmy Carter.
Bush had set the stage and was ripe for defeat. And what really got to me was that the reason so many turned from Dean and the others during the Democratic primaries, and went with Kerry, was not so much because they agreed with Kerry, but because of the whole lot, Kerry seemed the most "electable", and able to send Bush packing (whom they felt should have never ben elected in the first place in 2000).
And they probably did put their best candidate forward. Personally, I think Dean would have gotten beaten bad if he had gotten the nomination. many were hoping that he would have gotten it. Kerry gave them their best shot. And yet, they still were not able to unseat a President who IMO was very beatable. And I think that still goes back to the Democrat's problem of being able to "connect" with a majority of the populace.
And I also think that during these troubling times of war, and Americans wanting to feel safe and knowing that someone is trying to look out after their security, it wasn't the right time to be pushing such "divisive" social issues as gay marriage, or even attacking or ridiculing people's religious beliefs.
One thing I have learned in my lifetime, especially during tense times, and especially during times of uncertainty and war.... more people do turn to God/religion because of that uncertainty.
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
Yup, you guys are right. What the Bush campaign did with their dirty politics with their Swift Boat lies and playing the "Fear" and " God" cards was disgusting. But it worked for them, so that is all that matters.
Don't even think about considering that it may have been anything that your party/ideology did wrong that lost this election.Originally Posted by RedBloodedAmerican
Typical liberal victimology.
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
What the Democrats did wrong was they refuse to get dirty in a mud wrestling fight.
Excuse me while I fall out of my seat laughing Mr Moore, Mr Soros, and MoveOn.org.Originally Posted by RedBloodedAmerican
Both campaigns, and their supporters ran misleading campaign ads and played "fast and loose" with the truth when it was to their advantage.
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"panic" only comes from having real expectations
I'm looking for Kerry's name in your example and just not seeing it. Strange.Originally Posted by GAC
Aren't comments like this against the board rules?Typical liberal victimology.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
--Oscar Wilde
Amen. IMO one of the absolute silliest myths in politics is the assertion that the Democrats refuse to "fight dirty." Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, Bork, Thomas, Bush-the list is long of Republicans subjected to savage attacks by Democrats over the years.Originally Posted by GAC
I'm not saying that all of the attacks were unwarranted. I'm not saying that the Republicans haven't in turn subjected Democrats to some savage attacks. But it just amazes me that some Democrats seem to be utterly unable to recognize that both parties have engaged in some vicious political tactics.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
I think lately it's been the Republicans who've controlled the negative. And more power to them, it's smart politics. I think that's changing though.But it just amazes me that some Democrats seem to be utterly unable to recognize that both parties have engaged in some vicious political tactics.
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Kirchhoff's laws of electric circuits
Two simple relationships can be used to determine the value of currents in circuits. They are useful even in rather complex situations such as circuits with multiple loops. The first relationship deals with currents at a junction of conductors. Figure 17 shows three such junctions, with the currents assumed to flow in the directions indicated.
Simply stated, the sum of currents entering a junction equals the sum of currents leaving that junction. This statement is commonly called Kirchhoff's first law (after the German physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, who formulated it). For Figure 17A, the sum is i1 + i2 = i3. For Figure 17B, i1 = i2 + i3 + i4. For Figure 17C, i1 + i2 + i3 = 0. If this last equation seems puzzling because all the currents appear to flow in and none flows out, it is because of the choice of directions for the individual currents. In solving a problem, the direction chosen for the currents is arbitrary. Once the problem has been solved, some currents have a positive value, and the direction arbitrarily chosen is the one of the actual current. In the solution some currents may have a negative value, in which case the actual current flows in a direction opposite that of the arbitrary initial choice.
Kirchhoff's second law is as follows: the sum of electromotive forces in a loop equals the sum of potential drops in the loop. When electromotive forces in a circuit are symbolized as circuit components as in Figure 15, this law can be stated quite simply: the sum of the potential differences across all the components in a closed loop equals zero. To illustrate and clarify this relation, one can consider a single circuit with two sources of electromotive forces E1 and E2, and two resistances R1 and R2, as shown in Figure 18. The direction chosen for the current i also is indicated. The letters a, b, c, and d are used to indicate certain locations around the circuit. Applying Kirchhoff's second law to the circuit,
Referring to the circuit in Figure 18, the potential differences maintained by the electromotive forces indicated are Vb − Va = E1, and Vc − Vd = −E2. From Ohm's law, Vb − Vc = iR1, and Vd − Va = iR2. Using these four relationships in equation (26), the so-called loop equation becomes E1 − E2 − iR1 − iR2 = 0.
Given the values of the resistances R1 and R2 in ohms and of the electromotive forces E1 and E2 in volts, the value of the current i in the circuit is obtained. If E2 in the circuit had a greater value than E1, the solution for the current i would be a negative value for i. This negative sign indicates that the current in the circuit would flow in a direction opposite the one indicated in Figure 18.
Kirchhoff's laws can be applied to circuits with several connected loops. The same rules apply, though the algebra required becomes rather tedious as the circuits increase in complexity.
Alternating electric currents
Basic phenomena and principles
Many applications of electricity and magnetism involve voltages that vary in time. Electric power transmitted over large distances from generating plants to users involves voltages that vary sinusoidally in time, at a frequency of 60 hertz (Hz) in the United States and Canada and 50 hertz in Europe. (One hertz equals one cycle per second.) This means that in the United States, for example, the current alternates its direction in the electric conducting wires so that each second it flows 60 times in one direction and 60 times in the opposite direction. Alternating currents (AC) are also used in radio and television transmissions. In an AM (amplitude-modulation) radio broadcast, electromagnetic waves with a frequency of around one million hertz are generated by currents of the same frequency flowing back and forth in the antenna of the station. The information transported by these waves is encoded in the rapid variation of the wave amplitude. When voices and music are broadcast, these variations correspond to the mechanical oscillations of the sound and have frequencies from 50 to 5,000 hertz. In an FM (frequency-modulation) system, which is used by both television and FM radio stations, audio information is contained in the rapid fluctuation of the frequency in a narrow range around the frequency of the carrier wave.
Circuits that can generate such oscillating currents are called oscillators; they include, in addition to transistors and vacuum tubes, such basic electrical components as resistors, capacitors, and inductors. As was mentioned above, resistors dissipate heat while carrying a current. Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field in the volume between oppositely charged electrodes. Inductors are essentially coils of conducting wire; they store magnetic energy in the form of a magnetic field generated by the current in the coil. All three components provide some impedance to the flow of alternating currents. In the case of capacitors and inductors, the impedance depends on the frequency of the current. With resistors, impedance is independent of frequency and is simply the resistance. This is easily seen from Ohm's law, equation (21), when it is written as i = V/R. For a given voltage difference V between the ends of a resistor, the current varies inversely with the value of R. The greater the value R, the greater is the impedance to the flow of electric current. Before proceeding to circuits with resistors, capacitors, inductors, and sinusoidally varying electromotive forces, the behaviour of a circuit with a resistor and a capacitor will be discussed to clarify transient behaviour and the impedance properties of the capacitor.


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- October 28th (11:45 to 1:00 Novato Administration Building, 922 Machin Avenue): Accessory Dwelling Units/Junior Second Units: With the lack of affordable housing options, accessory dwelling units (ADUs aka backyard cottages, in-law studios) are an increasingly popular form of alternative housing. The desire to "right-size" is growing among both millennials and older generations seeking a convenient lifestyle. We also will hear about the role junior second units is playing in Novato.
- November 6th (11:30 to 1:30 GHD Office in Santa Rosa): SB 743 Draft Guidelines: This workshop will focus on the proposed amendments to the CEQA Guidelines specifying alternative ways for assessing transportation impacts mandated by SB 743. The proposed guidelines focus on the use of vehicle miles traveled and safety as impact metrics, and specifically preclude level of service as a metric, as a way to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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- 10th Annual SuperConference, CEQA Practice Guidance and Case Law: San Francisco, December 4 and 5. More information: http://ascentenvironmental.com/files/3614/1401/3681/SFO_CEQA_2014.pdf
- 31st Annual Planning Commissioners Conference for Commissioners, Elected Officials, and Professional Staff. December 6 at Sonoma State University. More information: http://www.sonoma.edu/ensp/planning-conference/
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Welcome to fabled Torch Lake, heralded by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, "where the rainbow stores its colors" of crystal clear Caribbean aquamarines and sandy bottom. Your vacation hideaway home is idyllic, situated on a slopping green grass bluff with lavish flower beds surrounded on three sides by tall/towering evergreens with expansive views of beautiful Torch Lake. From your elegant and private deck overlooking the private road and lake, drink in the fresh northern air as you sip a morning coffee or perhaps an evening cocktail complete with fabulous lake sunsets.
This modern and private family home has everything you need to make it the perfect home base for any vacation concept. It is spacious and perfect for the multi generational vacation, with something for everyone, even handicap accessible. Just a relaxing five minute stroll to the quaint and picture perfect town of Alden with marvelous shopping, boutiques, dining, tennis and boat launch. Plenty of activities are just a bike ride or walk away; the historic train depot, kids playground and park with lake beaches, hiking trails up Coy Mountain, biking trails on roads or in the woods, river canoeing and many fabulous golf courses including the world class famous Legends, all of it just outside your door. Of course fall and winter brings you opportunities for Michigan's finest fall color tours, skiing and snowmobiling. Traverse City is a short 25 minutes away for exciting nights on the town, shopping and cultural events, not to mention the gorgeous East and West bays, Lake Michigan and the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas.
The house boasts four bedrooms and three and a half baths.The upper living level houses a great room with high-end home theater and marvelous large window views, separate dining in the three seasons room and on the deck, and a modern kitchen with all the appliances. An office is also present with high speed cable modem. Two master bedrooms are located on this level, each with en-suite facilities and floor to ceiling windows.
Downstairs is a second family area with home theater and large circular dining space served by a dumb waiter, walk out entrance and two of the four bedrooms and bath. It's a great place for the kids or a second couple to have their own space.
Our neighborhood is quiet and peaceful and therefor not conducive to large or noisy groups or parties. The speed limit on our road is 15 MPH (enforced by neighbors) making it perfect for walking or biking.
Reserve your dates soon to escape to a very special true Northern Michigan experience.
Best regards, Kevin and Judy
Keywords: Modern, spacious, private, well equipped, two-level living, gorgeous views, centrally located, beautifully furnished, high end entertainment system, quite neighborhood,
We fell in love with your vacation home from the pictures and hoped that they were a real depiction of the place. We were not disappointed. The home was lovely and spotless and had everything that you'd ever need to have a wonderful vacation.We had 3 girls who rode the bikes into town every day and played games in the four seasons room on rainy days. We we shopped in Alden and Bellaire and Charlevoix. We went to several good restaurants around the lake. We rented a boat and the girls went tubing and we even got to watch the Tigers on your big screen TV. Everyone was happy because there were so many options. We had all of our meals on the outside deck where we grilled and there was plenty of both sun and shade . Most days there was a nice breeze and, of course, the gorgeous lake to look at. We loved the park like landscaping and the all over beauty and serenity of the place. Everyone gave us a friendly wave as we drove in and out on the street. We ate at Dockside , the Torch Riviera, the Wild Onion , and The Alden Bar. We had giant ice cream cones at the little store in Alden. I also bought a couple of winning lotto tickets there. We replenished our spices from the Spice Mill and bought smoked fresh fish from the smokehouse in Bellaire. The entire week seemed almost magical to us and we would highly reommend it to our friends . We left reluctently with great memories and feeling very relaxed.
Accommodations were wonderful. The place was comfortable and much larger than we expected. Lots of room to relax and it was an easy walk to Alden or to the house being rented by our family members. And the lake was beautiful, even on the one day it rained. Thank you for your hospitality. It was a week we'll never forget!
Just had a small family reunion at this lovely home. The house was just perfect for 3 generations. Plenty of room, the house is well appointed. We ate most of our meals in and found the kitchen was extremely well equipped. Alden is a charming little town and you are within 15 minutes of 6 other little towns with great shops and excellent restaurants. Torch Lake is beautiful, we rented a boat from Fabiano's and would encourage you to explore the lake. It was an awesome 10 days.....if we didn't live 2000 miles away we'd be regular visitors.
A well appointed house with a view of Torch Lake from the deck and 3 of the rooms. The 2 bedrooms downstairs have no windows. Access to the lake and the village of Alden are a short walk away. House has wifi and good TV in the living room. Kitchen is well equipped and a charcoal bbq is available.
We enjoyed our stay very much.
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BHUBANESWAR: The proposed National Highway 215 that passes through mineral-rich Keonjhar district could become the first "elephant-friendly road" of Orissa on its completion.
A 15-point recommendation proposed by Wildlife Wing of State Forest Department has been accepted by National High Authority of India (NHAI).
Wildlife wing has suggested elephant paths, preferably underpasses, measuring 20-metre width and six-metre height should be provided on the national highway and signs about wildlife be put up along the road in forest patches. The guidelines were prescribed for Rimuli-Rajamunda stretch on NH 215.
For other animals underpasses of three-metre width and five-metre height should be provided along the national highway. Reptile passes should also be built in forest stretches using 300 mm hume pipes above water level. There should be at least two such underpasses per every one-kilometer stretch.
The wildlife wing also suggested installation of reflectors to avoid impact on wildlife by vehicle headlights and mooted an idea of erecting solar electric fence to prevent straying of elephants on the road and into the village.
The department emphasised on quick of road in the forest stretches to avoid disturbance to wildlife.
When contacted, A. K Ray, Deputy General Manager of NHAI based in Bhubaneswar, said the suggestions put forward by wildlife wing was accepted and the consultant for the road project would be impressed upon to incorporate the concept in the planning.
In a workshop, researcher with State wildlife wing, L. A. K. Singh had revealed that about 700 elephants had been killed between 1990 and 2008 in the State of which 34 per cent fell prey to poachers and a sizeable 23 per cent died in accidents.


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Ipomoea pes-caprae is one of the most widely distributed beach plants throughout tropical and subtropical areas in the world. It occurs along the beaches, coastal strands and tropical islands of tropical North and South America, east central Africa, west central Africa, India, Asia, and Australia. In North America, I. pes-caprae occurs from Florida, and west through the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas. Its range extends from approximately 30? North latitude to 30? South latitude. The extent of these limits are directly determined by climate, as I. pes-caprae does not tolerate prolonged frost conditions. Railroad vine occurs throughout the Indian River Lagoon on coastal dunes, scrub and some upland areas.
- Bach, C.E. 1998. Interactive effects of herbivory and sand burial on growth in a tropical dune plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae. Ecological Entomology 23:238-245.
- Devall, M.S. 1992. The biological flora of coastal dunes and wetlands. 2. Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.)Roth. Journal of Coastal Research 8(2): 442-456.
- Devall, M.S. and L.B. Thien. 1989. Factors influencing the reproductive success of Ipomoea pes-caprae (Convolvulaceae) around the Gulf of Mexico. American Journal of Botany 76(12): 1821-1831.
- Devall, M.S., L.B. Thien, and W.J. Platt. 1991. The ecology of Ipomoea pes-caprae, a pantropical strand plant. In: Proceedings of the Symposium onCoastal Sand Dunes (September 13-14, 1990, Guelph, Ontario). University ofGuelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 471 pp.
- Jirawongse, V., T. Pharadai, and P. Tantivatana. 1979. The distribution of indolealkaloids in certain genera of Convolvulaceae growing in Thailand. Journal ofthe National Research Council of Thailand. 9:17-24.
- Johnson, A.F. and M.G. Barbour. 1990. Dunes and maritime forests. IN: Myers, R.L. and J.J. Ewel, eds. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. pp. 429-480.
- Kane, M.E., K.T. Bird, and T.M. Lee. 1993. In vitro propagation of Ipomoea pes-caprae (Railroad vine). Journal of Coastal Research 9(2):356-362.
- Martin, F.W. 1970. Self and interspecific incompatibility in the Convolvulaceae. Botanical Gazette 131:139-144.
- Morton, J.K. 1957. Sand dune formation on a tropical shore. Journal of Ecology. 45: 495-497.
- St. John, H. 1970. Classification and distribution of the Ipomoea pes-caprae group (Convolvulacea). Botanische Jahrbucher Systematik 89:563-583.
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Rick Balthaser came to be a horseman relatively late in life, moving from Orange Hills to Trabuco Canyon so he and his wife could keep horses on their half-acre property.
At age 57, he has found riding a horse to be both a blessing and a vanishing way of life. And like many of his fellow horse lovers in Orange County, he is saddling up for another showdown.
"Where once there was open space, it's now just seas and seas of homes, and to me that's not what Orange County is about," he said. "I have a 2-year-old granddaughter. I want to see her be able to keep a horse on her property. It will be amazing to see that in Orange County."
Seasoned after years of battle as stables across the county have been impacted by development, the county's equestrian community is looking south at Coto Valley Equestrian Center.
Oak Grove LLC, a Newport Beach developer, wants to level 14 percent of the equestrian center so it can build 18 homes. Though Oak Grove is pledging to improve the remaining 25-acre facility, some residents aren't buying it.
Silver Bronze Corp., which runs the equestrian center and Coto's original country club, filed a lawsuit attempting to stop the development project.
"What ultimately happens is they start to squeeze out the equestrian element," said Ken Agid, a Silver Bronze board president and horseman himself.
"I'm glad I'm 70, because by the time I'm looking upward from a comfortable bed of ground, I don't think there will be very many horses left in Orange County."A TRAIL OF CLOSURES
When Marc Hedgpeth moved to Orange County from Northern California in 1969, the county was still very rural, with much of its open space used for grazing cattle.
He saw cowboys and people riding horses across fields not only on ranches in south Orange County but even in Yorba Linda and Fullerton, Hedgpeth said.
Today, such a scene is available only at limited places, such as Rancho Mission Viejo and parts of San Juan Capistrano, said Hedgpeth, board president for the Equestrian Coalition of Orange County.
Because of exponential population growth and housing shortages in Southern California after World War II, bedroom communities expanded into Orange County in the 1950s and '60s, said Chris Jepsen, assistant archivist at Orange County Archives. Farmers could make more money selling their land to developers than by continuing to farm.
"People wanted to move here and wanted to raise kids here," Jepsen said.
Urbanization continued and encroached on open space and large equestrian properties. Several thousand horse stalls were lost to real estate development from 1980 to 2005, according to an Equestrian Coalition survey.
"If you went through north Orange County, the number of stables has just been decimated over time," Agid said.


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Question: Chronic Cough and Post Nasal Drip - PND - What's a Reliable Mold Test Kit?
I have been bothered by chronic cough and post nasal drip for several years, and I am suspicious that the building in which I work is the cause. I know that I am allergic mainly to molds – eight different kinds. So, I tried a test kit that I ordered online. It was not conclusive. Not sure if it was any good either. Can you recommend reliable test kits? - K.H., Wilmington DE
Reply: Mold test kits have a useful role to play, but you may need a competent building inspection first
A competent onsite inspection by an expert usually finds additional clues that help accurately diagnose a problem, such as a source of irritating dust that you didn't recognize, a leak or moisture problem, or a hidden mold reservoir. That said, here are some things to consider:
While there is a use for testing as part of an expert building inspection, using any test kit to screen a building for mold is not reliable. See MOLD TESTING METHOD VALIDITY if you want a detailed exposition.
In particular, a "negative" result (a test that does not detect significant indoor mold contamination) used without an expert inspection is unreliable in that there is a significant risk of missing an existing mold problem.
Even a "positive" mold test kit result (the test says problem mold is present at a significant level) does not necessarily identify the actual mold problem in the building as opposed to the mold the kit happened to catch. For example, most molds won't grow in culture, so using a culture to screen for mold is a unreliable.
The use, accuracy, and reliability of mold culture test kits for screening buildings for mold contamination are discussed at MOLD CULTURE TEST KIT VALIDITY and MOLD CULTURE SAMPLING METHOD and see Mold Culture Plate Test Errors.
We recommend starting with a detailed case history of the home and your complaints, combined with a thorough visual inspection for conditions likely to cause an indoor mold problem - if mold's the focus. Don't forget there can be other irritants. I'd also ask the doctor for advice on the sorts of things that s/he thinks would be a particular problem in your environment.
Take a look also at MOLD / ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT, HIRE ? for help in deciding if it's worth hiring an expert -
Question: where can I find similar advice about a water-damaged automobile?
Are there any good articles on DIY mold remediation for a water damaged automobile? Both my boyfriend and I have cars with long-term leaks in the trunks AND many symptoms of mold sickness. Once we fix the leaks, I would like to know how we can clean the carpets/ flooring/ surfaces and ventillation/ heating and A/C system. - Kate (8/17/2011)
Sure Kate, we've written quite a bit about mold and mold smells in cars. Start at CAR MOLD CONTAMINATION. Or take a look at CAR SMELL - Mold DEODORIZING where we discuss tracking down and curing mold in cars, boats, RVs, etc.
Question: We moved out of a moldy home but may have brought along mold or moved into a new one also moldy; my children appear to have serious mold-related illnesses. How can we find a suitable doctor? What else can we do?
We are a family of 8 who previously lived in a modular home built against code without vapor barriers or flashing around wooden windows frames. It was many years before we realized there was mold in between the walls and after many medical diagnosis of my family.
We have since moved from that house, but my eldest will still react when she visits, and had vomiting and diarrhea along w/ her other usual allergy symptoms. So I'm guessing we have dragged some of our microtoxins with us and she is now more sensitive to them. Her allergist in Az had her tested for molds we found present in our home, and she did test (+) for some of them.
These were basic tests w/ basic molds identified. I do not believe they tested for microtoxins.
My quandry is that the new home we live in not only has the mold we apparently dragged with us, but with such high ground saturation in the NE area in the past 3 years, much of our possessions in the downstairs part of our split level ranch is now newly contaminated with mold.
We are considering moving to Az where we know through my eldest's experience, there's a resolution. However, I've yet to find a doctor beyond who my eldest has seen, to link (toxic?) mold to what the rest of us suffer from.
Could you please advise me of any doctors in the mid-Hudson NY State region that specialize in toxicology of mold? I am an RN and have done much research and realize from credible sources such as the US EPA or the Mayo Clinic that my children seem to suffer from toxic reactions of mold and not just allergy reactions, but I've yet to find a doctor to confirm this. Could you please help me?
Thank you so much - N.N. (2/29/12)
Thank you for mold/health question - it helps us realize where we need to work on making our text more clear or more complete. A competent onsite inspection by an expert usually finds additional clues that help accurately diagnose a problem with building leaks, high moisture, and both visible mold and potentially problematic hidden mold reservoirs. That said, here are some things to consider:
Did mold make someone in your home sick?
It is very difficult to prove absolutely that a potentially harmful building mold has actually caused or aggravated a medical complaint. Burge[6] lists criteria that are burdensome enough in cost and trouble that all of the steps she outlines are rarely followed. Instead most professionals agree on the position that if there is a large reservoir of problem mold in a building, professional cleaning, correction of the cause, and in cases such as you describe, consulting with a medical professional are all appropriate.
See our clinical mold references [7] below for authoritative citations of specific molds that are associated with specific illnesses.
Watch out: individual sensitivty to mold and other indoor contaminants varies widely and, as your own description suggests, individual sensitivty to mold, allergens, other indoor contaminants can be increased by exposure. Also, don't rule out other possible indoor contaminants (such as mis-applied chemicals, pesticides, paints, cleaners).
Do you need to look for harmful mold or other contaminants more carefully at your present environment?
From your description of your case, it is certainly plausible to suspect that
Watch out: Beware of a "mold consultant" who simply stops by to conduct a few "tests" - that alone is an unreliable approach and even if such a superficial test suggests that action is needed, it was not suffiiciently diagnostic - you would not know how to proceed without still another costly inspection.
How to find a mold doctor:
The right place to start in looking for a physican who has the expertise in mold and enviornmental hazards that you seek is with your own primary care doctor, one whom you trust. Ask his/her help in recommending a physician who specializes in environmental medicine and who has expertise in the mold, complaints, and conditions that you can describe.
Aso see MOLD DOCTORS - ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE and when you find a local physican who you find helpful, encourage him/her to submit a listing to us for that directory - there is no cost or fee to anyone for such listings.
Question: brain infection, meningitis; suspected moldy home, is mold on a nasal spray bottle diagnostic?
My husband, a Baptist evangelist, has been debilitated since last June with an illness that we believe is mold-related (our travel trailer, which was our only home, was severely infested, and we had to abandon it). He was hospitalized then for a brain infection, although the pathogen causing the infection was never uncovered.
Traditional doctors in our area refused to consider mold exposure, and he was released, being told he would recover from the meningitis within weeks. He has yet to recover to a point where he can preach (a few attempts have gone poorly), so we have been without income and home for quite a while. We have since been seeing a naturopath,who also cannot pinpoint the illness or the reason Ron is not healing.
Recently Ron believed that he felt the illness migrating to his sinuses. A day later, his nasal spray bottle grew spores. We believe that these came from his body, and we would like testing to determine what exactly they are, and if they could be the root of his ongoing problem. Perhaps if we have a clear-cut cause for his illness it will aid us in its treatment. I would like to request that you consider either pro-bono or reduced fees, but if not, then please advise me on what costs would be and on how to send you the sample on the nasal spray bottle. - A.A.
If someone in your home is seriously ill, in my opinion you and that person should consult a medical doctor, starting with your general practitioner who can refer you to a physician who specializes in envrionmental medicine if that is what's needed. If you are not comfortable with your local MD, ask him/her for a referral to another doctor - as one point in starting your own search for a physician in whom you have confidence.
While I respect your wish to consult with a naturopathic physician, there may be important differences between a naturopath (unregulated in some jurisdictions) and a naturopathic physician - an M.D. who also uses principles of naturopathy in his/her practice. In any event, you may be consulting someone who lacks the specific expertise and experience that you and your husband need.
Regarding conditions in your home, a competent onsite inspection by an expert usually finds additional clues that help accurately diagnose a problem well beyond what a homeowner may observe.
That said, here are some things to consider:
Therefore, although you could collect a tape sample of what's on the nasal spray bottle, it's not, in my opinion, a reliable direction of investigation.
Take a look at MOLD APPEARANCE - WHAT MOLD LOOKS LIKE and if you find significant mold contamination in your home, you'll want to see MOLD ACTION GUIDE - WHAT TO DO ABOUT MOLD
If you want to collect one to four samples of suspect mold and perhaps some settled dust from a room where your husband spends a lot of time, we'll examine them in our lab - pro bono (no fee) and report to you. But keep in mind that your collected samples, as you're not an expert, are not by any means a thorough investigation. Follow the sampling procedure at MOLD TEST KITS for DIY MOLD TESTS and Include a copy of this email with your samples so I won't be looking for a check.
Take a look also at MOLD / ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT, HIRE ? for help in deciding if your home conditions justify bringing in a professional.
Question: Salem Oregon Environmental Contamination Concerns, EPA studies, Recommendations
12/12/2014 - Email from K.M. in Salem OR: [our dogs ] ... just jumped off the couchand couldn't get up.
We have been trying to figure out what is going on since the beginning of summer in 2014. It started out we were planting new grass in the backyard. Suddenly it all died and would not grow. Then we noticed that our dogs were all \4/ were getting black "hair" on them and very dry or course. They started showing signs of a neurological disorder and or little one was even paralyzed for four days for unknown reasons.
Just jumped off couch as always, and couldn't get up, test show nothing after day 3 he started to walk but "drunk like" now back to normal. When thee dogs go outside, whatever is on them changes temp and the have a very strong "chemical" smell when they come in,giving us a headache and feeling anxious and short of breath. We are having a lot of medical problems that cannot be pin pointed to anything wrong. Can you help us figure out what the heck is going on. No one we call can help us and we are out of money due to testing and medical bills,but I feel that our lives are very much at risk here as I personally can't take much more of this. Please contact me at 503-856-8462 in Salem Oregon if you have any ideas for help.
Quoting from News & US EPA studies conducted in Salem Oregon,
This was followed-up by
I also found other articles describing environmental worries in the area including complaints about soot and cinders dating to 1919 - "Salem's Pollution Problem (1929)", reporting that Spaulding and Oregon Pulp were the principal sources of the cinders. - retrieved 12/12/2014, original source: http://www.salemhistory.net/brief_history/pollution.htm
We cannot pretend to diagnose environmental complaints nor possibly-environmentally-related health worries by e-text nor phonecall. But some general advice would include:
1. consult with your doctor as well as your veternarian, or if appropriate ask for a referral to an expert in environmental medicine
2. if there is compelling evidence of building or site environmental complaints some research about possible contaminant sources - industries, spills, etc. - can sometimes point the way to just what toxins or contaminants for which to look. Without that intelligence it is in my OPINION a bit too easy and glib to perform some more arbitrary tests and find no indications of anything worth attention.
At MOLD STANDARDS - and also MOLD RELATED ILLNESS SYMPTOMS [this article] we discuss circling disease in sheep - a mold-related illness that I have observed in dogs who live in a moldy environment (depending of course on animal sensitivity, exposure level, and particular mold genera/species present).
Keep me posted
References: Environmental Contamination / Health Studies re: Salem OR
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Late Jandhyala's play was well enacted. .
Artistes of Sumadhura Kala Niketan staged a comedy play, O Chikati Rathri at Velidendla Hanumathraya Grandhalayam Vijayawada recently, to commemorate the late Jandhyala's fifth death anniversary. O Chikati Rathri is a play-let, which Jandhyala wrote and directed in early `70s, is still popular among the theatre folks.Dasu (Bhaskar Sarma) and Sivudu (Narayana Patrudu) are bachelors and they spend their best part of their time wooing a girl, who lives next door. On a fateful day, a thief (Saritha) enters the room of the lover boys and the power goes off. Both Dasu and Sivudu think that the girl in the room was their dream girl and the thief begins to act as their ladylove. The 40-minute narration, entwined with funny twists and turns, with rib-tickling dialogues, brings loads of laugher among the viewers.To make the narration more racy and to create more confusion, a barber (Rama Surya Prakash) and an electrician (H.V.R.S. Prasad) were introduced. In the climax, the thief (Saritha) takes the bachelor-duo for a ride by disappearing with all their belongings.All the characters acted like visually-challenged persons, never staring at the fellow characters.Says Prasad: "It is black comedy. In many ways this play is an experiment by Jandhyala in early `70s. "


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There was so much anticipation for Nov. 3, which was circled in red as soon as the 2012 schedules came out: Oregon at USC. "That," everyone said, "is going to be big."
It's two days after. While Ducks coach Chip Kelly won't pause and reflect, we can. And here's where we are: It feels like Oregon has its best team ... ever.
While the defense didn't walk away from a 62-51 win over USC feeling great about itself, the Ducks' offense reached a new level of ludicrous speed that was simply extraordinary against the Trojans' quality defense. Don't gloss over this: A USC defense had never given up so many points. Never. Nor had it ever given up 730 yards. Never! Heck, that was 107 yards more than a legendary Notre Dame squad piled up in 1946 while setting the mark that lasted 66 years.
This Oregon offense, with a redshirt freshman quarterback, has significantly better numbers than the 2010 squad that played for the national title.
The Ducks rushed for 286.2 yards per game in 2010. They are rushing for 341.2 this season. They averaged 530.65 yards in 2010. They average 561.2 yards this season. They averaged 47 points per game in 2010. They average 54.33 this season. Their passing efficiency number in 2010 was 151.72. It's 159.94 this season.
This squad is younger on the offensive line than the 2010 crew, but it's far more physically gifted. And QB Marcus Mariota is a better passer and runner than Darron Thomas, notably more consistent and accurate. Thomas completed 61.5 percent of his passes in 2010. Mariota is completing 70.5 percent of his throws.
In fact, Mariota now ranks No. 1 in the Pac-12 and No. 7 in the nation in passing efficiency. The Pac-12 blog is officially retiring the word "test" from further stories on Mariota.
Receiver is the one area where the 2010 Ducks look superior, but one of the overlooked revelations from the USC game is how well the receivers played. Josh Huff turned in perhaps his best game, catching six passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Seven different players caught passes.
Of course, it's slightly bogus to compare the 2010 and 2012 numbers at this point. There's a lot of football left. In fact, there might be the toughest football ahead, particularly the next three -- or four -- opposing defenses.
Oregon visits California on Saturday. You might recall that the only team to shut the Ducks' offense down in 2010 was the Golden Bears at home. Further, Stanford and Oregon State are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in both scoring and rushing defense in the Pac-12. In fact, Stanford is No. 1 and Oregon State No. 5 in the nation in run defense, and both are ranked in the nation's top 20 in scoring defense.
The odds are against the Ducks rolling up 730 yards against either. But, of course, we would have typed the same about the Trojans.
And then there could be a Pac-12 title game. At this moment, the favorite to win the South Division figures to be the winner of the USC-UCLA game on Nov. 17, but predicting how the South might go feels like a week-to-week thing.
It's easy to begin salivating over the idea of this Chip Kelly Oregon offense facing a Nick Saban Alabama defense for the national title. I will admit that among a gaggle of sportswriters in L.A. for the game, it came up more than once.
Still, Nov. 3 didn't set up like most expected. The Trojans failed to live up to their preseason projections. Nov. 3 was a measuring stick, a significant one, but not one that provides a decisive verdict.
What the Pac-12 became this year was deep, not top-heavy, as expected. Seven different teams have been ranked this season, and five are ranked in the latest BCS standings. No one saw the Beavers' rise coming, nor were Arizona, Arizona State and UCLA expected to be such tough outs.
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Nineteen months after authorizing a lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Bakersfield City Council reaffirmed that plan late Wednesday, authorizing the City Attorney to sue to stop the multibillion-dollar bullet train.
"The City Council reaffirmed its directive of 2012 and authorized the City Attorney to file a (California Environmental Quality Act) lawsuit in connection with the EIR/EIS on the Fresno-to-Bakersfield alignment certified recently by the high-speed rail authority," City Attorney Ginny Gennaro said around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The council's vote, Gennaro said, was 6-1 to sue.
At issue are the Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the project, which the CHSRA board approved unanimously May 7.
The board also approved a resolution saying bullet train construction will stop at 7th Standard Road for now due to lack of funding, and guaranteeing Bakersfield 60 days' notice before it approves construction south.
City Manager Alan Tandy said the EIR and EIS were greatly lacking, and reemphasized the CHSRA's lack of responsiveness to Bakersfield.
"The document was deficient on its face. A terribly prepared, horribly prepared document," Tandy said, noting that he believes the rail agency will have to restart the environmental process and do a new EIR and EIS south of 7th Standard Road through Bakersfield — with a new alignment.
The train's current alignment would cut through significant city and private properties including McMurtrey Aquatic Center, the city's Municipal Services Corporation Yard, Bakersfield High School, Bethel Christian School and Mill Creek.
"At this point, we know the route they've selected is not acceptable to us whether they can tweak it or need to move it four miles or what," Tandy said.
He indicated negotiation still might not be out of the question.
"We hope that the gesture of delaying construction, or not authorizing construction is an invitation to actually deal with us on those issues that are important," Tandy said. "By filing the litigation, we protect ourselves. If you don't file, after 30 days you can't file."
In 1999, then-Mayor Bob Price testified in favor of a downtown Bakersfield alignment before the CHSRA board, but Tandy said the city's subsequent change of heart shouldn't affect its ability to win a CEQA lawsuit.
"I don't think so. At the point in time we did that, they weren't funded and it was kind of a phantom," Tandy said.
Also in closed session, the council voted unanimously to authorize legal action against five Bakersfield medical marijuana dispensaries if they fail to abide by cease-and-desist letters.
During the regular portion of its meeting, the council heard about the proposed 2014-2015 fiscal year budget of more than $621.6 million.
The Bakersfield police and fire chiefs advocated for replacing two aging fire engines and 47 police vehicles and hiring five additional officers, and the council was mostly warm and receptive.
Costs were $1.1 million for the fire engines and hydraulic rescue tools, and $685,696 per year to hire two detectives and three senior police officers.
In other business, the council unanimously approved spending up to $385,000 to pump water from the Kern County Water Agency but called for a straightforward presentation on the city's water supplies, and the possibility of an ordinance dealing with the drought.