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DETROIT (June 29, 2011) – When May 2011 Wayne State University Law School graduate Kimberly Grover's son Glenn, a U.S. Marine, deployed to Iraq in 2007, she knew she couldn't just sit back home and hope he was doing all right. She had to get involved.
Through the website www.marineparents.com, she found information, support and a new group of close friends. And though she had just enrolled at Wayne Law that same year, she volunteered to moderate the chat room for his unit and, two years later, offered to moderate the message boards, making sure the posts complied with OPSEC (operational security).
This past April, Grover was given a President's Volunteer Service Award from the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation for her work with the website.
"From March 15, 2010, until the end of the year I logged over 400 hours in support of my fellow Marine families," she said. "Some days were very difficult, especially when the casualties and injuries were pouring in, and other days it was crazy, watching parents figure out how much they could pack in a flat rate box and what kind of silly thing they could find to amuse their Marines. It was always a pleasure and a labor of love."
Commitment to others has always been important to Grover. After she received her bachelor's degree in economics from WSU in 1984, she wanted to go to law school, but her family was her priority. "My daughter, Jennifer, was born in 1985 and then my son in 1988, and I got divorced in 1988 as well," she said. And though she was focused on raising her kids as a single mother, she didn't hesitate to take in her son's friend, Rudy, after he lost both of his parents to drug overdoses. "He needed someone to champion him," she said. Legal issues surrounding that situation rekindled her desire to go to law school.
"When the boys graduated from high school I decided to pursue a law degree so that I could help other single parents and children with legal issues. I wanted to have the legal foundation to be able to do more," she said.
Grover's decision to attend Wayne Law was an easy one. "I loved being downtown when I pursued my undergraduate degree," she said. "I liked that a variety of students from all walks of life came to WSU. I liked the diversity."
While at Wayne Law, Grover interned at the Free Legal Aid Clinic, where she still volunteers. She also interned for family law judge, Honorable Eric W. Cholack of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan. She hopes now to practice family law so that she can help families going through divorce.
Despite her nontraditional path to law school, Grover encourages others not to give up on their goals. "My mantra, as an older student, has been to 'live the dream,'" she said. "Time is going to continue to pass and we are all going to continue to age. Think about what you love and find a career that will allow you to do it. Don't be afraid. Have confidence."
She also believes volunteering is very important and cites her own experience. "When I took Rudy in, I was a single mom. Both my kids were willing to share whatever time and money I spent on them with him and the community jumped in to help," she said. "He is now graduating from college with a double major in accounting and human resources and will sit for the CPA this summer. I expect he will be president some day. You never know what small thing you do will have an impact on someone else. Even if you think you can't do something, do it anyway. You'd be surprised who may help you along the way."
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Wayne Law professor advocates for animal protection
November 26, 2012
Advancement of the interests and protection of animals is cutting-edge social justice for law Professor Jerry Simonelli, who teaches courses in animal law at Wayne State University Law School and at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.
"The animal rights movement is a part of our wider struggle for peace, justice and respect for all being and creation — what Albert Schweitzer referred to as a reverence for life," he wrote in his 2003 "Non-Violence and the Animal Rights Movement." He likens the movement to other historic civil rights actions.
Simonelli has been involved in the animal protection movement and in the political arena for many years. He is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, a former legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman Charles Vanik (D-Ohio) and a former advisor to U.S. Congressman Christopher Shays (R-Conn), developing and drafting federal animal protection legislation. He earned his J.D. at the University of Toledo and an LLM at George Washington University. He has a legal practice based in Washington, D.C., and serves on the board of the Animals and Society Institute based in Ann Arbor.
Teaching law students what the law does and does not do to protect animals, and how it can be creatively applied and modified when feasible, is important in preparing the next generation of lawyers to advance the interests of animals, he said.
"The cumulative impact of all the law students who have taken and are now taking animal law courses will result in the field becoming increasingly more mainstream, with real advances for the interests of animals as these students become the future judges, prosecutors and lawyers," he said. "Animal law is so broad, encompassing traditional areas of law — tort, wills and trust, contract, constitutional, custody, etc. But it also encompasses the recognition that the current legal status of animals as property may be antiquated and in need of re-evaluation, modification and expansion to accommodate and reflect societal beliefs and values."
The class he's teaching at Wayne Law considers the traditional areas of law in the field, but "we also consider theories and proposals to advance greater recognition of animal interests," Simonelli said. The course begins with an overview of the field, and includes the impact on humans of the treatment of animals and the "evolution of thought" about animals throughout history.
The field of animal law gained momentum with the formation of the Animal Legal Defense Fund in 1979 and its subsequent activism has increased the pace of change.
"ADLF's success in developing animal law has been astounding, since there are now approximately 130 law schools in the United States and eight in Canada that now offer animal law courses," Simonelli said. "In this short period, animal law has become mainstream."
Consideration of animals raised for food is an important aspect of Simonelli's course. He supports a comprehensive federal farm animal anti-cruelty bill to cover animals nationwide.
"The only federal laws we have addressing humane treatment are the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and the 28 Hour Law," he said. "The reality is that both these laws are not adequately enforced, and the minimal theoretical protection provided is often missing. Further, there is absolutely no federal law that addresses the welfare of farm animals while being raised. And state anti-cruelty laws mostly specifically exempt farm animals from coverage. The result is often shockingly violent, cruel and brutal treatment of farm animals raised for food."
Pending bills in Congress — the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act and the Egg Products Inspection Act — are good steps forward, he said. And consumer education is "crucial," in his view.
"When people learn about the treatment of farm animals, they are shocked," Simonelli said. "People assume that our government has in place humane treatment standards, when, in fact, our government has essentially relinquished its responsibility to industry. We need societal education on the treatment of animals and a shift in consciousness away from treating other beings as mere objects — things for us to use."
What he vehemently does not support is the use of intimidation, threats and violence to further the animal protection movement.
"There still is an image of the animal rights advocate as kooky, and there are some kooky and violent animal rights advocates," Simonelli said. "Recently, at Wayne State, a Florida-based group called Negotiation is Over targeted a Wayne State researcher with threats and intimidation."
(The leader of that group, Camille Marino, posted online descriptions of how the researcher should die and published his home address and phone number. She emailed a link to her post to the researcher, and chained herself to the undergraduate library doors at Wayne State in May. She was arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. She recently pleaded guilty.)
"A very small number of groups use tactics that include intimidation, threats and property destruction, but unfortunately, this sometimes mars the image of the vast majority who work through peaceful and lawful means for change," Simonelli said. "Any social justice movement that pushes societal consciousness is viewed as kooky because it is a new way of viewing relationships and the established order of things. Those calling for abolition of slavery, for women's rights and for gay rights were all viewed as kooky."
A companion to two cats, the professor supports people having pets.
"I believe it is through our relationships with companion animals that we will see the greatest and fastest evolution of rights and a re-thinking of crossing the species barrier," he said. "Under the law, animals are property, yet those of us sharing out homes and lives with companion animals view them as members of the family. The law is currently struggling with how to reconcile the property status with the reality of family membership."
State laws are changing in regard to trusts benefiting companion animals, custody of companion animals in cases of divorce and separation and in the awarding of "non-economic damages" for suffering and loss when a companion animal is killed or injured, Simonelli said.
"All these developments indicate a serious evolution of the law expanding animal interests and setting new parameters of the human-companion animal relationship," he said.
Caption: Wayne Law Professor Jerry Simonelli is kept company by Tae, one of his two cats, while he works.


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#1 Wed 02 Feb 11 12:11am
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Malnutrition in Care Homes
I am concerned about prevalent malnutrition and dehydration of old people in Care Homes, and in the light of the front page article in the Daily Mail 31st Jan 2011, we surely need to do something about it. I have witnessed this for myself while working in care homes in Gloucestershire.
There is a serious rise in deaths of old people in care who have suffered and died from malnutrition and dehydration in our UK's so called 'care' and nursing homes that charge up to �1000 a week. Its appalling, including the poor treatment of old people who have all given much of their lives to the nation.
Jamie, you brought to the attention of the UK public, the poor school meals that have been churned out for so long, and you revolutionised them. We need you to do the same for Care and Nursing Homes. Staff need to be trained in cooking healthy and interesting foods that people will enjoy eating on a daily basis.
Many staff don't even recognise the physical and mental signs of malnutrition and dehydration, yet this training can be easily implemented
Please would you kindly consider doing something about it.
Many thanks,
Nicola Hurst.
#2 Sun 27 Feb 11 1:51am
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My grandmother is currently in a care home and is fed really well, everyday they come around with a little trolly and ask which meal the residents would like, and they do look tasty, but I dont know about other care homes in the country. I think that it isnt really the food that is the problem (in my grandmothers case anyway) however I do agree that many staff are not trained very well at all. I think it would be better if they were fully trained as nurses/doctors before being able to care of the often sick residents.
#3 Wed 11 May 11 3:25pm
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Yes bunchkins, you have raised a very good point that it's not about the quality of food. Actually it is more about the care home staff and about the question that whether they are trained well or not. Often it has been seen that care home management does not provide them good quality training. Trained care staff with suitable and caring professionals creates certainly a difference between a good care home and a bad care home. Sometimes management plays also vital role.
#4 Thu 12 May 11 1:32am
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I for one am really happy with the care my 101 yr old grandmother is recieving in her retirement home, the staff are all very caring and capable. Recently they noticed that she wasn't always eating her meals so have moved her into a higher care section that has a higher level of staffing where they can make sure she eats or even feed her if necessary. I know there are some dodgy ones out there but some of the care homes are wonderful.
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Re: Malnutrition in Care Homes
Like all people , elderly people vary as to their appertite , the amount they will drink etc etc.
It can be very difficult sometimes to try to persuade someone who you know really needs to drink actually to drink.
Likewise with eating .
I would think that the issue highlighted is confined to the minority rather than the majority of establisents and of course we don't know what the individual residents are like ,what their condition is , if they are fit and healthy or if they are suffering from an underlying condition such as dementia or any thing else .
It might not be the care home at fault and it's easy to pass judgement when we know little about what has happened in each indedivdual case
#6 Thu 29 Nov 12 10:19pm
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Inspiring Institutional Chefs. (a letter to Jamie Oliver, from those who care)
Dear Jamie,
We're writing on behalf of our elders sometimes neglected and now 'housed'
in care and nursing homes.
This is personal to me because its happening to my Mother :-(
You would be making some of our mums and Gran-mums very happy if you could
see a way in the not too distant future,...please please please...for you
to inspire, educate and retrain their cooks/chefs..care home managers and
owners; in serving healthy wholesome food.
Having witnessed standards of poor nutritional care in several nursing
homes in our area alone, we are saddened that in a society that regards
itself as a democracy, which is supposed to uphold equal and human rights,
there are only minimal standards of care and nutrition actually being
Because of age, disability and long term illness, many of our friends and
relatives are deprived of their own *choices,* individual tastes, menu,
diet and nutrition, leaving many vulnerable people protein, carbohydrate,
iron and calcium (Vital-mineral) deficient.
Many institutional care homes seem to be deficient in providing their
residents a balanced and healthy diet. There appears to be a complete lack
of fresh fruit, salads, smoothies, vegetables, herbs, spices, fresh fish,
poultry and fresh or bottled water.
We have witnessed substantially small meals lacking in vital nutrients,
residents being forced to live off a poor and unhealthy diet. e.g. Small
pieces of white bread, a few cream crackers, over cooked mince stew,
crumpets or ice cream for 'dinner'.
*Plus a lot more *atrocities not mentioned in this letter.
This is depriving these helpless individuals of essential vitamins and
minerals. Consequently this could lead to exacerbating illness or premature death.
Other observations include; cheap food products, e.g juices, squashes and
sauces often with colouring's, preservatives and additives made to become
the the staple diet of many residents who are paying around �1000 per week, per head
for this torture.
Furthermore, our unfortunate parents who end up in this situation, often have no voice at all!, they become dis-empowered homeless and hopeless, and sometimes all their worldly goods, along with their children's inheritance are sold off to pay for the privilege of this care.
It is also important for me to add here that there are some committed care home owners who do their best, and we hope do provide excellent levels of nutrition as part of individual care packages. (albeit, not seen by me as yet, still researching this endemic problem)
Moreover, there is a huge industry that has profited by housing the 'unseen
and hidden 'pharmaceutically calmed,' elderly, disabled and severely ill.
(what a crying shame on us)
Perhaps, there are care home managers that are on a tight budget... and
are providing our older folks with good, tasty and nutritious food,
maybe...but who knows for sure? And can this really be made possible? We
would like to bring light to this situation and politely request some of your Jamie
Oliver Magic; especially after seeing how you helped to change the
unhealthy school dinners and turn this country's health around. (Ref: telie vision program)
To be as brief as possible in this instance I have recently registered a community Interest Company called
Care-E-Generation C.I.C , we would love to assist in this project, with some fund raising, I for one is ready willing and able to walk to lands end to raise some cash to pay for an I pad with a touch and talk program as there
is an over abundance of nursing homes in our area of Southport, Merseyside, all with vulnerable people who's quality of life can be dramatically improved with a little effort on our behalf..(2 world wars ...wtf, scuse my down to earth passion, I do not intend to offend, harm or hurt anyone concerned, so come on lets do something good before we die eh!;-)
To continue my rant...we are also surrounded by local farms, salad and vegetable growers, who could easily contribute and be part of the solution, its called Locavore, the sourcing and utilizing of very locally produced produce.
This letter is based on my own personal observations, and those of family and friends of our
beloved mum who recently had a stroke bringing this all to our heart felt attention.
I would like to add that I am not a qualified nutritionist, but have a large interest in healthy
However, I am a trained psychologist with years of experience working with
the most vulnerable in our society.
Kind Regards,
Nick Segal,
Director: Care-E-Generation. Community Interest Company
Argyle House
Leicester Street
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I'll likely take a few months off starting in June as I will be moving and am unsure if it will be local or 2200 miles.
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I had made a suggetion to Lori that if a package is sent late or not noted as received by the last week of the month, that the sender reveal themselves to the recipient with a quick note or give them a heads up that it was sent and somehow got delayed (as in the case of this poor envelope). I know life can really go wonky, and I'd rather be able to give moral support and send prayers where needed than worry about material things. Afterall, we are supposed to be reaching out to build friendships and learn about each other who live in different areas. I am so blessed for being able to become familiar with so many people here. You are a great group of people!!!
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Maybell neighbors launch campaign
Original post made by grassroots, Green Acres, on Aug 28, 2013
The neighbors who live near the Maybell orchard have qualified a referendum for the ballot, Measure D, which will be voted on November 5. They are a completely volunteer group of parents, seniors, and concerned neighbors, who want to see developments in the residential neighborhood respect the zoning (or even just close to it), and for development to put the safety of kids first.
The other side, of course, is well-funded and has already hired a political campaign consultant to run their campaign. Neighbors have been passing the hat at informal meetings. But now, at least, they have a real campaign fund, overseen by Timothy Gray and complying with fair elections practices. Now they need some funds!
One of the most important and most urgent matters they are facing is the need to ensure an impartial ballot. When citizens want to fight City Hall, they have the democratic check and balance of bringing matters to the vote through referendum or initiative. Unfortunately, as they have discovered, even when the City is a party to the dispute - as they often are for any referendum - the City gets to write the ballot question and "impartial analysis".
How can that be? That Cities, as parties to these conflicts, get to control what goes to the voters as "impartial"? How can an election be fair when even the question voters are asked can be biased (as we believe it is here)?
Maybell neighbors want to ensure the impartiality of the ballot, but it turns out there is no explicit process short of hiring an elections firm and file in court to have a judge decide.
It also turns out that there is very little time to do this, just 10 days, and lacking any budget, a few neighbors spent much of that time trying to just express their concerns and work things out with the City themselves, to no avail. If they are going to file, they must do so by tomorrow or Friday, and the legal time is expensive.
Please consider contributing to the No Rezone Maybell campaign. If you wish to help neighbors ensure the fairness and impartiality of the ballot, please include a note to that effect and donate soon!
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Comments (20)
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 28, 2013 at 11:44 pm
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Aug 29, 2013 at 12:05 am
What's the expected voter turnout? 12,000?
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 1:08 am
Perhaps you really aren't from Barron Park, or maybe you're from the other side of it, so you do not realize that there are more large affordable housing developments in that neighborhood already than in any other residential part of Palo Alto, including right next door to the Maybell orchard? So it's a little late to call neighbors NIMBY's, since they already have a great deal of integrated affordable housing in their midst.
Also, you perhaps also don't realize that HUD policy discourages the concentrating of affordable developments in one place, because of decades of research about what helps and hurts affordable housing -- and concentrating it in one place in an unprecedented way is what this development does.
Perhaps you are also not aware that the Maybell location is not nearby any services seniors need. The development will only have 47 parking spots for 60 units, employees, and visitors, on the promise that few residents will have cars. Perhaps you would like to drop your grandma off there every day for the next few months until the election and let her walk to all of her grocery, medical, and other needs. Make sure she brings her walker, she'll need it when she swings out into the middle of the street like other seniors who live in the neighborhood have been known to do to reach El Camino.
And perhaps you are also not aware that two large affordable developments in the same neighborhood are being lost - Terman apartments is converting to market-rate after being affordable only 25 years, and the trailer park (market-rate affordable, no rent control) residents are being evicted for expensive apartments the developer wants to put in at the same 60-units per acre as the Maybell rezoning, even though current zoning is RM-15. (If City Council didn't make it so easy for developers to do whatever they want...)
People up and down the Peninsula are tired of being helpless against City Councils that let anything go when it comes to massive development. Maybell neighbors are being called by others asking how to do the same thing.
The conflict will not be over even if the measure passes, because neighbors can see that a large development on that seriously substandard street is dangerous for the kids, and the City refused to the a traffic analysis that included bike and pedestrian safety. Instead of encouraging an ongoing conflict over overdevelopment in a bad location, how about helping everyone win -- reject the ordinance, and support using the money instead to buy the Terman Apartments so they can remain affordable housing. There are 92 units there, more than the 60 proposed at Maybell, and it's literally a few blocks away.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 1:38 am
Cedric de La Beaujardiere is a registered user.
I am a resident of Barron Park and I support Yes on D, to enable affordable senior housing and 12 market rate single-family homes. I know many people in this neighborhood who also support this project. Yes, there is a lot of people here who are bent out of shape about it, but this sentiment is not unanimous. Further, I hope that project opposition will diminish as people move past the hype and learn more facts. To that end, here's my take on some of this, but it is late so I won't spend a lot of time editing my comments from other threads.
1) Residents are concerned about the size of the development and its traffic impacts on Maybell. But if project opponents defeat measure D, then the development permitted under current zoning is likely to have a much larger traffic impact.
Here are the facts about the current zoning: The larger 1.84 acre portion of the Maybell/Clemo site is zoned RM-15, which means 15 "units" per acre of multifamily residential. Multifamily means apartments. So on that part of the site alone, 1.84 acres * 15 units/acre = 27 units (up to 37 if a certain percentage are low income). Applying the existing zoning to that site, with a bit of rudimentary geometry & math, shows that it is imminently doable to fit 27 appartments within the allowed area, setbacks, height, and daylight plane. Further, the allowable total floor area is 40,075 sq.ft., divided by 27 units gives 1,484 sq.ft. per apartment (including common areas), which is comparable to my house of 1,500 sq.ft. (including the garage) with 3.5 bedrooms.
So what do you think will generate more traffic: 60 tiny one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors, or 27 large three- or four-bedroom apartments for families?
(One can find the zoning details for RM 15 at Web Link and, more concisely and to the point, this table Web Link which applies to section 18-13-040. The dimensions of the lots in question can be found on the santa clara county assessors map, downloaded in pdf from Web Link. My calculations pertain to lot #109, which is listed to be 1.84 acres == 80,150.4 sq.ft.)
2) Not all "units" are created equal. Zoning refers to housing "units", not bedrooms, which are a more accurate barrometer of how many people might actually live in a home. So a tiny 600 sq.ft, 1-bedroom apartment is called a "unit", but so is a large, 1,400 sq.ft 4-bedroom apartment. The PAHC proposal permitted by Measure D will have 61 bedrooms in the senior unit, combined with 12 houses at ~3.5 bedrooms each give about 103 bedrooms in the PAHC proposal. Under existing zoning, the two sites can accomodate 34-45 units, so let's conservatively say 34 units at 3.5 bedrooms, that's 119 bedrooms, or 16% more bedrooms under current zoning, than what would be allowed by measure D.
3) Since anonymous posters complain of the density of 60 one-bedroom units on 1.1 acres, it is only fair to point out that, of the 1.84 acres currently zoned as RM-15, 40% is essentially down-zoned to R-2 and road under measure D. That's how Measure D gives us houses on Clemo instead of an apartment building.
4) The portion with four ranch homes along Maybell is currently zoned R-2, which permits two housing units on each lot, so even under current zoning it appears 8 homes would be permitted on those 4 lots. Measure D would have 7 houses on Maybell, with part of the higher RM-15 zone given over to the single-family Maybell lots.
5) Anonymous posters have misleadingly characterized the senior apartment building as being "in the middle of an R-1 neighborhood". It is in fact jammed into the corner of the large lot furthest from the R1, immediately next to an existing 8-story apartment building and a row of 3-story apartment buildings.
6) The so called "50-foot building" is actually a mostly 45-foot building with a tiny part, the top of the elevator shaft, if I recall correctly, at 50'. The wing closest to the R1 areas is actually less than 45', at only 1.5 & 3 stories. (Early plans with drawings [incl. the originally 15 houses which Council later limited to 12 in response to residents' concerns] can be seen in the PTC staff report, see for instance, page 5 of Web Link)
7) People concerned about government spending on social needs may appreciate this project's innovative funding mechanisms to use market forces to pay for affordable housing. The independent non-profit Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC), bought the property, and plans to sell a sizable chunk of that property to a private developer to build market-rate homes. This will pay for a big chunk of the cost of the project, and significantly eliminates the need of direct government funding to address this social need. While the city did loan PAHC money to purchase the property, keep in mind that this is a loan and will be paid back. Further, the project is designed to be financially self-sufficient, paying for the mortgage, maintenance and senior services through the rent paid by resident seniors. The low income units will subsidize the ultra-low income units. So, the only on-going government subsidy, if any, might be a reduced property tax collected from the senior portion of the site, assuming such a reduction is planned (Some say it is, I don't know if it is or not).
The affordable senior project can not pay for itself without the 12 market rate houses to defray the cost. If there were only 45 units not 60 (to fit within current zoning), there would not be enough low-income units to subsidize the ultra-low income units, the economies of scale would not exist, and the project would not be viable.
8) While in general it may be a good idea to mix income levels throughout a community, it makes sense to group affordable senior housing together in one building, so that resources like visiting nurses, shuttles to shopping/doctors, community rooms, a community of peers, and other services can be shared. Here there is the opportunity that seniors could get involved with the school nearby for great inter-generational activities.
I am a private citizen, a resident of this neighborhood, and I am neither paid nor coerced to support this great project which will have a less impact on the neighborhood than what is likely under current zoning. My support for this project stems from an ethic of helping those in need. My commitment to truth and accuracy drive me to speak up because of all the misinformation promulgated by anonymous posters. I post under my real name because I am proud to speak truthfully and politely.
I hope Palo Alto will join me in voting Yes on D.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 29, 2013 at 7:51 am
Sorry, I do not believe a single promise made by the developers. After what John McNellis did at Alma Plaza with the support of the city council and opposition from 90% of the residents, I realized how they operate -Just promise anything to get it done, once its passed, it cannnot be reverted. No Thanks. I will vote no on this and any other big development. These folks ruin our quality of life by building totally unsuitable developments then go live in Los Altos Hills. I bet you won't find any high-density housing near any of their houses. They would never allow it.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 8:24 am
I am a resident of Greenacres, where internal polls showed nearly unanimous sentiment AGAINST Measure D, and against the Ordinance, as the historic level of opposition has demonstrated. Barron Park has differences of opinion, but the majority are AGAINST - the closer they are to the location and understanding the serious impacts on the neighborhood and the safety of the schoolchildren, the more they are AGAINST Measure D.
Thank You, Midtown resident, you've hit the nail on the head. City Council has passed an ordinance for 4-story, 50-foot building of 60 units with only 47 parking spots for residents, employees (there will be at least 5), and visitors. They keep saying the seniors won't drive, but it's clear to neighbors how unwalkable that location is, nowhere near any services seniors need. On PAHC's application, the medical facility they listed as being less than a mile away is Planned Parenthood.
They justify the lack of parking by comparing other senior locations around town that have far more services on-site, like dining halls -- the Maybell property will be just senior rentals, it is not a senior center -- or, like Stevenson House, are next to all kinds of amenities, like steps away from a major grocery store, Betty Wright Swim Center, Cubberly Community Center and Mitchell Park library and community center, Mitchell Park, near Costco, etc etc. (Yet Stevenson House doesn't have enough parking and residents have an agreement to park their excess cars at the neighboring church during the week, and the school on the weekends.)
The Maybell neighborhood not only doesn't have any such capacity for extra cars, any the development does produce will take up the small number of spaces available at Juana Briones Park and the few street spaces available for families at Juana Briones Elementary, the OH, and the county rehabilitation unit (which already faces conflicts over parking with elementary parents because of the limited parking). This problem will be exacerbated by the City taking away the Maybell street parking on Maybell during the day, where the residents of the existing PAHC property, the Arastradero Apartments, park some of their overflow cars because they don't have enough parking on site.
What the ordinance doesn't state is what happens WHEN the parking proves to be inadequate. (It doesn't state what happens someday in the future WHEN the property ceases to be affordable and is converted to market rate, or ceases to be for seniors (because of its distance to anything seniors need) and families with multiple cars move in.)
There will be serious consequences to families with small and disabled kids. There will be serious consequences to the only community asset in the area, the park. The City will be reproducing for the neighbors nearby the untenable parking conditions faced by Downtown North. There is nowhere else for these cars to go, and the calls by neighbors for the City Council to be sensible about the parking issue have fallen on absolutely deaf ears. Like Midtown Resident says, they promise anything, no matter how unrealistic, just to get it done, and leave the neighborhood holding the bag.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 9:00 am
The measure is NOT about allowing senior affordable housing. Measure D isn't what allows the housing. Measure D is about who pays for it.
The senior low-income housing could be built under existing zoning, and would have been fine with the neighborhood if it had been PC zoned anything close to the previous zoning. They would get nearly as many units of senior affordable housing under existing zoning, and could have gotten as many with a better PC zoning plan if it had just been even somewhat close to the existing zoning.
What the ordinance/rezoning/measure does, plain and simple, is allow the City to pay less per unit and push the majority of the COSTS for the low-income apartments onto a small neighborhood through serious violations of the zoning, including dense for-profit/market-rate homes for the sake of getting in lieu fees for the City. According to Greg Schmid, the City is paying about a third to a quarter the cost for the units at Maybell as they did downtown at 801 Alma.
So, it's not like the City CAN'T build the senior housing if it had to pay the actual cost, they have shown a willingness and ability to do so at another location at the same time.
The financing scheme to pay less at Maybell -- where almost 60% of the property does NOT go for affordable housing but is instead upzoned for a market-rate developer to build dense houses no one could build under existing zoning or in the adjacent neighborhood -- is set in stone in the ordinance. The in lieu fees are in the ordinance. PAHC never had the ability to negotiate in good faith for anything even close to what would fit the neighborhood.
In other words, if PAHC sold off the market-rate parcels to single-family builders instead to put up a few homes more consistent with the surrounding R-1 neighborhood, even if they made just as much money, the City wouldn't get the in lieu fees it is getting by rezoning for densely packed market-rate homes. They are violating the comprehensive plan and the neighborhood for what amounts to a kickback enabled by the density.
That bears repeating. There is little to no opposition to the senior affordable housing in the neighborhood. Nearly all of the opposition flows from the land use that comes from the way the City is trying to reduce what they pay for the units by forcing the neighborhood to bear the cost burdens. If it wasn't for nearly 60% of the property going to densified market-rate/for-profit, the senior housing could be larger and lower, with adequate parking and more consistent with the neighborhood. And maybe the City might have done the traffic safety analysis for the four thousand school children traveling the two school commute routes the property sits between that the City refused to do.
Please vote AGAINST Measure D. During Council meetings, Councilmembers and PAHC indicated that this was the first time PAHC had tried this particular financing scheme, where they buy up a property, upzone part of it for the benefit of a for-profit developer -- and the City gets in lieu fees from the densely packed market-rate homes that it wouldn't get from residential-neighborhood-sized parcels -- they talked about it as PRACTICE for the next time.
If you do not want complete nullification of zoning rules coming to your neighborhood for the sake of making your neighborhood pay the costs of the affordable housing so the City doesn't have to, reject this precedent -- vote AGAINST Measure D.
And please help neighbors ensure the impartiality of the election materials! They have only two days, and they have no campaign war chest like their opposition.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 29, 2013 at 9:14 am
I am an enthusiastic supporter of affordable senior housing. I initially thought that a little extra density should be supported to help with a good cause. That is until I looked at the details, and discovered a Trojan Horse, or a Wolf in Sheep's clothing.
Measure D is not about affordable housing for seniors. Affordable senior housing can be built under existing zoning.
Then why the rezoning? The proponents are trying to sneak in private market high density zoning on the coat tails of the worthy cause of affordable senior housing.
Fact: Affordable Senior housing can be built on the land without the rezoning.
Fact: Measure D is foisting the market rate rezoning on the false claim that it is needed to build affordable housing.
Fact: The Senior Housing accounts for less than half of the land being rezoned. Measure D is really about rezoning the nearly 60 percent of the land surrounding the senior apartments, to allow market rate high-density 3-story stack and pack homes on 3,000 square feet lots.
Reason? to make up extra profits not related to senior affordable housing.
The affordable Senior housing can be built under existing zoning and will produce really respectful spaces for seniors. Voting AGAINST Measure D assures is a vote for preservation of neighborhood zoning that has room for the needs of all citizens including seniors.
The Rezoning is simply about money, and sets the precedent that no matter what zoning may be in place in your neighborhood, it can be changed overnight. Tell the Council it must keep its promises to the neighborhoods by voting AGAINST Measure D.
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a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 9:32 am
Cedric de La Beaujardiere is a registered user.
See, here's the slew of anonymous poster(s) starting up their classic misinformation mill again, too ashamed of what they write to put their names behind their words.
Anonymous "A neighbor and parent" writes: "The financing scheme to pay less at Maybell -- where almost 60% of the property does NOT go for affordable housing but is instead upzoned for a market-rate developer to build dense houses no one could build under existing zoning..."
The key falseness there is "upzoned". 1.84 Acres of the site is currently zoned for APARTMENT BUILDING, which means the large site fronting Clemo could have a 35' 3-story apartment building, within 20' of Clemo (it could be further back on the site, but it would be up to the hypothetical developer). Under Measure D, how is converting 60% of the lot from APARTMENTS to HOUSES "upzoning"?
Under Measure D, the Clemo frontage will have first, a row of existing large mature trees, then a row of 3-story single-family HOUSES, then a parking area, and in the way back, the 1.5 & 3-story wing of the affordable senior apartment, then attached to that on the north/east the rest of the building is 4-stories, jammed as far back as it possibly could be from the terrified neighbors.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 9:34 am
Jerry Underdal is a registered user.
"Well, given how completely grassroots this is, I may as well announce this here as anywhere else!"
Doubly anonymous! Usually we get the benefit of a made-up name at least.
Who is asking for my money to make sure that the wording of the impartial analysis is done by the "No on D" campaign instead of the city attorney's office?
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 10:25 am
"But if project opponents defeat measure D, then the development permitted under current zoning is likely to have a much larger traffic impact."
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There are so many reasons their claim is UNTRUE, but let's start with a few:
1) If PAHC decides to sell the property, by virtue of the $7.3 million loan contracts the City entered into to buy the property, it has first right of refusal and can pass through the property with whatever deed restrictions are necessary to ensure no burdensome or unsafe development takes place there.
Given the enormous disclosure already placed IN THE PROPERTY RECORD regarding safety, the City would be negligent not to do the traffic safety analysis for the schoolchildren that they refused to do in favor of pushing this rezoning through, and to place restrictions on any burdensome land use there. The City already faces a $17 million dollar lawsuit because of a claim that "a substantial factor that contributed to this incident is the City of Palo Alto's negligent design, construction, maintenance, signing, operation and control of the roadways,"
Even if the City doesn't think it owes the "heightened scrutiny" of developments on school commute routes their own policy promises, it at least owes the taxpayers some attention to reducing the serious liability they would incur by ignoring this duty.
2) Given neighborhood volunteers qualified TWO referenda for this, one in just 10 days, with 8,000 signatures between them and the first referendum to qualify in 10 years, managed to get two independent traffic analyses of the traffic report, unearthed the $7.3 million in loans (when the City had disclosed only $5.8million), the City verifying the zoning for PAHC more than a month before it would have been valid at a minimum, and conflicts of interest, some neighbors filing a CEQA suit -- believe me now when I say, the neighborhood not only has recourse, but will hold the City accountable for ensuring anything that goes there be safer and better, should the high-density land use be rejected.
3) Some neighbors concerned about the environment and quality of life in Palo Alto have launched an effort to preserve the historic orchard with 100 established trees at the property now. If PAHC chooses not to build there, or the City chooses not to commit the funds necessary to actually pay for the housing there (as opposed to foisting the costs onto the neighborhood through the rezoning/measure), that group already has an alternative plan for a community orchard/small community center/science and learning center for the kids. That neighborhood has none of the community assets of any other part of town. The only asset is Juana Briones Park, which would be an electrical substation if the City had its way and neighbors hadn't protested and gotten it moved nearer to El Camino.
4) Should the property be sold for development, even if the City is completely negligent about its responsibility to safety and neighbors somehow suddenly fall asleep after showing historic levels of participation, developers are going to maximize their profits, not maximize units at the expense of profits. More units in an expensive residential neigbhorhood like that means more materials costs, labor, environmental review from subdividing, turning over units to the BMR program or paying in lieu fees, etc. In this neighborhood, the price homes fetch isn't linearly related to square footage. Going from a 1500 sq ft home to a 2,000 or 2,500 sq ft home is a huge jump in resale/profit. Greenacres tends to have very little turnover anyway, but when those larger homes do sell, they tend to go for $2million - $3 million, sometimes more, especially new or remodeled ones.
An old 1500 sq ft home on a flag lot at Maybell went for about $1.65million in 2013. That's about the limit for that square footage. But that homeowner can expand, anyone in tall skinny densely packed homes on the orchard property could not. There would be a limit to what a developer would make on smaller homes and the building costs would be higher (more bathrooms and kitchens). Building 2,000 sq ft homes or larger would net a jump in prices over $2million each. The maximum profit in that area is larger homes over 2,000 sq ft.
The single biggest influence on resale in that area is proximity to Gunn High School and the other schools. The demand is by families, and comfortable homes for families with some space go at a premium. Any builder would be going for that market because they would have the best profit and most guaranteed buyers. Large homes doesn't mean more bedrooms, it means a lot more money for the builder for the same sized family (and lesser traffic impacts).
5) The specifics of the rezoned development plan put much of the traffic onto Maybell, an overburdened street of substandard width that doesn't even have space for one full-width bike lane or sidewalk on either side of the street. The design was often dictated by their funding scheme and tax credit application scoring system. If the Maybell property had a community orchard on it, obviously, there would be fewer traffic impacts. If it had even two dozen houses on it (which is only a net of 12 over the 12 densely packed market-rate houses in the plan now), the traffic could all be routed onto Clemo and Arastradero, with a light placed there (and tied together with the light at Coulomb to minimize delays). It eliminates any traffic from the development at all being routed onto Maybell.
6) A market developer may not even demolish the existing, perfectly good 4 ranch houses -- it's cheaper to renovate, they are already over 2,000 sq ft each (if the record is correct), and the houses are actually bigger as is than they could be if under the current zoning if they were demolished.
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a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 10:29 am
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a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 10:51 am
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The Maybell property is currently zoned for R-2 and RM-15, which are, according to the City zoning regulations 'LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL" and 'LOW DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL". Perhaps you missed the LOW DENSITY in both, as the City Attorney apparently did in describing the RM-15 on the ballot.
The proposed PC rezoning puts TWO houses for every ONE ranch house there now, on 3,000 square foot lots, plus 5 3-story houses that could not be built under existing zoning, also on 3,000 square foot lots. That is HIGH DENSITY.
The proposed PC rezoning puts a 50-foot building were the limit is 30 feet under the existing zoning, for a 60-unit building on 1.1 acres -- the equivalent of RM-60, which is HIGH DENSITY by anyone's measure.
The ordinance itself justified the PC rezoning by describing the many ways that even RM-40, which is HIGH DENSITY wasn't even enough.
The existing zoning would require a minimum of 104 parking spots, but the plan only has 47 spots for 60-units, residents, visitors, aides/nursing, employees, and family. It's too great a burden to place on a neighborhood that has NO excess parking, and will be made worse by the City forbidding parking on Maybell for the existing PAHC properties that don't have enough on-site parking.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 29, 2013 at 11:00 am
By the way, if the City actually honored the comprehensive plan, RM-15 means 8 units per acre, not 15.
The RM-15 zoning of that spot is the transition zoning called for in the comprehensive plan, between the Tan and Arastradero Apartments - the Tan in particular built under county rules before it was part of Palo Alto - and the R-1 residential single family area that SURROUNDS them. If not for those historic exceptions, if not for that SPOT of apartments in the middle of that large R-1 area, that parcel would also be R-1 today. The RM-15 zoning is the TRANSITION zone called for in the general plan from the apartments to the R-1 neighborhood surrounding them.
The Comprehensive Plan states, for all multiple family zones, "DENSITY SHOULD BE ON THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS."
RM-15 is 8-15 units per acres. The comprehensive plan says a lot of other things indicating that the density should be on the lower end, or 8 units per acre, which would fit better with the approximately 16 homes that would be built on the whole property in a realistic market-rate development scenario. If the property were developed, under existing zoning, for low-income seniors, they get a density bonus, and that's when more units could be built (with the neighborhood's blessing).
Just build the senior housing. Stop trying to make a single neighborhood pay for it.
Please Vote AGAINST Measure D.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Jerry Underdal is a registered user.
@grassroots, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood
I apologize for my "doubly anonymous" comment. When I clicked on the link to join the conversation there was no identifying header.
So the post is just anonymous, not doubly so.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm
To reply to some of Cedric's comments on the density on the site from PAHC proposalvs. existing zoning, he calculated the number of units allowed under RM15 a bit high. It actually is 27 uits, plus up to 10 density bonus if 20% are BMRs or 37 total. Gross area per unit is a bit over 1400 sq. ft. but that overlooks the building area required for entry, hallways, stairs, etc. That reduces the effective size of each unit by 75 to 100 sq. ft. In addition each unit is required to have 100 sq. ft. of usable open space that counts against total unit area, so the actual unit living space can't be more than 1200 to 1250 sq. ft. which is more likely to give 2 bedrooms than 3. Being generous the total bedrooms with RM-15 zone with a density bonus would be 85. The area zoned R-2 can't support a second house on any of the lots. Lot depths are 80 feet at most, and 595 is only 65 feet deep. At most four 4 bedroom houses can be built on those lots, or 16 total bedrooms. So original zoning allows 101 bedrooms.
The 12 homes proposed wound NOT fit in R-2 since the maximum lot would be 2350 to 3400 sq.ft.vs. 6000 sq. ft. min. in R-2 zone. Of more significance is that the senior housing would be at a density of 50 units/acrenext to single family zoning, sonething that violates several Comprehensive Plan policies and programs, and the Council resolution not to increase developmenmt density in single family zones.
If Measure D is approved every residential neighborhood in Palo Alto is at severe risk of having similar high density zoning jammed in under all sorts of wonderful sounding rationalizations. Vote Against Measure D. The neighborhood you save may be your own.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 29, 2013 at 11:24 pm
It would be nice if there was a global setting where any anonymous comments could be hidden. In a local community residents should feel comfortable voicing opinions publicly. My concern with the project stems from the City Council governance, the loan and subsequent zoning change. I am voting against Measure D primarily as a vote against an arrogant and tone deaf council. Had they truly been willing to listen and work towrd compromise and not offered up the kangaroo court, we might not need this expensive election.
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 30, 2013 at 7:29 am
Complaining about ballot language is a sign of weakness which those voting No on this housing surely must feel. Weakness in taking a stance that only hurts poor people. There is never more than a throw-away-comment by opponents that they "support" affordable housing before they gallop on to their tiresome litany of rationalizations for killing the project. Oh - I'm sorry, not "kill the project" but reform all development ills in town - that have nothing to do with Maybell. Opponents' assumptions are weak and irrational, so all that is left is to wring hands and whine.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 30, 2013 at 8:40 am
Attacking the City's impartial analysis is smart move by those against Measure D. If anything, the effort helps sharpen the opposition's arguments against the PAHC's Maybell Project and sends a message about how serious the opposition is about being heard. Filing a legal motion is much more than simply complaining, it's serious challenge to the City's position on Maybell and Palo Alto development policy in general. Maybell supporters can complain about anonymous online posts, but they neglect to mention that the Maybell opponents are willing to go before a judge and make their case in court. Honestly, I believe those against Measure D seem to understand the California Elections Code better than our City Attorney.
Ellie, it's very clear at this point that those against Measure D and residents living in the Barron Park/Green Acres neighborhoods aren't against affordable housing. With Jerry's "It's the best we can do" and Cedric's "It's not really 50 feet, it's more like 45 feet tall" arguments, Maybell supporters aren't going to change many minds.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 30, 2013 at 11:42 am
Jerry Underdal is a registered user.
I wish there were a way to find out what the other bidders on this property intended to do with their $16.75M purchase.
Does the Maybell Action Group dispute that the property would have gone to a commercial developer if PAHC had not bought it?
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I don't know much about Mayweather, but we all should remember how Tupac died on the Vegas strip over some alleged nonsense. It's hurtful to see us fight and brawl over petty matters in public with egos on top, and especially over a woman.
Tiny had no business sending out pics of her with the boxer if she's still married to T.I. Lady, you have a husband and I'm sorry if you ain't getting the attention you want from him right now. Clearly you all must be having problems. Even if you know the boxer personally as a friend, you were in the wrong with the pic. For now, you need to get your goods from your husband,honey child. People these days are so instagram-hungry. Mayweather doesn't want nobody's wife. Let us not forget that misunderstandings can end up in tragedy if you are not careful.


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Sympathetic landlord. The apartment is beautifully furnished with a covered balcony on the 2nd floor. There are great many books in all categories. 15 min walk to the old town or 5 minutes by bus. We liked it very well, any time
Sympatische Vermieter. Die Wohnung ist sehr schön mit einem überdachten Balkon im 2. Stock. Dort gibt es super viele Bücher in allen Kategorien. 15 Min zu Fuß in die Altstadt oder 5 Min mit dem Bus. Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen, jederzeit wieder
So a sympathetic landlord, who has been decorated with a lot of history and love the apartment or rented to third. It was all for the best satisfaction for us. Thank you, we felt very comfortable.
So eine sympathische Vermieterin, die mit viel Geschichte und Liebe die Wohnung eingerichtet hat bzw. an fremde weitervermietet. Es war alles zur besten Zufriedenheit für uns. Vielen Dank wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt.
If you want a romantic stay in Salzburg, you are in this apartment in exactly the right place. Decorated with lots of love and memories of an interesting life, it gives a feeling of security. The warm welcome by the owner and the ideal location very close to the old round off the overall picture wonderful.
Wenn Sie einen romantischen Aufenthalt in Salzburg wünschen, sind Sie in dieser Wohnung genau am richtigen Ort. Mit ganz viel Liebe und Erinnerungen an ein interessantes Leben eingerichtet, vermittelt sie ein Gefühl von Geborgenheit. Die freundliche Aufnahme durch die Vermieter und die optimale Lage ganz nahe der Altstadt runden das Gesamtbild wunderbar ab.
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The people were very friendly, the studio offered everything you needed, the bed was comfy and the location was good, just 350 m to the beach. You had your own terrace and parking lot, which was great. It is a very quiet location, good to calm down and relax. For two persons it is very big, I was scared, but of course most of people would enjoy that luxury of lots of space. The accommodation definitely is a great choice for that price!
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Catching up on some reading.
Theme music for this thread, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvvcN6rt-I ?
No line nor dot is wasted when it is laid with passion, intelligence and wit.
DK this thread is as to you what a blank page was to Shakespeare.
No line nor dot is wasted when it is laid with passion, intelligence and wit.
A bit of humor never killed a Danish royal family either.
OOp. Yeah, it's been so long that I by accident just found my notification for this post in my server spam folder!
DK's been insanely busy doing insane projects... just none of them shrimp related.
If ya wanna know about those projects, lemme know. I hate to clog up my thread with non-shrimp stuff if nobody cares!
PS I now have two tanks pretty full of Mermaids. I guess the trick is to totally ignore them, then they get real bizzy partyin'.
|DK you there? This cave is awful quiet lately.
This looks like a good time for me to monitor this thread closely.
I have heard rumors to temp control affecting spawns, but not with shrimps so interested.
I don't think I have come across anyone who intentionally keeps their shrimp up in the 82 degree region. Most people I know aim for the mid to low seventies, and one breeder I have seen in person keeps his tanks closer to 68 whenever he can, with temporary gradual heat spikes.
I'm sorry about Angus. The difficult part about having pets is that we love them so much, but they leave us too soon.
A question came up on another board, and I wonder if you might know the answer. There was a discussion about the right temperature for neos to be kept, and that spawned 2 other questions! If the temp is warm, say about 82 degrees, does this affect the sex of baby shrimp? Also, do the shrimp (in general) benefit from a warm temp (82ish) or a cooler temp (72ish)? From what I understand the shrimp grow faster but have shorter lives at higher temps. They apparently live longer at cooler temps but grow to maturity slower? Folks claim that they breed like rabbits no matter what the temperature! LOL
I understand that the 'right' temperature to keep the shrimp at can be open to interpretation; the question that I am really curious about is the affect of temperature on the sex of baby shrimp. If you have any experience that you would be willing to share I would love to hear about it!
Dk, have you ever put leeks into bacon grease for a stir fry?
On of my favorites, is leeky bacon.
Cook a pound of preferred bacon, chop to size 2 whole leek stalks, separate into bowl, toss pre steamed or boiled rice into greasy pan, brown to flavor, generously dousing with soy sauce and or other flavors, add 2 whisked eggs on high heat, add bacon and leeks back into pan, toss and serve.
As for shrimpies, The time approaches for me to perhaps invest in some of DK's shrimps, as I will soon have my 110 community tank setup and cycled in anticipation of the raise that will allow a healthy population of shrimpettes and shrimpies.
I need to break the habit of only viewing this site on my phone as it is quite limiting compared to a laptop for this view of the critters contained herein.
DK's latest
Ennyone else out there LOVE stir-fry and wish they could make GOOD stir-fry at home? SEND DK YER RECIPES. SEND. SEND.
DK's latest is just this project. Here is the lunch she made over her smokin' hot stir fry pan:
These are handfuls of Costco veggies tossed into her new technology to sear and slightly carbonize in a mix of peanut and sesame oil (see pea pod in lower left corner - how it's sligtly carbonized from the smokin' searing heat?). Then mixed into a delightful cheater lazy bones sauce of a dollop of Costco organic peanut butter, spash of oyster sauce, splash of Rooster sauce (Sriracha), handful of minced ginger root, and splash of soy sauce.
Oh boy. Bliss. And this is only the maiden trial of her new setup. It will get exponentially better as she learns it.
She asked for this near-commercial induction cooker (a true commercial unit would be 220 volt but this one is 110 so she can use it as a homeowner) for her birthday. Don't let the price or ugly looks fool ya. This thing is a one knob easy to clean jet fueled workhorse on the cheap. Remember: DK likes industrial strenght but she also likes cheap. Score for both.
Recently, she treated herself to this MONSTER induction ready clad pan which is basically ten cents on the dollar for
Marry the burner to the pot, and you have a PORTABLE stir fry setup. The beauty of which is she takes it out on the back porch and there is NO GREASE MIST MESS TO CLEAN UP afterward. Park that baby on the side wing of the gas grill and you are good to go.
The burner is surprisingly light weight and stows away easily on her 15 buck Costco pull out cabinet shelf. Gotta love Costco.
So, here's the drill: (this is important for lah-zhee folks, this part)
And with that, she now goes off to open the box with her new piece of industrial strength equipment...
Stay tuned. The Industrial Strength Equipment does actually have to do with shrimp.
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Whoah boy, has it ever been a while since I posted here, and after stating that I was going to try and be on more frequently.
Well I have been on, more or less stalking the threads looking for beautiful shrimps, awesome rockwork, interesting ideas and strange concepts.
All of which I'd normally just come to this thread for.
Hope all is well with the D.K. And that we shall have an update and a ton of pics, and like a video tour of the shrimporium, perhaps some glamour shots of those pesky mermaidens you've been breeding.
She's doing fine.
The mermaids have populated the second tank to where both tanks have the same populations, now!
She's just ordered some industrial equipment for her latest venture - pics when it arrives.
Unfortunately, Angus the German went over the rainbow bridge recently, so that's a sad time.
RIP Angus - no, actually, play ball and run and play over there with the other Germans!
Whoah boy, has it ever been a while since I posted here, and after stating that I was going to try and be on more frequently.
Well I have been on, more or less stalking the threads looking for beautiful shrimps, awesome rockwork, interesting ideas and strange concepts.
All of which I'd normally just come to this thread for.
Hope all is well with the D.K. And that we shall have an update and a ton of pics, and like a video tour of the shrimporium, perhaps some glamour shots of those pesky mermaidens you've been breeding.
DK long time no chat.
How goes it? Hoping to be on the site more frequently in the near future.
Missed so much here from working haha.
About to start a new job/old job and buy myself back into the hobby big time.
So... ja. Found 'em.
Yesterday, after other stuff, DK forced herself to study the abductee tank, because those microbabies were due, and overdue.
She did find them! 2-3 mm size in there.
A couple pictures from the ones she saw up on the front glass.
As you can see, the glasses have slimed over again, bad for taking pictures.
But great for Mermaids, as they pretty much dine on slime.
Never a dull moment, here
Tolja there would be jack hammering.
Also... SOMEBODY might have fallen through the ceiling the other day. Just sayin'. It WASN'T DK. Nobody was (seriously) injured, and now there is a LOT more bathroom ventilation, even on top of the Mother-Of-All-Ventilation-Fans that DK and Other Geek just installed.
We've added to our collection of ceiling drywall holes. First there was the chunk in the kitchen ceiling. Next the den, where the yellow jackets' MONSTROUS nest in the bay roof ate completely through the drywall, leaving only a paper skin between house inhabitants and thousands of venomous stingers, this summer. And now, we add the lovely statement of bathroom ventilation.
Drywall work is in our future. But first, we install the second Mother-Of-All-Bathroom-Fans, and make sure there aren't any MORE holes in the ceiling.
Equipment malfunctions, in the Shrimporium.
First, it was a light timer gone bad.
The good news is after a prolonged period of darkness, where the Mermaids REALLY came out to graze, DK discovered more of the batch of youth in the Abductee tank than she had ever seen. Up until then, she had only ever seen one of that batch at any given time, which led her to wonder if there were what she calls "capture" issues in that tank. "Capture" to her means, if you have a batch of ten babies hatched, how many survive to grow into juvies, what is the "capture" rate of that batch.
So the capture rate was greater than she had seen, fortunately.
Next, in the original Mermaid tank, a heat controller went out. So DK had to throw in an alternate heater. It's still a temp solution in there, but both Mermaid tanks are doing well. She hasn't seen the microbabies from the new batch of knocked up females in the Abductee tank, yet.
Other than that, DK has barely looked at the Shrimporium for weeks, bizzy doing - ahem - other things.
More Mermaid Bah-Beeze shots from yesterday
Pictures aren't award winning, but bah-beeze are cute!
Behind the slimy glass, the tank is actually crawling with bah-beeze.
DK forced herself to clean the Mermaid glass
Now that the Water Factory is on re-set with the corrected recipe, DK expects a lotta action coming up.
It takes about 2 weeks transition to correct water in the tanks following a water factory adjustment, due to the gradual changeover.
But often times, shrimp will "read" the water conditions changing TOWARD more correct water, and respond. DK is ever fascinated how shrimp bodies "read" water chemistry and get in gear, even before water conditions are optimized. If water has been non-optimal, and the ion ratios begin to move TOWARD breeding ratios, shrimp will often jump the gun and molt, so when water conditions are ripe, they are ahead of the curve to drop young in survivable water.
Ennnyway, DK digresses.
She knew her calcium ratios were off, due to her tank metrics. When ratios are correct for a species, the population shows a pyramidal structure, with more tinies at the base, and a relative few full adults at the peak. When breeding conditions are so-so, you see an even spread. When conditions aren't breeding conditions, you see only older juvies and adults, finishing out growth from last time the water was good for breeding.
So, she had been watching metrics in the Mermaid tank, behind slimy glass, and hadn't seen much of anything except adults. She has been juggling some technical problems getting the pH stabilized in there, and when she juggles pH, it throws her calcium ratio, because pH is adjusted via mag carbonate in that tank, and when DK needs higher pH, she dials in higher mag carbonate, which decreases her calcium to mag ratio.
She thought the water was more messed up than it turned out to be. She knew it was improving, based on berried females, but she didn't see babies much, until the other day when she posted.
So she finally decided to get off her duff and clean the glass in that tank to see what was going on in there.
Here's a lesson learned: just 'cause you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.
She thot she could see well enough across the slime-glass to determine that there were almost no babies in there.
But she just couldn't see them.
Here's a shot taken this morning in the front couple inches of the tank. That tank has already started to ramp up. It's not pyramidal yet, but headed that way, hopefully.
One reason she believed there weren't going to be many babies is that one of her biological indicators she uses - pond snails - were tracking high. When pond snail populations spike, it often means chloride levels have fallen, because when chloride levels reach a certain level, it inhibits pond snail breeding and growth.
All of her tanks were showing too many pond snails, so DK knew her chloride levels were dipping, which is an indicator that calcium levels are too low, as calcium tracks with chloride in her system.
The good news is that things are correcting, and as of this morning, there is a good indicator things are doing ok and heading toward better breeding conditions.
These are about 6 mm bah-beez (except the tiny one upper left), and DK couldn't see them across the slime-glass!
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Crash 'N' Burn
Genre : Action/Racing
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System, Xbox®
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A Waiheke Island couple incorporated an Asian connection in their new home.
Keeping an ideas book helped Sarah Judkins and husband Jason realise their vision for a family home on Waiheke Island.
The book helped them cement their vision and form a wish list with accompanying photos clipped from magazines. Features they had set their hearts on included light and airy spaces, a separate bedroom area for children, high ceilings, lots of windows to bring in natural light, a separate dining area and family room, and bifold doors.
"I found it two or three years after we built and thought, 'wow, we did actually get all of those things'," says Sarah.
It also helped that Sarah's father is an architect, so she already knew a fair bit about what makes for good home design.
Sarah and Jason were living in Hong Kong when they bought the 4ha Waiheke Island site on Jason's 30th birthday in 2000.
Sarah's father suggested moving the existing single-storey house to the front of the lifestyle block and levelling a building site for their new home.
They followed his advice and now rent out the original house.
"Starting with a flat building site was the best and most economical thing we did," says Jason.
The Judkins love the rural feel of their land, with the house looking out over the syrah grapes they grow for Kennedy Point Vineyard and across the valley to Putiki Bay.
Sarah says there's hardly anything she'd change about the spacious home. "I gave Dad a brief for a house that was solid, had a timeless design, was symmetrical and had two storeys," she says. "From the moment we saw his plans, we loved it.
"The family room works well - it's north-facing and fairly spacious. And although the kids' bedrooms are on the south side, the warmth goes through [from the living areas] in winter and they're not too hot in summer. Dad was incredibly helpful during the build and has helped us with all the things we've done since, like the barbecue and the pool area."
And Sarah is thankful that they heeded her father's advice about not dropping the garage when they were looking to cut costs.
"We thought we didn't need it, but there's nothing better than having a garage in wet weather," she says.
"The one budget cut we regret making is not having a separate laundry. It's currently in the garage, but we're planning to separate off this area."
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