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OK great ... Thanks for all the help and guidance!! Looks like I'll be able to get it dialed in and stable now that I've learned a lot more.
My package of GH Booster doesn't have any directions on it .. I got it from a forum member. It contains 3:3:1 (K2SO4:CaSO4:MgSO4). I was using the dosing suggestions in the "sticky" as a guide until I figured out what my tank needed. I could see it needed more that's why I started dosing it 2x/wk but obviously it still wasn't not enough so will up it.
GH is not going to alter the pH.
Raising the KH will usually raise the pH.
1 teaspoon of GH booster is not very much, so I am not surprised the test did not pick it up. Try twice that much next time. Or read the label, and add enough to change the GH by 1 degree or maybe just a bit more.
If 4 teaspoons of baking soda changed the KH by 3 degrees, perhaps try half that, next time.
If the GH and KH drop off through the week, then adding some GH Booster and baking soda mid week should keep it stable.
A change of 2-3 degrees over a week is not much, but that much when you do a water change and the tank already very low is quite a bit, so yes, I would add some mid week.
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Most plants do not care what the levels are as long as the GH does not hit zero. They do need the Ca and Mg that are measured as GH.
You sure could go measure the lake where the fish were caught.
Bluegills are also found around here in several sorts of water, so I would not be surprised to find out they are quite adaptable.
If your system is working, do not make changes, just check that you are maintaining it, the conditions are stable.
So the key is to get it stable even if the KH & GH are only 1-2 degrees it's ok. ??? Problem is KH & GH seem to drop 1-2 degrees during the week then water change brings it back up a bit. Maybe I need to add GH booster & baking soda midweek also. Or do I not even need to worry with a 2-3 degree drop. Is that considered a significant change to cause a see-saw effect or problems?
Yesterday (11/13) I checked the KH/GH/PH (before adding anything as I wanted to see what changes they made).. readings were Kh=1 .. GH=3 .. Ph=6.8. So then added 1 tsp GH booster and 4 tsp of baking soda. Tested today about 24hrs later and KH=4 .. GH=3 ..PH=7.4. GH stayed same but the PH went up.
Does baking soda or GH booster cause the PH to rise? To me that seems a big change (is it ??) and might do more harm than good ???
And adding 4 tsps of baking soda brought KH up 3 degrees .. is that too fast of a change?
I'd really like to get the tank stable but not sure what is really considered "stable" .. exact same number test after test ... or KH/GH changes of 2 degrees not a big deal but changes of 4 or more degrees bad??
Most plants do not care what the levels are as long as the GH does not hit zero. They do need the Ca and Mg that are measured as GH.
You sure could go measure the lake where the fish were caught.
Bluegills are also found around here in several sorts of water, so I would not be surprised to find out they are quite adaptable.
If your system is working, do not make changes, just check that you are maintaining it, the conditions are stable.
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So .. does anyone know how to get the GH booster to dissolve? Or how much water is takes to dissolve 1 tsp?
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Wild caught Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Never saw any specific parameters for GH for them... not even on the NANFA forums. Just that they're very adaptable, not very picky and very hardy. I'll check into it further though. Maybe drive down to the lake, get some water and check it's parameters.
They've been in my aquariums for just about 1 year now and only started checking the GH/KH a couple months ago. I'd say they may have adapted to the low GH/KH by now since my tap is only 3 degrees. The tank has only been planted for about 6-7 months though (was underplanted .. didn't buy enough to start with but they've grown out now). I'd say both the GH/KH stayed low doing weekly and sometimes 2x/week water changes.
So given this info do I need to even worry about correcting/adjusting the GH/KH?? Or would the plants do better with specific parameters? Mostly Anacharis, Water Wisteria, Water Sprite, green Cabomba, ludwigia repens, 1 Red Rubin Sword and some Spiral Vals. Sword and Vals do the worst. The sword grows lots of leaves but they don't grow up just stay low. The Vals don't seem to grow very quick or tall but they are doing better now with the new substrate. The rest doing good. Growing about the right speed for me wanting to stay somewhat lower maintenance.
GH and KH depend on the livestock.
I try to keep them within about 2 degrees of each other, so...
Soft water fish that are wild caught or you are breeding: <3 degrees.
Soft water fish that are hatchery raised: 3-5 degrees.
Less picky fish: 5-9 degrees.
Hard water fish >9 degrees.
But it is best to research the species you are keeping to be sure it is in the right range. Fish go by GH. Set that right, then make the KH about equal, unless it is specified for the fish that they need something else.
Not dosing KNO3. One reason for the weekly water changes.
Sounds good. What is good target numbers for KH & GH? I was actually adding about 4 tsp of baking soda to get KH up to solid 4 or 5. Is that too high?
Thanks for you help.
Are you dosing NO3?
If not, then I would do water changes with the goal of keeping the nitrates under 40 ppm for sure, and under 20 would be better.
That may call for weekly 50% water changes.
I think the sporadic testing is creating more confusion than it should.
I would try this:
Plan once a week water change of 50%.
Test the tank before the water change and adjust the new water so the tank will have a set GH and KH. ie: If KH is too low in the tank, then boost the KH in the new water so high that the 50% water change will correct it. Same with GH. Write down what you did.
Test the tank mid week for GH and KH, and correct as needed. Write down what you did.
Set yourself up for success. Do not say you will test or add stuff daily, then skip it. Start by saying and doing a simpler schedule.
Go ahead and test and record the pH, too, but I would rather see the mineral levels maintain a stable level and not worry so much about the pH.
STS will remove carbonates. You will have to keep dosing for that. The oyster shell grit or coral sand will help replace some of it, but that substrate might be pretty greedy, especially at first.
1 teaspoon of baking soda in a 29 gallon tank will raise the KH by 2 German degrees of hardness.
1 teaspoon of baking soda in a 75 gallon tank will raise the KH by so close to 1 degree that I would go ahead and try that rate, then test and correct as needed. So, if you want to raise it 2 degrees in the large tank, add 2 teaspoons. You might actually need about 2.25 to 2.5 teaspoons.
After looking over my log for 75 gal tank .. thought my KH was holding steady but it did drop after this last water change. Funny how memory works or in this case didn't. lol
Had only started checking KH & GH when first got kits 8/30. Both had been at 2-3dkh for those couple weeks. I say 2-3 because I notice a very faint change at 2 but a bit better change at 3. I guess I really should call it 2 and that's what I eventually did later.
9/15 - changed substrate to STS .. I didn't note it but added baking soda after final fill. Also added 2 new large pieces of driftwood that had been soaking for almost a month outside. For about 3 weeks after the KH would drop to 1 .. GH stayed fairly steady at 2-3. Weekly 50% water changes. PH had been steady at either 6.4 or 6.6 (hard to tell exact colors on the chart) . At some point I doubled the amount of oystershell grit in the filter but didn't note what day.
10/3 - KH 1-2 .. GH 2 .. PH 6.2 or 6.4 .. added 2 tsp baking soda (at the time I hadn't calculated exactly how much to add so erred on low side) .. nitrates 20 .. this was last time KH dropped to 1 so assumed it was the STS still sucking it up .. until yesterday when it again dropped to 1.
10/6 - did 50% wc .. 1 tsp GH Booster .. after this experimented with every 2 wks water change while nitrates lower than normal
10/9 - Kh 2 .. added 4 tsp baking soda
10/11 - KH 3 .. for some reason didn't check GH or PH .. nitrates 30
10/13 - should have added 1 tsp GH booster but because this was the first skipped water change it appears I forgot or didn't note it not sure which.. KH 3 .. nitrates 30
10/16 - KH 3 .. didn't check GH or PH .. Nitrates 40-80 .. my chart it's impossible to tell difference
10/20 - 50% water change, then 1 tsp GH Booster .. 4 tsp baking soda
10/23 - KH 4 ... GH 3 .. PH 7.6 freaked me out .. never, ever been that high in this tank .. added 1 tsp GH booster after test was going to start adding 1 tsp 2x/week
10/27 - KH 3 .. GH 3 .. PH 7.4 or 7.6 .. nitrates between 40-80 .. added weekly dose 1 tsp GH booster
10/28 - brown diatoms back (had just gotten over them when I changed substrate) .. probably showed up a few days before this but this is when I realized I needed to move my Oto's from my unheated 10 gal to my heated 29 gal tank. Would have done it sooner but nothing for them to eat in the 29 gal. So this gives them something to eat and they clean my plants for me .. 1 or 2 at a time.
10/29 - GH 3 .. added 1/2 tsp GH boost after test -- was going to add every other day at lower rate but didn't quite work out that way.
11/2 - KH 3 .. GH 3 .. PH 7.0- dropping now .. nitrates 80 possibly higher but that's as high as the chart goes - never seen it that color before
11/3 - 50% water change .. 1 tsp GH booster. Then decided to go back to weekly changes since the high nitrates worried me
11/6 - 1 tsp GH Boost
11/9 - KH 2 ..GH 3 .. nitrates 30
11/10 - 50% wc .. 1 tsp GH booster
11/11 - KH 1 .. GH 3 .. PH 6.8 or 7.0 .. nitrate 30-40 ppm. Wanted to see what happened right after water change .. KH dropped from 2 degrees day before wc to 1 degree one day after. Will add baking soda tomorrow (should have done it already) and GH booster.
Last time I tested tap water was right before substrate change 9/15 .. KH 2 .. GH 3 .. PH 6.4 after about 5 mins .. 6.8 after 24 hrs .. 7.0 after 72 hrs.
Now that it's all type up and I've studied it more, noticed several things:
1) I need to be more consistent with checking the KH, GH and PH at the same time especially when making so many changes. I was so zoned in on KH because of the STS I failed to see changes elsewhere.
2) The PH rise corresponds to the 2 week water changes, lack of adding GH booster that one week and the re-appearance of the brown diatoms. If only I had done a test somewhere in that first 2 weeks.
3) KH seems more stable with longer time between water changes since tap water is low and probably one reason I was trying changes every 2 wks.
4) PH may rise in that time and the nitrates get way out there.
5) Either need to add baking soda weekly after water change or go 2 weeks between changes.
Sorry .. probably WAY too much info but helps me figure it out typing it up this way. What do you notice? Suggestions?
Glad you found a way to make use of the GH booster.
Now what is going on with the pH? Odd that it should jump so much! Is the KH stable through all that?
It's not the PH but
My KH does run only about 3 dkh but holding steady now for several weeks since I changed my substrate to STS. I don't add baking soda but do have oyster shell grit in the filter.
Actually my PH skyrocketed 2 weeks ago. It's usually been about 6.4-6.8 at most but it went up to 7.6. I was experimenting with doing water changes every 2 weeks instead of weekly. And just a couple days before that water change is when it tested so high. I'm still testing some things weekly until I get ferts, new substrate, water change routine, etc dialed in. Don't think the every 2 weeks water change schedule is going to work out .. nitrates build up to much and the PH rises a lot. FYI, I do NOT dose KNO3.
After my last water change a couple days ago I used an airtight container and shook the daylights out of it, then poured a little into the tank but the bulk directly into the HOB. Added some more water, shook hard again, repeated until only a few smaller chunks was left which ended up in the HOB. That method seemed to work really good. I guess the shaking is way more effected than my mashing and vigorous stirring. LOL
So everyone's input and suggestions were helpful and very much appreciated.
About the pH dropping, I suggest testing your KH (buffer). Mine is 3, but that might be too low. You use baking soda (very little at a time) to increase the buffer.
I use Seachem Equilibrium, but it probably about the same as GH Boost. I mix it in my 5g new water bucket with 2-1/2 gallons and there is always a precipitate and white grains in the tank, and the water is a little bit cloudy for about 1/2 hour. It all dissolves.
You should find out what's eating the Equilibrium. My guess is bacteria and/or plants, especially if they're showing good growth.
|I put my seachem equilibrium in a food proccesor to break up the big chunks when I first got it now it's a fine powder which dissolves easier. LOL
I think I'll just put in all into the HOB filter then I won't have to worry about it. I wouldn't even have to pre-dissolve then if I didn't want to.
The tank water being so cool probably makes it takes longer to dissolve too.
Good point about slower change being easier on the fish. Hadn't really thought of it that way.
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John Boyle's Viewpoint on HSR 10/01/08
Original post made by Morris Brwon, Menlo Park: Park Forest, on Oct 1, 2008
By John Boyle
The Menlo Park and Atherton city councils recently voted to join a
lawsuit against the current high-speed rail project and against Proposition 1a, the related November bond measure.
Although I was the lone dissenter,it's worth noting that Menlo
Park and Atherton were the only two cities in the state to join this
lawsuit. Meanwhile our governor,key legislative leaders, environmental groups (including California League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club), business groups, labor groups, consumer
groups, education groups (California Federation of Teachers), and many others have all endorsed Prop 1A.
At $9.9 billion, this bond is expensive, and portions of the plan are controversial. But all big infrastructure investments are
tough decisions. And this investment will leverage multiple funding sources. California expects to receive up to one-third of the
construction costs from federal funds for this, the first high-speed rail system in our country. Additionally, high-speed rail will
leverage private sector investments and joint developments with Caltrain.
Our economy depends on our ability to move people and goods cost-effectively. This investment has the potential to generate 450,000 permanent jobs, create more housing options around transit stations, reduce sprawl, and stimulate commerce throughout our state.
Doing nothing is not an option. The alternative is to plow an
estimated $80 billion into new roads and airports to support the
estimated growth in California's population over the next 20 years.
Even ignoring the "greater good" argument, there are many
local benefits:
**Quicker: Estimated travel time between the Mid-peninsula and Los Angeles is about two hours. No weather delays, no traffic back-ups, and no airport hassles.
**Cleaner: The electric high-speed rail system will deliver enormous environmental benefits by eliminating nearly 12 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year and use one third the energy of air travel and one fifth the energy of auto travel.
**Quieter: The high-speed rail project will pay for grade separations wherever the tracks cross a street. No train horns will be needed at separated grades, and the trains are lighter and use improved rail technology to further reduce noise.
**Safer: Thanks to grade separations and technology innovations, the trains will be safer and reduce local congestion on our streets (no delays at crossings).
Menlo Park and Atherton are also fortunate to be among the few communities which will have local access to the trains, whose only stopping point between San Francisco and San Jose is planned for Redwood City or Palo Alto. We need to work hard to ensure that this
project is done in a way that maximizes the benefits and minimizes the local negatives. Forcing expensive delays and voting against
the bond measure does neither. The last time our region faced this type of decision, we blocked BART from coming down the Peninsula. Let's not repeat that mistake.
This project has been under development for over 25 years. Governor Jerry Brown signed the first high-speed rail bill in 1982. Over $55 million has already been spent on studies and design. With construction inflation on a project of this size, delays can increase the final cost by literally billions of dollars. It's time to move forward. Join me in voting yes on Proposition 1A. For more information, visit www.cahigh speedrail.ca.gov
John Boyle is a Menlo Park
City Council member.
This viewpoint article in today's (Oct 1, 2008) Almanac by councilman Boyle shows an extreme lack of knowledge and certainly shows he does not have the interests of Menlo Park at the forefront of his thinking.
The travel time between Mid-peninsula and LA is not about 2 hours. No, I'm afraid not. The proposed travel time between San Francisco and LA on a non-stop train is to be 2 hours 42 minutes. Now please understand that is a non-stop train. There will be no non-stop trains between Mid-peninsula (at Redwood City or perhaps Palo Alto stations) and LA. Travel time on trains other than the few non-stop trains planned will be much higher. Figure 3 hours 15 minutes or longer from Mid-peninsula to LA. Furthermore, rail experts who prepared a due diligence report found at
say even the proposed 2 hr. and 42 minute non-stop trip will turn out to be more like 3 hours and 30 minutes.
So it won't be quicker, sorry about that. In point of fact as we are now just beginning to see security screening get more efficient at airports, the total travel time point to point on an airplane is going to swing even more in favor of air travel. After all, San Jose to LA, in the air time, is only about 50 minutes. So HSR won't be quicker, it will be very much lower.
John only talks about the 9.95 billion dollar Prop 1A bond measure. This is only a down payment on the total estimated cost of $45 billion. A much more realistic costs estimate is 80 billion, as pointed out in the report referred to above.
This project has no business plan. Shocking as that sounds, after 10 years and spending 60 million dollars, the HSR project has no business plan. Prop 1A demanded a business plan be delivered by the first of Sept. The date came and went -- no business plan. John Boylefs background was in Venture Capital. Can you imagine a Venture Capitalist looking at funding a new venture, and hot insisting on a business plan?
This project will pass right through Menlo Park's business district, with its land takings, 4 tracks on a 15 foot high wall or bermed elevation -- 100 feet in width. It will simply be an environmental disaster for our City. As a Menlo Park Councilperson, John is supposed to be concerned with Menlo Park. He seems to be trumpeting the fact that he is the lone dissenter to the City Council's passing of a strong resolution against Prop 1A and also the only vote against Menlo Park joining a lawsuit against the defective EIR that was certified for the project.
Well, I think the filled council chambers at the study session on the subject tells the story. The Viewpoint article here should make for good reading if Mr. Boyle should decide to seek another term in 2 years.
Join me in Voting No on Prop 1A.
Morris Brown
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a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:06 pm
When divisive issues arise locally, it is helpful to ask whose ox stands to be gored--or spared. The proposal to route high-speed rail service through the San Francisco Peninsula is such a case. There is no question but that the resulting changes would be disruptive, even catastrophic, for nearby residents and businesses, while the project's much-ballyhooed advantages remain moot. Only one of the voting council members of Atherton and Menlo Park recently advocated this historic change: John Boyle. My question: just how close is Menlo Park councilman Boyle's residence to the Caltrain right-of-way? Not very, I'll wager!
Even more to the point are inert reactions of other Peninsula towns; are Atherton and Menlo Park alone in valuing their quality of life? Once gone, it can't be reclaimed. In the upcoming election, Peninsula voters cannot trust that the poor financial state of California and the Country will make it impossible to fund the project--even if Proposition 1A should pass. A "no on 1A" is a vote for our quality of life.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 2, 2008 at 6:04 pm
The advantages of high speed rail so outweigh the disadvantages that I can't see not voting for it. I simply can't believe that the people involved in planning this project are as unprepared as Mr. Brown alleges. And references to reason.org doesn't help.
Meaning no disrespect, there's a saying that libertarians know the price of everything and the value of nothing. This seems an example.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Mr. Brown, aren't you the same Morris Brown that "derailed" The Derry Project??? Why should I listen to YOUR viewpoint. I don't really fully understand the issues with the law suit and HSR, but I think Mr. Boyle is a much better reference point for this issue. He was voted into council, is well respected, is very analytical, very positive and is not afraid to voice his opinions with facts. I do not agree with the man, all of the time, however I have never seen a misquoted fact or blatant lie. I'm still waiting for the Derry Project to wind up on a referendum vote? Or, I'm still waiting for that back room deal you made with them??
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 3, 2008 at 8:34 am
Anyone who supports Boyle's constant selling out of Menlo Park for regional interests is just as bad as he is. Boyle rewrote the HSR brochure as his editorial and you love it? Boyle's record of voting against green policies, homeowners and now selling out Menlo Park without asking for any details is just exactly what Winkler would do. All of those white Republican men over 40 can have this love affair, but you will not sell us out the way your national leadership has done. Boyle has been a disgrace.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 3, 2008 at 8:45 am
Oh yeah, let's not forget that other thing...our economy! $10B now?
"Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State may need $7-billion loan
In a letter obtained by The Times, the governor warns that tight credit has dried up funds California routinely relies on and it may have to seek emergency aid within weeks.
By Marc Lifsher and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
October 3, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, alarmed by the ongoing national financial crisis, warned Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson on Thursday that the state might need an emergency loan of as much as $7 billion from the federal government within weeks.
The warning comes as California is close to running out of cash to fund day-to-day government operations and is unable to access routine short-term loans that it typically relies on to remain solvent."
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 3, 2008 at 11:36 am
Cool. I was waiting for a racist comment from "Truth". Now we know what you're all about. Thank you for confirming your political agenda, and hate of white men over 40. 232 years and counting, as the world's best nation on earth, and all along it has predomanently been run by "white men over 40". It will now, more than likely, be turned over to an angry black man, and will eventually be hijacked by illegals from other countries. It was a great nation, for a very long time, but this is a point in history, where we can say good bye to what once was, thanks for your contribution "Truth".
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Oct 3, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Very interesting, "Anti-Brown." You've been "waiting for a racist comment" from "Truth." Why is that? Because he/she is from Belle Haven? And you accuse "Truth" of "hate of white men over 40" before suggesting that the country will no longer be "a great nation" because "it will now, more than likely, be turned over to an angry black man."? Oh, my. Perhaps "Anti-Brown" was too restricted a tag for you. Perhaps you should sign yourself "Anti-Black-Brown-Immigrant-Truth."
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I was generalizing the majority of Boyle supporters, not making a race message. I did not intend to inject race into this discussion. But I am deeply offended by your commentary and I will now step out of this discussion.
I am disappointed with Mr. Boyle's position to consider regional and statewide issues above his own city and I will let it drop there.
In the future, if a local councilmember wants to serve the region and sell out the city, then gather up the stones and run for a regional political seat.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 3, 2008 at 3:39 pm
It's exactly that "best nation on earth" crap that gets us into so much trouble over and over again. Anti-Brown's degree of racism is matched only by his willingness to delude himself and his sad need to find a perch of superiority -- even if it's only to identify with the country he was born in, purely by the grace of fate.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 4, 2008 at 11:13 am
Can't we talk about the issues and not cast aspersions on people and their motives? I have met both Mr. Boyle and Mr. Brown and found each of them to be quite thoughtful and very caring about our community. I don't agree with either one of them on some issues, but appreciate the opportunity to discuss those issues with them and in some of these forums. Not this one at this time.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 4, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Boyle's voting record is fair game. Sorry. Being a nice guy just doesn't cut it for me. He has voted against Menlo Park on numerous occasions for his developer friends (remember, he was given nearly $50K from developers during his campaign) and just because your kids go to school with his does not make his voting record off limits. I want development and I don't like the nay sayers and no growther either. But I do think my council should stand up for my city not for regional wonks.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 4, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Truth - I agree with you about voting records and sources of funding as fair game. I was commenting more on the name-calling by other bloggers in this thread.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 6, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Truth - I'd like to see the "numerous occassions" where John Boyle has "voted against MP?? Plus, I would challenge you on what YOU believe a good definition of a "developer" is? It is NOT someone that is a realtor, someone that wants to improve a building, someone that wants to invest in, or increase the value, of a vacant property,.......I have never witnessed John Boyle to vote for a high rise, or big box store, or anything that would redefine our "little village", this is the first time that he has spoken about a project that may change MP, and who knows, it may be for the better! Please define "developer", your comment has no merit.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Summerhill, Tarleton, OBrien, Matteson, etc. Check his election funding in 2006 and you will see the same names...
The votes
150 happy parents in child care in Menlo Park, Boyle votes to outsource it disregarding staff recs.
Boyle votes against a new child care service in Belle Haven under pressure from Tarleton and his goons.
Boyle votes for Dumbarton rail station studies at $250K with the caveat that MP commits to 2200 homes in the area. Rail neighbors express concern for years to no avail.
Boyle votes for HSR with no financial plan, a state in economic crisis, no answers to Menlo Parks critical impact questions and says it is for the "greater good"...
HSR will redefine our village.
2200 homes may be great, but where and when and at what cost?
Again, no details and no answers...you see the pattern here?
You can support him all you want, but the record speaks for itself. And before you accuse me of being a no growther, I am not. I want to see TOD downtown and I want to see some new shops and vibrancy all over town.
But on our terms.
Boyle has it so wrong sometimes it scares the heck out of me.
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Oct 7, 2008 at 10:18 am
Councilman Boyle, if I understand his history correctly, was actively involved in Venture Capital activities prior to his joining the Menlo Park City Council. I would presume him to be an experienced and professional businessperson.
Therefore I find it puzzling that he would not require a budget and business plan from someone seeking start-up funding of $10 billion for a project the has been aggressively marketed with -- shall we say -- questionable numbers. Yet, Mr. Boyle actually quotes those numbers in defense of the project. Where is your due diligence, Mr. Boyle?
We all know by now that the Diridon/Kopp minions have told the legislature and the voters of California to go to hell in response to requests for their legally required business plan. Mr. Boyle appears not to care about such trivialities.
In prior conversations, Mr. Boyle has identified himself with a Libertarian political philosophy. Inasmuch as the Libertarians, like the Reason Foundation, have taken extreme pains to analyze and discredit all the marketing rhetoric of the CHSRA, one would believe that Mr. Boyle would take a similar position regarding the train. Indeed, among the few allies of those of us who oppose the train, the Libertarians and anti-tax groups like Jarvis have been the most outspoken, and I thank them for pointing out that "the emperor isn't wearing any clothes."
Government waste has been at the heart of Lee Duboc's recent email arguments. Yet, here, this pending bond issue is a supreme example of government waste. However, it receives either no attention or actual support from those who are otherwise so critical. Where is the appropriate opposition, Ms. Duboc, Winker and Mr. Boyle? Where is the consistency?
In all fairness, Mr. Boyle is not alone in his support of the train or in his inconsistency.
The California Chamber of Commerce has voted against Proposition 1A. They oppose the train. Yet, our local Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce is persistently represented by Jim Bigelow, a train advocate who stands to benefit personally from rail corridor construction. Does Mr. Bigelow know something that the State Chamber of Commerce does not? Would he like to share that with us?
It is becoming apparent that all the train supporters function within a "faith-based" belief in the efficacy of this particular project. Indeed, the high priests of this train, Kopp and Diridon, ask us to trust them, believe in them; don't challenge them regarding facts. Never mind the costs; never mind who will pay; never mind if this is nothing more than pork-barrel politics and that we may never actually see the train built. Just click your ruby-shoed heels together three times and believe.
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A UK Based commission service run by Tab Kimpton, aka KhaosKreator on Cosplay Island.
Email email@example.com for a quote. Please supply reference pictures of what you would like made in your email, along with any deadlines you need it by. Minimum making time is 8 weeks, though I recommend emailing at least 3 months in advance in busy periods.
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1. Our Excellent Customer Service and Satisfaction Rates.
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What sort of Commissions do you do?
At Khaos we do all sorts of things, though we specialise in Jackets, Hats, Shoes, Steel boned Corsets and Con Safe Weapons. We have vast experience working with high quality materials such as leather, satin and silks. Please see our website for some examples of out work.
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100 Years Ago in Warren: Honest man returns lost Buffalo
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in April 1913:
Keeper of swine
Thursday morning Manuel Rosa who lives on Vernon street was arrested by Chief Walsh on a warrant charging him with keeping a nuisance at his place. Rosa has been collecting swill without a license, and he has also been dumping it in the open with no precautions and without the protection that the law demands. The stench has been something fearful in the region of his domicile for sometime, and several complaints have been lodged with Health Officer Scott. Rosa has been a nuisance in the locality for some years. He has appeared totally impervious to any and all appeals and complaints. Hence his arrest. In the district court he was fined $5.00 and costs, about $8.90 for the liberties he has taken with the olfactory nerves of his neighbors recently, and through Mr. Peters the court interpreter the judge told Manuel that if it happened again he would have worse. The man has a most unenviable reputation for cruelty and his place in outward appearance is a disgrace to the community. It is said, that since he was forbidden to keep pigs about the yard, he has hidden them in the cellar.
Please, oil the streets
We have water or oil or both on the streets in summer to keep the dust out of our houses. How about some water or oil on the streets right off with which to keep the streets where they belong, and to prevent the sand and pulverized macadam from sifting into our homes? If there was ever a time of the year when we really were in need of something to give us comfort and cleanliness both in body and in home, it is just now. The last few days with their high winds have demonstrated the fact very forcibly. Pedestrians have gone along the streets shrouded at times in clouds of dust and dirt as the winds swirled up the streets. Housewives have gone about their homes with mops, brushes and dust rags in their hands discouraged at their futile attacks upon the ancient enemy — dirt. As fast as they swept and wiped it had to be swept and wiped again. The oil that was put on the highways last year has vanished and likewise, the effect of the last rain we had. How about it? People would rise up and bless the town fathers if they will take some steps to allay this scourge of dust that comes with the Spring winds.
An honest man
Two weeks ago this Monday coming will be recalled as a day of high winds which lasted well on into the night. It blew furiously from the south and west up from the water; and everything went swirling and tossing and tumbling in its path. During the evening Mrs. Claude L. Bradley, while on a shopping tour lost on Main street, between the Warren Dry Goods store and C.H. Spark's hardware store, a ten dollar bill. Search was, of course, made immediately; but owing to the dark and the wind, proved futile. All hope of ever seeing that bill was lost and Mrs. Bradley returned home sorrowing over her loss and fully believing that someone was richer by ten dollars that the winds had given them. On Wednesday morning, two days later, Cornelius Murphy came over from Fall River on his tea wagon, to peddle his wares. He turned down Arlington avenue, in the East Warren section; and, as he was about to leave his wagon to enter a house on that street, he saw in the gutter a piece of green paper fluttering in the gentle breeze. The color was familiar. Stooping he was amazed to find that he had a ten dollar bill. He looked about. There was no one in sight. Now said Mr. Murphy is an honest man. Diogenes, were he living today, would probably award him the honor. Most of us would have no doubt made some inquiry about an owner; but to find money like that, it would appear to be a gift of the gods. However Mr. Murphy advertised in the daily paper, inserting the usual notice about proving property etc., and waited for results. They came. Mrs. Bradley saw the "ad" — and communicated. Mr. Murphy called. Most certainly he did not hand the money over without question; but it was undoubtedly the same bill. Mrs. Bradley could without hesitation describe it. Of the "Buffalo" kind, with certain ear marks, of the same denomination. Like the woman of old, Mrs. Bradley rejoiced inasmuch as "she had found the piece she had lost." The trick of the winds had swept that bill from Main street, out Child onto Arlington avenue, before it was found. No doubt a hundred passing feet had trod upon it; a hundred passing eyes had never glimpsed its peculiar shade of green. With leaves and papers and dust, it had turned and twisted, risen and fallen until it forced itself upon Mr. Murphy's attention.
Drunken tussle
Monday night James Brady who lives in the East Warren section came home rather the worse for liquor and started in to mix things up with his son. In the course of the row he pulled a razor. Things began to look serious. The son grappled with his father in an attempt to take the weapon before damage could be done. There was a sharp tussle and in the course of it the son had a cut across his forehead and James had both arteries in the left wrist severed. The room looked like a slaughter pen for there was blood on everything about. The affair happened late in the evening, just about as Edward the son who works nights had gotten up to get ready for his usual labors. Brady senior was weak from the loss of blood and Edward was suffering from the blow he received as well as from his exertions. Unless something unforeseen takes place both men will be on deck in a few days.


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Terry Frank
Co. Legislature Minority Leader says he has "open mind" on new proposal to buy County Home...
The minority leader on the Chautauqua County Legislature says he'll keep an "open mind" in evaluating the latest proposal to buy the County Home in Dunkirk. However... Jamestown Democrat Robert Whitney says he's going to have a "lot of questions" for regional nursing home operator Richard Platschek at a special meeting in two weeks. Whitney he likes the fact Platschek is majority owner of three homes in the Buffalo-area... but, adds he's concerned about how he's going to handle employees of the County Home. He says he wants to know how people are going to be hired -- or hired back, along with wages, and benefits -- like health care. Whitney is considered by some to be a possible swing vote. He voted against selling the home to Altitude Health Services of Illinois... but, later voted to sell the home -- if the right buyer came along. He says it's still too early to say because he just received a copy of the proposal. Whitney also took a swipe at Majority Republicans... because they already knew who the buyer was two weeks ago. All lawmakers will get the chance to find out more about Platschek's proposal at a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Mayville.
Croscut announces run for ninth-term on County Legislature...
Chautauqua County Legislator Fred Croscut has announced he's running for re-election... representing the new District 18. The Sherman Republican adds that he's also seeking the GOP nomination in the September 10th primary. Under reapportionment... the new district includes the town of Sherman and most of the towns of Chautauqua and Mina. It also includes the villages of Sherman and Mayville. Croscut has served on the Legislature for 16 years... and, as a county lawmaker... he has held numerous positions including Legislature Chairman... and, Minority Leader. He is also a former member of the Public Safety Committee... currently chairs the Planning and Economic Development Committee. He's also a member of the county's Industrial Development Agency board... and the Farmland Protection Board... among others. Croscut says he was also the first legislator to meet with Public Facilities Director George Spanos... and, County Executive Greg Edwards on how to keep the Sherman DPF Shop open. He also met with employees of the shop... and, took part in a town meeting which led to the closing being reconsidered... and, a study being done on all services provided by the village, town, and county. The life-long resident of Sherman also continued operating his family's dairy operation for 40 years.
U.S. Diplomat outlines need to have an objective... but, also means to carry out regime change...
Diplomacy in the 21st Century requires a "marrying" of objective and means. That from Dennis Ross... Friday's featured lecturer at Chautauqua Institution. Ross... who is with the Washington Institute... is both a diplomat and author... who most recently was a Special Advisor on the Persian Gulf to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Ross tells our Jim Roselle that President Obama made a mistake by saying he wanted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad removed from power after crack-downs on protestors... but, the means to do it didn't exist. Ross says when Obama said Assad "had to go..." he pointed out an objective. However... if you don't have the means to make it happen -- either alone or with help -- you "highlight our ineffectiveness." Ross adds that... when you do that... you're less likely to get others -- either in the country or out -- to join you. Plus the military remained loyal to Assad. He says it was different in Egypt... even though Hosne Mubarak had been part of the military... and, thought he still had the military's support. Ross spoke to conclude "Diplomacy" week at Chautauqua.


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A Prisoner in Fairyland HTML version
Chapter 7
... The sun,
Closing his benediction,
Sinks, and the darkening air
Thrills with a sense of the triumphing night-
Night with her train of stars
And her great gift of sleep.
In a southern-facing room on the first floor of La Citadelle the English family sat
after tea. The father, a spare, mild-eyed man, his thatch of brown hair well
sprinkled with grey above the temples, was lighting his pipe for the tenth time-the
tenth match, but the same pipeful of tobacco; and his wife, an ample, motherly
woman, slightly younger than himself, was knitting on the other side of the open
fireplace, in which still glowed a mass of peat ashes. From time to time she
stirred them with a rickety pair of tongs, or with her foot kicked into the grate the
matches he invariably threw short upon the floor. But these were adventures ill-
suited to her. Knitting was her natural talent. She was always knitting.
By the open window stood two children, a boy and a girl of ten and twelve
respectively, gazing out into the sunshine. It was the end of April, and though the
sun was already hot, there was a sharpness in the air that told of snow still lying
on the mountain heights behind the village. Across vineyard slopes and patches
of agricultural land, the Lake of Neuchatel lay blue as a southern sea, while
beyond it, in a line of white that the sunset soon would turn to pink and gold,
stretched the whole range of Alps, from Mont Blanc to where the Eiger and the
Weisshorn signalled in the east. They filled the entire horizon, already cloud-like
in the haze of coming summer.
The door into the corridor opened, and a taller child came in. A mass of dark hair,
caught by a big red bow, tumbled untidily down her back. She was sixteen and
very earnest, but her eyes, brown like her father's, held a curious puzzled look,
as though life still confused her so much that while she did her duties bravely she
did not quite understand why it should be so.
'Excuse me, Mother, shall I wash up?' she said at once. She always did wash up.
And 'excuse me' usually prefaced her questions.
'Please, Jane Anne,' said Mother. The entire family called her Jane Anne,
although her baptismal names were rather fine. Sometimes she answered, too,
to Jinny, but when it was a question of household duties it was Jane Anne, or
even 'Ria.'
She set about her duties promptly, though not with any special deftness. And first
she stooped and picked up the last match her father had dropped upon the strip
of carpet that covered the linoleum.
'Daddy,' she said reprovingly, 'you do make such a mess.' She brushed tobacco
ashes from his coat. Mother, without looking up, went on talking to him about the
bills-washing, school-books, boots, blouses, oil, and peat. And as she did so a


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Legion Book (The) edited by Captain H Cotton Minchin. First edition, 3rd imp. 1929 Antiquarian Find!
Most of the literary and artistic contributions to this volume appear nowhere else. Over ninety participants, including, among many others, Winston Churchill, John Galsworthy, Rudyard Kipling, , P.G. Wodehouse, G.K. Chesterton, Vita Sackville-West, Edgar Wallace, Hugh Walpole, Arnold Bennett, John Drinkwater, Hilaire Belloc, Edith Sitwell, Rebecca West, Aldous Huxley, Edmund Blunden, David Garnett, Storm Jameson, F. Tennyson Jesse, Walter de la Mare and others.
Published in London by Cassell and Company, La Belle Sauvage, First printed, 3rd impression 1929.
Condition, cover and edge of pages especially at back water-damaged. Name of previous owner on frontispiece which, with the back cover is also badly water-stained. Spine in good condition with gold lettering. Else well-bound. Cream-coloured, printed on a special vellum-like paper with rough edging (Slightly yellowing). Quarto size, 234pp, full page B&W illustrations, cartoons, sketches.
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March 28, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. - Nicol Traynor won the women's 1,500-meter run, Sean Welsh won the men's 1,500 on the final day of competition at the 5th Annual Fred Hardy Invitational.
Traynor ran a 4:33.64 to finish almost seven seconds ahead of Virginia Tech's Lauren Lemieux.
Welsh won the men's 1,500 in a time of 3:55.25, three seconds ahead of Virginia Tech's Nick McLaughlin.
Beth Kelly (5,000) and Meaghan McGovern (hammer) also won events for the Spiders on Friday.
Amy Van Alstine ran a school record 9:50.10 in the 3,000 meters, taking second. Heather Roush broke Monica Howard's school discus record from last spring, throwing 45.23 meters, but Howard came back to reclaim her school record with a heave of 45.60 to finish second. Roush placed third in the discus and was fifth in the javelin with a throw of 34.63 meters.
Megan Ney finished fourth in the 200 dash in 26.08 and took fifth in the triple jump at 10.94 meters. Geneen Dore took eighth in the triple jump at 10.82 and also took eighth in the 100 dash in 12.84.
Alex Oszustowicz finished ninth in the javelin with a throw of 30.15 meters, while Andi Defonce was 10th in the 800 in 2:21.75 and Diana Filtz was 10th in the 1,500 in 5:07.00.
Following Van Alstine in the 3,000 were Jenn Ennis in fifth (10:21.84), Erin Lunny in sixth (10:24.80), Alyssa Mankin in ninth (10:39.48) and Karen Guthrie in 10th (10:47.74).
On the men's side, Andrew Benford, who had finished second in the 3,000 steeplechase on Friday, finished fourth in the 3,000 on Saturday in a time of 8:20.61. Tim Quinn placed seventh in the 3,000 in 8:28.04
Jeff Stojny finished third in the 800 in 1:54.88 and Greg Hoffman was eighth in 1:59.56. Chris Eccleston took fourth in the javelin with a throw of 52.38 meters and Garrett Graham took sixth in the 1,500 in 4:00.56. Steve Rachman finished 10th in the 200 in 22.95 seconds.
The Spiders return to action next Friday and Saturday at the Duke Invitational.


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Matt Yglesias, having decided to pay more attention to Afghanistan, finds himself confused about something:
One question I'm looking at somewhat hazily is this. If you read accounts of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, people generally always seem to think that American and Saudi and Pakistani support for the Mujahedeen was an important factor. I don't see anyone saying "it was all a big waste of time and the same stuff would have happened anyway." The Taliban has, as best as anyone knows, nothing remotely resembling that level of external support. So why isn't that making more of a difference? Is our side actually much less effective than the Soviets were when you control for the change in external support?
Actually, that's usually presented as one of the big arguments for staying in Afghanistan and continuing the fight. Since the Taliban is relatively small and has only minimal outside support, it means they're eminently beatable. This isn't like Vietnam, where we were taking on half a million troops that had a superpower for a patron.
But I think the opposite is true. If the Taliban really is small and isolated, we shouldn't need a troop buildup. We should be able to beat them with 50,000 troops plus help from the Afghan army. The fact that we haven't after eight years — that, in fact, our progress has been negative over that time — suggests either (a) we have no idea how to fight them, or (b) they're more formidable than we think.
Neither of those is a good reason for withdrawing if we have a clear and well-articulated reason for staying, but I haven't heard it. Maybe it's in the reading list from Spencer Ackerman that's included in Matt's post. I'll take a look later today.


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Looking Back
The Wave's archives were largely lost to Hurricane Sandy. But through piecing together online sources, we are once again able to present this feature.
There may be some gaps in the record, some years may be missing, but here's…
What The Wave Said
10Years Ago...
Congratulations to Steve Greenberg, who has served with distinction as the president of Community School Board 27 for many years and as the chairman of the board of directors of the Breezy Point Cooperative, on being named to the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Hospital Center. Now that the mayor is phasing out the school boards, we guess that Steve, who is a vice president at Salomon Smith Barney, is looking for something to do in his spare time.
A Rockaway school was taken off the state's Schools Under Register Review (SURR) list this week. After three years on the list, PS 43 in Edgemere was removed by state education officials for making adequate progress towards raising its scores. Congratulations to the staff and administration at the school for a job well done. There are still 49 schools on the list, including a couple in Rockaway.
Now that the AirTrain is open and running, Governor Pataki has dropped the other, much-needed shoe and announced that there will soon be plans to extend the service from Jamaica (its present terminus) to Manhattan. We have been saying all along that the service would fail unless it provides a one-seat service from the airport to Manhattan, and that may now one day be a reality. The final choice for a plan to move the service to Manhattan will be unveiled in April.
Alan Camhi, owner of Condor Pest Control in Rockaway Beach and a long-time activist in the business community was honored this week by Newsday by being named the "Everyday Hero" in Sunday's paper. Congratulations to Alan.
30Years Ago...
Robert Browne, of Rockaway Beach, was presented with the New York City Emergency Medical Service's Medal of Honor, their highest award, for his role in the attempted rescue of a drowned teenager.
Select the city's new sports complex! This call went to Governor Mario Cuomo last week from the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways. The Chamber's president, Vincent D. O'Connor, said that the Arverne Urban Renewal Area would be a great spot for some development.
Leon S. Locke, publisher of The Wave, and 29 other journalists were snowed in on Wednesday when the white stuff fell for the first time in 30 years in Nanjing, China. Locke called The Wave and was surprised to learn that it was snowing in Rockaway, too.
Jeff Wilder reportedly led the way with 25 points and snared 19 off the glass as Beach Channel High School beat John Adams High School 70-65 in basketball.
The Sam Levenson Cultural & Arts Foundation inaugural dinner dance was held last month at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. Among the many guests were Dr. Henry Kissinger and Mrs. Esther Levenson.
Three teenagers who allegedly murdered a "white devil" in the Edgemere Houses, in Arverne, and robbed him of $6 will now face a grand jury. An angered local citizen led police to the suspects, who have been charged with murder and armed robbery.
"LILCO says no, but the poles must go!" said Walter J. Roberts, a prominent businessman on Beach 116 Street. The utility poles the company installed "are an abomination and an insult to the many people who gave so unselfishly to bring the revitalization plans to fruition," Roberts said. He has formed an ad-hoc committee to persuade LILCO to place its service underground, as was originally called for by City Planning.
Groups and individuals who use buildings and facilities in the Jamaica Bay/Breezy Point Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area will now have to share maintenance and utility costs.
The group, Residents for JFK Express Service Extension, is calling for Rockaway residents to attend an upcoming meeting with city Mayor Ed Koch at Stella Maris High School. "We are planning a group demonstration of interest for all who are particularly interested in getting the JFK Express Service to here," said Dino G. Pansire, the group's founder.
40Years Ago...
The Peninsula Rifle and Pistol Club of Rockaway Beach announced the signing of a lease for the old Pix Theatre building, in Far Rockaway, for the purpose of constructing an indoor rifle and pistol range.
Two local centers for seniors have been approved by the city's Human Resources Administration. They are to be housed at St. Gertrude's Church auditorium, Beach 38 Street, and the other in a yet to be named location.
Leon S. Locke, Wave publisher and Belle Harbor resident, is considering a run for the assembly seat in the Rockaway/Rosedale district. Locke, a member of the Liberty Conservative Club and an active member of the Belle Harbor Property Owner's Association, says it's time for a change.
The administration of St. John's Home showed its appreciation to those who volunteer and give services to the home with a luncheon in their honor at the Rockaway Park facility. More than 50 locals were feted.
Captain Mario Selvaggi of the Far Rockaway precinct has been making the rounds of the various civic and community organizations in the area. The commanding officer has made it clear that he wants to get to the important people in the community as soon as possible.
50Years Ago...
While some people complain about parking meters, the Far Rockaway Merchants Association wants more of them. Specifically, they want the meters that were removed several months ago to return because the missing meters reduce the number of parking spaces in the business section.
Whoever dropped burning newspapers into a mailbox in the west end recently must have thought it was a prank, but that's a federal offense. And those postal inspectors are pretty thorough when it comes to investigating crime.
A cupola, surmounted by a cross, has been erected atop the former Exempt Firemen's Hall on Beach 86 Street, which is now being used as a church.
60Years Ago...
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiResto Jr., of Beach 85 Street, celebrated their 90th wedding anniversary.
Harold Lutz, of Beach 126 Street, is home after hitting the slopes in Aspen, Colorado.


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The state budget director and top ranking legislators will provide an update on the state's financial situation Thursday at a forum presented by ThinkTech Hawaii.
Panelists will include Kalbert Young, state budget and finance director; Sen. David Ige, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee; Rep. Sylvia Luke, chairwoman of the House Finance Committee; and Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, vice chairman of the House Finance Committee.
The event, titled 2014 Legislative Mid-term Update, will run from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Downtown Laniakea YWCA. For more information go to: thinktechhawaii.com.