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Affiliations: From the Chest Medicine Service, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, Calif, and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1997 by the American College of Chest Physicians Background and study objectives: Comparison of tidal and forced expiratory flow-volume (V-V) curves has inherent technical problems in the characterization of expiratory flow limitation. In addition, patients with neuromuscular disorders may be unable to perform forced expiratory maneuvers because of muscle weakness or poor coordination. A recently developed simple, noninvasive technique that avoids these problems was used to detect expiratory flow limitation at rest in 19 seated patients with restrictive respiratory (13 with musculoskeletal) disorders (RD) and 20 with chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD). Setting: A large rehabilitation hospital for the care of patients with chronic musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders. Interventions and measurements: The method consisted of applying negative pressure of about 5 cm H2O at the airway opening during expiration and comparing the ensuing V-V curve to the preceding tidal V-V curve. Results: While nine patients with COAD demonstrated flow limitation, only one patient with RD did so. Patients with expiratory flow limitation exhibited various contours of the control tidal expiratory V-V curve. Thus, inspection of the tidal V-V curve is not a reliable means of detecting expiratory flow limitation. Conclusions: We conclude that expiratory flow limitation during resting breathing is common in patients with COAD but not in patients with R.
Google Translate Improving the Resilience of the Agriculture Sector in Lao PDR to Climate Change Impacts Project details Leading Organization:United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Implementing Agency:UNDP Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:Mininstry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), through NAFRI Summary: Project Objective Food insecurity resulting from climate change in Lao PDR minimized and vulnerability of farmers to extreme flooding and drought events reduced Background The proposed project will implement a top priority identified in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), which was finalized and submitted to the UNFCCC on 22nd May, 2009. The NAPA process has identified four sectors as being highly vulnerable to climate change and requiring priority adaptation measures: agriculture, forestry, water resources, and health. The NAPA has confirmed that the primary climate change-related hazards in Lao PDR are floods and droughts and their adverse impacts on food security and agricultural production. Climate change is expected to have a range of impacts which includes increases in annual mean temperatures by around 0.1-0.3 oC per decade; a longer annual dry season; more intensive rainfall events; and more frequent and severe drought and flooding events. The 4th IPCC report (2007) indicates that the Mekong basin is expecting increasing maximum monthly flows of +35-41% and decreasing minimum monthly flows of 17-24% over the course of this century, which will substantially increase flooding risks in the wet season and water scarcity in the dry season. Source: Project Identification Form - Lao PDR: Improving the Resilience of the Agriculture Sector in Lao PDR to Climate Change Impacts, 4 August 2009 Project Components: - Access to climate risk information - Policy Analysis and Capacity Building - Community-based climate risk reduction - Adaptation Learning Expected Outputs: Working in one drought prone province in the South and one flood prone province in the North, this project is reducing the vulnerability of farmers to extreme flooding and drought events through the introduction of an applied ecosystems based approach to agriculture. The project is engaging at several levels. At the community and farmer level it is promoting a combination of new and traditional climate resilient cropping methods; at the province and district level it is strengthening the skills of planners, policy makers and extension workers; and the national level it is introducing a climate risk information system as a basis for comprehensive long term planning for climate risks. 1. An improved national knowledge and information base on climate change and its impacts Existing climate hazard and vulnerability information for agricultural production is being systematically compiled, documented and assessed on the basis of global and regional climate change models. This information will be used to analyze agricultural land-use planning in flood- and drought-prone areas and develop alternative land use plans for different climate scenarios. Based on the results of this analysis, climate risk projections will be integrated into a comprehensive national database for flooding and drought hazards and vulnerabilities to be established by the project. A functioning system for the collection, distribution, and use of climate-related risk information at the national, district, and local levels will promote the sharing of project knowledge both within Lao PDR and in the greater Mekong sub-region. Most importantly it will contribute to and underpin both of the two other key project outcomes. 2. Increased awareness and understanding of planners, extension works and producers about climate risks in the agriculture sector The project will build the capacity of sectoral planners and policy makers in MAF, WREA, MPI, NLMA, NDMO to understand and plan for projected climate change impacts on agricultural production. Climate risks will be integrated into agriculture and land use planning policies and strategies, helping to demonstrate the practical value of a comprehensive national database on climate risk. Capacity development will also engage province and district level agricultural officers, extension workers, farmer cooperatives and local stakeholders, for example by ensuring that climate risk projections and low-cost adaptation options are introduced into training programmes and learning activities provided by extension workers to local farmer groups. 3. Investments in diversified and adaptive agricultural practices Community-based agricultural adaptation measures will be piloted in selected communities to promote the diversification of crops, the introduction of drought- and flood-resilient crop options, resilient farming methods and low-cost water conservation/irrigation technologies. Contacts: Project contact person: - Angus Mackay - Regional Technical Advisor - [email protected] Primary Beneficiaries:Farmers Resources: Image(s): File(s):5(1 vote)
WBUR News Support the news Three weeks after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the search is now focused in the Indian Ocean. This week the U.S. Navy sent equipment developed by a Boston-area robotics company to help. Bluefin Robotics is located in an old shipyard by the Quincy waterfront. The facilities look like a cross between a boathouse and a science lab — with thick ropes and bright buoys as well as tiny wires and computer programs buzzing away. It's here that engineers develop what are called autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs. One of them — the Bluefin21 — is now in the southern Indian Ocean, ready for action when the Flight 370 search area is sufficiently narrowed. It will then dive down a little over 2 miles to about 100 feet above the ocean floor and take pictures. William O'Halloran, who runs Bluefin's marine operations group, shows me a slightly smaller version of the robot, the Bluefin 9. "What this is used to do is conduct searches and surveys of the sea floor," O'Halloran says. It looks like a torpedo, or a huge, yellow cigar. The robot searching for Flight 370 is 18 feet long. Once it's deployed, the Bluefin moves along at the rate a person might jog, following the seabed. So if there's an underwater mountain range, "it flies up the mountain and then back down again," O'Halloran says. The robot often makes a pattern called "mowing the lawn." It makes one pass over an area, and then comes right back beside it. The Bluefin captures images as it moves, but instead of using lightwaves, it uses soundwaves. Two side-scan sonars send "pings" out and sense what bounces back. It's like an ultrasound, but this machine patches images together like a big mosaic. O'Halloran explains that the bright yellow covering is invisible to the soundwaves. "This part here, the plastic part, that's called the shell or the fairing of the vehicle," O'Halloran says. "And because we use a type of plastic that's basically the same to the density of seawater, sound passes through it as if it's not there. So we call it acoustically transparent." In 24 hours, the robot can image 40 square miles. It would take two days to capture an area the size of the city of Boston. The search area for the Malaysian plane is about 12 times bigger than the state of Massachusetts, so it needs to be narrowed down for the Bluefin to be most effective. Once the robotic vehicle has "imaged" its patch of the ocean floor, it resurfaces with all the data to find the command ship that's been monitoring it from above. "So at the end of the mission we recover the vehicle, and that's one of the more challenging processes," O'Halloran says. He says it's hard to get the robot to line up with the ship. "The waves [are] moving, the vehicle weighs a lot, the ship weighs a lot. So everything's all moving. You have to make two things move the same," O'Halloran says. "And if you've ever tried to like take dance lessons, you can understand that cannot always be the easiest thing." Once the robot is back on board, the images are downloaded. "The resolution of the pictures is less than a photo, so objects look a little fuzzier," says David Kelly, president and CEO of Bluefin Robotics. "It'll be whatever color you want, so you can have it browns or blues, but it's a monochromatic image." Kelly says the robotic vehicle has a lot of uses: oil and gas infrastructure, mine detection, underwater archaeology. "Bluefin actually got its start doing oceanographic research work down in Antarctica, exploring climate change around the ice edge," Kelly says. But regardless of where in the world these Bluefin robots are sent, Kelly says they're firmly based in the Boston area. "Boston is a hub for both the robotics industry and the maritime industry," Kelly says. "A lot of that is driven out of the higher educational institutions, as well as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute down on the Cape. It really has this nexus of capability in the state." The Massachusetts-based development of Bluefin 21 has been two decades in the making. Now the underwater robot is ready for action in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. This segment aired on March 29, 2014. +Join the discussion More from WBUR News Support the news
If you work at a desk or in meetings for 12-15 hours a day, the last thing you are thinking about by days end is working out. The biggest excuse, or reason people put off working out after work is they are to tired. No kidding! After you sit as a sedentary individual all day, staring at a computer, and breathing half the breaths that an active person breaths due to sitting there is no wonder you are tired and unmotivated. Did you know that in a 12 hour work day you can get 48 minutes of exercise in without even doing exercise on your lunch hour. If you have an hour lunch you could definitely squeeze in more time then, but we will discuss that in a moment. First thing is equip your office with the right tools. Have athletic shoes, maybe some resistance bands, a set or two of dumbbells, and always utilize office furniture. Exercises can consist of jumping jacks, push ups, using the resistance bands, running in place, simulating jumping rope (or actually have a jump rope if space permits), tricep dips off chairs, biocep curls, squats, etc. The list is really endless. So, how do you get 48 minutes of exercise and still get your work done. Every exercise needs to be done for 1-minute. Every 15 minutes you will do one exercise. By days end you will have accomplished 48 minutes of exercise. How cool is that? Now back to the lunch time workout. If you have an hour lunch, do 30 minutes of exercise. When you are done with your 30 minutes each your lunch while you are cooling down. Then you will be ready to get changed back into your work clothes, and ready to conquer the afternoon. If you have the ability to add the lunch time workout, you will have a total of 78 minutes of exercise in by the end of your work day. Plus you will feel more energized throughout the day, and after work. Oh, and it is proven that you are more alert and productive when you take breaks from your work for a minute. So it is a win for your, and your employer.
I girls in it, people say the stupidest shit about us—the same stupid shit they say about all female-dominated bands. My idea is pretty simple: copy any old review of Tacocat but change the band in question to a “regular band” (read: male) to see how it would turn out. For example, I could write a review of my roommate’s oh-so-male quintessential hardcore band Tit Pig. It could start out “Tit Pig is my favorite all-male band.” I would, of course, praise them for “just getting out there, they are so cute.” I would definitely point out that “it is just so great that they are doing it.” Then I would subtly condescend to them by mentioning how long they have been playing their instruments. In the case of Tit Pig, I would definitely slip in that even though singer Sean Evoy hasn’t been at it that long, he is just out there giving it his all, trying his hardest. Obviously, I’d need to slyly find a way to slip in that “it doesn’t hurt that they are all good-looking dudes.” I’d even go into detail describing their clothes and haircuts—drummer Chris Byrne’s dreamy blue eyes, bassist Willy Nils’s edgy, trendsetting dreads. And then… I was watching a band with my girlfriend last year, and they paused to have a quick shout-out about how important their lyrics were to them by saying (about a different girl-dominated band): “Last night we played with this band that had four females, all good at their instruments, but then all their songs were about cats… and that just made me angry. It’s like, we work really hard on our lyrics, and I don’t wanna hear some girl sing about her cat.” My girlfriend and I were irate, since both of us were in bands that play songs about our cats, other cats, and all kinds of other apparently invalid things. I found it offensive that this political/queer/female punk band would get up onstage and trash another grrrl band for having fun subject matter. For anyone—particularly another self-described feminist—to discourage any women from making the music they want to be making is absolutely inexcusable. (Ironically, the band they were talking shit about are friends of mine from Bellingham who do indeed have a silly party band that sings about cats, but they were also part of the genius, ultrafeminist group Post-Post-Fuck-Fuck, which spawned several female bands after it dissolved.) Cross-posted at blue milk. Categories: arts & entertainment, gender & feminism, media The regendering amuses me greatly, as it almost always does, because it’s such a powerful technique for clearly displaying just how pervasive this sexist bullshit is. The we’re-more-feminist-than-those-silly-bints bit she highlights? Not so amusing. I am so over this sort of purity-meter contest.
. Orthodox Christianity teaches that Jesus was personally identical with the eternally pre-existent Son of God or Logos. He did not come into existence as a new person around 5 BC but exists personally as the eternal Son of God.. “to give up one’s very self – to think only of others – how to bring the greatest happiness to others – that is the true meaning of Christmas .” the beginning – God started creation. the first day – light was created. the second day – the sky was created. the third day – dry land, seas, plants and trees were created..
. 40 thoughts on “Listening While Feminist: In Defense of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”” So do you think that “How can you do this thing to me?” is really an acceptable response for a man to give when a woman says “the answer is no”? That it’s perfectly ok for a man to keep pressuring a woman after she says “the answer is no”, if he thinks that she is just providing a cover story, and really doesn’t mean it? What would she have to say for it not to be acceptable for him to keep pressuring her, if “the answer is no” isn’t enough? Sorry, just one more observation. As with all things, but especially any media which depicts sexual dynamics, it seems that one’s interptetation and attitude toward a scenario is influenced by one’s experiences. It is interesting to read the comments and vastly opposing interpretations. I would love to see a comparison of viewpoint of commenter to experience of commenter. That being said, my hat goes off to those who have seen this song as a celebration of life and love. Guess I’m a little envious. So you want to hear a viewpoint of someone who has had horrible experiences? I have severe PTSD from all sorts of gender violence. Yes I have had 1 good relationship (1 relationship ever actually) and that was quite recently, but I have always loved this song. I grew up on 30s/40s music and movies. Until recently I even thought that this song could be taken to be a “date rape” song and to be honest it still flummoxes me how people got that idea. Why? Because I take it IN CONTEXT. Maybe it’s because I grew up seeped in the culture that created this song, but I never saw it differently. I never saw her as being forced – I saw her as, yes, worrying about what everyone else thought, but not being forced. This will continue to be one of my favourite songs. It’s cute and sweet (and screw those gossiping relatives). While I enjoyed the analysis and can appreciate all sides to this debate, the song lyric I have found objectionable is, “How can you do this thing to me”. His query and attitude towards the situation encapsulates an issue which seems to be glossed over in discussions of heterosexual dynamics. To me this song is not “rapey” but it is coercive. Whether she wants to stay but feels she shouldn’t, doesn’t want to stay, wants him to talk her into staying,or whatever, the bottom line is at least part of her is trying to go out the door and he isn’t respecting that. And the specific aforementioned lyric is illustrative of that wonderful “blue balls” card that some men have played. She came to see him looking and smelling great, he is aroused and if she leaves him unsatisfied, he is going to be in pain and it’s her fault. Right….. I was surprised to learn how old this song is. I had always assumed it was from the 50s. But whether it’s the 30s or 50s, the woman is going to bear the brunt of any consequences that might arise if she stays. Even in 2013, there can be consequences to a sexual encounter which will impact the woman more than the man. While playful and complimentary, our man here is discounting her concerns to get what he wants. This song is a perfect example of how women have historically been expected to maintain the social moral compass. We have handed the veto power to the most disempowered gender. The readers of this article and my post (if there are any) are obviouslyintelligent so no need to provide more examples. You get the picture. I wish this song had been written as an ode to feminism, as the author implies (sort of-my take), but I doubt it. I wish societal attitudes were in-line with those of uppity women, but they aren’t. Not yet. And sometimes, a song is just a song, so for those who like this song….enjoy! I’ve been thinking a lot about this song and this post- probably because it gets played at least six times every work shift and this post has been up on the most popular list again! I’ve also noticed that, depending on the cover of the song that I hear, I have different feelings about it. The “what’s in this drink” line, particularly- depending on its tone it gives a very different feeling! But also, what does it mean when we cover an old song? If this was written today- even without the ‘what’s in this drink’ bit, I would be very uncomfortable. And if someone like Robin Thicke decided to sing it, I would be wanting to punch him in his stupid face. (Well, I want to do that anyway. But you get the notion.) Regardless of the meaning it had before in the old versions…what happens when we reappropriate it today? Furthermore, even though it was written for a different time, when we hear it today what’s the effect? I think the song isn’t that far off from “rapey” things that are written for today’s audience. So, it could be supporting rape culture now even if we believe it was fine when it was written in its time. I guess, in the end, while I appreciate the argument and understand the context of the time, I don’t agree- with a mind to the modern POV looking back on it. It just fits the whole “women don’t mean no when they say no” mindset too well. Even if both parties are on board with the not meaning no bit, it still skeeves me out because of all the times that they aren’t. I’m still going to be kind of grossed out by this song. Just not in quite the same way that I would be if I didn’t know this historical context! THANK YOU FOR THIS. Seriously, the song was written before most of our parents were born, to look at it through the lens of the 21st century doesn’t make a lot of sense. (Also, HI! ) Love your analysis. Who says there’s no room for truth on the Internet? We people of the 21st century have a bad habit of adding a layer of our own social consiousness onto works produced before “our great timeÂ of enlightenment.” I love this song, never thought why, except that its about a woman who wants what she wants and is going to have it no matter what herÂ vicious aunt or theÂ neighbors think! What’s more feminist than that? I’m a rather annoyed (to the point of registering for this site for no other reason than to comment on this article) by the author’s suggestion that people who find this song creepy are merely taking the “What’s in this drink” line out of context. Â First, there many times in the song where the female character talks about leaving, she even specifically says late in the song, “The answer is no,” but she is bullied or intimidated by the male character into staying. Â Second, I find it very bizarre that defenders of this song somehow think that saying theÂ “What’s in this drink” line isn’t a reference to date rape drugs but rather to regular alcohol somehow makes it OK. Â I’m pretty sure that incapacitating a woman with plain alcohol to take advantage of her sexually is just as much date rape as incapacitating her with drug-laced alcohol. Â Finally, while I agree the intentÂ of the songwriter presumably wasn’t to portray date rape, that doesn’t change the creepy, date rape nature of the lyrics. Â (An excellent example of this in another context is the deleted scene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Raoul Â Duke meeting the old man and his granddaughter at a roadside cafe — Terry Gilliam says that the scene was supposed to be sweet, but that test audiences found it disturbing and thought that the old man was going to be revealed to be a child molester, so it got cut. Â Having watched it, I agree with the test audiences — it comes across as a menacing scene even when you know the director’s intent.) Â I’ll further add that I’m not someone who self-identifies as a feminist, nor am I someone who indulges in political correctness, nor is my reaction to it the result of radical feminist sex education or something like that. Â This is a song that I found disturbing even as a kid before I had any understanding of the concept of “date rape.” Â If author likes the song she is free to like the song, the same way people can be free to like misogynistic gangsta rap, but don’t patronize those of us who hate the song by suggesting we just haven’t paid attention to the rest of the lyrics. Regarding Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – this is a song between two adults. It involves drinking, smoking, and a clear sexual subtext. I can’t see how it says anything about this song in particular that a song with drinking, smoking, and sex is creepy when a child is involved. More generally: The gal’s lyrics indicate she wants to stay. If she wants to go, she sure provides lots of reasons not to… “Well, maybe just a half a drink more” (prior to any pressure from the guy) “I wish I knew how to break this spell” (her own mind wishes her to say) “I ought to say ‘no,no,no, sir.’ At least I’m going to say that I tried” (given the melody of the song, it’s natural to interpret that last part as carrying a wink) “Maybe just a cigarette more” (more of her reason to stay) and “the evening has been so very nice” and “the welcome has been so nice and warm” (yet more of her reason to stay) and, of course, she joins the guy in every “Baby, it’s cold outside!” I take the song (on her side) to be far more about her wanting to stay and feeling social pressure not to. Her father, mother, sister, brother, and “maiden aunt” are all given as reasons she has to go. The only other reasons are that “the neighbors might think” and “there’s bound to be talk tomorrow…or at least plenty implied.” The pressure from the guy is not part of her inner conflict at all. So her reasons (as presented) for going are entirely external, and her reasons for staying are entirely internal. In other words, very much contrary to the typical date rape via social pressure situation, were she to demonstrate agency and enact her own will rather than the will of others, she would stay. And if she lets herself be used as an end by others, contrary to her own will, she would go. I think people read too much into a lot of the old fairy tales and songs.Â Sometimes a song is just a song with no hidden meaning, just as a story is a story meant for young children who wouldn’t think the way adults think.Â This song was written when men weren’t putting rape date drugs in women’s drinks.Â It’s a song about a man and woman who care about each other and want to be together, but as usual as people do, she is worrying about what others will say.Â Why not just enjoy the song for the way it was meant, and don’t make more out of it then what it is.Â Just enjoy. Dean Martin can sing this to me anytime! I must admit though the writer is very good.Â Her thoughts are well written and well explained.Â Nice job.Â Maybe you should be a writer for a magazine or newspaper. Hi Mom! I totally agree. I always heard this song as playful and sophisticated. She’s putting up the objections society expects, and he’s batting them away with silly justifications. Both of them know how it’s going to end up. The banter is part of the flirtation. I don’t think it’s coincidental that the most popular version of this song features a very female singer whose voice is very arch, and a male singer whose voice is as smooth as a glass of (insert some smooth liquor — I’m not a drinker). Loved this post Slay Belle! I’m in the “She & Him version creeped me out” camp, and this has definitely given me something to think about. The context of “say what’s in this drink” is especially interesting. My favorite version of this song is by Al Hirt and Ann-Margret and I really do love it. Â Contextually, I never thought of it as “date-rape-y”, although it’s certainly a little bit about convincing her to stay. Â I suppose the interpretation of “what’s in this drink” could go either way, depending on how it’s performed…(imagining an extremely slurred version after that particular line creeps me all the way out) But your point that the song ends in harmony is very strong. Â This thing is mutual. Â And happy. Â Were the song really about removing conscious consent, it would make sense for the last line to be sung only by the “male” voice. Â Which would be SOOO creepy. Â Like – unlistenable. I’m not sure how any thinking person aware of when the song was written could interpret it any differently. Very good analysis thank you for this service. Happy holidays to you and yours. I loved this. Perhaps some of the modern discomfort with this song isn’t with the original song, but with the versions that have been recorded since. For example theÂ Zooey Deschanel/Leon Redbone version of the song is the one I found to be a little… creepy. His mature raspy vocals contrasted with her light youthful sound suggest a more sinister interpretation of the song. I previously had no issue with the song but it sort of sounds like she’s trying to escape an elderly relative because of the age difference and perhaps even her interpretation of the line ‘what’s in this drink’. I still have no issue with older versions of the song. Did you find us from the link in the Bitch blog post? I just saw it and haven’t yet heard the Deschanel version of the song (well, the one not in Elf), but I’m going to give it a listen. Someone told me last night that they have always identified the song with the Dean Martin version in which he comes across like a bit of a creeper. It’s been about a year since I wrote this post originally and I didn’t, at the time, want to deal the problems of reinterpretation — it is entirely possible to tweak, bring out, emphasis or change a song totally upon how its performed (Tori Amos does this to amazing affect on Strange Little Girls), but the primary complaints people seemed to level centered around how rape-y the line about the drink is. Its sort of problematic to point to the lyrics as the issue while ignoring the rest of them. At least, in my opinion. Thank you so much for your comment. It certainly gives me something to think about. Thanks for your reply, I found this article through twitter. Like I said, at a textual level there isn’t necessarily any issue, except as it moves through time and shifts in singer/listener interpretations. Reinterpretation is tricky to handle since that one troublesome line can become menacing by a change in emphasis. Another example of this is Toxic. Sung by Britney Spears it is a totally different song from the same song covered by Yael NaimÂ Coming to this a few years later, I want to chime in agreement that it does feel really different depending on the singers. I’m more familiar with the Ella Fitzgerald-Louis Jordan and Pearl Bailey-Hot Lips versions. I re-listened to both versions, and in the Pearl Bailey version, there’s an additional spoken segment at the end, where she looks outside, she’s another woman around, and says basically “oh, you’re really trying to get me to go, but now, I’m gonna stay,” which definitely reinforces this interpretation of the song. The song has never been gender-specific.Â It was introduced in the film Neptune’s Daughter, performed once by Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams and then, with the gender parts switched, by Betty Garrett and Red Skelton.Â It was written with no assigned male role and no assigned female role. It premiered in Neptune’s Daughter, but it wasn’t written for it — it was originally a party song that Loesser wrote for he and his wife to sing together. She, by all accounts, was incredibly steamed at him when he sold it for inclusion in the movie. (The story is related in the biography about Loesser that came out last year and retold in the Fresh Air interview about it.) The lyrics do read themselves to a particular male-female interpretation, as men of the time would not be concerned (most likely) about what their maiden aunt might think of where they spent the night. But thank you for your comment — I had forgotten about the role reversal within the movie. The lyrics read themselves to a particular male-female interpretation only if you choose to limit the way you interpret them.Â I have no trouble imagining a character played by Red Skelton or Ray Bolger or Bob Hope being concerned about his maiden aunt. I love this. I’ve been having that problem with this song and I was about 3/4 of the way to thinking about it in these terms, but this got me all the way through to being able to love it again. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go watch Elf so I can hear Zooey Deschanel sing it and watch Will Ferrell smack himself into wall of lockers. I couldn’t have put it better myself
Adam Garfinkle on Mali . . . and what we fail to learn In "Mali: Understanding the Chessboard" (E-Notes, January 2013), Adam Garfinkle has some kind words about a prior American counterterrorism policy in Mali formulated by policymakers oblivious to its ethnic complexity and the implications of inadvertently favoring one ethnic group above the others: Speaking of full-frontal ignorance, . . . the U.S. counterterrorism training mission in Mali made the stupefying mistake of choosing three of four northern unit commanders to train who were ethnic Tuareg . . . [W]hen the Tuareg rebellion in Mali gained steam after the denouement of the Libya caper, greatly stimulated by the return of heavily armed Tuareg brethren from that fight, these three Tuareg commanders defected to the rebels, bringing soldiers, vehicles, ammunition and more to the anti-government side. Anyone who was surprised by this is at the very least a terminal ignoramus. And anyone in the U.S. military who failed to understand the ethnic composition of the country's politico-military cleavages, such that he let U.S. Special Forces training be lavished on Tuareg commanders, was clearly insufficiently trained to do his job. And believe me, that's about as nice a way to put that as I can summon.See? I told you he was being kind. He put his criticism as nicely as he could manage. He also has some kind words about the American assumption of Enlightenment universalism: How do things like this (still) happen, after what we should have learned from years of dealing with Iraqis and Afghans and others on their home turf? I happen to know someone who teaches in the U.S. military education system, and this person happens to be a field-experienced Harvard Ph.D. in anthropology. This person tries very hard to clear away the thick fog created by the innocent Enlightenment universalism that pervades the American mind -- the toxic fog that tries to convince us that all people, everywhere, are basically the same, have the same value hierarchies, the same habits of moral and tactical judgment, and mean the same things by roughly comparable translated words.I think I know the anthropologist he's referring to. Garfinkle's right that our military is still naive, but as he also points out, this merely reflects a larger American ignorance of something that Samuel Huntington tried to drum into our heads, namely, that the world is not as Francis Fukuyama expected at the 'end' of history, a triumph of bourgeois democratic values. Instead, there will be blood -- over clashes of values. But there's hope that we Americans might still learn, for the unnamed anthropologist keeps trying:.One thinks that 9/11 should have taught us that some groups don't even come close to sharing out values, but too many people still don't "get it." I'm all for Enlightenment universalism, bourgeois democratic values, and basic human rights, but I'm not naive. I know that a lot of cultural, religious, civilizational groups out there in the world are not for these things. Some of these groups, such as those represented by the likes of Al-Qaeda, are even violently opposed to anyone anywhere holding to Enlightenment universalism, bourgeois democratic values, and basic human rights. Labels: Foreign, Huntington, Multiculturalism, Multiethnicity 2 Comments: Once again, thanks for these very interesting insights into the international scenarios. I happened to read some articles about the situation in Mali, and from different standpoints, but this side of the problem was not mentioned. Now I get it! :-) There are always consequences -- especially to ignorance! Jeffery Hodges * * *
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Added by Stacey King on March 20, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment I just spoke with Notue, my younger daughter who is with DISMAC and she did mentioned DISMAC did mentioned they flew over Rambi Island yesterday and reproted nothing urgent, from the air, therefore there was nothing much to report from Rambi. I still feel there is more to go and see regarding the needs of our Banaban people right now…Continue Added by Stacey King on March 18, 2010 at 10:15am — No Comments Ken Sigrah just got off the phone with Nawaia Touakin in Suva and he is most concerned about the fact that no emergency teams have got into Rabi yet. He stated , 'this is day four, and we know that the emergency teams flew over Rabi yesteday on there way to Cikobia and Taveuni but still no one has made contact. This is of major concern to all Banabans'. … Added by Stacey King on March 18, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment © 2018 Created by Stacey King. Badges \| Report an Issue \| Terms of Service
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Please please update! I can't wait to see what happens! I'm sure neither will be disappointed. Ginny definitely needs to feel needed and loved. Great story! It's hard to imagine Draco as a widower with 4 kids....but in like it. It's sounds like a great recipe for these two to help each other heal. Looking forward to.what happens next. Post Hogwarts stories are my favorites! I think Harry leaving the wizarding world is an interesting concept. I am looking forward to more. Love love love these kind of fics! Looking forward to future chapters. :) Seriously that's how you end this chapter.... really I mean come on. I actually just screamed that out loud at my computer... love the story btw. Nooo poor Ginny..! But I'm so anxious to know what's going to happennnn!! This is exciting! Can't wait to read more. Good start, looking forward to reading the next installment soon :).
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In a rain-hampered match, Karolina Pliskova ended the hopes of Simona Halep returning to the No. 1 ranking Thursday night in Miami. The Czech knocked out Halep winning 10 of the last 11 games from 5-3 down in the first set for a 7-5, 6-1 victory. Halep, who had beaten Pliskova in 7 of 10 meetings, would have returned to No. 1 with a win, and also reached her first Miami final. Instead, after enduring numerous rain delays, Pliskova finished off the Romanian at 1:14am. “I think I played great the second set,” Pliskova said to the media, in her post-match press conference. “Of course.” which I played,” Pliskova said. “She’s also trying to go for some winners. She has a slice backhand, she has a good serve, so.” The 22-year-old Barty, who had never made even a Premier Mandatory quarterfinal, was thrilled with the big result I’m so proud of myself and my team for trusting the process and enjoying the journey,” Barty said. “I think we have had some amazing opportunities on the court to do some pretty special things. “I think now we have another opportunity in a couple days’ time to go out there and try and play a really good match. Obviously it’s another chance at a title. Really excited to be in this position.” Pliskova and Barty has split four prior meetings. The Czech, seeking a 13th career title, has won six of her last seven finals. Barty, who will crack the Top 10 on Monday, will bid for a 4th career win. You Might Like: Barty Topples Tired Pliskova For Biggest Career Title In Miami Kvitova KO’d By Barty In Miami; Halep, Pliskova Wed. QF Favorites WTA Top 3 — Osaka, Barty, Pliskova — Lead Way At Birmingham Barty Ends Svitolina’s Run To Win WTA Finals Title No. 1 Barty, Four Former Champions Featured In Doha; Halep Withdraws M.Verheul Says: In the mean time, Navratilova and Romanian press are heavily criticizing Simona Halep and her team for fairly losing her match to Karolina Pliskova. I saw a tense Simona, true, but Pliskova played flawless tennis last night. It will be hard to beat her tomorrow, although Barty has a lot of weapons to try and get Pliskova out of balance and rhythm. March 29th, 2019 at 9:43 pm
Nov. 4, 2003 The Academy's men's cross country team is ranked eighth in the NCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. The national poll is conducted by the U.S. Cross Country Coaches Association who released the rankings Nov. 4. The Falcons moved up in the national rankings after winning the Mountain West Conference Championships, Nov. 1. On Nov. 8, the Falcons will host the Universities of Colorado and Northern Colorado at the Santa Fe Trail at the Academy. To get to the course, enter at the north entrance to the Air Force Academy. Take an immediate right into the parking lot, which is directly north of the guard shack. The men's four mile starts at 9 a.m. The women's three mile begins at 9:30 a.m. Air Force competes in the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships in Ogden, Utah, Nov. 15.
Minister Mitchell O’Connor visits students in Trinity College Dublin to announce allocation of €2 million in funding for Lifelong Learning Initiatives in Higher Education “Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, today 27th of December 2017 visited Trinity College Dublin to announce the allocation of €2 million in funding for Lifelong and Flexible Funding initiatives in Higher Education. In announcing the funding, Minister Mitchell O’Connor pointed to the importance of making progress in this area …” (more) [Department of Education and Skills, 27 December]Tags: DES, funding, HEA, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, TCD
The buzz around BioShock is getting monumental, and as a videogame fan with no stock in Take 2, I couldn’t be happier about it. It’s got the Penny Arcade guys talking about storytelling and the narrative potential of games as art using lots of italics. It’s got the normally somewhat reserved guys at Eurogamer writing a breathless 10/10 review using the most superlatives ever used in a videogame review in any medium, ever, right down to a paragraph about how fun and addictive it is to play Pipe Dream. And I think that’s just fantastic. We’ve gotten so beaten down by mediocrity, and so jaded about games in general, that it’s just nice to see people pretty much universally going absolutely batshit crazy for a new release. I’ve played the demo three times now. The first time through, I immediately started in with the criticisms; what I didn’t notice, though, was the significance of what I was criticizing. The opening had such a big impact on me (I don’t want to oversell it for those who haven’t played it, so just suffice to say that it’s pretty damn cool) that it set the bar past “is it fun?” all the way up to “how well does it tell its story?” And I don’t know how many years I’ve been wanting videogames to mature to the point where we can talk about them in terms of storytelling and concept, instead of just gameplay mechanics. My friend Seppo wrote about the game’s treatment of Objectivism, and it wasn’t until I was halfway through writing a typically long-winded comment that I realized: holy crap, we’re having an argument about the meaning of a videogame! On the internet! Nobody mentioned the length of the game, or how much it cost, or how many weapons you get, or whether it supports multiplayer, or how many levels it has. Or complained about the voice acting, or about buggy A.I., or how the models looked. We were criticizing a game for its potential message. All the time I’ve been campaigning for better storytelling in games, I always thought of the goal as being pure storytelling, and never really considered the potential to let you explore ideologies. And yet, here I am looking forward to playing a game that deals with the one ideology that annoys and offends me more than any other besides Satanism. Because I’ll happily die without having slogged through Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead. But put it in a format where I have some degree of control, and present it as The Shining meets The Poseidon Adventure, and I’ll pay you to tell me all about it. Hell, I’d even buy a “Left Behind” game if they managed to have an opening sequence and art direction as good as the BioShock demo’s. Okay, that’s a lie. But still: it’s a good time to be an arrogant, pseudo-intellectual videogame fan! 5 thoughts on “No gods or kings, only power-ups” Say… were you able to play Marathon 2 without feeling like you were gonna barf? I’ve very, very rarely gotten motion sick playing a game (the only game to previously nausea was Kingdom Hearts, and that was probably only due in part to the wonky camera), but after a single level of Marathon, I was just about to lose my lunch. I felt sick for for a good while afterwards, as well. Who do you think is best positioned to write a good story for a video game..Someone from the video game industry or a television or film writer? You mean the 360 version? Nope. It did bounce around a lot, but not enough to be disorienting. But I’ve never had a game or motion simulator make me sick before, so apparently I’m impervious to motion sickness. In my experience, it’s programmers of banking software that write the best videogames. Really, I don’t know if you can draw a line like that. You have to have played enough of the type of game you’re writing for, in order to get the pacing right and to understand exactly why you need to write a dozen different versions of “I can’t go that way.” But a lot of game companies have assumed you can bring in writers from TV & movies to write dialogue for a game and you get instant quality, and it doesn’t always work. And there are plenty of writers in TV & movies that could adjust to games just fine. I don’t think there’s any set rules for writing for “games,” either. I like to think I get how the Sam & Max games work, but then I’ve been playing adventure games for 15 years and watching TV sitcoms for 30. I wouldn’t know where to start with a shooter, or even the CSI games, so there’d be a learning process. Having worked with some “professional writers” who were brought in on a project, I can safely say that hiring “Hollywood writers” doesn’t even get you anywhere near quality. These people were supposedly members of the WGA, which in theory is supposed to guarantee some minimum level of competence, but no such thing. If you’re going to be a good writer for videogames, I think you need some knowledge, and a few basic skills. You have to really understand the structure of games. Since games vary quite a bit in terms of how linear or nonlinear they are, you have to really be able to internalize what the structure of the game you’re working on is, then understand how to maximize the amount of writing you’ll need to do to achieve a certain level of immersiveness. And given that immersiveness is broken by improper repetition, and people can quickly recognize repeating patterns, that means you need to know how many variations of a particular line will be necessary to communicate a given idea to the player enough times without being repeated. More than that, you have to understand that you’re often going to be dealing with a player character who will intentionally not be doing what you want them to do, and a player whose motivations or emotional reactions you can’t necessarily dictate. So, you can’t have the player-character say something that the player wouldn’t. Or, maybe you can, but you have to do it in a way that doesn’t break the illusion that the player-character is the player. So, there’s all that structural stuff – that’s the part that’s hard to teach to someone who works in more traditional, linear media. However, you can have someone who understands the structure really well, but doesn’t have a clue how to create interesting characters. The writer has to know how to construct believable dialog, provide a consistent and believable motivation for the various characters, define their personalities in a way that makes them engaging, and then write them in a way that communicates all that to the player without beating them over the head with it. Simply, you need someone who’s a good writer – and someone who understands visual storytelling as well as prose – who’s familiar with videogames. It’s a rare combination, but I think it’s what you need. Alternatively, you need someone who’s really, really good at one, has potential in the other, and is willing and motivated to learn. Great post Seppo. That’s definitely the way I think. The bigger companies seem to think hiring hollywood writers is automatically going to guarantee a great story & one that works within the game. More importance needs to placed on story, and the gamers out there need to demand better storytelling in games as well.
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Effective Stack Sizes / Cash Games or Tournaments I first learned about effective stack sizes when I started to get serious about sit and goes and tournaments. It’s a concept that has made/saved me more money than I could count. It’s a concept that you should learn about, too, if you haven’t already. It doesn’t matter if you play sngs, mtts or cash games – you can use this. My goal with this page is to show you how. Below I explain what effective stacks are, how it affects the hands you play and how you play them. What are Effective Stacks Sizes? The effective stack size is the maximum amount between two people* that can be won or lost in a hand. For example: - You – 25 big blinds - Your Opponent – 10 big blinds The effective stacks in this case is 10 big blinds. It’s the most that either of you can win or lose because it’s all the button has. I think about effective stack sizes in terms of big blinds, but you can also think about them in terms of dollars. That might make more sense for cash games. For example: - You - $55.35 - Your Opponent - $125.00 In this case the effective stacks would be $55.35. Effective stacks are only applicable to games where betting isn’t capped, such as no limit holdem or pot limit omaha. Effective stacks don’t apply to fixed limit games because only so much money can wagered over the course of a hand. * Effective stacks can be used for more than 2 people in all in situations. For example, if it’s your turn to act in a sng, and there are 4 players left to act after you with the following stack sizes – 5bb, 10bb, 7.5bb, 22bb – effective stacks are 5bb, which means that you should shove all in, regardless of how deep your stack is. There are exceptions to this rule – or more optimal ways of playing in spots like this – but my point is that the concept still applies here. How Effective Stacks Affect the Hands You Play Effective stack sizes determine the hands you can (should, are able to) play. For example, say you’re heads up and effective stacks are 6 big blinds. You look down and see T7s, your favorite hand. It doesn’t make sense to play this hand. Stack sizes are so short that, for one thing, you shouldn’t be doing anything other than shoving all in, and two, stack sizes are so short that your opponent will either have the odds to call or shove over you (if they have more chips), or will be so short that they’re needing to gamble and will call you with any ace, king, queen, etc. hand they have. On the other hand, if you have T7s and effective stack sizes are 250 big blinds, then it makes more sense to play T7s. In this case effective stacks are so deep that you have implied odds. If you can make a strong hand you stand to win a large pot. You’re also able to raise and fold, and not be put in a position where you’ll have to play push/fold poker or be too pot committed to fold on the turn or river. Do you see the difference? How Effective Stacks Affect How You Play Effective stacks will determine what options you have for how to play your hand, too. For example, take the T7s example from above. With effective stack sizes at 6 big blinds, you cannot reasonably raise or limp here. There’s either a) too much dead money for the shortest stack to ignore, b) you do not maximize your fold equity if you’re the shortest stack and/or c) there’s not enough chips to play post flop. The bottom line is that you have to play by the short stack’s rules, whether you’re the short stack or not. Lets look at another example. Lets say that effective stack sizes are 125 big blinds. You have KJs on a QT2 rainbow flop. There is 250 chips in the pot and your opponent bets 200, giving you pot odds of 2.25 to 1 or 44%. You need a 9, which is about 11 to 1 or 9 percent pot odds. Pretty bad odds, right. But with so many big blinds behind, and the fact that a king might be good if it peels on the turn, you can (sometimes) justify a call here. You (may) have implied odds. However, if effective stacks were 30 big blinds, there’s no way you could profitably call. There’s just not enough money to move the odds into your favor. That’s besides the fact that you may be wrong about being able to stack your opponent (or double up). Effective Stacks and Fold Equity Effective stacks will determine how much fold equity you have, too, which then determines what options you may have. For example, say effective stacks are 10 big blinds. You have much less fold equity in this situation than if effective stacks were 100 big blinds. With 10 big blinds someone is at the threshold of needing to gamble to stay alive and maintain their fold equity. So ranges will be much wider. However, with 100 big blinds ranges will be a bit tighter because no one has to gamble. Losing money (especially in a tournament) is just as bad, if not worse, than not making any (breaking even) because of the loss of equity, opportunity costs, image and variance you endure. The bottom line is that effective stacks are apart of nearly every situation in poker. Although you’ll mostly use it in short stacked situations, it’s a good idea to always consider it, as it can be a good way to gauge ranges, fold equity and so on.
A special public art project Monday 13 September, 9:00 am — Friday 31 December 2010 Among many cultural Chopin events dedicated to the highly esteemed composer's 200th birthday , we have tried to enrich his admirers with cultural experiences such as concerts, exhibitions and web quizzes. We have decided to have decided to share our joy with the wide audience by initiating an outdoor event , namely by extending the zebra crossing in the corner of Andrassy Road and Nagymezo street with a huge piano keyboard designed by artists Helena Czermek and Klara Jankiewicz, winners of a tender published in 2008 by Bec Zmiana foundation for the promotion of Warsaw in cooperation with the faculty of Industrial Model Designing at the Academy of Fine Arts.
On Thursday, October 30th the president and chief merchandising officer of Saks Fifth Avenue Ronald Frasch along with Amy Sacco hosted a cocktail party in honor of Escada’s new creative director Damiano Biella. The red carpet event was held on the second floor of the landmark shopping mecca and benefited Free Arts NYC. Besides a wonderful performance by Duffy there were sets of rotating models decked-out in head-to-toe looks from the fall 2008 Escada collection. That said it was almost more fun to see the pieces on the guests, many of which were wearing dresses from the latest fall Escada collection. The collection has some particularly stunning eveningwear, much of which features delicate pleating done in wonderfully deep greens and reds, along with bold and colorful jewelry and plenty of the leading luxury brand’s signature color mixes and embroidery. Though personally I’m no good at spotting celebs and socialites, the event was chock-full of photographers and the guest list is said to have included Hilary Swank, Duffy, Michael Strahan, Heloise Williams, Miri Ben-Ari, Kiera Chaplin, Arden Wohl, Caroline Alexandra McBride, Carole Radziwill, Kelly Bensimon, Justin Daly, Alexandra Lind Rose, Annie Churchill, Karen Duffy-Lambros, Dayssi Olarte de Kanovas, Kipton Cronkite, Antony Todd, Hilary Dick, Todd Romano, Amanda Ross, Philip Bloch, Chris Benz, Gilles Mendel, Christian Leone, Blair Husain, Natalie Leeds Leventhal, Dori Cooperman, Ann Caruso, Elizabeth Meigher, Susan Shin in addition to all the gracious hosts and a few hundred other fashionable guests.
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! HI Gaye, Hearing your story made me quite nostalgic – especially the bit about Food for Thought. I used to go there myself all of 12 – 20 years ago. I can’t believe it is still going. Hi Wendy, Glad I could take you down memory lane. I am told there is one in Brighton too. Amazing concept, good home cooked meals. Just love that you are expected to share with someone if there is a free chair! Should be start one in Cape Town?
FORGOT THE CARD? MAKE A DIY VALENTINE! There's no reason to get caught without a card this Valentine's Day. You can easily make your sweetheart a flip card from anything you have around. I actually made this one from stuff I had in my car! (But friends do call my car the 'Swiss army car' because it has every possible thing you might ever need in it.) You can come up with anything you want for the title. I called mine "The 14 Reasons I Love You". This is soooo easy, so sweet, and it will get you a lot of brownie points. A homemade card is so much better than a store-bought card. Use scrap paper, scrapbooking paper, stationery, or card stock you might already have around the house. Even a thick wrapping paper or a brown paper lunch bag can work. Use a hole punch and ribbon, twine, yarn, or even wire to hold it all together. You can certainly go the extra mile and print these out using some fancy font on your computer. But I happen to think this handwritten version is sweet and sentimental. SUPPLIES - Card Stock, scrapbook paper, or brown paper - Scissors - Hole punch or an awl (an ice pick can even work) - Ribbon, twine, yarn or any other fastener - Marker or pens INSTRUCTIONS - Cut the paper to the size you want. I used some cards I already had that were the size of business cards. - Punch a hole in the top of each card. Make sure they all line up. If you can't punch them all at one time, use the first one as a template for the others. You can punch one in the corner or do 4 punches like I did. One on each end and two in the center to tie a bow. - Write out your sentiments on each card. Make sure not to write too close to the top or you will not be able to see it once you tie the fastener. - Stack the cards and secure with the ribbon.
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Efficient Data Gathering Mechanism using Mobile Collector in Wireless Sensor Networks In this paper, the authors proposed a new data-gathering mechanism for large-scale wireless sensor networks by introducing mobility into the network. A mobile data collector, for convenience called an M-collector in this paper, could be a mobile robot or a vehicle equipped with a powerful transceiver and battery, working like a mobile base station and gathering data while moving through the field. An M-collector starts the data-gathering tour periodically from the static data sink, polls each sensor while traversing its transmission range, then directly collects data from the sensor in single-hop communications, and finally transports the data to the static sink. Provided by: Iosrjournals Topic: Big Data Date Added: Apr 2014 Format: PDF
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Tolay Lake Regional Park Environmental Impact Sonoma County Regional Parks (707) 565-2041 TOLAY LAKE REGIONAL PARK INTERIM PUBLIC ACCESS & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN INITIAL STUDY AUGUST 2008 Report Prepared by Sonoma County Regional Parks 2300 County Center Drive, #120A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 565-2041 Mary E. Burns, Director Todd Holmes, Park Planning Manager Michelle Julene, Environmental Specialist Steve Ehret, Park Planner 11 POSTING AND REVIEW PERIOD: AUGUST 18 - SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 PROJECT INFORMATION INTRODUCTION The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department (Regional Parks) is pleased to present the Tolay Lake Regional Park Day-Use Permit Program for Interim Public Access & Management Plan (Interim Plan). Regional Parks has been working on the Interim Plan since 2006.1 The Day-Use Permit Program is the culmination of numerous public meetings, research, and the participation of a Working Group established specifically to work toward providing equitable access to Tolay Lake Regional Park during the Interim Plan implementation phase. This document describes the Day-Use Permit Program; the improvements that must be made before the park can be opened; on-going monitoring, operations, and maintenance activities; potential environmental impacts associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the park during the Interim Plan implementation phase; and background information. The intention is to provide information in a clear format for use by decision-makers, responsible and trustee agencies under CEQA, and the public. Sonoma County is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead agency for the proposed project. This document has been prepared by Regional Parks staff with resource studies completed by consultants. Regional Parks had four consultant studies completed for the Interim Plan, which are included in this document as appendices. This Initial Study has been prepared in compliance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and Sonoma County Code Chapter 23A – Environmental Quality Act of 1970 Implementation. Section 23A-12 requires that an Initial Study be prepared for public projects that are not exempt from CEQA and that the Initial Study is referred to the Environmental Review Committee (ERC). Section 23A-13 authorizes the ERC to, among other things; determine whether a Negative Declaration or an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should be prepared for the project. Regional Parks presented the document to the ERC on December 18, 2007 and ERC recommended that a Mitigated Negative Declaration be prepared for the Interim Plan. Details about the ERC meeting are included in the Public Process section of this document. INTERIM PLAN TIMEFRAME The Interim Plan is the second phase of a multi-phased public access plan for Tolay Lake Regional Park. The first phase, Guided Tours, has been in place since November 2005. The anticipated timeframe for the Interim Plan is from Summer 2009 until the Master Plan is adopted and Phase I of the Master Plan is implemented, approximately 3 to 5 years. During the Interim Plan phase, Tolay Lake Regional Park will be open as described in the Projected Park Visitors section of this document. INTERIM PLAN PURPOSE The purposes of the Interim Plan are to provide an interim level of limited public use beyond the guided tours and to manage the property while preserving the existing property resources until the Master Plan for permanent use is adopted and implemented. DAY-USE PERMIT PROGRAM GOAL To provide equitable access to Tolay Lake Regional Park during the Interim Plan phase including, hikers, bikers, equestrians, and picnickers in such a way that park users will gain an understanding of the unique nature of the property and will become land-stewards as a result. DAY-USE PERMIT PROGRAM SUMMARY The Day-Use Permit Program was based on that used for the Willow Creek Acquisition, part of the Sonoma Coast State Beach. The Day-Use Permit Program will require a one-time orientation after which, day-use permits will be issued and can be used when Tolay Lake Regional Park is open for general public use during the Interim Plan implementation phase. ORIENTATION SUMMARY v The purpose of the Orientation is to provide an integral education component in order to implement the Day-Use Permit Program. v Regional Parks will schedule Orientation opportunities for general use and will post this information on the Regional Parks webpage. v Each orientation will be limited to 40 people of which, there can be up to 18 equestrian trailers. Special Orientations will be scheduled for group picnic area reservations to occur just prior to the event. v Orientations will be conducted by Regional Parks staff or trained volunteers. v After completing the Orientation, park users can use the Interim Plan trails for hiking, bicycling, or horseback riding. The optional guided hike associated with the Orientation will be hiking only. v Regional Parks will distribute permits at the end of the Orientation. v Permits must be renewed annually, possibly subject to completion of an Annual Use Survey. ORIENTATION OUTLINE1. Welcome & Introduction 2. Project BackgroundAcquisition process & partners - Conservation Easement requirements affecting development & use - Reasons for implementing an Interim PlanDifference between the Interim Plan and the future Master Plan - Access via Cannon Lane, safety issues & neighbor relations - Entry gate - Parking areas - Interim Plan Trails - Off-limit areas, gates, & signage - Days & Hours of Operation - Weather & trail-condition closures - Expanded Guided Tour Program - Volunteer opportunitiesGroup picnic area reservation - Group hike & ride notification - On-going agricultural operations, including cattle grazing, vineyard management, & neighbors 4. Program Administration Based on bullets below under “Day-Use Permit Terms & Conditions” 5. Resource ProtectionCultural Resources - Biological Resources - “Leave No Trace” principles - Trail Monitoring 6. Reporting Procedure - Emergency contact: 911 - Time-sensitive issues - Maintenance issues 7. Optional Hike DAY-USE PERMIT TERMS & CONDITIONS v Each permit can cover three non-permitted people for a total of four people per permit. v Permit holders will be allowed to park vehicles in designated parking areas only. v Permit holders will be allowed access along designated trails and public areas of the Park Center. v If a club or organization is planning an event, such as an equestrian ride, they will notify Regional Parks if twelve or more individuals will be attending. Regional Parks may exercise its option to meet with the group on the day of the event, before the event begins. v “One Strike and You’re Out” rule: Permit holders are expected to be aware of and adhere to all Regional Park Department Rules and special rules associated with the Tolay Lake Regional Park Interim Use Plan. Regional Parks may exercise its option to revoke permits in the event of rule breaking. v Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, possession of firearms (including paint-ball markers and toy guns); overnight camping, fires (does not include barbeques in designated picnic areas) , off road vehicle use, off trail use, unleashed pets. Please refer to the Code of Sonoma County, Park Rules and Regulations for a complete list of prohibited activities in Sonoma County Regional Parks (Code Section 20-1 through 20-40). v Permit holders will be responsible for any and all damage to the property resulting from their activities. Regional Parks will be sole judge of the extent of the damage and the extent of repairs required to remedy the damage. Damage does not include normal wear and tear on the trails.All repairs will be performed to the satisfaction of Regional Parks. v Permit holders are responsible to keep Regional Parks informed of current address, email, phone number(s) or other means of contact. This is necessary to keep permittees informed regarding updates associated with the property, including seasonal openings & closings, changes in access, etc. PROJECTED PARK VISITORS The projections are considered by use time and are based on the annual visitor statistics for similar Regional Parks facilities. Projections for the Tolay Fall Festival are based on the 2006 and 2007 events hosted by Regional Parks, which had an estimated attendance of 12,000-15,000 people. Regional Parks will observe and record visitor attendance in all use types to assist preparation of the Master Plan. The projection of the number of park visitors expected during Interim Plan phase is listed in the table below. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Interim Plan consists of the following four elements, which form the basis of the Project Description. The Interim Plan includes improvements that are necessary for the safe use of the park for the level of park visitors anticipated during the Interim Plan implementation phase. v Limited Public Access v Operations & Maintenance v Resource Enhancement v Programs & Special Events For the purpose of this document the project site is split into four geographic areas. Please refer to Figure 3, which delineates the areas. v Park Access v Park Center v Tolay Lake v Remaining Ranch DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE Assuming the Board of Supervisors adopts the Interim Plan and associated CEQA document and approves the Interim Plan project, the required safety improvements to Cannon Lane will be completed by the Sonoma County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DTPW). Thereafter, Regional Parks will begin scheduling Orientations for the Day-Use Permit Program and Tolay Lake Regional Park will be open for use under the Interim Plan. Improvements for the Interim Plan will be completed throughout the anticipated Interim Plan phase timeframe based on available funding. Interim visitor-serving facilities, such as parking areas, restrooms, and some trail improvements will be prioritized. Maintenance and resource enhancement activities will be on-going. It is expected that the programs and special events described in this Initial Study will evolve and be modified through the Interim Plan implementation phase. INTERIM VISITOR-SERVING FACILITIES: The following components are necessary to open the park for interim public access. v Cannon Lane Interim Safety Improvements v Directional and informational signage v Interim Parking Areas v Portable Restrooms v Interim Road / Trail Restoration and Maintenance INTERIM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: The following components are necessary during the Interim Plan implementation phase. v Ranger Residences v Park Office v Interim Road / Trail Restoration, including drainage improvements and erosion control to internal park roads and trails v Interim fencing and signage for resource protection PUBLIC ACCESS Public access includes access to Tolay Lake Regional Park and visitor-serving facilities that will be available during the Interim Plan. Public use will be centralized in the Park Center, which is detailed in Figure 5. Hitching posts for equestrian use will be installed at locations throughout the property. Equestrians will have access to the existing horse corrals and some of the existing water troughs. Interim Plan improvements have been designed to eliminate or minimize the need for excavation in keeping with the temporary nature of the Interim Plan and for the protection of resources. LAKEVILLE ROAD & CANNON LANE: Access to Tolay Lake Regional Park will be from Cannon Lane via Lakeville Road. Cannon Lane is a County-maintained public road from Lakeville Road to the first cattleguard, approximately 534 feet west of the proposed park boundary.2 The portion of Cannon Lane between the first cattleguard and the proposed park entrance is in private ownership; however the County, as the property owner of the Tolay Ranch Property, has easement access rights over the private section of the road. Cannon Lane is approximately 1.2 miles in length and varies in paved width from approximately 17 to 30 feet, though most of the road is between 20 to 24 feet wide. There is intermittent centerline striping, no edge-line striping, and few traffic signs. A wooden fence has been installed on both sides of Cannon Lane by a private property owner. Interim Plan improvements to Cannon Lane include the following: Minor Road Widening. Minor road widening will occur in places within the County’s right-of-way, as determined necessary by DTPW to improve safety. This will occur along two separate stretches, each are approximately 400 linear feet. A maximum of eight of road width, including the pavement and gravel shoulders, will be added to the existing road width to provide a total road width of 22 feet in these sections. The total road width will include two 9-foot wide travel ways plus two-foot wide gravel shoulders along both sides of the road. No drainage work will be required. No utility poles, other public utilities, trees, or vineyards will be affected by the minor road widening. The Cannon Lane improvement locations are shown on Figure 4. Yellow Centerline Stripe. A double yellow centerline stripe,3 approximately 3,500 feet long, will be painted on Cannon Lane to replace existing nonstandard pavement markings. Signage. Park identification and directional signage will be placed in appropriate locations along Lakeville Road and Cannon Lane to advise the public regarding the location and access to the park. Signage will also display park status (“Open/Closed”) and park hours to prevent unnecessary traffic on Cannon Lane when the park is closed. Cautionary signage will be installed along Cannon Lane to indicate the speed limit, “narrow road,” and “Share the Road” with bicyclists. Special Events Traffic Control. During the Annual Tolay Fall Festival, additional temporary signage will be installed along Lakeville Road to notify the public regarding the Festival and the park entrance. Other traffic control measures will be implemented as needed and/or required by DTPW. These additional measures may include use of a temporary flashing beacon and/or law enforcement personnel, such as Park Rangers, to direct traffic at the Lakeville Road and Cannon Lane intersection. PARK DRIVEWAY: The Park Driveway will begin at the end of Cannon Lane where the public road ends at approximately the first cattleguard, and will extend to the Entry Kiosk at the beginning of Area 2 - Park Center. This area is shown on Figure 5. The Park Entrance includes a fenced, 60-foot wide vehicular turnaround with a 24-foot wide double gate. An emergency services lock system has been installed at the park entry gate. The vehicular turnaround is surfaced in compacted base rock. The turnaround is located on park property, out of the adjacent property’s view from their driveway entrance. Existing signage includes the park entry sign, park sponsor sign, no parking signs, and signs on the gate. The Park Driveway will reuse the existing ranch driveway. Interim Plan improvements to the Park Driveway include signage, dust control, and routine maintenance. Directional, safety, and other signage within the Park Driveway include: the first 300 feet after the Park Entrance Gate, the juncture of the Park Driveway and the West Ridge, and the 300 feet before the Park Center area. A standard chip seal or products such as Soiltac4 will be utilized for dust control. ENTRY GATE: The existing manually-operated entry gate will be replaced with an automatic electric gate that will be powered by a single solar panel. The electric gate will essentially be the same dimensions as the existing manually-operated gate. The colors will blend in with the surroundings better than the existing yellow-pipe gate and the design will include rails to keep the cattle inside. Day-Use Permit holders will be issued a code or card to open the gate. Sensors will automatically open the gate for departures. Standard emergency access provisions will be in place for fire and emergency response. ENTRY KIOSK: The purpose of the Entry Kiosk is for Regional Parks staff to greet park visitors, provide information, and collect park fees. The Entry Kiosk in the Interim Plan implementation phase will be temporary in nature and can be removed for the Master Plan. The Entry Kiosk will provide the opportunity for many vehicles to cue without interfering with traffic on Cannon Lane because it will be located over a quarter mile inside the park boundary in the existing developed ranch compound. The Entry Kiosk will be approximately 120 square feet. It may be a portable or a constructed building. It will sit on pier blocks, will be painted green and white to match the existing ranch design scheme, and will have electrical service and possibly phone service from the existing overhead utility line. A fee station consisting of an iron ranger5 and external signage will be installed adjacent to the kiosk. PARKING: It is anticipated that the parking facilities will include a primary vehicle parking area, an equestrian parking area to accommodate trailers, an overflow parking area for seasonal use and/or special events, park operations and maintenance vehicle parking, and parking areas for the ranger residences. Primary Parking Area. The existing gravel parking area will be reused as the Primary Staging Area. The parking area can hold approximately 60-75 vehicles, including five disabled accessible spaces, in approximately ¾ of an acre. Moveable planters, either galvanized steel or wooden, and/or bollards, may be used to define circulation and parking isles. The primary parking area will include three accessible vehicle stalls and two accessible van stalls that are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines. The ADA stalls may be chip sealed or surfaced with permeable unit pavers and defined by a wooden header. On-going parking area maintenance activities will include occasional resurfacing with additional shale or base-rock and compaction, and trash receptacle, recycling receptacle, and restroom servicing. Overflow Day-Use Parking Area. The Overflow Day-Use Parking Area is to be used when the Primary Staging Area and the Equestrian Parking Area are full. It is not anticipated that this will be needed for any but the peak times, such as on a summer weekend when a guided equestrian ride is in operation. The Overflow Day-Use Parking Area is located on either side of the Historic Lakeville-Sears Point Road south of the Tractor Barn. This area has been used by the previous property owner for vehicle and equipment storage as well as for overflow parking during events. Permeable shale or gravel may be added in this area without significantly modifying the existing topography. Equestrian Parking Area. The equestrian parking area will be located east of the Shop, north of the Old Hay Barn and Horse Corrals, and south of the Slaughterhouse. The Equestrian Parking Area is approximately one to 1-1/2 acres, is partially graveled, is mostly enclosed with a wire fence, and comprises one of the three leachfields on the property. Additional wire fencing and wooden parking bumpers may be installed to better define the parking area. The areas without surfacing will receive shale to a depth of 4 to 6 inches (380 cubic yards). An existing water trough adjacent to the Old Hay Barn may be renovated or replaced. Three to eight galvanized steel hitching posts will be installed surrounding the perimeter of the Equestrian Parking Area. One to three manure bunkers, trash and recycling receptacles, signs, and an informational display board will be installed within the Equestrian Parking Area. The existing horse corrals, located adjacent to the equestrian parking area, might be used during the Guided Equestrian Rides during the Interim Plan phase while preparing for and concluding the rides. These horse corrals may also be used to house animals. Regional Parks maintenance staff will repair and maintain the horse corral fence and gates. Special Event Wet-Weather Parking Areas. During the annual Tolay Fall Festival in October, rain can make Field A – Festival Parking Area, an approximately 12-acre hay field located to the southeast of the Park Center and north of the South Lake Knoll, unusable due to the soil conditions. In this case, Regional Parks proposes to implement the Cardoza’s strategy of using the following areas for temporary parking: along the West Ridge Road between the Park Driveway and the Upper Dairy Barn, the graded and compacted area around the Metal Hay Barn, and the area to the south of the Tractor Barn along either side of the Sears Point – Lakeville Road. Use of the West Ridge area for parking requires a shuttle system for Festival guests. PARK CENTER: Park infrastructure will be clustered in the Park Center, which will include the parking areas, a trailhead, nonpermanent restrooms, re-use of many of the existing buildings for operation and maintenance purposes, and visitor-serving amenities including use of existing equestrian facilities, existing family and group picnic areas, new entry kiosk, and interpretive elements. Two of the existing residences in the Park Center will be utilized as Ranger Residences during the Interim Plan phase. TRAILHEADS: Three trailheads are proposed in the Interim Plan, all of which are located within the Park Center. The purpose of the trailhead is to identify the beginning of the trail and to orient park visitors before beginning a hike. Each trailhead will include a Park Map, trash receptacles, and pet waste bag dispensers. Interpretive information will be provided where appropriate and as funding becomes available. Cardoza Lane Trailhead. This trailhead will be located just west of the Park Office, where Cardoza Lane leaves the Cardoza Family Picnic Area. Tolay Lake Trailhead. This trailhead will be located at the Causeway Road before it bisects Tolay Lake. Historic Lakeville Road Trailhead. This trailhead will be located where the Historic Sears Point – Lakeville Road leaves the Park Center, to the south of the Tractor Barn. TRAILS: The Interim Plan will utilize approximately nine miles of existing ranch roads for the trail system. No new trails will be developed during the Interim Plan implementation phase. Trails will be designated with trail signs and markers and may include interpretive signage to compliment the brochures and provide a more full graphic representation of the features. Trails will typically be 12-feet wide, which is the width of the existing ranch roads. Year-round trail use will be provided where possible; however there will be seasonal closures of some of the trails due to the soft and erosive nature of the soils. Gravel may be placed along the trail as needed to provide a level surface and all season access. Trail and road restoration and maintenance is described in the Restoration section of the Project Description. Trail and road restoration and maintenance will improve conditions by repairing existing erosion. The trail system will be designed to address the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Section 16 Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas (ADA Guidelines) where feasible.6 The ADA Guidelines are intended to establish accessibility standards for developed areas, and include trail standards to provide the highest level of access to the natural environment to persons with disabilities, without causing damage to the natural and cultural resources of a site. The accessibility guidelines for developed areas will be incorporated into the staging area. At this time there are no formally adopted guidelines for public recreational trails in undeveloped areas. Regional Parks will work within the constraints of the Interim Plan to provide the greatest accessibility as possible. Regional Parks has utilized tractor-drawn hay rides to transport visitors to various destinations during the Tolay Fall Festival. This approach could be utilized during the Interim Plan implementation phase to accommodate disabled visitors. Cardoza Ranch Interpretive Trail. This trail will be located within the Park Center on a relatively level surface, utilizing existing ranch circulation routes. The focus will be on the historic use of the property for ranching and agriculture. Old ranch and farming equipment that was part of the Cardoza Ranch will be displayed and some of the historic buildings will include screened vignettes for public viewing. Interpretive signage will be placed near the buildings to explain why the building is off-limits, focusing on protecting the historic resources, public education, and preserving public safety. Vignettes, interpretive signage, and protective barriers will be temporary and can be removed, if needed. The trail itself will be delineated by wooden posts, approximately 6-inch square and two feet high, numbered to correspond with an interpretive brochure that will be developed during the Interim Plan phase. The Cardoza Ranch Interpretive Trail will connect with all three trailheads and trail connections. The following historic buildings will be highlighted. Old Shop: The Old Shop is located between the Commons and the Shop. The Old Shop is a one and one half story frame building, possibly dating to the late 1800s. Old farm implements and ranch equipment from the Cardoza Ranch will be on display inside the building. In the south end of the Old Shop at the bay door, a screened enclosure is proposed to allow people to view the interior of the structure while preventing access inside the building to protect the old farm equipment and to ensure public safety. The roofed enclosure will also protect these historic items from additional decay and corrosion. An interpretive sign will be installed near the doors to describe the building, the displays, and their relative context within the former ranch operation. Tractor Barn: The Tractor Barn will contain historic farm equipment near the main doors, visible from outside when the doors are open. A protective barrier will be installed, such as wire mesh screening or a nonpermanent fence. The south end of the Tractor Barn is proposed for storage by park staff. Because of the structure’s fragility, no public access will be permitted inside for safety reasons. An interpretive sign will be installed near the doors describing the structure. The south door, currently in disrepair, will be secured during the Interim Plan phase. Stone Creamery (formerly called the Wine Cellar): The historic stone creamery will be fully fenced with a nonpermanent wire-strand fence, with the exception of the bay doors and upper doorway. These doorways will be opened for viewing from the outside. A protective barrier will be installed, such as wire mesh screening. As the Stone Creamery was later used as a wine cellar, winery related items, such as the historic presses and barrels, will remain inside the facility for public display. An interpretive sign will be installed near the doors describing the facility. Gravel will be placed and compacted in public walking areas outside the structure to provide for an accessible and safe surface. Cardoza Lane Trail (approximately 0.4 mile): The Cardoza Lane Trail begins at the Cardoza Lane Trailhead and connects to the West Ridge Trail. This is a historic road lined with parallel rows of eucalyptus. West Ridge Trail (approximately 1.0 mile): This trail follows the middle of the West Ridge and offers continuous superb vistas in all directions, especially towards the Petaluma by:J Blackburn River and Bay. The West Ridge Trail is generally an all weather trail with gentle grades. The West Ridge Trail will connect with the Cardoza Lane Trail, South Creek Trail, and Burrowing Owl Trail. South Creek Trail (approximately 0.4 mile): This is a spur trail off the West Ridge Trail. It provides two unique areas of interest, including the best view of the Petaluma River on the property and a view of South Creek. The vista point associated with the Petaluma River is located on a separate knoll that extends westward from the West Ridge. From the knoll the trail drops to the isolated valley of South Creek. A perennial spring and several seeps contribute to the riparian vegetation in the creek. In 2004, the Bay Institute’s restoration program, Student-Teachers VIEW FROM S. CREEK TRAIL Restoring a Watershed program (STRAW), planted numerous trees and installed protective fencing. This restoration will be expanded in the Interim Plan to include the main channel of South Creek. The slopes in the first portion are moderate and the second portion is steep. This program is described in greater by: Gerald Moore detail in the Restoration section of the Project Description. Burrowing Owl Trail (approximately 0.3 mile): This short trail connects the West Ridge with the Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail. Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail (approximately 1.3 miles): The Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail can be accessed from the Historic Lakeville Road Trailhead or from the Burrowing Owl Trail, that connect with the West Ridge Trail. This historic road was the middle segment that connected the docks on the Petaluma River with Sears Point, back when Sears Point was a nautical point extending into San Pablo Bay before the marsh was diked and drained. What is now known as Cannon Lane is the northwest portion of this same historic road, while the south portion is on private property. The grades are gentle and the route will be maintained as an all-weather trail to the greatest extent possible. The north portion provides views towards Tolay Valley and the south end of Tolay Lake while the south portion is adjacent to the riparian canopy of Tolay Creek. Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail passes through rock cairns that form a gate shortly before the Tolay Creek crossing, which then connects to the Tolay Creek Trail. This rock gate was reported to be a historical entrance to the ranch and is located at the south end of the existing property. South Knoll Vista (approximately 0.05 mile): The South Knoll Vista is accessed from the Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail. There is a small hunting shack that was rented out by the Cardoza family to hunting clubs. The structure will be removed because it is in an advanced degraded condition, all former utilities are nonfunctional, and it has become an attractive nuisance that does not have any historical or cultural significance. The hunting shack will be replaced with a viewing area, which will be delineated with split- rail fencing. Compacted gravel will be placed in the area of the hunting shack. Tolay Creek Trail (approximately one mile): The Tolay Creek Trail can be accessed from the Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail at two locations. The westerly connection is at the Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail and the easterly connection is at the Farm Bridge crossing over Tolay Creek. Tolay Creek Trail connects to the Pond Trail between the Farm Bridge and Cardoza Creek and ends at the Tolay Creek crossing where it joins the Sears Point – Lakeville Road Trail. The Cardoza Creek STRAW Restoration site is located at the easterly end of Tolay Creek Trail. The Tolay Creek Trail grades are very gentle; however the area beyond the Farm Bridge may be seasonally closed during the Interim Plan phase due to saturated soil conditions. Informal picnic areas may be placed near the historical rock gate. Cattle fencing will be included in this area to control grazing patterns. Existing restoration, revegetation, and habitat activities will continue. Causeway Trail (approximately one mile): The Causeway Trail is accessed from the Tolay Lake Trailhead and connects to the Pond Trail and East Ridge Trail. The Causeway Road Trail offers three distinct experiences. The first is the willow-lined causeway that crosses Tolay Lake. In the winter this section of trail offers excellent views of the hundreds of waterfowl and other birds across the lake. The second section is slightly higher in elevation and was part of the historic Tolay Lake. It offers views of the grasslands that are included in the grazing program. The third section passes by the existing ten-acre vineyard and Eagle Creek on the route to the Pond Trail and East Ridge Trail connections. The trail grades are generally flat to gently sloping between the Ponds Trail connection and terminus at the East Ridge Trail. The Causeway Road Trail is critical to a regional evacuation route, the Stage Gulch Road Easement, the existing primary water supply, and generally the best access to the eastern half of the property. During extended periods of rain that lead to inundation, the Causeway Trail will be closed. Wildlife Monitoring Platform: A Wildlife Monitoring Platform will be located along the shoulder to the Causeway Road to overlook Tolay Lake. The purpose of this feature is to allow wildlife monitoring during the winter when the lake is full and large areas of the property are inaccessible. The platform will be temporary and can be removed, if needed. It will sit on the surface of the ground. It will include a portable prefabricated aluminum access ramp and a platform. The platform itself will be approximately 8 to 12 feet wide by 15 to 30 feet long and approximately 30-inches high with 36-inch high handrails. The handrails will be modified to allow for placing spotting scopes for wildlife viewing. The access ramp will be approximately 30 to 35 feet long and 36-inches wide and contain a 5-foot by 5-foot landing. East Ridge Trail (approximately 1.3 miles): The East Ridge Trail is accessed from the Causeway Trail and provides access through the Oak Grove and ultimately to the grand Three-Bridge Vista. On a clear day the Bay Bridge, San Rafael-Richmond Bridge, and Golden Gate Bridge can all be seen as well as countless other landmarks in all directions. The Oak Grove is the largest stand of oaks on the property and features some oaks believed to be at least 500 years old. Due to the sensitivity of known resources, public access has been carefully planned in this area. Slopes vary from moderate to steep. Interpretive panels will be installed at the Three-Bridge Vista and at the Oak Grove. Upland Pond Trail (approximately 1.20 miles): The Upland Pond Trail can be accessed from the Causeway Trail and from the Tolay Creek Trail. From the Causeway Trail, the Upland Pond Trail follows a historic road that is believed to date back at least a hundred years. Native grass stands, freshwater wetlands, and a historic masonry and timber bridge add interest to the changing vistas of Tolay Valley. This section will be accessible through most of the winter and generally has gentle slopes. From the Tolay Lake Trail, the Upland Pond Trail is through a field. This route has gentle slopes and will not be accessible during portions of the winter due to saturated soil conditions. Upland Pond Loop Trail (approximately 0.75 mile): The Upland Pond Loop Trail is accessed from the Upland Pond Trail and partially follows an historic road. The Upland Ponds area is intriguing because of the extensive springs, micro-topography, and annual spring wildflower show. The surprising contrast between the two ponds is due to the great fluctuation of the water level (known as “freeboard”) in the Upper Pond, which does not allow riparian vegetation to develop. The Lower Pond includes freshwater marsh habitat and contains sunfish and large-mouth bass. Fishing will be allowed at the Lower Pond with the appropriate fishing license. Interpretive signage to educate the public regarding the importance of this resource will be placed along this trail. Most of the trail has gentle to moderate grades, but there is one steep section between the two ponds A temporary, portable restroom may be placed in the Upland Ponds Area during the dry season and when visitor use warrants. The restroom would be serviceable from one or more all-weather ranch roads. A wooden and/or vegetative screen would be installed to visually integrate the structure with the landscape. The portable restroom will be setback from the Lower Pond by at least 100 feet. PICNIC AREAS: Tolay Lake Regional Park will feature developed picnic areas, including a reservable group picnic area, and several non-reservable picnic tables Developed Picnic Areas. Developed picnic areas include groups of picnic tables, barbeques, trash receptacles, and recycling receptacles. Picnic tables are generally 6 to 8 feet long and set on level ground surface. Group picnic areas are a type of developed picnic area that includes groups of picnic tables, food preparation/serving tables, barbeques, trash receptacles, and recycling receptacles. Tolay Group Picnic Area: The existing picnic area located between the Granary building and the Willow Pond, immediately to the south of the Park Office, will continue to be used as a Group Picnic Area in the Interim Plan implementation phase. This site has historically hosted many gatherings, weddings, and picnics using moveable outdoor furniture and this use will continue during the Interim Plan implementation phase. The Tolay Group Picnic Area can accommodate groups of 25 to 100 people and includes barbeques, serving tables, picnic tables, trash receptacles, and recycling receptacles. The Tolay Group Picnic Area can be reserved for groups of 25 people or more and only one group can reserve the picnic area per day. The picnic area will be available for general public use when it isn’t reserved. In the dry season, group picnic areas in Sonoma County Regional Parks system are typically reserved 90 percent of the time on weekends and 10 to 25 percent of the time on Fridays. In the wet season, group picnic areas in Sonoma County Regional Parks system are typically reserved 5 to 10 percent on weekends. Picnic tables, serving tables, barbeques, trash receptacles, and recycling bins will be replaced as needed in the Tolay Group Picnic Area, generally under the existing metal awning on the gravel area. The picnic and serving tables will be anchored using earth anchors to minimize ground disturbance. The existing gravel surface will be maintained and periodically compacted to insure accessibility. The picnic area will include wheelchair accessible picnic tables. Fire clearances (vertical and horizontal) surrounding the barbeques will also be maintained to minimize potential fire danger. Regional Parks will continue to maintain the existing lawn area, referred to as “The Commons” on Figure 5, which can be used for seating or other purposes as part of the group picnic area reservation. Some of the existing historical metal farm implements will be retained surrounding the lawn area and will be part of the Historic Ranch Interpretive Walk in the Park Center. Farm implements that are removed for safety or protective purposes by park staff will be displayed in the Tractor Barn or Old Shop and will also add to the Historic Ranch Interpretive Walk experience. Parking improvements will include a loading zone and 4 to 6 disabled parking stalls, in the existing parking and turnaround area northwest of the Granary building. Minor surface grading (estimated at 2 to 5 cubic yards) may be necessary to smooth the surface, redefine cross slope for proper drainage, and reduce the overall slope. A 2-foot by 8-foot redwood header board will be installed to define the disabled accessible parking stalls and the stalls will be chip-sealed to meet accessibility requirements. Proper disabled access signage and markings will be included A temporary, portable restroom may be placed near the Tolay Group Picnic Area. The restroom will include a façade to visually integrate the structure into the location. The existing Line Shack, a small wooden structure located at the edge of the Group Picnic Area by the Granary and the Willow Pond, will be maintained in its current condition. Cardoza Family Picnic Area: The Cardoza Family Picnic Area is located near the Tolay Lake Group Picnic Area, the Eucalyptus field, and the Cardoza Lane Trailhead. Picnic tables, trash receptacles, and recycling receptacles will be replaced as needed. Gravel will be placed and compacted for fire safety and accessibility. Historical ranch and farm equipment will be displayed in this area. Approximately 200 to 300 feet of existing wire fences will be relocated to define the picnic and grazing areas and to direct public access away from a drainage swale that runs through the Eucalyptus field. Lakeside Picnic Area: This existing picnic area is located along the Causeway Trail, across from the Old Hay Barn and horse corrals, and approaching Tolay Lake. This area was used by the Cardoza family as a sales tent for vending purposes during the annual Cardoza Pumpkin Festival. The existing 40-foot wide by 50-foot long canvas canopy, picnic tables, garbage and recycling receptacles will be reused. The canopy and picnic tables sit on an existing gravel floor. Picnic tables and garbage/recycling receptacles will be replaced as needed. The gravel floor will be maintained to provide disabled access. Unlike other informal picnic areas, the Sales Tent already has picnic tables and trash receptacles. this area will not be available for group reservation. The Lakeside Picnic Area will be utilized as part of the Education Program. During the Tolay Fall Festival, the Lakeside Picnic Area is where the hayrides will be staged. Informal Picnic Areas. Informal Picnic Areas include one or more picnic tables and will be located in areas of the park that were utilized by the Cardoza’s for the same purpose. Commons Lawn Area: The existing Commons Lawn Area is an oval- shaped turf area in the middle of the Park Center surrounded by unpaved roads, generally between the Primary Parking Area and the Park Office, Marvin’s Garden, and Vera’s House (Residence “B”). Picnic tables, trash and recycling receptacles and park information will continue to be located in The Commons Lawn Area. Irrigation will be accomplished with moveable sprinklers. The Market is a small wooden structure in the center of the Commons Lawn Area. The Cardozas created this structure for selling gourds and other agricultural products during the annual Cardoza Pumpkin Festival. The structure is enclosed with plywood, sliding wooden doors and has a partially screened porch and a central view of the Park Center Area. The structure will be accessible to the public as determined by park staff, including a greeting place for park volunteers. Proposed improvements include installing gravel for an accessible path to the back door and regular maintenance of the structure. AMENITIES & APPURTENANCES. Visitor-serving amenities will be provided in the vicinity of the primary parking area. Facility-serving appurtenances will be provided throughout the property where needed. Restrooms: Temporary, portable restrooms may be located in the Primary Staging Area, in the Equestrian Parking Area, in the Tolay Group Picnic Area, and in the Upland Pond Picnic Area. Two types of portable restrooms are being considered for use during the Interim Plan phase: restroom trailers and portable chemical toilets. Restroom trailers generally measure 8 to 14 feet wide, 10 to 14 feet tall, and can be up to 24 feet long. The restroom trailers have between 2 to 6 stalls including ADA compliant units. The restroom will have hand-washing facilities. Depending upon the model, the restroom will be self- powered or will require an electrical connection and may include a freshwater holding tank. If the selected model does not come equipped with a freshwater holding tank, a water connection will be provided from the existing spring fed water system. All restroom trailer models are self-contained units with ceiling air supply and wastewater holding tanks. A facade may be constructed to visually integrate the restroom into the historic ranch. Fencing. The perimeter of the proposed park is fully fenced. Fence replacement and maintenance will be necessary to control cattle. The existing cattle fence generally consists of 4 or 5 strand barbed-wire, with sections of welded wire mesh. Wire mesh and barbed wire are both significant barriers to certain animals. Cattle Fence. Cattle fences will be replaced, starting with the most critical sections first. Wildlife-friendly cattle fence consists of 5-strand wire strands with the top and bottom wires being smooth for wildlife, the middle three wires are barbed for cattle. The lowest wire is 12 to 16 inches from the ground. Metal post spacing is determined by soil conditions, length of run and other factors. Gates have been located at various places for the purpose of moving cattle from one property to another. Public Safety Wire Fence. In several areas it is necessary to fence off hazards to the public. Near areas of high use, a wire exclusion fence may be necessary. These fences include no-climb wire mesh and range in height from 3 to 5 feet tall. White Board Fence. The white board fence consists of many variations on three to five rails, between four and twelve inches wide, and generally 3 to 4-1/2 feet tall. The fence type is prevalent in the Park Center and Park Entrance Area. Deer Exclusion Fence. Deer exclusion fences are approximately 8 feet tall and include wire mesh, smooth wire strands, and metal posts. Deer fences surround the existing vineyard and will be placed in other areas of the property, as needed, to protect resources. Boundary Fence and Markers. The fences along the park’s nine-plus mile boundary are typically a cattle fence or a deer fence. In some cases existing roads are near the park boundary. While deer fences provide a significant barrier to potential trespassers, cattle fences are not as effective. Regional Parks will be installing signage, and in some cases on new posts between 3 to 8 feet tall. The spacing of the boundary markers and other signage will be determined by the visibility, line of sight, and proximity to recreational features. The park boundary will be carefully monitored and if trespass or other issues develop, Regional Parks will consider modifying the fence by increasing the height, adding additional signs, using no-climb mesh in certain areas and other measures. In addition, wildlife movement will be considered during fence design. Other methods of preventing trespass will be pursued including ranger and volunteer patrols and trail closures. WCB Easement Fence. The Wildlife Conservation Board’s (WCB) conservation easement states that the easement shall be fenced. The easement is illustrated in Appendix C. It includes the existing lakebed and a portion of the area potentially subject to lake restoration. One of the purposes of the fence is to protect wetland resources from cattle impacts. Regional Parks is working with the California Department of Fish & Game to examine specific fence placement, grazing, easement boundary identification, and other management strategies for protecting resources within the easement and in other areas of the property. Regional Parks is currently utilizing existing fences to prevent grazing within the WCB Easement Area until new fencing is developed. This fence is required regardless of the Interim Plan. Trail Markers. Trail markers will be located at trail junctions to identify the name and approved uses of the trail. They also may provide additional information. Trail markers will be constructed of 8-inch square wood timbers and include 6-inch square signs and symbols. The trail markers will generally be installed without concrete, depending upon soil type and potential for vandalism. Internal Gates. A number of cattle gates will be removed, replaced, or relocated for maintenance and public access purposes. Signage. Various types of signage will be installed during the Interim Plan phase. Signs range in size but generally are 24 to 36 inches tall by 36-inch wide in size and are mounted either on a painted steel frame or wood posts. The graphics and sign height will conform to American with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The signs are installed on 4-inch by 4-inch square wood posts and are located at the access points to the park, or where needed to regulate public use of the site. These posts have native earth, compacted base rock, and/or concrete footings. Installation techniques for the interpretive sign footings include direct burial, concrete footings, and using other techniques that do not require excavation. Signage is temporary in nature and can be removed, if needed. Operational Signs. Operational signs provide information regarding park rules and regulations and will be posted within the project area. These signs will designate the hours the park is open, prohibited activities such as fires or motorized vehicles, and other regulatory and public safety information and warnings. “Area Closed” signs or other access oriented operational signs may be used where necessary to inform the visitors of use. Operational signs provide general information to the public on the Sonoma County Regional Parks system, regulatory guidelines that apply to a specific region or site, and warnings about ticks, mountain lions or other dangerous conditions. Facility & Trail Maps. Large-scale maps are generally installed at the trailheads in parks. These maps provide an overall picture of the park, information on the facilities provided and their locations, trail information, as well as general information on significant features and resources found within the park and how to protect and preserve them. The proposed location for the facility and trail maps during the Interim Period is in the Park Center. Interpretive Signage. Interpretive signage and other displays provide more specific information on biotic, cultural, geologic, or other resources and features found within the park. Interpretive signage will be placed throughout the property to educate the public about the park’s resources, sensitivities, history, and other educational information as a means to protect the resources. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE ELEMENT This section discusses the areas within the property that will be designated for general park operations and maintenance activities, and tasks specific to managing the Tolay Lake Regional Park property. PARK OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE AREA. The Park Operations & Maintenance area will reuse structures and areas used by the Cardoza family. Park Office. The Cardoza’s primary family residence will be used as the Park Office (“Yellow House,” Residence A). This one-story frame California Ranch style residence has a side- gabled roof, concrete walks, a basement, and a swimming pool. Parking for the Park Office is adjacent to the structure to the southeast. Maintenance items include replacing the carpet, maintaining the pool, installing and replacing the water heater, window repair, and other structural upkeep items as necessary. A walkway on the front porch is proposed to be widened by 12 to 18 inches to accommodate wheel chairs. This will require a minor shortening of a brick planter. Ranger Residence I. The “Green House” (Residence “C”) is a one- story building with a cross gable roof with a shed-roofed front porch. This structure has a modern shed attached to its east wall. The residence was constructed in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s utilizing reused lumber and other materials. Parking for the residents is adjacent to the structure. Improvements include basic livability and safety improvements. Ranger Residence II. The “White House” (Residence D) is a one- story frame California Ranch style house constructed in 1950 by the Cardozas. The structure has a garage and surrounding concrete walks and a basement. Additional parking is adjacent to the garage. Improvements will include basic livability and safety improvements. Park Residential Area Sheds. In addition to the Ranger Residences, the Park Residential Area includes several small sheds in moderate repair that will be used for storage. One to three new wooden sheds are proposed for the park residential area for storage by the rangers. The non-permanent sheds will not include electrical or water hook-ups. The sheds will be painted green and white to match other ranch buildings. The locations of the sheds were selected to avoid biological and cultural resource impacts. The Metal Hay Barn & Maintenance Yard. The proposed Maintenance Yard is located where the Cardozas located their maintenance yard, just to the north of the Metal Hay Barn, away from historic ranch resources and public use areas. Use of this area for maintenance purposes is consistent with the past practice of storing equipment and materials. Parts of the Maintenance Yard are visible from adjacent ranch properties ½ to ¾ mile away. The Maintenance Yard is currently fenced to control public access and will be used for storing equipment, compost pile, other construction materials and a fuel tank. An existing gate on the Metal Hay Barn Road already controls access from the Park Driveway. A new single 14-foot wide, ranch style metal gate is proposed on the Quarry Road to control vehicular access to the Maintenance Yard. The Metal Hay Barn will be used by Regional Parks and the grazing lessee to store hay bales, agricultural products, and equipment. Shop. The Shop is located in the center of the Park Center, just to the north of the Old Shop. The Shop will be the hub of maintenance activities, which is consistent with previous ranch use. The interior will be fully secured, connected to utilities, and is in excellent condition. External modifications include retrofitting or replacing the outdoor lights to reduce glare and upward light ratios consistent with the Dark Sky Association Best Management Practices.7 8 An external fence with gates around one of the three bay doors may be installed to restrict public access into the facility and to create a safe work space for park employees. The proposed fence may be retractable wire or other material with steel posts. The fence will be between 60 to 200 feet in length. Fuel Storage. The existing fuel storage tanks will be replaced in compliance with applicable laws and regulations9 due to safety issues associated with the existing tanks. The replacement tanks will be located adjacent to the Maintenance Yard, in compliance with current safety and environmental standards, including a roof, placement upon a concrete slab, and appropriate signage. The concrete slab will be approximately 250 square feet. The new fuel storage system’s capacity will be the same size as the existing system, which is 1,700 gallons. A new metal wire fence will surround the fuel storage system. Maintenance Storage Shed. The Storage Shed is located between the Commons and Shop and is a one-story frame building with a concrete foundation that was constructed in 1950. The Storage Shed will continue its historic use for storage of materials for Regional Parks and the vineyard contractor. Materials stored include agricultural products and vineyard maintenance, such as fertilizer. No improvements are proposed in the Interim phase other than appropriate signage installation. GENERAL PARK OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TASKS Park Hours. Generally limited from 8:00am to sunset except where other hours are approved by the Regional Parks Director. For a more detailed description of the proposed park hours, see Table 1 in the Projected Park Visitors section at the beginning of this document. Regular Activities. Tolay Lake Regional Park is currently within the Park Ranger’s Central Area and the South Central - West County Maintenance Area. The activities listed below are occurring now and will continue after the park is opened for general public use. v Mowing and tree trimming for landscape maintenance and for fire protection v Conducting Guided Tours v Emergency law enforcement and medical services v Maintenance of existing roads and trails v Coordination with Facility Operations (part of Sonoma County’s General Services Department) regarding building maintenance v Coordination of continuing vineyard and ranch management, including grazing v Stormwater management Additional operation and maintenance activities will be required after the park is open for general public use, which may include but is not be limited to: v Opening and closing the park v Emptying garbage cans and recycling bins v Monitoring for general compliance with park rules v Fee collection and general visitor services v Maintenance of roads, trails, and other facilities v Conducting cultural and environmental education programs ROUTINE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TASKS Routine Trail/Road Maintenance. Lakeville Road and Cannon Lane are maintained by DTPW. Continued routine road maintenance will include grading of the existing road and shoulders to maintain positive drainage, a smooth driving surface, and to create shallow rolling dips where cross slope is insufficient for drainage. Routine road maintenance will also include the placement and compaction of base rock where necessary to fill potholes and ruts. Maintenance will not include road realignment. Operations and maintenance for the Park Driveway consists primarily of the signage, fence, and road maintenance. The existing cattle fence and white board fence will be maintained and repaired as needed. Operations staff will continue to coordinate closely with other agencies to provide all emergency responders with gate and access route information. Routine maintenance may occur on all existing ranch roads, some of which will serve double-duty as public access trails. In addition to the activities listed above, Regional Parks maintenance staff will mow existing ranch roads as needed to reduce fire potential and provide access. Where needed, swales and ditches will be mowed to maintain a positive drainage regime. Baserock and gravel will be added where needed to fill potholes and to provide a level travel surface for vehicles and trail use. Generally, only Regional Parks, emergency service, and other vehicles authorized by Regional Parks, such as cattle ranchers, special event workers, and consultants, will be permitted to drive on West Ridge Road. During the Tolay Fall Festival, the portion of the West RidgeRoad between Cardoza Lane and the Park Driveway is used by the public for exiting vehicles for safe circulation management. This is consistent with past practice. Causeway Road Maintenance. Regular maintenance of the Causeway Road will continue consistent with past practice. This includes filling potholes with rock or gravel, improving the outslope by adding rock or gravel to shed water and prevent puddles, potholes, and ruts. Public access to the Tolay Lake Area will be provided by the existing causeway that transects Tolay Lake. Depending upon conditions, multiple trail use (hiking, biking, and equestrians) and staff vehicles will use the existing fenced Causeway Road to reach the other side of Tolay Lake. When the water level is too high, as defined by the rangers, the causeway may be closed to public use for safety reasons. A water depth gauge will be installedin the Causeway Road's shoulders to monitor the water depth that flows over the top of the Causeway Road. This allows park staff to assess options for crossing the Causeway Road. Tolay Lake. Maintenance activities of the lake include pumping Tolay Lake, invasive species management, mosquito abatement, and Causeway Road maintenance. Emergency and maintenance access with use of motorized craft will be allowed on the lake as necessary. Regional Parks will continue to pump water from Tolay Lake in the spring consistentwith past practices as necessary to minimize excess water collecting on the adjacent property. Pumping is accomplished by placing a portable diesel pump on top of the existing levee near where Tolay Creek exits Tolay Lake. Water is pumped over the levee into Tolay Creek. The lake pumping typically takes 1 to 2 days. Pumping may not be practical or possible during dry years when there is not a contiguous lake and only isolated pools. Spring-Fed Ponds Area.Maintenance activities in the Spring-Fed Pond Area will includeinvasive plant management (Ludwigia and duck weed), removing of one of the two goose perches in the Duck Pond, installing approximately 250 feet of wildlife-friendly wire fence to enclose the Duck Pond where it is adjacent to Cardoza Lane, and installing approximately 120 feet of wildlife friendly wire fence on the northeast side of the Willow Pond to prevent public access. Bridges. There are two bridges on the property, the Farm Bridge and the Rock Bridge. The wood decking on both bridges is failing, creating a safety concern. Steel plates or plywood sheets will be installed to address this safety concern. The steel plates are removable and are considered a temporary, interim repair. Eucalyptus Field.Maintenance activities in the Eucalyptus Field include fence relocation, mowing and/or grazing of the field, and pruning of the existing weeping willow trees, which are located by the Duck Pond, to remove hazardous branches and to provide clear access. Vineyard:A 10-acre Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyard was planted to the northeast of Tolay Lake along Causeway Trail in the early 1990's. Existing infrastructure includes a wind machine, irrigation/fertilizer system, drainage ditches, and a deer fence. This existing vineyard will be maintained for agricultural education and park revenue and will be operated by a vineyard management contractor. Ongoing maintenance activities include replanting dead vines, operating the fertilizer and irrigation system, frost protection, and other necessary duties. Approximately 450 feet of deer fence will be relocated to the north side of Eagle Creek. This will improve creek hydrology, road drainage, vineyard protection, and allow the creek to be managed separately from the vineyard. Water Treatment System:A water treatment system will be installed to provide potable water for the ranger residences and public consumption. The current domestic water is contaminated and there is no existing treatment system. The proposed water treatment system components will include a chlorination system, a pressure tank, a holding tank, filters, and associated piping. The holding tanks will be located in a shed upon a concrete slab, which will be approximately180 square feet in surface area. The slab will be formed and poured on the ground surface. Ground compaction for the shed slab will includeonly the use of a vibra-plate, no heavy compaction equipment will be needed. Base rock will be placed on the compacted area for the slab construction. Ground disturbance from connecting pipe installation will be minimized to a trench measuring approximately 150-feet long and 30-inches deep. The electrical service will either be provided overhead or by sharing the water pipe trench to minimize ground disturbance. The shed itself will be constructed and painted to match the existing color scheme of the existing ranch structures. It will be located on the southeast side of the Tractor Barn where it can be visually integrated with the historic ranch. The shed will be a maximum of six feet in height. Irrigation. Irrigation currently is accomplished with moveable sprinklers and drip irrigation. This practice will continue during the Interim Plan phase. Septic System: The property includes three operable septic systems. They are located near the Shop, near the Tractor Barn, and in the Commons. Emergency Services. Regional Parks is dedicated to closely coordinating with emergency and law enforcement response efforts. The park property is primarily served by the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department, although the East Ridge is partially in the Schell-Vista Fire District. Tolay Lake Regional Park contains several roads identified by the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department as being potentially critical during emergencies. A tsunami evacuation route exists from Lakeville Road to Cardoza Road to Stage Gulch Road on the other side of the property. Other emergency routes that could be utilized by Regional Parks staff and/or emergency service vehicles will vary depending upon soil and road conditions, however, it is anticipated that the Causeway Road and Farm Bridge may both be of use to cross Tolay Creek. Historically, the Cardozas mowed and disked Tolay Lake for agricultural purposes. Regional Parks may continue mowing along the northerly property line within Tolay Lake to maintain a fuel break between the adjacent property, with authorization from the California Department of Fish and Game10 and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.11 Regional Parks and the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department will continue to conduct trainings of emergency services coordination on the park site. This will provide regular opportunities for emergency responding personnel to familiarize themselves with the roads, gates, locks, water sources, water features, potential property hazards, search and rescue approaches, site communication logistics, helicopter landing zones, and other response issues. Regional Parks will provide detailed mapping of site features to expedite any emergency response effort. Off-Limits Structures: Regional Parks maintenance staff will generally maintain the existing condition of these structures, which will remain off-limits to the public during the Interim Plan phase. No improvements are planned to these structures during the Interim Plan phase however, it is recognized that repairs may be required to maintain their existing condition. Old Shop. There are oil spills at various locations inside the building, which Regional Parks is unable to remediate in the Interim Plan phase due to the necessary ground disturbance. The contaminated area, as identified during the Phase 1 and Supplemental Environmental Site Assessments 12 will be addressed in accordance with the law when full remediation can occur. Granary. This structure is a large 1½-story wood frame building that was constructed in the 1940s. This structure was converted to a museum by the Cardozas. Historic Cottage: (Residence E) is a one-story frame cottage with a side-gabled roof located within the Park Residential Area to the southeast of the Metal Hay Barn and north of Ranger Residence II. This structure is the oldest residential structure on the property, constructed in the early 1900s. Vera’s House. (Residence B) This residence is located on the west side of the Park Center adjacent to the existing Commons and Marvin’s Garden, and proposed Entry Kiosk. It is a one-story frame California Ranch style residence constructed in 1946. A single-car garage, in the same architectural style, is located to the southeast corner of the house. Slaughterhouse. This wooden structure is located to the north of the Shop and east of Ranger Residence I in a fenced field. The Slaughterhouse will be secured from public access utilizing green painted boards across the main entrance. Upper Dairy Barn. This barn is located on the West Ridge to the southeast of the Park Entrance. This large, old, dilapidated building is structurally unsound. The barn will be fenced with a wire fence to prevent public access. RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT & MANAGEMENT In addition to general maintenance activities, a grazing program will be implemented for fire control and rangeland management, invasive plant control will be implemented throughout the property, and restoration programs initiated by the Cardozas will continue. GRAZING PROGRAM: Regional Parks has continued the on-going grazing program by contracting with a rangeland manager and intends to continue with the grazing program throughout the Interim Plan implementation phase. Elements of the grazing program include: fencing, exclusion areas, rotation, animal type, number of animals, frequency and other patterns for grazing, and developed springs and watering holes, mineral/salt licks, corrals, and other grazing appurtenances. The property includes numerous smaller springs and seeps. Controlling the grazing patterns in these wetlands is important for protection of native vegetation. By restricting grazing at particular times of the year, trampling of native vegetation can be reduced and invasive vegetation can be grazed before going to seed. Potential fencing areas include Tolay Creek, Cardoza Creek, and other unnamed springs and seeps. Regional Parks is prevented from tilling the soil within a portion of the historic lakebed, per the Conservation Easement held by the Wildlife Conservation Board therefore, hay cannot be grown within Tolay Lake. Some hay may be grown as part of a demonstration project associated with the property’s historical ranch operation in areas outside of the lakebed, which may be utilized for feed purposes. Most of the hay needed for grazing animals must to be imported during the winter months. The following existing ranch structures will be utilized as part of the grazing program. Old Hay Barn: No improvements are proposed for the Old Hay Barn. Both the adjacent Horse Corrals and Cattle Corrals are proposed to continue to be used consistent with past practice. Cattle Corrals: No improvements are anticipated to the Cattle Corrals. Maintenance may include replacing rotted wood. The Cattle Corrals are located next to the Old Hay Barn and will be used by the grazing lessee. Ongoing maintenance for the corral gates, fencing, and water trough is anticipated. During special events such as the Tolay Fall Festival, the Cattle Corrals may be used to display farm animals. Cattle Scale: The Cattle Scale is to the south of the Cattle Corrals and is used for weighing cattle. The scale will be maintained for agricultural use. Additional wire mesh screening and cautionary signage may be added to deter children from climbing under the scale. INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT: There are several invasive species in the park that the Baseline Report13 recommended for removal. Plants present in the grassland areas include medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), harding grass (Phalaris aquatica), mediterranean linseed (Belladardia trixago), yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), purple starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa), bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare), artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus). In the Valley Foothill Riparian areas invasive species include himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor), Fuller’s teasel (Dipsacus sativus), and poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). In the Fresh Emergent Wetland area invasives found include pennyroyal (Mentha puligium), Fuller’s teasel (Dipsacus sativus), and swamp smartweed (Polygonum amphibium var. emersum). The Swamp Smartweed, although it is a native plant and provides food for waterfowl, is behaving as an abundant invasive in the Tolay Lake lakebed. The Wet Meadow area contains spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum), himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor), Fuller’s teasel (Dipsacus sativus), and pennyroyal (Mentha puligium). The Tolay Creek riparian area located near the far south edge of the property has an infestation of himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor), and a small area of Acacia (Acacia spp.). Regional Parks will consider modifying the grazing regime, utilizing volunteers, partnering with other organizations such as the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner, to address the invasive plants in specific areas. When the Rangeland Management Report is available, the recommendations for invasive plant management will be integrated with conservation easement and cultural and biological resource reports to improve maintenance program. Swamp smartweed has spread across the bed of Tolay Lake now that the lake is not being managed for farming activities. Water primrose is increasingly spreading across the surface of the Spring-Fed Ponds. These invasive aquatic plants may be removed by mechanical, cultural, and/or chemical methods. Mechanical control options include removing plants by hand or using small tools. Tilling the soil is another mechanical control method that is commonly used to control invasive species; however this method cannot be utilized in Tolay Lake 14 Cultural control methods include prescribed burning, grazing, and revegetation. Chemical control of water smartweed would utilize a glyphosate-based herbicide. Regional Parks is working with the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District (MSVCD) to monitor the conditions of water bodies on the property. The MSVCD conducts mosquito surveillance throughout Marin and Sonoma Counties. Depending upon the results of the surveillance, the preferred mosquito abatement method is applied. Mosquito fish can be used in the perennial bodies of water such as the Spring-Fed Ponds and the Upland Ponds. Larvicide can be used in non-perennial water bodies, including Tolay Lake. GENERAL HABITAT ENHANCEMENT & RESTORATION. Existing habitat enhancement and restoration projects will continue during implementation of the Interim Plan. East Ridge Area Oak Restoration and Enhancement. The opportunity for oak restoration and enhancement has been identified in the East Ridge Area. Oak restoration may include caging volunteer oak seedlings for protection from grazing activities. Tree cages may include up to four wood or metal posts with wire fencing. Tolay Creek Area. Specific resource enhancement projects have not been identified for the Tolay Creek Area. General habitat enhancement and restoration work, may include caging shrubs and trees, invasive plant eradication, and plantings. Please see the restoration section for a description of the general habitat enhancement and restoration program. Developed Springs. The property includes approximately twelve freshwater springs that have been developed into watering troughs for livestock. Restoration of developed springs will include fencing the spring source, spring box, and the areas receiving the majority of the spring’s runoff. The stock water tanks would remain unfenced to provide access for livestock and horses, along the public access trails. The fencing will provide controlled access to the stock water tanks, which will reduce trampling of the surrounding vegetation. The water troughs will be posted with signage stating that the water is non- potable. STRAW Restoration Program. In 2004, the Bay Institute began sponsorship of Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW), an ongoing project to restore and enhance riparian vegetation and habitat. The project began while the property was owned by the Cardoza family and has continued with the Regional Parks Department. The Bay Institute is a Novato-based non-profit organization focused on protecting and restoring the San Francisco Bay. One restoration site is along Cardoza Creek, a tributary of Tolay Creek. A second restoration site is located on an ephemeral drainage to the Petaluma River, named South Creek by Regional Parks staff. Each restoration plot is approximately 35,000 square feet, along approximately 700 linear feet of creek. In 2005, approximately 72 native shrubs and trees and 40 willow sprigs were planted at the South Creek restoration site, which will be monitored throughout the year. Volunteers in the STRAW program include fourth and fifth grade school children, parents, and others who participate in the effort.15 Regional Parks proposes to expand the South Creek Restoration Site, to include the majority of the wetland in the drainage. Expansion of the restoration site involves fencing approximately 2,200 feet of creek and planting willows and oaks (See Figure 7). The oaks will have tree cages, similar to the existing restoration project. Grazing may be permitted inside the restoration site, but only for a brief time in optimum soil conditions. Cardoza Creek Restoration. The Cardoza Creek Restoration will restablize the existing spillway to a more natural setting. Restoration will include removal of discarded auto bodies, concrete, and other items that were used to reduce erosion. The area will then be regraded, armored, and revegetated. TRAIL & ROAD MONITORING PROGRAM: The Purpose of the Trail Monitoring Program is to identify maintenance needs and protect resources during the Tolay Lake Regional Park Interim Plan implementation phase. The Trail Monitoring Program is expected to generate additional benefits by raising awareness of resource issues by involving staff and volunteers in the monitoring process, which will help ensure compliance with the Interim Plan and to provide information regarding development of the Master Plan. The Interim Plan will utilize approximately nine miles of existing ranch roads for the trail system. Trails will typically be 12-feet wide, which is the width of the existing ranch roads. Trails available during the Interim Plan implementation phase are described in the Public Access section of the Project Description and are shown on Figure 6. During the Interim Plan, the trail system may be used by pedestrians; equestrians; bicyclists; Regional Parks Department trucks, service vehicles, tractors, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs); heavy equipment, and cattle. Each user type has the potential to affect trails. Only Regional Parks, emergency service, and other vehicles authorized by Regional Parks, such as cattle ranchers, special event workers, and consultants, will be permitted to drive beyond the parking areas located within the Park Center. The Trail Monitoring Program will be carried out by Regional Parks staff. Trained volunteers may also be utilized.16 Trail monitoring will include the actual trails and the areas adjacent to the trails and will focus on the following trail conditions: - Vegetation: including grasses, forbs, shrubs, trees, and invasive specie introduction - Trail Surface: including sheet erosion, rutting, and cross slope reduction - Drainage Features: including culvert headwalls, drainage dips, and puncheons - Adjacent, Off-Trail impacts: including multiple trailing, illegal use trails, litter, and vandalism Implementation of the Trail Monitoring Program will utilize the following four-step process: - Establish Baseline Conditions:The baseline condition of each trail is its existing condition and will be the minimum performance specification that future trail conditions will be monitored against. The baseline conditions are established through the process described below. - Create a standard Trail Log for each trail using a measuring wheel. A Trail Log lists each feature of the trail, such as culverts, and their location relative to the distance from the beginning of the trail segment. - Identify Trail Monitoring Points along each trail. The number and spacing of Monitoring Points per trail will be determined in the field and will be based on the following factors: - v Representative samples of the trail in a typical trail segment, devoid of management concerns - v Open areas with little or no barriers, such as immediate fencing and grade separation. - v Drainage crossings of all types and saturated areas - v Curves, including directional changes in the trail - v Trail Junctures - v Steep grades - v Off-trail areas, such as illegal trails - Complete the Trail Impact Monitoring Point Assessment Form for each Monitoring Point, including taking digital photos. The first assessment will be completed prior to the opening of Tolay Lake Regional Park under the Interim Plan. - Monitor Trail Conditions:Trail conditions will be monitored and changes relative to the established Baseline Condition will be measured. - Trail Monitors will collect data at least three times a year, including fall, winter, and spring. Additional assessments will be collected as necessary for specific areas. Trail monitoring will be scheduled by Regional Parks staff. - Trail Monitors will collect data on the Trail Monitoring Form and Trail Monitoring Cover Sheet. This information will be provided to staff participants, including the Park Ranger 3, the lead Maintenance Worker, and the Planning Division. - Evaluate Changed Condition & Select Adaptive Management Technique:Evaluate changed condition and select adaptive management options to address corrective action based on the Trail & Road Restoration component of the Interim Plan. - Determine the contributing factor(s) associated with the changed condition to the greatest degree possible. Factors could include weather conditions, soil conditions, and/or user group activity. - Select and implement an adaptive management technique appropriate for the changed condition, consistent with the Interim Plan. Adaptive management techniques may include, but are not limited to: trail and road restoration, adjusting seasonal closures, adjusting grazing timing, adjusting tire pressure of vehicles, eliminating certain uses on the trail, de-commissioning the trail from further use during the Interim Plan. - Monitor Adaptive Management Technique:Monitoring and evaluating the adaptive management technique is critical to adjust approach to ensure resource protection and compliance with the Interim Plan. - Establish a new Monitoring Point for each area in which adaptive management techniques are utilized. - Incorporate new Monitoring Points into the Trail Monitoring Program. - Evaluate Trail Monitoring Program: Regional Parks staff will evaluate the effectiveness of the Trail Monitoring Program at least once a year following its first year of implementation. The Trail Monitoring Program will be modified, as needed, to improve upon monitoring techniques, reporting, and adaptive management techniques. Trail & Road Restoration. Trail and road restoration will restore the eroded trails and roads to remediate existing erosion problems. Excavation will be avoided whenever possible and improvements will be kept to the minimum needed for resource protection. Structural trail treatments will be used to traverse wet areas and natural drainage ways and will be supplemented with bio-engineering techniques where feasible. Trail and road restoration methods may include the following: Bio-Engineering. Bio-engineering methods provide additional ecological value than traditional treatments alone. Bio-engineering methods generally utilize willows and other plants to provide stability to creek banks and slopes. Puncheon. Puncheons are short bridges without handrails constructed over minor drainages. Puncheons are used where the vertical drop-off is less than 30 inches. They generally have a vertical curb as a safety device for visually or mobility impaired individuals. Puncheons are generally the same width as the trail they serve, but not less than 36 inches clear of the safety curbing along the outside edges. They are installed on large timber sill plates and anchored using steel pipe or large diameter rebar. Puncheons are generally constructed of dimensional redwood lumber. No pressure treated wood with chromated copper arsenate preservative will be used. On hillside areas, rock slope protection may be included to minimize potential erosion. Armored Crossings. Armored crossings are drainage features within a trail segment that are constructed using rock slope protection and possibly geotextile fabric, allowing water to flow across the trail in its normal pattern. The gravel or slope protection minimizes the erosion of the trail surface and acts as an energy dissipater, slowing the water velocity. Drainage Lenses. Drainage lenses will be used on very minor drainage features to improve existing drainage patterns and protect resources from erosion. Drainage lenses are constructed of large rocks installed point-to-point and stacked one to three layers high to allow water to flow between the gaps. The trail surface over the rocks usually consists of smaller rock or gravel placed into the upper gaps of the rocks to create a relatively level trail tread, possibly using geotextile fabric for reinforcement. Rolling Dips. Rolling dips will be used to drain water from the steeper areas of the trails. Rolling dips are slight constructed swales that run somewhat perpendicular to the trail tread and are used to direct water off the trail. Swale Modification. Existing swales may be modified to direct water in a more resource-protective manner. Typical modifications include deepening the swale to increase capacity and decrease maintenance, and modifying the existing swale structure from a v-shape to a u-shape. Swale modification will reduce erosion on the slopes of the swale, which in turn will support wetland vegetation as well as reduce maintenance, such as mowing and sediment removal. Swale Creation. Shallow swales may need to be created where needed to protect existing trails and roads from erosion that could result from existing drainage patterns. Headwall Modification. Existing headwalls that are contributing to scour at culvert inlets will be modified to minimize trail/road failure and protect resources. Headwall Installation. Some existing culverts do not have headwalls and in some cases, the lack of headwalls has contributed to erosion and/or flooding onto the trail/road. In these cases, headwalls will be installed. Generally, headwalls will be constructed of large rock, between 18 to 30 inches in diameter without concrete. Rip-Rap. Rock rip-rap may be placed at existing culvert inlets and outlets where existing erosion warrants this treatment to prevent the trail/road from erosion and failure. ON-GOING PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS GUIDED TOURS. During the Interim Plan phase, Regional Parks will continue to offer guided tours of the property and will expand this popular program to include tours focused on specific areas of interest, such as wildflowers, birding, photography, painting, cultural history, geology, etc. Some of these Guided Tours may be led by volunteers who have received appropriate training from Regional Parks staff. Training will focus on the specific areas of the park that can be used for the activity, awareness of biological and cultural resources, and the Park Rules. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. On-going educational programs include environmental, agricultural, and cultural education. The K-6 program would run during the school year, generally September – June, and would involve one chaperoned group of students at a time. Rita Cardoza conducted an educational program with the local public schools. Regional Parks proposes to continue this use pattern and limit it to one group of 60 kids a day. Typically one group of 60 students arrives around 8:30-9:00 in the morning and leave noon to 1:30 in the afternoon. School bus use is highly encouraged but due to the economic and demographic differences between schools, not all are able to utilize school buses. Potential indoor facilities to support the educational program may include reuse of an existing barn or a new structure, storage area, educational office, and interpretive facilities. The Education Program may utilize the trailer formerly used by Rita Cardoza for her education program. The trailer entrance ramps will be widened to better accommodate wheelchairs. The education trailer is located between the Granary and Tractor Barn. The Lakeside Picnic Area will also be utilized as part of the Education Program. Marvin’s Garden will be used for gardening consistent with past practice for educational programs and staff use. Materials for the pumpkin festival will be grown here (such as corn or squash) as well as demonstration plants typical of vegetable gardens such as tomatoes, carrots and lettuce. No trees will be planted, due to the uncertainty of long-term use of this area. A small wood and fiberglass potting shed is located adjacent to Marvin’s Garden towards Old Residence B. The potting shed will be reused to pot plants, consistent with past practice. Raised beds will be used if cultural resource issues are encountered. Additional educational facilities may be proposed throughout the entire site. These facilities may include outdoor classrooms, interpretive displays, and demonstrations. These educational facilities will be for ecological, historical and/or cultural education. Existing ranch structures may be utilized, particularly to illustrate the history of the project area as a working ranch. TRAINING PROTOCOL. Off-trail access will be granted to groups and individuals involved in the scientific collection of information, park stewardship activities, and other approved activities that have received special training that describes what to do if encountering biological, cultural, and historic resources. Park staff assigned to the park will receive a more in depth level of training on cultural resource issues. CULTURAL RESOURCE INTERPRETATION & PROTECTION. Regional Parks will continue collaborating with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR) throughout the Interim Plan phase regarding cultural resources on the property. This collaboration has positively influenced the scope of the Interim Plan such that public access can be provided in designated areas while minimizing impacts to existing cultural resources. Cultural resource protection will include temporary protective fencing or barriers, interpretive signage, and coordination regarding public access and park operations. The locations of proposed Interim Plan improvements and operations have been reviewed by a qualified archaeologist and FIGR to avoid and/or minimize potential impacts to known cultural resources. Regional Parks and FIGR have developed procedures for the accidental discovery of cultural resources including maintaining an inventory of resources. TOLAY FALL FESTIVAL. Regional Parks has been continuing the Cardoza Pumpkin Festival in the form of the Tolay Fall Festival. The Tolay Fall Festival includes programs and activities associated with public education on the cultural and agricultural and ranching history of the property and resource protection. Additional programs and activities offered at the Tolay Fall Festival include hayrides, guided hikes, nocturnal animal exhibit, farm animal displays, and an Native American Village. Regional Parks has established a pumpkin patch, approximately 0.1 acre in size, just east of the vineyard. Regional Parks may continue to purchase pumpkins from other growers to supplement pumpkins grown on-site. Regional Parks may also establish a corn maze and additional interpretive elements associated with the Tolay Fall Festival. OTHER COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS. Regional Parks is committed to continuing the community- focused special events initiated by the Cardoza family, such as the annual Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. Regional Parks is interested in continuing this tradition and finding additional ways to partner with the Fire Department. Concepts may include Fire Department participation in the Tolay Fall Festival, fire engine rides on site for fundraising, hosting a booth, and other activities. PROJECT BENEFITS The primary benefit of the Interim Plan to Regional Parks is that staff will be able to evaluate and utilize information while developing the Master Plan. The Interim Plan phase can be considered a “trial run.” Regional Parks will be interested in receiving feedback from the public regarding the following: v How the property is being used v Visitor use patterns v Use conflicts v Signage and interpretive materials v What park users like and don’t like, and v What park users would like to see in terms of facilities and activities The Interim Plan benefits the public in providing greater access to the public. TOLAY LAKE REGIONAL PARK BACKGROUND INFORMATION Tolay Lake Regional Park consists of five parcels that total approximately 1,737 acres, which were purchased by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (District) and its partners on September 29, 2005.17 Please refer to Figure 2 – Parcel Map. The property includes five single-family residences and numerous barns, sheds, and shop buildings. CULTURAL HISTORY. This property contains a unique cultural history beginning with habitation by native Californian Indian tribes and continued with family ranching. Native American History. Tolay Lake Regional Park is within the aboriginal territory of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR), territorial lands that included all of Marin County and southern Sonoma County. FIGR membership is composed of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo, over 1,000 members strong including members who are descendents from the original fourteen tribal ancestors.18 In 1992, the FIGR became a federally-recognized tribe. A tribal counsel, including ten active committees, provides governance. Ranching & Agricultural History. Tolay Lake Regional Park offers a unique glimpse into historic farm and ranch life of the past centuries within Sonoma County. The property had been in agriculture since the 1850s. The Cardoza family owned and farmed the Tolay property since approximately 1943. The Cardozas utilized the property for a variety of agricultural operations including cattle grazing, a 10-acre vineyard, crops, and agri-tourism during the fall. Cardoza Pumpkin Festival.In October, the Cardoza Pumpkin Festival attracted an estimated 30,000 people to purchase pumpkins and enjoy the property. There also was a school field trip program during the month of October during which approximately 5,000 – 8,000 school children were able to take a hayride, play in a hay maze and playground, and have lunch on the property in addition to selecting a pumpkin to take home. The Cardozas also opened their on-site cultural museum to the public during the October festival. PROPERTY SETTING. The Tolay Lake Regional Park property contains diverse topography and habitats that provide a unique experience for park users. Property Location & Access. The address listed for proposed Tolay Lake Regional Park project area is 5869 Lakeville Road.19 Primary access is from Cannon Lane, a County-maintained road off Lakeville Road. Tolay Lake Regional Park is located approximately five miles southeast of the City of Petaluma, within 30 minutes of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Valley, and within 60 minutes of approximately 1.2 million residents in the adjacent counties of Marin, Napa, and Solano.20 Please refer to Figure 1 - Project Location Map. Tolay Lake. Historically, Tolay Lake was the largest natural freshwater lake in the San Pablo Bay watershed.21 Tolay Lake evolved as an ancient sedimentary lake, and is currently the only large natural body of freshwater, and the largest lake with restoration potential in the San Pablo Bay watershed. Tolay Lake has a surface area of approximately 200 acres and is located in the valley bottom. It is a fairly shallow lake, averaging between 4 – 8 feet in depth, filling in the winter and draining in the spring. In the mid-to-late 1800’s the natural dam that created the lake was removed to facilitate farming of the rich lakebed soils. The lake bottom had been drained and farmed annually ever since to farm various crops including pumpkins, squash corn, potatoes, and tomatoes. The practice ended in 2006 after acquisition of the property in 2005 for park development. The property includes approximately 20 percent of the Tolay Creek watershed, including a two-mile stretch of Tolay Creek running in a north-south direction. Tolay Creek is an ephemeral creek that feeds into and drains away from Tolay Lake. Historical accounts regarding the surface area of the lake differ, but it is generally believed to have been between 400 – 450 acres in surface area when full in a typical winter. As the water in Tolay Lake evaporates after winter, it functions as a large vernal pool. In particularly wet years, Tolay Lake may have been a perennial lake. As such, the surface area of Tolay Lake varies throughout the year and with rainfall. In the winter, Tolay Lake provides an important refuge for migrating waterfowl and is within the Pacific Flyway. Evidence suggests that Tolay Lake was the site of both prehistoric and historic settlement and use. The cultural and historic resources have been determined to be of statewide and national importance. Numerous charmstones, carved rock objects used for both ritual and practical purposes, have been found in the lakebed and environs, some of which were sent to the Smithsonian Museum in the early 1900’s. To date, over 1,000 charmstones have been found. The charmstones are of various types, and thought to be of various ages, dating back perhaps 4,000 years. It has been noted that the property contains at least 15 pre-historic sites. There also are a number of un-recorded sites within the project area. There are no Interim Plan improvements for Tolay Lake. Operations and maintenance activities may include pumping the lake to maintain the existing hydrologic regime on the adjacent property, invasive species management, mosquito abatement, and Causeway Road maintenance. Access in the Tolay Lake area will only be permitted on the fenced Causeway during the Interim Plan phase. Resource studies, such as bird counts and cultural resource studies conducted by trained personnel, will continue in the Tolay Lake area during the Interim Plan phase. Tolay Creek. Tolay Creek flows through the entire property, feeding Tolay Lake from the northeast. The Tolay Creek headwaters are located off the Tolay Lake Regional Park property, north of Stage Gulch Road on to the southern flank of Sonoma Mountain proper. Historically, Tolay Creek drained directly to San Pablo Bay. During the past decade, Tolay Creek becomes intermittently blocked and it sometimes drains to Sonoma Creek, which then drains to San Pablo Bay. Tolay Creek is a seasonal creek and would therefore not provide suitable habitat for fish or California freshwater shrimp. Several tributaries feed into Tolay Creek. These are not officially named; however, several have been named for convenience in preparing planning documents: North Creek, Eagle Creek, and Cardoza Creek. Tolay Creek has been channelized throughout much of the valley, including the section within Tolay Lake and extending to the historic dam. This section is characterized by fresh emergent wetland vegetation and is crossed by the causeway within Tolay Lake and the Farm Bridge. The spoils from dredging associated with the channelization of Tolay Creek appear as berms of variable height and width on both sides of the creek between the existing Farm Bridge and the approximate location of the historic dam. The section of Tolay Creek between the approximate location of the historic dam and the southern property boundary has a well-developed riparian woodland habitat. Park Center. The Park Center is located at the end of the Park Driveway and includes the structures and general area utilized by the Cardoza family as part of their family residences and ranch operations. The majority of visitor-serving park facilities will be located in the Park Center. Highlights include historic structures, the spring-fed ponds area, and the eucalyptus field. Historic Structures. Several of the ranch structures may be eligible for listing in the National Register as contributors to the proposed Tolay Valley Historic District. Most noteworthy are the Stone Creamery (possibly constructed in the late 1800’s), the Old Shop (possibly constructed in the late 1800s), the Granary (constructed in the 1940s), Vera’s House (constructed in 1946), and the Historic Cottage (Residence E, the oldest residential structure on the property, constructed in the early 1900s). Spring-Fed Ponds Area. The Spring-Fed Ponds area is located in the Park Center, near the Park Office and the Tolay Group Picnic Area. The two ponds have been named the Willow Pond and the Duck Pond. The Willow Pond is so named because it is surrounded by willows. It is approximately 1/3 of a surface acre. The Duck Pond is so named because ducks frequent the pond. The Duck Pond is covered with duck weed, which is a nutritional food source for the ducks that populate this area. The Duck Pond is slightly smaller than the Willow Pond. The depths of both ponds are unknown. Public access into either pond will not be provided during the Interim implementation phase, although the Spring-Fed Pond can be visually enjoyed from the surrounding public-access areas. Eucalyptus Field. The Eucalyptus Field is a fenced, sloping meadow surrounded by two parallel rows of Eucalyptus trees. The Eucalyptus trees currently provides nesting habitat for a pair of red-tailed hawks and therefore will be preserved. The 1-1.5 acres field will be open to public access when not being grazed. Remaining Ranch: The Remaining Ranch Area includes the remainder of the property and is categorized by the following focus areas: Oak Grove & East Ridge, West Ridge, Tolay Creek, Upland Ponds, Vineyard, South Knoll & Hunting Shack, and areas in the valley bottom outside of Tolay Lake. East Ridge & Oak Grove: The East Ridge contains numerous cultural and biotic resources, including the only significant oak grove on the property. Both historic and prehistoric features are interspersed throughout the coast live oaks that are hundreds of years old on the northern part of the East Ridge. At approximately twenty acres, the Oak Grove area is the largest oak grove on the property. A pair of golden eagles has been frequently seen in the Oak Grove area; however no nests have been discovered on park property to date. An existing ranch road, now called the East Ridge Road, is generally drivable throughout the year, although during winter it becomes inaccessible near its southern terminus. There are numerous active springs and seeps along the top of the East Ridge, some of which have been developed for livestock use. The Three-Bridge Vista is the high point of the property and consists of grassland covered knolls on the East Ridge. The view encompasses the Golden Gate Bridge, Richmond- San Rafael Bridge, and the Bay Bridge, downtown San Francisco and Oakland, and numerous other landmarks and is unlike any other southerly vista in Sonoma County currently accessible to the public. Upland Ponds: There are two constructed ponds located along Cardoza Creek, a tributary to Tolay Creek and southwest of the East Ridge referred to as the “Upland Ponds”. These ponds were created in the 1950’s with support from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a program to assist private landowners. Each pond is approximately two surface acres, with a capacity of 25 acre-feet, and between 12 to 20 feet deep. The Upper Pond is fairly devoid of riparian vegetation. The Lower Pond includes freshwater marsh habitat and contains sunfish and large-mouth bass. The existing bass and sunfish have been recreationally fished at this location for the past half century. The fish likely eat the invasive bullfrogs as well as other amphibians. The ponds are included in the existing Water-Right Application 30558 because these ponds divert and retain water from Cardoza Creek. In addition to the constructed ponds, there are numerous springs in the Upland Pond Area that contributes to the adjacent emergent marsh vegetation. West Ridge. The West Ridge offers superb vistas in all directions, providing views of the entire property including Tolay Lake, Tolay Creek, and the Petaluma River. The West Ridge contains the only part of the property that drains to the Petaluma River. PG&E transmission towers run parallel to the existing ranch road that will be reused for the West Ridge Trail. This area has been utilized for grazing and some of the natural springs have been developed for livestock use. Easements. Tolay Lake Regional Park includes three other easements, which potentially provide access to the property in addition to the Cannon Lane access. Approximately 1.16 miles of Cannon Lane are in the county road system and are paved. An additional 534 feet is part of the Park Driveway and is not in the County road system and is not paved. The following easements are all unpaved and not in the county road system. No improvements are proposed for these easements. The easements include: Cardoza Lane: This route travels over rough, seasonal roads through numerous gated private properties to the west before reaching a public road (Lakeville Road). In the event of a tsunami that affects San Francisco Bay, the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department plans on potentially evacuating people from Lakeville Road up Cardoza Road through the park and then to Stage Gulch Road. This easement is not practical for developing as a public access route because of its unimproved condition, limited seasonal access, and its status as a private road not in the county road system. Mengel Ranch Road: Mengel Ranch Road extends nearly five miles over rough, seasonal roads through resource sensitive areas on park property and on gated private property to the south before reaching a State Route 121, a public road. This route is only passable in dry season with high clearance four- wheeled drive. It does not offer much of an emergency vehicular access at this time. This easement is not practical for developing as a public access route because of its marginal condition, limited seasonal access, resource issues, bridge construction issues, and its status as a private road not in the county road system. To bring this unimproved road up to county fire safe road standards is cost prohibitive. The point of connection on Highway 121 is the furthest from the majority of the population who would be utilizing the park. Stage Gulch Road Easement: This all-weather gravel road traverses three privately owned parcels to the northeast before reaching the park boundary. From the park boundary, approximately three miles of seasonal roads connect the Stage Gulch Road Easement with the Park Center. An electronic gate controls access at Stage Gulch Road (State Route 116). Manual gates also control access the approximate Park boundary. Regular road maintenance may be conducted, but the alignment, road width, and rock surface will not be changed. In the event of a tsunami that affects San Francisco Bay, the Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department may use the Stage Gulch Road easement for evacuating people from Lakeville. This easement may be needed to access the East Ridge in winter when the Causeway Road is inundated. The Stage Gulch Road easement is not suitable as a public vehicular access route due to the absence of a left-turn lane on the state highway, line of sight and curve issues on the state highway, resource issues associated with Tolay Lake, and its status as a private road not in the county road system. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT GUIDED TOURS The Regional Parks Department started guided tours of the property on November 26, 2005. Subsequent tours have been held at least twice monthly and are by reservation only. Currently, three tour routes have been offered: a two-hour tour of the West Ridge, a three-hour tour of the Upland Ponds, and a three-hour tour to the Three-Bridge View along the East Ridge. Special tours focusing on wildflowers and birding have also been offered. The very popular Guided Tours have been scheduled two to three times a month. The tours are guided by Regional Parks staff and focus on a variety of topics, such as natural history, agricultural history, and Native American history. Tour routes were reviewed with representatives from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR). As described in the Project Description, the Guided Tour Program will be expanded during the Interim Plan phase to provide tours focused on specific topics and activities. NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND SCOPING MEETING Regional Parks published a Notice of Preparation of an Interim Public Access & Management Plan (NOP) on October 02, 2006. The NOP was filed at the Sonoma County Clerks Office, mailed to the State of California Office of Planning and Research (State Clearinghouse), to responsible and trustee agencies, and to people on the project mailing list. The NOP was also posted on the Regional Parks Department’s web-site. The NOP invited public comment regarding what should be included in the Initial Study and announced the public Scoping Meeting at the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission on October 16, 2006. The comment period associated with the NOP was 30 days, concluding on November 03, 2006. Comment letter received in response to the NOP are included in Appendix B. Regional Parks published a draft Interim Plan Project Description in February 2007 and made it available for a 30-day public comment period. This was not required by CEQA but Regional Parks determined it was in the best interest of the public and the project to obtain feedback. In general, the Project Description was received favorably however there were comments that caused Regional Parks to revise the Project Description. The revision included an overall scale back in several areas, including some of the proposed improvements to the property, the number of days the park would be open for public use during the Interim Plan implementation phase, and restricting equestrian and bicycle use to scheduled guided tours. Comment letters received in response to the February 2007 Interim Plan Project Description are included in Appendix B. A public meeting regarding the draft Project Description was hosted by the Commission on February 26, 2007 and the revision was hosted by the Commission on July 16, 2007. The scaled-back equestrian access included in the revised Project Description generated negative comments from some meeting attendees, ultimately leading to development of the Day-Use Permit Program. SONOMA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) Regional Parks presented the Interim Plan and associated CEQA document, including a summary of the comments received at the special public meeting from the previous night. Most of the public comment was similar to that presented the night before. Regional Parks committed to researching and considering a day-use-permit program for implementation during the Interim Plan implementation phase, and updating the CEQA document with any changes prior to initiating the 30-day public comment period on the document. The ERC agreed with this approach and recommended that a Mitigated Negative Declaration be prepared for the Interim Plan. Regional Parks presented the proposed Day-Use Permit Program at a combined Neighbor & TAC meeting and at a separate PRAC meeting in March 2008. After these public meetings, Regional Parks revised the document that was presented to the ERC in December 2007 to incorporate the Day-Use Permit Program. The Project Description itself was not changed however, there were changes to the Projected Park Visitors information, Traffic and Transportation environmental impact analysis, and revision to Mitigation Measures to reflect inclusion of the Trail Monitoring Program. Incorporation of the Day-Use Permit Program did not result in new significant environmental impacts from the document presented to the ERC in December 2007. NEIGHBOR MEETINGS Regional Parks has hosted a total of five meetings specifically for the Tolay Lake Regional Park neighbors. The Neighbor Meetings provide an opportunity for Regional Parks to update the neighbors regarding various aspects of park development and issues that pertain directly to the neighbors. Regional Parks will continue to host Neighbor Meetings throughout the processes for both the Interim Plan and the Master Plan. To date, Neighbor Meetings have occurred on: v March 27, 2008 v July 16, 2007 v January 29, 2007 v June 21, 2006 v January 26, 2006 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Regional Parks Department desires input from project stakeholders and technical experts throughout park development and determined that a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) would serve that purpose. The TAC provides an advisory function to the Regional Parks Department. To date, the TAC has met on the Interim Plan on March 27, 2008, January 30, 2007, and July 17, 2007. The purposes of the TAC are: - To have a public involvement process in addition to the required public meetings as part of the legal requirements associated with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). - To aid in developing the Interim Plan and the Master Plan by providing technical assistance. The TAC is composed of one regular member and one alternate member per represented group. It is expected that the regular member would coordinate with his/her represented group throughout the process. Represented groups include: v Audubon Society v Bay Institute v California Department of Fish and Game v California Native Plant Society – Milo Baker Chapter v Cardoza Family v City of Petaluma v Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v Friends of Tolay Lake v Regional Parks Foundation Board v United States Geologic Survey v Americans with Disabilities v Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District v Sonoma County Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission v Sonoma County Permit & Resource Management Department v Sonoma County Trails Council v Sonoma County Administrators Office v Sonoma County Supervisors v Neighbors of the Park Site v US Fish & Wildlife Service SONOMA COUNTY PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION Regional Parks will provide regular updates to the Commission and has requested that the Commission host some of the public meetings as part of the CEQA process, including the Scoping Meeting. The Commission has provided a liaison and alternate to the Technical Advisory Committee. The Commission has hosted five public meetings associated with Tolay Lake Regional Park: v March 31, 2008 v July 16, 2007 v October 16, 2006 v September 18, 2006 v December 05, 2005 PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Regional Parks recognizes the value public involvement and has been utilizing the Commission as a forum for most of the public meetings associated with the Interim Plan. To date, one Public Workshop has been held separate from the public meetings hosted by the Commission, on July 24, 2006. On December 17, 2007 Regional Parks hosted a special public meeting that focused on the issue of equitable access to all park users during the Interim Plan implementation phase. At this meeting, Regional Parks heard mostly from equestrians and bicyclists and other public speakers recommending that Regional Parks consider a Day-Use Permit Program based on the Willow Creek model. This was the genesis of the Day-Use Permit Program currently proposed. Also at this meeting, Regional Parks committed to meeting with a “Working Group” develop a program for equitable access to Tolay Lake Regional Park during the Interim Plan implementation phase. WORKING GROUP Invitations to Participate were sent out to the various equestrian, bicycle, and hiking clubs and organizations that Regional Parks had information for. A total of fifteen individuals representing a cross- section of interests agreed to participate. Regional Parks presented its research on the Willow Creek Day-Use Permit Program and ideas about how it could apply to the Interim Plan. The focus of the meetings was to provide a forum for Regional Parks to hear ideas and concerns from the Working Group. Two Working Group meetings were held in February 2008 and some members of the Working Group met separately in between the two scheduled meetings. The goals of the Working Group were met in terms of coming to agreement regarding an outline for a Day-Use Permit Program for the Tolay Lake Regional Park Interim Plan. Some Working Group members have expressed interest in continuing to be involved in the yet-to-be• developed Orientation Program, which is a significant component of the Day-Use Permit Program. One remaining issues from some Working Group participants is the desire for Tolay Lake Regional Park to be open at least one additional mid-week day during the Interim Plan implementation phase. At this point, Regional Parks intends to limit the public access days to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the warm- weather months and Saturday – Sunday during the wet-weather months. RELATED AND POSSIBLE FUTURE PROJECTS POTENTIAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION. Regional Parks has been in discussion with an adjacent property owner regarding realignment of a recorded easement and access across approximately four acres located adjacent to the east ridge of the Tolay Lake Regional Park property. The 4-acre property is crossed by the East Ridge Road, an access road upon which the County has a prescriptive easement that provides access rights. MASTER PLAN. Regional Parks is in the process of preparing the Master Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Master Plan and Water-Right Application. The primary differences between the Interim Plan and the Master Plan include breadth of improvements, hours of operation, and activities; the Interim Plan is intended to provide limited public access until the Master Plan is developed and adopted. Parks will utilize the Interim Plan phase implementation to guide preparation of the Tolay Lake Regional Park Master Plan. Tolay Lake Restoration. The most significant Master Plan improvement may be restoration of Tolay Lake. The goal of the Tolay Lake Restoration is to restore the configuration of Tolay Lake closer to its historic condition in order to increase wildlife habitat for diverse avian and amphibian species, enhance and protect Tolay Lake as a culturally significant feature, and to provide recreational opportunities when not in conflict with resource protection and enhancement goals. Tolay Lake restoration is subject to grant and easement restrictions that are referenced in the Property Acquisition section of this document. Public Access – Lakeville Road, Cannon Lane, And Park Driveway. Improvements to Lakeville Road, Cannon Lane, and the Park Driveway will be considered in the Master Plan. These improvements may be necessary to accommodate full public access in a safe manner. Improvements to Lakeville Road may include extension of the vehicular capacity of the southbound left-turn lane, improvements to Cannon Lane may include road widening, horizontal and vertical line of sight improvements, and other safety measures, and the Park Driveway may be realigned and a separate horse trailer access may be created off the Park Driveway to the West Ridge Road. Trails And Internal Park Roads. The Master Plan will consider decommissioning some of the existing trails/road, realigning others, and developing new routes. Parking. The Master Plan may consider relocating the Interim Plan parking areas, creating additional parking areas, and improving the temporary Interim Plan parking areas if they remain in the Master Plan. Equestrian Facilities. A separate equestrian parking area may be created if the West Ridge Road is utilized as a horse trailer entrance. Other improvements that could be incorporated into the design of the equestrian entrance include an equestrian parking area, concession from which park users can rent horses, an entry kiosk, electric entrance gate, additional fencing to control cattle, planting of trees and shrubs, trail surface improvements, and other resource protective measures. Other factors that would be considered in the Master Plan regarding equestrian facilities include drainage, road grade, dust control, maintenance, emergency response, safety, resource protection, and overall visitor experience. Visitor-Serving Facilities. Concepts in this category may include a new building, re-use of existing buildings and outdoor area, and other alternatives and may include a new interpretive center, permanent restrooms, picnic areas, and special events areas. Building Restoration and Re-Use. Concepts in this category may include restoration of some of the existing buildings for use in public interpretation, public access, special-use areas, and for Parks operations and maintenance. Some of the existing buildings may be demolished if they are beyond repair and restoration and do not hold significant historic value. Quarry Operation. The Master Plan will consider on-going quarrying with an eventual transition to a complete restoration plan. The quarry rock will only be used on site. On-going quarry operation will require a grading permit from the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department. Grazing Program. The Rangeland Management Study currently underway will identify options to achieve the goals of ecological health, habitat enhancement, fuel management, fire reduction, public safety, and agricultural heritage through a grazing program. The preferred options will be included in the Park Master Plan. PENDING WATER-RIGHT APPLICATION In 1996, the Cardoza’s submitted an application to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for a permit to appropriate 1,100 acre-feet per year of water. Water-Right Application 30558 is pending at the SWRCB. Regional Parks is working with the SWRCB staff regarding the pending application as there are elements of the Tolay Lake Regional Park Master Plan that are dependent upon the successful completion of the water-right process. The SWRCB published the Public Notice on the Petition to Amend on August 13, 2007. The 30-day public review period concluded on September 14, 2007.
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Fitness Over Forty – Five Tips for Feeling Lean & Loving Your Body Those wonderful lines that slowly appear giving our faces the distinguished, “I’m 40 plus,” look. Skin starting to lose elasticity, joints that are more susceptible to injury and the predisposition for storing fat easier are just a few of the wonderful benefits that come along with the aging process. Due to this ever-changing process and being more susceptible to injury, we definitely need to know which aspects of exercise are going to be more beneficial for us as we age. Since strength typically decreases with age, not only should we hold on to the muscle we have, but building muscle in these years to come is more important than ever! What should we replace high-impact cardio with? The irrefutable answer is strength training! Men and women over forty can reverse the loss of muscle mass that accompanies aging and do it in less time than one might think. With the demands of life and juggling forty-plus hour work weeks, families and a social life, there isn’t a lot of time to waste on marginally effective exercise programs. High-quality exercises are those that hit multiple muscle groups simultaneously. By building a weight training program around appropriate exercises, all the major muscle groups of your body will benefit in the most effective and efficient way possible sand will continue to produce the results we so desire. These exercises also result in a greater energy expenditure and a more favorable hormonal response. Meaning you’ll build more muscle, get stronger and burn more fat. With the aging process taken into consideration, even if you are moderately or extremely fit now, the body is going to present some new boundaries in the years to come. Also as we progress through life, balance becomes another small hurdle that we take into consideration when designing our exercise regimen. Many people first feel the effects of age in their joints. As we age, our connective tissue (like cartilage, tendons and ligaments) becomes less elastic which can lead to a greater risk of injury to the joints. That’s why it is important to shift your focus from those high impact group fitness classes or running five miles a day to cycling, using an elliptical trainer or continuing a version of your running program on a much more forgiving surface that a commercial grade treadmill offers. Higher-impact exercises don’t feel as good as they once did. In fact, the aging of the baby boomer generation is one reason low-impact fitness choices like elliptical trainers, recumbent bikes, functional training and working with a personal trainer have become so popular. However, softening the impact is not the only way we should change our routines as we age. It’s also more important than ever to do strength training. As you grow older, you lose muscle mass and there’s a decline in metabolic rate. Just being aerobically active does not prevent loss of muscle mass which is directly correlated to your metabolism. If you do nothing but cardiovascular/aerobic activity, you will lose muscle mass and increase fat storage. Strength training is the only way to preserve and increase your muscle mass. Our goal for you is to understand the correlation of metabolic potential (or speed of your metabolism) and the amount of lean muscle mass you carry with you throughout your day. Studies have shown that resistance training helps with joint elasticity, flexibility and bone density. Through our fitness studies, we’ve taken people that are extremely weak or have not exercised in years and put them through our functional training, 360 HEAT, program. Just three weeks has shown to have a greater effect on lean muscle mass than aerobic exercise alone and remarkably positive effects on fat loss at every level. The old catchphrase ,“use it or lose it,” has some perspective now. You need to use it or you will lose it, but you don’t have to use it at the same degree you did when you were in high school or even college. Here are some tips for our forty and up fitness fans. Whether you’re getting started or an experienced exerciser: 1. Warm up and stretch. Be sure to warm up before a workout and stretch afterward to reduce the risk of injury. Stretching after a workout increases your range of motion and aids in recovery. 2. Modify moves that cause discomfort. 3. When is it time to make changes? Listen to your body and stay in tune with what your muscles and joints are telling you. 4. Haven’t been weight training? GET STARTED! Strength training not only preserves and increases muscle mass and bone density, it boosts your metabolism and you burn more calories. I suggest three times per week. 5. Proper Form Concentrate on smooth movement in both the contraction and extension of the muscles during any resistance exercise. Slow controlled movement is far more important than increasing the weight. 6. Get advice from a Personal Trainer! If possible, hire a personal trainer to create a program for you that demonstrates proper form and control. If you don’t belong to a health club, check them out! Being a member to your club of choice can be very fun and rewarding! Take advantage of the programs offered. 360º Fitness offers a free fitness consultation, including body fat testing, with our personal trainers to help you learn to use the equipment. If you haven’t been in shape and decide it’s time to give it a go, you have made the wisest decision of your life! There has been much research conducted on the benefits of exercising to baby boomers. Recent studies have shown that exercise and physical activity can help you increase or partly restore your balance, strength, flexibility and even improve your quality of sleep. If you are sleeping better, you’ll feel better overall, deal with stress better, and have more energy with a better outlook on life. When you turn forty, you have to realize that your joints are also forty years old, and you may need to modify your exercise intensity and routine in keeping with the physical, physiological and hormonal changes that have and are taking place. Since there is a tendency to gain about 10-15 pounds per decade after age forty, (primarily due to loss in muscle mass – if you gain 10 pounds after forty, the net gain is usually from adding 15 pounds of fat and losing five pounds of muscle which further decreases your metabolism)! The normal reaction to this phenomenon is dieting, which leads to further muscle loss. Each lost pound of muscle decreases the body’s fat burning potential by about forty calories per day. 7. A clean diet and proper supplementation with healthy fats are important. 8. Consume five or six small meals per day. 9. 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There are several guidelines on reporting qualitative research, like: The COREQ (COnsolidated Criteria for REporting Qualitative Research) offers a 32-item checklist that can help researchers to report important aspects of the research team, study methods, context of the study, findings, analysis and interpretations. Reference: Tong, A., Sainsbury, P. & Craig, J. (2007) Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 19 (6): 349-357. The SRQR (Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research) offers a standard for reporting qualitative research, based on a review of different guidelines. It aims to improve the transparency of qualitative research and assist authors during manuscript preparation. Reference: O’Brien, B.C., Harris, I.B., Beckman, T.J., Reed, D.A. & Cook, D.A. (2014) Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research: A Synthesis of Recommendations. Academic Medicine, 89: 1245-1251. The British Medical Journal has created their own checklist with a set of criteria for reporting on qualitative research: - Was the research question clearly defined? - Overall, did the researcher make explicit in the account the theoretical framework and methods used at every stage or the research? - Was the context clearly described? - Was the sampling strategy clearly described and justified? - Was the sampling strategy theoretically comprehensive to ensure the generalizability of the conceptual analysis (diverse range of individuals and settings, for example)? - How was the fieldwork undertaken? Was it described in detail? - Could the evidence (fieldwork notes, interview presented systematically in the written account to satisfy the skeptical reader of the relation between the interpretation and the evidence (for example, were quotations numbered and sources given)? Furthermore, several journals have their own guidelines on reporting qualitative data or refer to a specific guideline like the COREQ or SRQR. You can find these in the section with author information. It is advised to be informed of these guidelines from the start of the research project, as they provide the researcher with items of importance.
WASHINGTON -- The Number 3 reactor at Turkey Point nuclear power plant near Homestead had the worst record of operation and management in the nation during the past two years, says a study released on Tuesday by an anti-nuclear group. The Number 4 reactor at Turkey Point ranked 10th-worst on the list of ``Nuclear Lemons`` compiled by Public Citizen from government and industry documents detailing the safety record, operation and economic management of the nation`s 108 nuclear reactors. The Rancho Seco nuclear reactor in California was listed as the second-worst in the nation; the Oyster Creek reactor in Forked River, N.J., was the third- worst; and two reactors at the Peach Bottom, Pa., nuclear power plant took the fourth and fifth slots in the group`s survey. ``These are the plants that are most likely to experience a severe accident (that) would have the most severe consequences in the event of an accident, and/or are the most expensive to operate,`` concluded the study by Public Citizen, a nuclear industry watchdog group founded by consumer advocate Ralph Nader. Carl Pounds, a spokesman for Florida Power & Light, which owns and operates the Turkey Point plant in southern Dade County, accused the group of distorting the two reactors` performance and safety record. ``The numbers don`t tell you a lot,`` Pounds said. ``It`s kind of like saying if you have three flat tires in a year, your car`s unsafe.`` Turkey Point 3 was designated the nation`s worst nuclear reactor because it ranked near the top in six of the 10 categories used as indicators of a reactor`s safety hazards and overall poor operating performance, the survey said. Pounds said FPL has made extensive improvements in the power plant`s equipment, maintenance and safety procedures the past two years that are not reflected in the study.
Entries By seth waterfall June 28, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside Elevation: 13,000' Its a storm day for Team Elbrus. We actually had good weather this morning and got out to do some more practice with the ice axe and crampons. We then moved into self arrest practice. By the time we finished that it had started to snow and then that turned to rain for a minute. The wind really kicked up for a few hours after that and we had a real storm for a while We all hid from the weather and watched a movie this afternoon. Thanks to Brett for supplying the iPad. It’s about 5:30PM now and there’s not much wind and some sun at camp. The upper mountain is covered in a large cloud and it looks like there are more clouds moving our way. Because of that we have decided to stick to our original plan and go for the summit either tomorrow night or the next. I’ll check in again tomorrow. On The Map June 27, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside Elevation: 12,500' Privet! We are up on the mountain and everyone is doing great. The seven of us are bunked in an 8’x8’x20’ container at 12,500’ elevation. We started the morning with coffee at the hotel along with the Elbrus Ski Team who are on their way to St. Petersburg today. After breakfast we drove to the base of the big ski area here and loaded ask our duffels on three consecutive gondolas. Garabashi Hut is right at the top of the last gondola so we were able to drop duffels, grab lunch and head out for an acclimatization hike. Yuri, the local guide, and I decided to try and shoot for a climb up 15,000’ to speed up our acclimatization schedule as the weather forecast isn’t looking great after tomorrow. Everyone did really well and we made great time up and down from 15k. Tomorrow we are going to make a plan after checking the weather. We will ideally go over some ice axe safety techniques and go on another hike, but we will just have to see. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall and Team Elbrus On The Map Way to go boys! Sounds like you’re doing great. If you have some down-time, have Keagy lead you in a few stanzas of “Lotties”. I know a guy whose name is Keagy…........ Best of luck on the summit and stay safe. Wish I could be there with you. TP Posted by: Tom Power on 6/27/2016 at 9:33 am June 26, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall Categories: Elevation: 7,500' We are in Azau again for the night. Today we took an acclimatization hike up to about 11,500 ft. To gain that much elevation we hopped on a couple of chairlifts and hiked for just under two hours. The weather was perfect all day and we had amazing views of Mt Elbrus and the rest of the Caucasus. Tomorrow we are moving up on the mountain itself and we’ll begin our summit preparations. On The Map Looks AWESOME!! I will tell you all what I tell my children everyday - wear sunscreen and make good choices! Posted by: Patrick Jensen on 6/27/2016 at 7:47 am June 25, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside Elevation: 7,500' Hello from the tiny mountain village of Azau. Today was our transfer day so we’ve been up and on the move since before 5:30am. We rolled out of Moscow just as the hard core partiers were finishing up their night and it was funny to see people dressed up for going out mingling with other people starting their Saturday morning. The traffic was light, the check-in and security lines were smooth and the flight was just under two hours. The only major events of the day had to do with our spirited Russian driver and cows in the road. Tomorrow we’ll get some hiking in and I think the whole team is looking forward to some exercise and fresh air. That’s it for now, On The Map June 24, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall Categories: Expedition Dispatches Elbrus Southside Hello from Moscow! It’s about seven o’clock in the evening here and we are all about to meet up for dinner. We have had a great day seeing the sights in the city. We met our city tour guide, Svetlana, this morning and she took us out to the Kremlin and Red Square. She indulged all of our questions about life and politics in Russia now versus back in the Communist period. It was all fascinating stuff. After the tour we had lunch in an authentic Georgian restaurant. Tomorrow we are shifting gears with an early morning flight. We’ll fly about 900 miles south to the Caucasus Mountains. We will have Mt. Elbrus in sight and begin our acclimatization process. I’ll check in again when we reach our destination. Hey, Slackers: Looking good in Red Square! Just want to urge you guys to keep your eyes on the prize, and not to worry about the post-Brexit market swoon. I saw Jill and Jennifer at Pinhan last night. They had managed to get Alison and Danielle on a conference Skype, and after their third round of G&Ts; the four of them opened a margin account on E-trade, and in honor of your Russian expedition they were buying random puts and calls on the MICEX and RTS exchanges. When I left the cafe after dark, they we’re making spirited plays on some investment app called “Catch a Falling Knife.” So relax, and enjoy your ascent! We’ll keep the home fires burning till your return. Salud! Josh Posted by: Josh Horwitz on 6/25/2016 at 7:18 am Dear Team, as a life long friend and admirer of Gordy’s, I wanted to prepare you for the pronounced behavioral tendencies that would manifest themselves as the air thinned, thighs burned, packs grew heavier, and menu choices shrank. You see, there are quite a few elements to Gordy that are not easily communicated on an outward bound application. I am also assuming the files from his extended stay at Sunnyside Mental Wellness have not been provided following the leather party he had with the 7 nurses (mostly female). This may be a long note so I hope you are not charged for roaming data while in Russia. Gordy’s issues principally arise from his love of and respect for all mankind. Firstly, this may not be easily evident to you until that repelling safety rope is tied on as I suspect Gordy will then insist on showing off his extensive knowledge of ropes and knots. He may claim this is rooted in his time as a small stock boy out in Omaha department store warehouse. However, at Sunnyside it was diagnosed that this passion arose from his time as a stock boy and salesman at the Carlton Shops in Philadelphia. Secondly, his respect for mankind will surely be “presented” in the hotel tonight and tents thereafter as he goes NRA topless in order to show off his “guns and pecs”. Gordy is a complicated fellow so I beg of you to be caring and supportive and to bring him home safe as he is a gem that none of his friends would want any other way. Sincerely, Ron (also on behalf of Nadav, Scot, Schless, Dave and Will) Posted by: Ron Bobman on 6/25/2016 at 4:06 am June 18, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Mike Uchal Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier Elevation: 11,200' The Four Day Summit Climb June 15 - 18, 2016 was unable to reach the summit of Mt. Rainier today due to avalanche danger. RMI Guides Seth Waterfall and Mike Uchal led their teams to Ingraham Flats before making the decision to turn back. All climbers are back at Camp Muir where they will rest and repack before beginning their descent to Paradise later this morning. June 10, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Nick Hunt Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier Elevation: 11,100' The Four Day Summit Climb team led by RMI Guides Seth Waterfall and Nick Hunt were unable to reach the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The teams turned back at Ingraham Flats this morning. RMI Guide Seth Waterfall called from Camp Muir shortly after 7 am, reporting 8-10” of fresh snow at the Ingraham Flats and very cold temps. Both Summit Climb teams have begun their descent from Camp Muir to Paradise. June 6, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Nick Hunt Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier Elevation: 14,410' The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guides Seth Waterfall and Nick Hut reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. The team reported clear skies and great climbing conditions. They were able to some time on top enjoying the views before starting their descent. Congratulations to today’s teams! Hello to the Hopkins party from Jim & Linda Hopkns!! So glad to hear you’re on the final leg. Can’t wait to hear about it!! Posted by: Jim & Linda Hopkins on 6/7/2016 at 6:07 pm 18, 2016 Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Walter Hailes Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier Elevation: 14,410' We made it to the summit! It was a long day involving a lot of new route finding and high winds. The team did great! We are resting and refueling at Camp Muir and will be finishing up the remaining training tomorrow and Friday! RMI Guides Seth Waterfall, Walter Hailes and Team! Congratulations to all on your successful summit! Way to go! Posted by: Janice Jones on 5/18/2016 at 3:22 pm Congratulations on reaching the summit! Posted by: judy mcCrary on 5/18/2016 at 3:16 pm You guys are great!! Its so much fun to watch your progress…..Cant wait till I get the news that you’ve reached the summit and are on your way down! I wonder how long it takes to get down???Carol Posted by: carol Latz on 6/29/2016 at 7:22 am go john go Posted by: Jill on 6/28/2016 at 12:41 pm View All Comments
Cheesy Breads: a great holiday appetizer Top - cheesy mixture; bottom - the finished product ready to eat. Cheesy Breads: a great holiday appetizer If you're looking for an easy-to-please appetizer for holiday gatherings, here's a wonderful idea from Christie Jessen, office assistant at JustAnswer. Christie describes the origin and significance of this dish: "My grandma used to make these hors d'oeuvres every Thanksgiving and Christmas. The ingredients might seem a little weird mixed together, but once you have the finished product, it's delicious. I have now taken over making this recipe during the holidays. My grandma never had a name for these hors d'oeuvres, so in the last few years, I made my own name for it. Trust me, the 'Cheesy Breads' are a hit every time. You won't be disappointed!" Cheesy Breads (serves 10-15 people or more) 2 or 3 baguettes of French bread 1 lb. of sharp cheddar (shredded) 1 small can (8 oz.) of tomato sauce 1 small can of chopped olives 1 small can of green chili peppers 2 tbsp. of vinegar 1/2 cup of olive oil 2 or 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped (depending on how much you like them) 4 or 5 stalks of green onions, chopped (add more or less depending on how much you like them) 1. Mix all of the ingredients together, except for the French bread. 2. You will need to cut the loaf of French bread into about 1/2 inch thick slices and make as many as you can. Start off by cutting up one loaf of bread to see how many slices you are able to make. 3. Now that the ingredients are mixed well, spread a good amount onto each sliced roll. Do not pile it high, though, because you will be melting the mix onto the roll. 4. Put 15-20 sliced rolls onto a baking tray. Stick it under the broiler for 5-8 minutes. When the ingredients are melted onto the bread or if the crust of the bread turns a little brown, that's when you know the Cheesy Breads are ready to eat! 5. If you are not able to use all of the mix, you can freeze it for future use.
Justin W. Batten, Esq., age 29, of Buford, GA passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Wade and Judy Batten, Buford; sisters, Christy (Cody) Battle, Sugar Hill, GA, Stephanie Nabb, Dacula, GA, twin sister, Ashley (Jamil)... View Obituary & Service Information Sympathy Cards Customized sympathy cards. Mailed for you.Send a Card Photos & Videos Share and view memories of Justin...View Photos & Videos
When he appeared on stage or video clips, Aurel and father did not miss Azriel show symbols.Post-divorce with KD and again became active soloist, Sam threw her new single to the market.In a song titled SEPARUH JIWAKU PERGI my soul, Joey tells of an unfaithful spouse. This is described with two index fingers are crossed. Now, in his latest song, JANGAN MEMILIH, the index finger was involved. Does that mean he has a wound healing? 0 komentar:
Today with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic…filled with all the blessings of liberty, civilization, and religion?” asked Jackson – a renowned racist – in his very first address to Congress as president just one year earlier. And he wasted no time in forcing through the controversial Act – ultimately passed after bitter debate by a narrow margin of just 15 votes. All previous treaties were voided. Resettlement was in theory “voluntary,” but those who resisted could be forcibly removed. Even a Supreme Court ruling in favour of the land rights of the Cherokee was overturned at Jackson’s behest. The principal victims of removal were the so-called Five Civilised Tribes – the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole – but numerous smaller tribes were also targeted. The infamously brutal westward journeys of these Native Americans have been well documented; the Cherokees, force-marched by military escort along the notorious Trail of Tears from Georgia and North Carolina to the Indian Territory, lost one-fourth of their people. Those who survived the ordeal to reach their destination faced a host of new difficulties. They quickly came into conflict with hostile indigenous tribes while the territory set aside for them was alien, harsh and often untenable. The United States government, meanwhile, acquired millions and millions of acres of fertile Southern lands, which it sold at little or no profit to speculators and settlers, in effect subsidising the expansion of the cotton industry and the slave system. White Americans, believing that the United States would never have need to expand beyond the Mississippi, accepted Jackson’s self-serving and short-sighted argument that removal was in the interest of the Indians; once resettled, they could govern themselves in peace. And so, for ostensibly ending the long-running conflict with the east-of-the-Mississippi Indians, Jackson was hailed as a hero. But it wasn’t long before the next land-grab began. With the great migration westward a mere decade later, white settlers clashed with the Indian inhabitants. Ignoring earlier treaties, including those agreed in the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the United States once again forcibly removed Indians from their land and sent them to reservations that became ever smaller in size. The Indian Removal Act, originally conceived as a final solution to the Indian problem, was thus just another step in the long process of illegitimately removing nearly all Indian claims to land desired by the United States. President Andrew Jackson was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Indians. As historian Bettina Drew asserted: More than any one other individual, Jackson banished Native Americans from our visual realm, our culture and our gene pool, and this should be recognized as his legacy. Instead, Andrew Jackson’s face is commemorated on the twenty-dollar bill. The only thing that guy should be ‘noted’ for is genocide! “Stupid fucking white man”… ‘My name is Nobody’ Dead Man As I write tears stream down my face, being a direct descendant of these people. Thank you so much for all you do on this blog. Now more than ever our culture is re-emerging. We have not given up on the Whites even after all we have been through. My hope is that it will not be to late… William, thank you for your moving comment. I grew up on Long Island, New York. All the streets in my neighbourhood were named after American Indians. Mohican Avenue. Sint Sink Drive. Nesaquake Ave. Pequot Ave. I used to walk home from school and wonder at the incongruity of this entirely white middle-class neighbourhood bearing the names of those who had been mercilessly removed from their land. Even to my ignorant teenage mind, it seemed altogether Wrong. ALL American Presidents were/are murdering, despicable war criminals! And, white supremacy will never be stamped out before this world collapses.
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Warning this post contains too much info in aspects so if you don’t want to know the nitty gritty stuff, please skip., September 26, 2009 The delicate balance within the body, and how medication effects it (part 1) Hey Shelley. Go the rant! I luv your honesty. I am in the dilemma you speak of. As you know, the tiny cold which gave my 15 year old sniffles has given me a @#%! chest infection for which I have to have antibiotics which have already started the joy of yeast. The normal across the counter stuff doesn't work for me and I have to have the proscribed horse tabs which make me ill and cause liver issues, which will further screw with my immune system. Woo Hoo! What are we supposed to do? I have to second your use of tea tree oil (native to Oz) I've used it for years and its great. Michelle :) oh same for me. they now tell me to take those pills once and again in 3 days, but i can often be needing them next month, and without insurance at $20ish a pill it gets a little extream when the guy needs to take them also. this time around, i have the issue without even having taken anti-biotics so i am already fighting one and dont want to loose any chance of wining. i wont nessisaqrily win, but win enough that i am not suffering right now the tea tree oil seems to be doing amazing, that or the knockoff medication i got for almost nothing (i was buying my chencromen (spelling?) from india and pay same shipping of $25 no matter what i buy and those meds are only 80cents per box of 8 and need only be taken 2times a week, so they also had some of the yeast meds and although i have been warned alot of what is sold there is of no medical use i thought it was worth a try at the clost od less then a buck of pill so i bought 8 to try, also aloe capsles since i was told they can help with the bladder issues. either way it is seeming to get better. goodluck with the meds! :( Centchroman
We went to shoot the women Milan Fashion Week in februrary and we saw some very cool make-up" So we've selected a few and we have prepared a long version step by step to re create the one from Cristiano Burani. Later we will also publish other designers make up, hope you will enjoy. Preview: The video: Edited by im2vip - 4/16/12 at 4:18am
NGCP sends staff for China training Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is sharpening the skills of its personnel as part of the company’s thrust to build the strongest power grid and maintain the best power utility practice in Southeast Asia. National Grid started its five-day Trailblazers’ program on Monday in Jinan, China, where it sent 26 engineers and other technical personnel from its operations and maintenance, planning and engineering, system operations, and quality and safety, to participate in a comprehensive learning program. “The Trailblazers’ Program is a unique opportunity for our engineers to hone their skills and raise the bar of excellence for transmission services. This will ensure that NGCP can keep up with the fast paced development of the country’s economy, and make Philippine transmission more globally competitive. Improvement of an outdated and aging transmission system has always been NGCP’s primary mandate,” NGCP said in a statement. Related stories: No related stories matched this topic.
Ladbrokes Handicap 5f - (3yo+, 5f, Class 6, 13 runners) - Winner £1,941 2nd £578 3rd £289 4th £144 - Going: Standard - Surface: Fibresand Weighed In: - Winning time: 0m 59.42s - Off time: 16:40:43 Racecard Race History In depth Verdict Lord Buffhead won at Catterick last time but was well beaten in earlier outings at this track. Sarah Berry finished closer over 6f last time but has yet to race on Fibresand while Exkaliber is also having his first experience of the surface. Angel Grigio will need to step up on her previous efforts at this venue but CODE SIX made the frame over track and trip last season and Bryan Smart's filly gets a speculative vote to leave her recent poor form behind and come good in this..
CBC is reporting that "the man once known as the 'King of Laval' is on his way to jail tonight.. The plea deal calls for Vaillancourt to spend six years in prison. He could be eligible to apply for parole in a year." The plea agreement resulted in the gangsterism charges against him being suspended. What's the difference between BC and Quebec? Quebec has an anti corruption task force, BC does not. Quebec is confronting organized crime, BC is not. That's the only difference. Your last para pretty much sums it up. Quebec also has a provincial police force. B.C. not so much. it has the RCMP which has a new 20 year contract complements of the ruling party. Some would say that is a conflict of interest.
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MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — The latest U.S. community to be traumatized by school violence — this time a mass stabbing — began the long journey back to normality Thursday as it sent its youngest children back to classes, authorities searched for a motive and injured students recovered from their wounds. Murrysville’s elementary and middle schools reopened just 24 hours after a stabbing and slashing rampage through the first-floor hallway of Franklin Regional Senior High School. Police have identified 16-year-old Alex Hribal as the suspected attacker. “He just went down the hall swinging the two knives he had,” Murrysville’s police chief, Thomas Seefeld, said at a morning news briefing outside the school. At least 19 students were wounded, four critically. Several remained hospitalized Thursday, including one in very critical condition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Presbyterian Hospital. Two were in fair condition at Children’s Hospital, and several more remained hospitalized at Forbes Regional Hospital, a trauma center where three students underwent emergency surgery immediately after the stabbing. A news conference was planned at Forbes to provide an update on the victims’ conditions. As the day began, buses and cars began dropping pupils off at the elementary and middle schools, but a police car was parked outside the closed high school. Police and school officials said they hoped to reopen the high school Monday. Evidence collection was completed and a cleanup crew was expected to arrive Thursday to clean the bloodstains and other remnants of the attack, and to collect the books, bags, jackets and other belongings that students dropped as they fled the campus. In Murrysville, a Pittsburgh suburb of about 20,000 people, school officials, police and those who know the suspect tried to determine what could have caused a boy described as quiet and unremarkable to allegedly snap. The teenager’s attorney, Patrick Thomassey, said he would try to have his client’s case moved from adult to juvenile court. Hribal was charged with four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault and one count of bringing a weapon onto school property. Seefeld said the boy had not been speaking to police. Thomassey described Hribal as “dazed,” “frightened” and “depressed.” He said he had never been in trouble. “This is not a dysfunctional family,” Thomassey told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 TV, describing him as a B student. “We’re trying to figure out what happened and what caused this.” No one answered the door at the Hribals’ home Thursday morning, a white house with pine-green shutters in a relatively affluent neighborhood of large, two-story homes. Some classmates familiar with Hribal portrayed him as quiet, without a lot of friends. Some said he had been bullied, but others said they never had known him to be the target of harassment. Everyone agreed that they never knew Hribal to be violent or unstable. “None of us saw it coming,” said Tyler Recklein, a fellow sophomore at Franklin Regional who had been friends with Hribal in middle school. “All the news is saying he was bullied, but he was never really bullied from what I could tell,” Recklein said. He said the two had mutual friends who were “all nice and cool. He’s friends with lacrosse players, football players.” But Recklein, like others who know Hribal, also said the teenager kept largely to himself. “He didn’t talk to people he wasn’t friends with,” he said. “He didn’t reach out and try to make new friends.” Other pupils who know Hribal said he was bullied. They included Hribal’s Spanish class partner, Dom Altieri, who was interviewed by the FBI after the stabbing and who could not name any friends of Hribal. “He was a really quiet kid,” Altieri said. “But I definitely wouldn’t classify him as someone who would do something lunatic.”
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly kidnapped a 3-month-old baby in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday. The man walked into a home in San Jose around 1 p.m. and left with the child, Brandon Cuellar. Police released a video clip that shows the man walking down the sidewalk holding a baby carrier covered by a white blanket. “The family does not recognize this suspect,” police said in a Twitter post. The baby was taken while his grandmother was unloading groceries, San Jose Police Sgt. Christian Camarillo told NBC Bay Area. The child’s mother was at work at the time and the father is incarcerated. “In that short amount of time, someone entered the apartment … and left with the baby,” Camarillo said. Authorities have not issued an Amber Alert because investigators do not have a vehicle description. San Jose is a city in the South Bay Area, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from San Francisco. Brandon was last seen wearing a white long-sleeved onesie with dinosaurs.
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LONDON—It is the rematch the basketball world has been waiting for since they doused the flame in Beijing four years ago: two dominant teams at the top of their games and the pinnacle of the sport. The United States and Spain for Olympic gold is as good as it gets. And because it is sport, because no result is pre-determined, because it’s a one-game showdown with everything on the line, the fact one is heavily favoured should carry no weight. “They are basketball players, too,” Spain’s Jose Calderon said of the star-studded American team that’s barely been challenged in seven games here. “They are a great team for sure, but it’s the Olympic final. A lot of things can happen. They have a lot of pressure. They are the favourites. They are the ones who everybody thinks is going to win every game by 20 or 30. It’s not easy to play like that. They are doing a good job, but we’ll see. “It’s tough, when you get to these type of games.” MORE There can be little question that the U.S. and Spain are the world’s best teams. The Americans have won the last two Olympic gold medals and the 2010 world championship. Spain lost the Beijing final to the Americans but has won the last two European titles to go along with a 2006 world championship. It is fitting they are here for the world to see. “Everybody said this is the game that they wanted to see,” said LeBron James. “So we’ll look forward to it.” The Americans have been invincible here, winning seven games by an average margin of about 30 points. They are deadly three-point shooters (45 per cent from beyond the arc) and have hit 53 per cent from the field in total. They are long, quick defenders who give up 81 points a game while scoring 116.7. Unbeatable? “I think we’re better than we were in ’08 because we’re all better,” said Chris Paul. “It’s hard to believe that Kobe Bryant and LeBron can be better than they were in ’08 but everybody is a lot better. We have a lot more shooters, are a lot more athletic and this team’s really together.” But it can be beaten, if only under extraordinary circumstances. If the red-hot shooting, especially from three-point range, cools for one game, and if the defence that’s given up more than a few open shots to every opponent falters, Spain could pull off a major upset. Who knows what will happen in one 40-minute game. “Look at our team,” said Paul. “If it was on paper and we didn’t have to play the games, we would walk out of here with a gold medal. But we have to play the games.” And while Paul talked about the cohesiveness of the Americans, it doesn’t hold a candle to the history of the Spanish side. The core of the team — Calderon, Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Llull — has been together for more than a decade. “I think we are like a family and every family is work,” said Calderon. “We talk to each other, we know how to talk to each other, and I think that’s the key. When you have to yell to somebody, when you have to give a compliment to somebody, it’s team first. That’s our strength. That’s why we’re here.”
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Indian multinational engineering services company L&T Technology Services has reportedly announced to have procured 100% stake in Bangalore-based semiconductor services provider, Graphene Semiconductor Services Private Limited. As per trusted sources, the deal is valued at INR 930 million and is expected to conclude by October 2018. Reportedly, the agreement will be an all cash deal which includes an earn-outs payment worth INR 230 million as well as a retention pay spread over three years. According to a press release by L&T Technology Services, Graphene Semiconductors is among the fastest growing semiconductor service companies with a presence in key countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and India. The press release further stated that the deal will help L&T Technology Services to consolidate its leadership position in the semiconductor services domain. Managing Director & CEO of L&T Technology Services Limited, Dr. Keshab Panda reportedly stated that Graphene Semiconductors' strong expertise in Embedded Software & VLSI Chip Design along with its strong offshore presence will be a significant value addition to L&T Tech. Dr Panda further stated that the deal will enhance the company's capabilities in the Product OEM and Semiconductors space. For the record, Graphene Semiconductors provides end-to-end solutions to its clients which includes the world's 10 topmost semiconductor fabrication and fabless companies and was awarded the 'Best Startup 2016' title by Silicon India and Mentor Graphics. The company reportedly provides end-to-end semiconductor solutions with services ranging from embedded software, chip design to product mass manufacturing support. Graphene Semiconductors reportedly recorded a revenue of INR 663 million in the financial year 2017-18. Graphene Semiconductor Services Private Limited Co-founder, Vilas Bhade reportedly stated that the firm's decision to align with L&T Technology Services would help expand its global reach. Bhade further added that Graphene will continue to pursue its vision of helping clients in developing products that achieve market leadership positions.
- Kakoli Nath INTERVIEW: Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh, Head Of Law Department, Prestige Institute of Management,Gwalior Updated: Aug 7 Request you to introduce yourself to our readers? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- I am working as a Head of Law department, Prestige Institute Of Management Gwalior. Prestige Institute of Management (UGC NACC accredited 'A' grade and an autonomous institute) set up in 1997 by Prestige education society, Indore registered under the society registration act 1860. The vision of this institution to develop socially responsible global business leaders through internationally accepted best practices. In pursuance to our vision, the mission of this institution is to provide Value-based quality education by innovating and object of this institution to develop confident and innovative Law, Business, and IT professionals by imparting professional. What encouraged you in taking up law as a profession? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- Interesting one, generally when it comes to the law, many people's opinions are that it is underrated. So no such scope is found, but the best part of studying law is that it has various interesting subjects and knowing law and order are so much of a necessity in a place like India. It is a bit difficult to study 8 to 10 hours a day and also to know current affairs simultaneously, but it's worth doing. Law is an awesome course that requires a lot of dedication and patience, as a law student you do not get a lot of time to hang out with your friends, but studying hard in this course will take you somewhere. You will need to work hard if you want to know the law in its letter and spirit. It is not like a formula. Though it is a formula, it is philosophy, and it is sociology, everything a human being wants and everything a civilized society demands. So, when you study law, you study phenomena, just like every other subject. There would be no formula as in physics, but there would be a formula of equity; there would be no equations like chemistry, but you have to maintain the balance of the pair of scales of justice. You would have to be objective in your approach in understanding the laws and policies of the Government and decisions of the courts, yet be aware of the subjective considerations. So you have to work hard. It simply means working sincerely and persistently. Moreover, clearing the exams and getting a decent high-end job isn't your objective at the end of the day. It is something broader - understanding the society and how our discipline can contribute to making it a better place for all of us living therein without any prejudice or favor. How was your Law school life? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- This is a very personal question. When I entered law education, many law colleges used to conduct classes in the evening. Similarly, I started studying law at VSSD College, Kanpur, in 1996. LLB degree passed with best marks i.e., Gold Medal. After this, I passed the LLM examination in 2001 from Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar. I was fond of listening to music, so I used to listen to songs through the walkman in my hostel room. This was the only means of entertainment. The time of study in the hostel started at 11:00 PM. My classes started in the department at 7:50 AM. In the afternoon, my head and dean would come inside the library to check if LLM students were in the library. So with this discipline, while studying, my time was spent. What were the activities and internships you persuade in college? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- As I already told that during LLB, my classes used to take place in the evening, so during the day, I used to go daily to the District and Sessions Court in Kanpur. At that time, the Bar Council of India did not create legal education rules. So internship inside the syllabus did not have binding provisions, But most of the students used to go to court for practical knowledge of the court. I attended the lawyer's office in the evening after classes. Please walk us through your professional life after graduation. Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- I have completed my LLM on 4th July 2001 from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, my Head and Dean Prof.(Dr.) H.N. Giri gave me my marks sheet and offered me teaching in the law department periodically after that, and my teaching journey continues until the present. Do you agree that NLU students are given more preference for jobs and internships? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- The study of law in India is done under the provisions made by the Bar Council of India. Under the provisions subject of law, courses have been made compulsory for a law degree. It is compulsory for all those subjects in all Colleges and Universities. Hence to say that NLU students are given priority in jobs and internships. I do not agree because there are many institutes where there is a provision of the students' job and internship. Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior is one of them. How much importance does attendance hold for a law student because practical knowledge holds more significance than theoretical knowledge? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- I agree with this statement that practical knowledge is more important, but there is a question. Can you get knowledge only through practical? This can have troublesome consequences because doing practical without theoretical knowledge can cause problems. It is very important to have theoretical knowledge in the field of law. There are many pedagogies of Legal education at present in the syllabus. Therefore, it should go for practical only after fully-equipped through Moot Court, legal literacy camp, debate, and theoretical knowledge, etc. For this attendance of students in classes, the library, Moot court, etc. is important. How has the current situation affected the study's internship and placement of students? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- Yes, I agree that COVID-19 has impacted on student's study, internships and placements, but there is another aspect of it. It is not possible that when any such situation arises, arrangements are made for it. When COVID-19 was declared as Pandemic and impacted on a student study, placements, etc., all such Institutions which understood it seriousness started using other mediums with the new system of student's study, placements internships, etc. There is truth in the fact that after the sudden declaration of Pandemic all the arrangements were not possible immediately due to the lockdown. Still, it was possible due to the commitment of some institutions. Online classes were started, and placements were made in an industry where work from home was done. Internships were conducted with companies that provided work from home facilities to students. Our institution, Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior, was able to make such an arrangement. At present new experiments are constantly being done to cope with this situation, and constant efforts are being made to keep pace with this problem. What makes your college different from others? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh: Generally, all law education institutions are naturally similar, but two elements make them better than others - Faculty and facilities. Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior ideally incorporates both these elements. At the Institute- Internship/Association with reputed Law firms of Gwalior & State from the beginning of the course. Moot Court is conducted every fortnight, Major focus on - Intra - Moot and Inter- Moot Court competitions. Dynamic and experienced faculty members from the country's top law Schools like NLU. All faculty members are NET qualified. Up to Date case reports & online legal data basis like SCC Online, Manupatra, AIR Web World. Regular court visits in District courts, High Courts & Supreme Court of India. Every month EML is conducted by eminent/celebrated Law Professionals like Retired Judges of Supreme Court/ High Court/ Senior Advocates. Campus visits by more than 100 companies every year. Syllabus and curriculum at par with global standards. The Institute Organizes' International Conference every year. The Institute Organizes' National Law Seminar' every year. The department has established a legal aid clinic. Legal awareness camp regularly organized by department. Student Exchange Programs collaborate with SIAM University, Thailand, and Latin University, Argentina, for global exposure. Visit UN/ International court of justice The Hague - the Netherlands being planned. For regulation of extracurricular activities Law club (Barrister's League PIMG) has been formed. Excursion cum education tour for wider legal exposure to all students. What is your view on career choice after law? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- Overall, completing a Law is one of the first steps to a successful career as there are numerous opportunities for you to pursue a successful career. Know the options well, and choose wisely before you take up a career path. Advocacy is one of the chief professions chosen by Law graduates, Government Services. Students can opt to join Government Services after completing their Law, Legal Advisor, Judiciary, Teaching, Legal Outsourcing, Private Companies, Higher Education, etc. Parting advice for the law aspirants? Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh:- The field of law education has always been a field of possibilities. The regulatory body has made law education suitable for employment. Prestige Institute of Management Gwalior has three-course of law- 1. BA LLB( Hons.) five years integrated course 2. BBA LLB( Hons.) five years integrated course 3. B.Com LLB (Hons.) five years integrated course Which has a lot of potential for employment as these are given as a group option of the method to specialize in their curriculum. The student can choose the appropriate group and pursue a career in the field of his/her wish. There is an entrepreneur development cell in the institute for self-employment. The student submits his or her project for their own employment either during studies or after studies the institute helps establish its employment if the project is found suitable SUBMITTED BY- CHELSI CHANDRA PRESTIGE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
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The Reds signed the Brail international in a £39m deal from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco last week to bolster Jurgen Klopp’s midfield. Liverpool FC were short on options in the middle of the park for their 3-1 loss to La Liga side Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kiev. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is currently sidelined with a serious knee problem that he suffered in a 5-2 win over AS Roma in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Germany international Emre Can has been linked with a potential move to Serie A champions Juventus as the versatile midfielder’s contract will expire this summer. Fabinho won the Ligue 1 title in the 2016-17 season and helped AS Monaco to reach the Champions League finals before a loss to Juventus in the last four, Former Liverpool FC defender Nicol welcomed Fabinho’s addition to the Reds team in the summer transfer window. “He isn’t stuck in one position,” Nicol told ESPN FC. “He is a football player. Klopp likes players he can move around and still can do as good a job wherever you put them.” Liverpool FC signed Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk in a £75m deal from Premier League rivals Southampton in the January transfer window. The Reds finished in fourth place in the Premier League table to secure Champions League football in consecutive seasons. MORE: Latest Liverpool FC news and views MORE: Football transfer rumours and gossip Follow @thesportreview on Instagram MORE: Jose Mourinho warned about Man United signing
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