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Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
don bauder Owning a publishing company that produces a paper with info on horse racing is a tangential connection at best. It makes money because people buy it and most of the people that buy it as an aid for their wagers do not have bucks, and decidedly so.— August 1, 2015 2:02 p.m.
Supermarket slump?
The date on yogurt is a sell by date unless otherwise specified. I have eaten yogurt weeks past its sell by date and never had a problem. The only bacteria left in the yogurt are just the good bacteria. As long as it doesn't have a bluish-green tinge or a particularly sour smell or taste, it should be fine.— August 1, 2015 1:59 p.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
don bauder I never gave any thought at all to what meter his books were written in. I enjoyed them as a kid, my daughter did when she was young and that's all I cared about. My daughter has the books that my parents read to me from and I to her, and if she ever has children, no doubt she will do the same, all without thought of which meter they are written in.— August 1, 2015 1:44 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
Now, as to your "fairly old research out of Israel", how about providing a link so that we all can read it. I can only go own personal experience. I have been playing golf for decades on courses irrigated by reclaimed water. I have been in recreational areas of all sports that are irrigated by reclaimed water. Neither my wife, our daughter nor myself have ever experienced any health issues directly or indirectly related to the use of reclaimed water for irrigation.— August 1, 2015 1:40 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
I have no idea what the intention of your "equation" is. Yes, rounded off, 52 million gallons is 6,951,872 cubic feet. And yes, 6,951872 cubic feet is 160 acre feet. Though I must confess that I have no idea of the relevance of the "160 acre feet ÷ 16 acre feet per acre = about ten acres." All you've done is restate 52 million gallons in different metrics. Since you agree that 180 million gallons sounds about right, how do you reconcile your statement that Sunnylands "is likely to "consume" well over 600 million gallons per year"? How about explaining the method used to derive your "estimate" of 600 million gallons per year. That would represent a usage equivalent of 1,643,835 gallons per day. Now, with all of that being said, I did find some more recent data, from last year. According to the CVWD, the average 18 hole course within it's boundaries uses an average of about 300 million gallons of water annually, about 2/3 more than the previous data I used,which I believe was from 2010. Nevertheless, that updated figure off 300 million gallons, for an 18 hole course, is far, far less that your "estimate" of 600 million gallons of usage by Sunnyland. And I would have to guess that if the CVWD is giving the figures, it would come from the actual metered useage. Believe it, don't believe it. I don't really care. It is what it is and just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's not true.— August 1, 2015 1:29 p.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
It's been oft said that reality is stranger than fiction. Or more simply put, sometimes you just can't make this sh!t up!— July 31, 2015 6:54 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
don bauder Yes I am aware that DRF was once owned by Annenber's father's publishing company and later by Annenberg. That has been discussed in the Reader previously, in regard to your opinions of Moses Annenberg's organized crime connections I don't know however, what the meaning of your comment is. Please explicate.— July 31, 2015 6:47 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
don bauder I don't believe this happened in the 1950's. It's well known that Annenberg commissioned the design of the course 1963, construction began in 1964 and was finished in 1965, though parts of the course opened for play in 1964, even before the Annenbergs’ house was finished.— July 31, 2015 4:18 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
Based on a study I read several years ago, the annual irrigation water use for an 18 hole course in the Coachella Valley is 550 acre feet. That is about 180 million gallon, for an 18 hole course. Sunnylands is a 9 hole course, so you can do the math. Additional, last year I read a story citing a USGA report that said in the southwest region, during the hottest months of the year, it takes about a million gallons a week to properly maintain an 18 hole course. In the past few years, about 60 of the 120 acres of turf grass were replaced with meadow grass and mulch to reduce water use and the course's irrigation system has been upgraded for efficiency, including the necessary work to connect to to the reclaimed water system once the pipeline to the estate is finished. BTW the estate is owned by the Annenberg Trust at Sunnylands.— July 31, 2015 4:12 p.m.
Papa Doug buys Rhode Island estate
don bauder It's a nine hole course. However, many years ago, back in the 80's or 90's I think, the course was redesigned accommodate additional tees of varying lengths, making it possible to play 18 holes. I once read that one of the guys who helped with the renovation figured out that found over 150 golf holes that could be played by using different tee and green combinations.— July 30, 2015 7:16 p.m.