Calcium is considered as one of the most vital nutrients in the body. About 99 percentages of the calcium are stored in your teeth and bones while the rest is found in your muscles, blood, and other tissues.
Your body uses this mineral to carry out the variety of important functions, including sending vital messages through your nervous system.
In fact, calcium deficiency is a very common health issue across the globe, particularly among the postmenopausal and elderly women. It may also affect the healthy development of your children.
Many factors may contribute to its deficiency. Usually, it can result from the deficiency of adequate calcium in the daily diet, aging, hormonal changes in your body, and low vitamin D levels.
People often ignore these warning signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency, till the problem becomes more severe. It is very important to know these early signs because addressing this problem early may save you from complications in future. With a very simple blood test, a doctor may check your calcium level.
For reducing the risk of deficiency of calcium, you should consume the required amount of calcium a day through the food that you eat. If needed, you may take calcium supplements after you consult your doctor. In this article, VKool.com will show you 8 signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency in humans. This article listed the warning signs that you should notice to get over this deficiency timely. However, it is not intended to give medical advice and it is solely for the informational purpose. Keep reading this article to understand more.
Inadequate calcium in your body may affect the health of the bones. This mineral is vital for you to build your bones and keep them strong.
With a low calcium level, your bones are likely to get weak, which will increase susceptibility to osteoporosis or fractures. In a long time, weak bones may also impact the stature and overall strength of a person.
This is why parents have to ensure that their children are consuming calcium-rich foods, particularly during their growing years.
If you do not take in enough calcium, your body begins using the calcium from the bones to ensure a normal cell function.
Old people, particularly women after menopause, should take calcium supplements to prevent fractures and bone loss that occur with age.
One of the most warning signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency in humans is muscle cramps and aches. Lack of sufficient calcium can cause your nerve cells to get extra sensitive, resulting in sudden muscle pain and cramping.
Uncontrollable muscle twitches along with tingling and numbness sensations in your hands and legs may occur for the same cause.
Furthermore, a low calcium level can impair your nervous system, which will affect to the functionality of nerves.
In fact, if you are suffering from muscle aches and cramps on the regular basis, despite an adequate hemoglobin level and proper hydration, it is time for you to check your calcium level.
Calcium is so needed for your body to maintain a healthy immune system that can help it to battle viruses, yeasts, fungi, and bacteria. This is why those who are deficient in this mineral are more likely to get infections and common colds.
Moreover, calcium is an important alkaline mineral that can raise the oxygen level in the blood. Fungi and bacteria cannot survive in the alkaline atmosphere.
It can also support the healing process of your injuries and wounds. According to a 2019 study in Current Biology, a flash of this mineral is the first step in repairing the damaged tissues to reduce the healing time after injury or surgery.
Calcium deficiency may even show its symptom in your teeth. Calcium is a vital constituent of your teeth; hence, its deficiency may cause defective and delayed tooth formation in children. Also, adults can have more frequent instances of the tooth decay or other oral problems.
According to a 2001 study in the American Journal, both vitamin D and calcium supplements can help to reduce tooth loss in elderly people.
Premenstrual syndrome is a very common issue faced by women. These symptoms include moodiness, bloating, cramping, and food cravings.
They often begin in the latter half of their menstrual cycle, after ovulation starts, and go away one or two days after the period starts.
To the extent, having premenstrual syndrome symptoms isn't problematic, but if these symptoms are becoming severe month by month, it may result from nutritional deficiencies. Calcium deficiency may also be the main reason.
Calcium can support cyclic fluctuations during your menstrual cycle, which aids in reducing and preventing the severity of premenstrual syndrome. It even assists you in cramping and other symptoms thanks to its role in the estrogen detoxification.
Calcium is also involved in the normal development of the ovarian hormones and uterus in women. According to a 2000 review, calcium supplements may help with premenstrual syndrome.
Sufficient calcium intake is very important for a healthy body weight. It has been discovered that most obese people don't consume the required daily need of calcium. Therefore, if you're struggling to reduce weight, it can be due to deficiency of calcium.
According to a 2004 study in the American Journal, dietary calcium plays an important role in regulating the energy metabolism that can accelerate weight loss whereas diets low in calcium attenuate weight as well as fat gain.
According to a later 2019 study in the British Journal, boosting calcium consumption will spur weight loss, but only in those whose diets lack calcium.
Turning and tossing in bed during the night may have a direct effect on your mood as well as work productivity. Deficiency of sleep on the regular basis is also one of the warning signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency in humans.
Calcium helps to produce melatonin, a sleep hormone that aids in maintaining the sleep-wake cycle of your body. Moreover, this sleep hormone can also increase naturally during the night in order to help you to sleep soundly.
Whenever there is the lack of calcium in your body, melatonin production gets hampered. In addition, calcium also acts as a natural relaxant.
Therefore, if you're having problems staying asleep or falling asleep, you should check your calcium level before reaching for sleep aids. Even drinking 1 cup of warm milk before going to bed may also promote sleep.
In fact, girls who lack calcium from early childhood can experience delayed puberty. It may also result in menstrual problems, such as severe menstrual cramping and irregular periods. In addition, it may cause impaired reproductive function in future.
According to a 2019 study in the Journal of Pediatrics, low absorption or low intake of vitamin D and calcium in adolescents and children can limit their statural growth.
According to another 2019 study, a low-calcium diet can cause adverse interaction on the lumbar spine mineralization in the late-pubertal girls.
Because the late onset of puberty occurring in adolescent girls is related to calcium deficiency, if your children are having this problem, you should consult your doctor.
Be sure that your diet includes foods rich in calcium, such as non-fat or skim milk, dairy products, fortified cereals, dark leafy green vegetables, blackstrap molasses, soy products, and citrus fruits.
You may take a supplement, but you have to consult your doctor for a correct dosage.
Because vitamin D can help to regulate calcium in your blood, make sure that you include foods high in vitamin D in the daily diet. Also, you should enjoy early morning sunlight (about 15 minutes) per day to help your body to produce vitamin D.
Because magnesium helps in calcium retention, you should eat magnesium-rich foods daily. Spinach, summer squash, sea vegetables, green beans, turnips, whole grains, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds are great sources of magnesium.
Caffeine, soda, and excess sodium intake may interfere with calcium absorption. Therefore, you should have them in moderation or avoid them completely.
To get more information related to health problems, go to our main Health page. After studying the writing of top 8 signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency in humans, hope that this article will help you learn more some warning signs to determine this deficiency as well as overcome it. If you have any question or comment, please leave them below, I will respond you as soon as possible. Also, you can share your experiences with us if you know other signs and symptoms of calcium deficiency in humans.


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Juozas Vokietaitis (*  30. September 1872 in Bevardiškiai, Wolost Padovinys, jetzt Gemeinde Marijampolė; † 15. Dezember 1931 in Berlin) war ein litauischer Musiker, Chordirigent und Politiker.

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Vokietaitis besuchte die Grundschule in Daukšiai und von 1887 bis 1890 das Lehrerseminar in Veiveriai. Als Lehrer arbeitete er in Lodsch (Polen). Ab 1907 lebte er in Kaunas. Von 1907 bis 1914 leitete er die  Lehrer-Kurse des "Saulės"-Vereins, unterrichtete Musik und führte den Chor. Ab 1918 war er Mitglied im Rat der Stadtgemeinde Kaunas. Beim Ersten Weltkrieg lebte er in Russland. In Woronesch leitete er ein Chor. Von 1918 bis 1925 leitete er das Saulės-Lehrerseminar als Direktor. Er lehrte Psychologie,  Pädagogik und Pädagogikgeschichte. Von 1919 bis 1931 leitete er als Direktor das Grundschulbildungsdepartament am Bildungsministerium Litauens. 1931 war er Bürgermeister der Stadtgemeinde Kaunas.

Sein Bruder war Antanas Vokietaitis (1877–1950).

Auszeichnungen
 1928: DLK Gedimino 3 laipsnio ordinas
 1931: DLK Gedimino 2 laipsnio ordinas

Literatur
 Boleslovas Zubrickas. Pasaulio lietuvių chorvedžiai: enciklopedinis žinynas. – Vilnius, 1999.

Pädagoge (20. Jahrhundert)
Musikpädagoge
Ministerialbeamter (Litauen)
Bürgermeister (Kaunas)
Person (Gemeinde Marijampolė)
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Gestorben 1931
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'Forever chemicals' found in water at Oregon National Guard bases, school
By Michael Kohn EO Media Group
BEND — The supply of drinking water at the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program on Dodds Road near Bend, as well as nine other national guard facilities in Oregon, contains toxic fluorinated chemicals, according to data released by a Washington, D.C.-based environmental organization.
While the levels of PFAS chemicals in the water fall within those considered safe by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, some scientists are concerned that even low levels are unhealthy.
The Environmental Working Group, the D.C.-based nonprofit, issued its findings on the PFAS levels on Sept. 11. The group obtained its information from newly released Department of Defense test results under the Freedom of Information Act.
Nicknamed "forever chemicals," PFAS chemicals never break down in the environment and accumulate in the human body. The chemicals can be found in nonstick pans, waterproof clothing and food packaging, such as microwave popcorn bags. They are also found in firefighting foam, a common product used for training on military bases.
Studies link these chemicals to thyroid problems, cancer and child development issues, especially if exposed at levels higher than the Environmental Protection Agency's lifetime health advisory of 70 parts per trillion.
"PFAS are man-made chemicals that should not be in drinking water and raise concerns when they are detected," said David Andrews, senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group. "Although the concentrations found in water are often in the low parts per trillion, these chemicals are potent in incredibly small amounts."
The Youth Challenge Program, as well as the other national guard sites, draws water from an on-site well. The National Guard facility on Simpson Avenue in Bend is connected to the city water supply and was therefore not tested.
The youth program is Oregon's only accredited statewide alternative high school and uses a nontraditional education model similar to a military academy. Targeted students are those who are failing or have dropped out of traditional high schools.
Frank Tallman, the school's deputy director, said the school conducts water testing on a monthly basis and has so far found no contaminants.
The other site tested in Deschutes County was the Central Oregon Unit Training Equipment Site, east of Redmond Airport, said Jim Arnold, environmental branch chief for the Oregon Military Department. Vehicles and equipment for the Biak Training Center, located about 1 mile away, are housed at the site.
Other military bases in Oregon that had some trace elements of PFAS include the Christmas Valley Air Force Station, Roseburg Armory, Grants Pass Armory, the Lane County Armed Forces Reserve Center and the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem.
Testing at the Youth Challenge site was conducted in June 2017, according to Department of Defense data reviewed by The Bulletin.
Aqueous film-forming foam concentrates, also known as firefighting foam, have been identified as a major source of contamination at most Department of Defense facilities, said Andrews.
While earlier generations of firefighting foam had high levels of PFAS, those foams are no longer used in training exercises, said Maj. Stephen Bomar, public affairs officer for the Oregon National Guard. Rainstorms can cause chemicals to leach into the ground and groundwater, Bomar said.
With the completion of the Defense Department testing, the next move is to identify where the chemicals were released, Bomar said. Inspectors will sample the soil and water.
Among the Oregon National Guard facilities, the highest level of detected PFAS chemicals was found at the Christmas Valley site, which had 14.3 total parts per trillion detected. The Oregon Youth Challenge site had 9.75 parts per trillion detected and the site near the Redmond Airport had 3.72 parts per trillion detected, according to the Environmental Working Group report.
These numbers were far lower than other detected PFAS levels elsewhere in the country. The Joint Forces Training Base in California, for example, registered 790.5 parts per trillion.
The chemicals are not uncommon among American public drinking water systems, studies show. They have been found in the drinking water of 19 million Americans in 49 states, according to a study by Northeastern University. The Environmental Working Group reports as many as 400 military sites nationwide have water with known or suspected PFAS contamination.
In response to its findings, the Army has installed filtration systems — or changed water sources — at all locations where the drinking water contamination from the chemicals exceeded the lifetime health advisory.
"At this point we are following the EPA and (Department of Environmental Quality) lead to continue using (the water) as normal," said Arnold. "That 70 part per trillion is the advisory level and the level (at the school) is well below that."
There are currently no U.S. Army personnel or families drinking water that contain contaminants above the lifetime health advisory, according to the Army in a statement to Environmental Working Group.
But the group believes that any level above 1 part per trillion is an unsafe level.
"These results are alarming because they show that PFAS contamination of the water provided to our soldiers is nationwide and exposes them to a number of types of PFAS," said Andrews, the working group scientist.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is working with several military sites in the state to assess PFAS levels from firefighting foam.
"The DEQ isn't aware of any drinking water wells in Oregon that exceed EPA health levels," said Laura Gleim, public affairs specialist for the department's office in Bend. "PFAS are emerging chemicals of concern, and DEQ is working with Oregon Health Authority to identify a plan for how to address these chemicals more broadly in Oregon's environment."
"The levels detected at Oregon military sites are below the current EPA health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion, which is the level set to protect public health," Gleim added.
Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of fluorinated chemicals. This week, Denmark became the first country to ban PFAS in food packaging.
Pending legislation in Congress would for the first time mandate new monitoring and cleanup by the Department of Defense and the EPA. The changes will appear in the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for 2020. The bills would end the Pentagon's use of fluorinated firefighting foam and end the military's use of PFAS in food packaging.
In July, the Trump administration voiced opposition to the bills, saying they would be vetoed if brought to the Oval Office.
"Congress should not wait for President Trump's EPA to act," said Scott Faber, EWG's senior vice president for government affairs. "The final NDAA must quickly end the Defense Department's use of PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging, and kick-start efforts to clean up legacy PFAS pollution."
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How to Repair Dry Rot
Dry rot is caused by a fungus that eats away at wood, eventually turning it into a crumbly mess. Severe infestations can threaten the structural integrity of a home, cabin, shed, dock, or other wood structure, requiring a professional for treatment. Repairing localized cases of dry rot, however, is a feasible DIY project.
Assessing the Damage
The first thing to know about dry rot is that it is a result of wood being exposed to moisture, though the name suggests otherwise. It always starts at a place where the wood is wet, but unlike 'wet rot' it is capable of traveling long distances to infect large areas, transporting the moisture it needs in the process.
What Is Dry Rot?
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As dry rot progresses, paint flakes off and the wood begins to crack and crumble. If you find this spread throughout large areas of the house or in any load-bearing parts of the wood structure, you have a serious problem and need to seek expert help.
Specialists will:
Use fans and blowers to dry things out
Apply fungicides to stop the rot from advancing
Carefully remove and repair all the damaged wood without compromising the structural integrity of your home
On the other hand, if you find a few areas of soft crumbly wood in a door, siding, exterior trim, floorboards or other non-structural parts of the house, you can proceed with the repair methods outlined below.
Gather these tools and materials to get started.
Wood hardener
Replacement wood
Wood glue or epoxy
Paint or other sealant
Step-By-Step Repair
The exact method for repairing dry rot will depend on the nature and scope of the damage, but there are several basic steps involved in the process no matter where the rot has occurred.
Dry out the wood. Any repair is useless until the source of moisture is eliminated and the wood is allowed to dry. It can take many months for wood to dry in cool humid conditions, so you may consider setting up a fan to speed up the process. Expose any concealed wood to fresh air, if possible.
Remove the rotten wood. Larger areas may be cut out with a handsaw; for small areas simply scrape the loose wood away with a putty knife and use a stiff wire brush to remove all the little loose bits.
Apply wood hardener. If you aren't able to cut back into solid wood with a saw, use a chemical wood hardener to firm up the surface of the wood after you scraped away the crumbly part. This should be applied liberally with a brush and left for several hours to dry.
Fill the void. Here is where the approach used will begin to differ based on the material you are working with and the quantity of rotten wood that was removed. If the area where the wood was removed was less than an inch in thickness, it's feasible to use wood filler to fill it. This is a thick paste that can be packed into the void and shaped with a putty knife to reconstitute the original form of the wood; it can be applied in layers to fill larger areas. Otherwise, you'll need to cut a piece of wood to fit the shape of the void. Glue this into place (or use an exterior epoxy if it will be exposed to the elements), using clamps to secure it until the wood dries.
Finish the surface. Once the bulk of the void is filled, there are usually several additional steps to make the wood look as good as new. The wood filler can be sanded down so it is smooth and blends seamlessly with the adjacent surface. If there are small gaps between where a wood block was inserted and the original wood, these can be filled with wood filler for a smooth transition. For either technique, the new surface should be painted, stained or sealed to match the surrounding wood and protect it from further damage.
There are many types of wood fillers, epoxies and hardeners on the market, so the exact steps may vary slightly. Follow the instructions on the container to ensure good results and for personal safety, as many of these substances are toxic.
Stopping the Spread
Though professional knowledge and expertise is needed to keep severe cases of dry rot from advancing, it is feasible for homeowners to use a natural fungicide as a preventative for future dry rot infestation. Boric acid, the common household pest repellent, has the same effect on the dry rot fungus as it does on insects.
There are commercially available preparations that are premixed at the right concentration for use against dry rot, such as Tim-Bor and Boracare; these can be rolled or brushed on or applied with a sprayer. Though boric acid is a naturally-derived substance, it is still toxic and should only be used in accordance with the instructions on the label.
Reviving and Maintaining Old Weathered Wood
The simple truth is that all old houses have at least a little rotten wood here and there. By repairing it as you find it, you can keep a small problem from erupting into a big, costly one.
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Anna Mary Hatton, Carmel, Carmel Mission Ranch, Clint Eastwood, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, William E. Martin
Carmel – Mission Ranch
April 22, 2014 adventuresofahometowntourist 4 Comments
"This is where I would have liked to have been raised if I had had a choice…I figured this would be the place…It kind of gets into your blood, this countryside and the people. So to me it represents my family. And it just represents a quieter life. That is why I guess I bought the Mission Ranch to begin with, because I wanted to preserve the history here." (Clint Eastwood)(1)
If you happen to walk south from Ocean Avenue on Dolores all the way to the end (about nine blocks) you will be inexplicably drawn by the serene beauty, right – into the driveway of the Mission Ranch, a historic inn, restaurant and lounge.
While stationed at Fort Ord in the 1950's, current Mission Ranch owner, Clint Eastwood would experience this same mesmerizing attraction.
If you happen upon the Mission Ranch around 4:00PM, have a seat on the patio, order your beverage of choice, enjoy the sheep who peacefully graze the open meadow land,
and the awesome view of
and Point Lobos.
while I expound on the
fascinating history
of Mission Ranch.
In August of 1771, Blessed Father Junipero Serra moved the location of his mission in Monterey to a site at the mouth of the Carmel River. The acres surrounding the newly founded Carmel Mission would become a ranch used for farming, grazing and housing.
In 1834 the Mexican government secularized the missions and divided the mission lands into land grants. Juan Romero would come to own the 160 acres surrounding Carmel Mission.
In 1852 Romero deeded the acres to William Curtis, a Monterey store owner, for $300. The deed was signed by Romero with an "X" and his name written by someone else.
This land encompassed the Carmel Mission, the old pear orchard which is now the Carmel Youth Baseball Field, a lean-to house directly below the mission, land up to Santa Lucia Avenue, half of the Carmel Point area and across the Carmel River to land bordering the old Odello artichoke field.
In 1856, Mr. Curtis sold the property to one of his clerks, Mr. Loveland.
News of gold in California, enticed 60+ year old William Martin (originally from Scotland, via Canada) to immigrate to the United States. He brought along his wife and six children.
"They took a boat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans; another ship across to Central America. Then across the Isthmus, and still another boat up the Pacific Coast. They were on "Captain Josselyn's Schooner", in the month of March, 1856 when it stopped in Monterey for a half day, to unload some cargo. The Martins went ashore, past the adobe buildings that comprised the village of Monterey, up the hill, and spread a picnic lunch under the oaks and pines. They felt the power of the"circle of enchantment", and they liked the land. They stayed!" (2) William Martin purchased land at the mouth of the Pajaro, and Salinas Rivers.
In 1859, William Martin's son John purchased the property surrounding the Carmel Mission from the Loveland's.
Due to neglect, the Mission lay in ruins, but John found a small adobe still habitable on the property. The structure consisted of a kitchen with cook stove and lean-to living room. This adobe was most likely the lean-to built in 1812 to house the Carmel Mission orchardist and caretaker.
Later in 1859 John and his brother Robert purchased their father's land interest near the Pajaro and Salinas river to raise stock for dairy.
Martin Farmhouse
In 1871 while visiting Canada, John met Elizabeth Stewart, a 31 year old widow with three sons, and convinced her to marry him and come to California.
In the 1880's John and Elizabeth built a one story farmhouse on their property.
As the Martin family grew to nine members, a second floor was added to the farmhouse.
The picture above, taken by Marcia De Voe, shows the Martin Farmhouse in 1969. The picture below shows the farmhouse in 2014.
Current owner of Mission Ranch, Clint Eastwood restored the Martin Farmhouse to its former glory…
with six quaint bedrooms, a delightful common living area with fire place and…
baby grand for
spontaneous sing alongs.
The Farmhouse is perfect for family reunions or wedding parties. My niece and her groom rented the charming Martin Family Homestead for their wedding party.
Martin Dairy
Improper recording of the Pajaro deed, caused the Martin Brothers to lose the land they were using to raise their dairy stock. To avoid this happening with the Martin Ranch John had the property recorded with the U.S. government in 1874.
The dairy stock was moved to the Martin Ranch and shortly thereafter, the industrious Martin Brothers opened one of California's first dairies.
They built barns for milking. The original cow barn is now the Patio Barn.
And a creamery, now the Mission Ranch Dinning Room, to supply the county with cheese and butter.
Walker Track
The Martin family worked this land for 60 years. In 1918 they sold their now 216 acre ranch to Mr. and Mrs. Willis J. Walker for $150,000. The Walker's earned their money in lumber and were prominent San Francisco socialites.
The 216 acres were bordered on the north side by Santa Lucia, the east by Hatton Fields, and the south by Carmel River. The Walkers subdivided the land into what was called the Walker Track, and sold many of the lots.
The Walker's who had no interest in farming, turned the ranch into a private riding and recreation club. They built the large barn, now used as the Mission Ranch Office, for Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps to board her riding horses.
Carmelites did not take to the private recreation club idea, and Mrs. Phelps moved her horses to Carmel Valley.
But as the saying goes, "if at first you don't succeed, try try again." In 1936 Mrs. Walker converted the ranch into an informal country club with swimming, tennis and badminton.
The old ranch house became the clubhouse. And with the addition of a stage and dance floor, the old milking barn became a swingin' dance hall.
In 1937 Allen Knight (Carmel mayor from 1950 – 1952) and his orchestra were the first to open on the new stage at what was then called, the Valley Ranch Club and Dance Hall.
Today this is the Patio Barn, with stage, dance floor and rustic full cocktail service bar.
The historical milking barn has been fully restored and makes a lovely venue for wedding receptions, cocktail parties or corporate events.
A wall of glass doors on the south side opens to a brick patio with views of the meadow.
See You At The Ranch
In 1940 Margaret and Bert Dienelt bought the ranch from the Walker's estate for $40,000. The track of land now only 100 acres was in a state of disrepair.
The Dienelt's decided to keep the property as a club. After some refurbishments they were ready to open to the public.
"It was great – even we teenagers could afford the dues of $1 a year. The big barn was turned into badminton courts, the small barn was used for roller skating, there was also an archery court, and the swimming pool was a real gift to us kids." (3)
The Dienelt's sold about 20,000 $1 memberships and operated the property for about 40 years. Charles "Skip" Heebner, Mrs. Dienelt's son managed the cottage ranch and dinner-house until 1976.
"For years it was a place of enjoyable memories for many, with a homey restaurant and piano bar, with nights of dancing in the bar – the place Carmelites and Valleyites meant when they said, "See you at the Ranch." (4)
During World War II and the Korean War, the big barn was used as an Officer's Club for the Army and Navy. With its bar, stage and dance floor, it proved quite a popular night spot for off duty service men and women.
In 1950, off duty from Fort Ord, twenty-one year old Clint Eastwood made his way to the Mission Ranch and it was love at first sight.
"The first time I saw the place I thought it was terrific," he says. "Visually it was something else, and I thought it was the place I'd like to call home. So I kind of adopted Carmel."(5)
100 Acres to 20 Acres
Around 1980 the State of California acquired by eminent domain, the land and lagoon rights to the beach. Carmel School District purchased the property to the west of Mission Ranch where River School resides. The Dienelt's sold four acres south of the mission for the Carmel Youth Baseball Field, and gave the Carmel Mission four acres.
The Dienelt Family sold the remaining 20 acres to the Mission Ranch Corporation, a group of professionals, most living in the San Francisco Bay Area, for $3 million.
Mission Ranch Corporation
The City Of Carmel
Early in 1984 Mission Ranch Corporation won a decision to rezone the Mission Ranch property for the building of a 61 plus unit residential development on 8.24 of the 20 acres.
In the spring of that year, the city of Carmel filed a lawsuit to block development of the wetlands and entered into talks with Mission Ranch Corporation to purchase the property.
City Manager Douglas Schmitz said Mission Ranch Corporation originally asked for $8 million but lowered the price to $6.5.
In October of 1984, Monterey Superior Court Judge Maurice Jourdane ruled in favor of the city and overturned the rezoning decision for Mission Ranch. The Mission Ranch Corporation immediately filed an appeal.
On May 13, 1985, the Carmel City Council secretly offered to buy Mission Ranch for $3.75 million. Mission Ranch Corporation president Doug Tuck counted with $5 million.
A number of private and public entities felt that the purchase of Mission Ranch would be a good acquisition for the city of Carmel.
The city could keep the tennis courts and some property for recreational use. The Coastal Conservancy would buy the wetlands area so the environmentally sensitive habitat remained open space.The Frohman Academy, a musical theater education organization, would use the facilities for rehearsals, and shows. And the Carmel Heritage Society was interested in using some of the space for a museum.
Even after petitioning concerned citizens to contribute to the fund to purchase Mission Ranch, the price of $5 to $6.5 million was just too much for the city to come up with.
Save The Ranch
"About 1983 rumor had it that the property was going to be sold and condominiums would be built there. All that history gone! This is a project for Carmel Heritage – Save the Mission Ranch.
Helen Wilson and Marjorie Lloyd, who were on the Carmel Heritage Board at the time, invited Clint Eastwood to attend a meeting regarding the Mission Ranch. He was asked if perhaps he could get some of his friends together to form a group that would purchase the Mission Ranch so that it could be preserved.
At the next meeting Clint reported that he was not able to get anyone to invest – a big groan went up – and then Clint said, "But I will buy the Ranch and it will be preserved." What a cheer then went up. And Clint did, he made improvements…"(6)
Mayor Clint Eastwood
In December 1986, Mayor Clint Eastwood purchased Mission Ranch under the umbrella of one of his production companies, Tehama Productions, Inc. Eastwood vowed to keep the buildings and grounds as they were, except for the upgrading of plumbing and electrical and the eviction of the termite population. Which, according to Eastwood, were keeping some "buildings standing by holding hands."
"I think the majority of people in Carmel would like it (Mission Ranch) to remain the same," said Eastwood. "Hopefully it can be a place where people can come back in 20 years and it will still be here." (7)
"Doug Tuck called Eastwood's offer an 'altruistic' one. "We had never dealt with anyone who was more of a gentleman, more sincere, more easier to get along with than the mayor," Tuck said." (8)
"Locked In Time"
Clint Eastwood and Carmel Development Co., virtually rebuilt the white clapboard dairy ranch, reserving the flavor and facades dating back to the 1850's, keeping the historic ranch, "locked in time."
The renovation, which began in 1989, took three and one-half years to complete. The Martin farmhouse, the Dance Barn, bunkhouse and restaurant were restored.
Those that were too dilapidated to be saved such as the cottages behind the bunkhouse were replaced with new housing units that look like the original structures.
In 1992, Alan Williams and Michael Waxer of Carmel Development Co., won an award for excellence in architecture from the American Institute of Architects Monterey Chapter, for their work on the renovation and restoration of Mission Ranch.
On September 20, 1992, the Carmel Heritage Society presented Clint Eastwood with the Historic Preservation Award for saving the Mission Ranch, and preserving it for future generations to enjoy.
And that is the history of Mission Ranch.
See you at the Ranch!!
All Photos by L. A. Momboisse unless except those noted below:
– Black and White photo of land around Carmel Mission c. 1877. (Morgado, Martin. "Junipero Serra's Legacy." Mount Carmel, Pacific Grove, 1987, pg 115.– Black and White photo of Martin farmhouse with Elizabeth Martin (sitting). (De Voe, Marcia. "The Martins and The Hattons." Carmel-by-the-Sea, 1979, pg 14)
– Black and White photo of Martin farmhouse taken in 1969 by Marcia De Voe. (Courtesy of Harrison Memorial History Library)
– Black and White photo Mission Ranch Cottages behind the bunkhouse in 1986. (Pine Cone, December 11, 1986. Photo Holly McFarland.)
(1) Ed Broyhill. "Ed Boyhill and Clint Eastwood Team Up: Mission Ranch Collection." Online Video Clip. You Tube. You Tube October 5, 2009, April 11, 2014.
(2) De Voe, Marcia. "The Martins and The Hattons." Carmel-by-the-Sea, 1979, pg 9.
(3) Prine, Kay. "Mission Ranch." (Memories of Kay Prine on a plaque on the wall in the office of Mission Ranch)
(4) Hale, Sharon Lee. "A Tribute to Yesterday." Valley Publishers, 1980, pg 120)
(5) Cheever, Susan. "Architectural Digest Visits: Clint Eastwood." Architectural Digest July 1993: 84 – 91. Print.
(6)Prine, Kay. "Mission Ranch." (Memories of Kay Prine on a plaque on the wall in the office of Mission Ranch)
(7)Leland, David. "Eastwood Intends to Preserve the property as it is now." Pine Cone, December 11, 1986.
(8)Ibid.
Wilson, Helen. "The Mission Ranch – A Brief History." The Herald Weekend Magazine, April 20, 1986.
Barron, Betty. "The Mission Ranch Story." The Big Sur Gazette, July 1980.
Gardner, Michael. "City of Carmel made $3.75 Million Secret Offer to buy Mission Ranch." Carmel Pine Cone, November 28, 1985.Gardner, Michael. "City's Mission Ranch Offer: Folly or Genius?. Carmel Pine Cone, November 1985.
Gardner, Michael. "Want to Develop Property Say Mission Ranch Owners." Carmel Pine Cone, January 16, 1986.
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4 thoughts on "Carmel – Mission Ranch"
This was an excellent read, thanks for posting it! Just one correction – John Martin's wife, Elizabeth, was Elizabeth Stewart, not Steward prior to her marriage to John Martin. I'm her 2nd great granddaughter through her first husband, Andrew Stewart.
Lynn Momboisse says:
Hi Alyssa: Thank you for your comment. I always appreciate any corrections. I have made the change. I am also keeping your name and email on my list of contacts regarding a project I am working on – Carmel Heritage Society Oral History Project. We have a few videos of some of the Hatton's and the Martin's. They are very interesting and once they can be made public you might enjoy viewing them. Also if I have any questions regarding Hatton Martin history I hope that I might be able to run the questions by you. Again thank you so much for reading this and commenting. Lynn
kaweah says:
Thanks again for your very informative and well-illustrated posts! I have one question about the Walker Tract. You gave the northern, eastern, and southern boundaries of it. Did the Walker Tract extend westward to the ocean?
Hi Dan: Thank you for your interest in my blog posts. I can not say for sure that it went all the way westward to the ocean. But that would seem the most logical since the Walkers owned the land where the Frank Lloyd Wright house was built for Mrs. Walker on the ocean side of Scenic Road – You may read about that in my posts regarding Frank Lloyd Wright.


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![Yams](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpsim/Yams/main/yams.jpg)

A sweet and swifty [YAML](http://yaml.org/) parser built on
[LibYAML](https://github.com/yaml/libyaml).

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## Installation

Building Yams requires Xcode 12.5+ or a Swift 5.4+ toolchain with the
Swift Package Manager or CMake and Ninja.

### CMake

CMake 3.17.2 or newer is required, along with Ninja 1.9.0 or newer.

When building for non-Apple platforms:

```
cmake -B /path/to/build -G Ninja -S /path/to/yams -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFoundation_DIR=/path/to/foundation/build/cmake/modules
cmake --build /path/to/build
```

To build for Apple platforms (macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS), there is no
need to spearately build Foundation because it is included as part of
the SDK:

```
cmake -B /path/to/build -G Ninja -S /path/to/yams -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build /path/to/build
```

### Swift Package Manager

Add `.package(url: "https://github.com/jpsim/Yams.git", from: "5.0.1")` to your
`Package.swift` file's `dependencies`.

### CocoaPods

Add `pod 'Yams'` to your `Podfile`.

### Carthage

Add `github "jpsim/Yams"` to your `Cartfile`.

### Bazel

In your WORKSPACE file

```WORKSPACE
YAMS_GIT_SHA = "SOME_SHA"
http_archive(
    name = "com_github_jpsim_yams",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/jpsim/Yams/archive/%s.zip" % YAMS_GIT_SHA,
    ],
    strip_prefix = "Yams-%s" % YAMS_GIT_SHA,
)
```

## Usage

Yams has three groups of conversion APIs:
one for use with [`Codable` types](#codable-types),
another for [Swift Standard Library types](#swift-standard-library-types),
and a third one for a [Yams-native](#yamsnode) representation.

#### `Codable` types

- Codable is an [encoding & decoding strategy introduced in Swift 4][Codable]
  enabling easy conversion between YAML and other Encoders like
  [JSONEncoder][JSONEncoder] and [PropertyListEncoder][PropertyListEncoder].
- Lowest computational overhead, equivalent to `Yams.Node`.
- **Encoding: `YAMLEncoder.encode(_:)`**
  Produces a YAML `String` from an instance of type conforming to `Encodable`.
- **Decoding: `YAMLDecoder.decode(_:from:)`**
  Decodes an instance of type conforming to `Decodable` from YAML `String` or
  `Data`.

```swift
import Foundation
import Yams

struct S: Codable {
    var p: String
}

let s = S(p: "test")
let encoder = YAMLEncoder()
let encodedYAML = try encoder.encode(s)
encodedYAML == """
p: test

"""
let decoder = YAMLDecoder()
let decoded = try decoder.decode(S.self, from: encodedYAML)
s.p == decoded.p
```

#### Swift Standard Library types

- The type of Swift Standard Library is inferred from the contents of the
  internal `Yams.Node` representation by matching regular expressions.
- This method has the largest computational overhead When decoding YAML, because
  the type inference of all objects is done up-front.
- It may be easier to use in such a way as to handle objects created from
  `JSONSerialization` or if the input is already standard library types
  (`Any`, `Dictionary`, `Array`, etc.).
- **Encoding: `Yams.dump(object:)`**
  Produces a YAML `String` from an instance of Swift Standard Library types.
- **Decoding: `Yams.load(yaml:)`**
  Produces an instance of Swift Standard Library types as `Any` from YAML
  `String`.

```swift
// [String: Any]
let dictionary: [String: Any] = ["key": "value"]
let mapYAML: String = try Yams.dump(object: dictionary)
mapYAML == """
key: value

"""
let loadedDictionary = try Yams.load(yaml: mapYAML) as? [String: Any]

// [Any]
let array: [Int] = [1, 2, 3]
let sequenceYAML: String = try Yams.dump(object: array)
sequenceYAML == """
- 1
- 2
- 3

"""
let loadedArray: [Int]? = try Yams.load(yaml: sequenceYAML) as? [Int]

// Any
let string = "string"
let scalarYAML: String = try Yams.dump(object: string)
scalarYAML == """
string

"""
let loadedString: String? = try Yams.load(yaml: scalarYAML) as? String
```

#### `Yams.Node`

- Yams' native model representing [Nodes of YAML][Nodes Spec] which provides all
  functions such as detection and customization of the YAML format.
- Depending on how it is used, computational overhead can be minimized.
- **Encoding: `Yams.serialize(node:)`**
  Produces a YAML `String` from an instance of `Node`.
- **Decoding `Yams.compose(yaml:)`**
  Produces an instance of `Node` from YAML `String`.

```swift
var map: Yams.Node = [
    "array": [
        1, 2, 3
    ]
]
map.mapping?.style = .flow
map["array"]?.sequence?.style = .flow
let yaml = try Yams.serialize(node: map)
yaml == """
{array: [1, 2, 3]}

"""
let node = try Yams.compose(yaml: yaml)
map == node
```

#### Integrating with [Combine](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/combine)

When Apple's Combine framework is available, `YAMLDecoder` conforms to the
`TopLevelDecoder` protocol, which allows it to be used with the
`decode(type:decoder:)` operator:

```swift
import Combine
import Foundation
import Yams

func fetchBook(from url: URL) -> AnyPublisher<Book, Error> {
    URLSession.shared.dataTaskPublisher(for: url)
        .map(\.data)
        .decode(type: Book.self, decoder: YAMLDecoder())
        .eraseToAnyPublisher()
}
```

## License

Both Yams and libYAML are MIT licensed.

[Codable]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/archives_and_serialization/encoding_and_decoding_custom_types
[JSONEncoder]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/jsonencoder
[PropertyListEncoder]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/propertylistencoder
[Nodes Spec]: http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2764044

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Congrats Lupita Nyongo!!! Over the past few weeks Lupita has been all the rage on the fashion blogs and her dress at the Oscars did not disappoint. She was simply stunning.
What made me truly fall in love was this line in her speech, "No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid." So I started researching Lupita and I came across the speech she gave at The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. You can also find the speech on YouTube.
"I want to take this opportunity to talk about beauty. Black beauty. Dark beauty. I received a letter from a girl and I'd like to share just a small part of it with you: "Dear Lupita," it reads, "I think you're really lucky to be this Black but yet this successful in Hollywood overnight. I was just about to buy Dencia's Whitenicious cream to lighten my skin when you appeared on the world map and saved me."
My heart bled a little when I read those words. I could never have guessed that my first job out of school would be so powerful in and of itself and that it would propel me to be such an image of hope in the same way that the women of The Color Purple were to me.
I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin, I got teased and taunted about my night-shaded skin. And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned. The morning would come and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of a mirror because I wanted to see my fair face first. And every day I experienced the same disappointment of being just as dark as I had been the day before. I tried to negotiate with God: I told him I would stop stealing sugar cubes at night if he gave me what I wanted; I would listen to my mother's every word and never lose my school sweater again if he just made me a little lighter. But I guess God was unimpressed with my bargaining chips because He never listened.
And when I was a teenager my self-hate grew worse, as you can imagine happens with adolescence. My mother reminded me often that she thought that I was beautiful but that was no consolation: She's my mother, of course she's supposed to think I am beautiful. And then Alek Wek came on the international scene. A celebrated model, she was dark as night, she was on all of the runways and in every magazine and everyone was talking about how beautiful she was. Even Oprah called her beautiful and that made it a fact. I couldn't believe that people were embracing a woman who looked so much like me as beautiful. My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome and all of a sudden, Oprah was telling me it wasn't. It was perplexing and I wanted to reject it because I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. But a flower couldn't help but bloom inside of me. When I saw Alek I inadvertently saw a reflection of myself that I could not deny. Now, I had a spring in my step because I felt more seen, more appreciated by the far away gatekeepers of beauty, but around me the preference for light skin prevailed. To the beholders that I thought mattered, I was still unbeautiful. And my mother again would say to me, "You can't eat beauty. It doesn't feed you." And these words plagued and bothered me; I didn't really understand them until finally I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.
And what my mother meant when she said you can't eat beauty was that you can't rely on how you look to sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul. It is what got Patsey in so much trouble with her master, but it is also what has kept her story alive to this day. We remember the beauty of her spirit even after the beauty of her body has faded away.
And so I hope that my presence on your screens and in the magazines may lead you, young girl, on a similar journey. That you will feel the validation of your external beauty but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside. There is no shade to that beauty."