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Councilwoman Mickie Winkler's e-mail on recovering Menlo Park sales tax revenues
Original post made by Richard Hine, editor of The Almanac, on Oct 24, 2006
The question of how to grow our sales-tax revenues has become one of the main themes of the current Menlo-Park city council race. Campaigning is an opportunity to educate an interested public. Candidates have a duty to know at least basic financial facts, and so as not to confuse our citizens.
<B>History:</B> During the high-tech boom, companies like Sun Microsystems experienced soaring sales and as a result Menlo Park reaped millions in extra sales-tax revenues, peaking at $12 million in 2000.When the bubble burst, sales dropped and along with them sales-tax revenues. To make matters worse, Sun consolidated their billion-dollar sales operations to more business friendly Santa Clara, taking millions of sales tax dollars with them for good. By the end of 2002, when Lee and I were elected, sales taxes revenues had already fallen nearly 50% to about $6 million.
The question for Menlo Park is what, if anything, can be done to get back that $6 million in lost revenues?
Can we recover lost sales-tax revenues from Santa Cruz Ave, as some have suggested? While we like the idea of more vibrancy downtown, and are delighted with the new construction we have attracted, the city keeps only one cent on every retail dollar, so it would take a retail district bigger than Stanford Park Mall to generate $6 million.
Can we recover lost sales-tax revenues by propping up the failing car dealerships on El Camino Real, as some have suggested? At the peak of the free-spending high-tech bubble, our car dealerships brought in a total of $1.4 million, so we would need four times that number of car dealerships in order to generate $6 million.
Would service businesses or "green energy" start-ups be part of the answer as suggested by some? Unfortunately, in California service businesses -- even as big as Google -- do not pay sales taxes and start-ups rarely generate sufficient product revenues to be major sales tax producers.
So what is our strategy to get back lost revenues?
1. Hotels pay a Transient Occupancy Tax of 10% to the city. Thus a single new hotel like the Rosewood Hotel already under construction at Sand Hill and 280 will generate up to $1.9M/year -- more revenues than all of the car dealerships combined. There is a second hotel before the planning staff at Marsh road and 101 and an expansion of the Stanford Park Hotel has just been announced.
2. Recognizing that the small auto lots on El Camino will never be viable again, we have been working with GM to create a regional auto-mall near the Dumbarton Bridge. Even with GMs proposed tax sharing arrangement on a quarter of the site, the first phase of the auto-mall would generate ¾ million per year – a figure that could easily grow to $3 million per year when the site is fully leased to other dealers.
3. With the understanding that the majority of Menlo Park's sales-tax revenues are generated east of 101 from business selling to other businesses (e.g. computers, office products, etc.) we have been working to change the business unfriendly practices that drove Sun to Santa Clara. Since coming into office we have grown annual business-to-business sales-tax revenues by 22% to $2.5 million.
The fruits of all these efforts, and several other major efforts under way, will take several more years to be fully realized, and we must all understand and commit to the realities of creating a long-term, sustainable economic base.
Mickie Winkler email@example.com
Comments (17)
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 24, 2006 at 1:15 pm
Boy, this presents a very different picture. I had thought the main loss in sales tax revenue was from the failing auto dealerships, or decline in retail businesses. I understand the council has been working on streamlining the processes that businesses use to get regulatory approvals. Can you tell me what's happening, and what effect this is having on helping sales-tax generating businesses east of Bayshore?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 24, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Perhaps Mickie should get her numbers straight. According to the city's own figures, right there on the city website, the sales tax revenue for the year ending 6/30/02 -- 6 months before she took office -- was around $9 million. It has fallen steadily, year by year, since then, so it's now around $6 million. Meanwhile, sales taxes have been increasing across the state.
Fortunately, I think most people in Menlo Park are too smart to be taken in by phony data. Just one look at the vacant buildings in our east of 101 office park and the empty lots on El Camino will illustrate how much business development has occurred between 2002 and 2006.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 24, 2006 at 6:03 pm
First, lets get the facts straight.
Winkler writes: "By the end of 2002, when Lee and I were elected, sales taxes revenues had already fallen nearly 50% to about $6 million."
That's not quite rightl. Now, here's the real data. Sources and links are provided below:
1993 5,178,250
1994 5,769,934
1995 5,897,014
1996 7,085,144
1997 7,393,767
1998 8,068,732
1999 9,101,380
2000 9,381,470
2001 12,358,973
2002 8,648,641 <-- Winkler elected Nov 2002 (Winkler email claims sales tax at $6.0M here)
2003 6,857,224
2004 6,048,940 <-- Sales tax bottoms out at 1995 levels
2005 6,057,460 <-- Sales tax stays flat
2006 6,100,000 <-- Estimate in budget
These data are taken from Consolidate Annual Financial Reports (CAFR's) that appear on the City's web site at the links listed below. I happen to have historical copies all the way back to 1993 which do not appear on the web site.
Web Link (p27)
Web Link (p39)
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Web Link (p35)
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 25, 2006 at 12:36 am
Finance Wonk - you may have missed the cover of the financial statement that says "For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2002." Ms Duboc and Ms. Winkler's first coucil meeting was December 17, 2002. According to the city sales tax records, sales taxes for the CALENDER year ending 12/31/02 were $6,126,046. Almost exactly the number you show for 2006.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 25, 2006 at 2:28 am
I'm not an Econ PhD or a Finance Wonk, but I did witness the high tech boom and bust story. The spike in Finance Wonk's 2001 data is a reflection of the boom and decline is a reflection of the bust. Today's NASDAQ close is still less than half of the peak 2000 level. To suggest that any city council should be expected to grow retail sales by 100% in a normal economy is absurd when our GDP is growing at less than 3% per year. Especially when it takes years to get any major new development projects approved in Menlo park.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 25, 2006 at 7:28 am
FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED: Duboc, Winkler, and Jellins fiddled while Menlo Park sales tax base burned, and their policies failed to reverse it.
SALES TAX RATES ARE FLAT AND HAVE NOT RECOVERED: When sales revenues bottomed at pre-boom (1995) levels they remained flat despite 1.) Duboc & Winkler's "streamlining" policies and 2.) a state and national recovery. California state sales taxes have surpassed pre-boom levels, but local sales tax revenues are stuck below pre-boom levels.
WINKLER MIS-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM: Winkler's simplistic analysis is that sales have waxed and waned with the boom and bust, that Menlo Park is (still after four years of her policies) "unfriendly", and her only policy, "streamlining", a euphemism for zoning liberlizations, will fix it.
ITS HIGH RENTS STUPID: Retailers and sales tax producers are being driven out by high rents both downtown (car dealers) and in the east (light manufacturers.) Menlo Park office rents are and have been the highest in San Mateo County for a long time, and Menlo Park commercial property has fetched the highest prices ever on the West Coast. High rents and high land prices contradict Mickie's claim that there is no economic demand for businesses to locate in Menlo Park. If we are so unfriendly, why are we getting such high rents and property prices.
CASE STUDY: THE PARK THEATER. The owner terminated the lease on his tenant in the expectation of gaining future higher rents from office price. The tenant was willing to pay, and could afford only a slight rent increase. Forced vacancy had nothing to do with "unfriendliness."
HIGH RENT PAYERS PRODUCE LITTLE SALES TAX: RESULT: LOSS OF SALES TAX PRODUCERS: Sales tax revenues are down despite the recovery because there are fewer sales tax producers than there were before the boom. A sales tax producer exodus has occurred because businesses that do not generate sales tax are replacing those that do. Office conversions in the east and downtown, and now condo conversions on El Camino are replacing retailers and other sales tax producers with tenants (professional services) who can afford the rents but pay no sales taxes.
"STREAMLINING (ZONING LIBERALIZATION) MAKES IT WORSE: Property owners want to maximize their rents and property value, not sales tax for the city. Winkler and Duboc's zoning liberalizations make spec development easier, and therefore encourage property owners and developers to convert properties to non sales tax producing uses. The most prominent example is auto dealers, being replaced by offices and condos. Out went the car dealers, in came the condos. There is a net loss in sales tax, because Duboc and Winkler don't understand that commercial parcels that produce sales tax need to be preserved, and they need to add sales tax producers, and "the market" won't do that on its own.
THE PROBLEM WAS FORESEEN IN 1999: This was already known in 1999 by the city council who, then, were taking some actions to preserve sales tax producing zones. Those actions were abandoned in 2002 when Duboc and Winkler took office.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 25, 2006 at 7:37 am
Thanks for the links, FW.
Common Sense <sic> no one, except for a deluded writer here or there, expects to grow the sales tax by 100% to get back to 2001 levels. Any sensible person recognizes that 2001 was an anomaly. But Menlo Park taxes should be growing along with sales taxes across the state.
Mickie et al can obfuscate and manipulate as much as they like, but after four years the direction of their efforts is clear: city finances continue to head downward.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:35 am
Yeah. The real issue is not, as others point out, that sales tax revenue waxed and waned with boom/bust, but stayed flat, and, stayed flat a *pre-boom* levels (1995.)
Remember, both State and National economic indices are fully recoverd and are now surpassing boom peaks. Indices like State sales tax revenues, DOW, S&P, Federal tax revenues etc are surpassing boom peaks.
I'm concerned that this issue is not getting the real attention it deserves, and, unfortunately, in an election environment, leaders will defend, defend, defend, rather than admit.
Menlo Park needs to get serious about this issue.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 25, 2006 at 12:42 pm
At least we are all now agreed, that the ad STILL being distributed by Robinson, Cline, and Bressler entitled "Menlo Park Needs New Management" is factually incorrect in its openning paragraph which states that during the Duboc and Winkler term "sales tax dropped by 50%." This is after Robinson himself admitted that it was incorrect and promised it would be corrected.
a resident of Hillview Middle School
on Oct 25, 2006 at 3:13 pm
I have seen literature that does not have the "sales tax dropped by 50%" so I don't know what you're talking about.
So we should be happy that the sales tax drop was only 30%? That's the real number. The problem isn't the literature; it's the lack of results. And there is no written economic or business development plan after four years. The citizen Budget Advisory Committee was blown off when they volunteered to help tackle this.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 25, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Sales tax did drop by 50%. Check it out here: Web Link
Menlo Park: More lean times predicted as budget season kicks off
By Rebecca Wallace
Almanac Staff Writer
Lean times are expected to continue in Menlo Park, with City Manager David Boesch predicting an $812,000 shortfall between revenues and expenses in the city's budget for fiscal year 2005-06.
Sales-tax revenue, the largest source of income in the city, has dropped more than 50 percent from the 2000-01 heyday of $13 million, he wrote in a staff report.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Oct 25, 2006 at 4:29 pm
I. Regarding Sales Tax:
Not quite correct. Here's the data from the City's Annual Financial Reports for 2002 and 2005. The 'secured' tax revenue is from property tax, which naturally increases as houses sell and are re-assessed. This is what's currently keeping Menlo Park afloat.
Tax revenue Secured Sales Total
True that the sales tax revenue had begun to decline before Mickie, Lee and Nick took office, but not 6,000,000 as claimed. And it continued to decline. What is notable is that today we are back where we were approximately 10 years ago -- when presumably the city was able to balance its budget.
II. Regarding Menlo Park as 'Business Unfriendly'.
Whether city policy has anything to do with this notion or not depends on whose business you're referring to. The real issue for businesses that choose to locate in Menlo Park is rent. Dave Johnson is aware of this, and it's been discussed at the Downtown Business Roundtable with Mickie present.
Menlo Park has high, if not highest, office rents. I cite the 1st Quarter 2006 reports from CBRE Menlo Park and Palo Alto rent survey data.
Menlo Park Palo Alto
Total Vacancy: 23.3% 8.8%
Avg Lease Rate: $3.57 sq/ft $3.29 sq/ft
Palo Alto is cheaper than Menlo Park; Palo Alto has less vacancy.
Mickie's view is anecdotal. But here's an anecdote from the LA Times March 9, 2003 in an article titled Valley of the Stunned Raccoons.
""I can't stand it," cries a lawyer in San Francisco at the mere mention of "the Peninsula," as people in the Bay Area call the valley to the south. "The tech bubble nearly caused the disintegration of our law firm. We had to relocate out of Menlo Park when our lease came up for renewal because E-Trade offered the landlord three times what we were paying. We'd been in that office, never missing a payment, for 14 years, and the landlord met with us for five minutes and then said, 'I don't know why I'm even talking to you.'"
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Oct 25, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Finance Wonk's numbers are correct.
SSoffer, you made a mistake by quoting numbers from the unaudited statistical sections of CAFR2005 and CAFR2002. This can be really confusing when checking numbers, and it is an easy mistake to make because the unaudited statistical sections usually interesting summary reports, but these unaudited reports are just informational and often have mistakes. The numbers Finance Wonk listed are the actual numbers from the audited financial reports and are correct.
Fact Check, I don't think the city records for sales taxes for the CALENDER year ending 12/31/02 is the best number to use, because tax reporting is a yearly process and it is hard to get exact numbers until the year has closed and the books are audited. So I would suggest using the audited numbers, even though they do apply to the fiscal years instead of calendar years. So before Mickie Winkler was elected, from July 1 2001 to June 30 2002, sales tax revenues were $8,648,641. The next year, Jul 1 2002 to Jun 20, 2003, after MW had been in office for over 6 months, the sales tax revenues were $ 6,857,224. After that they have hovered around the $6,050,000 mark as Finance Wonk shows.
After looking at these reports for a while I truly understand why good CPA's are paid well. Don't know what Finance Wonk does for a living , but I believe his numbers are correct here.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Sales taxes are collected by the state, which provides preliminary and then later final audited numbers to the city on a quarterly basis. The difference between $9M and $6M for 2002 is not an accounting issue, it is the difference of 6 months in timeframe. Revenues were falling rapidly throughout 2001 and 2002 so shifting your time by 6 months makes a big difference.
The second important point is that the $6M drop had very little to do with either car dealerships or retail sales. It had to do with a huge drop in business-to-business sales east of 101.
Again, all of this happenned before Ms Winkler and Ms Duboc were elected.
It is true that total sales tax revenues have remained flat since Ms Winkler and Ms Duboc have been in office. Underlying that trend is a steady recovery in business-to-business sales tax revenues, offset by a continued decline in automotive sales revenues.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Note that the literature for Measure K also points to the sales tax drop of 50%. And, by the way, why do we need a Measure K if our council has been doing its job properly?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 25, 2006 at 8:30 pm
FACT CHECKER, come clean. No one else seems to have seen those December 31 figures posted anywhere. You must either be a high level city staffer or...Mickie!
P.S. The numbers have fallen since 2002. Admit it.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 26, 2006 at 5:49 pm
The point is moot to the fact that the revenues dropped and stayed low, and did not recover with State and Federal recoveries, and that Mickie and Lee fundamentally misdiagnosed the problem.
The four-quarter run rate didn't fully decelerate to $6M until June '04.
The city does get and produce quarterly sales reports, but, to my knowledge, never aggregated by Calendar Year. I never saw "audited" state sales reports. The quarterly sales tax data was always quite dirty, but useful nonetheless.
I agree that the huge drop was B2B rather than retail. (I completely disagree that it had anything to do with Sun's relocation. That is a red herring.) The loss of retail from auto's didn't help. Anderson alone was producing nearly $1M.
This article from the San Jose Business journal in 1999[Web Link], shows that prior council members were concerned about the sales tax exodus in 1999 even as sales tax coffers were skyrocketing, and had not reached the peak.
Here's the money quote [pararaph 6]:
"City Council members also are concerned about ... the loss of sales tax from companies such as light industrial businesses that are being replaced by professional services companies that don't pay sales taxes."
Here's another Money quote about what the Biz journal said:
Menlo Park's effort to tackle problems deserves attention
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - October 1, 1999
"Concerned about traffic congestion, an imbalance between jobs and housing, and the loss of sales tax from companies such as light industrial businesses that are being replaced by professional companies that don't pay sales taxes … the City Council are considering a moratorium of up to two years on new development in two areas of the city..."
It was well known by 1999 that office conversions were crowding sales tax producers out of M-2. That was the problem that began early in the 90's and persisted throughout the decade. During the boom the "office conversion fire" swept through M-2.
Morotoriums were only considered as temporary measures, and were rejected, but one part of the solution was obvious. Close the loophole in M-2 that allowed office conversions to sweep out sales tax producers, but Mickie Winkler and Lee Duboc opposed that.
Here's the article on closing the M-2 loophole, "Why changes are needed in the M-2 zone"[Web Link]
Here's the money quotes:
"Menlo Park might soon update its zoning rules, eliminating a loophole that allows oversized, high-density offices to crowd-out light industrial uses and warehouses in the eastern half of the city. City Planners call the commercial area east of Highway 101 the "M-2" district.
The phenomena of high-rent offices crowding out beneficial lower-rent uses in M-2 is similar to events downtown where the Park Theater and Menlo Hardware are being crowded-out by rent pressure from offices along El Camino.
For M-2, the primary goal of Menlo Park's general plan is to expand diverse light industrial uses that increase sales tax without generating much traffic or adding new pressure to build housing. In M-2, high-density offices are already crowding-out Menlo's existing sales tax producers and may permanently eliminate any chance for new ones to return.
Compared to the average high-density office, the average light industrial use generates significantly more sales tax. High-density offices generally don't generate sales tax. Both uses generate equivalent property tax, but since Proposition 13, commercial property tax no longer contributes much to the city's revenue."
The reason why sales tax revenues haven't returned is because the number of sales tax producers has dwindled, the exodus is permanent. So even if the surviving sales tax producers experience an upturn, there are far fewer survivors.
Mickey never understood the problem or the policy issues.
Mickie's zoning liberalizations, euphemistically called "streamlining, just made the problem worse. They throw gasoline on the fire by making spec development easier, thereby encouraging office, and now condo conversions in parcels formerly occupied by sales tax producers.
It would be really ironic, if Mickie, under pseudonym, or a Mickie supporter was now trying to take credit for policies and diagnoses that Mickie disagreed with and opposed vehemently.
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Salsero wrote:On another note: In today's poll Chip has slipped us one of his famous trick questions. Actually, everyone's teaware is "getting bigger." The universe is expanding, so all of our teaware is constantly growing in size.
I'm not sure how I see your reasoning on that. Since the universe is expanding, the size of the cups in relationship to the universe is shrinking, so therefore they would all be shrinking. The cup is not growing larger in proportion with the universe.


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He's been playing great. He's still a very young player too. He has the physical tools already. Keep adding experience and he'll keep getting better.
Linvall Joseph is playing excellent, the only problem is that we do not have much depth at that position. Reese thought it was a brilliant idea to bring in a washed-up obese Shaun Rogers, a rookie in Kuhn, and a Marvin Austin who just got off his couch in 3 years. Wow what amazing depth we had there, Reese really nailed it there. Plus we have Canty always battling offseason injuries. In fact Joseph has been so good, Reese should give Canty's salary to Joseph. But Reese don't know who to manage this team, we'll probably lose Joseph like we lost Cofield.
Joseph has been our best DT by far this year. That being said, the others haven't played very well. Canty has his bright spots but seems to get beat more often than shine and doesn't really play up to his huge contract in my opinion. As has been stated by a few other posters on this thread, remember that we have virtually NO depth at DT on this team, especially since Kuhn (a 7th round draft pick VERY raw rookie who has been getting a TON of playing time) has been out. If a player is still being talked about highly at this extremely unerrated position under these circumstances then he must have a good amount of talent. I personally love the guy and think he is our 2nd best D-lineman behind JPP.


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Leider war die Zeit zu kurz.Dank deiner freundlichen & netten Art fühlten wir uns bei Dir sehr wohl. Deine Tipps waren uns eine große Hilfe. Von der Wegbeschreibung bis zu den Öffnungszeiten am WE, über Kultur und Charme der Stadt, du hast uns sehr geholfen. Toll fanden wir auch, daß wir mit anderen Reisenden in deinem Haus zusammen kamen. Deine Wohnung ist sehr begehrt.Kein Wunder, denn sie liegt ja auch zentral unweit der Metro).
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The communication with Paula beforehand was very nice, helpful and prompt. The beautiful house is perfectly located in a quiet neighbourhood, within walking distance to many of the things you would want to do and see in Porto. It is also tidy, clean and well equipped. The bed is comfortable.
Sergio provided an awesome map with plenty of useful tips of things to do, see and taste while in Porto, and even suggested different routes to explore the city.
I highly recommend them and would stay with them again next time I'm in Porto!
we live for a few days in Paulas room. It was clean, nice and near to the center of Porto. Paula and Sergio are very friendly. They give us everything we needed. Especially a selfmade map of Porto with many things to see or routes to walk.
If we come back to Porto we will stay there again.
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Paula and Sergio are super nice and helpful, the apartment was clean and is a great vantage point to explore Porto. Also Sergio's tips for daily tours of the city are fantastic, we can absolutely recommend the place.
Our stay at Paula's was wonderful! She has a really nice and comfy home, where it's easy to connect with other travellers or just relax in the garden. It's a great location to explore the city and even catch a train to Granja Beach, Espinho, Aveiro or one of the other places she will recommend you to visit. Paula and her husband Sergio were very kind and helpful. If you have any questions, just ask them and they will explain everything to you. We will definitely stay there again when we'll come back to Porto. Thanx a lot! *Felicitas and Johannes*
Hi Paula,
I hope you are well.
I´m also sorry, that I coud´nt say goodbye to you personaly. I felt very well in your house. Thank you for your very friendly service and wonderful stay in your house. It´s my oasis in Porto. and I told it already to my friends. I´ll do the same to wimdu.
I wish you and your husband a good time.
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Paula and her husband are charming and helpful hosts who provide a lot oft inside information about Porto, e.g. about cheap restaurants and worthwhile walks around town.
The house is beautifully renovated, everything is new and absolutely clean and the room looked even better than in the pictures.
All main sights are within walking distance.
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Conclusion: A very good place to stay!!
Paula and her husband Sergio made me feel at home. Upon arrival they provided me with a map with different routes to explore the city and places for lunch and dinner which proved to be a success. The room is very cozy and the house is very nice, clean, spacy and tasty, only 10-15 minutes walk from the main attractions and 10 minutes walk from Metro Bolhao or Trinidade. If you are going to drivewith car you'll have no problem to park next to the house. I love Porto anyway and I'll come definitely come back without hesitation to the home of Paula and Sergio. Definitely 100% recommended! Paula and Serge are best hosts ever!!
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The room was very cute and I especially liked the winter garden, where you can sit and relax with a view to the orange tree, the fruits are delicious, and the garden. If you come to Porto I really recommend Paulas appartment. Besides the city is really worth it! I am sure I will return.
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I said that being a year older in the NFL is like a "dog year."
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Holy Virgin Mary and Saint Pishoy Church started in 1974 when two older buildings were purchase from a local church and were situated on the area where the tower now is. One building was used for worship on the upper floor, a printing shop on the street level, and dwelling for Fr Antonious Henein and Tasoni Therese on the basement level. The other building was used for related services and activities including Sunday school, deacons' meetings, and Coptic language classes. Further east of the two buildings there was another older small house that was the living place of Atef Girgis, now His Grace Bishop Dioscoros.
Holy Virgin Mary Church was the second church established in California after Saint Mark Church in West Los Angeles. The initial congregation was about fifty families residing mainly in the neighborhoods of Eagle Rock, Glendale, Pasadena, and Arcadia and San Fernando Valley.
In addition to his pastoral service, Fr Antonious' schedule was occupied with continuing visitations, teaching the Coptic language, and Bible study, in addition to numerous publications and service books. Tasoni Therese took over the teaching of the Coptic language and serving at the Sunday school and as 'Big Sister' to the young girls.
As the wave of the Copts' immigration to the United States was rushing in the late 1960's and early 1970's the size of the congregation had increased significantly, more servants were needed. His Holiness Pope Shenouda III graciously assigned Full Deacon Fayek Wahba, now Fr Mina Wahba, to help serving at Holy Virgin Mary. Deacon Fayek was instrumental in teaching hymns to the youth and children of the church, and to him is due the credit for forming a high standard team of deacons well trained in the Divine Liturgy responses and all other special occasions and events.
The need to expand the size of the church to accommodate the increasing number of the congregation became evident and appealing. The zeal of the church members has shown their love and generosity toward the construction of a large church. Meanwhile, in 1981 the church was able to construct a 13-unit apartment building at a short distance from the church for senior members' housing. The property was built free and clear and it became a significant factor in financing and refinancing the church building. Over the years the church acquired a number of properties in the close neighborhood that are used for various related activities.
In the late 1980's the old buildings were demolished and the new church building was completed with the capacity of holding 400 worshippers. The church interior has been ornamented by 93 priceless invaluable Coptic icons written by the Late Isaac Fanous Youssef, PhD and have been crowning the church books, publications, and Coptic Calendar. His Holiness Pope Shenouda III had blessed the church by consecrating it on November 5, 1989.
The late Fr Antonious Henein, of blessed memory served Holy Virgin Mary and Saint Pishoy Church from 1974 to 2006. Fr Antonious Younan also served from 1988 to 1992. Currently Fr Meina Albeir Youssef, Fr James Soliman, and Fr Angelos Youssef are serving the church.


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Season 2, Episode 8
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iPie is the eighth episode of the second season of iCarly and the 33rd episode overall. It was the first episode to be shown after the iCarly made for TV movie iGo to Japan.
When Mr. Galini, the 97 year old owner of the group's favorite pie shop, passes away and the shop is about to close, the iCarly crew tries to find a way to save it because the owner's granddaughter Trudy doesn't want to keep it open. She agrees to give the recipe for her grandfather's famous coconut cream pie to Spencer in exchange for a date, but later confesses she never had it. Even coconut creme recipes Carly and Sam request from their viewers don't come close to Galini's pie. When Freddie and Sam try to find the recipes on Mr. Galini's computer, they get into a fight and knock it down, but luckily, the recipes are on cards Mr. Galini put in the computer itself.
Meanwhile, Freddie tries to get Stephanie, his mother's cousin's baby, to laugh because he is the only person who can't. In the end, he succeeds when he throws a pie into his own face, and the baby has a small fit of giggles.
- When the pie shop is shown for the first time, above it is a sign with "Schneider's Properties" written on it. This is a reference to the show's creator, Dan Schneider .
- Although the iCarly trio and Spencer say that Galini's Pie Shop is their favorite pie shop, and it is hinted that they often go there for breakfast, this is the only appearance of the pie shop.
- Spencer claims that he lost Brock, one of his many pet goldfish. This may mean that after the events of iDon't Want to Fight, Carly lied to Spencer about Brock dying in order to keep him from owning and caring for another fish ever again. However, this may also mean that the fish Spencer killed in iWin a Date by hitting the fishbowl with a baseball was Brock.
- This is the second episode Carly sings ("Amazing Grace"). In the first, she was singing about "having fun with Daka's money" in iPromote Techfoots; the third, singing "Shakespeare" in iDo.
- Fun with math symbols (reversed) in this pic give this episode's name.
- This episode shows that Sam can be very selfish and greedy when she eats the pie and doesn't share it or put it down.
- This episode is tied with iOMG for iCarly episode with the third-shortest title (4 letters). iDo is in second (3 letters), and iQ has the shortest title in the history of iCarly (2 letters).
- Permanent Continuity Change: Since this is the first episode to air after iGo To Japan, their iWeb Award trophy can now be seen in a compartment above their model car in the studio.
- It never expressed the fact that there were other types of pies to eat. Just the coconut cream pie was expressed.
- Mr. Galini's computer has no disc drive slots and no cables plugged in to it - it doesn't even have any sockets or terminals where cables could be plugged in.
- The Galini's Pie Shop was parody of Coconut Suprise Pie and in the South Carolina LA
Carly: But I remember you leaving before I went to bed. You said, "Good night, I'm going home," and then you left.
Sam: Yeah, but then, on my way out, I tripped and fell down the stairs.
Carly: Oh, my God, were you hurt?
Sam: Nah, I just didn't feel like getting up, so I slept on the floor.
Freddie: I can't make that baby laugh, no matter what I do! What's wrong with me?
Carly: [To Sam, just as she opens her mouth] DON'T!
Spencer: Hey guys, come on.
Carly: Where?
Spencer: Galini's pie shop!
Carly: Pie for breakfast?
Spencer: Don't say "Pie for breakfast?"-say "PIE FOR BREAKFAST?!"
Carly: But you're wearing pajamas.
Spencer: It's a pie shop, not church! Now, come on!
Sam: [points at her piece of pie] All I want in life is to be 'Mrs. Sam This Pie'.
Spencer: I gotta have some coconut cream pies to go.
Mario: Eiiiy! I got to see if we have enough.
Spencer: What? You always have enough! Why would you say you don't have enough? Now I'm scared!
Sam : [Holds up the empty pie plate] I decided to share this with you guys.
Freddie : You already finished it.
Sam : Yeah, I decided too late.
[The others are trying to get Spencer to talk to Trudy]
Spencer: OK, fine, I'll do it for the pie!
Spencer : I'm so sorry about the loss of your grandfather.
Trudy : Oh, thank you ... I used to rub his feet with mayonnaise.
Spencer : ... Okay.
Trudy: [kissing Spencer] Let's move this party to the couch.
Spencer: The couch is broken.
Trudy: Why don't we go break it some more!! [She drags Spencer off his chair and over the floor to the couch while he groans]
Freddie: [after trying to entertain the baby with a bear costume] I thought I heard you guys out here.
Carly: Freddie? Is that you in there?
Freddie: Yeah it's me.
Sam: [In a monotone] Oh my gosh, the bear ate Freddie. Bad bear! [hits Freddie with an umbrella, and Freddie goes down]
Freddie: Ahhh! Never do that again!
Sam: You're not the boss of me. [hits Freddie again]
Sam: What is this on your chest?
Freddie: Baby vomit.
Sam: [completely grossed out] Okaay. [shakes hand in disgust]
Freddie : Mom, what are you doing here?
Mrs. Benson : I've been trying to put Stephanie to bed for three hours, but she won't stop giggling. Would you mind showing her your face?
[Freddie sighs, leans over and looks down at the baby. She stops giggling immediately. Freddie looks at the girls with a resigned expression.]
Related iCarly.com blog posts
Spencer's blog: Galini's Secret Recipe
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Do you feel your work as a writer is unappreciated? Then you have come to the right place.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
We Need Women Writers!
This is bad news for women writers looking for work and it's bad news for our culture. Women writers bring a perspective no man can share, regardless of the amount of research he does. A woman, all women, have a decidedly different way of looking at life from men because, well, they're decidedly different.
I know as many, if not more, women writers than I do men. In fact, when it comes to poetry and fiction and stories about life, love and loss, the women writers I know far out number the men. The male writers I know tend to be journalists; beat reporters, sports writers and occasionally a poet or short fiction writer. I happen to know a number of writers and the fact that fewer women writers are finding professional success than men simply does not compute.
I keep hearing that there are economic factors at work here. Those who defend the status quo say that men have limited interests and are less likely to read something written from a woman's point of view. This makes no sense when you consider the across-the-board success of books like "The Color Purple" and films such as "Bridesmaids." Both of those were written by women, of course.
There are also those who continue to postulate that it is perhaps the fault of the women writers who prefer to stay home and raise babies, or clean house, rather than pursue a career in an industry fraught with long hours and low pay.
This is, of course, rubbish in my opinion. In my experience women have shown they can work longer and harder than their male counterparts for much less, especially when it is something close to their heart. (As a writer I can also say that writing is ALL heart.)
No, I think there is something much more insidious at work here: A male dominated industry continuing to defer to men so they can maintain business as usual. Women, they seem to think, offer nothing worth their time and effort and therefore should be relegated to shuffling papers, answering phones and "looking pretty."
Am I being harsh? Yes. For good reason. Half of the humans living on this planet are women and it's long past time they get an equal share of everything this world has to offer. If they choose not to pursue something let it be because they have chosen differently, not because too many obstacles have been placed in front of them just because of their gender. Those days are (should be) over.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
5 comments:
- SS Bazinet said...
Thank you for your article! Happily, there is hope for all of us women who are writers. Success is out there waiting. Some have already claimed it. According to Wiki, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly four billion copies, and her estate claims that her works rank third, after those of William Shakespeare and the Bible, as the most widely published books. Forbes estimated J. K. Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion. But I understand your point and applaud you for your well wishes. It's much appreciated!
- April 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM
- Lorraine Devon Wilke said...
Any deflection that says women writers want to stay home, make babies, clean house and, therefore, are less ambitious is, as you put it, pure rubbish. While many of us HAVE done or will do those most noble tasks, most of us remain deeply ambitious and fiercely dedicated to our work and creativity. And yet most find that our vigilant and consistent attempts to land decent writing jobs in film and TV, as well as in periodicals and online newspapers, are met with a resounding lack of response. It's not even necessarily about rejection, it's about NO RESPONSE. So know that we're out here honing our craft and pounding pavements just like the guys...we'd just love to jump into that pool of maleness called Paid Writing Gigs...we'll even laugh at the stupid jokes at the writers' table! :)
- April 11, 2012 at 12:22 AM
- Suzan Tisdale said...
Thank you for your article. It might make you feel better to know that I know far more women writers than I do men! lol...Perhaps its because of the genre I write in? Who knows. But thanks for your perspective. ;o)
- April 15, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Morgan Barnhart said...
I definitely agree with the plight. Males do still dominate the entertainment industry and the literary industry in general. It's staggering to see why there aren't more women writers.
It's interesting, though, because personally, I know more women writers than I do men. However, whenever I go to a writing group, I see far more men than women.
However, simply knowing more women doesn't make up for the fact that there are few published women writers.
I am right there with you when you say women work harder and longer. Most of the women I know are way harder workers than their male counterparts. So it just baffles me why women aren't being taken more seriously.
Anyway, thank you for sharing this!
- April 20, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Jerry Battiste said...
I think the bias toward woman is easier to enforce because women are more apt than men to pursue important personal issues (family needs, emotional needs, spiritual needs) so they are more willing to bend.
It still bugs me though....
- April 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM


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Breaking: Romney/RNC outraises Obama/DNC by nearly $17 million in May
posted at 11:01 am on June 7, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
First, the good news for the Obama campaign — they improved on a relatively poor showing in April's fundraising numbers. Earlier today, Team O and the DNC announced that they had jointly raised $60 million in May, up from the previous month's $43.6 million:
President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party have raised a combined $60 million in May for his re-election effort.
The totals helped the president exceed his fundraising haul in April, when his campaign and his party raised $43.6 million. That was slightly more than his presumed challenger in the November election, Mitt Romney, and the Republican Party, which raised about $40 million during the month.
So far, though, there isn't any indication of their cash on hand. Obama has gone on a fundraising tear, which racks up the costs and burns through the donations. The cost of raising all that cash, advertising, and organizing will be seen in the burn rate.
And now the bad news for Team O. According to a news release from the Mitt Romney campaign, the Romney/RNC partnership outraised Obama by nearly $17 million in its first full month of operation:
Today, Romney for President, Romney Victory, and the Republican National Committee announced fundraising totals of over $76.8 million in May. The campaign and RNC have $107 million cash on hand.
Announcing the numbers, Romney Victory National Finance Chairman Spencer Zwick said, "We are encouraged by the financial support from a broad range of voters. To them, whether they are Republican, Democrat, Independent, a first time political donor, or a former Obama donor, this is not just a campaign; it's an opportunity for the country. It is clear that people aren't willing to buy into 'hope & change' again. Voters are making an investment because they believe that it will benefit the country."
"Our strong fundraising is a sign that Americans are tired of President Obama's broken promises and want a change of direction in the White House," said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. "We will continue the hard work of raising the resources to defeat President Obama so that we can elect Mitt Romney and Republicans up and down the ballot to get our country on the right track again."
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They already have $107 million cash on hand? That's pretty impressive from a combined $116.8 million in fundraising since Romney shed his primary competition for good. That seems to indicate a very efficient fundraising operation, one that will present a big challenge to Team Obama. At the very least, it's clear that Romney will compete directly with Obama on campaign funding, even apart from the super-PACs that will be engaging in this election.
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All 462 air-conditioned rooms feature fireplaces, patios, and MP3 docks. Guests can expect WiFi, wired Internet, and 37-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Other standard amenities include refrigerators, coffee makers, and free long-distance calls.
Property features
Paradise Point Resort & Spa features a marina, a full-service spa, and 5 outdoor pools. Self parking is offered for USD 38.00 per night. Multilingual staff at the front desk are standing by 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage, and securing valuables. Other amenities at this beach resort include a fitness center, 5 spa tubs, and a sauna.
- Free WiFi and wired Internet in public areas
- Onsite dining
- Marina
- Spa
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Paradise Point Resort & Spa features a full-service spa, a marina, 5 outdoor swimming pools, and 5 spa tubs. The resort offers a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
A business center is on site at this 4-star property. Event facilities measuring 32000 square feet (2880 square meters) include a conference center, conference space and 32 meeting rooms. This beach resort also offers a spa tub, a fitness center, and a sauna. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Poolside bar
- Spa services on site
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 462
- Number of floors - 1
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Picnic area
- Garden
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Fitness facilities
- Number of outdoor pools - 5
- Number of spa tubs - 5
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Computer station
- Children's club
- Luggage storage
- Meeting rooms 32
- Conference space size (meters) - 7432
- Snack bar/deli
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1962
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 80000
- Pool sun loungers
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Fireplace in lobby
- Full-service spa
- Pool umbrellas
- Marina on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Tennis on site
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis courts - 5
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Miniature golf on site
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge) , Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Paradise Point Resort & Spa offers 462 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and MP3 docking stations. Rooms open to patios. 37-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
In-room wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Fireplace
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Refrigerator
- Patio
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Free long-distance calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- MP3 docking station
- In-room safe
- In-room massage available
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Barefoot Bar and Grill - This beachfront restaurant specializes in American cuisine. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Tidal - This beachfront seafood restaurant specializes in seafood and serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Tropics Cantina - This poolside restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Caveman Pizza Company - This diner specializes in pizza and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Outdoor tennis courts and a marina are featured at the resort. 5 outdoor swimming pools and 5 spa tubs are on site. Other recreational amenities include a spa tub, a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center. Bicycle rentals are available on site, and scuba diving activities are located nearby.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Segway rental/tour on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Basketball on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Kayaking on site
- Motor boating on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Water skiing on site
- Boat tours on site
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
Spa Services
The Spa at Paradise Point has 8 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Thai massage
- Sports massage
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 8
- Manicures and pedicures
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 150 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- Dogs only
- Up to 15 lb
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Fitness/yoga classes
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 21 and USD 30 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 38.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 150 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 150 per stay)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
Hotel Name
- Paradise Point
- Paradise Point Resort
- Paradise Point Resort San Diego
- Paradise Point San Diego
- Paradise Resort
- Point Paradise
- Paradise Point Hotel San Diego
- Paradise Point Resort And Spa
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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"Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul." -Friedrich Froebel
As part of preparation for the ED407/507 Mind in the Making class, I attended an inspiring weeklong Bing Institute at Stanford University in July. It was an incredible relearning experience for me as an early childhood educator, especially regarding their use of basic materials curriculum and how they facilitate such an authentic learning for young children. The Bing Nursery school is a laboratory school for research and teaching at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. The school 's curriculum approach, serving two to five years olds, is authentic and rich in nature, child-centered, and play-based, focusing on children's developing minds.
At the first glance, the school seems a typical preschool setting. Each of the Bing Nursery school classrooms has a large open space with a huge outdoor area, and well organized with several stations such as drama play, language/books, construction, arts and crafts, and music/movement for children to freely move around to follow their curiosity and interest. However, a very special feature of the school comes to its adaptation of five basic materials to its main curriculum approach: blocks, clay, paint, sand, and water. Using these easily accessible materials on a daily basis throughout the whole year, children explore, elaborate, expand, and take it to a deeper level of learning through various forms of play and creativity as they become comfortable and familiarized with the nature of the materials.
I believed children are already amazing learners and born as scientists and artists by nature; but through this kind of open-ended exploration of basic materials on a regular, long-term basis, I realized that they have limitless potential in developing their inquisitive minds and research skills. I was fascinated by how the simplicity of five basic materials could bring such genuine learning opportunities for children. Essential to this process was how the teachers make poignant questions and respect children's learning while observing them carefully side-by-side and allowing children to make connections and grow through complex, critical thinking processes at their own pace. Children are truly "honored guests" and the primary focus at the Bing Nursery school and this is well represented in their philosophy valuing Jean Piaget's notion, "…each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered for himself, that child is kept from inventing it and, consequently, from understanding it completely."
On the Bing Nursery school's website, you will find the following introduction:
"Bing Nursery School is a national treasure," described Eleanor E. Maccoby, Professor Emerita of Psychology at a recent event in the Psychology Department. The School was constructed as a laboratory school in 1966 with a grant from the National Science Foundation and a gift from Dr. Peter S. Bing, a recent undergraduate at the time, and his mother, Mrs. Anna Bing Arnold. The purpose of the school is to provide a laboratory where undergraduates at Stanford can learn first-hand about child development and where faculty members and graduate students can conduct research in child development. "In order to do this, we need to provide an exemplary nursery school," stated Robert S. Sears, Professor of Psychology, who was Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at the time the school was founded."
The following are quotes from two students who have taken the Mind in the Making class this summer who researched the Bing School through their website:
"I think that it is amazing that their programs mirror so much of what the book we're reading demonstrates is important. I think that in a world where we try to give our students "the leg up" and teach them so much as soon as we can, it is really refreshing to have a program value play as an essential form of learning. Not only that, they take it one step further by being so interactive with the kids within their play. Instead of play time being the down time, it's the focus. I've never seen any program that is structured as well as that. They seem so educated and on board with their philosophy, and still seem to have the common sense and compassion that is required to work with children…. I was inspired. You read books (e.g., Mind in the Making text by Ellen Galinsky) about how things should be, or how things can really help students, but then a lot of times, it's hard to find something similar in the "real world." I love to see schools that have the nerve to do things differently (with the goal of improving a structure that's already in place), and to see how successful they can to be. – Sarah Krueger from the Mind in the Making class, summer 2011
"At first, I thought that the use of the so called five basic materials was rather restrictive to student expression and exploration, but I quickly learned that if fact, it was just the opposite. The possibilities for creativity are endless and ever changing with these five materials. With these materials, a child can create anything they wish, and express themselves in numerous different ways." – John Barber from the Mind in the Making class, summer 2011
You may enjoy reading their news-letter, lot of interesting ideas Bing Oct 2010 Newsletter (.pdf)


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I've often thought about raising queens, for myself, and others. This year I have actually begun to work at teaching myself how to do it. I am especially interested in producing, not just, good queens, but superb queens. It has so often been said that the fate of a colony depends on the quality of their queen. I want to experience having outstanding queens.
My first success was when I removed the queen from the colony I had chosen to be the cell builder/finisher. After 2 days they began making their own queen cells. I removed all of them except those on one frame. On that frame I swapped their growing queen larvae with larvae from my chosen breeder queen. To my amazement, it was a complete success. I was able to produce 3 queens by larva substitution. They should be mated soon, when I will wait to see how they perform and how their offspring turn out.
Next I was determined to succeed by grafting into artificial queen cell cups. My first two attempts did not achieve any live queen cells. My first try, I grafted dry. No takes. My second attempt was using stored royal jelly thinned with a little water. No takes. My first successful try (number three) was with fresh royal jelly transferred, on the spot, from spontaneous queen cells, built by the bees of my next cell builder, recently made queenless.
Bottom line - queen raising is addictive. After interfering in my bees lives by directing their process of queen raising, I find that the appearance of queen cells that I have conspired to enjoin my bees to produce is one of the most beautiful sights, next to the sight of so many gorgeous queens. I may never get enough of this -- I am certainly glad that the season in my area is nearly, year-round.


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Deadly superbug spreading through hospitals
The CRE bacteria is resistant to all or nearly all antibiotics
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A potentially deadly superbug is spreading throughout hospitals across the country and cases have shown up at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.
The bacteria is called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE, and it has become increasingly resistant to all or nearly all antibiotics.
The Centers for Disease Control are asking for health care facilities across the country to take action.
The infections aren't just hard to treat, in some cases they are untreatable.
The so-called "nightmare bacteria" are drug-resistant germs from the intestines. It spreads when there is excessive antibiotics use and then that bacteria no longer responds to treatment. It also spreads when health care workers don't wash their hands.
At Cottage Hospital within the past 12 months, two people became infected and six had the bacteria in their system but did not develop an infection.
The two patients with the CRE at Cottage are no longer at the hospital. It's not known if they died from their infections or got better. A hospital spokesperson told NewsChannel 3, the hospital can only give out the status of current patients. What is known is that the patients were at the hospital for other major illnesses before being infected with the drug-resistant bacteria.
"What has us very concerned though is that once they're in the hospital, visitors can be in contact with patients and they get colonized or they end up with the bacteria on them or in them, and it ends up in the community," said Dr. Alan Sugar, infectious disease physician at Sansum Clinic.
That hasn't happened yet in Santa Barbara County. To keep it from occurring, patients with those germs are kept in isolation and caretakers wear gowns and gloves.
Sugar said prevention is as easy as good hygiene.
"Hand sanitizer and washing hands with soap and water is a very effective strategy keeping people safe," he said.
According to the CDC, up to half of people who get infected die.
"Well, they can cause serious infections and the antibiotics that we have left to treat these multi-drug resistant organisms are not as good as the first line agents," explained Dr. Sugar.
The rate of infection is on the rise. In the past decade, infections have increased from 1 to 4 percent.
The CDC is asking health care providers to watch for infections and to take steps to prevent the spread.


text: I have been reading the information on the Virginia site concerning the beehive grant program. It seems there is to much politics and not enough common sense. So far everyone I have talk to is saying the same thing they are confused and it doesn't make sense. If you want to be reimbursed for the money you spend you are better off to just buy a hive full of bees. There is so much stuff being added that I am not sure how to take it. Can someone shed some light on this not just for me but for others who have asked me questions.


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LaRose sentenced to 20 years for murder
Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie reports that on April 4, Frank Jesse LaRose, 25, was sentenced for second-degree murder to serve 20 years in prison.
The sentence is consistent with the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines.
LaRose had previously pleaded guilty to stabbing James Raymond Elmberg, 31, of rural Walker, in the early morning hours of Feb. 5, 2012.
At the time of his plea, LaRose stated that he and Elmberg as well as other friends had been drinking together at LaRose's home near Longville. During the course of the night LaRose and another individual began to argue and Elmberg intervened. LaRose stated that he perceived that Elmberg was lunging at him and struck him in the chest with a knife.
LaRose stated that he did not intend to kill Elmberg.


text: Apologies if you're working on this already, Server Guy, but there's still an issue with vBookie - the actual bet options for vBookie bet items are not showing up. Example here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?85544 All I see is my having $500 in vCash and that I may bet multiple times - but there are no options to bet on, even though, as the vBet creator, I have created two options (Romney and Obama) and they are readily editable when I go in to modify the vBet. Any help or magic tinkering would be much appreciated so we can get vBookies up and running again now that the skating season has begun!


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Can you pitch your skills to potential employers in seven minutes or less?
Montgomery House, First floor conference room
Savannah, GA
3515 Montgomery St.
Learn how to pitch your skills to potential employers in seven minutes or less.
This workshop is designed to provide highly targeted practice sessions for School of Digital Media students with websites and portfolios-in-progress who are preparing for interviews at SCAD, through SKYPE or by telephone.
Small group sessions with two-to-four professors and M.F.A. students will provide individual and customized coaching.
Register online to participate in this workshop.
For more information, visit the calendar, go to the Events page on the SCAD Job Portal*, follow the CAS Tumblr or send an email.
*Log on to the SCAD Job Portal using your MySCAD username and password.


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Here are a few good links I saw come across the GIAC list that had some pretty good information:
Q&A: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001636.html
Detailed Analysis: http://mtc.sri.com/Conficker/addendumC/
Detection: http://blog.commandlinekungfu.com/2009/ ... patch.html
Everyone all patched up? Taking any other precautions? I might just un-plug my network at home for the day just to stay on the safe side in case some crazy ends up happening, lol. Fortunately (or boringly? Is that a word?) in my current/new role for work, I don't really have much to do on this


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Trance isn't the first Danny Boyle movie to start with a Scots accent-narration inviting us along on what turns out to be one wild ride. But this time we're in London, not the Edinburgh of Trainspotting.
And though James McAvoy's Simon, a guy who works at an high-end art auction house, has his own bad habits, he's a much different creature from Renton and the rest of the heroin gang Boyle brought to such vivid life from Irvine Welsh's first novel.
That was also the second screenplay writer John Hodge did for Boyle after their joint debut feature Shallow Grave. Trance is their first dual effort since their adaptation of Alex Garland's The Beach in 2000. Despite The Beach's tepid reception, Garland then became Boyle's script man of choice on smart zombie flick 28 Days Later and mindbending space flight sci-fi, Sunshine. Then Boyle genre-hopped again into Bollywood on Slumdog Millionaire and survival thriller 127 Hours. Oh, and he put on a certain live extravaganza to christen a London sporting event last year.
All of which is to say that though Trance might have an accent in common with Trainspotting, it doesn't have much to do with any of Boyle's other films. But none of his ever-energetic output have much to do with each other, though Shallow Grave and Millionaire both concern a valuable stash, as does Trance.
The Beach excepted, it seems the ones based on books come out better than the ones based on original screenplays, which tend to make Boyle look like he's attempting cover versions of other directors - Kubrick for Sunshine; the Coen Brothers on A Life Less Ordinary.
Worryingly, Boyle has said Trance - an original screenplay by Hodge - is influenced by Nicolas Roeg's 1970 cult head-spinner, Performance. With its art-heist premise, its sex and violence, it has a couple of elements in common.
Like Performance, it might be an underworld movie - fittingly soundtracked by Boyle's usual pneumatic soundtrackers Underworld - and it's also about folks freaking out under the influence. But rather than Roeg's hallucinogenics, this time it's hypnotism.
That's because Simon - and no, it's not really a spoiler to say this - is the inside man on the robbery of a priceless Goya canvas.
In his efforts to look loyal to his employers, he cops a gun butt to the head during the robbery and then can't remember where he stashed the painting.
His fellow crims aren't happy with his amnesia. So much so, they see whether parting him from his fingernails will cure it. Nope, it doesn't.
That leads him to hypnotherapist Dr Elizabeth Lamb (Dawson) who, as her name suggests is a wolf in sheep's clothing - she twigs to why her patient is wearing a wire allowing ringleader Franck (Cassel) and his henchmen to eavesdrop. She wants in.
And that is about the point where Trance gets really interesting but, just as quickly, awfully unstuck.
For that, blame the hypnotism - suddenly this becomes a movie Where All Is Not What It Seems.
Only problem is figuring out how long all that has been going on for, oh and what alarming logic gaps can be attributed to it - like how after an extreme manicure Simon still seems quite happy to deal with Franck and co.
That's until sexual jealousy (or is it?) between the leading trio sets off a strange chain of events which manages to cram in a sideline art history lesson as its hall of mirrors collapses in on itself.
Had the characters or the actors behind been a little more convincing, this might have staved off indifference to their plight.
But it's nobody involved's best work and though its colour-coded visuals are divertingly stylish and neatly matched to Underworld's thumpings, Boyle should be reminded that in Performance, among all its craziness, Roeg at least got Mick Jagger to act.
It's the sort of film that starts off intriguing, swings towards infuriating then ends up inert, a movie that has expended a lot of style and energy in its what's real/what's not plot-dazzle only to end up like a spent catherine wheel, spinning to a stop, falling off its nail.
Stars: 3/5
Cast: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel
Director: Danny Boyle
Rating: R16 (violence, sex scenes)
Running time: 101mins
Verdict: Off the Boyle
- TimeOut


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Tools to find XSS and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
I am looking for tools to find XSS and SQL Injection flaws in web applications. I know Acunetix, Nessus and Nikto can find these types of vulnerabilities, but with limited success (at least for Nessus and Nikto, I have never tried Acunetix).
So what tool do you use for this task?
(aka H1t.M0nk3y)