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Pre-schools, and Elementary school choices
Original post made by Melinda, Midtown, on Apr 12, 2007
Does anyone have any preschool recommendations?
Also I have some information about Ohlone, Palo Verde, and Hoover. Are there any opinions about these schools? I know the most about Palo Verde, having gone there myself. But I'm sure a lot of things have changed over the years.
a resident of Palo Verde School
on Apr 12, 2007 at 8:55 am
Speaking about Palo Verde, it is still a wonderful school, wonderful community and generally speaking wonderful staff. The principal is the best, knows everyone (children and parents) and takes the time to make everyone feel special. The office staff are great and all the teachers that I have had experience with fall into the category of very good to excellent. We have a great group of parents also with lots of people willing to take on all sorts of tasks. The academics are good, but you should be able to find scores somewhere. When my child was struggling, there was intervention for him and he soon got back on track.
The interesting thing about Palo Verde is the early late reading schedule in grades up to 3. K is a little different, but basically half the class starts at 8.15 and goes til 2.00 and the other half sart at 9.05 and go to 2.50 four days a week which gives the teachers an opportunity for just 10 kids in the class for reading which is great.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Apr 12, 2007 at 9:12 am
Country Day Little School is the best if you want to focus on socialization and relationships. The environment is calm, nurturing, soothing, and there's rhythm and structure, but lots of room for individual preferences within structure. What I really appreciated was that it is community-focused. No free-for-alls. When it's lunch or snack-time, teachers & kids sit together and eat & chat quietly. When a child finishes eating, they don't just jump up and zoom away. They may stay engaged with the group, or if the staff notices they're getting antsy, they'll tell them, "You may pack up [your lunch things] and go play." When kids haven't learned the rules, or break them, they don't hear reprimands or see angry frowns or loud commands. The teachers say, "Susie, this is the way we do ____" or "Johnny, this toy needs to rest now. You may choose something else to play with."
Country Day doesn't do academics or "exciting" things (exciting to adults tends to be overstimulating to kids).
Country Day is expensive.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 12, 2007 at 10:09 am
Preschool - Both of my kids went to Crescent Park Community - they had a great experience. The teachers are kind and calm, they kids learn great social skills and manners, the teach in a developmentally appropriate way. I've heard good things about Friends, Parents Nursery School, the Learning Center and Footsteps (in Menlo Park.) The affordable factor is hard in Palo Alto.
Elementary - All the elementary schools in PAUSD are good, Ohlone and Hoover have different philosophies. I've heard nothing but wonderful things about Palo Verde, Duveneck seems to be a high-stress, not very welcoming, competive school, but they have a new principal who may changes things. Nixon has higher turnover of students due to the Stanford grad students/staff. All the schools have great staff and caring parents.
a resident of Green Acres
on Apr 12, 2007 at 11:02 am
Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents Club (PAMP) has a preschool fair every year in the spring. I don't think it's happened yet, but even if it has, if you join, the list has archives you can search for info about schools. Much has already been written by other moms.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 12, 2007 at 11:46 am
Children's PreSchool Center - cpsccares.org .. a wonderful preschool
a resident of Ventura
on Apr 12, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Please do visit Ohlone, it is a magical school with a beautiful farm, and a tight community that has chosen the whole-child education model. They include an emphasis on emotional and physical development, and don't have as much busy-work homework. The crowning glory are the week-long simulations in the 4/5 grades where they reenact Gold Rush or Colonial periods.
Friends preschool is just on the back fence of Ohlone, on Colorado Ave. and many go on to Ohlone. Also, Parents Nursery School (Co Op)on Louis Rd.
a resident of Mountain View
on Apr 12, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I'l second Childrens Preschool Center. My kids all went there a few years back- a truly incredible place
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 12, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Friends nurseryschool -wonderful.
Palo Verde -the best.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 13, 2007 at 3:11 am
Preschool Family (on Middlefield Road) is a play-based preschool with parent participation. There are classes for parents and babies to attend together. For the preschool age, kids go to school a few mornings per week. Parents always attend class with their child once a week. And a few times per month there is a parent education class, led by the teacher of the morning class. It is a great community of families trying to make the preschool experience wonderful for their kids.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 13, 2007 at 12:33 pm
We have been very happy with the Wonder Years Preschool, in Palo Alto near the intersection of San Antonio Rd. and East Charlston.
a resident of Barron Park
on Apr 13, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Your son may not get into the school you choose (or your neighborhood school). My kids were overflowed to Briones and it has been a wonderful place for them both. We chose not to accept spots at our neighborhood school because we were so happy at Briones. I wouldn't have it any other way. I think most of the elementary schools are great.
Parents Nursery School is fabulous!
a resident of Nixon School
on Apr 13, 2007 at 5:01 pm
My son went to Friends nursery school and I loved it. It was the best program of the many I looked at. My kids are now at Bing - closer to home and bigger program, which I love, and they have financial aid, but it is tough to get into.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2007 at 9:48 pm
I appreciate the constructive conversation about good preschools. I am a full time working mom, I'm looking for one that doesn't require too much parent participation. If folks that have commented already, or that might add comments can also comment on the level of parent participation requirement, that would also be useful info.
Thank you
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 13, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Children's pre-school center - I find the level of parent participation absolutely perfect for working parent(s).
There are family events once every quarter or once in two quarters .. parent participation in these events is encouraged but not mandatory (There have been times when I showed up just for the party ..and there were other times when I went in to help with the setup).
Parents are encouraged to come in and share any celebrations (like Chinese New Year) - but again, it is upto you how much you want to do. The school steps in and does the rest - the children do not loose out on any fun and/or learning either way.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Apr 14, 2007 at 11:29 am
For preschools (and more!) you should consider Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC). PACCC has provided very high quality, childcare for more than 30 years (www.paccc.com) in Palo Alto. There are 3 Infant-Toddler centers, 5 preschools and 11 Kids Clubs at the PAUSD elementary schools (all but Nixon). PACCC provides a very safe, stimulating and loving environment for children of all ages at all the centers, with dedicated, qualified staff.
Good Luck!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 15, 2007 at 7:17 am
Regarding The Wonder Years Preschool: both my wife and I work full time, and we are happy with the level of parental participation expected of us.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Apr 16, 2007 at 12:41 am
Full time preschools are harder to come by, and they are all quite expensive. Children's Preschool Center has many working parents and many full time kids (I have friends whose kids attend their program - all of them are very happy). Both Crescent Park and Learning Center offer full time care (morning and afternoon) but their tuitions are quite expensive. Learning Center also provides meals, however. Other full time options I know of are CCLC (near downtown Palo Alto), Covenant Children's Center (next to Mitchell Park), Apple Bee Preschool (Menlo Park, in the Willows). Many PACCC programs have full time schedule as well (downtown Children's Center, Ellen Thatcher). I'd suggest getting on their wait lists early as full time spots are difficult to come by.
a resident of Barron Park
on Apr 16, 2007 at 10:12 am
Our child is in Hoover 1st grade. We are very pleased with the school, the academics as well as the social aspects. The principal and the teachers are amazing. I visit/volunteer during the day and always come back happy that my child goes to Hoover. The parent community is active, volunteers and are friendly. There is HW but it is very mangeable and reinforces the concepts. We love the school.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 16, 2007 at 10:55 am
There is a good list of area preschools to be found at this web page from Palo Alto Online:
Web Link
As a previous poster recommended, "The Parents' Club of Palo Alto and Menlo Park", known by it's abbreviation PAMP, is also a good resource. That web page is:
Web Link
There are many good schools in the area offering many different philosophies and levels of parent participation. The downside is that waiting lists at good schools are very long.
I do have to offer some caution regarding Crescent Park Child Development Center in the form of some simple statistics. I took the phone list of the 2005/2006 school year and counted how many families removed their child(ren) from Crescent Park because they were unhappy with some aspect of their experience. Out of 55 families, 13 of them had left the school before the start of the next school year. I am not including in that count any families who left because they were moving away or their child was graduating out to Kindergarten [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Mountain View
on Apr 16, 2007 at 12:22 pm
A better resource, I think, then the moms club would be the NAEYC-- an organization that provides accreditation of preschools. VERY rigorous standards
a resident of Crescent Park
on Apr 16, 2007 at 2:36 pm
What have the problems been at Crescent Park?
a resident of Meadow Park
on Apr 17, 2007 at 1:57 am
Both our children went to Covenant Children's Center from the time they were babies until they moved to elementary school. We loved the place. Initially, we were attracted by the fact that the baby room ratio is 1:2. Also, several of the staff members have been around for a very long time and their turnover is very low. They are not geared towards academics but provide a solid, secure environment for children, based upon their motto, "Love makes a difference".
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 18, 2007 at 1:28 pm
I personally wouldn't read too much into the Crescent Park statistics without more context... people leave preschools for lots of reasons. Since Crescent Park is one of the few preschools with a true 2 year old program (vs. 2.5 or 2.75 like most), it stands to reason that people might enroll their child there and stay on other waitlist for 3 year old programs or whatever. This may be especially true given that Crescent Park is a bit more expensive than other preschools. Anyway, not to discount the stats entirely, but I have a feeling it could be more complex than that. We visited CP and got a great vibe. For what that's worth.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jun 20, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Anyone who has recent experience with the Covenant Children's Center, Children's Preschool Center, or T'enna preschool, all in the Mitchill Park area? And also Bing at Stanford? What is the difference in their teaching philosophy? They all seems to be play-based to me.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 21, 2009 at 12:55 am
Ohlone's a wonderful school, but you do want to be comfortable with the whole-child/constructivist philosophy. It allows prospective parents to come into the classrooms and observe--and I strongly recommend doing that. There's a really beautiful way that the kids learn to work with one another, which I really like--but if you're looking for a competitive, highly structure environment, Ohlone's not the place.
Hoover, I'm told, is quiet, well-behaved. Parental involvment in the classrooms is minimal (it's part of the Ohlone package, though not required). Very top-down instruction, structured, very high test scores.Not my thing, but a Hoover mom I know told me that she wanted to give her child the best possible--and she considered that to be Hoover.
Palo Verde seems to have changed a bit over the last few years, becoming a bit more demanding. The PV parents I know love the school and have a lot of loyalty to it. They and the Juana Briones families share a kind of similar protective affection for their schools. PV is crowded, so that's the one downside.
And it doesn't sound like it's an issue, but I've also heard seriously unhappy things about Duveneck. Addison's the mellowest of the north cluster schools.
a resident of Duveneck School
on Jun 21, 2009 at 10:02 pm
We love Duveneck. Most of the children are great and most of the parents are very involved. We had a principal in 2006 who stayed only a year, which was a good thing. I was told to stay away from the PTA due to too many strong personalities, gossiping, back-stabbing. There is a new PTA president this year so hopefully things will change and maybe I will volunteer.
I have heard bad things about Palo Verde (too many uninvolved, working parents, too much student turnover) and Barron Park (administration, high student turnover). I have heard that Addison has great parents and Walter Hays has a lot of parent cliques.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jun 22, 2009 at 1:41 pm
With regard to the "rumors" regarding PTAs, I encourage anyone who is interested in getting involved in her/his school's PTA (or Site Council or any other volunteer opportunity) to do so. Often such rumors are untrue (though perhaps reflective of perception) or exaggerated. If true, the only way to change the status quo is to get involved.
Also, with many volunteer organizations I've witnessed, the view from the outside is "it's always the same people, so it's only for that clique" whereas the view from the inside is "no one else is volunteering".
a resident of Duveneck School
on Jun 22, 2009 at 2:46 pm
A very general statement on your part. I know people who volunteered and were railroaded, unappreciated, witnessed the PTA members talking poorly about volunteers (just because they didn't like their personalities). I heard the PTA president even yelled at people when things weren't done as she liked. Rumors oftentimes begin from truth. I'd rather volunteer elsewhere or not volunteer at all rather than put myself into such a situation. Again, there is a new PTA president this autumn, so perhaps things will improve.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 22, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I know a couple of years ago, bullying was an issue at Duveneck. Has that settled down now?
a resident of Duveneck School
on Jun 22, 2009 at 10:56 pm
You must be talking about the "no touching rule". I think that got blown out of proportion and was completely mishandled by the principal who stayed only a year at Duveneck. He didn't consult with anyone before creating the rule and parents were outraged. All he needed to do was create some rules for games or ban certain playground games instead.
Duveneck has some bullies but no more than any other elementary. For the most part, students are good children at Duveneck. But I don't know all the students. In the grade levels of my children, I haven't seen much of an issue but when there are problems, teachers are very concerned and address the issue immediately.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 23, 2009 at 12:56 am
I do know some Duveneck families, but my knowledge is definitely second-hand. The "no-touching" rule was discussed here as was the bullying. Glad to hear that it's all calmed down.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2009 at 5:29 am
The problem with answering this very reasonable question is that it all depends who you ask.
I know parents at Addison who think it is wonderful and many others who think it is a complete snakepit.
Walter Hays used to have a reputation for being a baby prep school with a principal who announced to come parents that theyir child was not "Hays material" but I think the principal has left and I haven't kept up on what is going on over there.
I haven't really heard anyone complain about Escondido, aside from the fact that Spanish Immersion takes up a lot of neighborhood space.
Ohlone parents seem to love the school, though my own observations of kids who have come from there is that they have spent a little too much time owrking it out themselves and not enough time being taught the lessons of compassion and caring. I was also shocked to have aconversation with some Ohlone sixth graders in which they had no idea who the Puritans were because they studied some form of US history that didn't bother to teach that.
Barron Park is sort of notorious -- low test scores, ongoing bullying issues and what have you.
I have heard mixed things about Duveneck -- some think it is nice, others think the parents are cliquey and ther is bullying.
Briones parents seem very happy and the school seems to take very seriously the need for ongoing playground management and good academics.
Nixon is solid academically, and parents seem to be reasonably happy with it though not with the principal.
I have met a lot of kids from El Carmelo and they were interesting, nice, and well-prepared. Because there are several of them, and all have that quality, I surmise they were socialized at least partly by the school. That school was blighted with endless construction for years but I think that is finished now.
Fairmeadow parents seem happy with their school, involved and so on. Mix of kids, some nice, some queen bees, but the school seems to be a pretty good place to learn.
I have been in a few different PTAs and my experience in the elementary PTA was that the people who were already in there didn't really want input from the "newbies" but they sure wanted us to do the work and not get pareticular thanks for it. I know others in other PTAs who have had the same experience, though some of those people liked the school, just not hte PTA. Many parents solve that problem by just jumping in and helping in the classroom or in other ways besides PTA.
One problem with the unpleasant PTAs seems to be thay they are run by women who had responsibile management level positions before they decided to stay home with their kids (or think that PTA is a management level position), and they can't understand that consistent and vocal appreciation of effort, rather than a critique of the job performance, is the appropriate way to handle *volunteers.*


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Whats the deal? Great the Action Fleet is back, but just three sets from the classic trilogy? Where are the Attack Of The Clones sets??? Don't get me wrong the new sets look great, but they were done.
Whats the deal? Great the Action Fleet is back, but just three sets from the classic trilogy? Where are the Attack Of The Clones sets??? Don't get me wrong the new sets look great, but they were done.
im with you there lets gets some more ships and action fleet beast too!!!
I'm in total agreement with you, especially since Hasbro did such a good job with AF Ep1.
Imagine the possibilities for AOTC:
Jedi Starfighter
Slave I
Republic Gunship
Dooku's Solar Sailor
Zam's speeder
Anakin's speeder
Naboo Starship
Another sandcrawler
Troop transporter
etc., etc.
i just want em all!
and what about mm's, die cast's and x-rays?
i want em all!
as fer the retreads, i'm actually hoping that they used a bunch of old af's they had laying around, to test out the new packaging!
did anyone notice, that not only was vaders tie the battle damaged one, but also that the top hatch was fully transparent?
da heck's up with the paint job (or should i say lack there of?) on the x-wing?
c'mon hasbro! you can do better than that!
c'mon, get on the stick! if you're gonna give us classic, then give us the previously shown star destroyer, and death star II!
there are now quite a few action fleet which have been tooled, shown, yet not released. befor giving us retreads, give us the stuff that has yet to be released!
arrgggh! it's way to early in the morning to be throwin' a wobbly
what's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding
The following would be well received:
Imperial Star Destroyer
Imperial Probot
Rebel Transport
Escort Frigate
Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
Super Star Destroyer Executor
Bespin Cloud City
Battle-damaged vehicles: A-Wing, Y-wing & TIE Fighter.
We'll be seeing Ep 2 Action Fleet in stores... just not at Toy Fair. Dunno why Hasbro did that, but don't read anything into it either. I want to see Die Casts back so badly.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
welcome to the micro machines section. our brit contigency is growin' by leaps and bounds!
some of your items that you list can be found in action fleet scale.
the probot came with the death star playset complete with a clear capsul for hurtlin' through space. (however the probot itself is the same size as the mm version)
the rebel transport was made as a mm playset. but it's scale proportions, as well as operating features is action fleet all the way.
the same can be said for the star destroyer, it too was made as a mm playset. the set came complete with an mm blockade runner which fits neatly into a a tractor beam gurney which can be lowered through the docking bay opening on the underneath of the play set.
bespin cloud city was only made as an mm playset. it would have been cool if they hade made a playset on the same scale as the action fleet playsets for yavin base, hoth, and the death star.
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there were plans for a mon calamari cruiser in this same line, but unfortunately the line was dropped before this ship could see the light of day.
as fer battle damed vehicles, they're really not my cappa tea, but hey, if they make em, i'll by them!
what's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding
GSJ: There are actually three versions of the Super Star Destroyer. You left out the Die cast version.
Are there pictures available somewhere of the soon to come AFs? LMK.
Some time in November I found a listing of supposed AOTC Action Fleet. I found it at another SW websight. On the list was the Falcon, X-Wing, and Vaders Tie. I'm going to look for it now and will post what I find later on.
The Collector's Fleet SSD is actually in scale with the Die Cast Star Destroyer. I have my CF SSD being escorted by 2 DC SDs.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
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matching flys to whats real????
here is a pretty basic question but something that i need to know. When fishing for trout last spring i used two basic dry flys. one matched a musquito and the other that seemed to work really well was one that looked like a small bumble bee. now here is my question, while fishing for salmon last saturday we were using bright streamers with a lot of neon green and yellow with red. now these streamers dont look nothing like anythign that the salmon would be feading on, and the 2 flys that i used for trout last spring looked simular to what the trout would be feading on. so do certian fish at certian times take the brighter flys better, while at other times of the season they take a more natural fly better? Just something i thought of and maybe someone can explaine this too me. thanks in advance.
Fish can be triggered to strike at flies that have colors schemes not found in nature. This is usually triggered by aggression or curiousity, and sometimes hunger. Sometimes somethinig that is a suggestion of life and easily seen is readily taken by gamefish.
With Salmon fishing brighter colors can work because they more or less aggitate the fish into hitting the fly. Plus they can also hit with a "knee" jerk reaction. Just think of when a bee lands on you and you freak out and try swating it . Kind of the same concept with salmon fishing. As for the patterns for trout, trout can get selective and during times of the year they will take those flies . hope this helps.
Look at any tackle or fly box of largemouth bass baits and I'm betting that at least 1/2 of them won't be colored like anything that exists in nature.
Trout, bass, stripers, salmon, and most other sport fish are predators and all of these bright colors are designed to ellicit a predatory response out of them.
The short answer to your question regarding flies for salmon is that salmon do not feed when they return to fresh water rivers and streams to spawn. This means that they are not taking or striking at a fly becaue they are hungry and want to eat. Therefore, the flies used for salmon for the most part don't imitate any type of food they eat in the ocean or in fresh water as smolts priot to going out to sea. Thus, the flies for salmon are much more colorful or have spots of bright or flourescent color that are part of the darker, drabber slamon flies.
In very simplified terms, since salmon don't feed upon returning to rivers and streams as adults for spawning, flies used for them need to elicit either an aggression response or kick in a memory of eating an insect or baitfish years ago when they were immature smolts of a few inches in size.
Trout, bass, pike, pickerel, and panfish are very different in this regard because they are actively feeding and looking for things that look like the prevalent insect, baitfish, frog, smaller fish, etc. in the area. That is why we imitate insects and use much smaller flies for trout than salmon.
What Fish See
What Fish See by Dr. Kageyama explains that the only visible colors in 60-feet of water are blue and green, and salmonids' eyes adapt to this, to the exclusion of other colors. Salmon strike bright green lures because they see green so vividly. According to Kageyama, salmonids' eyes become more sensitive to oranges and reds after entering fresh water and become spawining mature. It makes sense that seeing salmon eggs is important for spawning salmon.
The information re colors visible in the ocean's depths is confirmed in a recent issue of National Geographic.
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A small congregation of congregations appeared April 23 at the doorstep of the Salvation Army in Tupelo. Stone Soup Ministry, through the Lee Acres Church of Christ, sponsored a barbecue for anyone with an appetite on the front porch of the Salvation Army complex in Tupelo. Stone Soup began serving area low-income and homeless families and individuals this past winter.
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Engineering students at Hope will be
holding a "cardboard boat race" on Saturday, Feb. 24,
beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Dow Center's Kresge
The students will be racing craft they designed
and built using only cardboard, duct tape and garbage bags.
The cardboard boats must carry at least one passenger clear
of the water. The race will run for one lap of the pool (25
yards each way).
The event is expected to run until approximately
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The National Bureau of Economic Research officially declared on Monday what most pros in the retail real estate industry had already come to accept—that the United States economy has dipped into a recession. How long and deep the recession will be is still an open question. However, most experts think the U.S. is looking at its worst recession since at least the early 1980s, if not since the Great Depression.
New York City itself—home to many of the financial institutions that are failing, merging or being bailed out by the federal government—is feeling the pains of the economic contraction and the prolonged credit crunch that emerged after the popping of the massive housing bubble.
It is in this context that industry pros will gather in New York City next Monday through Wednesday for ICSC's second largest event of the year—the New York National Conference & Dealmaking. Retail Traffic talked with three pros in the city about the outlook on how the developing trends will affect the Manhattan retail market for retailers and landlords. Andrew Goldberg is executive vice president with the New York tri-state region retail services team of CB Richard Ellis. Karen Bellantoni is executive vice president with New York City-based brokerage firm Robert K. Futterman & Associates. Brad Mendelson is executive director with Cushman & Wakefield in New York.
Retail Traffic: Have you seen any change in retail foot traffic in New York City in the past several months as a result of the recession?
Goldberg: During September and especially October, there was not much buying going on. What that did was cause a lot of retailers to have a lot of extra inventory going into November. So [many of them] are hitting discounts much earlier this year, so I think you saw a shoot-up in buying in the last week before Thanksgiving. But in September and October, everybody was holding onto their money.
Mendelson: The areas we are working in are Fifth Avenue and Times Square and we haven't seen [a drop off] and I am not sure there has been a diminution in traffic on 34th Street or in the primary markets of Soho. The people are still here, [maybe] they are finishing up vacations they paid for a long time ago, but we haven't seen a huge diminution in traffic.
Bellantoni: I am seeing considerable traffic on the sidewalks, which is a case to me that there are still plenty of tourists coming to New York. But I am seeing fewer bags. And Fifth Avenue is still incredibly busy with people.
RT: What kind of holiday season do you think we will see here?
Bellantoni: We've heard that business is off. Everything is indicating that the [holiday] sales performance is going to be less than last year.
Goldberg: A lot of the sales that will happen will be at much greater discounts than in years past. Everybody is very leery about having merchandise left on the floor.
Mendelson: We work on a rolling 12 months [basis], from November to October, and we are not seeing a diminution in sales, there has still been growth and it's projected to be positive growth for the rest of the year, but it may be in the teens instead of the 20s.
RT: Are you seeing tenants become bolder about negotiating lower rents or getting perks from New York landlords?
Mendelson: Certainly in secondary markets, I don't think tenants are negotiating harder, but they are standing by the sidelines, waiting to see where things go. I know a number of landlords who are prepared to give additional incentives for tenants to take space. There has been a willingness to listen more than there has been in the past. And in your primary markets there is not enough available space to really look at.
Goldberg: Yes. There is more negotiation going on than there was in years past. Now, you can have landlords doing work for a tenant or giving a tenant an allowance. There weren't many retailers who got [that] before.
Bellantoni: We are seeing people put plans on hold for the next several months as they evaluate their sales performance. But it's not happening as much in New York as it's happening across the country.
RT: Which neighborhoods are still performing well and which are starting to soften?
Goldberg: I think the best markets in the city, the proven markets—Fifth Avenue, Midtown, Madison Avenue, the heart of the Upper East Side—are still strong. The secondary markets are being hit much harder. And the downtown financial district got hit hard.
Bellantoni: We are certainly not seeing a slowdown in Soho, or on Fifth Avenue, because there is not a lot of available space. And Times Square is continuing to be strong, Union Square, areas near Herald Square. The neighborhood where there is some movement is on Madison Avenue above 57th Street.
And we are starting to see some corrections a little bit in some of the Upper East Side and Upper West Side neighborhoods.
RT: Are you working on any large transactions right now?
Mendelson: We are working on a few. We have an agency on 666 Fifth Avenue and we are actively in discussion with half a dozen retailers. Everybody just wants to make sure that the decision they are making is the right one. When you talk about Fifth Avenue, it's a branding opportunity. We put the Brooks Brothers space on the market and we leased half of the ground floor to the Abercrombie & Fitch' kids division. What we have is the remainder of the Brooks Brothers space—approximately 5,000 square feet on the ground and 7,000 square feet on the second floor.
Bellantoni: I have some deals I am still negotiating and hoping to close prior to the end of the year. One of the deals I am working on would be the retailer's first location in New York. It's a pretty good sized deal.
Goldberg: We are as well. There are still a couple of deals we've been working on that are moving forward. Most of the ones that are happening right now are tenants that already have stores in the city that were able to negotiate a good deal they might not have been able to a year ago. And there are still tenants coming in from other countries where these would be their first or second store in New York.
RT: What kind of a mood do you expect going into the ICSC New York show?
Goldberg: You are going to see landlords ready to move quickly on deals and tenants being much more selective. I don't think deals are going to get signed at the conference, but that's no different from years past.
Mendelson: We are going to see a very somber mood. The ICSC is an organization of shopping centers and I don't think there is a lot of shopping center expansion. The sales numbers are down substantially. There are a number of people who won't be coming to New York City this year because of the cost. A number of companies that used to entertain won't because corporate expenses are being cut.
Bellantoni: It's going to be a tough environment for many. There will still be deals made in New York and hopefully, not much re-trading. If nothing else, just getting together and sharing stories will help people as well. And that is the other point of the conference—to see some familiar faces.


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Bright apartment in Kreuzberg
Size60 m²
Floor No.1
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Internet/WiFi
- Baby cot
- Parking available
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
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|Körtestr, 10967 Berlin, Germany
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It is a perfect homebase to explore Berlin Kreuzberg right in front of the door and also the rest of Berlin as the apartment is located close to public transfer.
Bright apartment with everything you need (living room with double sofa bed (160X200) , double bedroom (very comfortable double bed 180X200), bathroom, entrance. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you need to cook. Find coffee machine and water boiler, Mikrowelle, Toast…
TV with DVD , MP3 and WIFI connection are available.
House rulesPlease, no party in the apartment. Respect your neighbors and please don´t be too noisy especially after 10 pm!
Standard Check-out 11:00
Standard Check-in 14:00
But we always try to be flexible with your needs and normally it works very good!
It´s not allowed to download movies (films) from (URL HIDDEN) Germany there are very strict rules!!!
- Bed linen are provided, bath towels on request (5€ pro set);
- INTERNET: WIFI ( € 2 per day)
damage deposit is set to an amount of €100, payable in cash at the arrival.
-Now: from januar 2014 * 5% City Tax for tourists is payable upon arrival. (Not included in price - applies only to overnight cost).
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|£ 480
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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Reviews of this property
Our stay in Berlin was great! The apartment is perfect, in a very quiet and nice neighbourhood but with all facilities. There is an underground station less than 5minutes walking, a supermarket and lots of places for food or a drink.
There are also green areas and kid playgrounds in case you are travelling with children. I highly recomend this apartment!!!
Nice clean apartment, nice location!
Mooi schoon appartement, fijne locatie!
We stayed in the apartment of Sonfei for a week in May and were very-very happy about it. It is quite large, has everything you need there and in a great location.
We chose this apartment primarily because of its location and we were not disappointed. In fact that was the highlight of our trip. The GraefeKiez reminded us of the Lower East Side in Manhattan.
The host was nice and accommodating to our requests.
I would not call this apartment Stylish at all. Enough room for the four of us and good beds to rest but the rest as simple as they come. Also it was clean but not spotless. It needs a bit of TLC.
All in all we had a fantastic time in Berlin, rested well, had enough room and that was what really mattered to us.
Excellent location. Close to metro, shops and nice restaurants. Apartment has all modern conveniences. Beds are ok too. In short, a must.
Prima ligging. Dichtbij de metro, winkels en leuke restaurants. Appartement is van vele gemakken voorzien. Bedden zijn ook oke. Kortom, een aanrader.
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By NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Both mayoral candidates will open campaign headquarters this week.
Fred Pitts, City Council president and Republican candidate for mayor, will open his 705 West Main St. political office at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
On Thursday, Democratic candidate Jason Shelton will hold a grand opening from 3-6 p.m. for his 1601 West Main St. headquarters.


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News about Rubin Museum of Art, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, a Shape-Shifter, Pays Homage to Hindu Myths
This British musician, poet and artist has an unorthodox exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations at the Rubin....
March 6, 2016, Sunday
James E. Hansen and Peter Sarsgaard on Climate Change and Karma
Dr. Hansen, whose congressional testimony in 1988 sounded an alarm on global warming, speaks with Mr. Sarsgaard, the actor and activist, at the Rubin Museum of Art....
December 27, 2015, Sunday
Halloween Thrills and Festivities, With or Without Costumes
The weekend's offerings include the Village Halloween Parade, a costume ball, screenings of classic horror films, ghost stories and more....
October 30, 2015, Friday
The Arts of Living
Vibrant scenes around every corner of the city....
July 26, 2015, Sunday
'Collecting Paradise' at the Rubin: A Curious Case of Divergence
An exhibition on Buddhist art in Kashmir that traveled from one museum to another raises the issue of omissions....
July 4, 2015, Saturday
Francesco Clemente Offers Contrasting Shows
"Two Tents," Francesco Clemente's show at the Mary Boone Gallery, portrays a kind of heaven with hard benches and a hell with busy bees....
November 28, 2014, Friday
Art From a Sojourn or Two to India
"Francesco Clemente: Inspired by India" at the Rubin Museum of Art, his first retrospective in New York in more than a decade, ties the peripatetic Italian-born painter to a single country....
September 5, 2014, Friday
Rubin Museum Show to Trace Francesco Clemente's Indian Inspirations
"Francesco Clemente: Inspired by India," is scheduled to open in September at the Rubin Museum of Art....
August 5, 2014, Tuesday
The Entire Audience Dozed Off? Perfect!
A new breed of production invites spectators to bed down in an immersive performance space, exploring their perceptions of their surroundings in a half-awake state or in their dreams....
May 17, 2014, Saturday
A Medicine of Oneness, Body, Soul and Stars
"Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine," an exhibition at the Rubin Museum, presents art and artifacts from as far back as the ninth century....
March 15, 2014, Saturday
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An 18-year-old is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing another man on George Street in St. John's over the weekend.
Jake Long appeared in a St. John's courtroom early Saturday afternoon, less than 12 hours after police were called to George Street to investigate a disturbance.
The 36-year-old victim was transported to the Health Sciences Centre. A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary spokeswoman said he sustained significant injuries that were not believed to be life threatening.
Long is also facing charges of assault with a weapon (a knife), possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, and possession of a concealed weapon. After he was taken into police custody, Long allegedly damaged property at RNC Headquarters. That resulted in a charge for damaging property.
Duty counsel lawyer Heidi Marshall requested that Long undergo a psychiatric assessment. She indicated the accused hoped to be sent to the Waterford Hospital and said he did not want to remain in the St. John's Lockup.
Asked later by Judge Patrick Kennedy whether he had anything to say, Long reiterated what Marshall said, stating emphatically he was unwilling to go back to what he called "the clock tower."
However, Kennedy said it was not in his power to determine where Long would be sent for a psychiatric assessment, indicating that decision would be in the hands of the Superintendent of Prisons for the province.
With Crown prosecutor Natalie Payne stating that undergoing a psychiatric assessment was reasonable given the seriousness of the charges, Kennedy granted the request.
Long is remanded in custody until his next courtroom appearance on Monday.
(Earlier story)
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has confirmed an 18-year-old man in police custody will face multiple charges following a stabbing incident early Saturday on George Street in St. John's.
Police said the accused will be charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon when he appears in court later today.
The 36-year-old male victim remains in hospital, where he is being treated for what police describe as significant but non-life threatening injuries.
Police were called to George Street at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saturday.
(Earlier story)
Police in St. John's are investigating an apparent stabbing incident on George Street that happened overnight Friday.
According to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's overnight report, officers were called to the popular street known for its bars and pubs at 2:40 a.m. to respond to a disturbance.
The injured male was found there and received some assistance from police before being taken to the Health Sciences Centre.
Police have not provided information on his condition but did say the injuries were consistent with a stabbing.
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La Crosse candidates scramble before deadline
Mayor's race & city council recall
LA CROSSE, Wis. - It was a hectic few hours inside the city clerk's office in La Crosse as candidates for several different offices scrambled to get their paperwork in at the last minute.
5 p.m. Wednesday was the filing deadline for the mayoral race, the recall race involving Council President Audrey Kader and nine city council races.
11 candidates for mayor, of 15 who originally declared their candidacy, turned in at least 200 signatures before the deadline. The signatures still need to be certified by City Clerk Teri Lehrke.
Lehrke says the official list of candidates should be finalized by Thursday.
Those who turned in signatures for mayor include: Randy Magno, Chris Olson, Jon Olson, Craig Nestor, Dae Miles, Robert Young, Richard Smith,Tim Kabat, Michael Brown, Doug Farmer and Bill Feehan.
The two people who turned in signatures in the council recall race were Jerome Gundersen and Gage Maurer.
"If anything, I think it will send a message to the city council that the public is not happy with the direction they're going in," said Maurer, a 20-year-old student at Viterbo University.17992312
Maurer is being backed by the group that orchestrated the recall effort against Kader. They're upset that the council tried to reduce public input by doing away with the Committee of the Whole meetings on Tuesday nights.
"I think the public should have a voice in their local government and they were taking that away, so I was against that. That's a big reason," said Maurer.
"It seems people in the community feel (Kader's) not paying attention to their needs but more to bureaucracy's needs," said Gundersen, a remodeling contractor.
Gundersen says the effort to eliminate Committee of the Whole is his main reason for running as well.
"Her move to eliminate public comment to the Committee of the Whole was the last straw and people thought how could it be that an elected official didn't want to hear from her constituents," said Gundersen.
Kader says it's misleading to say she's responsible for trying to get rid of the Tuesday night meetings.
"It's totally untrue, totally untrue," said Kader.
"I did not make the original motions on it. That came out of the J & A Committee and was a spur of the moment (thing)," she added.
Kader says she did vote in favor of eliminating the meetings on a trial basis but currently supports keeping them.
"I feel that my constituents appreciate what I do and I trust that I will continue to serve."
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backbone.js 1 0 jQuery
I've spent a few hours over the last couple of days figuring out how to use backbone.js, and so far I'm impressed by it: it solves a real problem elegantly and doesn't seem to have an entire religion bolted onto the side of it.
5 minute summary: it introduces models (and collections of them) and views to client-side javascript, and connects them with a publish/subscribe event notifier system so that when you make changes to a model all the views of it update without your having to remember to do anything to them.
Model is an object that knows how to update itself from a Rails-y
"REST" server (scare quotes, because as we all know these days REST
isn't what you think it
), and publishes its attributes using the methods
set and
var m=find_me_a_model(); var selected= (m.has('selected')) ? m.get('selected') : false; m.set({selected: !selected});
set will, if the value has changed, trigger a
event handler to be called in all objects which have bound to it.
These objects are usually Views.
A View is an object with a
render method and an
el attribute, and
in which calling the former creates a piece of DOM tree in the latter,
which you can then attach to your document somewhere
MyApp.Views.ThingView=Backbone.View.extend({ initialize: function() { this.model.bind("all",this.render,this); this.render(); }, // ... this is not working code - I missed out some important bits ... events: { "click li" : "do_select", }, do_select: function(e) { ... }, render: function() { var ul=$(this.el); ul.html(some_html_for(this.model)); return this; } }) jQuery(document).ready(function() { var myView=new MyApp.Views.ThingView(); $('#some_element').append(myView.render().el); });
Collections are provided too. They come with a large number of
iteration functions (
reduce, all that stuff) which
makes them really rather useful, and you can build Views of them in
much the same way as you can build views of models.
(To complete the completion, there's also a Router, which is an interface for monkeying around with the URL so you can build bookmarkable client-side apps. But I haven't had to use that yet)
Anyway. As you see in the example above, the view can also take a
hash of events which is registered with jQuery using its
delegate method. In this case we're
asking to have
do_select called whenever a
click event is received
on any
li element inside it. Great!
Not so great when it unexpectedly doesn't work, though. Specifically, jQuery drag/drop events don't work with jQuery's delegate method, and there's nothing in the documentation on either page to stop you wasting an afternoon finding this out. Way to go. For more details on just how much hysterical raisins mess is involved with jQuery event handlers, see the pages for on and live – look upon these works, ye mighty, and despair.
backbone.js is here. There's
a Ruby gem for using it with Rails: add
rails-backbone to your
Gemfile, and you get a handy set of generators which write Coffeescript
for you. (A brief inspection of the result says that this is a good
thing because there's no way on earth I'd want to write that stuff
myself. But I concede, significant whitespace is a valid personal
preference, just not one of mine.)
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President Obama vowed today that whoever is responsible for the bombing that killed at least three people at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice."
"We still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts, but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this," Obama said, offering condolences to victims and their families and praising first responders.
"We will find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice," Obama said.
The president was briefed within minutes of the explosions that killed at least three people and injured more than 130 more near the finish line of the marathon, as the federal government boosted security measures and offered pledges of law enforcement support to the investigation.


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By Errol Castens/Daily Journal Oxford Bureau
OXFORD – The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval Monday to the commercial development of a sports complex several miles south of Oxford.
The sportsplex is designed for six soccer fields, nine baseball fields, one football field – all lighted – and buildings to house indoor practice areas, concessions and restrooms.
The development, headed by Michael Perry and Chuck Trost, will serve "competitive leagues" whose teams may come from several states and whose players are often far more serious than those in local recreational leagues.
"At least initially our goal is to have baseball, football and soccer, as well as a soccer academy for U8, primarily to teach kids the fundamentals," Perry said. "We think down the road there'll be a need for lacrosse."
Trost said the facility will be home to the Mississippi Flood Futbol Club soccer team and added that an announcement about a home baseball team for the park is expected soon.
The complex will host soccer league tournaments in spring and fall, American football in its traditional fall season and baseball in spring, summer and fall leagues. Some fields will be ready for play by this fall, he added.
Ryland Sneed of Precision Engineering, said the project will likely be built in stages.
"They're going to build sort of as-needed, letting the market let them know," he said. "Parking will be built as the fields are added and the market dictates."
Developers expect to receive state approvals soon.
Perry, Trost and others with an interest in competitive sports leagues decided to develop their own facility after league practices and tournaments couldn't be accommodated at FNC Park, the 150-acre Oxford-Lafayette County sports complex on Old Sardis Road.
Supervisor Chad McLarty questioned whether lighted fields late at night will be a nuisance to neighbors in the rural area.
"Lights cost money to run," County Engineer Larry Britt said, "so they will definitely be on timers and be cut off soon after practices are over."
For more information, contact Trost at email@example.com or (662) 801-3783.


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Trident Classic English Wood Lady Bath Towel
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Material: 100% Cotton
Color: English Wood
Style: Contemporary
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Short Description
* Color: English Wood
* Style: Contemporary
* Pattern: Solid
* Bath Towel Length: 48 inches (120 cm), Width: 22.8 inches (57 cm)
* Quantity: 1 Piece (Bath Towel)
Brand information
Trident is a noted manufacturer of home textilesThe Trident Group is one of the most respected business groups in the country and has earned its fair share of global acclaim. The company was established in the year 1990 and is spearheaded by chairman Rajinder Gupta. The group started its journey with a modest 17, 280 yarn spindles and exports its products to more than 75 countries. One of the biggest manufacturers of home textiles globally, Trident specializes in home textiles and terry towels.
The group also has interests in paper, energy and chemicals in addition to wheat straw based paper. Some of its best products include the Classic Wine Towel, Blue Solid Towel and the Grey Premium Towel among others. These are aesthetically appealing as well as comfortable in keeping the needs of customers in mind. Trident thrives on consistent investments in areas like technology, research and innovation. Terry towel production is a thrust area for the brand and makes use of multiple yarns and fibres for its jacquard and plain products. Customer satisfaction is a motto at the brand and Trident leaves no stone unturned towards maintaining the very highest quality standards.
Care Instructions
* Wash separately to control piling and prevent damage caused by other fabrics and trims.
* The stains (if any) should be treated/ removed before laundering the sheets.
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