Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Volume 43 Number 3
March 2015
RSCA Calendar
RSCA president, Harris Rogers, opened the program by introducing the new Director of our Redwood City libraries, Derek
Wolfgram. Derek welcomed us to the library for the Annual
Meeting.
Eggstravaganza 2015
Warren Slocum, San Mateo County District 4 Supervisor commended RWC Mayor Jeff Gee and the RWC Council for promoting co-operation between City and County to accomplish
mutual goals. He spoke specifically about the Middlefield
Road project to beautify and make a shopping destination by
widening sidewalks, planting trees, placing utilities underground and changing the street to 3 lanes for cars and 2 bike
lanes. This is the part of Middlefield that is south of Costco in
the Fair Oaks District.
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REDWOOD SHORES
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
274 Redwood Shores Pkwy #PMB 603
Redwood Shores, CA 94065 - 1173
rsca.org
2015 Officers
PRESIDENT
Sue Nix...........................................................suenix@rsca.org
VICE PRESIDENT
Jim Cvengros.........................................jimcvengros@rsca.org
SECRETARY
Lynn Kathleen Adams............................. lynnadams@rsca.org
TREASURER
Stephen Bellingham....................stephenbellingham@rsca.org
PAST PRESIDENT
Harris Rogers.........................................harrisrogers@rsca.org
BOARD MeMBeRs
Lynn Adams
Mayling Bellingham
Stephen Bellinghan
Nina Boire
Doug Crisman
Jim Cvengros
Carol Ford
Mike Mancusi
Sue Nix
Harris Rogers
Clemencia Rodriquez
Andrew Young
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March 16th to the 20th
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Editor, Carol Mertens.................................... 650-773-4517
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Jim Cvengros
Carol Ford
Sue Nix
The opinions published in the Pilot are those of the authors and
not the expressions of RSCA unless so officially designated.
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Presidents Memo
Table of Contents
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Redwood Symphony
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Mayor Jeff Gee and Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust presented the
State of the City address. Priorities for the City are:
Partnership with the YMCA to develop a joint use facility.
Partner with Stanford over the next 20 years to develop the
11 acres at the old Ampex site.
Build communications with the community including
using social media.
IT masterplan
Create housing and business in harmony.
Continued focus on public safety.
Redo the Woodside Road exit at 101.
Community services for all ages, not just youth, as we have
an aging population.
Two major accomplishments are: (1) we have a balanced budget and 20 % reserves, and (2) all labor contracts have been successfully negotiated.
30 Years Ago
Thats when Marine World left and the Shores really began to grow. Belmont Shores
and the Oracle Campus are now located where Marine World used to be. There were
only about a thousand homes, just a few businesses and the Shores pretty much
ended at Shell Parkway. With over 5,300 homes and apartments, plus nearly 600
businesses, the Shores has become a GREAT place to live and work.
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One important drug that is often left off the medical history form at the dental office is aspirin (ASA, Ecotrin, Empirin, Easprin and
Measurin). The reason appears to be that the perception of their potency is often underated. When we are asked about taking any
medications, most of us think about prescription medications, and waiting in line at the pharmacy. We are much less likely to think
about the bottle of aspirin we picked up at the supermarket. Aspirin is a potent drug that is used for a wide variety of conditions.
The primary function of aspirin is to reduce pain, swelling and fever. Aspirin is often used to ease the discomfort associated with a
toothache, headache, reduce the risk of a second heart attack, relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and other medical uses.
Despite its importance, one important side effect of aspirin is that it can increase bleeding. This is of critical importance to any doctor
who is performing a surgical procedure. This includes your dentist when providing certain types of dental treatment. The dental
procedures expected to cause bleeding include dental extraction, deep cleaning under the gum-line, gum surgery, and biopsies. The daily
use of aspirin can cause excessive and prolonged bleeding during and after these procedures. It is also important to remember that
the aspirin used in combination with other blood thinners such as Coumadin (warfin sodium), Ticlid (ticlopidine), and Persantine
(dipridamole) can increase bleeding even more than aspirin alone. In some cases, aspirin should be avoided for at least one week prior
to dental procedures that are expected to cause bleeding. The decision to alter your aspirin intake should be made with
the consultation of your family doctor (or specialist) and your dentist. You should always include on any dentists medical history form,
aspirin and aspirin containing compounds.
This past month was the first enrollment period for our school district for the upcoming school year.
Hard to believe that weve already signed up students for 2015-16! This year was notable as we
moved the majority of the process online to better serve our families. As of February 20, our enrollment numbers were as strong as they have been in recent years. Over the last few years, we have
enrolled about 480 new kindergarten students each year. A good portion of our districts overall
enrollment growth has to do with the size of these grade level cohorts compared to those from several years ago. For example, this years 8th grade cohort only has 350 students. Assuming that
enrollment continues as expected, we can expect to grow by at least 130 students from this year to
next.
This months school board meeting on March 12 is an important one. We expect to hear from our demographers with regard
to enrollment growth, complete the majority of the regulatory processes for our classroom expansion projects, and seek
board authorization to move forward with those projects. Exciting work! These projects are possible thanks to the communitys support of our school district last November to pass Measure I, which will fund classrooms across our school district in both Belmont and Redwood Shores. Redwood Shores Elementary is getting two new classrooms this summer as
well as a sun shade for the students lunch area, and Sandpiper Elementary is expecting eight new classrooms in summer
2016.
Last, I encourage every member of the community to consider getting involved in our schools. Our education foundation
School-Force has an online auction during the first two weeks of March (see schoolforce.org), and all of our schools welcome community volunteers. You just have to be willing to participate in a background check to ensure student safety. I
invite you to call my office at 650-620-2703 or talk to your local school principal to discuss options.
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The castle walls rose high above her head, as Belle gazed at the
thousands of bookshelves soaring above her head. To her right,
a teapot whistled a tune, while a candle danced in the sunlight
nearby. Welcome to the world of the Beauty and the Beast.
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As the days begin to get longer and the weather begins to draw
everyone outside, our favorite season begins Spring, or as we
like to call it, Grilling Season!
Instructions:
* Skin the pineapple and discard.
* Slice the pineapple horizontally to produce wheels about
1/2 thick.
* Remove the center core from each wheel with a small knife,
about the size of a quarter.
* Preheat the grill to medium-high
* In a small bowl, combine honey, juices and black pepper.
* Brush the glaze onto each pineapple slice, coating
completely.
Pineapples have the perfect texture for grilling and when the
sugars begin to caramelize, the flavor produced is something
very versatile. Grilled pineapples work well with homemade
vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce or as the perfect sweet
compliment to the savory flavors in a burger.
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The concert will open with Variations, a world premiere, composed and
performed by Redwood Symphonys co-principal bassoonist, Douglas
McCracken. Most people will recognize the theme from their childhood.
Bela Bartok was always searching for new ways to create unified forms,
both large-scale and minutely detailed. In his second Violin Concerto, he
set out to write a work that was completely variation-driven. The resulting arch form of the concerto is coupled with a very soulful and
technically brilliant part for solo violin. Violin soloist Miranda Liu
will make her Redwood Symphony debut with this piece. Maestro Eric
Kujawsky will explain the subtleties in his pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
Redwood Symphony, an all-volunteer orchestra, is dedicated to the performance of an ambitious, contemporary repertoire, as well as the great
orchestral classics. Tickets from $10-$25 are available at
RedwoodSymphony.org, and children under 18, accompanied by an
adult, are admitted free. Parking at Canada College is ample and free.
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The City Council recognizes that housing on the peninsula is a critical issue.
At our February 23 Council meeting,
the Council provided direction on a
number of programs and new initiatives
to promote housing at all affordability
levels. The Citys housing policy
includes the creation of new funding
sources and incentive structures to subsidize affordable housing, increasing
the overall supply of housing, and programs aimed at allowing
existing Redwood City residents to stay in place including a
partnership with California Apartment Association Tri-County
Apartment Association and property owners to stabilize rents.
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The bottom line is that your health is a longterm play. Ive never seen anyone radically and forever change their
health in just a few weeks, or even a few months. Our bodies evolve
in their own time, largely based on how we treat them over time
you have to do the right things for long enough to feel and see
whats happening day-to-day.
I say this, not to depress you, but to encourage and tell you that
small changes over time matter! Its like compound interest in a
retirement account the more you put into the account week by
week, the better your returns over time. Its never that $100 you put
in once that gets you to your retirement paradise its that percentage of every paycheck you deposit consistently over the years.
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If it rains, Membership Mania will be canceled. We are holding our first tournament of the year the following weekend but
it is for registrants only. Members get early registration and
non-members are allowed to register a week before the tournament if there are spaces remaining.
You can find out more information online at www.rstc.org or
email rstc.info@gmail.com. Please note that
info.rstc@gmail.com is not the correct email (its a long boring story.) Ultimately, our email address will be
info@rstc.org but please give me another month to get that
set up.
I wish it would rain but, failing, that, lets enjoy the fabulous
tennis weather!
If you get a pedometer and work up to 10,000 steps per day,
Submitted by Karen Brodersen,
youll be walking just about 2,000 miles per year! Park the
car further away, take the stairs, go for a walk break, use a
treadmill desk and see how it adds up!
Pick one or two healthy changes to focus on at a time, and once they
are routine, pick one or two more. If you did this every month, it
would add up to 12-24 healthy changes in a year. Two years, and
youve got 24-48 changes. And so on
This is how real change in our bodies happens one healthy new
habit at a time. And, hey, if a 30-day effort gets you motivated and
focused in the right direction, go for it! At the same time, realize
that you have to keep making deposits in your health bank
account if you really want fundamental, lasting change.
Lauren Picciani, MA, Health & Nutrition Consultant
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It has come to the Pilots attention, through letters to the editor, that dogs, even though
leashed, can become a threat to
others. Examples are: distracted walkers, you know, on your phone and undersized
walkers, small people being hauled around by large, untrained dogs. It is your responibility to keep your dog
on leash and under control at all times. Your dog must
not be a threat to other walkers and cyclists.
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Rini and Jordan are not only the first all female ticket to hold
executive office in USC history, but also in all of Pac12 history.
This is also the first time that a female has been elected into office
as president at USC in ten years, let alone two female minorities.
This successful campaign extends beyond the 18,500 undergraduate students at USC this election is a representation of our country and society as a whole, proving that two women of color can
in fact be put in power by the people. Rini and Jordan ran on the
slogan of Real Results. Their platform addressed issues such as
accessibility for students with disabilities, mental health, sexual
assault prevention as well as allocating 100 pages of free printing
for each student, extending hours at the library, creating a Greek
Row Bill of Rights, and more.
Submitted by Jordan Fowler
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In case you were wondering, not only do first impressions matter, but it only
takes 9 seconds to make that impression. Its called thin-slicing by psychologists, and its something that we image consultants help our clients with
all the time.
If youre successful. If you want to be perceived as more successful, make
sure your clothes fit properly, i.e. get them tailored. This is a secret we
image consultants use all the time to ensure our clients look their best its
amazing what a few nips and tucks can do to take an outfit from so-so to so
perfect.
If youre smart. Looking someone in the eyes while speaking to them was
associated with more intelligence, as was speaking expressively and wearing
glasses. You may not want to run right out and buy glasses if you dont need
them, but if you are an eyeglass wearer, then use them to your advantage. Its
long been known that eye contact creates a stronger connection with the person youre speaking to. Combine this with the rest of your positive body language to create that strong first impression.
If youre up for promotion. The crisply dressed individual was judged as
more likely to rise the corporate ladder than the person dressed casually.
Notice it was not a suit wearer, but rather someone who was well put
together and looked sharp that was deemed more promotable.
Even if youre not climbing a corporate ladder, these three simple tips wear
well-fitting clothing, look people in the eye when speaking to them, and
dress crisply & well put-together will help you stand out from the crowd in
those critical few introductory seconds.
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No estate is too large or too small for an estate plan.
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Bonded and Insured
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Stories, both familiar and new, all told without a book. All
ages welcome.
Seaside Storytime
Saturday March 28 at 1:30pm
Come enjoy stories and see live sharks with the Marine
Science Institute!
Weekly Storytimes
Mondays - 11:00am
Preschool Stories & Crafts Ages 3-5
Tuesdays - 6:30pm
Pajama Time Stories for all ages
Thursday - 10:30am
Toddler Time Stories Ages 1-3
Thursdays - 11:30am
Tiny Tales Ages 0-18 Months
Homework Center
Combine all ingredients into small saucepan, and bring to a boil over
medium high heat, then reduce heat to simmer while whisking glaze,
and continue simmering for approximately 8 minutes. Pour glaze
over briskets, cover with foil, and pop into preheated oven for approximately 15 20 minutes until glaze has caramelized. Remove from
oven and let rest for 10 minutes, then carve against the grain and drizzle a little of the glaze over the corned beef. Serve with your favorite
St. Patricks Day side dishes or try the suggestions above for a yummy
and satisfying dinner.
And now those Irish eyes are smiling!
Lynn has been a RSCA Board Member since 1994
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