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Dress Code for High School Schools & Kids, posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 11:45 am
We have dress codes for our middle schoolers, why not high schoolers?
As the warmer weather arrives, I am shocked by what many high schoolers think are appropriate wear for school. From beach wear to pajamas (for finals!), it appears that anything goes. Underwear showing above and below the scantiest clothing for boys and girls seems to be OK and as a parent I feel that I can't be the only one who thinks this just isn't on. If the teachers or admin. staff came to school dressed like this, it would be deemed unprofessional, so why is it deemed OK for the students. Apart from anything else, how can we teach them what is appropriate wear for interviews for jobs, colleges, etc. if the schools allow them to wear what they want.
Since the majority of our high schoolers have been to middle school in Palo Alto and are used to dress codes, why not take the same rules into high schools and teach the kids a life lesson.
Posted by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 12:28 pm
I have seen Paly students at Town and Country at lunch time. I feel so sorry for them. Blue jeans ripped at the knees and faded, clothes way too big that fall down over their bottoms, outrageous outfits that look like recycling rejects. Do these students need financial help to buy hole-free clothing? Get a hair cut? But tie-dyed hair? In some of these outfits the girls should not stand on a street corner, or they may be tagged as 'solicitors'. I have visited the prestigious boys' DeLaSalle High Schooi in Orinda and the co-ed St. Francis in Mountain View.. What a change in atmosphere. Scholarly, respectful, disciplined. A learning environment- and its sports teams do 'rather well' too. And the kids seem very happy. I'm all for dress codes - and uniforms are becoming popular again in many parts of the country, espciially in gang areas. Would it be a good thing to have a 'closed campus' and have study halls. The 'permissive era' is backfiring.
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 12:36 pm
In my experience (and my daughter's), the dress code is the same at both middle and high schools, but is known to be more strictly enforced at the middle schools (JLS at least). As I recall, the biggest issue seemed to be "no spaghetti strap tops, unless worn under another shirt," but I don't see that written out in the dress code. Here it is:
"Appearance and Dress: The Palo Alto secondary schools have established a dress code in keeping with the purpose of the schools and one which is acceptable to the community.
Appearance and dress must be within the limits of decency, cleanliness and appropriateness for school, and shall not interfere with teaching and learning. Some form of footwear must be worn on the campus.
Any profanity, sexually implicit or explicit wording and/or graphics as well as drug and/or alcohol insignia apparel must not be worn at school.
The following specific dress guidelines are intended as reference points and are not meant to imply that compliance requires measuring student apparel dimensions.
Article 1: Upper Body
• No back-less shirts shall be worn.
• Chest must be covered such that the neckline of shirts must not be lower than one (1) inch below the top of the armpit
Article 2: Midriff
• No belly button shall be exposed when a student is standing with his/her arms hanging at his/her sides.
Article 3: Lower Body
• The buttocks shall be covered such that no part is visible when sitting, standing, or leaning over.
• Skirts must reach the middle of the thigh.
• Shorts must reach the middle of the thigh.
• Underwear must not be showing when sitting, standing, or leaning over."
Posted by enough already, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Although I do agree that some kids cross the line of what's acceptable, I can't see holding them to the same standards as their teachers. They're kids, afterall. Going to school is not a job. Compare the teachers to other professionals, not students. A bit of self-expression is part of growing up.
What I find more dismaying is the sleazy selection of girls clothes offered in stores, starting with toddlers. If preschoolers dress suggestively, then how do teenage girls differentiate themselves from little girls and grown women? The options are reduced.
Regarding the middle school dress code, I got the impression that it's a fairly reasonable one. If I remember correctly, it prohibited skirt hems above the fingertips, spaghetti strap tops, and exposed undergarments. Good luck trying to enforce it at the high school level, though.
Posted by Former Jordan Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 12:45 pm
My daughter's friends at Jordan were often sent to the office for their shorts being too short and had to either change into PE clothes or parents had to bring a change of clothes. This happened for both class and dances.
Posted by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I am sure some Paly students may overdo it, but most dress in what they consider comfortable clothes. I do not think that any of the Play students are rampaging through the streets of PA committing crimes etc. I also do not think that the Paly students are unhappy at all. While students at De La Salle High School St. Francis in Mountain View may dress nicer, I am not sure that the atmosphere is necessarily better. Just because a student does not dress to your liking does not mean that they are not scholarly, respectful and disciplined. I think that you are stereotyping based on appearance. Finally I am sure that Paly students get into prestiges universities and go on to very nice careers, just like their better dressed peers at fancy high schools with dress codes.
Posted by Albert, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Kate, what I read between the lines in post is that kids should really look like Young Republicans;clean cut, short hair, look uniformly conservative, like kids used to be portrayed on those 1950's TV shows. God forbid they should express their individuality, sexuality, creativity, defiance of authority and free spirit. kids like that usually end up questioning the establishment in general and government in partticular, especially regarding wars and the accelerating rate at which our country is becoming a corporate state, run by corporations solely for corporations and for war profiteers. Where wil we end up if young people actually end up thinking for themselves, deciding what kind of cloths to wear and question their government? The government might throw a war and no one will come. We can't have that, can we?
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Sheesh Albert, even my kids recognize that their peers "express their creativity" by dressing exactly like each other. Teenagers have much narrower definitions of clothing conformity than their parents, it's just the styles that are different. Actually teenage girls' styles today look almost exactly like what girls wore when I went to school.
Posted by Albert, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 2:55 pm
And in a nude beach everybody's dress code is the same too. Does that make nudist conformists too? The point is that conservatives want to dictate to the kids a dress code based on their conservative social and religious values, in which the expression of sexuality and defiance of authority is totally unacceptable. And the main reason so many kids dress alike is because the media, which we allowed to be owned and controlled by greedy and sleazy corporations, has been pushing particularfashions and images on kids in an incredibly aggressive manner. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Albert: Come on. Nowadays the kids who dress like Kate suggests ARE the non-comformist individualist rebels. Think about it. This is the turn of the new century, where such dress behavior is radical. The norm now is what was consdered rebellious "hippie" of my youth.
Posted by RWE, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 4:00 pm
What I find interesting about this discussion is that it - and most others like it - never go to the heart of teen "style".
There is a reason why young people - as young as five - want to dress like their peers, especially in today's heavily marketed-to, youth-oriented culture.
Kids and adults are wired to conform to a degree; translated into contemporay parlance, that means "being cool".
Most child consumers are unaware of this phenomenon, and ironically end up dressing just like their peers, while at the same time being told by the Great Marketing machine in the Sky that dressing like they do will make them "different".
The bottom line: most everyone is a conformist, and that includes all but about 5% of the school population, whi themselves are examined by special marketers who look for "emerging trends" in fashion by watching the real non-conformists - including behavior and dress. Then, slowly, and by design, this "edgey" stuff is marketed via movies, MTV, etc. etc., and we all - even adults - follow like sheep.
Last, is it any surprise that kids dress suggestively? I was speaking with an elementary school principal recently, in another city. He said that 4th and 5th graders are now presenting with dress and behavior codes that only used to be seen in 7th and 8th grade 5-7 years ago.
I don't place a value judgment on kids dress behavior; I'm not inside their heads, but if parents took the time to deconstruct the obvious, we might see less conformist behavior that centers around donning overtly sexual dress.
The second bottom line is that we don't spend enough time with our kids, but that's another post.
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Wow, I just read your second post...you are reading WAY too much into this thread and Kate's post! Suddenly it is a conservative social and religious issue? Did you realize that there are actually liberal atheists in this nation who understand that dress codes in schools promote a learning environment? Kind of tough for a 16 year old male to focus on his studies in class when the girl next to him leans over her desk and reveals attributes that normally aren't revealed in public. And, frankly, who wants to see a crack when it isn't dawn?
By your standards, there should be no dress code and students should be free to go to school nude if they choose, and have sex on the lawn at lunch to express themselves. Maybe there should be no rules at all of civilized behavior.
Posted by Daniel, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 4:23 pm
The majority of opinions I read in this thread and others make me sadly realize that a conservative right wing element has infiltrated into Palo Alto in the last 20 years or so, possibly as one of the manifestations of the dot.com boom. I now read opinions and comments I would expect to read in Texas, Arkansas or Idaho publications. We seem to have lost Palo Alto's special character as a bastion of progressive, rational and decent thinking and replaced some of it with Bushist conservatism, the worst thing that happned to our nation.
Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 4:36 pm
This was never meant to be a political thread, or even a moral thread. Many of the comments here show that there are some one topic only contingent who are not able to debate anything except their own agenda. To those people, I ask them politely to keep to their own threads and don't hijack those that have no connection. We will leave you yours without bringing in parental issues and you can leave ours alone.
Posted by Dave, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Sorry, but indignation at the way tee agers dress and a desire to force them to conform to puritanical fashions you are comfortable with seem to be much more than a thread about kids fashion. This ties directly with labeling those who oppose the Iraq war as terrorist supporters and traitors. It's the pious wish for others to conform to your notion of modesty, dress and behavior and the putting down of those who don't dress and behave in the manner you expect them to. This thread is not about low necklines, short skirts and long hair, but about forcing kids to conform to your values [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Posted by Andrea, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:09 pm
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Palo Alto kids have actually done extremely well in the adult world. They are generally extremely bright and practical and I never heard of even one graduate of our public schools who showed up to a job interview wearing a micro-mini skirt and no bra. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:20 pm
OK, I'm not Kate and I don't know Kate, but why such outrage against her comment? She says she's in favor of dress codes - but how is her saying that "forcing" dress codes or values upon anyone? She should be allowed to express her feelings on the matter. Older people have always complained about the younger generation's clothing extremes, with very little material effect.
Posted by Andrea, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:31 pm
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This is a matter of personal freedom, some of which we are losing in the scary period we live in. The way we and our kids dress are a form of free expression and no one should attempt to pontificate about it. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Posted by Dave, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:41 pm
The way the older generations have fouled up and corrupted just about everything, i find it ludicrous that they are trying to impose a dress code on kids, as if they were smarter and know better. If anything, our kids are much smarter than us and will have to work very hard to undo the mess we have created and left for them. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Andrea, interesting point about the atmosphere of indignation. I still believe though, that trying to create an atmosphere in a written forum is not imposing on anyone. We are free to skip over posts we don't want to read, and will still have our open society as long as everyone is still allowed to post their "other" opinions.
Posted by GAB, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:56 pm
How about this metric: if your high school daughter's attire is sexually stimulating to an old fart male with testosterone levels significantly lower than the average high school male, I'm voting that the attire is inappropriate for school wear. I don't believe that this is forcing anyone's values on anyone else, it is providing a safe environment with the best chance for actual scholarship to occur. Bring on the dress codes and uniforms. Maybe if kids didn't focus so much on attire to conform, and maybe for one-upmanship in this wealthy town, they might (big might) focus on looking at some of the thread-hijackers' political issues. Anyone who argues that kids wearing sleazy, expensive, ubiquitous, corporate-brand emblazoned Abercrombie & Fitch cloth(e)s are "expressing themselves" is, in my opinion, way off base.
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I still think you're imputing too much power to one comment made in response to someone else's original post. Do you agree she has a right to her opinion? I mean, we are only talking about clothes right now. If the right to the opinion exists, why be upset that she is posting it here, on a forum where every reader is here by choice? It's not as if she's pasting flyers around town or standing on the corner with a megaphone. I agree with what you said earlier: our kids are sophisticated at even the middle school level to understand where a person with this opinion is coming from, and not be overwhelmed by it.
Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 6:26 pm
This opening of a can of worms is completely un-intentional on my part. As a teenager, I constantly got in trouble from my parents and others about the length of my skirt and the fact that my hair was all over my face. I remember how I felt, I wasn't making a statement, just wanted to dress the same as my friends. And, I was in a school with a strong uniform enforcemnt.
If in Palo Alto we can have dress codes for middle schoolers, why not high schoolers. I don't feel that I am asking them to conform to anything other than keeping things sensible. I am not saying that they cannot follow the latest trends, wear t shirts emblazoned with advertising or have holes in their clothes, should they so desire. I am just asking that perhaps some of the more lacksadaisacal garments be left for out of school time. I do not think pajamas appropriate school wear. Neither would be showing off underwear or wearing something that leaves very little to the imagination. I am talking about both girls and boys taking a responsible view of their clothes, not dictating a strong uniform.
I am pleased that people have an opinion on this, however we can differ and that is how it should be. But, taking someone's opinion and making a bigger issue out of it than was originally intended is taking a bigger liberty.
Many people don't like the anonymity of this Forum. However, when opinions are thrown back in such a manner, I can see that many of us would never want to post our real names. My reason for anonymity is more to do with the fact that I wouldn't my kids embarrassed by something I have done. Now, I am not so sure.
Posted by KCM, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 6:37 pm
and we're back to the beginning. Paly Parent, the dress code written out by PAUSD applies to all secondary schools, middle schools and high schools together. They do mention keeping underwear hidden, but at the high school level, the interpretation seems to be left to the students' discretion.
Posted by Andrea, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 6:42 pm
"I don't feel that I am asking them to conform to anything other than keeping things sensible." But that is the crux of the matter, isn't it? who are you to decide what is sensible for others and why should you be offended by the cloths others are wearing?
Posted by Paly Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Dave, wake up to the real world.
The phrase "dress for success" didn't come about by accident. Anyone who wants to get on in the business field (or even the political field) knows that how they come across is very important on how well they will do. Of course, how you dress in high school isn't going to make much difference to a potential future career, but the habit of dressing appropriately will make a difference nonetheless. A teacher trying to help a student with poor grades do better in their subject will find it much easier helping a student who is mannerly and dressed in a respectable manner. A student who is not doing so well and needs help will probably still get it, but the teacher will even subconsciously be affected by the attire if it is offensive or inappropriate. I would just like to teach my children that what they wear does affect who they are and how they will be judged.
As a child, I remember being forced to sit beside someone who smelt as though they hadn't bathed for a month or changed their clothes in that time (and probably hadn't). I was definitely affected by that and it was my business. At that stage I hated going to school and everything about it. As soon as the situation changed and I was able to sit beside someone else, my whole attitude about school changed. I had no sympathy while I was sitting beside my smelly neighbor, I was told someone had to sit there and it might as well be me. However, looking back on that incident reminds me that we are all in this world together and being a little considerate to others' is always a wise move, particularly when it is all in this classroom together.
Posted by PA mom, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Isn't the point really that either the schols should not bother to have a dress code or they should enforce the rules? This is just another area in which some Palo Alto schools make no accountability for breaking rules, or apply the rules selectively. It starts with the elementary schools and goes right on up. Why not ask the parents and kids all to vote on it if people feel so strongly that the children's constitutional right to express themselves fully and freely is being inhibited?
Posted by Teacher, a resident of another community, on May 30, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Sorry if this sounds sexist, but the main reason for a dress code is that when girls reveal too much, boys can't concentrate and teachers can't do their jobs the right way. When girls reveal too much, teachers can't walk around a classroom and look down at a student's work without appearing to look down her top too. I've also seen girls wearing skirts too short and then forgettingg about different angles when they change position. Then when they do realize it, it's too late, and then no one's thinking about the lesson any more but rather about the poor girl who just flashed her undies. Frankly, I don't like the way many boys dress either, but it doesn't cause the same problems. Enforcement is also a problem partly b/c male teachers have to have looked at the student's body to notice the problem and what male teacher wants to be the one with the rep for noticing cleavage and midriffs even if it's to enforce dress codes. And the more rules you make the more you have to enforce which eats up time from better purposes. When I used to teach in a school that banned cell phones and we wasted so much time with that - now it's totally normal and I hate to think of the hours spent on that b.s. Maybe the way to go isn't to have more rules but to get families to enforce more on their own. Imagine creepy boys and middle aged men checking out your daughters - if they show it, it will be seen. By everyone, not just the people they *want* to notice them.
Posted by Paly Student, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 30, 2007 at 7:38 pm
I thought you might appreciate the imput from an actual high school student who deals with this issue on a daily basis. Kids do care about what other students wear to school. However, as long as an outfit is not distracting or offensive to other students it is considered OK. And besides, there are social limitations to the lewdness of attire. Kids who wear especially revealing clothes are often demeaned by their peers; I am sure if you have attended high school you are aware of the conduct I refer to. Also, going to school in a district where it is expected that you have at least a 4.2 GPA, students get pretty stressed out. There is so much that is expected of us that sometimes we just need to be teenagers.
Posted by Dave, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 7:57 pm
The only thing i find offensive in this is that some people try to impose their values, tastes and sensibilities on others. If you find certain attire sexy and your puritan soul can't deal with it, don't look. I believe in total freedom as long as it doesn't hurt others. I'm not condoning kids showing to school topless or nude, but what is considered sexy and racy in fashion keeps changing rapidly and to each his own. if certain ways of dress offend some people, they have a problem they need to solve, not the other way around. It would be fine with me if you walked your dog without any cloths, why should it bother you if my daughter wears a short skirt to Paly?
Posted by what the heck?, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 11:26 pm
In a town where schools are very competitive and kids overall do very well during their school years and beyond, I think that picking on the way they dress should be the lowest of our priorities. They already have to work very hard at conforming to the curriculum, the work load, the schedule, the competition, the pressure, the stress. Please let them be when it comes to clothing.
Personally I sympathize with the young people who go to school wearing flannel pyjama pants. For one thing they have to be at school at 8 AM, which is way to early from teenage bodies (read all the articles on teenage sleep deprivation please). They might as well be allowed some comfort in the way they dress.
Posted by Jerry, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Teenagers are exceptionally conformist, yet they like to think that they are rebels. That is why Stalin and Goebbels liked them, because they were so easy to persuade to join the rebel cause.
I still like miniskirts and halter tops and cleavage, atlhough it is an abstraction at my age. For teenage straight boys, it can be overwhelming. Many teenage girls focus on attracting these boys, mistaking sexual attraction for love and acceptance. That's why I support conservative dress codes in our taxpayer supported schools. I think we are paying for academic learning, not fake love.
All the talk about indivuality and expression is a joke. More importantly, who cares - we are paying the bills. We have every right to set standards, and to tone it down. The kids are looking for stability, during their chaotic years. Why not provide it?
Posted by Jerry, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 11:50 pm
What, your response is so typical of the denial of reality that pervades our current society. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Teenage boys will fight over the pretty girl. They will be distracted by them on a regular basis. It is called biology. Sociology will not fix that basic issue. Time to get over it, and just set up some dress codes.
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 6:49 am
Dress is important. Yes, it isn't right or fair to "blame the victim" if she dresses in a way that causes boys/men to not focus on her "brain", but at the same time we have to teach her that there are consequences for her behavior, including dress, that she must expect.
Like one of you said, it is biology, and we do a disservice to our young women if we don't teach them the reality of male response. I can teach my son his whole life to treat women well, look in her eyes, "no means no" etc, but it is unrealistic and, frankly, unfair tell our young males that they must completely ignore every bit of their biology, even to the point of "not noticing" anything other than brains when it put in front of them.
Posted by Steve, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 8:53 am
I am amused by most of this discussion. Perhaps, we should require our children to wear the "inappropriate" clothing discussed in this post and they would then rebel by wearing jackets and ties for the boys and long skirts for the girls........Actually, Terman just completed their cotillion and the kids seemed to really enjoy getting dressed up for the weekly ballroom dancing lessons.
Posted by Jack, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Teenage boys who think that the sexy cloths a girl wears to school gives them permission to "touch", should be kicked out of school. Boys who can't or won't control their urge at this age, will not do it as adults, and society might as well start dealing with them now. Touching is fine when the female says it's fine. Staring is a universal right. School dress codes is taking a basic right away and I'd oppose it under any circumstances. We adults think we know what's best, yet we managed to foul up so many things in this world, it's a wonder young people listen to us at all. We should hope that they have the wisdom and decency, which they probably do, to undo some of the terrible mess we have created for them and their children, instead of forcing them to dress in a manner that we feel is appropriate for them.
Posted by enough already, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on May 31, 2007 at 2:11 pm
"...instead of forcing them to dress in a manner that we feel is appropriate for them."
Unfortunately this goes both ways. On the one hand we should leave teenagers alone to choose their own clothes. (Do we at least enlighten them on the consequences of various choices?)
But what about the other side: adults who push preschoolers and younger school girls to wear highly suggestive clothing. Do "we" as a society feel that's appropriate? Media and commercialism have made it acceptable. Little girls ask to wear what they see on TV, etc. (or the products that are spun off junk TV shows), and their parents endulge. I hope these aren't the same parents who are alarmed when their little girls grow up wanting even more sleazy outfits.
For the parents who find nothing wrong with either - great - at least you're consistent. It's your choice. But like it or not, clothes do reflect the person. And, intended or not, sleazy clothes attract the Orange Juliuses of the world. It's reality, and we each have the right to observe or ignore it as we see fit.
Posted by Gimme a break, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Cmon people, this is after all a dress code, those of you who are seeing this as expressing how they feel, are very very wrong, we dress because A its comfertable, or B becuase we want to impress the opposite sex, not because were against conforming.
Posted by class of 07, a member of the Gunn High School community, on May 31, 2007 at 9:44 pm
oh we definitely have a dress code here at Gunn. Written in plain English in the handbook... It's just that none of the admins or teachers care!
Unless someone is just in their underpants (or wearing nothing at all...) maybe someone will care.
I can't see how someone would be 'distracted' from paying attention in class by another's clothing. Let's not underestimate the attention span of high school students.
Given the fact that people who live in Palo Alto can actually afford the housing here I'm sure we buy decent clothing for our children and not rags. There are much more important issues going on in our school system (ie overcrowding, safety, stress)
Posted by teacher, a resident of another community, on Jun 1, 2007 at 12:40 am
Dear Gunn senior -take it from me, thongs and lacy bras and tops that are too tight too loose or too low are distracting to students. Note I didn't say disruptive. Perhaps not distracting to you so congratulations. You've seen what you've seen in four years in a desk and I've seen what I've seen from a better vantage point observing thousands of students over three decades. Enjoy your graduation and dress up nicely.
Posted by Get a Grip, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 11, 2007 at 10:01 am
Dress is not a black and white issue -conservative or liberal...
It's about the image that a person projects and the reaction that is received. Kids don't always realize the consequences of their actions as far as projecting an image with their dress. I taught for many years in elementary grades - a young girl excused herself to the bathroom during class and did not return for a period of time I considered a little long. When I sent my aide to fetch her / find out if she was o.k., she was found showing her thong to a girl from another class. I'm sorry, but a thong in the third grade? Is she worried about panty lines? Of course by lunch, the entire class knew she was wearing a thong. We called her mother to bring other undergarments - and upon arrival, we were treated to her mother's thong showing above her skirt. Seriously, dress code or no dress code, it's difficult to enforce a sense of "class" when the role models at home are inappropriate.
I spend my time teaching my children to project what they want in return - with their actions as well as their image. And that doesn't mean wearing a jacket and tie to school...you can be cool and expressive while still being appropriate and classy.
Posted by Jim, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Well, despite the fact that thongs worked for Bill Clinton, I think we don't need to accept his level of draw-the-line. He and Monica liked cigars, too. Should school kids be allowed to smoke/use cigars? Or thongs?
How about that we just agree that there IS a line? Then we can determine where it is. Bill may not agree, but, hey, he isn't prez anymore.
Posted by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Mad midle schooler,
Your post shows why dress codes are a good thing. You're, what, 13 at most? I guarantee that you don't understand short skirts and spaghetti straps the way a teen-age guy does.
I think, by the way, it's hard for girls, who can pretty much wear anything as kids and not have it mean much, suddenly being in a situation where they're perceived sexually. The head and body don't match up.
Posted by Dani, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I think thongs are just fine to wear at school. If students want to wear them that's fine. It appearantly makes them feel "self-confident". So, let them wear thongs because even I love to look at them.
Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Mar 14, 2008 at 7:17 pm
OP, "I think, by the way, it's hard for girls, who can pretty much wear anything as kids and not have it mean much, suddenly being in a situation where they're perceived sexually. The head and body don't match up."
In fact, most any grammar school teacher will tell you that 4th and 5th graders are now presenting with a lot of the same overt behaviors (sexual and otherwise) that 6th and 7th graders did, 10 years ago.
We are letting the media infiltrate the minds of kids in ways that are unprecedented, and there seems no way to put the cork back in the bottle. The media and its modalities are not going away.
What's necessary is firm, loving guidance from the TOP, re: dress codes, speech behavior, etc. etc. Someone has to set an example, because too many parents simply aren't - either because they're too bury, too overwhelmed, or simply don't care.
I think a dress code would be a good idea, because there are VERY few kids who dress for themselves; they dress for others, based on what the culture says is "cool".
That needs to be deconstructed by good policy and good modeling in schools - it would take away some of the media's power, and provide some leverage back to community standards.
Posted by Teacher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 16, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Just so you know, I regularly tell students that their outfits are unacceptable. I'll send them to the office and they can call home to get a change of clothes. I often wonder if there's anyone at home that takes a second to look at their child's outfits and say "oh wait, this isn't ok". It is mind-boggling what some parents allow their kids to wear. Sometimes, when the parent comes to drop off a change of clothes and is wearing herself a too-short skirt and a revealing top, it all makes sense.
And in the classroom, as a teacher, it is a big problem with inappropriate clothing. You cannot teach effectively and have to constantly divert your eyes. It's an issue.
And it's a shame the parents of these kids allow it.
Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 16, 2008 at 3:54 pm
As a parent, I am glad that there are teachers who are like the above poster. My daughter insists that "everyone does it" when I criticize her clothes choice for school. I tell her that it will not be allowed, and she comes home and tells me, see nothing happened.
Back in my day, I rolled my skirt shorter and hid what I was really planning to wear from my parents, so now I am on the other side of the issue. But, my school had standards and I would have been sent home. I wish the same happened today.
Posted by Michaela, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Mar 26, 2008 at 4:53 am
I go to school in Charleston and yeah, so what if I like wearing thongs and such? I'm 14, come-on. My mom dosn't mind, why should the school? My skirt is short, I'd say it was above middle-thigh and besides all my friends do it. Guys like the girls wearing low shirts and tight skirts, thongs are just part of that. Love ya xx
Posted by was young once....luckily I had really strict parents, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 26, 2008 at 10:49 am
guys like the girls to have sex with them, too...so are ya also gonna have sex cuz guys like it? maybe ya should instead think about your own goals and future, and do what is good for YOU instead of what guys like..
Posted by Teeeeen(:, a resident of another community, on Aug 5, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Why hello lol, I'm a highschool student myself and I understand how parents could get conserned over this matter. Yet, I don't think its fair to take away the privlage of short shorts it it's not reviling anything. Not all students have half there butt hanging out. And if so im sure they get enough crap about it from students at school. The older we get the responsibility we should gain.
BTW... Y'all don't understand how dang hard it is to find shorts that reach your mid thigh.


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Kilimanjaro’s shrinking northern glaciers could disappear completely by 2030, researchers at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union said on Friday.
The highest peak in Africa, Kilimanjaro’s northern glaciers are thought to be 10,000 years old. According to LiveScience, the northern ice field, which contains most of Kilimanjaro’s remaining glacial ice, has lost more than 140 million cubic feet of ice over the past 13 years.
Since 2000, the glaciers have decreased approximately 29 percent in volume and 32 percent in total surface area, according to Pascal Sirguey, a research scientist with the University of Otago in New Zealand.
Last year, the largest remaining ice field split into two pieces, “revealing ancient lava that may not have seen the sun for millennia.”
Credner Glacier accounts for 43 percent of lost ice during the past decade. Sirguey told LiveScience that if Kilimanjaro’s northern glaciers continue to shrink at the same rate that they have been for the past 12 years, Credner Glacier will completely vanish by 2030. The rest of the ice, he says, will last another 30 years from this month.
Sirguey and his fellow researchers tracked the changes in Kilimanjaro’s ice with a digital elevation model created from satellite images.
Over the past decade, NASA has also documented indications of the earth’s changing climate using satellite images. NASA’s GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) Mission measured the amount of ice lost from earth’s glaciers and ice caps from 2003 to 2010 due to atmospheric warming.
The study found that, during that time frame, approximately 4.3 trillion tons of land ice mass was lost, resulting in a 0.5 inch rise in global sea level.
Alisha is a writer and researcher with Ring of Fire. Follow her on Twitter @childoftheearth.

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China ‘building secret military weapons’ on tiny islands
CHINA appears to be building military-grade radar on key shipping routes, in a move that is filling other world powers with fear.
CHINA appears to be building military-grade radar on key shipping routes, in a move that’s filling other world powers with fear.
Satellite images show what look like high frequency radar, communication towers and observation posts under construction on Cuarteron Reef, the southern most of a chain of seven disputed islands in the South China Sea.
The images were released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in the US shortly after 3000m runways were spotted at nearby reefs built up by China.
China claims the construction work is purely for civilian use, but Gregory Poling from CSIS told news.com.au it would be “over the top” for non-military purposes in the region.
“We noticed the poles that seemed to indicate radar,” said Mr Poling, head of the CSIS Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative. “It will increase China’s ability to patrol and monitor the South China Sea.”
CSIS pinpointed what look like two radar towers, a bunker and a lighthouse in the north of the 200,000sq m island; several 20m radar poles and communications equipment in the south; a quay with loading crane in the west and a helipad in the island’s centre.
Cuarteron Reef is one of the Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by less powerful countries including Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Photos suggest China is building radar on some of these other islands, too.
“We’ll see these facilities come online over the course of a year,” said Mr Poling, who is based in Washington. “There’s no way of knowing if the high frequency radar are already in operation but we can tell some of the towers are not done yet.
“Along with the runways and infrastructure, the effect is going to be exponential in increasing China’s power in the region. It will increase its ability to project power further south.”
This growth in military capabilities will make it harder for not only China’s smaller neighbours to operate in the area, but for the US, Japan and Australia. It will give the Asian superpower control over planes and vessels in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world for goods including oil.
The radar will work like Australia’s “Jindalee” over-the-horizon system, bouncing radar waves off the ionosphere. They will be able to spot US stealth aircraft such as the B2 Spirit stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor and the F-35, so they can send in fighters with advanced infra-red seekers.
“It’s more advanced than what anybody else has in the South China Sea,” said Mr Poling. “Vietnam occupies 27 islands but in a far less sophisticated way.
“China has been pretty clear it aims to establish de facto, if not legal, control over the area.”
While other countries may be able to remain on nearby islands, their ability to resupply their islands and fish in the region will depend on China.
CSIS believes the radar facilities could have even more affect on the military balance in the South China Sea than China’s deployment of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the nearby Paracels earlier this month.
A spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, yesterday called on the US to “stop sensationalising the South China Sea issue, stop hyping up tensions and work constructively for regional peace and stability.”
She added: “China’s deployment of limited defence facilities on its own territory is its exercise of self-defence right to which a sovereign state is entitled under international law. It has nothing to do with militarisation. It is something that comes naturally, and is completely justified and lawful.”
CSIS will continue monitoring the situation and trying to map the legitimacy of competing claims over territory in these vital waterways.
Mr Poling said a lack of understanding over what countries like China are doing is one of the biggest hurdles in policymaking for the West.

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One of the biggest problems facing the ever-growing population of Earth and the subsequent expansion of our cities and settlements is the increasing value of land. I’m not just talking about the monetary value of land, I’m talking about its intrinsic value as a natural resource. Finding new land to build upon is likely to become very difficult in the future, especially if the population continues to grow at such an alarming rate.
While there are still many areas of the Earth’s surface that mankind has yet to develop for its own purposes (Alaska, Northern Canada, Siberia and Kamchatka, Antarctica and the world’s many deserts), the same cannot be said for fertile areas and areas with temperate climates. Agriculture and food production are certain to become a mounting concern as our population continues to grow, and the fragility of the planet’s ecosystem is now such that no area of land can be considered dispensable enough to sacrifice to the concrete jungle without first considering the impact this will have on the sustainability of “Spaceship Earth“.
So, if we need valuable land for agriculture, industry, carbon capture, oxygen generation and the protection of natural resources, where are we to build our homes? Well, the modern propensity to build vertically does provide a partial solution to this problem, although the effects aren’t always desirable. Tower blocks needn’t be the only answer; it is possible that as well as expanding our settlements into the sky, we might also expand outward onto the oceans. This could be done by constructing enormous floating cities.
While the idea of building gigantic floating cities might strike you as a somewhat unrealistic idea at first, the building of floating cities seems positively practical when compared to such science fiction ideas as cities in space, underwater cities, colonizing the moon, and draining the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, floating cities could be quite simple in design, using the simple principle of buoyancy to stay afloat. These cities would also have the additional advantages of being potentially mobile, having increased earthquake resistance (although they would still be vulnerable to tsunamis), ease of quarantine in case of a dangerous epidemic (or zombie attack), better access to underwater resources (such as oil and gas) and – when placed in tidal areas and river estuaries – the ability to harness hydroelectric power. Of course, the disadvantages of building floating cities are also numerous, including issues with logistics and supply, and with inter-city transportation, but building our cities at sea would certainly help us free up more land for our vital ecological and agricultural needs.
One of the most fascinating possibilities presented by floating cities is that they might be able to move about the ocean. While this type of city might sound more like a gigantic cruise ship, moving about the world for the pleasure of its inhabitants, such cities could have a much more practical purpose. In 1964, British architect Ron Herron proposed building massive mobile robotic structures, with their own intelligence, that could freely roam the world, moving to wherever their resources or manufacturing abilities were needed. He called these structures “walking cities“. Various walking cities could interconnect with each other to form larger “walking metropolises” when needed, and then disperse when their combined functionality was no longer needed. While the idea of an enormous seagoing automated manufactory sounds a little far-fetched in the post-industrial world, it’s not too difficult to imagine floating cities specializing in a particular industry or service, and thus being required to move to (or between) certain locations to fulfill their function as and when they are needed, just as some oil platforms do today.
Of course, that’s not to say that a floating city could not exist simply for the pleasure of its residents. In fact, the late 1990’s saw just such an idea come to light in the form of the “Freedom Ship” (pictured below). The Freedom Ship was conceptualized as a luxury seafaring vessel built to accommodate 50,000 people. The vessel would be so large that its top deck would feature its own international airport. The Freedom Ship would circumnavigate the globe continuously, stopping at several ports of call.
Another example of an existing floating city concept is the “Lilypad” (pictured below). Designed by Vincent Callebaut, the Lilypad is a proposal for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. Apart from its striking design, the Lilypad is also exceptional in that it has been designed with environmental sustainability at its heart. As well as providing sustainable living for 50,000 people (generating energy through solar wind, and tidal power, and growing fresh produce aboard), the city would actually benefit the Earth’s atmosphere by producing oxygen and reducing CO2.


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The Sacred Valley of the Incas or Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu. The valley is generally understood to include everything between Písac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero, parallel to the Urubamba River, or Vilcanota River or Wilcamayu, as this Sacred River is called when passing through the valley. It is fed by numerous rivers, which descend through adjoining valleys and gorges, and contains numerous archaeological remains and villages. The Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities appreciated the valley. It was one of the empire’s main points for the extraction of natural wealth, and the best place for maize production in Peru. The Incas called this the Sacred Valley because it was there that they developed a rich agricultural society, and built fortresses and different complexes.
Pisaq: The National Archaeological Park of Pisac is constituted by groups of archaeological remains among which stand platforms, aqueducts, roads associated with walls and portals, channeled water channels, cemeteries, bridges, etc. The area covered by this group is 4 square kilometers in area. On this area the ruins are located occupying the hills, they appear forming groups of complicated disposition, while in others isolated constructions of the other groups are noticed.
Pucaras or control towers:
In the citadel of Pisac we can count more than twenty towers and they are of two types: The turrets interior and the towers watchtower; the first are conical enclosures associated with water channels of construction with well-carved and assembled pieces, these look like pulpitos attached to the mountain. The watchtower towers are beautiful elevations, with a conical tendency, they are not enclosures, their texture is solid and their interior is more compact and their portion is a flat surface. The most important in its location is Qoriwayrachina.
It is the central district, headquarters of temples and palaces, with a greater architectural quality, greater beauty in its walls, the enclosures are larger in relation to those of other neighborhoods. It has 3 levels to gain aesthetics and comfort, modulated the buildings directed towards the main valley. In this place we can find: The central enclosure, the Intiwatana, the altar carved in volcanic breach, groups of liturgical sources, alleys and courtyards.
Ollantaytambo:In Ollantaytambo, each worked stone is an independent work of art in relation to the others, with different sides, angles and volumes. The ancient Peruvians, oblivious to our ease and pragmatism, had another concept of time and art.
Ollantaytambo is also known, for an Inca plot drama entitled “Ollantay”, whose protagonist was General Ollanta; In this literary work the actions take place in this place.
The Real House of the Sun:
The Royal House of the Sun or fortress, and Ollantaytambo in its entirety, still retains the layout of the urban planning of the Incas. It is made up of 17 superimposed terraces, a succession of straight and wide platforms oriented towards the side of the square and the town; the upper group of Andenes, runs transversally with respect to the previous group and higher.
The temple of the Sun:
It is an impressive architectural complex destroyed almost in its entirety, there are the immovable pieces that make up a stony canvas that due to its solidity, volume and assemblage resisted the onslaught of the extirpators of idolatries and also repelled the treasurers. It is thought that the whole ensemble formed the Temple of the Sun, of which only the western wall has been formed, consisting of 6 red porphyry stones and between them, ribbons that fit with incredible accuracy.
Chinchero: The most typical population of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, is a distinctly Inca city that the conquistadores wanted to “civilize” to implant their culture, but never fully achieved it. Its inhabitants inhabit almost intact Inca buildings, in the same place where their distant ancestors lived and formed the largest and most prosperous civilization in America.
In the Archeological Site of Chinchero, its platforms are initially called, which allows us to understand that it was a center of agricultural production in the Inca period, a warehouse was also built and the whole complex was equipped with a very efficient irrigation system. The story goes that with the arrival of the Spaniards, Chinchero was burned down in 1536 by Manco Inca, in his flight to Vilcabamba, with the aim of leaving nothing to the Spaniards.
On the Palace of Tupac Yupanqui the Spaniards raised the Church of Our Lady of Montserrat in 1607, with the purpose of representing their submission in a symbolic way. Its main altar carved in gold leaf and baroque style is dedicated to the Virgin of the Nativity. Its walls are decorated with works by Diego Quispe Tito, the highest representative of the Cuzco school. There are also works by Francisco Chihuantito.
Day 01: Cusco: Pisaq – Ollantaytambo – Chinchero
At 8:00 in the morning we pick up our passengers in our Mini Van transportation from your hotel or our office, then we visit first the Qorqa view point to apreciate the huge sacred valley, we spend trime roughly 20 minutes, then a bus journey for about 15 minutes to reach the tipical market of Pisaq to buy some souvenires made by hands only (15 minutes), subsequently, we go to Pisaq ruins a guided tour roughly 40 minutes where you will witness the impressive inca architecture, as well as the historical background.
We turn back the same route to get Urubamba village to get buffet lunch, after one hour we will go to Ollantambo complex (40 minutes guided tour) and finally returning to Cusco we stop for 20 minutes to visit Chinchero complex, our last place of the tour, coming back to Cusco roughly 7:00 at night.
- Professional English Guide
- Tourist Mini Van Service
- Buffet lunch in Urubamba village
- Entrance fee (Parcial tourist ticket) S/.70.00 nuevos soles to see the whole Incan sites into the sacred valley.
What should you bring:
- Cap, sunscreen, rain poncho
Offer price per person!! $ 40.00 USD Group service of 20 people in Mini Van.
- 01 person $ 279.00 USD
- 02 persons $ 159.00 USD (per person)
- 03 persons $ 119.00 USD (per person)
- 04 persons $ 89.00 USD (per person)
- 05 persons to more!! $ 79.00 USD (per person)
Private Service Included:
- Pick up from the airport to the hotel/hostal in our private Mini Van or H1
- Professional Private Guide for the Sacred Valley Tour
- Buffet lunch in Urubamba village
Private Service Not Included:
- Partial tourist ticket to visit the 03 archaeological sites ($ 22.00 USD) (Pisaq, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero)
- Breakfast and dinner


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Russia is forging closer ties with Africa by providing security, technology and military guidance.
Africa has become a key market for Russia's arms industry. Almost half of all the arms coming into Africa come from Russia, according to the country's state arms export agency.
The main importers are Algeria and Egypt, but there have been new markets in Nigeria, Tanzania and Cameroon.
Africa, in total, has more than a quarter of the votes at the UN General Assembly, and can be a powerful collective voice in other international bodies.
Russia has been expanding its influence in Africa in recent years and after the invasion of Ukraine, it will be expecting its new-found allies to provide support, or at least remain neutral, in international bodies such as the UN.
From Libya to Mali, Sudan, the Central African Republic (CAR), Mozambique and elsewhere, Russia has been getting more involved - often militarily with help fighting rebels or jihadist militants.
South Africa, which is a partner of Russia in the Brics group, has called on the country to withdraw its forces from Ukraine but said it still held out hope for a negotiated solution.
Most African countries are showing a willingness to look beyond a single foreign partner in their efforts to find stability and security
As the renewed Russia-Africa engagement gained momentum, a 2019 summit in the southern Russian city of Sochi was attended by delegates from more than 50 African countries, including 43 heads of state.
President Vladimir Putin addressed the leaders, appealing to a history of backing liberation movements and pledging to boost trade and investment.
Businesses, including state-backed commercial interests, have invested heavily in security sectors, technology and industries that extract natural resources such as oil, gas, gold and other minerals.
As Mr Putin indicated, there are historic ties stretching back to the days of the USSR, Russia's predecessor, when Africa was one of several spheres of competition between it and the US.
But from the collapse of the USSR in 1991 to the early part of the last decade, as Russia went through a period of transition, relations with Africa were not top of the agenda.
Then, regaining superpower status became a foreign policy priority for the Russian president.
Russia is not the only foreign government trying to broaden influence in Africa, home to vast resources including a surging youth population. China is also investing significantly in Africa.
Building more mutually beneficial Africa-Russia relations depends on changes in both substance and process.


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Cyril James Dew was born on April 26, 1889 in London, England , United Kingdom. He was born to Louisa Rosina Dew
and James Dew
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. Cyril died on December 31, 1975 at Bray on Thames, England , United Kingdom at 86 years of age. He was buried in Bray on Thames, England , United Kingdom.

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Deluxe Boys Death Eater Fancy Dress Costume
Do you see the Dark Mark in the sky? Lord Voldemort is summoning you! Do the Dark Lord’s bidding at your next Movie and TV themed party when you wear this boys deluxe Death Eater costume. This kids Death Eater Costume is an officially licensed Harry Potter costume and will have you practising the dark side of magic! Are you ready to serve your master Lord Voldemort? Cause some havoc at your next fancy dress party in this kids deluxe Death Eater costume by Rubies. This officially licensed Harry Potter Death Eater costume for boys will see you practising the Dark Arts and hunting down Harry and his friends at your Book Week costume parade.
- Kids thick black stretch fabric robe with tie up back, split front for walking ease and long sleeves.
- Death Eater robe has velvet padded foam collar with swirl detail as well as velvet upper arm puff sleeves with swirl print.
- Black robe also features thumb holes in the ends of the sleeves and a separate pointed black hood.
- Costume is complete with a silver plastic Death Eater style mask with eyes, nose and mouth holes and elastic strap to secure.


I know about the thermal fuse because I saw the YouTube video.
My question is:
If the thermal fuse is bad, will I still have power to the indicator lights, or does it kill them, also?
Now, we do have the lights working, but it won't start. I don't have a wiring schematic.


Adaptor M36 > Flange and 1/2 Gas
Adapters for machines with M36 spindle fitting and for mounting grinding wheels with flange fitting.
M36 adapters are commonly used on the spindles of bridge saws that work with both blades and CNC tools (by rotating the spindle by 90º).
All versions are available in stainless steel, and some models (not all) also have the C45 steel version.
Be careful to select the correct threading for your machine, as some machines use left-threaded adapters.


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A busy west-side shopping center is headed for the auction block. The 38,000-square-foot center, at 1487 W.O. Ezell Blvd., is home to the Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Monkey Joe's indoor inflatable playland.
A busy west-side shopping center is headed for the auction block.
The 38,000-square-foot center, at 1487 W.O. Ezell Blvd., is home to the Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Monkey Joe's indoor inflatable playland.
It is to be sold at the county master-in-equity's foreclosure sale on Oct. 4. The property was placed on the list after its owner, Terry Glenn Lanford, principal of Shaw Road Land Associates LLC, lost a $5.9 million foreclosure judgment in June to his lender Provident Community Bank.
Lanford, a 53-year-old developer from Woodruff, was indicted earlier this year along with former Spartanburg Clerk of Court Marc Kitchens. Both men were charged with one count each of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
John Gasser, Lanford's attorney, said the case is still pending due to his client's ongoing medical condition. Gasser had received a continuance from the presiding judge after Lanford suffered a serious heart attack and other injuries in May. He was asked to provide the court with monthly updates.
Gasser said Lanford has undergone a number of procedures and endured multiple setbacks in the last few months and is uncertain when he will be fit to appear in court.
In most foreclosure cases, a lender will allow a borrower a period of redemption in which they can pay off the amount owed in order to keep the property, said Jennifer Gibson with the master-in-equity's office.
It was unclear whether Provident had left Lanford with that option.
Mary Ellen Keating, a spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble Inc., said via e-mail the foreclosure will not affect the company's store.
A Monkey Joe's official said the store's lease included a clause that will allow them to continue to operate even if the ownership changes hands.
In most cases where a landlord defaults and the lender forecloses and decides to sell the property, the new owners have the right to do what they want to do with the property.
Guy Harris, an agent for Spencer/Hines Properties of Spartanburg, was appointed receiver of the property. He said both tenants could stay as long as they had a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment clause in their leases.
An SNDA protects a tenant's lease through the foreclosure, provided they keep up their obligations to the agreement.
Harris could not verify whether Barnes & Noble or Monkey Joe's had an SNDA, as he was out of the office. But he said it was unlikely that either tenant will be going anywhere anytime soon.
“A new owner could void the lease,” Harris said. “The value of that land is such that whoever buys it is going to want those tenants in there in order to pay off that debt. We do it. There's no way we'd step into a situation like this without that income.”
John Moore, an attorney for Provident, said proceeds from the property's sale in October will be applied to the debt. Since the deficiency is being demanded in this case, Provident will seek any remaining debt from Lanford.
Harris said the transaction from the October sale could take up to 30 days to complete and that may not be the final sale.
“I would say those tenants (Barnes & Noble and Monkey Joe's) are going to be pretty safe,” Harris said.
According to the county assessor's office, the 26,000-square-foot space occupied by Barnes & Noble was built in 1996.
The 12,000-square-foot space occupied by Monkey Joe's was finished a year later. It was originally an Athlete's Foot shoe store.
Conomo Properites LLC conveyed the property to Shaw Road in May 2003, according to the county register of deeds office.


Allen residents may experience a temporary delay in trash, recycling or yard waste collection due to a large number of CWD drivers who are out sick. Remaining drivers are currently working late into the evening and on Saturday to complete all routes. Please keep all trash, recycling and yard waste at your collection point until trucks arrive for pickup.
If you believe your collection was missed altogether, call CWD at 972-392-9300 (option 2) to schedule a return visit. We appreciate your patience as CWD completes this big week of post-holiday collections with fewer drivers than usual!


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Houzz is the new way to design your home.
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Lee Design and Interiors
Thanks so much! The room looks great!
yellow and white blown glass wall for dining room
otherwise neutrally color room.
Plates on living room wall
The sunburst of yellow in this modern white space is eye catching and joyful. The owner didn't try to match the glass plate artwork with other touches of yellow in the space. This installation
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
Window plants: I'd put window plants in a bay window in a living room with lots of sunshine.
Plants around windows would work best around double hung, horizontal side and fixed glass windows and would look best either in a living room or a kitchen
Wood blends with nature outside, great for room with large windows.
An idea for upstairs living room.
Bird of paradise works well in this modern Philidelphia home and fills this corner nicely, bringing the outdoors in. In this scenario, however, the plant really could be taller to fill the vertical space and to bring the eye up instead of down. Here I find myself looking at the legs of the bench instead
Great room with a wow look
image is the focal point of this sophisticated living room.
Make it pop. This piece was in the owner's private collection and is an original Andy Warhol zebra print. "Because it was such a prized piece, we placed it prominently in the living room and used it as color inspiration, pulling out tones
White Damask Kohler Tailored Vanity with chrome Kelston faucet. Nothing adds elegance to a bathroom like a...
Incredible bathroom storage found in the Kohler Jute Tailored Vanity. Perfect for makeup storage, towels and other...
Divine Kitchens LLC
Divine Kitchens LLC
simple elegant kitchen, between living room and dining room
Like how tall cabinets divide room but you can still see under them
Like the modern kitchen design
dining room and kitchen?
more cabinets in dining room
House + House Architects
Sleepy Hollow Residence
Love the chair. What colors would u compliment room with. To be used in den great room on sofa off yellowish brown specs w some black granite . Light hardwoods and cream antiques cabinets???? Need lots of HELP. Moving for first time in over 20 years. Just bought new home and hopefully getting a grip
A coppery red ocher. Warm and earthy but still modern.
AR Design Studio Ltd
architecture you guys do I was wondering if you ever think of art and sculptures when creating a project. I am a sculptor very much specialized in modern abstract designs that would fit perfectly with your architecture. I create my art related to the architecture. I work with rusted corten steel , stainless
Interior stone veneer - dining room
Stone wall color is good for the living room
Love this room, especially the cladding
Phil Kean Design Group
New house small bedroom add on to living room.
Guest bedroom - modern, simple, comfy
I love the simpleness of this room for a spare bedroom
nice idea for boy room
Bed room...Ryan room

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There’s a lyrical sorcerer in our midst and her name is Chelsea Reject from the BK. The MC, who was formerly signed to Duck Down Records, introduces a chill track with a city slicker grind that chronicles the early rise and late night hustle of a woman with a dream. “Take one look in your eyes you don’t know my pain. Momma kicked me out the crib again, hard enough to be a citizen. I don’t know who to trust,” she raps, “…Try to make it out of my city, no luck. I wonder where is all of the money they bolst up. You see people out here starving, no love.” Her NY State of Mind spirit and Lil Kim street grittiness come together in a track that any hip hop fan can appreciate for its sheer sincerity and savviness. “If the shoe fits, and it’s your glove, like OJ I ain’t buckin,” she proudly boasts. No one best be killing this rapper’s vibrations. The song is off her upcoming EP, “This is Not My Final Form,” which will drop in early 2017.
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Hayley Williams was jerked out of her "boyband phase" when she first heard Bjork.
The Paramore singer has listed the music which has meant the most to her during her lifetime. Although she now fronts a rock band, pop was more her bag when she was growing up. However, hearing the Icelandic singer's track Human Behaviour changed everything for Hayley.
"The first time I heard this song really changed everything for me; I wanted to be able to sing everything - every single note - she could sing," Hayley told British Company magazine. "This song jolted me out of my boyband phase, and her voice still inspires me."
Another track which had a profound effect on the 25-year-old star was The Temptations' I Can't Get Next To You.
"I grew up in Meridian, Mississippi - and one of the original Temptations grew up in a town not too far from me. I always thought if he could get out then surely I could, too. Ever since I was a little girl, this has been my favourite song of theirs," she said.
The Cure have always been one of Hayley's favourite bands and she cites performing on the same bill as them at a UK music festival in 2012 as one of her career highlights.
On a more personal note, They Might Be Giants song Birdhouse In Your Soul will always have a special place in the star's heart as it's a track that means a lot to her and her boyfriend Chad Gilbert.
"We have a lot of songs! But on our first road trip back from me meeting his family in Kentucky, we were blasting They Might Be Giants... and I'm pretty sure we fell in love to this song," she said.


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In justifying the cost of an SLA or major capital expenditure, many managers live and die by cold, hard ROI calculations. It is part of the modern trend of ensuring that no individual can be blamed when something goes wrong – or as I like to call it, “butt-covering”. ROI has become a central financial metric for asset purchase decisions in organizations large and small.
To give you an idea of how endemic this issue is, a recent survey of IT managers, 45 percent said that senior management required an ROI on any major technology expenditure, but only 20 percent said that their organizations have strict formal ROI measurements in place for technology projects.
From the perspective of an MSP, this can be good or bad. If you can arrive at a logical calculation for your service delivery, it is dramatically easier for your proposal to be passed by the management of a firm you are pitching your ideas to. Showing the true economic benefits of an SLA in a simple spreadsheet can be a challenge though. Luckily, more and more firms are starting to recognize more components in an ROI calculation, and these components are of incredible importance to an organization. Accountants in an organization love the easy ROI calcs. For example, if a sales rep in a company drives a vehicle 40,000km each year and the sales manager is considering purchasing a new car for the rep that delivers better fuel economy, the calculation is strictly mathematical. Say the current fuel economy in the rep’s V8 pickup is 12l/100km and the potential new purchase is a Prius at 6l/100km and petrol will average $1.60/l over the next 3 years, the fuel savings will be $11,520. If the new vehicle has a changeover cost of $9,000, then it is a relatively easy argument for the sales manager to pitch at management.
Unfortunately IT rarely has such a simple mathematical calculation. It is becoming increasingly obvious in our modern finger-pointing society that having an ROI calculation is almost an essential part of your sales armory. To be successful though, you need a number of esoteric tools in your kit bag. For example, what is the value you can assign to staff morale? If a well-maintained computer system results in less frustration amongst employees, morale will be higher overall. Higher morale will lead to greater employee satisfaction which will lead to lower staff turnover and more committed and focussed employees. These are all real and tangible benefits but you will need to be somewhat creative to assign dollar values to these benefits. Perhaps you can make an assumption of simply lowering staff turnover by a few percentage points and assign a cost to the organisation each time an employee leaves. What about the benefits to one of your clients of them having highly satisfied clients. If their clients are happy, they will spend more and tell more people about their products and services. An efficient computer system can help in this equation – but again judging the exact dollar value to assign to this becomes difficult. I always believe that staff can achieve more if their computer system is faster – although some argue against me because they may have some ‘two-finger typists’ who can’t take full advantage of a faster computer system. Even if you only assign an average of five percent in a speed increase across all employees in a firm, it is amazing how many dollars this translates to in time efficiency savings when you consider the dollars per hour an employee can generate.
There are a number of different methods that can be used to calculate an ROI for an SLA and for new computer system upgrades. Some firms simply refuse to even consider a purchase or a major commitment if there is not a matching ROI assigned to that purchase. The bottom line is that you need an ROI tool that you can wrap into every proposal you submit and that ROI calculation needs to be logical and easy to understand.
Try it in your next proposal – you will be pleasantly surprised by the reaction.
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