BILL GATES SPEECH: 11 RULES YOUR KIDS DID NOT AND WILL NOT LEARN IN SCHOOL
September 7, 2010

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Rule 2: The world doesn’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one
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Belmont Greek Festival
September 4, 2010
Join me and enjoy those yummy Greek donuts! (loukoumades) I am also enclosing a coupon for a $1.00 off…. Enjoy and see you there!
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City Wide SC Garage Sale
September 1, 2010
Once again this year, San Carlos Together is organizing and hosting the San Carlos Annual City-Wide Garage Sale. This year, the event will take place on the weekend of October 2-3, so you have plenty of advance notice to start digging through all of those neglected treasures in the deep recesses of your garage. Look at the bright side — now you have something to do over the upcoming Labor Day Weekend!
In order to have your address included on the list that will be circulated to all of the treasure hunters, you must sign up for the City-Wide Garage Sale on the San Carlos Together website. You can access the sign-up page by clicking here.
I will be joining the garage sale group this year, but I don’t look forward to going through everything…. but, it will feel good when it is done.
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For Those Budding Salsa Experts in RWC
August 28, 2010

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Salsa Tasting Competition!
Amateur and professional salsa chefs can compete for fun, prizes, and Salsa Glory in this mouth watering and exciting Salsa Tasting & Competition at The Redwood City Salsa Festival on September 25th from 12-8pm, happening throughout Downtown Redwood City.
Salsa, salsa, salsa, and more salsa….Deadline for entry is August 27.
- Seasonal recipe: Fresh salsa (mnn.com)
A $500 Cash Prize for the Best Salsa! There will be loads of great prizes in additional categories! There’s even an award for Best Decorated Booth. It so hot, it’s cool!
Teams can enter the salsa challenge as individuals, or businesses.
Salsa will be judged by a qualified panel of judges in the following categories Hot, Mild, and Fruit.
The festival goers will be able to purchase a tasting kit in order to cast their vote for the “people’s choice award.”. A qualified panel of judges will judge entries equally based on the following criteria: aroma, consistency, color, appropriate heat level, taste and after-taste. This panel will also judge each team booth for Best Decorated.
Fees are $75.00 for restaurants and $50.00 for individual teams.
Space is limited, first come, first serve.
Please print & fill out all forms under your category and mail them along with a check to the address on the form.
For more information contact: Nina Kadera knservices@comcast.net
I don’t know about you, but I just love Salsa, maybe because it is healthy and low fat….
Dancing on the Square – Salsa
August 27, 2010

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Vera is an awesome instructor. I used to take her Salsa Classes when she taught at the Pacific Athletic Club. She is just super and full of energy and lots of patience for those of us with 2 left feet. I know she would love to see you there.
This week featuring:
Salsa
Instructed by Vera Quijano
http://www.revolutionize.us/dance_classes.html
Get ready to kick up you heels on Tuesday evenings with our free dance series, where you’ll see – and learn! – the Tango, Swing, Cha-Cha, Salsa, Waltz, Country Western, Belly Dance, and more. From 6pm- 8pm, with a 30-minute demonstration and continues on with public participation.
Featuring free mini-lessons & open social dancing for all ages & all levels, no experience needed and no partner required. Bring your friends, learn to dance, step out in style and have some serious fun Dancing on the Square this summer!
Some dance nights will be accompanied by live bands. Make sure you check back to see who our performers are as well as our dance instructors!
Along with Dancing on the Square, other exciting FREE events include: Movies on the Square on Thursdays, Music on the Square on Fridays, and Jazz on Main on Mondays. Other ongoing events in the coming months include seven special outdoor exhibits featuring Art on the Square, Monday and Wednesday afternoon performances with Lunchtime on the Square, as well as weekend Target Family Days, and Cultural Events.
Full details at http://www.redwoodcityevents.com

The Green Plant Exchange in Redwood City
August 21, 2010
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131767203524113&v=info Please visit this site…..
This site if full of information, please visit it for information on some of our counties: Santa Cruz, San Mateo and San Francisco.
Join like-minded folks to do an exchange. We’re organizing two plant exchanges this summer in Redwood City, California. Per San Mateo County guidance, this exchange is open to residents of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties only.
All types of healthy plants welcome – Small cuttings up to 12” containers, seeds, and bulbs are welcome too.All types of healthy plants welcome – Small cuttings up to 12” containers, seeds, and bulbs are welcome too.
We will be making plans for 2011 soon.
Contact us if you have suggestions, ideas, or wish to volunteer….
facebook.com/Lynn.Chou.Jonas if you need more help or any suggestions or ideas. Wonderful person to work with….
Love the plants!!!
Stop Aids Benefit in Redwood City
August 20, 2010

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August 21 · 6:00pm – 8:00pm
1708 Valota Rd, Redwood City, Ca 94061
This will be an evening to remember! Dress it up for the night (cocktail attire strongly encouraged) and come enjoy sumptious delectables, fine wines and a martini or two at this fundraiser to benefit the Stop Aids Project.
Feel free to invite friends to join you, but make sure to rsvp soon!
…Online donations to support this event can be made by going to:
www.stopaids.org/parties.
See “Toast With Us” at the left of the page – and click on “Support a Party Host” and be sure to enter “Susan Reaves” at host search.
Thank you in advance for your support of this event!
Casino Here I Come!!!
August 19, 2010
Wow, what a great opportunity to gamble one’s savings away and have fun at the same time.
Please join us on November 7 & 8Th at the San Carlos Adult Community Center tat the Peppermill. The Reno Peppermill has under gone nine major expansions and recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its $400 million. Tuscan-themed expansion. The expansion features a 17-story hotel tower, spa and salon, three new rrestaurants, pool, garden and nightclub. Reno’s premier hotel casino offers 1,630 rooms with 785 suites, 10 unique restaurants, 16 themed bars and lounges, and over 106,000 sq. ft. of conventions space.
OK, all you need to do is sign up quickly for spaces are going quickly. It is for Sunday and Monday, November 7 & 8 for $90.00 per persons or $112.00 per person single…. I really wish I didn’t have to work or I would jump on this one..
Monday, Depart Reno, stop at Cal Neva for 4 hours of more casino fun time…. arrive in SC at 5:30 pm.
What fun! Can I go too?
Night of a Thousand Parties
August 18, 2010
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A great event, please feel free to bring family and friends.
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It will be an evening to remember! Dress it up for the night (cocktail attire strongly encouraged) and come enjoy sumptious delectables, fine wines and a martini or two at this fundraiser to benefit the Stop Aids Project.
Your donation of $10.00 (pp) and purchase of raffle tickets (for a variety of cool prizes!) will help with our $1000 goal for the evening. Feel free to invite friends to join you, but make sure to rsvp soon!…Online donations to support this event can be made by going to: See “Toast With Us” at the left of the page – and click on “Support a Party Host” and be sure to enter “Susan Reaves” at host search.
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