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Robertson not pleased with poor outing
By Josh Vitale / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- When David Robertson entered Wednesday's game against the White Sox, the Yankees led by five runs. When Robertson walked off the field five batters later, New York led by just one and Mariano Rivera was coming in to try to convert a four-out save.
The Yankees setup man allowed two inherited runs to score then allowed two more of his own to cross home plate in the eighth inning, pitching just one-third of an inning and giving up two runs on three hits and a walk on 20 pitches.
Rivera picked up the save as the Yankees capped off a series sweep of the White Sox with a 6-5 victory, but Robertson made the game a lot closer than it could have been.
"That's definitely what I don't want to do," Robertson said. "I don't want to come into a game like that, turn around and make it to where it's a one-run ballgame. I stunk out there, and Mo had to come pick me up. It happens. You pitch in 65, 70 games a year, you're going to have a couple bad ones. Tonight was one of them."
Yankees starter CC Sabathia came out to start the inning, recording one out and giving up two singles before being removed from the game after 111 pitches.
Right fielder Avisail Garcia drove in one of those inherited runners, tagging Robertson for an RBI single through a hole in the left side of the infield. Robertson then got first baseman Jeff Keppinger to fly out to right for the second out of the inning before walking left fielder Dayan Viciedo.
Catcher Josh Phegley and third baseman Marcus Semien followed Viciedo's walk with back-to-back RBI singles to center, ending Robertson's night as Rivera came in to record the final out of the frame.
"It's just one of those days," Robertson said. "It just seemed like every pitch I made was too short or too low or right down the middle and it got hit. It's a tough outing. But like I said, you pitch in enough games and you're going to get knocked around in some of them."
There was some controversy during Keppinger's at-bat, as home-plate umpire Tim Welke said Keppinger fouled off a pitch that would have been the third strike. Replays showed Keppinger did not tip the ball, and Robertson lobbied for Welke to check the ball.
"He ended up getting the guy out, so I don't think [he was affected by it]," manager Joe Girardi said. "But I was."
Robertson had only pitched one time in the last nine days entering Wednesday's game, and his appearance against the White Sox was his first since Friday.
For the season, Robertson is 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA.
"We brought in guys that have done the job all year, and they eventually got it done," Girardi said. "But it probably got a little closer than all of us liked."
Hughes seeks turnaround in new relief role
NEW YORK -- Phil Hughes knows every player goes through ups and downs throughout the season. This year, though, the Yankees right-hander said it seems like it has been mostly downs.
The biggest blow to his season came on Tuesday, when manager Joe Girardi made the decision to demote Hughes to the bullpen and insert David Huff into the starting rotation.
Hughes said he wasn't blindsided by the news, but said he was "disappointed and surprised." He also said he expects the demotion to last longer than one start.
"It's disappointing, there's always kind of the emotion going into it, but at this point, we're in the middle of a playoff race here and that was the decision they wanted to make," Hughes said. "Huff's been throwing the ball extremely well and I haven't all year, so I see why they made the decision."
Hughes has lost a team-high 13 starts this season, winning just four games and compiling a 4.86 ERA over 26 starts. His struggles have magnified of late, as the right-hander has lost 11 of his last 13 decisions and posted a 6.12 ERA since the start of August.
"I've tried a lot of different things. It's just been one of those years," Hughes said. "I've tried adding different pitches and this and that and the other and at a certain point, it's 'Where do you go from here?' It's been frustrating, but I still feel like I have some time in the bullpen to turn myself around and get myself back on track."
Girardi said before Monday's game that he hadn't considered replacing Hughes in the rotation because the two top options -- David Phelps and Michael Pineda -- are both hurt. But Huff has allowed just one run over 15 innings since being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 15 and had worked as a starter during his time with the Indians and RailRiders, giving Girardi another option.
Hughes has experience as a reliever, too. He thrived out of the bullpen during the Yankees' World Series run in 2009, going 5-1 with a 1.40 ERA over 51 1/3 innings. In his career as a reliever, Hughes has a 1.44 ERA and averages 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings, compared to 4.72 and 7.3 as a starter, respectively.
The right-hander attributed the difference in success between roles to being able to "let it go" as a reliever and not have to worry about pitching deep into games.
"When you know you're just down there for an inning or two, everyone's stuff kind of bumps up a little bit," Hughes said. "You see it time and time again from anybody who used to be a starter and goes into the bullpen. It gives you a little bit of extra juice."
Hughes said he didn't know yet what his role would be in the bullpen, and Girardi said he would look at the situation on a daily basis before deciding how to deploy the right-hander. The Yankees already have proven options in Shawn Kelley, Boone Logan and Preston Claiborne before David Robertson and Mariano Rivera come in in the eighth and ninth innings, and Hughes said he didn't see himself "in that mix."
"Before, we worked him in kind of slowly," Girardi said. "But I've seen him do it before, so he should have confidence that he can do it. We'll just see."
Hughes is a free agent after this season, but he said he hasn't thought at all about how this will affect how -- or where -- he pitches next year.
"I don't really think about that," Hughes said. "I'm just kind of more worried about the day to day and doing whatever I can to help this team. Hopefully, it's a good September we have and we have some more baseball after that.
Girardi expects Yanks to continue daily focus
NEW YORK -- The last time the Yankees played the Red Sox, Ryan Dempster hit Alex Rodriguez, the benches cleared and tempers flared.
But when Boston comes to New York on Thursday, nearly three weeks will have passed since that game. Hopefully, manager Joe Girardi said, the time has diffused the tension between the two clubs.
"I think that obviously we know what's at stake, and we have to go out and play the games and win the games," Girardi said. "That's the most important thing."
Despite what happened the last time the two teams met, Girardi said he doesn't expect there to be any added attention from Major League Baseball or the umpires on what happens on the field.
Besides, he didn't want the Yankees to look forward to those games just yet. First, he said, they have to focus on finishing off a sweep of the White Sox on Wednesday.
"I want to make sure we're concentrated on today," Girardi said. "We had a chance to sweep over the weekend before this and blew a lead. It can happen quickly, so we've got to keep the pedal to the metal."
The Yankees did just that, escaping with a 6-5 victory to close out the White Sox.
Bombers bits
• Rodriguez batted sixth in the lineup on Wednesday, but Girardi said that was just a way to split up the team's left-handed hitters.
• Ivan Nova was named American League Pitcher of the Month in August, going 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA.
• On this day in Yankees history, Jim Abbott became the club's second left-hander to throw a no-hitter, beating the Indians, 4-0, on Sept. 4, 1993.
Josh Vitale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hacker tools, or Browser Hijackers, can also download an adware program by exploiting a web browser's vulnerability. Browser Hijackers may tamper with the browser settings, redirect incorrect or incomplete URLs to unwanted Web sites, or change the default home page. They can also re-direct a user's searches to "pay-to-view" (often pornographic) Web sites.
Typically, many adware programs do not leave any marks of their presence in the system: they are not listed on Start | Programs; they add no icons to the system tray; and they don't show up on the task list. In addition, adware programs seldom provide an uninstallation procedure, and attempts at manually removing them frequently result in failure of the original carrier program.


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Quaker Avenue - The intersection of Quaker Avenue and the Marsha Sharp Freeway will be closed while Texas Department of Transportation crews install beams for a bridge.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane in all directions approaching the intersection. Northbound and southbound traffic along Quaker will be diverted to the freeway frontage roads.
The intersection will remain closed through Feb. 10.
Spur 327 - The Texas Department of Transportation began work on Spur 327 to turn the thoroughfare into a limited access freeway between Loop 289 and the Marsha Sharp Freeway.
Crews will be rebuilding the main lanes and frontage road system. While work is going on, traffic is reduced to one lane at the intersection of the Spur and Milwaukee Avenue.
98th Street - Phase I main trunk line on the South Lubbock Drainage Project continues. Construction continues along Vicksburg Avenue from 98th Street north.
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9 rounds spent, 4 suspects down: The heroics of Deputy Frank Pobjecky
How the off-duty Winnebago County (Illinois) Sheriff's Deputy singlehandedly stopped a pizza parlor robbery
On October 1, 2011, off-duty Winnebago County (Illinois) Sheriff's Deputy Frank Pobjecky stopped in at a Rockford pizza parlor — Marie's Pizza — to pick up a pizza for his family. It was unusual for Frank to be unarmed, because as a rule he carried off duty.
But Marie's was owned by his friend Vincenzo Tarara, and that night Frank intended to be in and out quickly with his pizza.
While Frank exchanged pleasantries with Vincenzo at the counter, four thugs burst loudly into the pizza parlor intent on robbery and promising murder.
One lawbreaker — Lamar Coates — brandished a revolver and in his own personal street vernacular sounded the old refrain, "Your money or your life" while pointing the gun at Deputy Pobjecky.
He then stuck the gun to Vincenzo's head.
Submitting Is Not Natural for Some "Victims"
Coates went to trial on multiple charges including felony murder — one of the assailants, Michael Sago, Jr., died in the melee at Marie's Pizza that night — as well as attempted armed robbery. His attorney argued that what eventually happened would not have done so if Tarara and Pobjecky had just cooperated and put their money as well as their lives into the hands of these four "young men."
Some potential victims hesitate to give up their hard-earned money. Some kick into a survival mode when someone promises to bring an end to their lives by shoving a gun into their face. Under these circumstances, there are many who do not innately submit and trust to providence, when everything is at stake. Would you?
Testimony revealed Tarara faced such a moment as he looked simultaneously into Coates' murderous eyes as well as the cold blued-steel-gray muzzle of the revolver.
As he did, the master pizza chef perceived inaction would lead to his death. Tarara grabbed the gun that had been shoved into his face and, instantaneously, there was no turning back.
The life and death struggle with Coates and his three compatriots was on.
Pobjecky witnessed his friend make a move and this Iraq War combat veteran and Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputy did what any good partner would do.
He backed his friend's move and instantly the battle was joined.
The pizza parlor became a battleground and for Pobjecky and Tarara, their struggle would end in either victory or death.
Frank Fills His Hand
Pobjecky knew that Tarara always legally carried a gun holstered on his belt. Tarara's hands were tied up trying to gain control of Coates' weapon so Pobjecky went for the weapon in Tarara's holster.
Pobjecky testified, "I know that our only hope of survival was if I can gain access to his (Tarara's) weapon and use it to protect us."
As the struggle progressed, two friends of Coates moved in to help. As Pobjecky went for Tarara's holstered weapon he found himself in a life or death struggle with another robber.
Pobjecky testified, "If I didn't get this weapon, we had no more weapons or anything. We would have been done."
Pobjecky won the skirmish and filled his hand with Tarara's handgun. At that moment, Pobjecky reasonably perceived all four robbers to be a deadly threat as the battled swirled around the counter.
Pobjecky — now in pure survival mode — opened fire and in seconds fired all nine rounds in the weapon and the battle was decided. Three suspects were down and the fourth, Michael Sago Jr. fled the restaurant, but succumbed from his wounds outside, where he died.
The Jury Decides
The jury sat for days listening to investigators, witnesses, Tarara, and Pobjecky himself tell the story of that night. They disregarded the pleadings of the defense attorney and sided with Tarara, Pobjecky and the truth.
They found Coates guilty of Felony Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Conspiracy, and Mob Action.
While wearing that winning smile of his, Pobjecky will tell you, "I did what anyone would have done."
All heroes seem to say that. And while they do mean it, it is not really true.
Pobjecky could have done what many would have done. He could have stood by with his hands up and let Tarara's struggle play out.
Pobjecky would not do that, however, for this third-generation police officer had years ago chosen the path of the honorable warrior. On that night, when four hooligans entered the peaceful Midwest pizza parlor brandishing a gun and gave all present a choice, "Your money or your life," he stood by his friend.
Together, without speaking a word, the two courageously and emphatically let their actions communicate their answer, "We choose life!"
Pobjecky and Tarara, the verdict is in: You are heroes.


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A former Ohio high school teacher has been charged for pocketing prom ticket money.
Heather Schoell-Schroeder, who taught at Lakota East High School, was charged Monday with misdemeanor theft after she swindled around $800 from students, Cincinnati.com reported.
Schoell-Schroeder, 45, who was on the prom committee at the southwest Ohio school in a cash-strapped district, allegedly persuaded students to pay her directly for prom admission instead of following the rudimentary ticket sale process.
Administrators first noticed that money may have been missing from ticket sales when students arrived at the April 28 prom and had trouble gaining admission. The legitimate tickets were issued electronically and Cincinnati.com reported that Schoell-Schroeder may have told students to find her at the prom to gain entrance.
When students complained, Schoell-Schroeder allegedly told them not to report her about the missing $800, which is the equivalent amount of 20 prom tickets.
An internal investigation was conducted immediately after the prom on April 30 and since then a relative of the former teacher's has paid $160 of the missing money.
Schoell-Schroeder, who disappeared from Lakota East after the prom, has reportedly quit her job as authorities investigated, according to the Journal News.


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Why Australians are generous - to a fault
We love to share when it comes to offloading our junk and revealing too much - but not when it comes to foreign aid.
A few years ago, I found myself in an art gallery, alone, standing in front of a mural whose words I found moving. Before I even read to the end, I had reached for my phone to tweet an excerpt.
Obviously, upon realising what I was doing, I swiftly put the phone to much more sensible use, summoning a trusted friend to come around and strike me in the face with a blunt instrument for being such an unbelievable tosser.
But it made me realise how automatic the urge to share is, and how essential to the enjoyment of good things.
''Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste,'' wrote Charlotte Bronte, long before the advent of peer-to-peer platforms, and the like.
Sharing is the story of this century.
The geographical spaces between people have been shrunk by technology to a hair's breadth. A Toowoomba harpsichord fancier - once thought to be an oddball - can now happily share plectrum tips online with fellow enthusiasts in Ottawa or Hong Kong.
Files, software, music, news, recipes - all can be shared with little cost to the sharer or recipient, a formula that gives crippling heartburn to the industries that once depended very comfortably on selling this stuff for money.
Oversharing, in fact, is rife; the vast galaxies of Facebook and Instagram and Twitter are infested with emotional space junk emitted by people who could probably, on balance, just have kept it to themselves. Looking at you, Shane Warne.
But the ''sharing economy'' is now moving from information to real stuff. Sharing rooms is a thumping great business thanks to Airbnb, sharing car rides is possible through Uber, and enterprises such as Open Shed and Airtasker share tools and labour.
The Australian start-up TuShare has now created a network through which people with stuff they no longer need can pass it on to someone who does.
Their competition isn't retailers or eBay, it's the bin, which is where people currently tend to stick things they've finished with. Australians are the second-highest per capita producers of municipal waste in the world, each sending 690 kilograms to landfill each year.
Today being Global Sharing Day, TuShare is staging a ''flash sharing'' event online, in which they hope 5000 items will change hands - clothes, toys, equipment - over five days.
Sharing makes people happy. The receiver is pleased to get - for free - something they need. The giver feels pleased to have helped, and experiences the warm glow of satisfaction experienced by people who have found someone's lost dog or given away home-grown tomatoes; the nourishing, soupy byproduct of kindness.
According to the 2013 World Happiness Report, helping others is one of the main factors happy people have in common. And yet such enthusiasm doesn't necessarily extend to all sharing.
When Essential Research polled Australians after the federal budget, the company found - in line with other polls - that the budget in general was about as popular as trench foot. But a couple of measures met with approval. The most popular, at 64 per cent, was the freezing of foreign aid, a measure that saves Australian taxpayers $7 billion on paper over the next four years.
Foreign aid is the most overt act of sharing that nations do. Both Labor and the Coalition committed, in the year 2000, to the bipartisan aim of lifting foreign aid spending to 0.5 per cent of gross national income by 2015. But both parties - first Labor, then the Coalition - abandoned that pledge.
Australians like sharing, and they dislike broken promises, but the foreign aid decision is one that neatly bucks both those trends.
The Australian businesswoman and aid entrepreneur Audette Exel, writing on Thursday for Women's Agenda, asked: ''I sometimes wonder when and why the concept of sharing, which we teach our children so early on, took on a different, more negative connotation in the adult world.
''I watched with amazement a few weeks ago as a couple of mums were sitting with a coffee in the park with their kids, speaking loudly against 'bludgers', 'illegals' and 'the welfare state'. At the very same moment, a child wandered into the group, attracted by the array of toys on offer. When one little boy reached to protect his toys from this newcomer, the mothers turned in unison to scold him for not sharing.''
Perhaps there are two types of sharing: one that is convenient and cheap for the giver, like handing on a bulky piece of baby furniture or sharing a picture of something beautiful, and one that requires sacrifice, like giving away part of your salary, or sharing your time to help someone else.
''A bone to the dog is not charity,'' Jack London once wrote. ''Charity is the bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog.''
Annabel Crabb is a writer and broadcaster for the ABC. @annabelcrabb
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Regular Meeting eAgendaNovember 27, 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Council Chambers - 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Tom Bates, Mayor
District 1 – Linda Maio
District 5 – Laurie Capitelli
District 2 – Darryl Moore
District 6 – Susan Wengraf
District 3 – Max Anderson
District 7 – Kriss Worthington
District 4 – Jesse Arreguin
District 8 – Gordon Wozniak
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Mark Numainville, CMC, Acting City Clerk, 981-6900.
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1. Amending BMC Chapter 7.36; Transient Occupancy Tax OrdinanceFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,269-N.S. amending Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 7.36, the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Ordinance, to allow hotel/motel assessees to pass through the cost of Berkeley Tourism Business Improvement District (BTBID) assessments to their guests without it being subject to TOT.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: Michael Caplan, Office of Economic Development, 981-7530
2. Lease Agreement: The Framer's Outlet at 2435 Channing WayFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,270-N.S. authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with The Framer's Outlet, for an initial term starting February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2018, with an option to extend for an additional 5 years, for the purpose of operating a ready-made frame outlet at 2435 Channing Way in the Telegraph Channing Garage Shops.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: Andrew Clough, Public Works, 981-6300
3. Consolidating the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Waterfront Commission into a New Parks and Waterfront Commission; Repealing and Re-enacting BMC Chapter 3.26 and Repealing Chapter 3.36From: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,271-N.S. repealing and re-enacting Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 3.26 to create the Parks and Waterfront Commission and repealing Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 3.36, effective July 1, 2013.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: William Rogers, City Manager's Office, 981-7000
4. Consolidating the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Commission on Early Childhood Education into a new Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission; Adding BMC Chapter 3.27From: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,272-N.S. adding Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 3.27 to create the Children, Youth, and Recreation Commission.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: William Rogers, City Manager's Office, 981-7000
5. Extension of the Term of the Waterfront Commission - Amending Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.36.070From: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,273-N.S. amending Section 3.36.070 of the Berkeley Municipal Code to extend the term of the Waterfront Commission to July 1, 2013.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: Mark Numainville, Acting City Clerk, 981-6900
6. Enacting BMC Chapter 13.79, Automatically Renewing LeasesFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance enacting Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 13.79 Automatically Renewing Leases Ordinance.Financial Implications: UnknownContact: Zach Cowan, City Attorney, 981-6950
7. Revised Records Retention ScheduleFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the revised Records Retention Schedule in compliance with the City's Records Management Program and rescinding Resolution No. 64,546-N.S.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Mark Numainville, Acting City Clerk, 981-6900
8. Formal Bid Solicitation and Request for Proposal Scheduled For Possible Issuance After Council Approval on November 27, 2012From: City ManagerRecommendation: Approve the request for proposals or invitation for bids (attached to staff report) that will be, or are planned to be, issued upon final approval by the requesting department or division. All contracts over the City Manager's threshold will be returned to Council for final approval.Financial Implications: Various Funds - $340,000Contact: Robert Hicks, Finance, 981-7300
9. Revenue Grant: U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Improving Retail Food Program StandardsFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a revenue grant award from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the total amount of $2,500 in FY 2013 for improving retail food program standards and executing any resultant revenue agreements and amendments.Financial Implications: One-Time Grant; Special Revenue - $2,500Contact: Jane Micallef, Health, Housing and Community Services, 981-5400
10. Amendment to Mental Health Commission Enabling LegislationFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending the Mental Health Commission Enabling Legislation and rescinding Resolution No. 57,078-N.S.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Jane Micallef, Health, Housing and Community Services, 981-5400
11. Memorandum Agreement: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245From: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving a new three (3) year Memorandum Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 (hereinafter referred to as the "Union") with a term of June 24, 2012 through June 20, 2015 and authorizing the City Manager to execute and implement the terms and conditions of employment set forth in the new Agreement.Financial Implications: See reportContact: David Hodgkins, Human Resources, 981-6800
12. Contract No. 7187B Amendment: City of Inglewood Parking Citation ServicesFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend Contract No. 7187B with City of Inglewood for parking citation services, increasing the contract amount by $245,000 for a total not to exceed $2,995,000 from November 1, 2006 to June 30, 2013.Financial Implications: General Fund - $245,000Contact: Donna LaSala, Information Technology, 981-6500
13. Lease Agreement: TheatreFIRST, Inc. for the Live Oak Theatre at the Live Oak Community CenterFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt first reading of an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with TheatreFIRST, Inc. for the use and management of the Live Oak Theatre at the Live Oak Community Center located at 1301 Shattuck Avenue for a term of five years with one five-year option.Financial Implications: See reportContact: Scott Ferris, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, 981-6700
14. Contract: AC Transit Bus Pass (EasyPass) Program for City EmployeesFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments with the Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit District (AC Transit) for the continuation of an annual bus transit pass (EasyPass) program for City of Berkeley employees, in an amount not to exceed $190,000 for the 2-year period beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2014.Financial Implications: Payroll Deduction Trust Acct - $190,000Contact: Andrew Clough, Public Works, 981-6300
15. Contract: URS Corporation for Planning and Engineering Services for Permeable Paver Demonstration ProjectFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with URS Corporation for planning and engineering services for a demonstration project using permeable pavers on a full-width section of a City street, the location of which to be determined during the initial phase of the contract, in an amount not to exceed $232,870 for a period of 2 years.Financial Implications: Special Gas Tax Improvement Fund - $232,870Contact: Andrew Clough, Public Works, 981-6300
16. License Agreement: Berkeley Unified School District to Use City Council Chambers and Adjoining Meeting Space at 2134 Martin Luther King, Jr. WayFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a license agreement with the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) to use City Council Chambers, located at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (Old City Hall) for the purpose of regular and special meetings of BUSD Board of Education, and to use adjacent onsite parking.Financial Implications: Building Maintenance Fund - $7 (revenue)Contact: Andrew Clough, Public Works, 981-6300
17. Update of the 5-Year Street Paving Plan FY 2013 - FY 2017From: Public Works CommissionRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution updating the City's 5-Year Street Paving Plan for FY 2013 - FY 2017, and approving the allocation of up to 15% discretionary funding (approximately $420,000) in FY 2013 for a trial installation of permeable paving.Financial Implications: See reportContact: Jeffrey Egeberg, Commission Secretary, 981-6406
18. Mental Health Commission Reappointment: Jeffrey DavisFrom: Mental Health CommissionRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the reappointment of Jeffrey Davis as a representative of the Special Public Interest Category for a second term beginning November 28, 2012 and ending November 27, 2015.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Carol Patterson, Commission Secretary, 981-5217
Council Consent Items
19. Appointment of Council Member Linda Maio as Vice President of the CouncilFrom: Mayor BatesRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing Council Member Linda Maio as Vice President of the Council for a term of two years beginning December 3, 2012 to December 1, 2014.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
20. Seating Arrangement for Council Members During City Council MeetingsFrom: Mayor BatesRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution changing seating placement of City Council members as follows on the dais (From left to right, facing the dais): Wengraf, Anderson, Worthington, Capitelli, Bates, Maio, Moore, Wozniak, and Arreguin.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
21. Council Appointments to Regional Committees and CommissionsFrom: Mayor BatesRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution appointing Council members to their current committees, commissions, and regional bodies for the years 2013-2014. Please see the attached resolution for committee and committee names and the pertinent appointed council member.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
22. Re-Appointment of Dr. Jan Washburn to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board of TrusteesFrom: Mayor BatesRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution reappointing Dr. Jan Washburn to the Board of Trustees of the Alameda County Abatement District for a two-year term commencing on January 2, 2013 and ending on January 1, 2015.Financial Implications: None for the City of Berkeley.Contact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100.
23. Rescinding Resolution No. 65,865-N.S. and Adopting the 2013 Meeting Schedule to Reflect the Cancellation of the January 15, 2013 Meeting and Adding a Regular City Council Meeting on January 29, 2013From: Mayor BatesRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 65,865-N.S and adopting 2013 meeting schedule to reflect the cancellation of the January 15, 2013 regular council meeting and adding a regular City Council meeting on January 29, 2013.Financial Implications: MinimalContact: Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
24. Sugared Beverage TaxFrom: Councilmember MaioRecommendation: Schedule a worksession regarding levying a tax on sugared beverages as was proposed on the Richmond ballot.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Linda Maio, Councilmember, District 1, 981-7110
25. Proclamation Acknowledging the Contributions of Berkeley Rotary Club and the 10th Anniversary of the Berkeley Rotary 3rd Grade Dictionary GiveawayFrom: Councilmember WengrafRecommendation: Approve a proclamation acknowledging the contributions of the Berkeley Rotary Club and the 10th Anniversary of the Berkeley Rotary's 3rd Grade Dictionary Giveaway, to be presented December 11, 2012.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Susan Wengraf, Councilmember, District 6, 981-7160
26. Adding a Meeting for the Public Works CommissionFrom: Councilmember WozniakRecommendation: Allow for an additional meeting in FY 2013 for the Public Works Commission (PWC) as a result of needing to add a Special Meeting on short notice.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember, District 8, 981-7180
Action Calendar
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Action Calendar – Old Business
27. Youth Spirit Artworks Request for Additional Funding to Get and Keep Homeless Youth Off Berkeley Streets (Continued from November 13, 2012)Supplemental materialsFrom: Councilmembers Anderson and WorthingtonRecommendation: Consider Youth Spirit Artworks request for $50,000 leveraging existing homeless youth services to get and keep homeless youth off Berkeley Streets through art jobs combined with referrals to services and shelter.Financial Implications: Potentially $50,000Contact: Max Anderson, Councilmember, District 3, 981-7130
Action Calendar – New Business
28. Perfect Plants Patient Group – 2840-B Sacramento Street - Determination Regarding a Public Nuisance Under BMC Chapter 23B.64From: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt a Resolution reflecting the City Council's November 13, 2012 action determining that 2840-B Sacramento Street, operating as Perfect Plants Patient Group (3PG), is:1. In violation of a) BMC Chapter 12.26 The Patients Access to Medical Cannabis Act of 2008; b) BMC Section 23E.16.070 Medical Cannabis Uses; c) BMC Section 23A.12.010; and2. A Public Nuisance under BMC Section 23B.64.020 and ordering the use enjoined and terminated.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Gregory Daniel, Code Enforcement, 981-2492
29. Contract Amendment: CalPERS 3% at Age 55 Retirement Formula for Police Safety Employees and 3 Year Highest Average Compensation EarnableFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Adopt second reading of Ordinance No. 7,266–N.S. amending the City's contract with CalPERS to provide the 3% at Age 55 Retirement Formula for new employees hired after the effective date of the contract amendment as set forth in California Government Code Section 21363.1 with "final compensation" calculated on the highest average annual compensation earnable by a member during three consecutive years of employment as provided in Section 20037 for local sworn police employees only to be effective December 28, 2012.First Reading Vote: All ayesFinancial Implications: See reportContact: David Hodgkins, Human Resources, 981-6800
30. 2010 Census: Redistricting Process and TimelineFrom: City ManagerRecommendation: Review the schedule and process for the adjustment of City Council district boundaries following the decennial census as provided for in Berkeley City Charter Article V, Section 9.Financial Implications: NoneContact: Mark Numainville, Acting City Clerk, 981-6900
Council Action Items
31. Budget Referral: Annual Grant for Sunday Streets EventsFrom: Councilmember CapitelliRecommendation: Refer to the 2013 budget process an ongoing budget item of $30,000 to cover City fees for twice-annual Sunday Streets events in Berkeley.Financial Implications: $30,000Contact: Laurie Capitelli, Councilmember, District 5, 981-7150
Information Reports
32. Status Report: Employee Benefits, Tough Decisions AheadFrom: City ManagerContact: Teresa Berkeley-Simmons, Budget Manager, 981-7000
33. Audit of Citywide Payment-Card Acceptance: Is Cardholder Information Safe?From: City ManagerContact: Robert Hicks, Finance, 981-7300
34. Condominium Conversion Program - Annual ReportFrom: City ManagerContact: Jane Micallef, Health, Housing and Community Services, 981-5400
35. Status Report: Failing Streets: Time to Change Direction to Achieve SustainabilityFrom: City ManagerContact: Andrew Clough, Public Works, 981-6300
36. League of California Cities Annual ConferenceFrom: Councilmember WengrafContact: Susan Wengraf, Councilmember, District 6, 981-7160
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White Sox fall just short as skid continues in Houston
HOUSTON -- Jake Peavy stood talking to rotation-mate John Danks in the corner of the visitors' clubhouse at Minute Maid Park following the Astros' 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Sunday when he spotted a group of reporters.
The veteran right-hander made one request in regard to coverage of his White Sox squad that has lost four straight, 12 of 13 on the road and dipped to 10 games under .500 for the first time since May 7, 2011.Full Game Coverage
HOUSTON -- Jake Peavy stood talking to rotation-mate John Danks in the corner of the visitors' clubhouse at Minute Maid Park following the Astros' 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Sunday when he spotted a group of reporters.
The veteran right-hander made one request in regard to coverage of his White Sox squad that has lost four straight, 12 of 13 on the road and dipped to 10 games under .500 for the first time since May 7, 2011.Full Game Coverage
He wanted to see a headline that reads, "You can't make this stuff up."
Stuff was actually substituted for a little harsher word used by Peavy, but the general gist of the statement remains intact.
In Friday's contest, Chris Sale struck out 14 and didn't allow an earned run during his complete-game effort, but the White Sox lost. On Saturday, Jordan Danks got picked off second to end the game as the potential tying run. And on Sunday, Jason Castro hit an opposite-field homer off of Matt Thornton covering 317 feet down the left-field line to give the Astros (26-44) two insurance runs in the seventh, but Dayan Viciedo's 410-foot drive to center leading off the second got tracked down by Brandon Barnes.
This sort of scenario pretty much has played out all season for the White Sox (28-38). They aren't an awful team getting pummeled on a nightly basis, but their 4-14 record since reaching .500 on May 26 and their 9 1/2-game deficit behind the Tigers indicates they aren't very good either.
"When you lose by one run every game, and win by one run every game, you go back to that one inning where we didn't get things done," said White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn, who finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts. "Pretty much every one of our losses you can't point a finger on it, whether it's the first, fourth or sixth inning."
"It's not like we're being blown out," said White Sox starting pitcher Hector Santiago (2-5), who took the loss in the third of this four-game wraparound series. "It's one-run games. You get one hit and it's a different ballgame."
That difference-maker for the White Sox could have come in the seventh Sunday against Jose Cisnero, who replaced starter Dallas Keuchel (4-3) after Viciedo's triple and Jeff Keppinger's single cut the lead to one. Gordon Beckham singled to right and pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie walked to load the bases with one out, but Alejandro De Aza struck out swinging and Alexei Ramirez's check swing rolled back to Cisnero, who ran the ball to first for the final out.
De Aza hit a two-run homer off of closer Jose Veras (14th save) with two outs in the ninth inning. But all that blast to right did was insure another one-run loss to the Astros when Ramirez grounded out to end the contest, leaving the failure two innings earlier to stand out more prominently.
"You're looking at that seventh inning, and you want something to happen once you get the bases loaded. You put them in a vulnerable spot," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You think you're at least going to get another one out of that and you don't, which is frustrating."
"Cisnero did a tremendous job," said Houston manager Bo Porter of the seventh. "That inning was in his pocket, his zone. I thought he actually made better pitches once the bases got loaded."
Santiago had one rough inning, but with the White Sox offense struggling as it is, it was one too many. In the second, Chris Carter singled, then Santiago walked Carlos Pena and Trevor Crowe to load the bases with one out. Matt Dominguez ripped the next pitch past a diving Keppinger at third to score three with a double.
"Like I said earlier in the year, it's always one inning," said Santiago, who struck out eight and walked four over 5 1/3 innings, throwing 112 pitches. "First, second inning I get in trouble and then I settled in, but I have to get to the point where I get through the first two innings. Get through those and it seems like we're good from there."
Fortunes for the White Sox already had gone from bad to worse and then dropped a little further during this highly disappointing season, but what does losing three straight to the Astros constitute? Maybe that question is not a fair one to the Astros, who have a 16-14 record over the last 30 games, whereas the White Sox stand at 13-17 during that stretch.
Injuries have hurt the White Sox, and as Peavy pointed out, there have been some breaks against them that almost develop a "what possibly can happen next?" sort of demeanor. But with a defense ranked 13th in the American League and an offense sitting 13th or below in six separate categories, it's tough to view the White Sox as a challenger for .500, let alone for chasing down the Tigers in the AL Central.
Posting a 0-6 combined record against Houston and the Cubs during this 4-14 run doesn't help the argument.
"For once, I'm speechless," Dunn said. "I don't know why our offense is sputtering. We got the talent and everything in place. We're not producing."
"If you want to go down the road of feeling sorry for yourself and thinking bad things are going to happen, it's probably going to happen," Ventura said. "I'm not going there. You just have to pick yourself up and stay positive and get after it."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Mars rover Curiosity fired its laser for the first time on Mars to investigate a fist-size rock dubbed "Coronation," NASA officials said Monday.
The mission's chemistry and camera instrument, ChemCam, hit the fist-sized rock with 30 laser pulses during a 10-second period, NASA said in a release.
Each pulse sends more than a million watts of power, exciting atoms in the rock into an ionized, glowing plasma, NASA said. ChemCam then traps the light with a telescope and analyzes it for information about elements in the target.
"We got a great spectrum of Coronation -- lots of signal," said Roger Wiens, ChemCam principal investigator of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
NASA officials said the goal was to act as "target practice" for characterizing the laser instrument, as well as provide additional value. Researchers will check whether the composition changed as the pulses progressed. A change could indicate dust or other surface material being penetrated to reveal different composition.
The spectrometers record intensity at 6,144 different wavelengths of ultraviolet, visible and infrared light, NASA said.
Curiosity landed on Mars two weeks ago to begin a two-year mission to assess whether a study area inside Gale Crater ever had environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.


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Is there a way to INSERT a record, and update other record records in THE SAME TABLE, BASED ON A SET CRITERIA, all in ONE QUERY?
for example... I want to insert a record that contains :RecID, Order, RecName, OtherField5, OtherField5,OtherField5,OtherField5,OtherField5
while at the same time all updating Order to Order+1 in all rows where Order> the inserted Order.
I am dealing with a MyISAM DB, and cant use transactions so I was wondering if this simple procedure could be done in ONE query so as to prevent data corruption.
thanks in advance.
the answer is no
also, if you are trying to do something like "updating Order to Order+1 in all rows where Order> the inserted Order" then you need to rethink what you're doing, because sequential numbers should not be managed like that
thanks r937,one question then, how would you represents a user-defined sequence of #s this independent of mainKey or order of insertion.
In other words this column would represent a custom retrieval order. and what i was thinking is that if a user wanted to insert a row after, say, custom position 5, any custom order >= 5 needs to be increased by 1. If there is a better method I would be glad to implement it. What would you suggest?
That's a sort order - I would make your UI change the sort order value via code, then just update the SQL table accordingly.....
That's a sort order - I would make your UI change the sort order value via code, then just update the SQL table accordingly.....
how so?
if a table contains 9 record, and a user is inserting a 10th, which he wants to be ordered as the 5th record in the table when displayed. There must be a colum co contain this data for the SORT function, when the 10 records are retrieved. That the column I am trying to target IN ONE QUERY
i would suggest floating point numbers
when a new row is added somewhere within the user-defined sort order, or when an existing row is "moved" to a new position within the user-defined sort order, these actions are always accomplished by the front end application logic by designating another already existing row that the new or moved row will be inserted or moved after
maybe i didn't say that too well, let me know if it didn't make sense
anyhow, you would find the custom position (floating point number) of both the row before and the row after where the new row is supposed to end up, and you average these two numbers, so the new row goes half way between them
and because of the way floating point numbers work, you can (if necessary, but it would rarely occur in practice) keep halving the distance as many times as you want
this way you never have to mass-update all the rows that come after the insertion point
when a new row is added somewhere within the user-defined sort order, or when an existing row is "moved" to a new position within the user-defined sort order, these actions are always accomplished by the front end application logic
yes, it is. The user has a SELECT with the #0(none) -> the record count(say 9, in my example). The choice is to INSERT AFTER.
so currently I am accomplishing this with TWO queries. The first updates any row with the user defined order > (in my example, > 5) than the selected order, the second inserts the new row, giving it the order selected ( in my example , 5)
Remember this part is the UI to a CMS, so the DB MUST REMEMBER what order the user has selected for each article. so as to be able to use it on an output template.
Ok am going to admit your solution sounds brilliant, but so brilliant I am having problems visualizing this.
Writing the response, I think I see what you mean. how durable could this be if I had, say 10 of 1000s or records? I mean it seems like after just a few changes you would have numbers like e^10-26 or or something.
let's say you start off your table with all new records, and you decide to assign the custom position numbers as follows --
a 1.0b 2.0c 3.0x 4.0g 5.0n 6.0
now you insert a new row p after c
a 1.0b 2.0c 3.0p 3.5x 4.0g 5.0n 6.0
now you move b to after p
a 1.0c 3.0p 3.5b 3.75x 4.0g 5.0n 6.0
now you add a new row h after b
a 1.0c 3.0p 3.5b 3.75h 3.875x 4.0g 5.0n 6.0
you can see where i'm going, yes?
how many times would you have to insert a new custom number after the latest insertion point (i.e. before 4.0) before you run out of significant digits?
okay, now imagine you started off your custom position numbers incrementing by 10000 instead of 1... now how many insertions can you do?
how many significant digits can you define for a floating point number?
I see it now. very clever. I am going to start implementing this! Thanks for the lateral thinking


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First graduating class marks success of Princeton Prep
It was late in the afternoon on a warm summer day, and two dozen high school students were assembled in a Princeton University classroom to listen to a presentation that dealt with financial figures. You might reasonably expect some heavy eyelids, but these students were firing questions at Robin Moscato, senior associate director of Princeton's financial aid office.
"Is it possible for students to negotiate a better deal?"
"Could you give some examples of schools that aren't need-blind?"
The students are members of the first class to graduate from the Princeton University Preparatory Program , an intensive academic experience designed to help them get ready for college. The program, which includes a six-week summer session on campus as well as tutoring during the school year, admits students from Ewing, Princeton and Trenton who have excelled academically and are members of a group traditionally underrepresented at highly selective colleges and universities. Sixty-one high school sophomores, juniors and seniors currently are enrolled in the program.
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Judge delays dangerousness hearing for man accused of beating girlfriend
PITTSFIELD -- A Guatemalan man remains in jail without bail after a district court judge gave prosecutors more time to provide evidence that the defendant is a dangerous person.
Winston Perez, 22, who resides in Pittsfield, is accused of abusing his 48-year-old girlfriend to the point she was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery and could have died, according to police.
Perez' attorney, David C. Cafarelli, contends that her internal bleeding wasn't caused by Perez but rather from a pre-existing medical condition. The attorney said the woman made the allegations because Perez broke up with her.
On Wednesday, a dangerousness hearing was held in Central Berkshire District Court before Judge Paul M. Vrabel. The alleged victim took the stand and told the court through a Spanish language interpreter that she met Perez in Atlanta, Ga., and that the abuse started when they moved to Pittsfield in August 2011.
"He has an explosive character, violent," she said.
Perez pulled her hair, punched and kicked her on numerous occasions, she said. She left him several times but always returned to him. The woman said the last time hit her was in late-November.
She was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 31 and underwent emergency surgery for internal abdominal bleeding. Police allege the bleeding was due to a number of blows to the stomach she received from Perez several months earlier.
The medical report given to the judge did not specifically state that the bleeding was caused by trauma and may have been related to a pre-existing medical condition.
Assistant Berkshire District Attorney Marianne Shelvey told the court the medical report was incomplete. The police report contains statements from a Berkshire Medical Center surgeon who said the bleeding was due to trauma, the prosecutor said.
Unsatisfied, the judge delayed the hearing to allow the prosecution to gather more information concerning the medical reports. The hearing is scheduled to reconvene next Wednesday.
If found to be dangerous, Perez could be held for up to 90 days without bail.
A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement "hold" has been filed against Perez, meaning that the agency will take control of the defendant for possible deportation proceedings following the results of his criminal case.
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Help please,
I would like to post the picture of the very first quilt and maybe the table runner. It seems to be more complicated than the sewing.
I thank you for any help!
HI Marianne,
When you hit reply,you will see a row of "command icons". The one that looks like a film strip is for inserting a photo. As for posting somewhere else, I haven't figured that out yet either.
Good luck!
In The Piney Woods of Deep East Texas
I thank you very much for your help. I got the table runner into a picture but only a part of the crib size Christmas quilt.
this is really more difficult than the sewing.
I still don't know how to post a picture in or on the gallery. I have pulled all my hair out. :-) Help?
Thanks a bunch,
Hi Marianne, welcome to the group. At the top of your gallery page it says upload your new project, or maybe picture. Click on that and it shoul work just like or similar to uploading the way you just did with this quilt. The uploads in your gallery will automatically go to show and tell
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Nice meeting you and thank you very much for your welcome and your tip on how to post . I apologize for my late reply, I had forgotten my password and it takes a while to get a new one.
Thanks again,
Welcome Marianne. Love your table runner!
Welcome Marianne, glad you joined us. Hope you get the hang of uploading pictures. Love your table runner, very nice.
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Thank you very much Karla and I apologize for my late reply. I was busy with Christmas, wedding anniversary and New Year.
The table runner was my first a bit larger project and it took me a long time to get all the point to match. I'm into learning new things and quilting or patch work is one of them.
I would love to see some of your projects.
Nice meeting you Marie and I love the picture of the little one. I managed to upload the table runner and the crib size quilt in the gallery. I need to put a picture in here, where you have the picture of the little one.
Hi Gigi,
can you tell me how you got your picture into your profile? I have to admit that I'm a computer confused gal? I'm way up north in Florida, a few miles from the GA border and it's cold.
Thank you very much for your previous help.
Marianne, on your home page to the left is a list of things you can look up, with instructions on how to do things, get temporary membership cards, etc.
Chiliwist Valley
on your home page, in the box on the right side of your name it says "edit your profile," click on that then click on change your avatar under your picture.
Thank you Patti. I got the picture of my youngest grandson in. You have a beautiful cat. :-) Thanks again.


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I'm converting some VBA code into C++! Some problems I'm having is ... converting the following VBA code shown below:
Dim Temp As ADODB.Recordset, F As ADODB.Field
Temp = New ADODB.Recordset
int i = 0
For Each F In tableOne.Fields
Temp.Fields.Append(tableNames(0) & F.Name, F.Type, F.DefinedSize, F.Attributes And adFldisNullable)
With Temp(tableNames(0) & F.Name)
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End With
i = i + 1
I would like to loop through the fields like the code shown above using CRecordsets and append them into a new CRecordset...
is that possible? if not, what other ways can I do this?


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- Valtteri Bottas exclusive interview
Raring to goChris Medland October 22, 2012
All of the talk has been about your future with Williams, but have you been talking to any other teams aside from Williams?
Not at the moment, no. Because really the ideal would be to stay with Williams and we are still waiting for news about next year from the team, so I hope we don't have to discuss it with any other teams.
How anxious are you to get a race seat next year, or are you more wanting to get a clear path to a race seat in the future?
I really want to get racing, that's for sure. This year has been quite tough already just watching on whilst they race on Sundays on a race weekend, so definitely need to get racing.
You've previously mentioned that GP2 wouldn't fit with any Friday practice time, is World Series by Renault on your mind?
Well, yeah that's the next step from [a race seat in Formula One]. It seems to be a good category, but like I said before hopefully we don't need to think about that.
What is it you think you can bring that's different to what Bruno and Pastor bring at the moment?
I think I can bring some young speed, I can bring some good speed and I think if I can get to drive more and get some experience I think I can still develop a lot and I think I can do a really good job.
Do you get jealous at all when you see other drivers getting a seat before you without having as much experience in a Formula One car - the likes of Esteban Gutierrez being tipped for a Sauber seat?
Of course I would like to be in F1 and would have liked to be already much before now. So when you see someone who you've been racing with - for example Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne I race with in 2008 in Formula Renault, so they've got a race seat - for sure you are a bit jealous because you would like to be there as well. But hopefully it's coming.
Is the pressure that drivers are under to keep their seats a worry for you? If you look at Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastian Buemi before Ricciardo and Vergne, they were replaced perhaps harshly...
I know there's going to be pressure and there's always going to be in my career because I've been many times in the situation when it's not sure what I'm going to do next year. That has always meant that I need to get good results to secure the next season to move up. The most pressure comes from myself so I want to do well, I want to develop and minimise all the mistakes so I don't think that will be any problem.
How much do you think you've learnt this year with all the Friday drives for Williams?
A lot, and I'm still learning a lot. I cannot really say one thing, except maybe as the tyres are so difficult this year it's something that I still need to develop; just understanding about the tyres. But there's so much in Formula One that you can learn and that you can develop yourself.
So you think next year if you had another season of Friday drives alongside a different race category you'd still be learning during that time?
Yeah, definitely. Definitely. I think you never stop learning. As long as you are driving you never stop learning.


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A late Hernanes penalty rescued Lazio a 2-2 draw with Palermo, who appeared to have done enough to keep all three points in Sicily, on Saturday.
The Biancocelesti took the lead inside 10 minutes when Cristian Ledesma's lobbed pass found Sergio Floccari, and the former Atalanta striker ghosted in between two Rosanero defenders before sending a header over Samir Ujkani.
However, Palermo scored two goals in two minutes to turn the match on its head as firstly Andrea Dossena's drilled cross was netted by Egidio Arevalo on 70 minutes, and moments later, Josip Ilicic's ball into the box was flicked on by Fabrizio Miccoli, allowing Paulo Dybala to apply the finish.
But with just six minutes of normal time remaining, Floccari was brought down in the box by Ezequiel Munoz, and Hernanes netted the resulting penalty to keep Lazio third in the standings, but fall five points behind Serie A leaders Juventus.
For Palermo, however, they have won just three games out of a possible 22 this season and stay second from bottom in the standings.
In Sunday's postponed kick-off which did not get under way until 15:30CET due to adverse weather conditions, Atalanta needed to come back from behind to draw 1-1 with Cagliari at the Azzurri d'Italia.
Inside two minutes, Marco Sau's intelligent movement had already posed problems for the Bergamese side, as Michele Canini stumbled in the box and got the final touch on the striker's attempt at goal.
But just under the hour mark, defender Guglielmo Stendardo headed Atalanta back onto level terms and the match finished a point a piece, despite Luigi Giorgi's late red card for a second bookable offence.
Having gone three games without a loss, Luigi Del Neri will be feeling the pressure again after he saw his Genoa side crash to a 2-0 defeat at home to Catania.
Early goals were the name of the game this weekend, and four minutes in, the host's defence was left ball-watching as Alejandro Gomez's through pass was coolly tucked home by Gonzalo Bergessio for his eighth of the season.
And with five minutes left, Mariano Izco's vision allowed Pablo Barrientos to seal the victory, albeit with a hint of luck, as the Argentine winger profited from a slight deflection, courtesy of Andreas Granqvist.
The Sicilians stay two points shy of AC Milan in seventh, but Genoa remain snowed under in the relegation zone.
Parma consolidated ninth place at the Bentegodi on Sunday, thus extending their unbeaten run to five matches, but they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Chievo.
The Gialloblu took the lead on 40 minutes through Ishak Belfodil. The French striker has reportedly garnered the interest of champions Juventus, and his deft movement and crisp finish from Nicola Sansone's pass showed onlookers why he is in demand.
But 11 minutes after the restart, Cyril Thereau's assist found the head of Alberto Paloschi, who put one over his former employers to leave the Flying Donkeys in the mid-table security of 12th place.
Siena ended a run of seven straight defeats thanks to a slender 1-0 win at the expense of Sampdoria.
The victorious goal came on 71 minutes when Alessio Sestu's cross was guided in by veteran Albanian forward Erjon Bogdani.
However, in a bizarre turn of events, Tuscans boss Giuseppe Iachini was sent down the tunnel from his dugout after a spat with Sampdoria defender Daniele Gastaldello.
Siena stay rock bottom of the Serie A table but are now six points adrift of Pescara in 17th place. The Blucerchiati, meanwhile, have won just one of their last seven games and stay 14th.
Pescara had an afternoon to forget on Sunday after they saw two personnel sent off in a 2-0 defeat to Torino in Serie A.
The signs were ominous just four minutes in as Alessio Cerci's cross was blocked by wantaway goalkeeper Mattia Perin, but he could not stop Mario Santana from scoring the rebound.
On the edge of half-time, Cerci linked up well with Riccardo Meggiorini before making no mistake with his goal-bound effort after coming in from the left-hand side.
With under 10 minutes of the match remaining, Vladimir Weiss was controversially shown a second yellow card for taking a dive, which in turn led to Pescara coach Cristiano Bergodi also given his marching orders.
The Delfini stay out of the relegation zone despite their second successive league defeat, but Torino leapfrog Chievo into 11th following their impressive away win.


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I got a new system recently (thankyou to those who helped me pick my parts in a previous thread!)
It's damn fast, damn quiet, and it was damn affordable at ~$700.
I have a Presonus FireStudio Mobile recording interface which connects via a PCI firewire card.
I *think* it's the cause of some system problems I'm having.
Firstly, occasionally the sound will cut out and nothing will get it working again; unplugging and replugging the interface, disabling/re-enabling, etc. When this happens, If I try to restart or turn off the PC, regardless of whether I've since disconnected the interface, it gets to the point where there's no signal showing on the monitor but will never actually go ahead with the reboot or turn off. I have to force it off and back on.
Secondly, the sound crackles when I'm using some sites on Firefox. Particularly facebook, and particularly when I enlarge a photo. However this may be a general slowness problem as everything goes slow whenever I enlarge a photo. I'm running onboard gfx with HD 4000.
Thirdly, the system has locked up entirely twice now.
Anywhere I should start?
Thanks guys.
PS - My system specs..
Core i7 3770
2x 8GB G.SKILL 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5v
Samsung 830 128GB + 2TB Caviar Green
Antec 550W EA-550 Platinum Power Supply


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Bloody shambles.
We tried, without luck, to get tickets for several days. In the end my Mrs ended up going direct to the Venue's website to get them.
The Edinburgh Fringe festival gets underway a week on Saturday (3-25 August) but ever since tickets went on sale the box office system has suffered several major technical cock-ups. As we previously reported, tickets were supposed to be generally available to punters on 9 June, but festival organisers admitted that they had …
We tried, without luck, to get tickets for several days. In the end my Mrs ended up going direct to the Venue's website to get them.
Why on earth are they printing tickets on a JIT system. There is not much wastage to save and it limits the rate that orders can be processed.
They should have started printing tickets for each and every show, and filed them away. When an order comes in someone goes to the file with that shows tickets, puts it in the envelope and sends it away, when that file has been emptied print another batch.
They KNOW the show schedule. They KNOW the Venues capacity. They know the average seat fills and the likely to sell-out shows. With all of this information they could have put it to some good use.
I am not suggesting they print ALL the tickets for ALL the shows. but maybe 10% batch of each show, and 50% batches for the most likely to be popular.
Anyway, I buy on the night anyway at the ticket office so I am not fussed. Just awed by their stupidity
So it does seem to be up and running now.
I still blame the contractors myself....
The software was installed on Vista and no one had bothered to check to see if there was a Printer Driver for the old Ticket machines....
I worked there as a summer job as a student in 1991 and 1992.
1991 had a purely manual system that worked exactly as you specify. The fringe office was given a quota of actual paper tickets by venues and we went around picking them out of little boxes on the wall. The only snag was we could not be 100% sure that tickets were available when we took telephone orders (although we did have sold out sheets and pretty good local knowledge).
1992 it was computerised with an in-house system (don't know what it was based on but all the windows were text based and looked like those old NetWare management screens)
Again worked very well with very high uptime. No online booking in those days obviously. Database also produced the programme and the "Daily Diary" which was printed JIT.
Fantastically fun job though - long days and brilliant nights.
Is a nightmare if you have to get to work.
It get pretty tiring having to tell oxbridge types that, no, you aren't interested in their show, that you are late for work, and could you please GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY!!
ah, that's better.
anyway, I've had enough this year, I'm renting the house out for a small fortune, packing my bags and heading off to Iceland for a week. The prices will probably be the same, less wankers, and they all look like Paris! :P
The people responsible for this will be remembered.
And laughed at.
Thankfully I will be abroad for most of the month.
The festival & fringe are not for the locals. It's for tourists and wankers.
I really hate my commute at the moment - and it's not even festival month.
For those of you who live in Edinburgh and "hate" the festival. Get a life. Maybe try getting out and join in and you know "have some fun". Its only "not for locals" if you have no concept of how to enjoy yourself.
"The Fringe launched its new Liquid Box Office electronic system, supplied by Glasgow-based Pivotal Integration Ltd, in June. However, it failed to cope with customer demand for the festival's 2,088 shows."
If they are taking bookings that far ahead then I think they must have a cracking system. Planning for ticket sales 80 years ahead is pretty clever.
I used the edfest.com site for booking comedy show tickets. It's pretty rubbish too but it seemed to work OK. Even though you sign up you don't get a schedule like you do on edfringe.com which is pretty rubbish. And the free BBC shows that I wanted to catch seemed totally unbookable on edfest and I usually enjoy those ones (turns out there are sold out now :()
Not sure how related the two systems are but one's PHP and the other is ASPX. So clearly not just a different skin on the same system.
Also, as an Edinburgher born and bred, I went through a phase of hating the festival... then one year I just took a shake to myself and realised how much fun it was (not to mention how many pretty girls turn up in town!) Now it's my fav time of year and I never go away during August if I can help it. Friends come to visit and crash on sofa/spare rooms, late nights, plenty booze and lots of random conversations! Can't beat it!
With the usual Glasgow - Edinburgh rivalries, the blame for this should be running backwards and forwards across the M8 even longer than the Olympics.
No doubt the system was recommended by their Auditors.
Original system worked fairly well - operators noticed possibility of there being a lack of tickets but adequate workaround in effect - minimal distruption. Room for minor improvement.
Along comes the accountant, the resources manager, the events organiser, the shareholders and half a dozen quango wannabies and before you know it there's an enormous white elephant of a computer system at the heart of the mother and father of all fuckups...
Any clues there for HMRC, tax office, DVLC, NHS Direct, Family tax Credit, Olympics Committee ???
The system these chaps use had the major promise, I saw this tech when in VC mode, i.e. seeking grants, funding etc. I believe the guys that run it got too far away from the coal face and didn't deliver, or delivered against the contract obligations which probably wasn't designed for this. Shame, could have been a good win for these guys. Sounds like someone has a new coat. Perhaps the technicolour one didn't suit.


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Your child had surgery to correct pectus excavatum. This is a deformity of the front of the chest wall that causes a sunken breastbone (sternum) and ribs.
There is now a metal bar or strut that goes across the front of your child's chest cavity. It will stay in place for about 2 - 3 years.
Your child should walk often during the day to build up strength. You may need to help your child get in and out of bed during the first 1 - 2 weeks after surgery.
During the first month at home, your child should:
Your child should not use a backpack or carry more than about 5 pounds for at least the first 2 months.
Your child should avoid vigorous activity and contact sports for 6 weeks to 3 months. After that, activity is good because it improves growth of the chest and strengthens the chest muscles. Ask your child's doctor when your child can be more active again.
Your child can return to school after 2 - 3 weeks.
It may be more comfortable for your child to sleep partly sitting up in a recliner for the first 2 - 4 weeks after surgery.
It is okay for your child to have baths. Most dressings (bandages) will be removed by the time your child leaves the hospital. There may still be small white strips called Steri-Strips across the wounds. Leave these in place. They will fall off on their own. You may see a small amount of drainage on the strips. This is normal.
Your child should have a follow-up appointment with the surgeon about 2 weeks after surgery. Other doctor visits will be needed while the metal bar or strut is still in place. Your child will have another surgery to remove the bar or strut. This surgery is usually done on an outpatient basis.
Your child should wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace while the metal bar or strut is in place. The surgeon can give you more information about this.
Call the doctor or nurse if your child has:
Tzelepis GE, McCool FD. The Lungs and Chest Wall Disease. In: Mason RJ, Murray JF, Broaddus VC, Nadel JA. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa; 2005:chap 83.
Sugarbaker DJ, Lukanich JM. Chest Wall and Pleura. In: Townsend Jr. CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 57.
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FMCA membership number: F324460 (we joined in 2003)
Our current motorhome:
A 45-foot 2006 Holiday Rambler Navigator
Other motorhomes we've owned:
A 2000 Fleetwood Southwind, 36-foot
A 2001 Fleetwood Southwind, 38-foot
A 2002 Holiday Rambler Endeavor, 40-foot
A 2003 Holiday Rambler Navigator, 40-foot
Three words that best describe our current motorhome:
Comfortable, stylish, fulfilling
The best thing about our motorhome:
We're on vacation all the time and the scenery changes every day that we're on the road.
We decided to buy a motorhome because:
We bought a Honda Gold Wing Trike [three-wheeled motorcycle] and we wanted to tow it behind the coach. We had three Airstream travel trailers and we couldn't tow the Trike with the trailer.
Our occupations:
Jerry: retired school teacher. Cathy: a semi-retired school teacher/director and owner of two child care centers.
The best thing about motorhoming:
We get to see our wonderful country coast to coast, meeting wonderful people along the way.
We have two children, Lorraine and Gerald Jr., and two grandchildren, Paul and Emily.
We travel in the motorhome:
Approximately five months per year. When we're not motorhoming we're enjoying our home in New Jersey, snowshoeing in Vermont or cruising the Caribbean.
Our favorite motorhoming destination:
The national parks. In particular, Yellowstone and Zion. We try to get to them every fall.
Our all-time favorite motorhome trip:
Yellowstone in September and then to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M.
A favorite motorhoming memory:
We loved taking our coach to Monument Valley and being able to drive our Trike on the trail and meeting and conversing with the many Native Americans.
Our "dream" motorhome trip:
Going to Alaska on one of the caravans.
Our perfect day of motorhome travel:
Waking up to the sunshine with a cup of coffee and driving through Montana with the big sky all around. Driving down the road, no one but us and the pronghorn deer staring at us as we drive past.
Our worst motorhoming experience:
Driving to Disney World in Orlando for the bicentennial and hitting a deer in the Carolinas. We had to be towed home to New Jersey -- what a bummer.
The best addition we've made to our motorhome:
We own a lot at Pelican Lake Motor Coach Resort in Naples, Fla. We bought a sunscreen for our windshield, and when we stay at the resort in March and April, it keeps the coach cool.
A unique feature of our motorhome:
We have an Aqua-Hot heating system, which is great for traveling in colder climates. We have three kinds of heat, so we're very comfortable. Also, our big-screen TV retracts into the ceiling, so there is no obstruction when driving.
If we could change one thing about our motorhome:
The bay that the TV is in outside has a door that opens to the side. It makes it difficult to view the TV from all sides. It would be better if it opened up.
Something about motorhoming that we know now but did not know when we started:
We learned that it's important to make sure everything is functional. It's a home on wheels, with tires, batteries, winterizing, etc.
When driving the motorhome, the most important thing to remember is:
Keep your distance and to allow lots of room for turning.
We joined FMCA because:
We get a lot of important information on the mechanics, travel locations and helpful hints.
Advice for other motorhome owners:
If staying overnight at a Wal-Mart or truck stop, be sure to be in a well-lit area and not in a remote location. Be safe, not sorry.
Our hobbies:
Cathy: crafts, sewing, piano, snowshoeing, traveling, taking photos. Jerry: golf, snowshoeing, skiing, traveling, swimming.
Our favorite saying:
"The road is long and the time is short."
Our favorite holiday:
Christmas. We love to entertain family and friends. We decorate our home to the hilt and love to enjoy and share it with family and friends.
Celebrities we admire:
Cathy: Oprah Winfrey She's brilliant, self-made and a good American. Jackie Kennedy for her strength and courage. Jerry: John Wayne – a man's man. Joe Torre for his skills when he managed the New York Yankees.
Favorite restaurants:
We like Mexican restaurants. And being of Italian descent, we enjoy Italian restaurants as well.
If we won a shopping spree at the store of our choice, we'd choose:
We would probably go to Camping World. There's always something needed for the coach.
Favorite campgrounds:
Deer Run Adventure Bound Camping Resort in Schaghticoke, N.Y. Pelican Lake Motor Coach Resort, Naples, Fla. Most Outdoor Resorts.
When motorhomers visit our state or hometown, they should be sure to see:
The Jersey shoreline and Atlantic City
Items always on hand in our motorhome refrigerator?
Vegetable trays. We find we munch a lot when we're driving and veggies keep the calories down.
Our advice to new motorhome owners:
Investigate all brands and models. Know what amenities are important to you and don't settle for less or you will be trading in sooner than you would like to.
Behind our motorhome, we tow:
A 2008 Sahara Jeep or a 22-foot car hauler with a "V" to take the Jeep and the trike.
Pets who travel with us:
We had two Siamese cats at one time but nothing at the moment. I loved when they sat in the front window of our coach.
When we're online we're checking out:
RV resorts, travel routes, points of interest and we're always shopping online for everything and anything.
A travel tip we'd like to share:
When stopping for diesel fuel, go only to stations or truck stops that are frequently used, so as not to get a bad batch of fuel.
Something others would be surprised to know about us:
We love each other's company. We're our own best friends and enjoy doing things together.
Other comments:
We can't get enough of our beautiful country. We look forward to September and October every year because we know what beautiful sites we will visit and the wildlife that awaits us. Each year, that "long road" awaits us.


text: With Thanksgiving only two days from today, we have a lot to be thankful for. Then again, we also have a lot to be hungry for! It's a difficult question when there are so many delicious dishes, side dishes, desserts, snacks and second-helpings to enjoy on Thanksgiving, but The Observer is willing to ask, what is your favorite traditional Thanksgiving dish?