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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:23 PM
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Alamo council candidate Vicki Koc
Original post made on Jan 10, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:23 PM
Comments (22)
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 10, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Vicki Koc seems to be the only candidate, of the 16 running, that lists no actual work experiences or gainful employment. Vicki, have you ever actually had a paying job? If so, what was that work experience, when were you gainfully employed, and where were you employed? Have you been a stay at home Mom (SAHM) doing part time charity and volunteer tasks? (I asked these questions on 01/06/09 in Danville Weekly's online edition - Town Square Forum, but I received no response). I have been both a professional female wage earner, and a SAHM doing volunteer work in my community, during my life. Therefore, I know there is a huge difference. SAHM's and working Mothers are "differently skilled" - different ways of approaching tasks, planning, and solving problems. This anthology is accessible and informative, underscoring a number of critical issues germane to how women participate in, and experience elected positions. Its interdisciplinarity allows for a more comprehensive examination of the issues and ideas discussed during this election. Social competencies vs. the professional identify and the concrete situation of a job. As a working mother, juggling two jobs: your duties at home and at your job; a woman becomes more adept at managing multiple demands.
According to the labor department 73% of woman age 25 and over with a bachelor's degree were labor force participants. I am certain it is even higher in Alamo. Also a survey of modern living, indicates that older workingwoman had higher self-esteem and less psychological anxiety than homemakers. Older workingwoman also reported being in better physical health than homemakers and dealt more effectively when making decisions, planning, executing goals, and multi-tasking.
As a woman who has experienced both hats (working and being a SAHM), this is a very important issue to me. It seems the traits you posses, your strengths and weaknesses, your abilities, your curriculum vitae, should be important to every voter in this important election for the future leaders of our community.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 10, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Hi Hal (aka Louise Buriss),
Everyone knows it's you because of:
1 - Rather trivial semantic analysis and
2 - Subject matter content
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...
Alamo Ron
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 11, 2009 at 4:02 pm
As a woman who did volunteer work until my late 40s when I began my (successful) career, I think that working on and then heading up volunteer committees did hone my skills. I don't see what being able to "juggle multiple demands" has to do with anything in this case since I assume Vicki Koc's children are grown.
Alamo will need people who have intelligence, time to give, knowledge about how government works, and, even more importantly, knowledge about Alamo - isn't that the point of incorporating? It appears that Vicki Koc has held some heavy-duty volunteer jobs and seems qualified. Her volunteer positions may have more in common with the town council position than a paid job. The question is whether five others are more qualified.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 11, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Vicki. WOW, are you not able to answer a simple question all by yourself? Have you ever been gainfully employed outside the home? If so, what, where, and when? When an individual runs for public office, they open their lives to the voting public. They are asked probing questions to allow the voter to gain insight into their disposition, character, nature, temperament, strengths/weaknesses and other qualities. Vicki, did you not know that when you chose to run? Ask Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, or former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Ms. Koc, I have read that you are the founder and current president of AIM. That makes you a key player in my mind. I have read your thoughts about the issues for months. Now, I want to know the woman behind this movement. Indeed, not an unreasonable request. Is it?
In my humble opinion, woman that work outside the home are "differently skilled" than stay at home moms. I feel somewhat qualified to make such a judgment since I stayed at home and did extensive volunteer work (in the political realm and the private sector) for 8 years, until my 2 children started school. Subsequently I worked outside the home for 22 years. I have experienced both worlds. There is clearly a decided difference. Check the research. Stay at home moms that volunteer simply don't experience all the challenges of the workplace: Inner Resilience (core strengths enabling a woman to perceive herself as confident, self-reliant, and capable of shaping her life in the way she deserves); Career Enhancement (career-building strengths enabling a woman to increase skills and a sense of competence, explore a full range of emerging opportunities, and flourish in professional life); Quality Of Life (nurturing strengths enabling a woman to take better care of herself and thrive in all aspects of her life); and The Big Picture (capstone strengths enabling a woman to contribute significantly to a corporate bottom line and position herself for leadership opportunities and future success). And let us not forget taking pride in earning your own food and water.
As a stay at home mom, I could sleep in, shop and do lunch, nap, enjoy spa visits, gossip on the phone with friends, relax and read, neglect the cooking/cleaning/ironing/tidying duties if I felt lazy. Spend my day accomplishing nothing at all, if I chose to do so. And participate in meaningful volunteer work when it suited my mood. Essentially, to enjoy the fruits of someone else's labors – my husbands.
I don't want this to become a debate about SAHM's vs. workingwoman but this is 2009, not the 1950's. I want a council member that has proven himself or herself in the world of gainful employment. If a man running for a council seat had never been gainfully employed would that not raise questions about his preparedness by the voters? Why is it different for a woman?
Also a quick comment to Alamo Ron: I am NOT Hal whomever. I can assure you. But, I understand that YOU are a supporter and friend of Vicki's. You have made my point exactly - Woman that have never had a real career outside their home have a tendency to jump to conclusions without all the facts, take part in soap opera antics, and participate in silly game playing.
If you cannot answer a simple question from a voter, all by yourself, maybe you are not the person to help facilitate productive changes in our community and help mit start on a strong footing. If Vicki Koc has never had a career - then yes, I think 5 others candidates are far more qualified.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 12, 2009 at 9:48 am
Vicki Koc appears to be the only candidate, of the 16 running, that lists no actual work experiences or gainful employment. In Vicki's bio she lists "President and founder of the incorporation proponents." In my mind, that makes her a key player in this process and in this election. Also, when asked about her career, I get no response. Her bio states that she is married. Maybe the husband that has provided her support and may therefore have a career, should be running? Any election becomes a matter of weighing résumés. Lets see, we have 1 candidate with no gainful work experience and we have 15 very qualified candidates with prestigious careers:
1. A Mortgage Banking president, 2. A retired electronics executive with an MBA from Stanford. 3. A finance and management business owner, 4. A staff employee for public officials, including field representative in the 10th Congressional District and for supervisors in Marin and Santa Clara counties with an master's in community organization and social planning, 5. A real estate appraiser and former CPA, 6.A retired Kaiser Hospital financial administrator, former UC instructor, and restaurant owner 7. An insurance agent 8. A US Naval Academy at Annapolis grad who served in 2 wars and worked for U.S. Steel, Standard Oil of Ohio and British Petroleum, and owned two small businesses 9. A retired engineer/manager at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and was president and financial budget chairman of the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges 10. A retired computer specialist from Livermore Laboratory 11. A National Zoning Manager in Telecommunications 12. A commercial developer 13. A retired commercial banker 14. A personal banker 15. A property manager, general contractor, real estate broker and realtor.
What makes her qualified to govern us and determine laws, which may affect every aspect of our lives when she has so little life experience?
Experience never exists in isolation; it is always a factor that coexists with temperament, training, background, gainful work and a host of other factors,"
If Vicki has no experience of business do I want her cutting her teeth with my tax dollars. At the end of the day, a volunteer has no real accountability or responsibility, especially fiduciary responsibility. As a result the taxpayer is going to pay for training courses in "marketing and business" for Vicki.
Come on Vicki. Answer my question. Have you ever been gainfully employed outside the home? Seems like a reasonable question!
a resident of Danville
on Jan 13, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Sorry if I sound obnoxious, most likely because I am obnoxious.
Louise is never going to stifle herself. Even though, she does bring some good points.
Vicki Koc's bio sounds like she has been on the 'Mommy Track'. Is that enough preparation for a council seat in a newly formed city?
The voters do have a right to know about your work experience and how much you spend on your wardrobe - ha ha.
Was the research you listed on your Bio working for one of the many Bay Areas many companies? The rest of your Bio does sound like a lot of fluff.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 13, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I see all points of views and I have my own. Everyone seems to keep pointing out that she doesn't have "work" experience. But the some of the volunteer work is work that she has done for and around Alamo. If you realize that she's been involved, she must know the issues and want Alamo to get on the right path from the start. It's not like she was volunteering in a soup kitchen and want to run a city. Right?
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 14, 2009 at 9:34 am
One of Council's main duties will be the enactment of the City's annual budget. Council sets fiscal policies and approves all spending, whether for operations (e.g., salaries) or capital items such as major equipment purchases, or other public improvements, levying of taxes, auditing expenditures, borrowing money, and designation of depositories.
The Council will help to ensure that the superior quality of life Alamo citizens enjoy today will be available for generations to come.
How does a volunteer have ultimate responsibility and ultimate accountability for a budget? Experience is preparing a budget? Experience making the hard decisions to maintain a budget?
We are in an unprecedented financial crisis in our Country. I do want a council that has some experience with the financial impact analysis of our tax dollars.
I am voting for 5 that have a strong background in finance.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2009 at 11:02 am
I know Vicki. I have served on volunteer functions with her. And NO - she has never worked outside the home. She has been a homemaker. That is why she is listed as a Community Volunteer…Duh.
She has never wanted to work and she has never had to work. She has traveled with her husband Blake all over the world. That experience brings a broad vision to Alamo.
I bet that she will furnish vigilant representation of Alamo interests.
Vicki never lets go of an issue that she believes in and that serves her needs. She can be like a Pit Bull when she needs to be. That aggressiveness and stubbornness is what a new City Council will need. I am sure whatever she does not know about finance her husband can teach her. His education and whole career has been in finance.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 8:56 am
We all need to see a bio of Vicki Koc.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 9:18 am
We need to understand more about her real skills. Vicki has been a driving force in AIM. She is often quoted by the media. How does that make her qualified to run a city government?
a resident of Danville
on Jan 15, 2009 at 11:01 am
Come to the Candidates Faire from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Alamo Women's Club, 1401 Danville Blvd. There you can meet all of the candidates and ask them questions!
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 12:56 pm
People actually read this stuff. I never know.
Yea, I will be at the Candidate Faire. Where the self-appointed Czar of AIM, Vicki Koc, will continue to spin her web of deceptions and misinformation to the good citizens of Alamo.
Do you actually KNOW Vicki? I do. She can spin a argument with the best of politicians. At public meetings she has an answer for everything. Not always entirely forthright or accurate but an answer non the less.
There is a good reason she is the only candidate wit all these comments on this forum. Alamo residents are worried that if Alamo becomes a City (hope not) Vicki Koc will be elected. We don't need an autocratic, "I don't care what you want or think" ruler of Alamo.
To even propose a Council member who has no work experience or budget experience during the greatest economic meltdownsince the Great depression is irresponsible.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Amen to Steve's comment. Hey, watch your grammer and spelling Buddy.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Seeing this discussion on Danville Weekly, I asked a random sample of my friends in Alamo (all women) if they would vote for someone for Town Council who had only volunteer experience. Nearly all replied that they would NOT vote for anyone without volunteer experience, especially in the Alamo community. Our neighboring towns have benefited from electing Town Council members who were primarly volunteers, including Mary Lou Oliver, Pat Boom and Diane Schinnerer of San Ramon (first mayor); Peg Kovar and Gwen Regalia of Walnut Creek; and Bev Lane and Millie Greenberg of Danville. Concerns expressed by my random sample of Alamo voters were that Town Council member is a volunteer job, and those that are experienced volunteering and working with other volunteers will do the best job for the Town, particularly if they have experience on the many volunteer committees in the Town like Vicki does. Moreover, Vicki has often held leadership positions in her volunteer organizations, overseeing budgets and expenses. Concerns were also expressed by my random sample that those with full time jobs will be able to devote the time necessary, especially in the first few years of the Town. But mostly, the women in Alamo are those like Vicki and myself, who have devoted themselves to raising their kids, volunteering in the schools and community, and making a home for their families. And the women of Alamo will justifiably be proud to have someone like Vicki represent them and be part of forming our Town and keeping the small town character we all love in Alamo.
Sharon Burke
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 15, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I like to inflict my opinion and commentary on the public. My intent is to cast a skeptical eye on both sides of the debate, and on the candidates.
Voters may simply vote for Vicki because she has been so outspoken in the media, and because she is President of AIM - without REALLY looking at the person. If incorporation makes sense in our region then it must have council members that have a proven track record for outreach to all neighbors. Five (5) of the other fifteen (15) candidates may be better prepared to serve. That is what I am trying to ascertain.
Thanks Sharon for your "RANDOM SAMPLE". I am certain your sample was conducted with the utmost statistical confidence. Did you perform a Stratified Random Sample Technique showing differences between key demographic subgroups within the population? Or did you perform a Probability Sampling where you must set up some process or procedure that assures that the different units in your population have equal probabilities of being chosen.
I say with a giggle, it was most likely a "girl friend random sample"
I know Mary Lou and Diane from San Ramon back in the 1980's. I also know Gwen from a workshop held last April at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. I did campaign work for Mary Piepho when she won the race against Millie for District 3. From what I understand from around the golf links of Alamo and surrounding areas, Vicki Koc may not in the same league as these women.
I do intend to ask the hard questions of Vicki – she is the President of AIM. Indeed, as a voter, I have the right to ask the hard questions. Don't I?
Sharon, I have read a letter you wrote in October 2008 where you were extolling voters to explore the issues and make up your own minds. That is precisely what I am trying to do.
Aren't these 'comment forums' all about free speech and the freedom to express divergent opinions?
I am beginning to feel a candidate like Vicki Koc may not be prepared to serve our needs. Sharon, you state, "Vicki has often held leadership positions in her volunteer organizations, overseeing budgets and expenses." Overseeing budgets is not accountability and responsibility – where the buck stops is not with volunteers.
I do not object to volunteers, quite the contrary. Vicki appears to have an exceptional history of generous volunteer service to our region that is grounded in neighborly outreach. I am concerned about electing someone with no real work experience or real tough proven experience with fiscal responsibility. Any future town faces enormous fiscal pressure to survive, especially in today's financial crisis. What is the background and experience that Vicki possesses to assure the voters that she can handle our hard earned tax dollars?
Thanks, Louise Buriss
a resident of another community
on Jan 15, 2009 at 10:14 pm
You lack the very same thing you keep asking for from Vicki. Accountability. You said in one of your very first posts that you are new to the area and want to be an informed voter.
"Thank you for your response Vicki. Just trying to make an informed decision with my vote, " Town Square Forum - January 6, 2009 at 10:38am
But then in the above post you show that you have been here more than twenty years and are very familiar with the players around the area.
You have gone out of your way to victimize Vicki Koc, so obviously there is some axe to grind. But you have raised your point, now come out of the shadows and go to the community faire and talk to the candidate. Otherwise all of your objections about having a free exchange of ideas is all just hot air. Being able to anonymously bash someone is a far cry from entering into a reasoned debate with that person face to face.
Is Vicki the best person for Alamo Town Council? I don't know. I only know of her and of what I've read. The recent article seems to show that all of the candidates have things to offer. So I will be at the community faire, and I will ask questions and I will do it out in the open. If I like what i hear, I'll vote for her.
a resident of another community
on Jan 15, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Darn cut and paste didn't work on the last post.
Louise posted jan 6,
Thank you for your response Vicki. Just trying to make an informed decision with my vote, since I am new to the area.
Sorry to have to post twice.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 16, 2009 at 8:50 am
Hi Rob,
I lived in Pleasonton while a widow. Remarried, and now I live in Alamo. So yea, new to this area.
From what I have read in the media Vicki Koc is a candidate that has been a central key player in this effort from the outset. Also, there has been a lot of idle talk about her on the golf course, that I want to clear up myself. I am trying to skip beyond the sorority house antics and go directly to the source for the facts. Why all the cloak and dagger? Why all the responses from others? Just wanted an answer to a very simple question. Jeez the media must have their work cut out for themselves here in Alamo to get actual answers to valid questions.
No axe to grind. Have never met Vicki Koc. Just wanted to learn more about her curriculum vitae. Informed voters just want to know, especially female voters! Is there a problem with asking questions in Alamo? Not the case in Pleasonton and surrounding areas.
After all, I am not asking personal questions like what she eats for breakfast, or if she fights with her husband. Vicki answered my question about her educational background in just 5 hours in this forum, but will not answer a valid question about her work experience. Why? Maybe a sore spot? Trying to figure it out.
Not in the shadows, have always used my name. See you at the Faire. I will try to meet you in person while there.
Thank you for your thoughts...sincerely.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 16, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Thank you Vicki! You did answer my questions, by not answering my questions.
My wise husband pointed out that pearl of wisdom to me. He is so smart - handsome too. We were talking about the upcoming election and the Town Square Forum comments, over lunch with a group of friends, when he commented, "Silence Speaks Louder Than Words." A most brilliant deduction.
We all agreed, Vicki Koc must be in Alamo and must have assess to the Danville Weekly News because she is running for an elected office – no time to gallivant. Who would?
We all agreed, Vicki most assuredly reads the words that are printed under her own picture in the Danville Weekly News. Who wouldn't?
Consequently, we all agreed, Vicki is spending lots of time talking about these open forum comments under her picture ad infinitum (an awful lot) with family members and friends. Who wouldn't?
Thus, Vicki is CHOOSING not to respond. Rather than being task oriented and providing a swift, brief, direct, honest answer. She is spending all her time and energies and focus venting to family and friends. How many would?
According to Dusty Springfield, Vicki has spent the time:
Just wishing and hoping and thinking and praying, just planning and dreaming. So if you're thinking how great a town council seat will be – all ya gotta do - Is answer questions, and stand-up, and be accountable and you will be ours. (You really have to sing the lyrics to get it.)
According to our lunch pals - Vicki's silence, answers my questions louder than Vicki's words ever could/would/should.
We lunch buddies, have speculated that Vicki will thus, most likely not be entirely open and responsive with citizens when the really tough questions are asked. If she was proud of her resume, and had responded in a timely manner, instead of getting others to fight her election battles for her in this Forum, there would be no issue. Answer questions, however briefly, just one very simple honest response – end of discussion.
Where is the accountability to the inquiring voters of Alamo? Public servants need to possess some level of responsiveness to constituents. I even took the extra time and effort to explain why I wanted to know, and why this was an important issue – at least to me.
If Alamo votes to incorporate, I DO feel we need an educated, articulate, honest, organized, accountable, prepared, approachable, decisive, receptive, and responsive female on our Council. I for one will be asking the other 3 female candidates - Diane, Karen, and Grace the probing questions at the Faire on the 22nd of January. The males in our lunch group want a man – go figure. No accounting for taste.
I could make some educated guesses about waht Vicki is REALLY like, but since I do not know. Yes Navin, I will stifle myself.
Vicki Koc has answered my questions loud and clear. Thank you madam candidate.
a resident of Alamo
on Jan 16, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Thanks be to God. Now my little eesha (Hebrew word for woman) can get back to focusing on her most important pursuits. Taking care of her husbands needs and attending Temple to celebrate Shabbat (Hebrew for Sabbath or to cease).
a resident of another community
on Jan 16, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I live in San Francisco. My parents live in Alamo and they asked me to read this entertaining blog and give them my thoughts. I think:
You can't make this %@#&*# up.
I think Louise has won my heart!!
Poor louise just asked a question of a woman running for public office and she can't get a straight answer. She can't get an answer at all. Politics as usual is alive and well in Alamo!!! LOL
To lighten things up a little:
Some political humor from The City.
A politician has to be able to see both sides of an issue, so he can get around it.
Official Government Policy: If it ain't broke, fix it till' it is.
You might be a Republican if:
· You think you might remember laughing once as a kid.
· You once broke loose at a party and removed your neck tie.
· You've ever said "Clean air?
Looks clean to me."
· You think "proletariat" is a type of cheese.
Republicans sleep in twin beds - some even in separate rooms.
That is why there are more Democrats.
You might be a Democrate if:
· You want to protest something but don't know what.
· You still wear the Birkenstocks you purchased in 1969.
· You support PETA and Green Peace, but still eat beef, lamb,
fish, and still wear fur and leather garments.
· You came of age in the '60s and don't understand what went
And finally a quote from Ernest Benn - Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy'.
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Hi all,
Just wondering if you can help, as I'm fairly new to JS - I'm using Highslide.js on a project and I've tweaked it a bit so that it not only expands a thumbnail image, but also swaps out the main "slider" image onclick (it's not really a slider, it's more of a hero image). It works beautifully in Firefox, but not in Chrome or Safari. Any suggestions? Here's the fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/F8Yfg/54/
Welcome to the forums
Your code behaves the same for me in Firefox, as it does in Chrome.
What are you expecting to happen when you click on one of the coloured rectangles beneath the larger yellow rectangle?
It's supposed to expand the thumbnail to reveal a larger image (which it does), and swap out the main slider image (which it does not in Chrome and Safari).
For me, whenever I click on any of the smaller coloured squares, a green square pops out (with a link to the highslide website). The larger yellow image remains unchanged. This happens in Chrome and Firefox.
If you can make a working demo (the smaller image popping out), I'm happy to take a look.
The green square is supposed to pop out. The larger yellow image is supposed to swap to a red image when you click on the red thumbnail. This is the issue I'm having. I can email you a link to the project on a test server if you like - I'm not comfortable posting it here. It works fine on the test server.
Ah ok.
Well, what you need to do is get rid of all of that inline JS and CSS for a start.Then you can attach event listeners to the respective elements and swap out the image src attribute accordingly.
Here's a fiddle
And to be complete, the code:

hs.graphicsDir = 'http://sigadtest.com/highslide/graphics/';
var gallery = document.getElementById("gallery"),
links = gallery.getElementsByTagName("a"),
slider = document.getElementById("slider");
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return hs.expand(this);
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background: url(http://sigadtest.com/highslide/graphics/fullexpand.gif) no-repeat;
display: block;
margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
width: 34px;
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Thank you so much!!! I'll try that now and let you know how it works.
It's not working now that I've changed the file names from the example names to the real names. I don't think that's the issue, though - I think it's trying to find the expander image, and the path seems to be correct.
Here's a link to the site on the test server - the thumbnail image is not expanding properly. http://bit.ly/1lnW4p2
Oh dear.
If you can post some real code, I can (probably) help you more.
Hmm. It works like a charm in the fiddle, but as soon as I changed the file names, it didn't work. I think the issue is the expander file - the path to the expander file. I'll try one more thing.
New fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/coffee_hound/UUsE2/9/
Expander is not working. Damn.
Wait! Now it's working in the fiddle but the slider image is getting swapped with the "larger" image - that image is showing both in the expander and the slider area.
Sorry, you've lost me. I thought that was exactly what you wanted.
There are 3 images involved in this - a slider, a thumbnail, and the mid-sized image for the expander. When the thumbnail is clicked, it should expand to reveal the mid-sized image and swap out the slider image. In the fiddle, it appears that the thumbnail image is what's replacing the slider and it's being stretched to the size of the slider. Open this link in Firefox and you'll see what should be happening: http://sigadtest.com/aurora/index-test.html
The image img.width and img.height declarations are what is stretching the thumbnail. Remove them and the thumbnail will keep its original dimensions.
Taking the page you link to as an example, if you click on Vanessa Cruz, the thumbnail with her face on it expands to reveal a larger image of her that says "Read more". I'm presuming this is correct.
The larger image in the background that says "Meet Desi Nesmith" stays the same. I'm guessing this is a problem.
What should happen to Desi when I click on Vanessa?
When you click on Vanessa, the thumbnail should expand to show the slide that says "Read More" and the slider image should swap to the one that says "Vanessa Cruz" with the text and arrow in the middle. Open the link I posted before (open in Firefox) and you'll see what should happen - there are three images involved. The code I used originally works in FF, but the key is making it work in Chrome and Safari.
Here's the link I posted before: http://sigadtest.com/aurora/index-test.html
Ok, got it.I've spent a good while figuring this out, but your highslide script is mangling the DOM and doing all kinds of weird things behind the scenes.This is the best I could come up with:
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Russellville Junior High Westside's Mark Moyer intercepted a fourth-down pass from Brooks Boshears in the end zone as time expired as the Whirlwinds beat Little Rock Christian Academy 28-20 at Cyclone Stadium in River Valley Junior High Conference action Thursday night.
The win clinched the RVJHC championship for RJHS West (8-1, 6-0), the third straight year the West Whirlwinds won at least a share of the conference championship.
"Everything's about these kids," an emotional Head Coach Josh Edgin said after the game. "They're just the biggest family I've ever seen. Everything they do, they do together. Just like (Thursday night), they did it together and they did it as a team. All the credit goes to them. Sometimes in a win the players get lost in the shuffle, but every player had a responsibility in this season and in this win."
The win didn't come easily for RJHS West, which came in already almost assured a share of the conference championship. The Warriors struck first after the Whirlwinds went three-and-out with two penalties on their first offensive series. Hunter McFarlane scored the first of his two touchdowns on LRCA's first drive on a bruising 6-yard run. The 2-point conversion was no good and the Warriors led 6-0.
RJHS West answered on its next drive when Co-Chese Temple-Laws took an end-around handoff from Andy Campbell and raced down the sideline for a 40-yard touchdown to tie the game at 6-6. It stayed that way after Campbell overthrew Kentrel Scott on the 2-point try.
Ethan Graham returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards down to the Whirlwinds 9, but a holding penalty on a touchdown run by Hayden Hill put LRCA in second-and-goal from the 22. Kervin Flores dropped Boshears for a 3-yard loss at the 25, but Hill gained it back on the next play. An incomplete pass brought up fourth down, and a bad snap sailed over Boshears head. Flores (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) picked up the ball at the 37 and rumbled 63 yards for a touchdown to give Russellville a 12-6 lead. Campbell was again high on the 2-point conversion pass.
"That was a great effort," Edgin said of Flores' return. "But you saw the players down the sideline getting in there and blocking for him. Once again, it was an individual getting it done, but the whole team was on that sideline blocking for him."
The big play didn't bother the Warriors, however, as they went on a 10-play, 65-yard drive capped by McFarlane's second touchdown of the night to make it 12-12. The point-after kick was good and LRCA led 13-12, a score that would hold until halftime.
The Warriors opened the second half with a 50-yard touchdown drive, half of which came on a pass from Boshears to Graham for a touchdown. The PAT was good, and LRCA led 20-12 with 4:45 left in the third quarter.
"This was one of the few teams to come out and take what we gave them," Edgin said of the Warriors. "We gave them the short throw and made them drive the field, and this team wanted to do it."
RJHS West was able to answer with a drive of its own. On first-and-10 at the LRCA 12, Campbell had the snap sail over his head, and he recovered the ball back at the 25. He found Scott for 17 yards on the next play, however, and Tony Jones ran it in on third down at the 8 to bring the Whirlwinds within two points. Campbell hit Scott in the right corner of the end zone for the 2-point conversion and a 20-20 tie.
The defense finally forced a three-and-out on the next Warriors possession and took over at the RJHS 39.
"There really wasn't any big (halftime) adjustments," Edgin said. "We just talked to the kids, got them straight and got a guy out there to the flat a little bit faster and they (Little Rock Christian) started hearing footsteps. Once again, it really wasn't anything to do with adjustments. It was these kids coming out of the locker room and deciding to do what was right."
Eleven plays later, Campbell scored on a QB sneak from 4 yards out to give the Whirlwinds a 26-20 lead. The drive was kept alive by a key fourth-down run by Flores. On the 2-point conversion attempt, Campbell threw a backwards pass to the right flat to Moyer, who threw it back to Campbell on the left side. Campbell found the edge and reached the end zone to make it 28-0.
LRCA took over with just 1:29 to play in the game and was able to drive deep into Whirlwind territory, but facing fourth-and-3 at the 5, Boshears' pass to Graham was intercepted by Moyer in the end zone.
The Warriors outgained RJHS West 220-196 in the game. Campbell completed 9 of 11 passes for 96 yards. He carried the ball seven times for 19 yards and a score. Jones was corralled in the game, gaining just 36 yards on nine carries with a score.
Boshears went 13-for-21 for 151 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Graham caught five passes for 74 yards, and returned a kickoff 76 yards.
RJHS West will face RJHS East at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Colors Night at Cyclone Stadium.


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Rays Take the Fight to Red Sox
Tell me that the last few games have not set you back a few dollars in aspirin or antacid. I do not have those problems yet, but the playoffs might bring about some bodily changes. Seriously folks, tell me that the last three nights have not been great baseball. I am not praising or cutting down either team, but it was just great pitching one night, extra base hits galore another night, and a combination of an entire team picking themselves off the mat to answer that last bell to take the prize.
If it wasn't for the security and police officers having to restore some peace and general order every 10 minutes, we might have seen every play of this great series. But where do we go from here. Do the Rays rise above their fate and win their division? Do the Red Sox accept that for them to get farther in the playoffs, they might be a better Wild Card draw for the L A Angels? Or does Alyssa Milano like the Rays or Red Sox?
I think the next 11 days are going to be some of the best baseball this season. Every team that the Rays play from today on will be gunning to make a mark against them. Considering after this weekend, we play 8 games in 7 days and all of them are against teams that would love to kick the feet out from under us this time of the year. It might just be a great gut-check for the Rays to see if they will be able to withstand all the fuss and gruff of being a winner. Stay tuned .
Rays Magic Number: 12
Combination of Rays wins or Boston losses to equal the magical number will award the Rays their First A L East pennant.
Matt Garza
I got to give it up first tonight for Matt Garza for coming out to start this game on 3 days rest for the first time in his career. And in doing so, the Rays had a set number of pitches for Garza before he would get the hookin the contest. Garza has gone 12-6 this season against the AL East, and had the 2nd lowest ERA against this division at 2.56 coming into the game. Boston's Jon Lester had the lowest at 2.13 ERA this season. So you could say that the Rays were pulling an King from the deck tonight against the Red Sox.
Garza lasted 4.2 inning tonight and gave up 3-runs on 5-hits before Grant Balfour relieved him with two outs in the 5th inning. Garzas strikeout-towalk ratio was not impressive tonight (3/2), but he did have great control of his breaking stuff after the 2nd inning. In the first 2 innings, David Ortiz was dictating the game to Garza. Big Papi came up with Jacoby Ellsbury on second base and drilled a 1-1- pitch into rightfield to put the Red Sox up early 2-0. In the 4th, Ortiz hit a 0-2 count fastball into right for a solo shot, and the last run scored that night by the Red Sox.
Red Sox Pitching Errors
With the score 5-2 in the 3rd inning. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff began to make a few costly errors in the game. After Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield gave up a double to Evan Longoria, Red Sox Manager Terry Francona replaced him with Devern Hansack. On a 1-1- count, Willy Aybar hit a shot to Dustin Pedroia that hit the heel of his glove and he could not make the play to get Aybar at first base.
With Longoria sprinting for home, Pedroia tried to get the Rays third baseman at the plate. On the throw home Aybar moved into second base.Hansack then tried to pick off Aybar at second, but the throw was high and sailed into shallow centerfield. Aybar went to third on Hansack's error and stood there with 1-out in the inning.
Hansack walked Dioner Navarro on 6 pitches and got the next batter, Justin Ruggiano to strikeout. With 2 outs, Francona pulled Hansack and inserted Jose Lopez to pitch to Gabe Gross. Lopez threw a pitch outside to Gross that he just got the end of the bat on and Lopez threw wildly to first. Gross was safe at first base and Aybar scored for the Rays. The next batter was Fernando Perez, who hit a 0-2 pitch into shallow right and scored Navarro to put the Rays up 8-2 in the game.
Fernando Perez
With the emergance of Perez this September with the Rays, there is talk among the coaching staff od him maybe taking over centerfield for the rest of the year and letting B J Upton play right the rest of the year to let his shoulder heal and to give the Rays another cannon in the outfield.
Perez, who Baseball America called the fastest baserunner in the International League has been impressing the Rays' Coaching staff since coming up from Durham last week. He has played in 12 games and started in 8 since his recall to the Rays.
During last night's game, Perez went 2-3 with 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored. He also hit his 2nd homer of the season as the back piece of a Gross and Perez back-to-back home run streak. Perez also made a nice diving play on a dropping ball in shallow centerfield on the Red Sox's Sean Casey. The ball was dipping fast and Perez got under it and did a small 360 degree spin on the Fieldturf before coming up with the ball.
Willy Aybar
Rays Manager Joe Maddon made an effort to put some offense up at the plate against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Rays usual DH Cliff Floyd did not have an attractive average against Wakefield, so Maddon gave him the night off and let Willy Aybar DH for the night. Aybar had never hit against Wakefield, and Maddon was gambling that he would get good results against him.
Aybar ended up going 3-5 against Wakefield and scored 2 runs and got 3 RBI's on the night. Aybar started the scoring early on a homer in the 1st inning with Jason Bartlett aboard to put the Rays up 1 run on the Red Sox 3-2. Aybar again got into the offensive attack when he on an infield single in the 3rd inning, scoring Longoria. He again got into the act in the 4th inning when he was safe on a error by Red Sox reliever David Aardesma. Since August 27th, Aybar is .348, and has 15 multi-hit games in his last 32 games.
Rays Bullpen
Grant Balfour came in to relieve Garza and got his 5th win of the year last night. Balfour leads all MLB relievers with a 12.93 strikeout/9 innings ratio, and has struck out 35.9 percent of the batters he has faced, which is tops in the majors too. Coming into tonight, he has also been scoreless in 12 of his last 13 appearances.
J P Howell leads all MLB reliever with 88 strikeouts this year. He also leads the MLB in innings pitched with 85.1 innings this year. Howell also owns the lead for allowing only 11.8 percent of his inherited runners to score in a relief appearance this year. He currently owns a 0.00 ERA in September, with 11.0 innings pitched so far this month.
Chad Bradford leads all MLB relievers in a 4.70 ground-ball to fly-ball ratio. He has pitched to a 1.20 ERA in 17 appearances for the Rays since being acquired from the Baltimore Orioles. He worked a 1-2-3- inning in the 9th tonight to shut down the Red Sox.
90 Victories
With their 90th win last night, the Rays joined a group of 6 other clubs that went from gathering 90 plus wins after 10 plus years of losing baseball seasons. The other teams sharing the title with the Rays are: the 1912 Washington Senators, 1914 Boston Braves, 1956 Cincinnati Reds, 1979 Montreal Expos, and the 2006 Detroit Tigers.
The next team on the Rays plateau to wins is the 1991 Atlanta Braves who posted 94 wins in going from worst to first that season. The Rays are within range of that total and will shoot for that goal this weekend.
Also of importance is the the Rays current record of 90-60 is 3rd best in the majors and is 27 wins better than last season. If the Rays play .500 ball the rest of the season, they will post a 30 win improvement over last season. Only 9 teams have posted 30 plus games from one season to the next.


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It also depends on whether one is talking about pizzas baked in a home oven or professionally in a commercial oven, including conveyor ovens. Most of the big pizza chains have visual aids at the pizza assembly station to tell workers how much toppings to use for the different pizza sizes and the order in which the toppings should be placed on the pizzas. Those aids are not the same for all chains. Veggies are usually a problem because of their high water content that can lead to swamp pizza if the veggies do not get enough top heat. Using the convection feature in a home oven helps but not all home ovens have that feature. In a commercial setting, I understand that impingement ovens do a very good job with veggies. Peter
As a cook and not an experienced pizza maker, I think that presentation is an important factor. How does it LOOK when served? All other previous replys are excellent considerations . For example, if I want RED to stand out on my pizza, I might use small thin slices of red bell pepper, and not cover the color with cheese. It has been my current practice to design the pizza toppings in such a way that they all appear when served. Chunks of cheese instead of grated adds to this display . Of course I have so much to learn! Good topic.Mark
Cheese added last over the toppings is not something you will see much of. --K


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Q: My ex and I have been divorced for six years. He had an affair and he married her. We have two adult children. About a year ago he called, asked me out for lunch and told me he had made a horrible mistake and wanted to know if there was anything he could do to get me back. I did not say yes or no. I just left. I still don't know if I would ever go back to him. Yesterday I found out he was very ill and in the hospital. I'm wondering if I should go see him. What's good ex-etiquette?
A: Before we get to the ex-etiquette portion, I want to say that I'm reading between the lines in much of my answer. First, make sure you aren't having any made-for-TV-movie-true confession fantasies about walking into an ex's hospital room and both realizing that you are each other's true love. Of course that is a possibility, but more importantly, remember this man is MARRIED to someone else. Yep, he was married to you and you have children together, but the truth is, he is someone else's husband. If you go to see him, good ex-etiquette dictates it should be with his wife's knowledge. He's ill and it is commendable that you want to pay your respects, but check your motives before you do anything.
Many might ask why consult his wife since she became his wife under questionable circumstances. And, you may be telling yourself that he told you a year ago he made a mistake and that means he really always loved you — so why shouldn't you go? Not to diminish this revelation, but when he was telling you those things, he was someone else's husband. If indeed he did make a mistake, good ex-etiquette suggests that he tell his wife first, they deal with their issues and then he pursues a reconciliation with you. Instead, he took you out to lunch behind his wife's back, told you he made a mistake, and asked you to reconcile. The implication was that she had no idea and he hadn't left her prior to this confession. Doesn't sound like he's changed much. It doesn't make it OK because you were his first wife.
The other item of concern is that you did not reply when he asked you to consider reconciliation. Your response of just leaving may have seemed to say no, but not addressing it once and for all left it a possibility in both your minds. Now he is ill and if you are the romantic I think you may be, you may want to throw caution to the wind, walk into his hospital room, and tell him all is forgotten. Be careful, because he gets better does not mean he will change. He will always be your children's father, but unfortunately, he may not be forever after material. Under the circumstances, you may want to consider a card that offers a sincere wish for his speedy recovery.
Dr. Jann Blackstone is the author of "Ex-etiquette for Parents: Good Behavior After Divorce or Separation." Reach her at:


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Diseases Potentially Spread from Horses to Humans Via Bites Reviewed
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The long list of diseases that humans could potentially contract after being bitten by a horse gives new meaning to the old adage, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
According to the report, "That Horse Bit Me: Zoonotic Infections of Equines to Consider After Exposure Through the Bite or the Oral/Nasal Secretions," more than 100,000 emergency room visits per year are due to injuries from horses, and an estimated 3% to 4.5% of these visits are related to bites.
"In addition to the blunt trauma, breaks in skin, lacerations with tissue loss, and amputation of digits and noses, there are multiple bacterial and viral pathogens (disease-causing organisms) that can spread from horses to humans through biting," explained study co-author Rick Langley, MD, MPH from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch in Raleigh, N.C.
A few diseases with the potential to be transmitted from horses to humans::
- Rhodococcus equi;
- Staphylococcus (including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus);
- Hendra virus; and
- Vesicular stomatitis virus.
Subsequent to a comprehensive review of literature, the study authors concluded that the equine foamy virus--an apparently non-pathogenic retrovirus--can potentially be transmitted through a bite.
Further, no reports of a human case of rabies due to a horse bite in the United States were identified; however, according to Langley, "It is theoretically possible and many persons are given PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent a case.
"Considering that millions of people in North America are in contact with horses, it is important to be aware that equine bites are a public health event and that humans are at-risk for becoming infected with some unusual zoonotic pathogens that adversely impact the patient and community health," said Langley.
Langley's timely article comes in the wake of Hendra virus infections in Australia and the exposure of hundreds of people at a Texas rodeo to a rabid horse.
But there really is no need to panic.
"Good personal hygiene, particularly hand washing with soap and water after any contact with horses, is an important step in minimizing the occurrence of these infections in humans," highlighted Langley.
Langley's review was published in a 2009 edition of the Journal of Agromedicine. The abstract is available on PubMed.
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My father turned to me the other day and remarked, "I like anything made with pork." No duh dad. With a name like Bauer, what do you expect? The man practically has sauerkraut juice running through his veins.
Here is a burger that does my daddy proud. We call it German not because they make them this way in Germany (who knows?) but because of the ingredients often found in many German dishes—caraway seeds, ground juniper berries, black pepper, sour cream, and of course, pork. Oh yes, and you top it with grainy mustard and sauerkraut. Any more German and this burger would be wearing lederhosen. This is one hellava burger, the kind that makes you close your eyes and smile while you eat it. The kind that makes you want to steal a bite from your dad's plate when he isn't looking and you ate yours too fast and finished before he did, but you don't because you know better than to get between your dad and the food he loves. Enjoy.
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Juniper berries are available whole in most good supermarkets, you'll need to crush them or grind them for this recipe. If you can't find juniper berries either omit them or substitute with 1/2 teaspoon of celery seeds instead. It will be a different flavor, but still good. If you don't eat pork, you can use ground beef instead.
- 2 pounds ground pork
- 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp ground juniper berries (optional)
- 1 Tbsp caraway seeds
- 1 Tbsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Sauerkraut and whole grain mustard to top burgers
- Burger buns
1 Using your hands, mix in the salt, ground juniper berries, caraway seeds, and pepper in with the ground pork. Mix in the chopped parsley and sour cream.
2 Form into patties, anywhere from 1/4 pound to 1/2 pound each.
3 Heat a teaspoon of oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add the burger patties to the pan, and cook slowly, 4 to 5 minutes each side, until the interior of the burgers reaches a temperature of 155°F. Alternatively, cook on a grill on medium heat, 4-5 minutes each side, until the burgers are cooked through.
4 Remove the burgers from the heat and toast the buns on the pan or grill. Top each burger with a dollop of whole grain mustard and a sprinkling of sauerkraut.
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The 2012 Thorpe Award preseason watch list was released Friday.
The award is given annually to the nation's top defensive back. The past two years, LSU players have brought the hardware home—Patrick Peterson in 2010 and Morris Claiborne in 2011.
That puts a little more heat on Tigers defensive back, Tyrann Mathieu, a Heisman Trophy finalist last year. Also among this year's nominees is Tigers junior, Eric Reid.
Both men will have some major competition for the award.
David Amerson of NC State led the nation in interceptions last year. Jonathan Banks of Mississippi State is among the most underrated defensive backs in the nation, according to Sporting News. Xavier Rhodes of Florida State is a lockdown cornerback, and Kenny Vaccaro of Texas is one to watch this season.
Here's the list of preseason candidates:
Johnny Adams, CB, Michigan State
Jahleel Addae, S, Central Michigan
Ricardo Allen, CB, Purdue
David Amerson, CB, NC State
Johnathan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
C.J. Barnett, S, Ohio State
John Boyett, S, Oregon
Chad Boyd, S, Louisiana Tech
Brodrick Brown, CB, Oklahoma State
Travis Carrie, CB, Ohio
Jonathan Cyprien, S, FIU
Matt Elam, S, Florida
D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston
Jarred Holley, S, Pittsburgh
Kemal Ishmaiel, S, Central Florida
Tony Jefferson, S, Oklahoma
Lamarcus Joyner, S, Florida State
Robert Lester, S, Alabama
Isaiah Lewis, S, Michigan State
Nigel Malone, CB, Kansas State
Tyrann Mathieu, S, LSU
Dexter McCoil, S, Tulsa
T.J. McDonald, S, USC
Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State
Dayonne Nunley, CB, Miami (Ohio)
Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
Eric Reid, S, LSU
Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
Nickell Robey, CB, USC
Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers
Johnnie Simon, S, Western Michigan
Hakeem Smith, S, Louisville
Brynden Trawick, S, Troy
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
Deron Wilson, CB, Southern Miss
Bednarik Award (best defensive player)
Lou Groza Award (top kicker)
Ray Guy Award (top punter)
Jet Award (top return specialist)
Mackey Award (top tight end)
Maxwell Award (player of the year)
Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player)
Outland Trophy (top lineman)
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CONCORD — BART officials hope to have train service east of the Pleasant Hill station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line restored by 8 a.m. Sunday, as repairs to the tracks and electrified "third rail" were well underway Saturday night after Friday night's derailment near the Concord station.
Repair work will continue through the night.
Work to fix the damaged tracks and third rail started about noon Saturday, with the late-morning removal of the four derailed train cars. The damaged cars were lifted by crane from the elevated tracks onto flatbed trucks and taken to the BART maintenance facilities in Concord nearby for repairs. BART spokesman Jim Allison said Saturday afternoon that sections of track, the third rail and wiring sustained "significant damage" in the derailment.
At 6:20 p.m. Friday, an empty, out-of-service BART train departing the Concord station derailed, leaving the four derailed cars strewn across both the eastbound and westbound tracks, with the train's lead car poking over the edge of the elevated rails.
Only the train operator was aboard and no injuries were reported.
On the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, trains are running as far east as the Pleasant Hill-Contra Costa Centre station. Buses were operating between Pleasant Hill and the Concord and North Concord-Martinez stations, and a shuttle train was taking passengers between North Concord and Pittsburg-Bay Point.
Riders traveling to San Francisco or Oakland on Saturday are being advised to catch their trains at the Pleasant Hill station.
The cause of the derailment remained under investigation Saturday, but a BART spokesman said the derailment occurred as the train traveled over an "interlocking," a set of switches that can transfer trains from one track to another.
Rider Adam Goermar was in his car at the Concord station when the wreck occurred. He said it seemed the train was going too fast as it went through the station. He said he saw it bounce two or three times, sending off sparks off and then heard a pop, saw a flash followed by smoke and more sparks. Then, suddenly, the train veered across the tracks and headed over the edge.
"It was like something out of a movie," Goermar said. "I caught my breath."
This is not the first time a train has derailed near the Concord station. Another incident occurred March 13, 2011, when two cars of a 10-car train with 65 passengers aboard headed to San Francisco International Airport left the tracks in a slow-speed derailment. Investigators later determined that the accident was likely caused by uneven wear on a track section and flawed maintenance on a train wheel that slipped off the rails. There were a few minor injuries in that incident, and service was restored in less than 24 hours.
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This will "have to be" the last year of pay cuts for non-teaching staffers, union president Ronda Walen told the Capistrano Unified School District board of trustees Tuesday.
"We've given all we can, and we're tapped out financially, emotionally and physically," Walen, who heads the local chapter of the California School Employees Association, said. "There's nothing left to give."
Union members agreed, albeit unhappily, according to Walen, to a new labor agreement with the district for 2013-14. It includes six or seven furlough days depending how many months employees work, and step freezes for one year.
The agreement was approved Tuesday by district trustees. They did not respond to Walen's comments.
CSEA represents about 1,300 food services, maintenance and other non-faculty employees. The cuts will save the district about $2.39 million in 2013-14, according to public disclosure documents included in the bargaining agreement.
The district's managers and teachers are also taking furloughs this year.
Teachers and other certificated staff, including nurses and psychologists, have five furlough days, down from eight last year. They will, however, be paid for three Common Core State Standard training days, the first of which was Friday. The funding for those sessions comes from the state.
Walen said her members should have been included in the district's plan to spend $10 million in state money on Common Core, new curriculum that's being rolled out now and will be fully implemented next year.
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"Although (negotiators) worked to find creative ways to turn some of the lemons into lemonade, our members still find the prospect of another year trying to make ends meet with salary reductions and higher work loads to be sour," the president said. "This will have to be our last year of concessions."
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Discussion in 'Former Pro Player Talk' started by timnz, May 18, 2009.
...matched by the 1968 French Open SF Rosewall vs. Gimeno, and some other matches.
Newcombe over Rosewall at 1968 Roland Garros Pro was also a great five-setter.
The King of Clay is Guillermo Vilas.
Recordman of titles won on clay.
For open era maybe. Overall, i think, Drobny won more. Not sure about Wilding.
Nadal is the only correct answer. His record on the surface is divine really
Vilas isnt even the best clay courter of his era (Borg is by far) so how can he be the best of all time.
Because Borg was a martian ( Nastase dixit)
Drobny was great
Interestingly Vilas was 0-3 against Harold Solomon at RG, losing to him there in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
Yes, Solomon was a nuisance for Vilas. Vilas beat him at the 1977 US Open, though.
On fast indoors Solomon won their 79 Masters meeting and Guillermo their 80 clash also at same tournament
Not sure they played each other at 76 WCT in that case Vilas won
1980 Hamburg
Longest cc final?
1980 was not real, Vilas was very sick.
The level of Vilas in the 1977 French Open final was just outstanding:
1980 was very real. Vilas turned up and lost fair and square. And Solomon was cramping pretty badly near the end of the match as well but got the job done. Plus he had beaten Vilas in the Hamburg final a few weeks earlier. And Vilas was maybe lucky not to be defaulted in the previous round against Orantes after the whole no-show saga. In fact if he hadn't have been such a big name, he probably would have been.
Vilas was very sick, that's why there was a big problem about the match against Orantes. That's why he lost against Solomon. In 1980, Vilas was very very strong, if he wasn't sick, he could have won the FO.
No Solomon was a very difficult match-up for him and always caused him a lot of problems, so Vilas could have had problems against him regardless, and did lose several other big clay court matches that they played. That was his 3rd straight defeat to Solomon in-fact. Of course he was struggling with his stomach, but Solomon had problems with cramps in his hands and legs in that match as well.
Vilas had next to no shot of beating Borg in a potential 1980 RG semi-final, who crushed everyone at that event, and thus couldn't have won that tournament. I doubt Vilas could even have won 10 games against Borg in that sort or form (and he only won 14 games combined in their 1975 and 1978 finals).
And if you to want to talk about a hypothetical Borg-Vilas 1980 semi at RG, what about a hypothetical semi between them at the 1977 US Open? Borg played that whole event with a shoulder injury before withdrawing in the 3rd set against Stockton in R4. Lucky Vilas, as he wouldn't have been able to beat Borg in a big match in a major.
Vils beated Borg 2 times at the Masters, which is a major.
So if the Masters counts a major in the 1974 and 1975 which I agree does make sense as it was a very big tournament, does that mean the significantly less important Australian Open, where Vilas won his 1978 and 1979 titles when hardly anyone cared about the tournament before 1983, wasn't a proper major?
Vilas never beat Borg in a best of 5 set match apart from the 1973 Buenos Aires final. Borg was only 17 years old and leading by 2 sets to 1 in Vilas's home city, before colliding with the umpire's chair at 6-6 in the 4th set and having to retire injured.
After that Borg won every best of 5 set match they played, Rome in 1974, RG, Boston and Barcelona in 1975, Dallas and Wimbledon in 1976, Nice in 1977, RG in 1978 and Monte-Carlo in 1980. A lot of those matches weren't even close with Vilas getting crushed.
Vilas had more chance of winning the lottery than beating a Borg at RG in 1980 or beating a prime Borg in a best 5 set match anywhere on any surface.
Vilas beated Borg in Dusseldorf in 1980 a few days before FO. If he was not sick during the FO, he would have a real chance to beat Borg.
And Borg destroyed Vilas at Monte-Carlo (a much bigger event than Dusseldorf) that year, dropping only 3 games in 3 sets. And Solomon beat Vilas at Hamburg in 1980 just before RG, so by your logic that shows that Solomon would have had great chance of beating a non-sick Vilas at RG (where he had already beaten him twice before) that year right?
At RG in 1980, Borg only dropped 38 games in his whole tournament, and no more than 8 games in any of his matches. No-one, not Vilas, not Connors, not Gerulaitis, not anyone, had a prayer of stopping Borg on clay with him playing like that, or even making it remotely competitive.
Vilas was simply no threat whatsoever to a prime Borg over best of 5 sets. Borg must have been delighted when he faced Vilas in his 1976 Wimbledon quarter-final, and could use that match as light-hearted serve and volley practice.
Hey, I hade made a thread called "An hypothetical semifinal Borg-Vilas in Roland Garros 1980":
This is an article about that Vilas-Borg match in the Nations Cup:
Resurrected for timeliness.
Borotra, Santana and Drobny seem too high for me, and Nastase, Orantes, and Nusslein too low. Good list though, but why no #24?
Vilas is a great player but you have to wonder if Borg played the other 3 majors he won (besides 77 U.S Open) and had been able and able to reach Vilas at the 77 U.S Open, if Vilas would be sitting on 0 majors today? Which would be a shame for such a great player, but could easily have been the case.
Sorry, lots of edits over years.
I also find Lendl and Wilander too close. Despite that both won 3 French Opens they really werent that close to be right next to each other in history (not just Open Era) in clay tennis. Lendl was way more dominant, much higher win percentage, higher peak level play, more overall clay achievements. I think Kuerten, LaCoste, and Laver could all easily be higher so I would put 1, 2, or all 3 of those between Lendl and Wilander just to create some seperation between them. It is easiest to compare people of the same era and despite both winning 3 French Opens Lendl >> Wilander by a not too large but obvious margin on clay (or any surface, even grass despite Wilanders's 2 grass slams).
Hoad is the GOAT of chair-lifters.
illusions30, I agree regarding the ranking of those players.
Both of them have won it three times and been runner-up two times. They have beaten each other here. They have been in their prime nearly at the same time, playing the same field. I don't think that you can reasonably argue that they are not in the same league!
Wilander did it younger tough, and I believe he could have won RG many times more if he had Lendl, Sampras, Federer or Nadal's dedication to chase titles. He stopped to care after being number 1 in 1988 (only 24 years old!).
A man was seated in the chair, and Hoad grabbed the FRONT LEGS to raise it.
Hoad won what was arguably the greatest ever match on red clay at The Hague in 1957, beating Rosewall in a marathon five sets final, after dispatching Segura in the semi.
The top clay match ever.
I wouldnt say they are in a different league neccessarily. Just not so close that considering everyone in history they should be only 1 spot apart. Maybe in the Open Era alone they could be 1 spot apart on clay (although even then I have Lendl at 3rd and Wilander 5th in the Open Era).
As for Wilander fizzling out after 88 he was a grinder without big weapons beyond his amazing consistency and court smarts, who I think burnt out mentally and physically after 7 years of playing that style at the very top level. I wouldnt say he ever lacked dedication, that was the biggest thing that made his career in the first place.
Federer is a bit low..he won 1 French open, 5 other finals and wins 6 masters on clay..
he comes up against the greatest (with borg) clay player ever. Federer would have won some of those French opens in another era.
But after him reaching the number 1 spot in 1988 his considered that he had reached his goal (being the best player in the world) and therefor hadn't much to prove to himself, and turned his interest to other things (rock band).
But anyway the hunger and dedication is a big part, maybe the biggest of what make the greater player and he shouldn't recieve credit for quiting early.
In 89 wilanders biggest fan(his dad) did get cancer, for wilander tennis was not the number one thing in his life anymore that was the reason for his lower ranking and no wins after the great 88 season.
Resurrected for pertinence.
1. Nadal
2. Borg
3. Wilding
4. Lendl
5. Cochet
6. Rosewall/Laver
7. Wilander
8. Kuerten
9. Lacoste
10. Vilas
11. Borotra
12. Drobny
13. Bruguera
14. Pietrangeli
15. Courier
16. Muster
17. Gimeno
18. Orantes
19. Federer
20. Kodes
21. von Cramm
22. Kozeluh
23. Nastase
24. Santana
25. Trabert
26. Panatta
27. Nusslein
28. Agassi
29. Connors
30. Tilden
31. Frank Parker
32. Roche
33. Sven Davidson
34. Jack Crawford
35. Segura
36. Fred Perry
37. J.E. Patty
38. Decugis
39. Hoad
40. Emerson
41. Djokovic
Sure would be nice to see some video of this classic.
Here is some good looks at the Rosewall vs Hoad US Title 1956
can't ague with the top 3.
on a side note, Federer could end up winning Monte Carlo tomorrow. If that happens, only Rome remains!
Manuel Orantes:
US Open, US CC, Rome, 3 Barcelonas, 2 Montecarlos, 3 Hamburgs, Boston...Louisville...yeah Federer,Bruguera or Courier are THAT MUCH better.I get that.
Revived for pertinence.
Nadal is clearly the GOAT on clay at least in terms of accomplishments. Peak play is a more interesting topic.
Yep, probbbbly. Heck, when it comes to peak-play, one can imagine Hoad or Gonzales moving way up, (or even Fed at the Hamburg Open final in 2007 when he walloped some youngster 6-0 in the third).
Or even a certain mister Soderling. Peak play needs to be rated across at least a substantial period of time e.g. not just a match. Otherwise the best players of all time would be tall huge hitters who got hot and all their shots went in.
I put this in another thread also and copied it here.
My conclusion is that Laver is perhaps a superior clay court player to Rosewall. Could change later.
Now when I say superior clay court player I mean for LEVEL OF PLAY. I think the information I have indicates Laver was superior to Rosewall on clay. Think about it. Laver won more clay court tournaments. Edge to Laver. In the only Pro Major on clay that both entered Laver won it over Newcombe in the final in the strongest field in the history of the French Pro in 1968. Very big in Laver's favor. They met in two French Open finals. Rosewall won the first in four sets and Laver won the next in straights. Equal in matches won versus each other but Laver leads in sets won 4 to 3. Tiniest of edge to Laver. Laver also probably leads the head to head on clay court tournaments. Edge to Laver.
Now Rosewall won four French Pros on clay while Laver won none. That's clearly an edge to Rosewall. Here's the problem, Laver NEVER PLAYED A FRENCH PRO ON CLAY until 1968! Laver could not possibly catch Rosewall who played many French Pros (five) on clay before Laver even turned Pro. Rosewall won four of five only losing in crushing fashion to Tony Trabert in three straight sets winning only four games in three sets in 1959. Trabert won it that year over Sedgman.
Now the big question is who had the superior record on clay? Rosewall, with his extra French Pros may have the superior record but that's mainly due to his extra chances to win on clay in the French Pro. That's like why Roy Emerson won more classic majors than Pancho Gonzalez? Answer is because Gonzalez couldn't play the majors for years. However even Rosewall's superior record on clay is very debatable because we are looking at the whole of the clay court career. Ask yourself this, how would Laver have done from 1963 to 1967 if the French Pro was on clay without Rosewall around? Is it reasonable to believe he would have won two, three or four at his peak? I think so. Let's say he won merely two French Pros on clay. That would give him three French Pro titles, two Italians titles, two French championships, more tournaments won on clay than Rosewall and a probable better head to head on clay matches. That's more than enough for me to believe his record and his level of play was superior on clay to Rosewall.
Gonzalez did win a lot of clay court tournaments in his career including two consecutive US Claycourts with one of them over Frank Parker, a French Champion in the finals and the Geneva Gold over Rosewall 8-6 6-0. He did have an excellent game for clay.
But I agree that you cannot have just one match for a peak level because otherwise you'll have guys like Leconte or Soderling being mentioned. It should be at least one year, preferably more. Although I do wonder if Soderling would have been able to do much against Nadal in 2008 in the French Open final even playing at top level.
My subjective viewpoint for top levels on red clay for just one match for non all time greats would be Leconte, Soderling, Mecir.
Hard to compare Clay courters w/ today's spin gala and modern racquets. Borg, Vilas, Wilander, Guga....old school; today Nadal !
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Roundup: BBA downs Bellows Falls
In Doubles, the team of Stella Oh and Monica Mas Mir defeated Quinn Lawrence and Antonia Dufort in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-2. BBA's second doubles team of Julia Campanella and Eliza Breed also won in straight sets, defeating Kayla Gilchrist and Sophia Cardini 6-0, 6-0.
BBA routs Minutemen
MILL RIVER - The Burr and Burton Academy baseball team took advantage of Mill River's wildness in a mercy-rule shortened 17-3 win.
The Minuteman allowed 13 walks as BBA scored eight runs in the third inning to break the game open.
For 4-0 BBA, Jake Stalcup had a two-run RBI single, and also earned the win. Robert England went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, while. Weston Muench added a 2-RBI single.
They face Brattleboro on Thursday.
Fair Haven tops BBA
MILL RIVER - In the Burr and Burton Academy softball team's opener, Fair Haven won 17-2 in five innings.
Freshman Rachel Senecal scored the game's first run after blasting a double for the Bulldogs. Senior Carolyn Bruno drove in Senecal for her first RBI of the season.
Eagles fall to Twin Valley
ARLINGTON - Twin Valley topped the Arlington Memorial High School softball team 21-5 in six innings on Tuesday.
Celia Smith went 3-for-3 with a triple and 4 RBI to lead the Eagles at the plate.
Allison Katrick took the loss for Arlington, who drops to 0-2. They face Black River at home today.
BBA drops heartbreaker
The Burr and Burton Acadamy boys lacrosse team lost 11-10 in overtime to Woodstock on Monday.
Three BBA players scored during the game with Henry Buckley and Sean Paradis being responsible for most of the offense. Buckley scored five goals in Monday's contest and Paradis scored four and had two assists. Andrew Sherras also scored for BBA. BBA goalie Michael Sztorc had 23 saves.
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Infielder waives no-trade clause; southpaw has 2.55 ERA in Double-A
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The Phillies traded infielder Michael Young to the Dodgers for Minor League left-handed pitcher Rob Rasmussen on Saturday night.
Young, 36, is a 14-year veteran who spent his entire career with the Rangers before being dealt to Philadelphia this offseason. Young, a seven-time All-Star, is a .300 career hitter with 2,356 hits. He was hitting .272/.333/.389 in 125 games for the Phillies and should add depth to the Dodgers' infield. He has appeared in 98 games at third base and 26 at first this season.
Rasmussen was 3-4 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 games -- 14 starts -- at Double-A Chattanooga at the time of the deal.
Young will be eligible for the Dodgers' postseason roster.
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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