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Mayor's Program Prioritization 2018-20
The Taking Charge Program Prioritization for 2018-20 is being updated to reflect changes in services as we review programs as part of the City's 2018-20 budget.
Note: Programs over $50,000 are rounded to the nearest $5,000 and programs under $50,000 are rounded to the nearest $1,000.
If the Google Spreadsheet is down, the information is available as a static file:
Taking Charge Program Prioritization 2018–20 (.xlsx)
Taking Charge Program Prioritization 2018–20 (.pdf)
Click on the column headers to sort. Shift + click to sort by multiple columns.
The original program prioritization was developed in face-to-face meetings of citizens and city staff. The general public also contributed through telephone and on-line surveys conducted over the last three years.
The City's programs are listed in priority order. As explained in more detail on the Outcome Budgeting - How It Works page, programs with the lowest numbers are the city highest priorities with the exception of Tier 0 programs.
Those programs that start with 0 (example: Aging Partners' Home delivered meals is Tier 0 - Outcome 3 - Goal 3) are mandated by either the state or federal governments and must be provided.
Program costs are those from the General Fund. The City's General Fund relies primarily on property taxes and sales taxes. If a program had other revenue sources, they are listed beneath the General Fund cost. Non General Fund programs (those showing a $0 net General Fund cost) generally receive revenues from federal and state funds, other grants, and user fees.
The programs listed comprise approximately $130 million of the $170 million General Fund. The other $40 million is accounted for by budget items falling into the following categories:
- Net costs - some programs receive user fees such the "Adult Sports program" in Parks and Recreation. In the program prioritization only the cost of the service minus the fees is shown.
- Principal and interest on city bonds
- Police and Fire pension funding
- Social security costs for some employees
- General expense budget items which are not attributable to any one department's programs
We invite you to comment on your program priorities. Let us know what you think.

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As the volume of rolling cargo moving through Georgia's deepwater ports has nearly doubled in the last three years, the Georgia Ports Authority board this month approved an additional $2 million for high-density paving at Savannah's Ocean Terminal.
"This project will provide greater capacity in moving oversized roll-on/roll-off cargo at Ocean Terminal," said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz. "It will yield better efficiency and lower long-term maintenance costs by providing a more durable surface for moving and staging these heavy cargos."
The latest appropriation brings the total amount dedicated to high-density paving at Ocean Terminal to just less than $5 million.
The improved surface employs roller-compacted concrete, which is conducive to the heavy traffic and loads endured by paved surfaces in a shipping terminal. Unlike traditional concrete, RCC is relatively dry when poured. Using this type of concrete reduced the cost of the project and the amount of natural resources required and offered a slightly faster cure time.
The latest funding will expand outdoor paved areas to improve sorting and storage of cargo, including the cargo pressure-washing area and cargo staging areas.
These improvements follow similar infrastructure projects at GPA's Colonel's Island Facility in Brunswick, where roadways, bridges and staging areas were also strengthened to accommodate additional tracked and heavy equipment.
The number of rolling cargo units moving through Ocean Terminal and Brunswick's Colonel's Island has jumped from 293,265 in FY2009 to 569,984 in FY2012.
That number will continue to grow, Foltz said, as the Caterpillar manufacturing facility near Athens begins to come online, producing small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. Proximity to the state's ports factored into the company's decision to bring those jobs to Georgia, Foltz said.
IKEA hosts students
Students in the logistics program at Groves High School took a pre-Thanksgiving field trip to the massive IKEA Distribution Center to get an up-close look at the heartbeat of the logistics industry.
There, IKEA distribution center manager William Jackson showed the group how the need for speed and execution in moving product has turned the huge warehouse into "the embodiment of high-tech efficiency."
The nearly 800,000-square-foot facility supplies 10 of IKEA's 38 U.S. stores, as well as a store in the Dominican Republic, handling an average of 50 container - or tractor-trailer - loads a day.
"Product comes in from the ports in containers and goes out to our stores on trucks," Jackson told the students. "Our job is to make sure that happens as efficiently as possible."
In the 110-foot-tall area known simply as "the silo," an innovative automated storage and retrieval system takes each incoming pallet, scans its label, weighs it, squares it on the conveyer belt and then moves it - via automated shuttle and crane - to its proper place among the long lines of boxes stacked 18 levels high.
When it's time to ship, the system remembers where that particular pallet is, retrieves it and brings it down for loading. The silo holds up to 82,000 pallets, with each of the 13 automated cranes capable of moving 37 to 40 pallets an hour.
The logistics program of study at Groves High is designed to prepare students for employment in the field of business logistics, said Curtis Bean, who heads up the program.
"Our program - which is open to all high school students in Chatham County Public Schools - introduces the student to supply chain management, ecommerce, Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety standards and the Environmental Protection Agency standards for hazardous material handling," he said.
"Our purpose is to offer insight into the process of product movement, from receipt of inventory to the delivery of the product to the consumer," Bean said. "We hope to positively impact Georgia's logistics workforce by promoting awareness of maritime, transportation and supply chain careers."
The pathway consists of three classes: fundamentals of logistics, business logistics operations and logistics material management.
For more information, contact Bean at firstname.lastname@example.com or call him at 912-395-2520.
Strike idles LA/Long Beach ports
Most of the nation's largest port complex remained shut down Thursday as clerical workers strike the Los Angeles and Long Beach terminals.
Union spokesman Craig Merrilees said members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are honoring the picket lines.
Port spokesmen say seven of eight Los Angeles terminals and three of six in Long Beach are closed. In L.A., 14 ships in dock and in the harbor aren't being serviced.
On Wednesday, dockworkers refused to cross clerical worker picket lines even though an arbitrator ruled the strike invalid.
The clerical workers have been locked in a contract dispute with more than a dozen shippers for more than two years. They claim terminal operators have been outsourcing their jobs overseas. Shippers deny that and say they've even offered to guarantee local jobs.
Senior business reporter Mary Carr Mayle covers the ports for the Savannah Morning News. She can be reached at 912-652-0324 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
These are the ships expected to call on Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City and Ocean Terminals in the next week. Sailing schedules are provided by Georgia Ports Authority and are subject to change.
Terminal Ship name Arrival
GCT MSC FEDERICA Today
GCT MSC SORAYA Today
GCT ZIM CALIFORNIA Today
GCT MSC FLORENTINA Today
GCT KAAN KALKAVAN Today
GCT XIN NAN TONG Today
GCT ASIR Today
GCT CMA CGM AMBER Saturday
GCT CMA CGM L'ETOILE Saturday
GCT ARNOLD MAERSK Saturday
GCT EVER DAINTY Saturday
GCT APL JAPAN Saturday
GCT MSC SINDY Saturday
GCT MELINA Saturday
GCT OOCL BRITAIN Saturday
GCT CHARLESTON EXPRESS Saturday
OT TYSLA Sunday
OT SAUDI ABHA Sunday
GCT MADRID EXPRESS Monday
GCT YM EFFICIENCY Monday
GCT ATHENA Monday
GCT NYK METEOR Monday
GCT PORTLAND EXPRESS Monday
GCT SUEZ CANAL BRIDGE Monday
GCT ZIM TARRAGONA Tuesday
GCT MOL ENDEAVOR Tuesday
GCT CGM UTRILLO Tuesday
GCT MAERSK DERINCE Tuesday
GCT HANJIN SAN FRANCISCO Tuesday
OT TULANE Tuesday
OT ANGEL ISLAND Tuesday
GCT SEA-LAND CHAMPION Wednesday
GCT FOUMA Wednesday
GCT HYUNDAI INTEGRAL Wednesday
GCT MOL INTEGRITY Wednesday
OT TAMPA Wednesday
OT ATLANTIC IMPALA Wednesday
GCT MAERSK DUNEDIN Thursday
GCT MAERSK ROUBAIX Thursday
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Asked around 11 a.m. Saturday about his some-day return to the court, Kobe Bryant said "My goal is to play tonight." So there was not going to be a lot of clarity.
Saturday night would have been out of the question if there had been a game, but little on the calendar after that seemed much of a certainty as the Lakers reconvened in preparation for the new season that will include Bryant. At some point.
The coach is not ruling Bryant out of at least the last of the exhibition games, Mike D'Antoni said. But D'Antoni balanced that by noting he is not counting on Bryant for any of the eight preseason contests in Southern California, Las Vegas or two in China against the Warriors.
The player is not ruling out opening night of the regular season, Bryant said. But the usual supreme confidence was tempered by the assessment that there is no way to know at this stage if Oct. 29 against the Clippers will happen. Pressed whether beginning 2013-13 on the court is realistic or overly optimistic, after it was originally feared that the torn Achilles' ligament in the left leg suffered April 12, 2012 would keep him out closer to a year, the All-Star shooting guard said: "I don't know. Probably a combination of both."
There is no clear answer, in other words.
"It's about being smart about it and pacing it the right way and just seeing how it does," Bryant said. "It's really just a strength thing now, just seeing how the explosiveness holds up and then how the recovery holds up after that.
"The mental aspect of it, I really don't concern myself too much with that. I can't do anything about it if I'm going to hurt something, so I won't waste my time really thinking about that. But I do need to get in shape. And I will get in shape. It doesn't take me long to do that. I really work hard at it, and when I get back out there on the court, I'll be good to go. I don't think I've ever played a season where I was 100 percent. Seventy-eight is fine."
The uncertainty is complicated by plans to lessen the workload for Steve Nash after he averaged 30.4 minutes per game in 2012-13 while turning 39 at midseason, putting the Lakers in the difficult position of having to rely on a bench that has offered few reasons to inspire confidence. If Bryant is not back by the end of October, D'Antoni is looking at stretches with both starters off the court. And even if Bryant and Nash are both able to play, there could be limits on minutes and back-to-backs.
A Steve Blake-Nash opening lineup is a possibility, though an invitation for trouble on defense with Nash at shooting guard. The Lakers added Jordan Farmar, Nick Young and Wesley Johnson in the offseason and all will play in the backcourt, along with small forward for Young and Johnson. Jodie Meeks returns at shooting guard as well.
"I don't think anybody knows," D'Antoni said of what Bryant will be able to deliver. "He doesn't know. He won't know until he gets back on the court and we see it. It'll be something we watch day to day. Hopefully there is no adjustment. Hopefully he's exactly the way as when it happened. You don't know that. But I can guarantee you he will find a way to be effective. What this is, we'll all see."


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Fiesta Mk6 (2006) Starter Motor Problem - 1.4 Petrol
Mrmark941 replied to Mrmark941's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHey Isetta, Cheers for the info - I've taken a look but it's fully charged and outputting the correct voltage. The reason I'm thinking it's the starter motor is because it's clicking and sounds like it's stressed.
Fiesta Mk6 (2006) Starter Motor Problem - 1.4 Petrol
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi all, Been some time since I've been active on here! I've actually got rid of my fiesta recently but I'm having problems with my parents Fiesta now. I've noticed that over recent weeks (more days) it's taken a while for the car to start. Yesterday I looked to start the car and it was *very* juddery and finally started. Today I received a phone call from my mum who's mentioned that the car will now no longer start. The battery on the car was recently changed, so I don't think that this is it. I'm looking at purchasing one from Euro Car Parts (Link) and then fitting it myself as they currently have 30% off too. Does anyone have any form of instructions to replace this part? I've done some searching and can find bits and bobs - But I cannot find an exact instructions. I'm pretty competent with engines and cars so it shouldn't be a problem but just want to confirm before going all out. Thanks!
Hi all! :D I've recently (yesterday) fitted an induction kit to my Fiesta and was questioning about the oil pipe coming from the engine into the factory air box. Now the induction kit I have doesn't feature any place to put said pipe so I'm a little confused in what my options are, I have been told the following: - Leave it hanging (as pictured below) - Get a small cone filter/breather for it. - Get a Oil Catch Tank. Now, I assume, the idea of this pipe is an 'output' of gas rather than an intake of air, which goes through your engine to get ride of any harmful fumes however, please correct me if this is not the case. I've tried searching but cannot find a decent answer from someone who really knows their stuff. I don't want to leave it hanging and something harmful happen! Is it just the case maybe of getting a small cone filter for this? I've seen other photos of peoples induction kit (like the one below) and it simply has a cone on this. Any help is appreciated on this, I would rather spend money and be safe :)
Mk6 Fiesta Pas Fluid?
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi all, Does anyone know what the right PAS fluid is for the Mk6 Fiesta? Can't seem to find it anywhere! If anyone can help please do! :) If not I'll just need to remember to have a look tomorrow in my manual but I've been a busy bee at work so haven't had chance and forgot pick it out tonight :(
Mk3 Engine Swap
Mrmark941 replied to k3v150's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubAs they're both Carb you shouldn't be needing to change the Loom. I used to own a 1.3 Fiesta but I've heard that 1.1 to 1.3 conversions are pretty straight forward. From another website 'Any of the CVH or Zetec range will go in. The biggest Zetec available from new in the MK3 was the 1800 in the RS and the 1600 also featured in the Ghia and java models.
No Number Plate Lights - Fiesta Mk6.5
Mrmark941 replied to Mrmark941's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubSo yeah, turns out it was looking right at me. I had changed one of the fuses (Which intact didn't need changing) and didn't change the other one.... All fixed I believe! Note: If anybody else has this problem change both fuses! :P
No Number Plate Lights - Fiesta Mk6.5
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi guys, need some help here as I've got a little problem with my number plate lights. The left one was flickering for some time so I did replace the bulb to see if it was this, to my surprise it was still flickering. So, I opted to go for two new clusters, but upgraded (all in one LED Modules) ones. When I popped the boot it worked, great, however... I did it again to get back into the boot and it no longer worked :( This also means that my dashboard lights (aka clocks, heater controls) no longer light up. Heres what I've done so far to try and resolve it: Changed the fuse, I changed F20 (7.5A) to a 10A fuse (Although the 7.5 didn't look blown). Changed back to the old clusters, but to still no joy. Taken a multimeter to the cables, power is outputted when the boot is popped. Any other ideas? It cannot be the whole loom as the Windscreen wiper, jets and boot pop still work! Stuck for ideas, not exactly please either being as I drive at night so don't really want to get pulled and then be known to the police. Plus it's an MOT failure as far as I know which isn't great!
Mk3 Fiesta - Sell, Scrap Or Break?
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi all, So you may (or may not know) I replaced my mk3 Fiesta with a Mk6 Fiesta. I've been trying to sell my mk3 since October (54K Genuine, MOT till Aug - £600) now in my opinion I think that's a fair price HOWEVER, two things are 'technically' wrong with it. The first is the passenger lock which doesn't unlock from the outside, yeah, I could just replace the door but it's just effort when I did fine without it. The second is the window passenger winder which snapped. Needs a new regulator but no points of fixing it again because It didn't fuss me. Now, I want rid of it, in your opinions what would be the most beneficial when it comes to money vs time and effort. For example, 'Selling the vehicle you may get £xxx for it and will sell' or 'You could break it and get £xxx for just the engine'. Your opinions are key as I'm not sure what I want to do with it! Cheers, Mark
So, little update on the coloured Air Vents. I've finished them! *yaaay* ;) So, I was going to do a step by step guide but I forgot :( So, Please see the information below on what I did (below the photos). I'm so proud of these, they really do have that metallic look, the same as the fezza! *INSTRUCTIONS* Okay, I got: 1x Grey Primer 1x colour 1x Lacquer 1x Mixture wet/dry sandpaper (260, 600, 800, 1200) All from Halfords. Also got some tattoo gloves as they stop the oils from your hands going on (eBay 99P for 10) So the order I did it in: 1. With the 260 paper sanded down the rings. 2. Then did the 800 grit to smooth it a little bit. 3. Washed the rings and let them dry. 4. Hit them with a coat of light primer. 5. Waited 20 minutes (15 minutes to touch but I always wait 5 or more minutes) 6. Hit them with a second coat of primer. Waited 30 minutes. 7. Hit them with a coat of colour. (Now, I did try wet sanding with 1200 but it just took the primer off in little parts so I didn't do it) 8. Waited 20 minutes 9. Hit them with a second coat of colour. 10. Waited 20 minutes 11. Hit them with a third and final coat of colour. 12. ***This time I waited 45 minutes before anything else**** 13. Hit them with the first coat of lacquer. 14. Waited 20 minutes 15. 2nd coat. 16. 20 minutes. 17. 3rd coat 18. Waited an hour and a half. Done!
Mrmark941 replied to L666JER's topic in Ford Project and Build ThreadsI had this with my Mk3, couldn't get rid of it! It's just the way that it seems to be. Was never after a long journey, only short ones.
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Oooo yes! I forgot that as well! And a leather Gaiter lol!
So! Since October, I've been busy, working on the car, also focusing on Work, looking for new jobs etc. SO heres but update on the Fiesta. Right, as you can see from the post above I added my Blue interior LED's. First thing I did was got my Private plates on the Fezza :D I'd been sat looking at these for a long long time and finally had the funds to buy them :) As the Surname is 'Sammut' I came up with the 'S19 MUT' Which I treated to myself as an early (about 4 months) birthday present for my 19th :D I feel the 19 looks like an A as well, so ye :) Second thing I added was Gel Overlays from DMB, now as you lot probably know these guys are brilliant, work quality, customer service and everything is amazing, would recommend! So I added the Blue on white Gel overlays, love them so much! Next thing I did was purchase a K&N Air Filter, now I went for the conventional Panel filter, didn't fancy going for the 57i Cone filter as the money difference compared to the Panel filter was crazy! I also thought that although the car will sound nice the money just wasn't worth it. So the Panel filter is in :) 2MPG Extra I found! Not bad! Next was the de-badge! Got fed up for the 'Fiesta' & 'Zetec' Badges, I figured that after playing with photoshop the car would look better imo! So, here it was as it stood Christmas time! (Notice the FOC sticker in the back as well ;)) Later I also took out the dealer sticker from the window. Okay! So, Into 2014! 'New Year, new me' Facebook Statuses etc, however, not for me! New year, new mods! So, I finally bit the bullet. I went for the Fiesta ST Seats that I've wanted for AGES! Pretty mint condition, was 35 minutes drive from me and for £260 I couldn't say no! So, grabbed the Merc sprinter from work and away I went with a good friend of mine. Two hours laters I had my Fiesta ST seats. First thing I did was get up early on the Sunday and went to get some VAX cleaning gel, as the person I bought it from has smoked the seats smelt a little bit! So after two hours, my ST seats were clean and looking mint! Last thing I've done is wind deflectors! Two front ones, not yet put the back ones on! So, that's the Fezza atm. I'm currently in the middle of painting the interior vents etc. Today I took them off, sanded and prepped them! Will keep you all updated! :D
Fiesta St Seats In A 5Dr Fiesta Mk6
Mrmark941 replied to Mrmark941's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubOkay, so if anyone is wondering/comes across this in the future. Yes, they fit, straight in :)
Fiesta Mk6 Folding Back Seat Latch Not Working
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHey all, So I bought some Fiesta ST seats AND fitted them, to say the least I'm chuffed to pieces, however, One thing is annoying me. The back seats, the ones with the 'two seats' on which folds down, doesn't, and from what I can tell the latch is broken as it's loose. I've only notice this now after putting it all in place as I wanted to get the headrests on :( From looking at it there is a bit of plastic, which is released when you pull the latch/handle out and the red section pops up, however this is not working. Anyone got any ideas/suggestions, they'd all be appreciated!
Fiesta St Seats In A 5Dr Fiesta Mk6
Mrmark941 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi all, So, I was looking and seriously thinking could I fit the Fiesta ST (Mk6 style, believe it's the ST 1?) seats into my 2008 MK6 Fiesta. Looking at the back seats they'll fit straight in, however will the front seats be the same? Doesn't matter what I search I cannot find an answer. I found one forum in total which someone has asked the question and everyone said yes but I wanted to double-check with everyone here as I'd prefer an answer from today not 4 years ago :) I want to be able to just slot the old ones out and put the ST ones in. These are the seats in question, I can see that someones put them in a Transit so I think it'll be fine but yeah!: Any ideas/know hows are appreciated. Thinking about picking them up this weekend.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 6, 2013
District: Los Angeles/Ventura
Contact: Judy Gish
Phone: (213) 897-3487
LOS ANGELES – The California Transportation Commission today announced it has funded $487 million for 82 construction projects to improve transportation, safety, and mobility across California.
"The California Transportation Commission is taking action to improve transportation, safety, and mobility from Del Norte to San Diego County," said California Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. "These construction projects put people to work and improve the quality of life for millions of Californians."
California is investing in transportation infrastructure to support regional job growth and improve the state's mobility for years to come," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The allocations include $169 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, more than $16 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide. The remaining $318 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts.
Highlights of the funding allocations include:
- $8 million to construct 10 miles of carpool lane on the San Diego Freeway (I-405) from the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) to the Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101);
- $10.3 million for construction on I-10 between I-605 and the Orange Freeway(SR-57);
- $19.8 million to widen the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) corridor from the Orange County Line to the I-5/I-605 junction, adding carpool and mixed-flow lanes from Artesia Avenue to Florence Avenue to reduce congestion.
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Simple, It Ain'tJune 24, 2003
Anyone who says CSS is easy hasn't had enough experience with it. It is easy if things go right; it is a bottle of Tylenol if things do not.
Example 1 — precisely the sort of thing I'm talking about. Take this simple block of code:

multiple paragraphs here

Try to give the span a border, if all the paragraphs are floated. It can't be done, even if the span is a block–level element.
This should be possible, block level or not. Unless the text is removed from the document stream via absolute positioning, it should be contained within the span, which means it gets a border. However, and this is a problem amongst every browser, the floated text is treated as independent of the document stream. Hence: no border.
This is inconsistent behaviour. Floated items are not supposed to be removed from the document flow — you'll notice how nicely the non–italicized paragraphs in example 2 wrap around the italicized text. This is expected. So why no border in example 1?
CSS is powerful, but with great power comes grea… strike that. Let's just say it's not easy and leave it at that.
update: Simon pointed out that my example is actually invalid, since block–level elements shouldn't be contained within inline elements. The span is invalid when surrounding the paragraphs. But! Even when corrected, the problem holds — see example 3 for a div in place of the span.
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The :after doesn't "feel" like a hack to me. Well at least it doesn't involve something like ""}"" : )
Anyway, quite informative. I'm glad to know that I can expand a container to a floated contained element's height.
I edited your example3 and created this:
The changes are as follows:
* Added height: 100%; to #main div
- This fixes IE.
* Added a
 after the last paragraph with a clear: both;
- This fixes Moz/Opera.
Tested in IE6, Moz 1.4, and Opera 7.
Excellent! I updated my page to include the "height: 100%" trick.
Groovy. :)
As an addendum to my previous post I thought I'd mention that I discovered the clear: both; trick for enclosing floats through this ALA article.
I may be wrong, but it's possible this is due to span being an inline element. Inline elements aren't allowed to contain block level elements, and p is a block level element. Promoting span to block level using "display: block" doesn't stop this from being invalid HTML, and it could be this that it causing the problem.
Bonehead move on my part. You're right about the span/p conflict.
But in this case it's equally true of proper block-level elements — Example 3 with a div in place of the span.
Yes it is invalid (with a strict doctype), but the span should still surround the paragraph.
And you can put a border on it:
p {
float: left;
width: 50%;
span:after {
display: block;
clear: both;
content: "";
span {
border: 1px solid red;
display: block;
…works fine in Gecko and Opera 7.
I think Simon has hit the nail on the head there. Spans really ought to be inside block level or other inline elements but never contain block level elements.
I shouldn't have to work that hard though, Tom. Assuming I'm using a correct block-level element (see example 3, which I was posting at the same time as you) there's no need to get into :after.
Or, well, there shouldn't be.
I totally agree you shouldn't have to - which is why I campaigned (er, that'll be writing one email to www-style then) for a way to make foats affect their parent's height.
Personally I think looking at practical, real-world problems with the current CSS specs is an excellent thing to do right now - take each case at a time, and see if there can be a solution found for CSS3 (even if that's a looong way off being properly implemented).
>floats affect their parent's height.
They do already no? (I'm sure the specs mention that)
Or, at least the facility exists with clear:xxx. Or is that considered a hack?
No, floated elements (and absolutely positioned elements) should not affect the height of any other element. You can use :after or a clearing span to force them to, but yes, I consider that a bit of a hack.
"Anyone who says CSS is easy hasn't had enough experience with it."
Its not CSS, but a browser's implementation of CSS that usually gives me headaches. Although in some instances the spec is, indeed, to blame.
"No, floated elements (and absolutely positioned elements) should not affect the height of any other element. You can use :after or a clearing span to force them to, but yes, I consider that a bit of a hack."
Actually, that is the only way (and the way the W3C encourages you to handle it), so it shouldn't really be considered a hack.
Quick question - I am not sure exactly what you are trying for. Do you have a mockup we could see? It seems you want all the paragraphs to be floated, but you also want them to do text wrap? Or do you want example 2 with a border around everything? Maybe I'm just dense…
I'm going to have to question the W3C on this choice. I've run into a lot of float problems that would have simply gone away if the containing element had expanded with the height of the content. The :after method, while it may be officially sanctioned, just plain feels like a hack. Can someone tell me who I need to talk to about this?
Mark - examples 1 & 3 should have a border around all the text. You get a border when the paragraphs are not floated, so it doesn't make sense if they don't get a border when they float. Example 2 was only to illustrate how a floated element is left inside the document stream, which means simply that it takes up space. Basically, the content isn't affecting the parent element when I think it should.
(I ran into this problem developing something real-world, which isn't available for public consumption yet.)
Thanks for that page Matt, I always used the clear: both; solution up until now but the CSS workaround (nicer word than hack, don't you think ;)) keeps the mark up clutter free
And Eric too.. I like explanations that help me remember the whys ;)
I'm not too hot on interpreting specs..
Floats can't auto-expand to contain their parents. Consider the following fairly common typographical effect, which is easily possible in HTML 3.2:
blah blah blah  blah blah
yadda yadda yadda
Now assume the image has been floated. If the paragraph were forced to grow to contain it, then there would in many situations be a huge gap between the end of the text in the first paragraph, and the beginning of the second paragraph.
This is how browsers worked ever since Netscape 1.whatever, when floating was introduced as an 'align' value. So CSS replicates that, and it's right to do so. The alternative is far less pleasant. CSS3 has a proposed property or two that would let you change the containment policy when it comes to floats and their parents, but now that IE/Win's entered a period of fossilization… well, let's just say I suspect we'll be waiting a while.
Oh, and yes, table cells do traditionally expand to contain floats. Table styling wasn't dealt with in CSS1, when the original float rules were written. It still can't be explained in CSS2 (or CSS2.1) terms without resorting to explanatory text. Thus the CSS3 proposal.
Maybe that's why this seems illogical to me - I compare block level elements to table cells even to this day, and expect some solidarity. That's obviously a flawed assumption.
Good point about the image. In my example 2 the paragraph to the left spans multiple paragraphs, which is exactly the expected behaviour and something I took for granted. I would have been right pissed if it didn't.
And here I thought this stuff was difficult…
Nobody noticed yet, there is a broken link in your article hidden under the name "example 3":
http://www.mezzoblue.com/cgi-bin/mt/mezzo/archives/<a href=, I think it will be no problem to correct that?
Maybe it's possible to give the p element a border? and you give te top- and bottom-border with first-child and list-child, if that's possible you won't even need the extra div.
And a little off-topic: Does anyone know why mozilla doesn't handle this properly:
a#foo:hover + span
I would like to repport this through bugzilla, but the interface for doing that is just to uge for me :).
Damn my first post here screws your validation: link
I'm sorry.
Don't sweat it Anne - I've been a bit loose with ampersands in my URLs lately, so even my front page is having trouble with the validator today.
Sigh. (thanks for the note - the link is fixed)
"Does anyone know why mozilla doesn't handle this properly:
a#foo:hover + span"
Yes, it's a bug.
I tackled the same problem just last week.
The most common solution I've seen is adding an empty block-level element with "clear: both" to the end of the inner div, forcing it to contain all of its floated children.
The current CSS3 working draft includes a new "clear-after" property, to achieve the same effect without any ugly presentational markup.
I wrote up a brief article on how to simulate the clear-after property using CSS2 generated content.


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Joe sez: I'm going to be taking a blogging break during August, but I've got twelve guest posts scheduled this month, so they'll appear as slotted.
Today it's Alan Tucker...
How to Become a Successful Writer
Writers write.
How to Become a Successful Writer
I know what you're thinking.
*groan* Here's another post about some guy who followed Joe's advice, wrote some books and made it big *yawn* If all that stuff really worked, I'd be rolling in dough by now.
Nope. Not what this post is about. Oh, and if you're the one wondering where you left your keys, check the bookshelf by the front door. That's usually where mine end up.
No, I haven't followed all of Joe's advice (some, not all) and no, I haven't made enough money writing to pay my mortgage or quit my day job. Most days I can buy myself a decent lunch. Yet, I consider myself a successful writer.
Huh? What turnip truck did this guy fall off of? I want to do more than buy myself lunch, thank you very much!
Yeah, I get that. I'd love to bathe in a tub full of hundred dollar bills (Joe, don't tell me you haven't done that). But, here's the thing: writing isn't about the money. Joe's told us all countless times about the struggles he went through to get where he is — all with no guarantee of success ahead of time. Don't you think he would have done something different, something easier, if it was all just about making a buck?
I've run my own graphic design business since 2001. By 2009, things had tightened up. Between a poor economy and the fact that everyone who owned a computer thought they could create their own logos and marketing materials, I found myself that summer with a lot of extra time when my kids went to California to visit their mom. I had studied English in college (mostly for lack of anything else to focus on) and I'd written on and off since I was a boy, but I'd rarely finished any of the projects I'd started. My younger daughter was fourteen at the time and I mused, wouldn't it be fun to write a fantasy story about some kids her age for her to read when she got back from her trip?
It's funny sometimes how our lives can turn on a simple thought.
I had a first draft finished around October. It took longer than expected, but I hadn't completed a piece this long before, clocking in at around 90,000 words. My daughter's reaction after reading it?
"It's really good, Dad," delivered in that teenage, noncommittal monotone that those of you with kids will know perfectly well.
With that less-than-resounding vote of confidence, that winter I embarked on researching the publishing industry. The term "Young Adult Literature" was becoming a popular buzzword and visions of Harry Potter and Twilight danced in my head. I spent many hours on the Internet, reading submission guidelines, reviewing agent bios, and learning about query letters and how to write them. I wrote and rewrote my letter, sending it to a dozen or more agents, all of whom sent me rejections or never bothered replying at all.
During my explorations, I discovered Joe's blog, among others, which offered a different perspective: self-publishing. The idea intrigued me and, combined with the knowledge that even if I found an agent that day, it would likely be two years or more before my book ever saw the inside of a Barnes & Noble, I decided to blaze my own trail.
I reworked my first draft, trimming around 10,000 words, with the help of some great critique groups and creative writing books, before contacting an old high school friend, who edited professionally, to have a look. By the end of April, 2010, my book was available on Smashwords and I had actual paper copies in my trembling hands courtesy of Lightning Source.
In many senses of the word, I considered what I had accomplished to that point a success. I've seen it quoted that eighty percent of Americans feel they have a novel within them. How many actually sit down and write it? Many more now than just a few years ago I'm sure, but the number is still relatively small. To those of you reading this post who have typed "The End" on your first, or hundredth project, congratulations! I say that with complete sincerity. You've done something a huge number of people think they can do, but few ever accomplish.
Yeah, yeah, okay, but I want more.
In December of 2010, I attended an annual book fair, held locally to benefit the English Department of our small university. Earlier in the year, I edited, laid out, and had printed a memoir for an elderly client and she told me about the event. I apprehensively took a seat behind a table near the back and set out a few copies of my book for passersby to fondle. There were fifteen to twenty local authors there, and I felt like the nerdy kid in school crashing the party of the popular crowd.
The woman I'd worked for had her books proudly on display, so I went over to give her a copy of my book as a thank you for telling me about the fair. We chatted briefly and I went back to my seat. I visited with a few of the other authors around me, discovering they were quite amiable folks, even after they discovered I'd self published my book. A while later, a woman I recognized as the author seated next to my client appeared at my table.
She smiled and said, "I picked up the copy of your book you gave to Marion [my client] and after starting it, I couldn't put it down, so I decided I'd better come over and buy a copy."
Stunned, I signed a copy and handed it to her. Hopefully I spelled my name right!
Two years and three books later, she once more left me at a loss for words. We were at the fair again and I went to her table to give her a copy of my newest book. Her eyes grew big and she thanked me before introducing me to the person seated next to her who edited a local independent newspaper. "This is Alan Tucker," she said. "Probably the best juvenile fantasy writer around."
I know there are countless other writers in the genre whose craft is far superior to mine. I did, however, believe her remark to be sincere. And I treasure it. This is a woman who earns a living as an author herself and also worked as a school librarian for many years. I shook hands and fumbled through a "thanks" and "pleased to meet you" before returning to my seat to greet fair attendees, many of whom remembered me and my books from previous years and were excited for more.
If that doesn't constitute success, I really don't know what does.
The title of this post promised a "How To", so here goes:
1) Write your book. Write it all the way through until you type "The End".
2) Edit it. Do it yourself, then pass it along to someone who actually makes money for this sort of thing.
3) Publish it. Get yourself as professional looking a cover as you can and do the things Joe and so many others have explained on this blog.
4) Repeat.
Will this lead to financial success? Maybe. Maybe not. Will this lead to becoming a successful writer? I believe so. There are literally billions of people in this world. Every one of us has an audience out there somewhere. You will never know how large or small that audience is if your work is locked up in a drawer or on a disk drive in your computer.
I'll leave you with a few quotes (unedited) I've received from reviewers on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I don't know any of these people, but their words, and others like them, inspire me every day.
oh my gods it was awsome!!!!! I couln't put it down. By the time i was done it was 1:00 in the morning:)! I reccomend this book for all ages"
this is an awesome book very descriptive definitely recommened even if it has a few confusing words"
"Love this whole series!!!so much!!!!!
So thrilling and mysterious. Even thought it rocks, the first book deserves 5000000000000000000 stars!"
I want to thank Joe, not only for this opportunity, but for alerting us to Tess's campaign. My grandmother is currently losing more of herself and her memories every day. I can't even imagine the torment and fear she experiences during her more lucid moments when she realizes what is happening to her. I pray that my small donation, and the hundreds of others, will lead to a cure for this terrible condition and others like it.
As a thank you to you, dear reader, for making it this far, I offer my latest book, Knot in Time, to you for free on Kindle August 2 and 3. My first book, A Measure of Disorder, is always free at most major e-tailers. Amazon | Barnes&Noble
If you'd like to find out more about me or my work, please visit my website, or contact me on Twitter or Facebook.
Joe sez: I've always believed there is a difference between being an author and being a writer.
Authors do interviews and sign books and answer fan mail and go to conferences and give blurbs and generally do all the stuff other than writing.
Writers write.
It's heady to have people gush over your work, and be on the radio, and have a one hour signing line. It's the part we all dream of when pursuing this career.
I'd never begrudge anyone that goal, and it does feel good.
But as a guy who has achieved a bit of fame (or notoriety), I can say that I'd much rather be a writer than an author. Author stuff takes away from writing time. Author stuff also can become tedious after the hundredth or thousandth time.
So I'm just throwing out this bit of cautionary advice: don't get into this business to be an author. Praise is like candy. We love it, but it isn't good for us. And fame is exhausting. I no longer appear in public, or do interviews, and I've never regretted that decision. It was fun for a few years, but it just isn't worth the time and energy. And it certainly isn't worth trading 70% ebook royalties for 17.5%.
Again, every writer has their own path to follow, their own goals to chase. No matter which route you choose, this is a tough business. Make informed decisions. Know what you want to get out of this career. And every time something good happens, it is a reason to celebrate.
Don't do it for the money. Do it for the love of writing. Do it because you want to share your words with the world.
But never forget the money part. It's funny how priorities can change when you've been doing this for a few years. Be prepared for that.
Again, every writer has their own path to follow, their own goals to chase. No matter which route you choose, this is a tough business. Make informed decisions. Know what you want to get out of this career. And every time something good happens, it is a reason to celebrate.
Don't do it for the money. Do it for the love of writing. Do it because you want to share your words with the world.
But never forget the money part. It's funny how priorities can change when you've been doing this for a few years. Be prepared for that.


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At the 2010 ICAAC, it was reported that an extra "booster" dose of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine may be needed for HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). This is to get a vaccine antibody response equal to what was seen in HIV-negative MSM.
HIV-positive MSM are generally 3 times more likely to get hepatitis A than their HIV-negative counterparts. It's currently recommended that all HIV-positive people get the HAV (and HBV) vaccine to protect them from serious illness. However, it's known that people with CD4 counts below 200 have poorer responses to vaccines in general. A study in Taiwan studied giving a booster dose of HAV vaccine to 476 MSM.
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However, somewhat at odds with the results, the researchers didn't also report on the response rates of the men with CD4s below 200 who got 3 shots nor on the response rates that were seen 6 months after all the doses were given compared across all groups.


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North Fort Myers High School was second to none at the Barbara B. Mann High School Musical Awards at the Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers last Monday.
The school won six awards, including best overall performance for the fourth consecutive year for their performance of the opera "Miss Saigon."
The musical is based on the Puccini opera "Madame Butterfly" and tells the tale of a tragic romance that takes place between an American G.I. and a Vietnamese bar girl.
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Top row: Ryan Strongbridge. Middle row, from left, Michele Whitener, Connie Stead, Cassie Frederick and Ben Lamoureux. Bottom row, from left, Trevor Schmidt, Noelle Aparte and Lisa Hamman.
All of its main actors also either won or took runner-up in their respective categories.
And even with the program's past successes, drama instructor Michele Whitener was still overjoyed.
"Everyone from the other schools were great sports and there's so much talent throughout Lee County," Whitener said. "We performed with them at the morning workshops and you can see a lot of high schools are doing a lot of neat stuff."
Noelle Aparte took home best actress honors, while Trevor Schmidt was named best supporting actor. Ben Lamoureux was runner-up for best actor, while Lisa Hamman took second in the supporting actress category.
For many of the young thespians, the announcement of their victories might as well have happened at the Oscars.
It was especially tough for Aparte, who had bronchitis during the day, then had to sweat out the results that night.
She seemed to forget about all that once her name was called.
"I was holding my friends' hands. When they started to announce the winner, they started grabbing me and I needed something to hold onto," said Aparte, who played the tragic character, Kim, in the musical. "If I ever win an Oscar I might die of a heart attack before I get onstage."
Lamoureux didn't know what category he was in at first, but it didn't matter once his name was called.
"I was excited and it was nice to see all the hard work and preparation by everyone pay off," said Lamoureux, who played the lead character, Chris. "It was a lot of working on my own and looking deep into the character, and the crew always made me look good."
"It was well-deserved by these actors. They've been strong since they were freshmen," Whitener said.
North also won in the tech category, which is an award for what happens behind the scenes, which the school had never won and especially pleased Whitener.
"I believe nothing looks good on stage unless you have qualified people backstage," Whitener said.
"You definitely can't do it without the support. You can have Miss Saigon, but not without the rest of the production crew," Aparte said. "They're not only people who move the set, but mental support,"
Whitener said next year's production will be "Shriek: The Musical."


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Fold down the top half (Step 1).
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Fold the right part forward and to the left (Step 3).
Now unfold from front and to the right (Step 4).
Then unfold from front to the right once again (Step 5).
Finally unfold the front flap up (Step 6).
If you have done everything exactly as shown in the illustrations and
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Second Half Blues
This is not a one year fluke, it's not a two year coincidence...it's a trend...and it's killing this franchise because of how it impacts everything from off season sales, to team payroll to potential advertising and marketing opportunities...and it's been going on for the past 10 years.
It's been discussed at WSI, the "second half blues" this organization suffers on the field almost every year since 2003.
Because of the characture limitations on the message boards, I'm going to post this in three parts. I should have everything up in about 20 minutes.
If you could refrain from comment until I can post the three parts back to back to back, I'd appreciate it. Then feel free to do what you will.
Part 1 (Overview)
Once again the White Sox have found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of post season victory. Again they collapsed down the stretch and in doing so wasted a golden opportunity to play in October.
This is something that has been occurring on a regular basis since 2003… playing worse down the stretch than earlier in the season or going through a 10 day / two week collapse and wasting postseason playoff spots.
The White Sox have wasted more chances to make the post season since the new century began, than they have actually made the postseason. That is embarrassing. It is making a fan base already upset about things even more combustible. It has got to be impacting ticket sales and ultimately team payroll.
I've attached some numbers for your consideration. I'm frankly shocked that no one seems to be making an issue out of this and asking the million dollar question, why is this continually happening?
I call it "the second half blues…" It is happening on a regular basis however you define 'second half.' Be it an equal division between 162 games or games played after the All Star Break.
I don't have an answer for it, I wish I did, I'd send it to the Sox. JB might have hit upon the answer. I'm paraphrasing his reply.
"The Sox usually have pretty good players in the top half of the roster every year. What kill them are the bottom third, guys 16 through 25. When the regulars need a break, if they are injured seriously or to the point where they have to miss only three or four games, if they are in a slump… whatever reason when the Sox have to replace them, the guys they use to fill in simply aren't major league caliber. At bats, innings, are going to guys who can't cut it. That results in games lost and eventually enough games to be sitting at home in October. They have top heavy rosters with little to no depth."
I think JB makes a valid point. Just look at this past September. On at least two occasions the Sox had either the tying or winning run at the plate in the 9th inning with two out. Who was hitting in those situations? Who was the 'last hope?' Orlando Hudson and Jose Lopez.
The question is why?
· If you divide up the season into equal parts, the numbers from 2003 to 2012 show that the Sox played at a worse win percentage in games 82-162 as opposed to games 1-81 in six out of the 10 years. They played better in the second half three times and had the exact same numbers in both halves one time.
· If you divide up the season into before and after the All Star break, the numbers from 2003 to 2012 show that the Sox played at a worse win percentage after the All Star break as compared to before it in eight out of the 10 years. In the crucial part of the season when games become more meaningful because there aren't as many left the Sox can't seem to get it done! They played better in the second half twice under these parameters, that's it!
(Part II History is coming right up...)
Part II History...
Now how did this impact potential playoff chances?
2003 – The Sox would play by far their best baseball in the second half over the next 10 years this season. However keep in mind the Sox led the Twins by two games with 18 left to play. They'd finish 8-10 over those games including five straight losses to the Twinswhich handed them the division (and got Jerry Manuel fired).
2004 – The Sox played worse in the second half under both scenarios however it's hard to be to critical of the team that year even though they had a slim lead at the All Star Break. No team in baseball could have withstood the loss of its top two hitters right in the middle of the lineup. The Sox lost both Magglio Ordonez and Frank Thomas to season ending injuries.
2005 – The Sox had such an incredible start in the first half that it was almost impossible to play any better in the second half. They survived one of the hottest stretches in baseball history (by the Indians over two months) to hold them off, win the division and roar through the playoffs to the World Series title.
2006 – The defending champions looked loaded and ready for a repeat. They were one of the best teams in baseball in the first half, won a 19 inning game with Boston right before the All Star break…and then…fell apart in the second half. They opened the second half losing 10 of 12 and it was downhill from there. If the Sox play .500 baseball in the second half, they finish with 94 wins and are right there for a playoff spot.
2007 – The worst Sox team in almost 20 years had no chance at all regardless of half or how you divided it up.
2008 – Yes the Sox made the playoffs, but it took 163 games to do so and it came to that because the Sox lost eight of 10 including three straight at Minnesota before rebounding to win three in a row against three different opponents to claim the division by one game. And if the Twins hadn't lost two of three the final weekend to K.C. the Sox never would have gotten the chance for the "black out" game. Even winning the division the way they did came at a price. The starting rotation was completely messed up and gassed in the opening round against Tampa, all because the Sox couldn't make things easier on themselves by winning a few more games at the end.
2009 – Mark Buehrle had just thrown a perfect game in late July and moved the Sox into first place. The Sox then went to Detroit, lost three in a row and never recovered. Again they finish with worse numbers in the second half. A few more wins, against Detroit or Minnesota in a very mediocre division and who knows what could have happened.
2010 – A late stretch that saw the Sox win nine of the last 11 games gave them a better winning percentage in the second half than in the first; however look closer at some things. On August 8, the Sox had a slim lead in the division…and promptly lost 10 of the next 14. They compounded that by losing eight in a row starting on September 14. They won 88 games even with those terrible stretches…what happens if they play .500 baseball over those 22 games combined? If they win 11 out of 22 instead of four…what happens? You know the answer.
2011 – "All In" was "all out and dead" that season. I don't know if I've ever seen a more dead team, dead fans and a manager who had already checked out before the season even started in Sox history. They had no chance although matters weren't helped when the Sox came into a series with Detroit at home having closed the gap with one last chance to make a run…and Ozzie picked that day to complain about his contract and the money he was making. Yes the Sox immediately tanked again, although it was hard to blame the players.
2012 – Perhaps the worst collapse since 1967, certainly right up there with 2003. The Sox had won five straight and led Detroit by three games with 15 to play. The Sox then promptly collapsed…the offense disappeared, clutch hits were non-existent as were wins. They blew the chance to get to the post season again because of a crucial stretch that saw them lose 10 of 12.
So the scorecard shows that three seasons (2003, 2006 and 2012) saw almost guaranteed postseason berths flushed down the toilet because of terrible stretches in the second half. The scorecard also shows had the Sox played better at crucial times in 2009 and 2010 in the second half it was certainly possible they could have gone to the playoffs those years as well.
How much different would this franchise look if they had made the postseason say six or seven times in 13 years instead of three? What if they had, for the first time in franchise history, made the postseason in consecutive years? Think the media and fans would have been talking about "Sox attendance issues"?
Part III Numbers coming right up...
Part III By the Numbers...(I apologize that they don't completely line up properly)
Red means the win percentage was worse than the first set of numbers.
Green means the win percentage was better than the first set of numbers.
Games 1-81: 39-42 .481
Games 82-162: 47-34 .580
Before All Star Break: 45-49 .478
After All Star Break: 41-27 .602
Games 1-81: 43-38 .530
Games 82-162: 40-41 .493
Before All Star Break: 46-38 .547
After All Star Break: 37-41 .474
Games 1-81: 55-26 .679
Games 82-162: 44-37 .543
Before All Star Break: 57-29 .662
After All Star Break: 42-34 .552
Games 1-81: 53-28 .654
Games 82-162: 37-44 .456
Before All Star Break: 57-31 .647
After All Star Break: 33-41 .445
Games 1-81: 36-45 .444
Games 82-162: 36-45 .444
Before All Star Break: 39-47 .453
After All Star Break: 33-43 .434
Games 1-81: 45-36 .555
Games 82-163: 44-38 .536
Before All Star Break: 54-41 .568
After All Star Break: 35-33 .514
Games 1-81: 42-39 .518
Games 82-162: 37-44 .456
Before All Star Break: 45-43 .511
After All Star Break: 34-40 .459
Games 1-81: 43-38 .530
Games 82-162: 45-36 .555
Before All Star Break: 49-38 .563
After All Star Break: 39-36 .520
Games 1-81: 39-42 .481
Games 82-162: 40-41 .493
Before All Star Break: 44-48 .478
After All Star Break: 35-35 .500
Games 1-81: 44-37 .543
Games 82-162: 41-40 .506
Before All Star Break: 47-38 .552
After All Star Break: 38-39 .493
That's all I've got, feel free to discuss, comment...whatever you wish
It's a fluke of statistics, nothing more.
Attendance records:
09 : 3-2.
10 : 2-3.
11: 0-1.
12: 2-1.
14: 2-3.
15: 3-3.
16: 1-0.
I went into the WSI archives to search the 2003 2nd half game threads, but there are no game threads until 2004.
Did this site never do any game threads until 2004? Or are they located somewhere else?
I was a doubter, but maybe, just maybe we can win with pitching, defense and fundamentals.
Not trying to bust on you, but you just wrote 3 major pages on how the White Sox are lousy in the 2nd half, complete with delineated statistics over nearly 10 years.
Ok, so what? They seem to have bad luck or run out of gas. So do a lot of teams. Big whoop... Not exactly earthshaking news or something to really get all outraged over.
Very good research Lip. As you stated, if we made the playoffs 6 or 7 times in the last 13 years I don't think that there would be attendance issues, and it would be nice to have a team that would have been a division contender every year. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be, and I am afraid that if this trend keeps up and we don't make the playoffs in the next year or two we can see attendance dip to the way it was in the early 2000's.
NEXT GAME: April 4, 2019
The universe is the practical joke of the General at the expense of the Particular, quoth Frater Perdurabo, and laughed. The disciples nearest him wept, seeing the Universal Sorrow. Others laughed, seeing the Universal Joke. Others wept. Others laughed. Others wept because they couldn't see the Joke, and others laughed lest they should be thought not to see the Joke. But though FRATER laughed openly, he wept secretly; and really he neither laughed nor wept. Nor did he mean what he said.
Why not write something like "What If the White Sox drafted Derek Jeter?" and speculate how great attendance would be, how many titles the Sox would've won, etc. It didn't happen, so it seems like nothing but a moot argument.
Go Sox!!!
Spivak: A fluke doesn't last 10 years does it?
Sachin: Those "other" teams don't do it three or four times in 10 years costing them postseason playoff spots. (If so maybe you can research and point out whom, not trying to bust your chops either...) Plus those "other" teams don't have the Sox attendence issues do they, which aren't being helped by giving away playoff chances on a regular basis.
"Luck is the residue of design..." -- Branch Rickey
5187: True injuries happen to everyone, others seem to survive it better than the Sox. The Yankees are a great example this season (there are others). There has to be a reason for it.
6/10 by halves isn't statistically significant.
8/10 is, but aside from the farm being ****, there is no real correlation. Each team really had different issues.
Also, Lip, though I appreciate the effort and time it took, these stats really are incomplete without a comparison to other franchises. Your posts comparing playoff appearances over the past 30 years was more meaningful.
Ridiculousness across all sports:
(1) "You have no valid opinion because you never played the game."
(2) "Stats are irrelevant. This guy just doesn't know how to win."
The bottom line is that the Sox do not finish seasons. They just don't and you can say that all the stats don't mean anything but obviously they do...because seemingly every year at this time we are having a similar discussion.
So now what is the solution? They have GOT to try to do something to correct this. If they are breaking down and becoming tired then there should be a way to remedy this...I know many have said a better bench would help but in 2006 they had a pretty good bench and it still made no difference. More rest for pitchers?
Part of the problem of the last few years (excluding this year) were the awful starts they would have to the season. Then they'd have to go on an exhausting run just to get to .500 and fade away.
Maybe its simply a mindset akin to the Metrodome or Johan Santana or the Royals...
Sorry I can only do so much. If anybody else feels they can take that on, I'm willing to help them but I suspect it would require going over, day by day, for every other team in the majors to see if they blew postseason chances.
I don't know how it's possible to do that.
What I do know is that the Sox keep giving away chances and it's biting them in the ass.
Honestly I don't need to know if the Mariners did it and if so how many times or the Blue Jays or the Orioles... because that doesn't impact the Sox financially and their fans does it?
To me, just because the Sox do it 'less' (for discussion purposes-- I have no idea if that's true...) doesn't mean it doesn't have a significant impact given the other related issues.
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In his State of the Union address tonight, President Obama announced that he would introduce a new kind of retirement-savings plan for workers who don't have access to such plans through their jobs. "While the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who don't have 401(k)s," the president said. But how much of an impact will his proposal have for middle- and lower-income savers?
The plan, which Obama dubbed the "myRA" (rhymes with the initials "IRA"), is designed to create "starter accounts" that would help novice investors avoid some common pitfalls of retirement savings. In briefing materials accompanying the State of the Union address, the administration noted that many private-sector providers don't allow "smaller balance savers" to open accounts; providers who do allow such accounts often charge fees that can eat up a proportionately high percentage of their balances.
In his address, Obama described the myRA as "a new savings bond" that "guarantees a decent return with no risk of losing what you put in." That wording brings to mind efforts by the Treasury Department to create "R bonds," a special kind of interest-paying Treasury bond aimed at retirement savers; details of how such a bond would work haven't been released yet.
In The Wall Street Journal this evening, Damian Paletta and Anne Tergesen report that the administration "is expected to encourage employers to offer the investment vehicles to employees who would be automatically enrolled unless they specifically elected not to participate."
Like many other provisions mentioned in the speech, the myRA could be created by the executive branch without express approval from Congress. But will it matter?
"My initial thought is this could be of value for many Americans who don't have a company-sponsored retirement plan," says Jeffrey Levine, an IRA technical consultant with Ed Slott and Co. and MarketWatch RetireMentor. "By all accounts, this would be a way to put away additional money on a tax-deferred basis."
But what Levine and others want to know is how long someone would have to hold a myRA before they can roll the money into their traditional IRA or other retirement account. "If the hold time is too long, I think it will diminish a lot of interest, as savers may choose to invest their money in something other than government bonds," he said.
Levine also suggested that those without an employer-sponsored retirement plan not hold their breath waiting for myRAs to become a reality. "I'm in favor of anything that can help people accumulate more money to enjoy during their golden years, but just because President Obama talks about it during his State of the Union address or includes it as part of his budget proposal doesn't mean it's going to happen," said Levine.
-- Robert Powell and Matthew Heimer
Obama State of the Union: Live video and reaction
Report: Obama to propose new IRA plans


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Every Saturday, Flat12 Bierwerks and Empower Yoga are teaming up to bring you Pints & Poses, a yoga class in the taproom. Bring a friend and a mat, and join us for an hour-long yoga class led by Kristine Camron of Empower Yoga, followed by a craft beer cool down. Must be 21+ to participate.
Yoga: 10:00AM-11:00AM
Pints on the Patio Happy Hour: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Hoagies & Hops will have a Hoagie Hour lunch special following the conclusion of the class.
Note: Please arrive 5-10 minutes early for check-in. Space is limited to 50 yogis/beer-lovers


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SAN FRANCISCO — This season, the classical music world has been celebrating the 100th anniversary of composer Benjamin Britten's birth. With the San Francisco Symphony's semi-staged production of his opera "Peter Grimes," the celebration reaches a zenith, powerfully confronting us with the hard beauty of this masterpiece — "terrible and deep," like the ocean that informs the story.
As Grimes, the abused and abusive fisherman, tenor Stuart Skelton gives a memorable performance, showing the dissolution of this tangled character. No one who witnesses it is likely to forget his final aria, which gives us Grimes at wit's end, exhausted and hallucinating. As Skelton's feathered voice goes rough and craggy and finally is strangled with anger, we are privy to the fisherman's madness.
The production, which opened Thursday at Davies Symphony Hall and runs through Sunday, blazes with strong performances, beginning with that by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the orchestra.
Theirs was a steadily evocative rendering of an endlessly evocative score, whose opening theme moved like a magic breeze through the orchestra's ranks. The score lavishes attention on the chorus (directed here by Ragnar Bohlin), which delivered Britten's tender, earthy and scabrous numbers with polish and conviction. The 100-plus voices became the massed whisperings of the town gossips and later delivered the savage shouts of the town mob — "Peter Grimes! Peter Grimes!" — asking for his neck.
Britten's music is equally psychological and physical.
It infuses each character with a specific essence. And it summons a palpable sense of place; the score is itchy with the claustrophobic tension that defines Grimes's hometown, a fishing village, known as the Borough, on the east coast of England around 1830. Britten gives us the gales that buffet it and the sea that churns beneath its cliffs. When Skelton sang of "the flashing turmoil of a shoal of herring," the image instantly fixed in the imagination.
While Grimes is harsh with the boys who assist him with his hazardous work — two die in the process — he isn't guilty of killing them. The townspeople believe otherwise, and stage director James Darrah mostly keeps the drama high as the figurative noose keeps tightening around Grimes. The cast circles the orchestra — there are risers behind it — and the action eventually moves offstage and into the aisles of the hall; it's as if the audience becomes part of the Borough, a place of suspicion and injustice.
The landscape is digitally projected onto curving, sail-like scrims behind the orchestra. We see silhouettes of the village and of the cliffs along the coast, of naked trees like spindles surrounded by snow, of Grimes's fishing hut — and in the end, images of the rolling sea. All is in black and white, with video design by Adam Larsen and scenic and lighting design by Cameron Jaye Mock.
The effect is bleak; not surprising, as Britten composed his work during the war years. (It premiered in London in 1945.) The opera is more than just grim; it gives us dreamers, lovers and boozers. But all are trapped.
The excellent cast notably includes soprano Elza van den Heever as Ellen Orford, the schoolmistress and Grimes's girl. She believes in him, but with limits, and van den Heever embraces the messy gray areas of the relationship. She sang with luxurious tone, handling Britten's long arching lines with the good woman's patience and ease.
Mezzo-soprano Ann Murray was warm-voiced, a charmer as Auntie, landlady of the Boar, the village's public house. As Captain Balstrode, the retired skipper who appeals to Grimes's conscience throughout, baritone Alan Opie sang with rock-hard assurance. Tenor Richard Cox sang with pulsating zeal as Bob Boles, a fisherman and Methodist believer (with a bent for alcohol).
Baritone Eugene Brancoveanu threw his fresh and appealing voice — large and open — into the role of Ned Keene, the apothecary. As Hobson, the carrier, bass Kevin Langan displayed an earthy breadth of tone. Bass-baritone John Relyea, as the lawyer Mr. Swallow, sang with grandeur, and then with appropriate liquored-up wooziness. Mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby was top-notch as meddlesome Mrs. Sedley, the widow, laudanum addict and gossip, who, as much as anyone, brings down Grimes.
Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069, read his stories and reviews at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin and follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/richardscheinin.
San Francisco Symphony
Presenting "Peter Grimes," by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Montagu Slater, based on a poem ("The Borough") by George Crabbe
When: 8 p.m. June 27, 2 p.m. June 29
Where: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Tickets: $50-$85; 415-864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org
Also: At 8 p.m. June 28, Tilson Thomas and the orchestra perform the "Four Sea Interludes" from "Peter Grimes," with video by Tal Rosner; same ticket prices as above


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BAGHDAD, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- More than 100 Yazidi women and children have reportedly been abducted by Islamic State militants laying siege to the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar.
An IS commander told CNN on Wednesday that the abducted women and children were taken from Sinjar to Mosul when the militants attacked the town last week.
"At that time, they took Yazidi women and children, and I can confirm those women and children have entered Mosul... The Islamic State is taking this opportunity to call them to Islam."
If confirmed, IS militants are using a tactic previously reported by survivors of the fighters separating women and children from male relatives.
IS militants last week attacked Sinjar, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee and seek shelter on the nearby mountaintop. With militants encircling the base of the mountain and the trapped residents running low on food and water supplies, the security and humanitarian situation prompted U.S. President Barack Obama to authorize humanitarian and military action.
Obama announced on Aug. 7 that "American aircraft have begun conducting humanitarian airdrops of food and water to help these desperate men, women and children survive." He also authorized the use of targeted airstrikes to thwart advances by the Islamic State.


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In this series of articles we will present a way to configure a Linux server to work in a mixed Windows/UNIX environment in a way that will scale well.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Prerequisites
- 3 Server Configuration
- 4 Windows workstation
- 5 Linux workstation
This series of articles will show best practices to configure a Windows/UNIX mixed domain in a extensible way. What to do, how to do it and what not to do (and why).
Our server will support:
- Network firewall and NAT
- DNS and DHCP for hosts
- User authentication and management with LDAP
- File sharing with Samba, NAT and FTP
- Printing with CUPS (from UNIX) and Samba (from Windows)
- VPN service
You will need at at least 2 computers:
- An Archlinux domain controller (our Small Business Server)
- A Windows workstation or domain member server
- A Linux domain member workstation/server
While the workstations can be made up of hardware that will make the OS work, server machines need a little more thought put into early on to save a few headaches later.
It's best to use a server worthy hardware, but Linux will work well on commodity hardware too. Things good to have:
- At least two disks for RAID (for a server that's the single most important thing)
- ECC RAM (ECC only RAM, not ECC Registered, is supported by most middle- and high-end commodity main-boards and isn't much more expensive that normal RAM)
- hardware RAID isn't really necessary, Linux software raid
- usually will give you better throughput (only very high amounts of Input Output operations Per Second (IOPS) are hard to achive, but if you care for IOPS, you need to look at enterprise hardware)
- allow access to SMART data for HDDs
- doesn't tie the array to a controller
- is much more flexible that even the most expensive hardware RAID controllers
- relatively fast processor
- lots of RAM (4GB as of 2010 is absolute minimum for a new build)
- a gigabit ethernet NIC, plus a FastEthernet one if the server will work as a router too
Basic configuration
Some features (easy backups, migration and Windows Previous Versions on Samba shares) require LVM running on the server.
When you are installing a new OS, put it on LVM, at the very least. Even if you plan to use single partition for whole system, this way, later on, you'll be able to migrate to larger HDDs or RAID without even rebooting the system.
GRUB needs a physical partition (or a RAID1 volume) to install to, so the basic configuration needs to be something like this:
sda +--------+--------+ |/boot |LVM PV | +--------+--------+
and like this for a 2+ drive setup:
sda sdb +--------+------------+ +--------+------------+ |/boot |RAID volume | |/boot |RAID volume | +--------+------------+ +--------+------------+ ^ ^ +-----------------------+ | RAID MD device | +-----------------------+ | +---------------------------+ | LVM PV | +---------------------------+
File systems
Note on overall network architecture
Server Configuration
Network access and basic services
(dynamic DNS)
proxy server
FreeRadius EAP-TLS
Implementation 802.1x EAP-TLS using FreeRADIUS.
One common application of client side PKI certificates is 802.1x network authentication using EAP/TLS to present the client's identity to the server. Unlike many other EAP types, EAP/TLS does not transmit a password from the supplicant to the server, which is better network security.
This page explains how to build the FreeRadius server (v1.0.4 was current at the time) and configure it to be used for 802.1x network authentication and EAP/TLS.
Install OpenSSL and Freeradius:
* $pacman -S openssl * $pacman -S freeradius
Go to the directory /etc/raddb/certs If you wish to production server, change the value on its files ca.cnf, server.cnf, client.cnf.
* $ cd /etc/raddb/certs * $ make //make Ccreate certificates A and сервера.
Generating Client Certificates
make client.pem
Configure Freeradius:
/etc/raddb/eap.conf < default_eap_type = md5 > default_eap_type = tls <pre>
/etc/raddb/clients.conf > client 192.168.1.1 { > secret = Testing123 > shortname = wifi-anna_r > }
/etc/raddb/sites-available/default < suffix > # suffix
Run in debug mode radiusd -Xf.
setting Example wifi AP.
Security Mode: RADIUS Radius Server Radius: 192.168.1.2 Radius Server Port: 1812 Radius Shared Secret: Testing123
For a client connection, you must copy:
Windows - Key Certification Center ca.der It must be placed in the Trusted Root Certification. and client.p12 placed in a private.
Linux - NetworkManager
Wireless Security: Dynamic WEP (802.1x) Authentication: TLS Inedtity: any identifier, such as - User certificate: none CA certificate: ca.der Private key: client.p12 Private key password: whatever
Resources are used to configure the authentication server through an access point.


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Moore earns lst; Stars 2nd, Squaws 5th in CC Sectional
South Adams' Hannah Moore took control of the race midway through and never let up, earning the individual crown at the Bellmont Girls Cross Country Sectional Tuesday afternoon as her Starfires took second and Bellmont fifth as the Squaws extended their streak of regional qualifying to 17 straight.
Heavily-favored Homestead won the meet, taking four of the top seven places for 27 points to the 82 of South adams and 98 of Norwell. Woodlan took fourth with a 140.
Bellmont earned that fifth slot and had a new leader in frosh Cadence Faurote, who ran a career-best 21:14 despite the heat to earn 13th place overall. She would have qualified individually had the Squaws not held off Southern Wells, 149-140, for that final slot.
"I was glad to see the girls go on to the regional for a 17th straight season," said BHS coach Carl Risch.
"Times weren't all that fast, but we did have two personal bests with Faurote and Amanda Noonan with a 25:59," said the coach.
Sarah Garner, who has led Bellmont much of the year, had a 21:46 for 18th overall and Jessica Brewer, who competed Monday night in a tough soccer sectional game, went 21:52 for 21st overall for Bellmont.
Sophomore Alexis Harvey ran a 24:05 for 42nd and Olivia Babb went 24:54 for 46th for Bellmont. Noonan was 52nd and Madi Werling 65th.
Adams Central frosh Karly Prichard also had a big day, qualifying for the regional with a 15th place in n21:25. Adams Central took 8th in the 11-team field.
Moore hung right with the Homestead leaders through the early part of the race, then took over when "That was the plan," said Moore of getting out in front and staying there.
"I remember running against all of these girls at New Haven and we were pretty close, so I knew what I could do," said Moore, who finished 11 seconds ahead aof Homestead's Haley Havert. Taylor Bush of Homestead was next at 20:04 and New Haven's Brenda Diaz was fourth in 20:04. Norwell's Jami Reinhard was fifth in 20:11.
Homestead took four of the next five slots. Jenna Smith was next for South Adams in 21:07. Sawyer Shane was 19th for SA with a 21:46 while Kristen Muselman ran 23rd in 21:55 and Allison Amstutz ran 28th in 22:43.
"We knew Homestead was going to win the meet, so the girls did what they had to to finish second and keep us going," said South Adams coach Clint Anderson.
"It's going to be a tough race at Marion to get into the top five," he added, noting that Huntington North and Eastbrook will be in the field Saturday.
Harvey ran her home course best for Bellmont.
Kayla Isch ran 24th for the Jets in 22:00 while Leah Spangler was 36th in 23:53. Mary Fox ran 44th in 23:22 and Olivia Mishler ran 54th and Jessica Dunn 55th.
BHS Girls CC Sectional
TEAMS: 1. Homestead 27, 2.S. Adams 82, 3. Norwell 98, 4. Woodlan 127, 5. Bellmont 140, 6. S. Wells 149, 7. New Haven 153, 8. A. Central 173, 9. Bluffton 238. 1. Canterbury 261, 11. Wayne 301.
Top Individuals
1. Hannah Moore (SA) 19:48
2. Haley Havert (Ho) 19:59
3. Taylor Busch (Ho) 20:04
4. Brenda Diaz (NH) 20:04
5. Jami Reinhard (Nor) 20:11
6. Marisa Magana (Ho) 20:18
7. Mariah Jordan (ho) 20:34
8. Kaitlyn Best (Nor) 20:50
9. Lauren Purlee (Ho) 21:01
10. Kayla Patterson (Ho) 21:06
11. Jenna Smith (SA) 21:07
12. Haley Hostetler (W) 21:08
13. Cadie Faurote (Bel) 21:14
14. Sam Rhodes (SW) 21:15
15. Karly Prichard (AC) 21:25