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Sand casting
The aluminum sand casting process is pre-eminently suitable for either single piece casting or quantity production. Natural moulding sand is used, which gives the cast work a smooth and clean finish with great dimensional accuracy. The sand casting foundry has a sophisticated, automatic moulding machine on which simple castings as well as highly complicated cast work can be produced.
This highly advanced instrument is the Seiatsu HPS2, capable of producing intricate cast work of high quality and great reproducibility.
Production process
The sand casting process begins with the production of a three-dimensional impression of a model, a so-called pattern. Cores are used to create negative forms for the required cavities in the more complex models. The pattern and cores are manufactured with absolute devotion to quality and durability, affirming a state of the art end product.
After the design and fabrication of the pattern and cores, a print in sand is made by pressing the two halves of the casting flask together. This print serves as the mould during the actual casting process. The molten aluminum is poured into the mould cavity and is allowed to cool. When the sand mould is broken away a careful finish is given and the final product is ready to be packed and shipped.
Vostermans Alu Foundries guarantees a continuous and first-rate quality control during all phases of the procedure. This way of working offers a great degree of quality, accuracy and cost reduction while delivery times remain short.
Advantages of sand casting
- Low investment costs
- Relatively low production costs
- Short delivery times
- Suitable for complex moulds
- Easily adjustable mould designs
- Suitable for large casting


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The 50th Biennial Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocesan Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from July 24th though the 31st, 2011. The Convention was hosted by Fr. Nicholas Dahdal and the good people of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
A cautionary tale about Great Big Pasty White Hopes
Which is why we were stuck by a recent discussion that we heard on a Baseball Prospectus podcast discussing the state of the Kansas City Royals' prospects for the coming season.
In the conversation with J.J. Picollo, the Royals' Director of Player Development, it was noted that KC likely made a tactical mistake in their hasty promotion of their own great hope for the future of the franchise, Alex Gordon. After an outstanding season in 2006 at Wichita (29 HRs, 101 RsBI, 1.015 OPS), Gordon was rushed to the majors, and never saw a pitch at the triple-A level. This, in spite of the fact that he was probably striking out too much (113 Ks in 486 ABs), and would have benefited from an extra half season in the minors to adjust to a higher calibre of pitching.
While Gordon has made strides over his first two seasons, his rookie year (at age 23) was scarcely the breakout season that most of the prospect punditocracy expected : 15 HRs, 60 RsBI, .725 OPS and 147 Ks in 543 ABs. Last season, Gordon cut down on his strikeouts and took a few more walks, but even with those improvements, his numbers over 134 games didn't live up to the hype and promise (15 HRs, 59 RsBI and a .783 OPS).
Considering that Snider's minor league totals are in the same general neighbourhood as Gordon's, we are reminded that our "conservative" notions of 20 homers and 70 RsBIs and an OPS over .800 might be a tad optimistic. As much hope as we hold out for Snider and the impact he can have on this year's offense, it's worth remembering that he whiffed 177 times between all four levels he played at last year.
Not to be a killjoy, but we might have to scale back our expectations a bit on our new favourite Jay.
21 comments:
- dave said...
Stop being even handed!
Earlier today I read the SportingNews.com's preseason predictions for the Jays and their only positive was that Snider would hit 25-30 homers and almost high-fived my computer screen.
Now this.
You're right, though. Slow and steady is better than rushing him. Even if it means having him in AAA at the start of the season and having Millista with the Jays.
- February 19, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- stonedog said...
Hasn't JP put some feelers out there towards the idea that Travis might not start the year with the big club? Maybe it would be better to give Travis the chance to rip it up in AAA for a month or two, but I suppose if he has a good to great Spring Training, it would be hard to make that call.
- February 19, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Get off of my cloud TOS, Snidyman is a freeking wrecking ball. I foresee 2009 playing out thusly...Snidy puts up 35/125, takes the city...no the country by storm asks me to become his agent after which I relish in the hangerson of the B-list Canadian celebrities he starts banging. Seriously, I can't wait to nail Annie Wilson's hairdresser.
- February 19, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Get off of my cloud TOS, Snidyman is a freeking wrecking ball. I foresee 2009 playing out thusly...Snidy puts up 35/125, takes the city...no the country by storm asks me to become his agent after which I relish in the hangerson of the B-list Canadian celebrities he starts banging. Seriously, I can't wait to nail Annie Wilson's hairdresser.
- February 19, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Tao, you are a wise sage, and I respect you the utmost, but I refuse to scale back my expectations. No way!
- February 19, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- The Ack said...
I'm a little torn up about this, but I think I've talked myself into believing that he should start in AAA, and get the call up after TEARING THE FUCKING COVER OFF THE BALL for a few months.
But really, if he hits during spring, how do you send him down now?
- February 19, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Lloyd the Barber said...
Alex Gordan is one thing, even more telling is KC's OTHER big pasty white hope that rushed through the minors Billy Butler. 11 home runs in 124 games? not terrible, but not fulfilling the GBPWH status
- February 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
We have two words for anyone putting stock into spring training stats: Gabe Gross.
- February 19, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Darren Priest said...
I hope Gordon lives up to the hype soon, I am keeping him in our keeper league.
- February 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- The Ack said...
Oh, I agree. Spring stats don't amount to jack.
Just sayin', he was anointed as The Chosen One by season's end last year, and even with JP backing off on handing him a major league job this season with the presence of Millista (I'm warming to the term), he's still saying "if he has a good spring....".
But, yeah, probably best to let him start in Vegas. Unless, of course, he has a raging gambling problem we don't know about. Because that wouldn't be cool.
- February 19, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Also, there's the whole inexpensive buffet aspect of Vegas that gives us the heebie jeebies with Snider.
- February 19, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Fuck off Parkes
- February 19, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Five more words on spring training:
Simon Pond and Jerry Schunk
- February 19, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Simon Pond...wow. We'd almost completely wiped him from our memory.
- February 20, 2009 at 12:14 AM
So is the point that Gordon's first two years in the Majors would have been better if they were in the minors? I'm always confused by this line of thinking. That, if given a season in AAA, he would have hit 30 homeruns as a rookie, this past season? I need more evidence. Like maybe the brewers were clearly following an incorrect course of action by only giving Ryan Braun 350AB above A-ball.
- February 20, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Or maybe an extra year at AAA isn't enough. I mean 600 ABs seems kind of arbitrary. Maybe 1000 AB's at AAA is required before we let stud prospects test their fragile demeanor on hallowed turf. 1000 is a nicer number than 600.
- February 20, 2009 at 12:34 AM
I don't mind the idea of Snider spending April in the AAA. It seemed to work great for Evan Longoria. Although if Snides does stay with the big club let's not all get down on the kid when he goes through the eventual growing pains of being a rookie facing big league sliders and curves
- February 20, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
It's funny, Mr. Anonymous, how you throw out round and arbitrary numbers, then accuse us of being an absolutist. That wasn't what we were saying at all.
Our arguments are this:
1) Snider is a highly regarded prospect of whom we expect a lot in his first full year, as was Gordon.
2) Gordon didn't perform in at the major league level as one might have supposed given his minor league stats.
3) A more gradual promotion curve may have benefited Gordon, as he would have had the opportunity to see better pitchers who throw fewer mistake pitches and who can locate their breaking balls.
4) Given all this, maybe we should temper our expectations of the Great Big Pasty White Hope.
And really, if you want to throw Ryan Braun into the argument at random, it's worth mentioning that when he was 21, Braun wasn't in the majors...he was in Rookie ball and low A.
When Snider's 23, he's going to kick ass and not bother taking names. But he's not going to be 23 for two more years.
Do you get where we're coming from ass hole?
- February 20, 2009 at 10:57 AM
hey what's with the hostility tao.
i don't get where you're coming from. here's a starter: don't expect too much from him, just expect more than he'll give you if he's in the minors. He's going to have to learn to hit in the majors, and the timing couldn't be better, with the state of the division being what it is. if he struggles, send him down.
- February 20, 2009 at 10:42 PM
braun is in reference to gordon. you were the one who decided to compare snider to a collegian. why not compare snider to other hitters who debuted as 20 year olds in the majors.
by the way, tao....i'll be cheeky and rude and you can beat me up and abuse me on your blog. but your still an awesome blogger.
- February 20, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Aww, shucks.
- February 24, 2009 at 12:56 PM


text: Minutes of the regular meeting of Tuesday, August 6, 2002 (As approved amended September 3, 2002) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2002 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. President Higueras called the meeting to order at 4: 07PM. The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Streets, and Strobin. Commissioners Chin and Steiman were reported excused attendance. AGENDA ITEM #1 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT City Librarian Susan Hildreth informed the Commissioners that the Library's 2000/01 Annual Report, prepared jointly with the Friends and Foundation, was now available. Ms. Hildreth lauded the hard work of Library Community Affairs Chief Marcia Schneider and her staff in preparing the report. The City Librarian then informed the Commissioners concerning recent Library statistics citing increases in circulation from 5.4 million to 6.3 million items. Additionally, the City Librarian informed the Commission that both the daily gate counts at the Main Library and the use of reserves throughout the Library system had dramatically increased during the past year. Ms. Hildreth next reported to the Commissioners concerning a Friends and Foundation allocation of $125,000 for additional artwork for the new Ocean View Branch Library. Ms. Hildreth noted that three proposals for the artwork would be on view at the Branch from August 2-22 and that a selection, based on community input, would be made at an August 26th community meeting. The city Librarian then informed the Commissioners concerning the details of the plans to replace a damaged retaining wall while preserving a much-loved tree at the Presidio Branch Library. Ms. Hildreth the provided the commission with a update on upcoming exhibits at the Library. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT An anonymous member of the public regretted lack of availability of a written report on the Library statistics and questioned the sources of the funds used to pay for the new art work at the Ocean View Branch Library, noting that it was not a Prop. A (Branch Library Bond 2000) project. Mr. Peter Warfield echoed the request for a written report on the Library statistics, expressing disappointment that they were not available in advance, and commented that he was surprised that the Annual Report was not noted in the meeting agenda. Mr. Warfield also expressed puzzlement that the report was a combined report by the Library and its Friends and Foundation, that he believed to be separate organizations. Please note: Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT In response to questions by President Higueras, Ms. Hildreth discussed the reasons staff had identified for the large increases in uses of reserves and why the surplus funds remaining from the Ocean View Branch Library Capital Campaign had been allocated, as the community had wished, for additional public art. Ms. Hildreth also noted that other surplus Ocean View Branch Capital Campaign funds had been used for additional equipment for the branch as well as computer training. Commissioner Coulter pointed out that increased use of the Library reflected both recent economic difficulties as well as the post 9/11 mood of the public. Commissioner Coulter praised the dedicated hard work of Library Community Affairs Chief Marcia Schneider and Friends and Foundation Executive Director Martín Gómez in producing the very useful joint 2000/01 Annual Report. Commissioner Coulter also called attention to the hundreds of programs, exhibits and civic activities held at the library each year, noting their important contribution to the betterment of the community. In answer to additional questions by President Higueras, Ms. Hildreth reported that there was increased interest among library professionals in seeking positions with the San Francisco Public Library. Ms. Hildreth then informed Commissioner Streets concerning the public art approval process used by the Arts Commission to create artwork for the branch libraries. Commissioner Streets requested that a report on the Library statistics be provided. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #2 ILS AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE The City Librarian outlined in some detail the extensive process staff had employed to consider and review the potential options to replace the Library's current online systems. Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood then reported on the work provided by Library consultant Diane Mayo, Library Automation and Technical Services Chief Vivian Pisano, and Deputy City Attorney Chris Hiyashi in preparing the request for proposals (RFP) documents outlining the library's needs in a new ILS (integrated Library System). Mr. Underwood then took the Commissioners through a step by step review of how the RFP (Request for Proposals) process was conducted since going out on January 2nd until proposals were received on March 15th, and then evaluated and scored by staff. The Deputy City Librarian reported that Innovative Interfaces, the Library administrations recommended choice was both the high total point scoring proposal as well as the highest ranking in each category choice and was within the $1.8 million budget proposed for the new system. Mr. Underwood noted that recommendation for a separate proposal for the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled to be awarded to Keystone Library System was made in understanding that they and Innovative Interfaces would collaborate in developing the Library's new online system. The Deputy City Librarian noted that migration to the new system would begin at the end of 2002 and was expected to be completed by mid-2003. Library Consultant Diane Mayo outlined the very central role that library staff had played in developing the request for proposals (RFP) for the new system as well as the extensive staff involvement in evaluation of the proposals received in response to the RFP. Ms. Mayo noted that the demonstration scripts for the proposing vendors were based on staff proposals. Additionally, Ms. Mayo reported other library staff had participated in a series of demonstrations of the proposed systems and staff made site visits to other libraries using systems proposed by the vendors to gather information about them. Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood then outlined the work of the Business Review Panel, composed of senior library staff and a representative from the Department of Information and Technology Services (DTIS), that had evaluated the potential business longevity of the vendors, and taken a longer term view of where the Library might want to go with such systems in the future. Mr. Underwood further noted that the Business Review Panel also evaluated potential to meet customer service needs and conducted a structured cost evaluation of each of the proposals. The Deputy City Librarian reported that throughout this process multiple sources of input were sought; including independent input from members of the public and various panels composed of library staff. He noted that the scoring for each of these reviews was not added up until the process was completed so that previous scoring would not influence later reviews. Mr. Underwood commented that Innovative Interfaces was the winner on every level, except lowest cost. Library Automation and Technical Services Chief Vivian Pisano then presented an overview of the work of the various staff panels, calling attention to the 8 topical panels and the 55 staff review committees. Ms. Pisano noted that representatives from DTIS and the Purchasers Office participated to provide specific expertise related to specialized aspects of the various proposals. Ms. Pisano additionally pointed out that there were extensive StaffNet postings on proposal information and emailed comments were solicited from Library staff. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 ILS AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE An anonymous member of the public expressed appreciation at the attention devoted to this purchase in contrast to some in the past, but found the report lacking in sufficient detail and leaving many important questions unanswered. This person suggested that the result resembled a black box test leaving no way to really evaluate the weak or strong points that lead to the conclusions reached. Mr. Peter Warfield pointed to his long interest in issues related to the library's online systems and expressed concern with lack of specific information about how the results were achieved. Mr. Warfield suggested that Commission acceptance of this proposal constituted a granting blank check approval of a new system without any guarantee that the Library Commission would address the matter again. Mr. Warfield further observed that the public was not as involved in making this choice and suggested that the Library had failed to meet the legal requirements. A second anonymous member of the public expressed concern with different systems for the Library for the Blind and the regular systems noting that many individuals who come to the Main Library and the branches while not classified as disabled have difficulty in using a mouse. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 ILS AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE In response to questions by Commissioner Coulter, the City Librarian outlined in some detail how the public input into the evaluation of the proposed systems was gathered. The City Librarian also called attention to the issues raised and constraints the City Attorney had mandated for the process used to gather public input into the review process. Ms. Hildreth also noted members of the public who had participated in the review process included: representatives from the Council for Neighborhood Libraries; the Friends and Foundation; college students;, and general library users. She suggested that those participating had provided a good cross section of Library users. The City Librarian further reported that there was opportunity for members of the public to offer comments through the Library's website. In response to additional question by Commissioner Coulter concerning the participation by blind and printer disabled users in the process the Ms. Pisano and Ms. Mayo discussed in some detail how specific input was gathered to make sure that the new systems addressed the special needs of disabled library users. In particular, Ms. Mayo noted that most requests submitted by blind or print disabled users was in written form and was generally handled by Library staff. Ms. Mayo noted that the system proposals included a capacity to be read by enlargers and that in most of these situations it would be staff that would use the interface. In response to Commissioner Coulter's question about how well disabled users might like the new system, the City Librarian noted that access staff would be very actively involved in making sure that the new system functioned well for the disabled. Ms. Mayo pointed out that there were only two options, the existing system that would not continue to be available or the proposed new one. In response to a question by Commissioner Coulter, the City Librarian and Deputy City Attorney Chris Hiyashi confirmed that it had been a fair process conducted in consultation with her office and that the Library had fulfilled all requirements in processing this matter. In answer to a query by President Higueras, the City Librarian noted that the scoring sheets were available and could be accessed through the Library Commission Office. In response to additional questions by President Higueras, Ms. Hildreth informed the Commissioners concerning Innovative Interface's standing in the industry and regarding how well the proposed new system could address the very diverse and challenging needs of the multicultural communities which the Library serves. In response to a question by Commissioner Bautista concerning library staff members who had participated in the evaluation process, the Deputy City Librarian provided an overview of the professional expertise and diverse, ethnically, and gender balanced representation from all parts of the Library's staff that participated in the ILS needs assessment and review of the proposals process. The City Librarian noted that with the exception of the Business Review Panel, line staff had done all of the reviews. In response to a question by President Higueras, Deputy City Attorney Chris Hiyashi noted that while not required, the Commission could include a final review and authorization by the Library Commission before the negotiated contract was signed. In response to questions by Commission Streets, George Nichols, Library Finance Director discussed the financial breakdown of contract costs as well as discussed the Library's evaluation of the financial health of the companies proposing the new system. In answer to additional questions by Commissioner Streets, Mr. Nichols discussed how the Library proposed to address the ongoing maintenance costs of the new system. In response to a query by Commissioner Bautista, Mr. Nichols reported that the costs were included in the Library's Budget. The City Librarian commented that no increase in system maintenance costs was expected from the migration to the new system. Responding to other questions by Commissioner Bautista, Ms. Hildreth discussed further details of what the Library would get through the proposed contract and outlined the hardware, software and staff training included. The City Librarian noted that migrating to this new system much will be a much less complex task than that which the Library had experienced in moving to the current online system. Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood noted that the request for proposal specifications had been designed specifically to increase ease of use and reduce the Library backhouse staff workload. MOTION: by Commissioner Coulter, seconded by Commissioner Streets to authorize the City Librarian to enter into negotiations with the highest ranked proposers, Innovative Interfaces and Keystone Library Automation System for a new ILS (Integrated Library System) and to bring the negotiated contract to the Commission for its review. ACTION: AYE 5-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Streets, and Strobin) Copies of Public Comment Summary Statements as authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16 can be found in Appendix A. These summary statements are provided by the speaker and their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission Number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting:: 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #3 APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4, 2002 MINUTES Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4, 2002 MINUTES An anonymous member of the public pointed out that Commissioner Coulter's arrival at the meeting was not noted, as it should be in the Minutes. This anonymous member of the public remarked that they had they had not literally meant it when they said that they did not have an infinite capacity to sue the Library, that their lawsuits were multiplying, and that these minutes were an issue as they were two months late, had not been posted within 10 days as required. This individual found that a City Attorney's letter of explanation of the Commission Secretary's illness was an insufficient response. This person commented that as this was a legally mandated function it should not be left to happenstance. Mr. Ed Regan reported that his reported comments had been accurately reflected. Mr. Peter Warfield commented that he had experienced difficulty in getting information from the Commission office and that some back up should be provided when staff was unavailable. Mr. Warfield found that these minutes were not accurate citing the absence on page 5 of comments he had made related to money for books and public funding for books. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4, 2002 MINUTES President Higueras apologized for the delay in making the draft Minutes available but noted that they were a report of what occurred at the Library Commission not a transcription of its meetings. Commissioner Bautista suggested that members of the public who wanted a more detailed report of their comments could submit written public comment statements for attachment to the Minutes. Commissioner Coulter requested that his presence from beginning of the meeting be noted in the approved Minutes MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Coulter for approval of the Minutes of June 4, 2002 as corrected. ACTION: AYE 5-0 (Aye-Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Streets, and Strobin) Copies of Public Comment Summary Statements as authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16 can be found in Appendix A. These summary statements are provided by the speaker and their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #4 APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4, 2002 MINUTES Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 APPROVAL OF THE JULY 2, 2002 MINUTES An anonymous member of the public took note of the Commission President's apology for the lateness of the Minutes. This individual additionally remarked that they made use of written public comment summaries but that these related only to their comments and that comments of others should be accurately reported in the minutes. This person commented that while a transcription was not expected getting a sense of what occurred was; citing remarks on page 6 attributed to Commissioner Coulter which this person felt did not reflect what had been said and thus would not inform a future reader about what the issues were about or explain Commissioner Coulter's vote against the proposal under discussion. Mr. Ed Regan commented that his remarks were accurately reported. Mr. Peter Warfield observed that the Commission's Minutes carried a weight that citizens comments did not and that therefore it was important that the Commission Minutes accurately reflect public comment. Mr. Warfield cited a number of his comments as not accurately reported related inventory refreshment, objections to purging of the records of items inactive for two years, the need to consider repurchase of missing books, and his concerns that expenditures for books receive appropriate Prop. E (Library Preservation Fund 2000) funding. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 APPROVAL OF THE JULY 2, 2002 MINUTES Commissioner Coulter suggested that his page 6 remarks be expanded to include mention that he had been contacted by some Glen Park neighborhood residents with concerns with the proposed project, but that at the time had not yet had a chance to meet with them, and had therefore suggested a delay in approval of the project until their concerns could be heard. MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Strobin for approval of the Minutes of July 2, 2002 as amended. ACTION: AYE 5-0 (Aye-Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Streets, and Strobin) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #5 FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION REPORT Martín Gómez, Executive Director of the Friends & Foundation, called the Commissioners' attention to the Friends & Foundation's Great Annual Book Sale, this year occurring on September 8-12 at Fort Mason. Mr. Gómez noted that this book sale was the largest west of the Mississippi and was a major revenue source for the Friends & Foundation support for library programs. Mr. Gómez noted that they expected to process more that 4,500 boxes of books during the sale as well as make books available to community organizations at no cost. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION REPORT An anonymous member of the public called attention to the fact that the Annual Report made available by Library was a joint document with the Annual report of the Friends & Foundation, and commented that this would be perceived differently by different people. This person remarked that while they had often wondered who would bell the proverbial cat of the unfortunate relationship between these two organizations that they were gratified that in this report the cat had belled itself. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION REPORT President Higueras thanked Mr. Gómez and noted that the Commissioners looked forward to the success of the Annual Book Sale. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #6 LABOR UNION REPORT None offered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #7 NEW BUSINESS President Higueras proposed that the Commission calendar a discussion of the city contracting process to gain a better understanding of what was involved as well as what was required. Commissioner Streets suggested that this would better enable the Commissioners to understand the city/library process and find ways to improve how the Library delivered services. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #7 NEW BUSINESS None offered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #8 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public suggested that Commission Coulter's question regarding the legality of the ILS process had not been answered. This individual then called attention to the proposal that all Californians join in reading The Grapes of Wrath, expressing a hope that this would not be seen as an opportunity to seek a grant, and observing that this book addressed their concerns with the social problem they identified as the verandah factor creating obstacles to full participation in our society. This person then cited two famous oft quoted passages from the novel, and recited the one featured in the famed film version of the book, noting we are all Tom Joad. Mr. Ed Regan suggested that Library public service hours be expanded from 6AM until Midnight seven days per week. Mr. Regan additionally suggested looking into having so many McNaighton books in the library's collections, suggesting that many were unneeded fiction duplicates that could be removed to make room for non-fiction books. A 2nd anonymous member of the public commented that they wished to speak anonymously because they had been misquoted in the past and raised concern with the planned removal of dumb terminals, noting that they were the only access to the catalog for many people. This 2nd Anonymous member of the public further remarked that as the card catalog no longer was available, the only alternative would be to ask a librarian for assistance, noting that this was not a satisfactory situation and therefore a source of great concern. Mr. Peter Warfield thanks the Commissioners who had asked questions regarding the Integrated Library System (ILS) proposal and suggested that public comments about it had not been heard. Mr. Warfield found that the public process offered excluded effective public participation and left many questions unanswered. He noted that he had participated in a June 10th public review session but that many issues had not been addressed, nor had the RFP process allowed for public scoring of the proposed systems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #9 ADJOURNMENT MOTION: by Commissioner Coulter, seconded by Commissioner Bautista that the meeting be adjourned in memory of the late Dorothy Terhar, a retired Librarian, and the late sculptor George Ricky. Public comemnt on AGENDA ITEM #9 ADJOURNMENT Mr. Peter Warfield called attention to the recent passing of retired San Francisco librarian Dorothy Terhar, and the late George Ricky, an internationally famed sculptor and creator of the "Tilting Ls" sculpture displayed outside the Larkin Street entry of the Main Library ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Steiman, and Strobin) The meeting was adjourned at 7:37PM. Please note: These are draft minutes subject to revision by the Library Commission. Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Copies of Public Comment Summary Statements as authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16 can be found in Appendix A. These summary statements are provided by the speaker and their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 2 Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 9/4/02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting of August 6, 2002 Appendix A The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 2 Public Comment (PDF) available for viewing in pdf format.


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Matthew Glen Scott, 27, was charged with intoxication assault for the collision at the 11400 block of Spring Cypress on Aug. 20, Harris County court records show. He was booked Monday in the Harris County Jail.
Scott was driving his Acura on Spring Cypress about 8:30 p.m. when he veered from his lane and crashed into a Ford driven by the woman, who had her daughter in the back seat.
Scott and the woman were taken by Life Flight to a hospital, and the woman's daughter was taken to a hospital via ambulance.
A toxicology report showed that Scott had six prescription drugs in his system, including hydrocodone and hydromorphone.
A Harris County deputy checked on the woman on Oct. 20 and found she was still in the hospital. She suffered a broken right leg, foot, hip, pelvis, ribs, wrist and C-7 vertebrae, court records show. She told investigators her legs required reconstructive surgery, her hip had to be replaced and her back was in a brace. Investigators found she had undergone 15 surgeries at that time.
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And When Did You Last See Your Father? by William Frederick Yeames has been probably the most popular painting in the Walker Art Gallery since it was bought in 1878.
The painting portrays a fictional event in the English Civil War when Parliamentary Roundheads fought the King's Cavaliers. It shows a Royalist house occupied by the Roundheads interrogating the family.
The boy's crying sister is held gently by a soldier while his mother looks on dreading what the boy will say. Will he tell all?
Yeames' niece and nephew modelled as the children. The painting has been lampooned and imitated countless times. Find out more about this painting in the Walker Art Gallery.
One of the great treasures of World Museum's Ancient Egypt gallery, is the vividly-coloured belt of the last great Pharaoh, Rameses III.
Dating from 1180 BC, this is an incredibly woven linen belt know as the 'Rameses Girdle'. At 5.2 metres long, the monarch probably wore it in battle while riding his chariot, wrapped several times around the waist as part of his military uniform. The design consists of stripes, zig-zags, dots and rows of ankh-signs in coloured linen. The band was probably woven on a simple loom, and it has been estimated that it would have taken approximately three to four months to complete.
This is a unique survival from the ancient world. Find out more about the Ancient Egypt gallery at World Museum here.
A lifejacket from the most famous ship of all time can be seen at Merseyside Maritime Museum. This lifejacket was worn by an unknown Titanic survivor who was rescued by the Cunard liner Carpathia. The tapes at the sides were probably cut when the jacket was removed from the survivor.
It was a gift of Mr Ernest St Clair of Liverpool, who was a 19-year old waiter on Carpathia during the rescue of Titanic survivors. This was one of the featured objects in the BBC 'A History of the World' season.
Find out more about the lifejacket and other objects in the Titanic collection of Merseyside Maritime Museum.
This surf boat was built in Accra in 1957. It was raced in a regatta as part of Ghana's Independence festivities. The local racing crew, representing the Liverpool-based Elder Dempster Shipping Line, finished in second place, and they presented the boat to the Merseyside Maritime Museum later that year.
This surf boat is a smaller version of the ones used to land cargoes from ships along the West African coast. Due to the lack of port facilities in Ghana, cargo could not be directly loaded onto a quayside as it could at a port like Liverpool. Goods had to be carried by boat to and from ships anchored offshore and landed on local beaches.
Handling these boats in the breaking waves of the beaches was difficult work and their crews - drawn from the Fante communities of southern Ghana - were highly skilled. Find out more about the surf boat and other boats in our boat collection at the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Built in 1837 just seven years after the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, Lion is one of the world's best-preserved early steam locomotives.
Lion hauled luggage trains between the two cities for more than 20 years before being sold to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in 1859. She worked as a stationary pumping engine at Princes Dock before being presented to the Liverpool Engineering Society in 1928.
After restoration at Crewe, Lion took part in the centenary celebrations of the Liverpool- Manchester Railway in 1930.
Lion achieved film immortality as star of the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt in 1952. Her latest starring role is as the main attraction in The Great Port gallery at the Museum of Liverpool. Find out more about Lion and other objects in our land transport collection.
This stunning life-sized marble and bronze statue was created by French sculptor Maurice Ferrary in 1899, the year before William Hesketh Lever bought it for his collections.
Inspired by Flaubert's great historical novel of the same name, it portrays Salammbo entwined with a huge snake.
The novel tells of the incident in the 3rd century BC wars between the Carthagians and the barbarians. A sacred veil was taken by the barbarians, leading to the defeat of the Carthagians.
Salammbo, daughter of the Carthagian leader, was given sacred protection by the snake and was able to successfully retrieve the veil. Find out more about Salammbo and other sculptures in the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
World Museum is home to the first Indian ground beetle to be bred in captivity, something never managed anywhere else in the world.
Staff at the museum bug house acquired eight Indian ground beetles (Anthia sexguttata) in February 2009 with the intention of breeding them, something never successfully achieved by anyone else. Unfortunately seven of the beetles died leaving only one female left who staff believed wouldn't survive for very long.
However on 16 August 2010 staff were surprised to see a young adult male in the tank with the female. It seems the female beetle left had produced eggs which had been burrowed away where museum staff couldn't see them!
The Decameron, by John William Waterhouse, 1916, was shown in a blockbuster exhibition at the Royal; Academy 'J.W. Waterhouse: A Modern Pre-Raphaelite'.
It was originally bought from the artist by Lord Leverhulme in 1916, soon after the painting was finished. Now it is in the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
It is inspired by the Decameron, a 14th century Italian collection of risqué stories. The lute player is telling one of the Decameron's stories to a group on young women. Find out more about the Decameron.
This child-sized post box was specially made for the children at Fazakerley Children's Home to post their letters and cards. The Children's Home, or Cottage Homes as they were known, opened in 1889 and had 21 separate cottages for 584 children. On the site there were also schools, a swimming pool, farm buildings and gardens. When the Home closed in 1964 the special post box was rescued by a member of the Post Office staff.
When a new owner was advertised for, so many requests were received from children's homes across Merseyside that the fairest answer was to donate it to National Museums Liverpool for everyone to enjoy. The children however were not left disappointed as replicas of the post box were made, filled with sweets and delivered to the various homes. It is now on display in the Museum of Liverpool. Find out more about the post box.
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This Ford Anglia 1905E Saloon was the first car to be produced at Ford's new factory at Halewood, Liverpool, in 1963. Before completion, it was featured as the prize in a competition in the Liverpool Echo which was won by a Mr Taylor. The car was driven off the production line by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool on 8 March 1963 and was handed over to its new owner with a special registration: 1KF.
Mr Taylor was a non-driver and sold the car on. Ford bought the car and donated it to Liverpool City Museum. The Anglia would have cost around £514 to buy in 1963.
The Anglia is now on display in the Museum of Liverpool. Find out more about the Ford Anglia and other items in our land transport collection.
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Legal immigrants undergo criminal background checks. Illegal immigrants pose a criminal risk to American citizens because they do not undergo a background check. https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/H...-Chapter2.html
Low-skilled American workers must compete for jobs against an estimated 8 million illegal immigrants in the US workforce. This causes unnecessary high unemployment for Americans, especially for African-American workers who are unskilled. https://cis.org/Testimony/Illegal-Im...-Black-Workers
Those three are just the tip of the support iceberg.
And although I didn't specify "the border with Mexico" as the area of illegal entry we should secure, here is some data: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/sw-border-migration


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I think I've found the problem as you've mentioned it: AltaVista Transversal. Why Norton blocks it makes absolutely no sense to me; the vuln doesn't apparently affect you or anyone who uses Altavista. It seems to affect Altavista only, but I don't understand it. The only web server I know that had a form of unauthorized directory transversal was IIS4, so this "patch" is completely useless today IMHO.
What you need to do is disable the signature for this. I'm not 100% sure how to do it, but apparently you go to "Intrusion Detection", click "Signatures" so "Intrusion Detection Signatures" pops up, click "AltaVista Transversal" signature, and hit "Exclude". That should let you browse AltaVista again. Good luck.
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More than one million people are diagnosed each year with cancer. It strikes half of all men and one out of three women in the United States, and there are currently more than 12 million cancer survivors living in this country. Cancer doesn't discriminate by gender, color, or ethnicity. To help demystify cancer, start by learning basic facts about it.
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When that happens, the cell has "the power to spread elsewhere in the body and grow in areas where that particular type of cell would not normally grow," says Dr. Lichtenfeld.
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Specific cancers are frequently named for the organ experiencing the abnormal growth of cells, as with breast cancer and prostate cancer. Leukemia, a group of blood cancers, starts with the leukocytes, the type of white blood cells affected, and gets its name from them.
For men, the most common type of cancer is prostate cancer, says Lichtenfeld. For women, it is breast cancer. After those gender-specific cancers, lung cancer and colorectal cancers are the next most common types for both men and women. Following these, the most prevalent types of cancer are split by sex again: bladder cancer and melanoma for men, and uterine cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma for women.
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Researchers are constantly working to find new and more effective cancer treatment options. Cancer treatment is moving away from simply killing cancer cells and toward targeted therapies for cancer patients. This is "a form of chemotherapy that interferes with the underlying mechanisms that make a cancer cell a cancer cell," says Lichtenfeld.
Cancer Risk Factors
Certain lifestyle behaviors, like smoking, a poor diet leading to overweight or obesity, and being sedentary are all cancer risk factors. Other risk factors are:
- Other tobacco use, such as chewing tobacco
- Too much sun exposure
- Excessive alcohol consumption
It's estimated that 50 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented by some simple lifestyle changes, says Lichtenfeld. These include quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet that includes lots of plant-based foods, maintaining a healthy body weight, and getting regular exercise.
Vaccines, antibiotics, and changing certain sexual behaviors could also prevent cancers that are linked to infectious diseases, like the human papillomavirus, hepatitis B virus, and HIV.
Cancer will probably always sound frightening at first, but understanding what it represents, how it can be treated, and what you can do to help reduce your risk of developing cancer can help put it in perspective.


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What if a university decided unilaterally to stop following its traditional approach to policy development affecting faculty and librarians, an approach mandated through collective bargaining?
Policy development almost invariably occurs in relative secret, and it's a good idea to guard against the social panics and whatnot that can come from the too-early release of too-imprecise language. As a result, it can take a while before it becomes clear that a consultation and approval approach turns out to have changed, but here at UVic, this seems somehow to have happened. The Faculty Association has lodged official objections on a few policies now, and the objection process has been underway for a little while, so I'd hoped that we'd see some improvement. When I attended this morning's Board of Governors meeting, though, the President's report on policy development (beginning at page 120 in this document) didn't suggest any reversal of course in the offing.
I think that this is patently unacceptable, given this university's stated commitment to collegial governance, but let's look at some contract language, shall we?
Current policy, practices and procedures are captured under article 7.2 of the Agreement as "Existing Practices," and existing practices are protected thusly: "all Existing Practices applicable to the terms and conditions of employment of Members shall remain in effect and unaltered during the term of the Agreement, except as may be specifically agreed between the Parties from time to time." Yes, I can hear you asking, yes, but what does that waffle "specifically agreed" really mean? Article 7.3 has the answer:
The University will not introduce amendments to or repeal Existing Practices that affect the terms and conditions of employment of Members, as defined in this Agreement, without the prior agreement of the Association.So there you go, no unilateral amendments: "prior agreement of the Association."
Development of new policy is similarly circumscribed at article 7.4:
The University will not adopt new policies or procedures that affect the terms and conditions of employment of Members, as defined in this Agreement, without the prior agreement of the Association.
Oh, and if you're wondering how exactly this agreement might be sought or obtained, well, the Framework Agreement has an answer about that as well, at article 7.7:
The forum for consultation regarding the application, development or modification of University policies shall be regularly scheduled meetings between representatives of the Association (President and members of the Executive) and the University (President, Vice-President Academic and Provost, and such others as are designated by the President).
Meetings. That's all it would have taken for the university to obtain the necessary "prior agreement of the Association." The trouble is that these "regularly scheduled meetings" haven't been happening. They stopped being scheduled before bargaining began in early 2012, so the cessation has continued through the overly long bargaining process (entering, as we are, our twelfth month without a contract). Still, there's no clear reason that they should ever have stopped, and there's no reason that they couldn't have resumed. Heck, they actually are resuming on May 28, with arbitration still to come in September.
But even so, a cessation of "regularly scheduled meetings" simply cannot justify the administration's acting as if there was no need to obtain the prior agreement of the Association.
Let me be clear. At regular intervals, the university needs to update its policies that relate to terms and conditions of employment for Association members. From time to time, too, new policies also need to be generated and approved that touch on members' employment. More than that, the Association can't unreasonably withhold its agreement for a reasonable new or amended policy.
Rather than talking to the Faculty Association, and following the other obligations spelled out in the Framework Agreement, the university's executive has chosen to unilaterally impose new and amended policies on its faculty and librarians.
And that's just not cool. For pete's sake, is it so difficult just to speak with representatives of the Faculty Association?
Why should you care? Because policies at some stage of development or revision include:
- communication
- research funding management and financial accountability
- teaching and organization of courses and programs
- intellectual property
- research or teaching involving animals
- indirect costs of research
- research policy, and
- external research funding agreements.
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|Arts & Sciences 45th Reunion Oct. 18-21, 2007
Jan McNeil Boutin B.A. teaches fourth grade and lives in Neskowin. She has traveled to Europe 25 times.
Sandy Johnson Osawa B.A. premiered her new video on native artists in residence at Evergreen State College in October 2006. A video detailing the 10-year history of the Longhouse program at Evergreen premiered in September 2005. Both programs are available from her company, Upstream Productions in Seattle.
Reverend Duane Rhoadarmer B.S. retired at the end of December 2006 after 38 years of full-time ministry in small parishes in the upper Midwest. He will do some supply and part-time ministry, but also plans to do some traveling around the United States.
Phyllis Speros Holliday B.S. lives in San Francisco. She is a fantasy novelist and mystical poet.
Thomas Sherwood B.A. asks if the hair on the back of your neck perks up at the mention of "Riser crew!" If you were on the Lewis & Clark Choir riser crew, that call meant stopping whatever you were doing (eating, visiting, sleeping, etc.) to work on the choir riser. Perhaps you were in a Glarum choir and remember its organ like tone. A few years ago, Sherwood was at an Oregon beach with Don Udlock B.A. and other friends. They sang a benediction after a meal and were instantly transported to choir days at L&C. Sherwood says, "Perhaps some of us can meet and sing together again."
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Legal observers seeking to declare a settlement of the year would have had to wait just about until the last minute to catch the resolution of the class action classic brought against Toyota. As the Wall Street Journal presents it, the class-action lawsuit alleges that a flaw in Toyota's electronic throttle-control system—and not ill-fitting floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals—were causing Toyota drivers to accelerate out of control and crash. Last week brought the announcement of Toyota's agreement valued at more than $1 billion to settle the lawsuit involving "unintended acceleration" in certain Toyota, Lexus and Scion models. Under terms of the settlement, filed last week in federal court in Santa Ana, Toyota will install a brake-override system in an estimated 3.25 million vehicles and compensate car owners for the reduced value of the vehicles, among other terms.
The settlement leaves two lawsuits related to Toyota's 2009-2010 recalls standing as well as all personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota. The Los Angeles Times reports:
According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, the estimated value of the settlement makes it the largest of its kind, although there have been larger non-auto industry class settlements in recent years. They said the settlement provides that 16 million current Toyota owners will be eligible for a customer care plan that provide a warranty for certain parts alleged to be tied to unintended acceleration claims.
If you thought that there where there was smoke there must have been a fire, I believe you'd be mistaken:
Toyota has maintained that its vehicles were free from electronic flaws that caused sudden acceleration. The NHTSA and NASA investigated, but was unable to trace a defect.
"This was a difficult decision — especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations have confirmed the safety of Toyota's electronic throttle control systems," Christopher P. Reynolds, Toyota Motor North America's chief legal officer, said in a statement. "However, we concluded that turning the page on this legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the best interests of the company, our employees, our dealers and, most of all, our customers."
In other words, the evidence supporting the claims against Toyota was on the thin side. By contrast, the prospective award of attorneys' fees to the plaintiffs' class counsel is on the fat side, and is the inevitable sidebar to this settlement. As is often the case, no one comes out of the lawsuit in better shape than the attorneys. The Wall Street Journal plays it straight:
Toyota has agreed to pay legal fees as part of the settlement. Steve W. Berman, a managing partner in the firm, estimated fees of $200 million, about 18% of the total. According to the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis, that percentage would top all others in class-action settlements of more than $1 billion, and tie for third among fee percentages in class-action settlements of more than $300 million.
The amount would be spread among 25 firms and about 85 attorneys who worked on the case. The settlement doesn't include any admission of fault.
Hagens Berman has won a number of big settlements. The firm and Mr. Berman were the lead attorneys representing 13 states in suits against the tobacco industry that led to a multibillion-dollar deal. It also won a settlement from Exxon Mobil Corp following the Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska. Mr. Berman has been named one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in America by the National Law Journal.
Mr. Berman, 58 years old, in an interview this week, said the case against Toyota had several challenges, particularly after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration could find no evidence of electrical glitches in Toyota's throttle control system.
The lack of merit to the case unfortunately no deterrent to the attorneys' fee award. On the contrary, I believe it may be one of the factors that can be used to support enhancement of an award of fees under the rubric of "risk." This was a risky plaintiffs' case into which the attorneys devoted their resources. The Journal touches on it at the end of its sidebar:
Given the risks and expense of dragging the case to its jury trial conclusion, however, it made sense for both sides to settle it, [Berman] said.
"After two years of intense work, including deposing hundreds of engineers, poring over thousands of documents and examining millions of lines of software code, we are pleased that Toyota has agreed to a settlement that was both extraordinarily hard-fought and is exceptionally far-reaching," Mr. Berman said in a statement.
In Minnesota we have our own sickening sidebar to the overblown case against Toyota, one that I wrote about last year in "The farce after the comedy and the tragedy." Please check it out.