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2016/17 Attendance: 95.9% (Week 21)
School Target: 97% attendance and an average of 3 late marks per week!
Class of the week: Y2 (Minions) and Y6 (Deep-Sea Divers) with 100%! Well done!
'We believe in providing opportunities and experiences that make a difference to children's lives now and in the future...'
Hello, I'm Mr McClure, the Headteacher. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website!
This site has been prepared to help you and your child by explaining some of the workings and organisation of Shawlands Primary School. We welcome you most warmly and trust that your child's time here will be both happy and beneficial in every aspect of their education. We are very proud of our pupils, the skills that they have and the way that they contribute fully to our happy and thriving community.
You are always most welcome to visit the school and share our work and success. Shawlands Primary School is fortunate to have so many talented, caring and committed people among its staff, governors and parents. Please keep in touch with what is happening in your child's school. We view you as active partners and need your informed support for the future and the changes it will bring. Our school has recently launched the 'Pupil Promise' that we are all working towards. This charter is set out below.
At Shawlands Primary we aim to live out our vision of 'Better Together', by:
- Having high aspirations/building an inclusive learning environment for all of our pupils and for ourselves as staff, parents, leaders, Governors or pupils
- Ensuring that staff, pupils and parents build effective, positive and strong relationships with the child's best interests at heart
- Where there is a difference of opinion, we work together to find a common ground that will support and benefit the child(ren)
- Developing confident oral skills, to be a good and attentive listener and to have empathy with others
- Allowing children to work with others to nurture their skills, abilities and talents
- Where possible, to work with external experts to develop a wide range of significant skills
- Allowing staff to be committed to their own professional development and to ensure that all staff can give their children the best provision possible
- Preparing children for life after Shawlands; to be ready for the next stage of their educational development, to be an honest and decent citizen in our community, to be confident and sociable among friends and peers, to be kind and considerate of others
- Giving children the environment and care, guidance and support they need to reach their potential
- Caring for and helping those that are less fortunate than ourselves
- Being active, healthy and always ready to learn
- Promote independence among our pupils and give opportunities to mature and grow
Our School Rules
Children must follow our school rules at all times:
- Be honest and take responsibility for your actions and conduct
- Be kind and respect yourself, others, our school and all property
- Work hard- give 100% and be the best you can be! Believe in yourself and have an 'I can' attitude
- Listen to others and value their opinions and feelings. Team work gets the best results! Remember that we are always 'Better Together.'
- Be happy and confident. Look smart and move around school safely.
- Set a good example to others
- Never harm another living thing
Learning together is learning forever! Our 'Better Together' theme of the month!
Our first assembly of the year was about how Andy Murray went from Dunblane survivor to tennis enthusiastic to the World Number One in his chosen sport...who inspires you to greatest and why?
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my inspiration is Andy Murray because he is elegant and determined.
My inspiration is Jessica ennis because she is good at many sports and is very determined


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I don't like these at all. I like the visuals, but hey, 99% of us didn't get it amd the other 1% had to spend like 3 hours to get it.
Someone explain to me why it's a good idea to just and simply change the shape of your product, no matter what, into anything you want/need, to show what you want to show. Like turning an energy drink can into a gun or something like that.
Plus, "full on fruit flavor"?... do you really consider it a good copy? awesome ad? great ad?
I respect the opinions but I'd really like someone to point out WHY this is awesome and great cause i really can't see it.
yeah, they tell me the same thing, at least they do have a concept and i grant that.
but i still ask, why it's such a good idea to just change the shape of the objects into what you want?... just change it into anything and ready, and voilá!! where's the joke here?... in the straw?
I really like these ads. They are brilliantly executed and I got it straight away. Well done Tommy 2 point Martin and Julian.
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Auctioneers, livestock agents and valuers; includes sales dates, catalogues, and details of their conference/trade fair facilities.
Frank Nicol
Garden centre specialising in farm and garden machinery; details of their plant stocks, tools and accessories, and repair services.
Gunn MacPhee & Associates Ltd
Specialise in the design and management of building, civil and water engineering projects; information about services, completed projects, job vacancies, and company news.
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Operate an abattoir and meat cutting plant, and distribute meats and meat products. Includes product information, company profile, and listing of retail outlets.
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An agricultural machinery company serving the needs of farmers and crofters; information about product range, services and spares.
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Civil engineering and construction company. Includes company profile and information about recent projects.
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Aubergine Fritters
|Plain flour
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1 Teaspoon
|Chopped fresh herbs
|2 Tablespoon
|Freshly ground black pepper
|To Taste
|2 Tablespoon
|2 Cup (32 tbs) (For Deep Frying)
|To Taste
Cover the aubergine with boiling water and cook for 15 minutes.
Slice the hot aubergine in half, scoop out the seeds and discard.
Spoon the flesh into a bowl and mash with a fork.
Mix the flour, baking powder, herbs, salt and pepper together in a bowl.
Stir well.
Whisk the milk and egg together in a jug.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and gradually add this liquid, stirring well after each addition.
Finally, add the mashed aubergine and work into a thick paste.
Drop spoonsful of the paste into hot oil and fry until light brown, drain and serve immediately.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 861 Calories from Fat 473
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 54 g82.3%
Saturated Fat 8.5 g42.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 214.5 mg71.5%
Sodium 885.4 mg36.9%
Total Carbohydrates 85 g28.2%
Dietary Fiber 14.2 g56.7%
Sugars 10.3 g
Protein 16 g31.6%
Vitamin A 32.8% Vitamin C 25.9%
Calcium 48.5% Iron 18.4%
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Travelers will find temperatures way above normal in the D.C. area during the first part of the week. The Capital Weather Gang thinks the best chances for rain come early Wednesday and on Saturday.
That's a good forecast for the Redskins-Giants game in Landover on Monday night and for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony Thursday. It also means that road crews will be out trying to get work done before the temperature turns cold again.
Join me at noon for our weekly discussion of local traffic and transit issues.
Football Monday at FedEx Field
Metro will stay open past its normal midnight closing time Monday to get fans home from FedEx Field after the Redskins game with the New York Giants. (The Redskins pay for the extra time.)
Also, the 8:30 p.m. kickoff means that football fans will be sharing the roads and rails with commuters, generating extra congestion.
If heading to the game, try to get there early. The parking lots open four hours before kickoff. If you're a Capital Beltway commuter just trying to get home, stay left as you travel through the Landover area to avoid the game traffic, which will be using three exits in that area.
After the game, fans heading south from FedEx Field to the Morgan Boulevard Metro station should get there in time to catch the last Blue Line train headed toward Franconia-Springfield at 12:25 a.m., and the last Blue Line train to Largo Town Center at 1:33 a.m.
Make the connection to the Orange Line by transferring at Stadium-Armory. Line to the Green and Yellow lines by transferring at L'Enfant Plaza, and get to the Red Line at Metro Center.
Entrances at all other Metro stations besides Morgan Boulevard will close at their normal times. But the riders on the trains will be able to exit at all stations during the added hour of service.
Christmas tree
It's time for the festive holiday event that darkens the mood of many D.C. commuters, the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse. It's scheduled for Thursday, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Ninety years of tradition says that the large gathering has to occur as the evening rush hour goes into full swing. Drivers and bus riders will leave work and head smack into detours around the White House and Ellipse. The effects on traffic will ripple out from there and slow travel through much of downtown.
Beginning at about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday till the ceremonies are done around 7 p.m. there will be no northbound or southbound traffic allowed on 15th Street NW between E Street/ Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue, or on 17th Street NW between Constitution Avenue and New York Avenue.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, watch for temporary lane closings on the Arlington Memorial Bridge in both directions. The maintenance project is scheduled to be done this month.
George Washington Parkway
The left lane on the northbound George Washington Parkway remains closed between Key Bridge and Spout Run. Additional lane closings may reduce the number of travel lanes to one between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. weekdays.
Beltway/Telegraph Road
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project has scheduled a lot of night work for the Capital Beltway's Telegraph Road interchange.
From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Wednesday nights:
- Telegraph Road South will be narrowed to one lane between the bridge over the railroad tracks and the Cameron Run bridge at 9 p.m., then it will be completely closed at 11 p.m.
- Telegraph Road North will be narrowed to one lane between Huntington Avenue and the bridge over the tracks at 9 p.m, then completely closed at 11 p.m.
- The ramps from Telegraph Road South and Telegraph Road North to the Beltway will be closed.
- The ramps from the Beltway to Telegraph Road will be closed.
- The ramps from Duke Street East and West to Telegraph Road South will be closed.
- Mill Road access to Telegraph Road South will be closed.
- Pershing Avenue West access to Telegraph Road North will be closed.
From 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday: The outer loop will be narrowed between Van Dorn Street and Telegraph Road. One lane will be closed at 9 p.m. and a second at 11 p.m.
From 9 p.m. Tuesday to 9 p.m. Wednesday: North Kings Highway will be closed in both directions between Kathryn Street and Telegraph Road. Use Route 1. The outer loop exit to North Kings Highway also will be closed.
Speed limits rising
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced Friday that he will allow the District Department of Transportation to raise speed limits on two roadways well-known to commuters: Benning Road between Oklahoma and Kenilworth avenues, and D.C. 295. That could happen as early as this week.
The limit on Benning Road will be raised to 35 mph and on D.C. 295 to 50 mph. DDOT said in an announcement that raising the limit on D.C. 295 will make it consistent with the maximum speed from the Maryland border at Eastern Avenue to the junction of Interstate 295 with the Capital Beltway near the the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Until you see new signs, the speed limit on Benning Road is 30 mph, and on D.C. 295, it varies between 45 and 50.
New Freeway ramp
The District Department of Transportation has made several changes in the commuter traffic patterns near the Anacostia River in connection with the 11th Street Bridge project.
A new ramp connecting 11th Street SE with the westbound Southeast-Southwest Freeway opened Thursday. Drivers on Capitol Hill can use this for easier access from local streets onto the freeway. It will also provide more direct access to the freeway for Anacostia residents who use the local span of the 11th Street Bridge. And it should help the traffic leaving the Navy Yard in the evening.
Freeway Reroute
The other big change affects commuters who drive across the Sousa Bridge to swing from Pennsylvania Avenue SE onto the westbound side of the Southeast Freeway.
The westbound side of the freeway is now closed between Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighth Street SE. It will stay closed for 18 to 20 months while workers raise the roadway and convert it into a boulevard, with connections to local streets.
Commuters should now head south on D.C. 295 to the 11th Street Bridge and use that to cross the Anacostia River, where they pick up the Southeast-Southwest Freeway.
Around the end of the year, the eastbound lanes of the Southeast Freeway to the Sousa Bridge also will be closed for the boulevard construction project, but by then, the new ramp from the outbound span of the 11th Street Bridge to northbound D.C. 295 should be open, giving commuters a more direct freeway connection than they had before the project began.
D.C. parking summit
The District Department of Transportation plans to hold a citywide forum Tuesday night to report on the feedback it received during a round of community meetings about how street parking should be managed.
Transportation officials will review what they heard and discuss how the public comments may fit into the development of a comprehensive plan for parking.
The summit is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at 441 Fourth St. NW. For those who don't want to park, Judiciary Square is the nearest Metro station.


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From anti-piracy consultancy and protective security in the Gulf of Aden to coastal patrols off Nigeria, G4S is responsible for protecting many of the world's largest shipping companies.
In 2008 there have been more than 100 documented piracy attacks and another 40 attempted attacks. The highest risk areas currently are the waters off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, which have accounted for over 70% of the attacks this year.
G4S has been a leading provider of maritime security solutions to multinational corporations and national governments operating in these and other waters for many years.
We believe that we have protected more transits of the Gulf of Aden over the last six months than the rest of the industry combined.
Our highly vetted and operationally experienced consultants are International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS) qualified and STCW 95 and are typically former CSO/SSOs.
Our maritime security consultants have assisted in developing strategic and tactical security plans including known trouble spots such as the Malacca Straits, the Niger delta and Somalia.
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We provide integrated and layered security plans to mitigate the risks associated with conducting shipping and port operations around the world. Our plans combine technical and physical security measures, crew recruiting and security training and on-going management consultancy:
Case study: Gulf of Aden
G4S has been protecting the transits of a major international shipping company, which is moving materials from the Far East to Europe through the Gulf of Aden, since early 2008.
Whilst the percentage of vessels attacked is still relatively small the company felt that the potential for attack required it to take the threat seriously and take all reasonable precautions, ensuring both internal and external stakeholders are protected.
The G4S team leaders have advised the captain and his Ship Security Officers on anti-piracy measures and drills. Our teams have also ensured the crew are briefed and trained to provide assistance to the security team and, where appropriate, in the use of defensive sonic equipment brought aboard by the team.
So far our teams have supported a significant number of transits, at a time of increased threat and attack, with 100% success.
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Left the empty promises behind.
Found a fairytale of a different kind.
Not gods hopeful eyes.
Turns out hes the one i depise.
Left to die forever.
With knives of all shapes to sever.
Where are we going?
Why are we growing?
Just to say goodbye.
Have it all washed away when we die?
I need awnsers now god.
Beginning to think your a fraud.
Where are you at and where have you been.
Up in heaven creating our sin?
Im sick of waiting for you.
If your real you already knew.
So why do you keep me waiting?
While im surely fading.
I voice your name and get silence.
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The auto parts supply chain in North America is changing like never before as domestic auto makers attempt to source more parts overseas and the foreign transplants seek more parts within the region.
Ward's interviews with North America's top six auto makers demonstrate that every auto maker has a different approach to purchasing, but they all share the same goal of bolstering the bottom line, with the help of creative suppliers.
General Motors, in its pursuit of the best component prices globally, is experimenting with a 7-day fixed production schedule, allowing large parts such as seats to be sourced long distances.
Ford now has 47 suppliers enrolled in its Aligned Business Framework, a 2-year-old initiative to achieve long-term relationships and closer collaboration with fewer parts makers.
Chrysler, soon to separate from parent DaimlerChrysler, plans to continue collaborating with Mercedes-Benz in purchasing. The auto maker also is preparing to launch its first vehicle next year as part of a new "full interior" strategy.
Toyota's new North American purchasing chief has been focused on the rollout of the new San Antonio Tundra plant, at which suppliers play a key role.
Likewise, Honda purchasing is preparing suppliers for Civic assembly at an all-new plant in Greensburg, IN, while Nissan is aggressively partnering with Mexican suppliers as part of a plan to increase sourcing within North America.
GM Considers Asian Windshield Sourcing
General Motors Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $86 billion annual global budget for OEM parts, including $61 billion for North America.
- 3,200 suppliers globally, including 1,800 in North America.
- 4,000 staffers globally.
- 29 Tech World supplier technology expos held globally since March 1998.
Two years ago, General Motors Corp. purchasing chief Bo Andersson was enthralled with the possibilities of sourcing components from various low-wage regions of the world for GM vehicles assembled in North America.
He told Ward's, for instance, it was possible to buy headliners from suppliers in China and fly them first-class to the U.S. for less money than producing them locally.
Today, he admits he was "a bit aggressive in my tone when we talked at that time." The economics of such shipments have changed, as have GM's demand for quality materials and better interiors in general.
"Headliners became very, very expensive and became much more than just headliners," says Andersson, group vice president-global purchasing and supply chain, referring to the growing popularity of overhead consoles.
In addition, at the time, Andersson was talking about "a very basic type of sandwich construction headliner, very easy to package." Today, the auto maker no longer wants to do headliners on the cheap and has been upgrading them in new vehicles as part of GM's overall mission to make its passenger compartments more appealing.
Perhaps the headliner experiment didn't work out, but Andersson and his globally deployed staff of 4,000 are constantly watching for innovative products and creative ways to ship them to the U.S.
"We think it's feasible to ship glass from China, and it's easy to package and get it here on a competitive basis," Andersson says. "And we have made some decisions in getting door trims in from Europe to the U.S."
GM could source windshields for North American vehicle assembly from Asia at a logistics cost to the auto maker of a mere $3 apiece, Andersson says.
Although a seemingly fragile component for long-distance shipping, Andersson says automotive glass, particularly windshields, actually is extremely sturdy and ships well, thanks to innovative packaging.
Andersson says the price quotes from Chinese suppliers for good quality automotive glass are too appealing to ignore: about 10% cheaper than North American suppliers, based on total landed cost, which factors in logistics. "In some cases, it's attractive to ship it from China," he says. "In other cases, it's not."
That's because the U.S. supply base in automotive glass is becoming more competitive with global sources and is attempting to wipe out that 10% price disadvantage.
As GM attempts to streamline its manufacturing processes, it is finding it possible to ship other large parts that for many years have been produced close to the vehicle assembly plant.
Take seats. For two decades, large suppliers such as Lear Corp. and Johnson Controls Inc. have set up assembly plants close enough to respond immediately to auto makers' constantly changing build plans.
The OEMs broadcast an order for a certain number of seats, in various colors, with fabric or leather and with different levels of functionality. The suppliers have a few hours to deliver the necessary seats "just in time" and generally in sequence.
In Europe, however, Andersson says GM is experimenting with a 7-day fixed vehicle production schedule. "That means if it's fixed for seven days, you can have seat suppliers far away as well," he says.
The 7-day fixed production schedule is merely a concept for GM, Andersson says, and there are no immediate plans for widespread implementation.
"It's something we have tested and something that works, but it requires a lot of discipline in the system," he says.
If even seats can be transported long distances, does that mean it is becoming possible to source virtually any part from anywhere in the world?
"Yes and no," Andersson says. "There are a lot of things (where that) would not make sense from a total cost perspective. But if you can solve that equation and you have a fixed schedule for, say, seven days; and you know exactly what you want to do, I think it's feasible."
Andersson says GM wants to buy more parts in the regions of the world where the auto maker is growing: Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific. "We are manufacturing more vehicles in these countries," he says.
— Tom Murphy
Ford's Aligned Business Framework on Track
Ford Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $90 billion annual purchasing budget, including $4.1 billion dedicated to suppliers in Ford's Aligned Business Framework.
- 2,300 global production suppliers.
Ford Motor Co. garnered high marks in this year's J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Initial Quality Study but ranked dead last on Planning Perspectives Inc.'s Working Relations Study, which measures the level of trust between auto makers and their suppliers.
How an auto maker can rank tops in quality while suffering from allegedly poor supplier relations is a contradiction that needs further examination, says Andrew Hinkly, Ford's executive director-Americas production purchasing operations.
"I think collaboration with suppliers is key to providing quality as well as innovation," Hinkly tells Ward's. "There does seem to be, at least on the surface, somewhat of a disconnect between the results that we see in work product of our suppliers and our joint collaboration and what the (Planning Perspectives) survey on its surface might suggest."
Ford has been attempting to solidify its collaboration with suppliers through its "Aligned Business Framework" program, which was announced in September 2005 to "develop a sustainable business model to drive mutual profitability and technology advancement."
The program also was intended to cut Ford's key supplier base 50% while strengthening relationships with select preferred suppliers and improving quality.
"Having fewer suppliers means you can concentrate more of your time and effort on those you intend to grow," Hinkly says. "It is a significant change, though, not only for the procurement and purchasing side of the organization that I represent, but it expands across Ford's manufacturing and engineering groups as well."
To date, there are 47 ABF suppliers, with the latest additions including Cooper-Standard Automotive, Siemens VDO Automotive and Kuka Flexible Production Systems. Hinkly says the program is progressing nicely and producing the desired results.
Although Ford previously said the downsizing of its supply base would occur by July 2006, Hinkly now says there is no timeline for completing the ABF structure or quota.
"I think it would be inappropriate to put a timeline on the development of a relationship," he says. "Enrolling suppliers (in ABF) is a big piece of the program as we look to rationalize the suppliers that we work with."
Despite the rise of the ABF, companies on the list represent but a fraction of Ford's 2,300 global production suppliers. The auto maker's annual purchasing budget is $90 billion, $70 billion of which is for production materials, a spokeswoman says. As of last December, ABF suppliers accounted for $4.1 billion of Ford's total purchasing budget.
In addition to fostering long-term relationships and closer collaboration with suppliers, the ABF is meant to encourage suppliers to get involved earlier in product-development cycles and to introduce their own innovations into certain projects.
That aspect of the ABF also is on track, Hinkly says, although he declines to reveal specific supplier innovations on Ford's newer products.
"We have some great innovations coming, and the expansion across the vehicles will be significant," he says. "The penetration will be very rapid, but we're not ready to unveil specifics."
A strong proponent of ABF is recently appointed President and CEO Alan Mulally. A veteran of the aerospace industry, Mulally is no stranger to forging strong ties with suppliers. In fact, Hinkly says Mulally sometimes meets with Ford's key parts producers.
Hinkly bristles when told that some Ford suppliers have complained to Ward's about the ABF as being too rigid, overly bureaucratic and onerous.
He defends ABF by saying it is largely a "non-binding agreement" and more of an "aspirational document." He says he has yet to hear any complaints from suppliers concerning ABF, but welcomes their input.
"ABF is a set of 16 principles," he says. "There are multiple levels in an organization to determine whether we have a common view that these are the right principles to do business. I will need to understand those types of concerns further, because they sound very much misaligned with what our view of the ABF agreements actually are."
The influx of private-equity investors into the automotive industry is something Ford also is watching closely, Hinkly says, although it's a bit too early to determine the impact.
"I think the generic statement is the fact that capital interested in investing in the automotive industry, whether it's the supply base or in the OEMs, must be a good thing," Hinkly says. "I think the jury is out, it is still early, and we don't know which phase we're in of the private-equity investment cycle."
— Byron Pope
Chrysler Confident in Mercedes, Interiors Collaborations
DaimlerChrysler Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $105 billion budget for Global Procurement & Supply, including $84 billion for production material (includes Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler Group).
- 70% of content in Chrysler vehicles comes from suppliers; the rest is produced internally.
It took nearly a decade for the former Chrysler Corp. and Daimler-Benz AG to form a consolidated, globally engaged procurement organization after the German parent acquired the Detroit auto maker in 1998.
As the two companies prepare to go their own way in the coming months, unraveling the purchasing group may prove extremely difficult — and may not occur at all. That's because the two achieved certain efficiencies as a single entity and ditching them now just because the "merger of equals" is ending makes little sense.
"Where we have been able to have common programs or sharing things, we don't see why that wouldn't stay," Robert Schott, vice president-procurement for Chrysler Group, tells Ward's.
"Whether we can do that (with) new contracts or not is another story," he says. "To say we are the same organization on a go-forward basis isn't necessarily the case, but we don't see any immediate negative effects at all."
Schott says Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz, despite the forthcoming separation, will remain under a "global procurement umbrella." He says Chrysler will continue using the External Balanced Scorecard to rate suppliers based on their performance in quality, technology, delivery and price.
Meanwhile, Mercedes has adopted a similar process for evaluating its suppliers. "So it's conceivable they would use the same process going forward, and we just use it out of two databases," Schott says. "I don't see a radical change in the management of the supply base from what we've done in the past. I think we will leverage where we can going forward… with Mercedes."
There is good reason for Chrysler to maintain a sense of unity with its former parent as it navigates through difficult restructuring and contract talks with the United Auto Workers union.
Chrysler wants to convey a sense of stability to its suppliers even though its top purchasing executives are leaving.
Peter Rosenfeld, who has been in charge of Chrysler Group purchasing since 2003, resigned shortly after Cerberus Capital Management LP announced in May it is purchasing 80% of Chrysler.
And Thomas Sidlik will retire from DaimlerChrysler AG's management board when the sale is complete in the third quarter. Cerberus plans to eliminate Sidlik's duties as head of global procurement and supply.
Chrysler's new executive vice president-procurement and supply is Simon Boag, who rejoins Chrysler following a 15-month stint as head of production planning for the Mercedes Car Group. Before joining Mercedes, Boag was vice president-assembly and stamping operations for Chrysler. Boag came to Chrysler in 2005 from General Motors Corp.
It's too early to say whether a new purchasing chief foreshadows a round of painful price cuts for Chrysler suppliers. For now, Schott says the top priority is carrying out Chrysler's Recovery and Transformation Plan.
Schott returned to the Auburn Hills, MI, headquarters in 2004 from a 4-year purchasing assignment in Germany with Mercedes and is confident the two auto makers can continue to cooperate effectively in procurement.
"How can Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz purchasing work together?" he asks. "I think my relationship with (Mercedes), because I lived there, will help bridge that." From the logistical side, Schott says Chrysler and Mercedes will continue to process routine purchase orders separately, as they have for years.
As of early June, Schott said the details needed to be worked out with regard to Chrysler and Mercedes continuing to share technology and collaborating on purchasing. If a supplier presented a new technology that both auto makers wanted, would one contract serve both or would the deal require individual contracts?
"Legally, I don't know," he says. "We would need to run that scrimmage with the attorneys to see if, in fact, we could be sitting at the same table having one negotiation with a supplier. But there will be some technology sharing on a go-forward basis."
He says Chrysler intends to keep its 10-member supplier advisory council, which serves as a sort of test bench for purchasing initiatives the auto maker is considering. The council has been in place for three years, with rotating membership.
In the area of interiors, Chrysler is attempting to bring suppliers on board earlier in vehicle development, and the design staff is steering more interior purchasing decisions to certain suppliers they favor, according to a speech by Ralph Gilles, Chrysler design vice president with responsibility for color and trim, at the recent Ward's Auto Interiors Show in Detroit.
As part of that strategy, Chrysler is pursuing the "full interior," which Schott says entails one company producing the seats and another supplier being responsible for the rest of the interior. Schott says Chrysler has been attempting to source vehicle interiors in this manner for the past three years, but the process now is being formalized and could be deployed globally.
The first vehicle employing the strategy — a high-volume program for North America — launches next summer, and Schott says interiors from that point forward could be sourced in that manner.
"We as a company and we as a procurement operation have changed our process because we need to change with the times," Schott says of Chrysler purchasing, design and engineering working more closely with suppliers.
The lines of responsibility still need to be more clearly defined, but Schott says it is conceivable a Tier 1 supplier, such as Lear Corp. or Johnson Controls Inc., could be called in to help design an interior for a future vehicle.
"Those suppliers — the JCIs and Lears — sell to more customers and have a good insight into what the technology is and what the customers want," Schott says. "They have a lot of research and market study, so we want to leverage that."
Other suppliers likely in the running for such business include Magna International Inc.'s Intier Automotive and Faurecia SA.
The supplier chosen to oversee the rest of the interior beyond the seats would not necessarily produce all the door trim, headliner, flooring or instrument panel, but likely would play a role in sourcing those parts and integrating them into the finished product.
The key benefit, Schott says, is a pleasing, aesthetically harmonious passenger compartment with excellent fit and finish and color consistency.
Oddly, competitor General Motors Corp. is moving in the opposite direction. The auto maker tried several years ago to outsource interiors to suppliers, only to find it had lost too much control of interior development. That design oversight now rests with GM.
"I think it all gets down to different philosophies. I don't know GM's that well," Schott says. "I'm comfortable with our philosophy."
— Tom Murphy
Toyota Redefines JIT With Tundra Program
Toyota Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $29 billion spent on OEM parts for North American operations in 2006.
- 500 suppliers, including 300 working on the new Tundra program.
- More than $1 billion spent with minority suppliers in 2006, more than 7.5% of the annual buy.
Chris Nielsen, the new vice president-purchasing, vehicle parts and materials for Toyota Motor Engineering & Mfg. North America Inc., keeps his office near Cincinnati in Erlanger, KY, but in recent years his home away from home has been in San Antonio.
As Toyota geared up for the launch earlier this year of the third-generation Tundra pickup at its new plant in the heart of the Texas truck market, Nielsen oversaw the clustering of 21 parts producers on the San Antonio campus. He helped lay out the supplier park and position each facility for the maximum benefit of the overall enterprise.
Every day, a logistical ballet plays out as parts are transported from on-campus suppliers to the truck assembly plant. Nielsen had to make sure this delivery process would go smoothly — to the minute.
"For all the onsite suppliers, we didn't just locate them off in a corner of the property," Nielsen tells Ward's. "Some of them are on the north side of the plant, and some are on the south side, as close as possible to where the parts will go to the (truck assembly) line."
He had to factor in a maddening array of potential disruptions that would break the flow.
"We had to avoid problems of conveyance because you could have traffic jams," says Nielsen, who in December became the first American to lead North American purchasing for Toyota, replacing Osamu "Simon" Nagata, who has returned to Japan. "We spent a lot of time optimizing those locations."
One solution was to place four of the suppliers in the park even closer than the rest: under the same roof as the Tundra assembly plant. Those four suppliers are:
- Hero Logistics LLP, a minority-business joint venture between Valiente International Ventures and Toyota Tsusho America.
- Hero Assemblers LLP, another JV between Ventures and TAI, for assembly of wheels.
- Vutex Inc., a Texas assembly services company that is a minority-business JV between Operation Technologies Corp. and Vuteq, a producer of interior trim.
- Avanzar Interior Technologies Ltd., a JV between Johnson Controls Inc. and SAT Auto Technologies Ltd., for front and rear seats, headliners and door panels.
Avanzar set up shop inside the plant, and seats are completed a mere 30 ft. (9 m) from the point on the Tundra assembly line where they are installed.
"The seat has to be physically close (to the assembly line) because it is expensive to move, even if it's a short distance," Nielsen says. In addition, the seats must be produced and delivered in sequence based on lead times measured in minutes from the time the truck exits the paint shop.
Count this as another example of Toyota raising the bar for manufacturing efficiency.
The arrangement redefines "just-in-time" delivery, which has been used widely since the 1980s to produce seats at nearby facilities for quick delivery by truck, eliminating the need for warehousing. "This is a most extreme case of JIT production," Nielsen says. "It's a model we felt was necessary and also achievable due to the location of the plant in Texas, far from our existing supply base."
A big bonus was avoiding the expense of constructing a separate plant in San Antonio to build the seats, although he declines to quantify the cost savings achieved.
Toyota has some 300 suppliers working on the new Tundra program, including four additional companies in Texas beyond the 21 at the production campus, says Dana Hargitt, executive program manager-product development at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, MI.
Hargitt credits several suppliers for their contributions to the Tundra, including Magna International Inc. (mirrors), Valeo SA (flat-blade windshield wipers), Key Plastics (tailgate handle), AVM Inc. (liftgate dampers), Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (rear windows in B- and C-cabs) and Delphi Corp. (wiring harnesses).
Frames for the Tundra are dual sourced from Mexico's Metalsa S. de R.L. for the San Antonio plant and from Dana Corp. for truck production in Princeton, IN.
There have been hiccups in the Tundra launch. For instance, Toyota has struggled with the sales mix so far. With high fuel prices, for instance, the auto maker expected to sell plenty of V-6 models. Instead, the two V-8s comprise more than 80% of sales.
— Tom Murphy
Honda Beefs Up Midwest Purchasing
Honda Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $17.5 billion worth of parts annually purchased for Honda vehicles built in North America (a $1.5 billion increase over 2006).
- $6.4 billion of the total is purchased from Ohio suppliers.
- 610 suppliers, including 525 in the U.S.
All you have to do is check in at the front desk at Honda of America Mfg. Inc.'s North American Purchasing Office in Raymond, OH, and you know the idea of continuous improvement gets more than lip service.
The peaceful setting amid Ohio farm country northwest of Columbus belies an almost fanatical obsession with the concept.
Instead of signing in and taking a badge, the receptionist directs visitors to a computer where they input their e-mail address and company name. Then it takes their picture and prints out a photo ID with bar-coded information.
Next time, the visitor inputs his e-mail address, and the system prints out a new photo stick-on ID. Nothing is wasted here. Instead of being thrown out, used badges are molded like Play Dough into artwork.
Jeff Tomko, assistant vice president-purchasing and North American cost planning for HAM, happily swings open doors leading from the lobby to reveal several hundred purchasing agents crowded into a bullpen of open cubicles.
They work almost elbow-to-elbow with HAM's purchasing chiefs who, in typical Honda fashion, have equally modest open-area workstations.
They all are furiously purchasing what soon will amount to $17.5 billion worth of parts this year for Honda vehicles built in North America. That's a $1.5 billion increase over last year, thanks to a new $550 million, 200,000-unit annual-capacity assembly plant being built in Greensburg, IN, and scheduled to start producing Civic sedans in fall 2008.
HAM's budget may look small compared with General Motors Corp.'s $61 billion of purchases in North America or Ford Motor Co.'s $90 billion globally, but unlike them, Honda rapidly is increasing production capacity and purchases in North America.
Last year, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. achieved a 77/23 North American-built/import ratio despite an increase in sales of imported cars and light trucks. Even so, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. CEO Takeo Fukui said earlier this year he was not satisfied and wants at least 80% of the vehicles Honda sells in the U.S. to be built in North America, if not more.
Fukui then went on to criticize rival Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. for having only a 53.6%/46.4% domestic/import mix.
Honda also is considered by suppliers to be one of the most desirable auto makers to work with, according to the annual Planning Perspectives Inc. study of OEM/supplier working relations.
When HAM registered a significant drop on a question regarding supplier trust of OEMs compared with previous years in the 2006 Planning Perspectives study, company officials vowed to improve.
Honda did just that, scoring a 3.9 on a 5-point scale, just behind Toyota's 4.0 rating and far ahead of Detroit's Big Three.
Tomko declines to be specific about exactly what went wrong or how the issue with suppliers was mended, except to say it related mostly to communications issues and perhaps some glitches in the auto maker's recent heavy new product launch schedule that included the Acura RDX cross/utility vehicle in Marysville, OH, the Honda CR-V at East Liberty, OH, and a completely redesigned Acura MDX in Alliston, ON, Canada.
While Honda is a very global auto maker, with highly flexible vehicle architectures and factories, Tomko predicts the launch of the new Civic plant in Greensburg will not cause major upheavals in HAM's existing U.S. supply chain.
The Greensburg plant is situated deliberately in the midst of the auto maker's current supply base, and near major arteries.
There will be no big supplier parks surrounding the plant or a lot of components pouring in from outside North America.
Instead, the $1.5 billion in additional purchases mostly will be spread among Honda's current suppliers in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. They will expand their facilities to accommodate the additional business, Tomko says.
"There will be very few new supplier facilities created for the new Indiana plant," Tomko emphasizes.
Honda is attempting to globally source standardized components when it makes sense. For instance, on the new Honda CR-V CUV, Tomko points out the seatbelts are sourced from Autoliv Inc. in China because they can be used cost effectively in versions of the CR-V built in all the regions of the world where it is sold.
— Drew Winter
Nissan Looks to Increase Parts Purchases From Mexico
Nissan Purchasing — By The Numbers
- $10 billion spent on parts procurement in fiscal 2006.
- 17% of overall purchases in "leading competitive countries" in 2006.
- 24% of overall purchases in "leading competitive countries" planned this year.
Nissan North America Inc. this year is targeting an increase in the percentage of parts it buys from low-cost countries, a company official tells Ward's.
John Miller, vice president-purchasing for NNA, says while the auto maker made 17% of its overall purchases from what it calls "leading competitive countries" in fiscal 2006, this year it is shooting for 24% of total purchases.
"Mexico would be the No.1 portion of that increase," Miller tells Ward's.
Nissan purchases from U.S.-based suppliers the vast majority of parts for vehicles it builds in the U.S. However, for certain parts that come from the Japanese home market, Nissan is considering re-sourcing from Mexico to save cost.
"For example, the transmissions have historically come from Japan," Miller says, adding Nissan's supplier of continuously variable transmissions, JATCO Corp., will begin providing CVTs from Mexico for the 6-cyl. Altima midsize sedan and coupe. It already supplies CVTs for 4-cyl. Altimas from Mexico.
While exchange rates factor into the decision to source more parts from Mexico, Miller says total cost is the main reason for the switch.
"When you think about bringing a transmission from Japan to Mexico vs. making it in Mexico, the 'logistic-ality' is pretty great," Miller says. "We do all the calculations, and we use a standard exchange rate for the localization decisions."
In July, Nissan will relocate its Mexican purchasing team from Mexico City to Toluca to be near the auto maker's engineering group at its design center there, he adds.
Miller says Nissan feels it should be more economical to build engines and transmissions in North America, but at the same time the auto maker wants to balance its global investment, careful not to idle any plants overseas.
Nissan is not yet sourcing many components for U.S.-built vehicles from China, Miller says, with the exception of some parts procurement by Tier 1 suppliers for its global Versa/Tiida B-car.
"To reduce investment, there are some parts we were able to bring from China," Miller says, adding some of Nissan's Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers are sourcing from the country, as well.
Miller says being in an alliance with French auto maker Renault SA is advantageous in procurement because of the combined companies' vast global footprint.
"We have a lot of data points we can check between Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, the Mercosur (South American trade region), and now Russia and India, so we're building a very good base of knowledge about where things are more competitive or less competitive," Miller says.
A challenge for the auto maker is making sure its suppliers remain successful in an environment where a number of parts makers are in or flirting with bankruptcy.
To this end, the auto maker has an Alliance Supplier Improvement Program, in which suppliers pair up with Nissan and/or outside kaizen (continuous-improvement) firms to streamline manufacturing.
In the past, Nissan purchasing had no coordinated approach to cope with the many facets of suppliers in trouble. As a result, two years ago, Nissan started its Supplier Revival Group (NSRG), which consists of Tier 1 and Tier 2 parts makers considered distressed. Miller says up to 15% of Nissan's suppliers are on the list.
"When I meet with the CEOs of these companies, my point is always, 'I want to see your plan; how you're going to get from where you are now to where you want to be. And what is it you want to be; what are your milestones?'" Miller says.
"If there's no plan, or the milestones are missed wildly, that sends off a big signal to us that we should have some backup plans to deal with these suppliers. But if the suppliers are very genuine and open and honest and transparent with us, we'll work very closely with them. And we have."
He says no vehicle production line has gone down because of recent supplier woes, and that NSRG has been a success because very little business (less than 10% over the past two years) has been re-sourced.
There have been instances when Nissan had no choice but to find new suppliers. "In some cases, the supplier said, 'We're just going to quit. We're no longer going to be a supplier in existence anymore. Please tell us where you want us to send the tools,'" Miller says.
— Christie Schweinsberg
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Granger's original contract was for six months in which the district paid her $115 an hour, not to exceed 45 hours a month, to train Hall. That adds up to a potential annual salary of $62,100.
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Protein-capture reagents are indispensable for delineating the molecular mechanisms of diseases, to detect and characterize cellular abnormalities, and to characterize biological effects of drugs. However, the current paucity of high-quality protein-capture reagents presents a major bottleneck in virtually all areas of biomedical sciences. The overarching goal of this project is to develop an innovative and powerful protein-capture technology with high levels of fidelity and predictability.
We aim to overcome a major limitation of currently available technologies where specificity and epitopes must be individually tested by laborious methods after generating protein-capture reagents. We introduce a new concept, "C-clamping", that enables to direct capture reagents ("C-clamps") exclusively to the C-terminal (6-8) residues of proteins with high fidelity and high affinity. C-clamps are in the form of robust recombinant binding proteins generated using state-of-the-art phage-display technologies. Virtually every protein has a unique C-terminal signature that can be recognized with high efficiency by C-clamps. The a priori knowledge of epitope location allows one to accurately predict the level of specificity by identifying potential cross-reactivity through database search and to implement strategies to eliminate off-targets. These attributes make C-clamps particularly suited as the core technology for generating a comprehensive set of protein capture reagents. Furthermore, C-clamping is ideally suited to detect proteolytic "neo-epitopes" generated by proteolysis, markers of biomedically important processes (e.g. apoptosis). Our proof-of-concept experiments have successfully demonstrated the feasibility and enormous potential of C-clamping. Proposed studies aim to establish C-clamping as a general technology by producing high-performance capture reagents for high-value targets including integral membrane proteins, splice variants, viral proteins and caspase neo-epitopes. C-clamping represents a paradigm shift in capture-reagent generation, and the establishment of C-clamping will make large contributions to the entire molecular biomedical sciences.
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mSegmentReader is not set from the passed in argument in spdysession::readsegments if no corresponding stream is found. however it is still possible that data should go out to the network by flushing the output queue. a SETTINGS frame or a PING frame (as I discovered by reading logs) are examples of this. They will eventually go out when a transaction is placed on this session but particular in the case of a time sensitive item like PING should not wait.
(there might not be a transaction in the case of a nullhttptransaction, or a canceled transaction).
I can't think of anything this would actually harm. In the case of PING it might result in an unused connection being closed at a different time than expected but not in a (afaict) bad way.
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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/8 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 pound lamb, cut from the leg into 12 equal-sized cubes
2 yellow bell peppers, cored and cut into 1-inch strips
1 red onion, cut into 8 pieces
16 cherry tomatoes
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
4 whole-wheat pitas
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2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1 fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup nonfat Greek-style yogurt (such as Total brand)
1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
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For souvlaki, mix first 5 ingredients to make a marinade and set aside. Distribute lamb, bell peppers, onion and tomatoes among 8 skewers. Place in a large shallow pan with marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours, rotating skewers once. Heat a gas grill to medium, or use a charcoal grill and allow the coals to turn a light-ash color. Coat grill with cooking spray. Grill until lamb is medium rare and lightly charred, 5 to 8 minutes. Rotate to cook evenly. To cook in oven, broil on metal skewers 6 minutes, rotating until evenly browned. Grill or toast pitas.
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For sauce, puree cucumbers and a pinch of salt in a food processor. Place in a fine-screen colander and squeeze out the juice. Reserve juice and discard pulp. Whisk cucumber and lemon juices in a bowl with yogurt. Mix in garlic; season with salt and pepper. Serve with pitas and skewers.


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Room with full bed-walk to downtownUnited StatesVirginiaCharlottesville
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One of 3 rooms with shared kitchen & bath, screened porch & deck. Continental breakfast features local & organic. Inquire about pets.
Inquire about massage.
We're a mile from the Historic Downtown Mall, 2 from UVA, & 5 minutes from Monticello.
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Shared bathroom, full kitchen. We provide local bread and jams, fresh organic fruit, eggs from the Farmer's Market, oats and fair trade coffee and tea. Our screened porch is wonderful for breakfasts. Our backyard opens into Meade Park, with walking trail, playground and an outdoor water park.
We are on the city bus line, with a stop just a block away. The Downtown Mall is a 15 minute walk, and is quite bikeable.
Smoking outdoors only, please!
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We love to socialize, and we know that guests may just want to relax and unwind. We live in a separate apartment downstairs, and are often available to chat.
With three rooms, there are often other guests around to meet and get to know. We have had guests from Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia, providing a rich environment for learning and meeting new people.
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We are in a quiet, residential neighborhood, just blocks from downtown. Behind our house is a lovely city park and water park.
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Fairhaven is on the city bus line. We're also only a mile away from the Downtown Mall, an easy and pleasant walk. We have plenty of on-street parking.
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Ask about massage! Flame has been a massage therapist for 20 years, and offers sessions to our guests at $65 per hour. This must be arranged in advance, of course, and we can't guarantee she'll be available. Please call or email to arrange an appointment.
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Raven is an innkeeper, a candle-maker, and a therapist in Charlottesville, VA. Flame is a massage therapist and artist. We've run Fairhaven Guesthouse for three years now. It keeps us very busy!
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