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FORT ATKINSON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OEM Off-Highway™ magazine, a leading publication dedicated to the entire product development team of heavy-duty on- and off-road equipment manufacturers, has announced its official Top Ten New Products of 2012. The winners consist of the 10 products with the most views on the online product buyer's guide, the Component Directory, at www.OEMOffHighway.com/directory.
"This is our fourth year of the Top Ten awards, and we're thrilled with the level of excitement and recognition the section is receiving in the industry"
"This is our fourth year of the Top Ten awards, and we're thrilled with the level of excitement and recognition the section is receiving in the industry," says OEM Off-Highway's Editor and Associate Publisher Michelle EauClaire. "Our publication continues to reach a niche, qualified readership of 16,000 key decision makers who are specifying, purchasing and integrating components and technologies into the next generation of equipment being designed. The Component Directory online product buyer's guide is continuing to expand its reach with our endless SEO efforts and has established itself as a well-known resource for engineers and purchasing managers to go to find the latest products and be able to request information directly from the manufacturer."
The Top Ten New Products of 2012 were featured in the November/December 2012 issue of OEM Off-Highway magazine, as well as the globally-distributed digital version of the publication.
About OEM Off-Highway™
Since 1984, OEM Off-Highway magazine has delivered the latest news, hottest products and emerging technologies to original equipment manufacturers' (OEMs) product development team members. Our editorial features concentrate on the critical issues and new product developments that impact the industry and provide the in-depth coverage and trend analysis that are of primary importance to our readers. For more information, visit www.OEMOffHighway.com.
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[Hook - Chris Brown]
All these girls around the World, they love me
I'm supposed to be the only one
It ain't my fault if all these ladies love me
Thought I was supposed to the only one
Believe that I'm a gangsta girl
All I ever wanted was a real girl
You know that I'm a gangsta girl
[Verse 1 - The Game]
I'm supposed to be your number one
Thought we was getting married when the summer come
Two piece Armani with the cummerbund
And when she look in my eyes she see a money sign
She see Louis Vuitton, she see them Prada heels
I took her outta that coach, how that Escada feel?
I mean its gotta feel good to a bitch about the hood
Driving a Rose Phantom with an angel on the hood
I mean we living that good
Chowing on Mr Chow's after this it's Pillippe
Nigga you know my style
Little Cristal, Little Rose
A whole bunch of Al's bad bitches in the place
Nigga feel like an owl, nigga I'm so fly
Pull that Bugatti out, them haters gon die
Baby you know them doors are suicide
And it ain't about nothing but you and I
[Hook - Chris Brown]
[Verse 2 - The Game]
She used to stash my loot, all in the sofa
Then I used to knock her boots all in the sofa
She had 3 stocks, one chrome on that Toyota
Then she flipped channels on a nigga:
Oprah, all up in the club getting hawked by the vultures
The female Spreewell, was too hard to coach her
So I had to do the best thing for both us
Take myself shopping, get my Ralph Lauren coats up
It ain't tricking if you got it right, oo sir
Can't get a shot of Patron unless she gonna fuck
Can't leave these hoes alone nigga it's so tough
Especially if they finance the nose, I pick them both up
Then we hit South beach, pull my Gucci loc's up
Hit my nigga Wayne like "let me borrow some?"
Looking like a casting call and we show up
We getting Young Money but we grown up
So what!
[Hook - Chris Brown]
[Verse 3 - The Game]
Baby girl always running her mouth
So I told her "you know I run this town"
It's like she live in Australia:
Her world is upside down
But it's an upside collective
I love when she face down
She my sex slave, I'm the king
I wear the crown. Now how that sound?
To the lames that run around with dames
Got gunned down. Cum stains on nightgowns
Chapstick on champagne glasses
Louis Vuitton, Gucci belt, ain't a damn thing flashy
But me in L.V
Now niggas see I don't do menage no more
I'm on my fourth LP
Now we in the 64 deep
Automatics, key in my pocket, that's low-key
In the spur of the moment I'm Ginóbili
I ball with Kobe while you sit in Oakleys
Off of the much-anticipated R.E.D. Album (Q: will it ever come out?)

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A Clackamas County Grand Jury today returned an indictment charging Deanna Swenson, 55, with two counts of unlawfully altering a cast ballot, two counts of unlawfully voting more than once, and two counts of first-degree official misconduct.
Clackamas County elections officials removed Swenson from her position processing county election ballots after another election worker claimed to see her marking a ballot that had been only partially filled out. County officials alerted the Oregon Secretary of State's office, which, in turn, requested the Oregon Department of Justice investigation.
"The integrity of Oregon elections is of paramount importance," Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said. "The Department of Justice has made this investigation a high priority since the allegations came to light."
The department launched its investigation on Oct. 31. Lawyers from the department's Criminal Justice Division are handling the prosecution. Swenson alone was charged. Investigators found no evidence of involvement by others.
The first four charges are Class C felonies, punishable by up to five years imprisonment (as determined by applicable state felony sentencing guidelines,) and a $125,000 fine. The official misconduct charges are Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $6,250 fine.
An indictment is an allegation of wrongdoing. All defendants charged with crimes are innocent until proven guilty.
The allegations surfaced two weeks before the national election during Oregon's vote-by-mail election process. Rosenblum commended Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown and her staff for their efforts to ensure the integrity of the election results in Clackamas County. She also thanked the investigators and lawyers at the Department of Justice's Criminal Justice division for their work on the case thus far.


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It was far from a satisfying send off but last night's 4-1 loss to the Habs was in some ways a microcosm of 2010-11 season that was. With their powerplay quite literally working against them, the Leafs put themselves in a hole early, showed some fight back and ultimately fell short, while some promising youthful performances comprised a silver lining for a better tomorrow. That said, it seemed a good portion of the Leafs roster was still suffering from the hangover of a playoff run fallen short, the giveaways and breakaways against were plentiful and the effort generally uninspired.
It's important to keep one game in perspective but debutants Frattin and Colborne gave Leafs fans a pretty good feel for what the future may hold last night. Colborne's frame will need some further filling out but he looked like an unrefined model of that big-bodied skilled center fans have been yearning for since Mats Sundin's departure. Matt Frattin showed no hesitation in getting right in the mix with a high-tempo game and some good offensive instincts in finding the good scoring areas, registering five shots in 15 minutes of icetime. Frattin would have notched his first NHL goal if not for a couple good saves from Carey Price.
Onto the mashup from Greg.
"The run that we went on after the all-star break was a really good building block for our team. Having such a young team and playing in such important games, I think it's really going to help us next year. You could see how a lot of the guys matured."
– Dion Phaneuf, courtesy of James Mirtle at The Globe and Mail
Leafs Links:
PPP recaps the game and then picks apart Cherry's Kadri illogic.
Habs dump Leafs in season finale
Mirtle recaps the Leafs disheartening 4-1 loss last night.
Mislav's final game in 10 of the season.
The Good and Bad of the Leafs' 2011-12 Second Half
Mark Ascione at The Hockey Writers highlights the Leafs' ups and downs since the All Star Break.
The Marlies snapped their five game winless streak by defeating the Rochester Americans 6-5 in their second last game of the season yesterday.
Other hockey links:
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Are Set
The Bruins/Canadiens matchup highlights the first round in the east.
Video – T.J. Oshie With The Goal Of The Night?
Incredible individual effort by Oshie to score his 12th of the season.
Last Night in Leafs Prospects:
Jesse Blacker went pointless with a plus-two rating in Owen Sound's 3-2Â win over the Plymouth Whalers to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Whalers forward Jamie Devane was a minus-one and failed to collect any points. Out west, Josh Nicolls of the Saskatoon Blades was also pointless in the opening game of their first round matchup with the Kootenay Ice.
Your Say:
What were your first impressions on Joe Colborne and Matt Frattin in their respective debuts? Heading into the off season what areas does Leaf management need to address either through free agency or via trade?


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Mission: Edible
What do you do when one of your favorite foodies comes to town, and specifically mentions wanting to stroll through The Mission? Why, you plan an itinerary that takes you past some of the neighborhood's favorite places to buy delicious treats!
After shopping our way through the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market together, we left Laura to explore on her own for a few hours. (We hit Rainbow Grocery for a few staples, then headed home to put our perishables in the fridge.) We met up at high noon at 16th Street BART. Seeing as how it had been ages since we stuffed ourselves with Mexican breakfast at Primavera, we decided a traditional San Francisco burrito was in order. We stopped at Taqueria El Castillito — an old favorite, but definitely not local, sustainable, or organic in any way — and fortified ourselves with burritos and a torta, and a few bottles of Mexican cane-sugar sodas.
Back out into the bright sunshine — it's always sunny in The Mission, but Saturday was unseasonably hot — we trekked down Mission to 18th. Trying to keep to the shady side of the street, we pointed out the retaurant row that is 18th and Guerrero (Farina, Tartine Bakery, Delfina, and Pizzeria Delfina) but did not stop to join the monster queues. We'd really just planned to peek into Bi-Rite Creamery, but the short line — full of surprisingly happy 'No on 8' protesters — and list of fabulous flavors tempted us. We couldn't let Laura leave San Francisco without a taste of the famous Salted Caramel ice cream, could we? (Cameron also sampled the malted vanilla with peanut brittle, just to make sure we'd covered all the bases.)
Across the street, Bi-Rite Market was sampling their Thanksgiving offerings from a catering station on the sidewalk. We smelled the heavenly aromas, but couldn't even consider a nibble. We pressed inside the store along with everyone else in the entire neightborhood, taking a peek at all the fabulous local produce and the justifiably famous deli case. (I still don't understand how Sean and DPaul lived around the corner for years without weighing 300 pounds. I'd never cook!)
Backtracking to Valencia Street, we strolled past Range — where we'd enjoyed a fabulous dinner the previous night — and popped into Lucca, one of the last remaining vestiges of the Mission's Italian heritage. We browsed the aisles, admiring the terrific assortment of goodies, then headed back out into the street. I think I always knew that Lucca makes their ravioli on the premises, even noted the minuscule factory visible through the picture window along Valencia, but I'd never timed it right to see the process in action until this week. We stood with our noses pressed to the glass for what must have been half an hour, watching as a pair of flour-dusted pasta makers heaved giant wads of dough through an industrial sheeter, then picked them up like so much dirty laundry and magically unfolded them along a table the size of most San Francisco living rooms. (I could descibe the whole process, but Laura's slideshow does a much better job.)
We picked up the pace and continued down Valencia to 23rd, then down Mission to 24th. After a quick stroll through the Mexican produce stalls and flower shops, we stopped into Philz to let Cameron caffeinate himself with a fine Turkish-style fiter-drip blend, while Laura and I rested our eyes and feet in the cool, dim surroundings.
Our last stop took us to a rendezvous with some of our fellow bloggers at Mission Pie. We were nearly stuffed, but somehow made room to share a slice of double-crust apple pie and another of pear-raspberry galette. When Jen arrived, she showed us the error of our ways, generously offering nibbles of the godly walnut pie (with a gooey center like pecan pie); I now understand why people drive across town to buy a slice. We sat at a big table together in the now-waning afternoon sun, marveling at all the shop's gorgeous, quirky details — a map of the farms that sell their produce to the pie-makers, a collection of antique egg scales, and some of the coolest light fixtures in the city — chatting about everything from Yves St. Laurent to antique tractors to …well, food, of course.
If we'd only had an extra stomach, we could have kept walking all day.
Taqueria El Castillito
2092 Mission Street (x17th)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th Street (x Dolores)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th Street (x Dolores/Guerrero)
San Francisco CA 94110
Lucca Ravioli Company
1100 Valencia Street (x 22nd)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Philz Coffee
3101 24th Street (x Folsom)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Mission Pie
2901 Mission Street (x 25th)
San Francisco, CA 94110


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Guilford votes to close middle school
GUILFORD -- Guilford taxpayers voted by a margin of 130 to 91 to send next year's seventh and eighth graders to the Brattleboro Area Middle School, marking a new chapter in the history of the Guilford Central School.
Ninety minutes of public discussion from the floor of Town Meeting made it clear that many people had mixed feelings about whether to send the middle-schoolers to Brattleboro and end a tradition of educating them in a smaller, community oriented setting.
The Guilford School Board spent many hours over the past year researching and discussing the pros and cons of the move as well as negotiating with the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union over a four-year reduced price contract to send Guilford students to Brattleboro.
School Board member Penny Lussier noted that although the decision to recommend the move to BAMS was a unanimous board decision, it was not made purely for economic reasons. If students remained in Guilford the budget would increase by 6.9 percent and sending them to BAMS would have the budget increase by 3.2 percent. She cited increased options for students as one of the more important reasons to support the move.
Kelly Young, a parent of students in grades 3 and 6 spoke for many people in the audience when she said she did not support the move. She worried that parents would have a smaller voice in decision making with a move to Brattleboro.
Carol Jensen also echoed a number of opinions when she said that, "I have flip-flopped and am not sure how I will vote." She spoke about the issue of social diversity and the welcoming attitude of racial differences in the Guilford school. Jensen also expressed an often-heard concern that the social issues in Brattleboro may be a bad influence for Guilford seventh and eighth graders.
Rebecca Potter, who graduated from the Guilford School four years ago, said that BAMS provides a lot of opportunity. She balanced some of the "bad influence" rhetoric about Brattleboro saying, "Big bad Guilford also exists. Bad stuff happens no matter where you are."
Two other graduates of the Guilford school had an opportunity to present a different view in support of keeping students in Guilford. Maia Fulton-Black noted that, "Community involvement is more beneficial than a year of German."
Tilden Remerleitch, another Guilford graduate said in an emotional plea, "I wouldn't be who I am now if I had moved to BAMS."
When asked what he thought about the vote to move the students to BAMS, Guilford Central School Principal John Gagnon said, "We have a special program. We have fine teachers. I support my School Board."
In other school business voters approved a school budget of $2,902,630, an increase of $272,948 or 10 percent over last year's budget. Fund transfers of $11,495 and $83,505 were also approved for the purpose of defraying taxes.
Vita Pisciotta voiced opposition to the budget citing too many paraprofessionals on the staff. She said, "The people are hurting." She also characterized some of the budget as "gravy and padding" but in the end the overwhelming majority of voters did not agree with her.
Don McLean proposed to add $17,000 to the school budget to offset cuts to the music program. A number of people spoke in favor of his amendment, but it was defeated by a vote of 70 to 62.
The School Board was asked to research the issue of asbestos removal at the school at last year's Town Meeting and they presented their findings. They recommended spending up to $50,000 for asbestos abatement. According to School Board member Tara Henry, the estimate for the work based on competitive bidding is $34,855, but there may be added costs as the project moves forward. The $50,000 expenditure was approved with a few voices of dissent.
The town portion of the meeting was less contentious as voters approved a highway budget of $801,900, an increase of $33,040 or 4 percent over last year, and a general fund budget of $712,285, an increase of $207,929, or 41 percent over last year, with minimal debate and discussion. Part of the reason for the large increase in the general fund budget is because new accounting procedures now include the Fire Department budget.
Highway commissioner Dan Zumbruski and his crew were commended for the service they have provided to Guilford. It was noted that the Guilford Center Road needs $12,500 for new guard rails and that there is more FEMA work to be done. Zumbruski said that if mud season is not too bad the budget should be OK for the rest of the year.
Selectboard member Anne Rider explained that the town has changed the way it does budget reporting in an effort to make the budget process more transparent. There has been a change from having an assistant town treasurer to creating a position of bookkeeper in order to provide more checks and balances and financial oversight.
Peter Hetzel has been hired as the new bookkeeper and that means that town clerk Penny Marine can cut back on the hours she has devoted to treasurer work.
A reserve fund was approved to be used for any surplus from the general fund. Rider said, "It is a good cushion for us to have." Voters also approved $1,000 for efficient management of invasive species. There was a lengthy discussion over this issue and John Kristensen cited a number of examples of how invasive species are making their mark in Guilford.
The Guilford Volunteer Fire Department's budget of $201,726 was approved by unanimous voice vote. Fire Chief Jared Bristol said that, "Trim is rotting off the building because it was not sealed properly. We have to deal with that and then build up a fund for future painting and maintenance of the building and trucks."
Seventeen human service organizations received $24,230 in yearly allotments without discussion. The budget of $27,000 for the Guilford Free Library also easily passed.
The number of Justices of the Peace was increased from nine to 10 by a floor vote. There were also offices filled by voice vote from the floor that include: Todd Mandell, Trustee of Public Funds; Merton Garland and David Franklin, Grand Jurors; Judith Serkin, Library Trustee; Robert Stack and David Franklin, Trustees of the Warren Wilder Fund; Robert Stack, Cemetery Commissioner.
Lister Lisa Barry noted the recent death of Frank Rafferty who had been a lister for the town for the past 31 years. Because of the timing of his death it was too late for someone to run for this office so the selectboard will appoint someone.
One of the more welcome announcements of the day came from Friends of Algiers Village board member Fred Humphrey who informed voters that a contract has been signed with someone who will be running the Guilford County store. He said the store could be open sometime in May.
Results of the town's Australian ballot voting included a new school board member, Steve Redmond, who was the sole candidate for a three-year seat and received 221 votes.
Incumbent Carole Mills won 222 votes for a one-year term to retain her seat on the school board. There were no listed candidates for a second one-year term on the board, but incumbent Tara Henry received the most write-in votes with 26.
Selectboard member Anne Rider was unopposed and received 234 votes.
Richard Davis is a registered nurse and executive director of Vermont Citizens Campaign for Health. He writes from Guilford and welcomes comments at email@example.com.
Reformer staff writer Mike Faher contributed to this report.
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Cobra Starship is not doing Warped Tour. You can check the official site http://www.warpedtour.com or http://www.myspace.com/cobrastarshipDunnerheartsTwilight wrote:I am so going to see
they all rock! woot and FTSK !
I cant wait
I need to get my tickets
Compromising Tour was awesome - It was big enough to have a huge party, & small enough to get front row without being a hustler - I hope THC gets to be like OCK - where seniority rules. - Like they have ranks, members for years & members for months & the older members get more benefits.PrincessBella wrote:BND was the first time (& second time since i went to 2 shows) i saw them live. so sadly i haven't seen them at a place like HOB before. i wanted to go last year when they were on the Compromising tour but it sold out i've seen videos on YouTube of Alex and Jack just talking to people on the phone during shows and it's hilarious, lol.
i should've gotten a guys medium...hopefully it'll still fit somehow. this will be my first GK shirt and my third ATL shirt (if u don't count the one from THC).
i might go to 2 warped dates, but if not i'll at least go to one since my mom promised me Warped tix as an Easter present (we still haven't bought them yet though). this will be my first year going to Warped so i'm actually kinda scared, haha. what's it like?
I love being in Houston - because we will definitely get the all-night party - then a few hours after that, we have an after party at this small club with all the bands from warped (like they just chill & party) & like 6 bands from warped come & play.
This is my first year too - I was supposed to go last year, but my friend bailed & the party was already sold out. Im not so scared because I know the venue & all my friends are giving me tips, plus I talk to the bands on their spring tours & they give me a ton of tips(: Plus, I know how to get all the schedules ahead of time & my friend knows where to get the signing times & booths ahead of time too.


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CSX Manager-Operations Planning Jeremiah Dirnberger is an expert on yard operations. Before joining CSX, Dirnberger was Specialist-Yard Operations Performance at Canadian Pacific. Prior to that, he was a graduate research assistant for Dr. Christopher Barkan in the Railroad Engineering Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He and Barkan collaborated on two research papers, both of which have become important industry reference tools: "Improving Railroad Classification Yard Performance Through Bottleneck Management Methods," and "Improving Railroad Classification Terminal Performance Using Concepts of 'Lean Railroading.'"
"Because railroad classification yards can be considered production systems, insight into the dynamics of a yard system can be gained by adapting production management tools that have led to significant performance improvement in manufacturing," Dirnberger writes in the Bottleneck Management Methods paper. "The most important manufacturing process analogy to improving yard capacity is the bottleneck. In a production system, the bottleneck is the process that limits its throughput. The processing rate of the bottleneck sets the rate for the entire system. Improvong the performance of the bottleneck is the best way to improve the performance of the entire terminal process. The train assembly (pull-down) process has been identified as the bottleneck in a majority of classification yards."
One of Dirnberger's principal findings is that "the humping process should be subordinate to the pull-down process because the latter is the principal bottleneck in many yards. The hump should be managed and operated so that it provides the bottleneck exactly what it needs, when it needs it. The quality of sorting during a humping operation directly affects the performance of the pull-down process."
Today, at CSX, Dirnberger and his Operations Planning colleagues are working with consultant Innovative Scheduling on a Hump Yard Simulation Model that works directly with the railroad's ONE Plan operational planning and implementation system. There are 12 hump yards throughout the CSX network, and the new simulation model is currently being rolled out at the Hamlet, N.C., yard. "The model incorporates 73 operational parameters," Dirnberger told Railway Age. "We've been designing and simulating process improvements that help us to see our metrics more clearly, and to understand and maximize the capacity of our existing operations. As our traffic grows, we will be using this model to help justify capital investment in our yards."
Following process improvements, CSX will be looking to move forward on physical improvements like extending yard tracks where appropriate, operational improvements for train crews (especially as hiring and training continues as volume grows), and with technology.
Supplier perspectives
Railway Age asked several key yard automation system suppliers to address the following: We now see Class I average yard dwell times down to 24 hours or slightly less. What more can railroads do to improve on this? What systems do you currently offer or are developing that in your opinion best serve your customers' yard productivity needs?
RailComm: Automating critical areas in the yard to remove bottlenecks has worked very well to get dwell times down to where they are now. Our customers have been happy with the fast and significant ROI for the projects.
Our customers frequently ask us to expand upon an original switch or protection automation project to encompass more areas of the yard and/or cover additional processes. Some of the largest systems in service today started with a very basic concept and have grown to be the backbone of the yard's operation, with multiple control areas across various departments.
While "islands of automation" have been very successful, working with our Class I customers, we see the next real opportunity to improve yard productivity: Taking a more holistic view of the entire yard, continue expanding automation of key processes and start using the resulting real-time data to guide better decisions. This leads to the ability to plan and optimize the entire yard and its overall operations.
Much of our thinking comes from our "Yard 2020" initiative, a collaborative effort with executives from all of the Class 1 railroads to define a technology roadmap for the Class I freight yard. It is the result of discussions with industry and transportation executives around the US who repeatedly noted that, although near-term automation opportunities in yards are relatively clear, coming changes in traffic levels and mainline operations make thinking through the next ten years far more challenging. These changes include:
• Increased volume through the yard as mainline traffic rebounds and velocity increases, putting pressure on yards to receive trains at a faster pace and return them onto the mainline faster.
• The rising complexity of increased volumes (e.g. cargo mix) and the escalating demand for customer service.
• Capital commitment mandates (such as PTC) and demands (new bridges and tunnels) that limit available spending on yard infrastructure improvements.
• Investor demand for profitability that can ultimately be met only by lower operating ratios.
• Looming brain drain as tens of thousands of workers become eligible for retirement in the next 15 years—meaning yards must not only improve productivity, but do it with less-experienced people.
We kicked off Yard 2020 by spending time in 12 different Class I freight yards. Starting with a clean sheet of paper in each yard, we looked carefully at all of the processes and workflows. We asked a lot of questions to really understand the entire yard operation, as a whole and in more detail in key parts. We explored what yard personnel at every level want or need to operate better.
While every yard is different, some common themes emerged:
• The yardmaster is a bottleneck. All workflow goes through this one person, leading to delays between every step in any process as the yardmaster has to sequentially tell different people what to execute, and then wait for confirmation that it's done before moving on, with multiple processes being handled simultaneously.
• Communication inefficiencies abound. There is an opportunity to improve productivity simply by enabling faster communication. In addition, information latency is very common and people are frequently forced to make decisions on old information—using printed lists, for example. Providing access to real-time information will be huge.
• Over the years, railroads have installed various generations of control systems from multiple suppliers. The systems are intermingled within a single yard and are also deployed across multiple yards. User interfaces were created by different groups based on their needs and customized to each yard by the superintendent. There is a lack of standardization and each yard relies on its own "tribal knowledge."
• Turnover makes training a big issue.
• Exception handling is vital. If there were never a problem or exception (a lost car, mismarked/unmarked car, etc.), yards would probably operate satisfactorily in "manual" mode. In reality, exceptions are numerous and dealing with them, while keeping the overall flows going, is a huge challenge.
These are the challenges we are addressing today and in the next several years, building new capabilities into our RailComm Central connected automation platform.
In the short term, we have some immediate solutions for improving the speed and efficiency of communications between the yardmaster and the transportation and mechanical crews. We can enable crews with portable devices to receive real-time work orders directly—no more paper lists—and report task completion in real time. For example, a switch crew using a mobile device can access the switch list, step through each planned move, pause the process when exception occurs, and resume the process when the exception is resolved—all on the mobile device. The switch list updates in real time, including the exception reporting.
The most exciting opportunity, though, is taking the wealth of data we've created through automation, and using it to dramatically improve decision making and planning. This is where the next leap in yard productivity will come from, and where we are focusing our efforts for the next generation yard automation solution, RailComm Central.
We already have sensors (axle counters) at all three points around an automated switch. RailComm Central uses this real-time data to monitor traffic into and out of the switch area, and confirm the switch is clear before it can be thrown. When we combine this information stream with the data from the AEI reader at the entrance to the yard, we can track the movement of every car in the yard, right through departure, in real-time. We can automatically calculate the remaining capacity on every track. Adding information from the car management database, we can even report the actual consist of every train.
The impact on productivity is immediate and dramatic.
With the ability to see the real situation in the yard at any moment, yardmasters can set up tasks need to be done in the most logical order for maximum efficiency, rather than attacking each issue as it comes up. The system can bring in additional information about the yard—such as crew skills and availability—and enable yardmasters to prioritize tasks with knowledge of all available resources—not only location of every car, engine and crew, but also insight into what's coming into the yard and when.
The wealth of real-time information makes the best yardmasters even more effective. Combined with decision support capability, it helps every yard master be more like the best.
Beyond visibility and real-time decision support, RailComm Central can also be used to make plans for a day or for a shift. The plans are based on existing schedules and respect all the rules and constraints of the yard. Yard masters can explore different options and preview the impact on yard operations.
Finally, RailComm Central enables longer-term planning to improve productivity. How will you handle a 10% volume increase? A 5% increase with a change in mix? Would adding more automation help, and if so, where will it help most? Should you add crews? Build more track? RailComm Central lets you create multiple "what if" scenarios and evaluate the impact on yard productivity.
Trainyard Tech, LLC
Trainyard Tech has contributed significantly to the increased hump yard productivity with the installation of the ClassMaster™ Hump Process Control system at 13 hump yards throughout the U.S. and will soon be adding four more ClassMaster systems at CSX Rice Yard, NS Sheffield Yard, BNSF Lincoln Yard, and CN Symington Yard (Canada).
The ClassMaster system increases throughput in the yard with advanced functionality including:
• Yardmaster Planning Screens: provides the yardmaster with the look-ahead status of the humping operation.
• Remote Locomotive Hump Speed Calculation: optimizes the hump speed to increase throughput while eliminating car catchups and car misroutes.
• Interactive Pinpuller Display: provides information to allow the Pinpuller to assist the yardmaster in management of the humping process
• Automatic Tuning: increases the overall performance of the yard with very little effort required by the technician
Additionally, the system is highly reliable, providing uninterrupted service, 24/7. This is accomplished with the highly available redundant hotstandby computer configuration coupled with distributed I/O interfaces.
The design of the hardware for the ClassMaster system makes it easy for technicians and maintainers to troubleshoot problems. The manner in which the I/O interface hardware is laid out is straightforward and simple. All interconnections have LED lights to guide the trouble shooting process. All of the interconnection modules are plug connect modules, meaning that no rewiring is required. The design also includes advanced lightning protection modules, again with LEDs to indicate the health status, and plug connections for quick change-outs. And finally, several of the critical modules are monitored and alarmed, such as the health of the power supplies, lighting arresters, network interfaces, and many other items that would point to potential problems.
All of this design is intended to maximize the system availability and to identify issues before they become problems.
Trainyard Tech is also advancing railyard productivity in the area of retrieving car data and hump statistics by using a new web-based tool called "TTReporter." Using any computer with access to the railroad intranet, and with the appropriate authorization, a user simply points his computer browser to the TTReporter link and can quickly pull up reports and car data using a simple point and click web style interface. This has significantly improved the time to access information from the process control system and has reduced the number of people traditionally involved in gathering data to satisfy any question(s) a user might have.
The TTReporter has been installed in four yards thus far and has proven to be a huge success by bringing all the important hump process control information to the fingertips of the users that include all levels of management throughout the railroad.
Trainyard Tech is currently installing a new type of shove separation system, ShoveMaster™, at the IHB Gibson auto-carrier yard in Hammond, Ind. ShoveMaster provides an electronic method of determining the length of train that is shoved into each track in the flat yard. The system maintains the track spaces used and reserved from both ends of the track, allowing the operation to shove and flat sort from both ends of the yard simultaneously. This will greatly increase the overall productivity of the sorting operation. ShoveMaster sends the information to a central yardmaster workstation; displays the information over outdoor scoreboards; and sends it wirelessly to wearable computer devices. The wearable computer devices provide the functionality for the transportation ground operators to communicate with the system, reserving track space, and updating information directly from the field.
Global Rail/Vossloh: The railroads tell us, "The yards are the biggest money pits on the railroad. They consume budgets, talent and contribute little in the way of revenue." This is the reputation the yards have. To date, and with the little amount of money spent on yard productivity, railroads have done an incredible job getting the numbers to where they are today.
We hear the railroads talk about trying to increase throughput or decrease dwell times. But rarely are they able to get boots on the ground and have the Industrial Engineering group do time and motion studies on activities and identify where the real bottlenecks occur. Global Rail/Vossloh assists its customers by spending time in the yards and gathering information with the local experts on where the most impact can be made for their investment. Each yard has its own nuances and even complex simulations aren't able to do what is required. The talent pool is getting younger and younger, so giving the employees the right tools to get the job done safer and more efficiently is where the smart money goes.
The Global Rail/Vossloh Modular Yard Automation (MYA) platform is a scalable solution for any yard automation program, whether that be switches, derails, heaters, gates, or any other devices desired/required to be automated. The system is scalable from a single switch, yard entry/exit, or a through yard routing system controlled through DTMF with hand held or locomotive based radio, standard flatyard switching systems, shove-to-couple applications and fully automated stacked routing systems to eliminate the need for expensive hump yards. Reliability and availability are the keys to improving safety and throughput and decreasing dwell times. Global Rail/Vossloh provides those keys. A single switch can sometimes make a whole yard flow better and keep the public happy by not fouling a crossing for longer than needed while entering or exiting a yard.
We've also developed an interface that can tie into anyone's mainframe for switch list exchange, as well as being able to tie into the car management systems as desired for car locating and tracking. These systems can help most railroads manage their information more efficiently, which in turn should help their bottom line.
Another area that is getting more attention is vitality for yard applications. As our customers look at getting into yard automation, some believe a vital system is the way to go. Until now they have had to go with extremely expensive CTC type systems that limit even the biggest operations from automating a yard. With the vitality and viability completed on our Vital Processor, Global Rail/Vossloh now has the vital platform available to offer a very affordable vital system that would meet any railroads safety and budget requirements. We hope this allows even more railroads and transit systems to start looking seriously at how they can improve their operations safely.


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Among the almost 2,000 transactions that SAC Capital Advisors reported in the 13F holdings report to the SEC for the period ending Sept. 30, Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL), Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) and C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) were the company's top three new buys.
The transactions consisted of:
|Additions to Current Shares
|New Buys
|Reductions to Current Shares
|Sold Out
Currently, Guru Steven Cohen has 1,486 stocks in his expansive portfolio, valued about $15.9 billion, with a quarter-over-quarter turnover rate of 49 percent.
Cohen's portfolio sector weighting is as follows:
|Consumer Services
|Oil & Gas
|Health Care
|Consumer Goods
|Basic Materials
His top holdings are:
1. Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI) representing 2.2% of his portfolio, which is 3.43% of shares outstanding.
2. American International Group Inc. (AIG) representing 1.8% of his portfolio, which is 0.54% of shares outstanding.
3. Tiffany & Co. (TIF) representing 1.3% of his portfolio, which is 2.56% of shares outstanding.
4. Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) representing 1.3% of his portfolio, which is 0.41% of shares outstanding.
5. Andarko Petroleum Corp. representing 1.3% of his portfolio, which is 0.61% of shares outstanding.
Below are Cohen's top three buys out of his third quarter updates, based on impact to his portfolio.
Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL)
Texas-based fashion retailer Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) is back on Cohen's portfolio for the fifth time in five years, as he reported consistently buying and selling Fossil shares over previous quarters.
Cohen sold all of his shares of Fossil in the first quarter of this year before buying them back, plus a little bit more in the third quarter. While he reported to owning 63,271 Fossil shares in the fourth quarter of 2011, he now has almost 1.4 million shares of the stock.
Cohen is 2.29% owner of Fossil.
With a market cap of almost $5 billion, Fossil produces vintage-inspired watches, handbags and clothing, as well as creates fashion accessories for a number of owned and licensed brands such as Relic, Emporio Armani and DKNY, to name a few.
Before acquiring Skagen Designs Ltd. in April, Fossil stock was selling as high as $136 per share. Currently, its market price is $83.46.
Fossil has a Business Predictability rank of 4.5 stars, as well as a Financial Strength and Profitability and Growth rank of 9 out of 10. Fossil's revenue growth has been consistently increasing for the past 10 years, at a rate of about 16 percent, and 21 percent growth in the last 12 months. Its EBITDA growth has also been growing in the course of a decade, at 18 percent and 11.6 percent in the past 12 months. Free cash flow, book value growth and earnings per share are all experiencing a positive trend line.
View more of Fossil's data on 10-Year Financials.
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST)
As with Fossil, construction supplies provider Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) has been in Cohen's profile in previous quarters; this recent transaction is Cohen's sixth new purchase of the company in the last five years, his current holding totaling to a little over 1 million shares. The average price of Fastenal stock was $42.80 upon the time of the purchase.
Founded in 1967, Fastenal has almost 3,000 store locations that not only sell construction supplies, but also services such as fastener design and engineering support and material pre-cutting.
Fastenal has a trade price of $41.20 per share, trading close to its one-year low, and a market cap of $12.14 billion. Fastenal also has a Financial Strength of 10 and a Profitability and Growth of 8 on GuruFocus.
Despite one Severe Warning sign indicating cash flow divergence, Fastenal has nine Good Signs, which boasts about its strong Altman Z-Score, expanding operating margin, high dividend yield and low P/E and P/B ratios.
View the rest of Fastenal's data on 10-Year Financials.
C.R. Bard Inc. (NYSE:BCR)
As his largest holding of C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) in five years, Cohen's recent purchase amounted to 428,700 shares, after selling all of his previous shares of the company in the second quarter. Cohen has bought and sold out of C.R. Bard six times before.
C.R. Bard has a market cap of $8.03 billion. Its primary business involves the development and manufacturing of medical technology, aiding in the vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty fields. Its stock is trading at $96.55 per share.
Ranking high in Business Predictability, C.R. Bard shows consistent growth in revenue, at a positive rate of 11.4 percent in 10 years. On the other hand, its free cash flow growth has been in decline for the past 12 months.
Its two Severe Warning signs indicate a disproportionate growth in assets, compared to its revenue as well as a falling operating margin. In contrast, its three Good Signs shows growth in per share revenue and its P/E and P/S ratios experiencing 10-year and 3-year lows.
View more of its data in 10-Year Financials.


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The stages are described so vividly that we can imagine the process of traveling deeper into the mind, on the ultimate journey of transformation. In this way, His Holiness shows us how to prepare for that time and, in doing so, how to enrich our time on earth, die without fear or upset, and influence the stage between this life and the next so that we may gain the best possible incarnation. As always, the ultimate goal is to advance along the path to enlightenment. Advice on Dying is an essential tool for attaining that eternal bliss.
©2002 His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins; (P) 2002 Simon & Schuster, Inc.; SOUND IDEAS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.
"Fear disappears when practitioners learn to embrace awareness of death, the Dalai Lama says, and through such insight, they are able to more fully take advantage of the given life." (Publishers Weekly)
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"Thoughts on Dying"
The book contains helpful advice on dying. For most readers, particularly those who do not practice meditation, the detailed description of the stages of dying will be too technical and perhaps not helpful, though the fact that we go through the same stages when going to sleep and even having sex is of great interest. Most importantly, the key teaching of the importance of the state of mind in generating a positive rebirth or even liberation is clearly delineated. The long introduction that relates to the political problems of the Tibetans is a bit of a distraction from the subject matter, though for most it will provide new light on the ways in which China has suppressed the Tibetan religion.
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This book is a guide to something that is totally vacant in this culture . As an American, I can say that it is an extremely fortunate occurance that His Holiness has opened these teachings. As there is no guide whatsoever in the West for after death states , this is probably the most important material one could ever hear.I also suggest getting the book and reading it too. Also the following book [ which is on Audible] by His Holiness "How to practice" gives one the steps to actuate this in their lives now.
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Harris Hill: Perfect weekend for jumping
BRATTLEBORO -- This year Mother Nature cooperated with the Harris Hill Ski Jump.
Last year, when Brattleboro's signature event became the only International Ski Federation sanctioned competition in the U.S., it was warm and the woods were bare.
This year, not only did Vermont get more than a foot of fresh powder last week, but the weather was cold and windy this weekend, perfect for the group of international ski jumpers who traveled to Brattleboro for the annual event.
"It's cold out there," said Harris Hill Co-Director Betsy Farley while warming up inside a tent before Sunday's opening ceremonies. "It may not be great for the spectators but its perfect for the jumpers."
The temperature barely got above freezing all weekend, ensuring that the jump stayed fast and slick, and on Sunday a gusty wind blew from the north, giving the jumpers a little extra lift as they soared above the crowds, who were bundled, but enthusiastic.
More than 4,000 people showed up to watch throughout the weekend
Visitors oohed and aahed and cameras and video cameras caught the action as the jumpers took off, reaching speeds of up to 60 mph as they flew about 300 feet through the air.
Dylan Seymour, 10, of Massachusetts, watched from the stairs leading up to the jump.
He wore ski goggles and said he was ready to give it a try, though his mother shook her head, and said it was not going to happen this year.
Jumpers this year came from Norway, Canada, Holland, Korea, Slovenia, Japan, Ukraine and the United States.
For the U.S. jumpers it gives them a chance to earn points for international competition without having to travel overseas.
Farley said that while it was nice to have good weather and a full slate of international jumpers, it is the more that 150 volunteers who work all weekend who truly make the event happen.
From organizing the jump throughout the year to parking cars, standing still and selling t-shirts in unheated booths, and making sure everyone is safe on the steep and slick stairs leading up to the jump, Farley said the volunteers make sure Brattleboro's historic ski jump takes off every year.
"This event is so important to Brattleboro," she said. "People love the excitement. It's unbelievable the way everyone comes together. It would be impossible to do it without them."
Everyone has a role to play, Farley said, even Kelsea Adams who spent Sunday in a thin cow costume.
The too-short costume left her ankles exposed, but even in the 20-degree temperature, and with some mischievous kids yanking on her tail, the Putney native said it was worth the trip she made from her college in Troy, N.Y. to be a part of the festivities.
"It's a great reason to come back to Vermont for the weekend," she said. "I'd do anything for Betsy Farley."
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- Lotus news
Lotus names junior team
- Drivers:
- Eric Boullier
- Teams:
- Lotus F1
Lotus has named seven drivers in its junior team, all of which will receive support from the team in junior categories this year.
The drivers will be supported by Lotus in driving skills, physical fitness, health and nutrition, social and mental development, business ethics and principals, as well as PR training. The seven contest within a variety of motorsport championships from the World Series by Renault Formula Renault 3.5 Series through the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 to KF category karting.
2013 Lotus F1 junior team
Marco Sørensen 22, Denmark, FR 3.5 with Lotus World Series Team
Marlon Stockinger 21, Philippines, FR 3.5 with Lotus World Series Team
Alex Fontana 20, Switzerland, GP3 with Jenzer Motorsport
Oscar Tunjo17, Colombia, Eurocup FR 2.0 with Kaufmann Racing
Esteban Ocon 16, France, Eurocup FR 2.0 with ART Junior Team
Alexander Albon 16, Thailand, Eurocup FR 2.0 team TBA
Dorian Boccolacci 14, France, Go Kart International KF category with Energy Corse
Team principal Eric Boullier explained: "Lotus F1 Junior Team takes our previous i-Race Professional young driver academy and builds on it to be more closely aligned with the Formula 1 team and all the benefits brought by this association. We have announced seven highly talented drivers, many of whom will be competing against their fellow team-mates from the programme. We're offering an in-depth and highly beneficial training regime which should encourage these drivers to develop and perform at their very best. Motorsport can be very daunting for young drivers, particularly everything that occurs away from the track, so we hope to give our drivers the very best preparation possible for their future careers."


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Thread: Relson Gracie Jacksonville
1/09/2010 4:25pm, #1
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Jacksonville, Florida: Relson Gracie Jacksonville
I actually moved to Jacksonville to train here. Great academy and world class instruction. Daniel teaches all the classes, and there are several high ranking students that often assist. The classes are structured, but the atmosphere is very laid back and everyone here is really friendly, welcoming, and open. Daniel is quite possibly the nicest person I've ever met. He loves it when people come in to visit from out of town too. That's actually how I started with him. I used to make an hour and a half drive to get a class in with him when I could, and I loved the training so much I just moved here. As far as skill goes Daniel's competition record speaks for itself:
Note: Daniel Moraes has competition wins over a who's who of the grappling world including Marcelo Garcia, Fernando "Terere", Lucas Leite, Lucas Lepri, Bill Cooper, Marcio Feitosa, "Cyborg" Abreu, and many more. This list comprises of only his wins from the most prominent tournaments. Daniel has over 350 career first place tournament wins.
Competition Highlights
Former - GFC Middleweight World Champion (MMA)
2009 Bronze- NoGi Mundial Preta Medio
2009 Gold- Copa America Absolute
2008 Gold- Copa America Absolute
2008 Gold- NoGi Mundial Preta Medio
2007 Silver ADCC Brazil Trials (90 competitors, lost to Andre Galvao by points)
2007 Silver- NoGi Mundial Preta Medio
2007 Gold-Arnold/Gracie Worlds NoGi - Pro
2007 Gold Brasiliero NoGi - Preta - Medio
2006 Bronze- Mundial - Preta - Medio
2006 Gold- Brasiliaro NoGi - Preta - Medio
2006 Silver-Arnold/Gracie Worlds NoGi - Pro
2005 Gold- Brasiliaro NoGi - Preta - Medio
2005 Gold-Arnold/Gracie Worlds NoGi - Pro
2004 Gold- Pan Ams- Preta - Leve
2004 Gold- Mundial - Preta - Leve
2003 Gold- Mundial - Preta - Leve
2003 Gold ADCC Brazi Trials
2002 Silver- Pan Ams - Preta- Leve
2001 Gold- Pan Ams - Maroom - Leve
2001 Silver- Mundial- Maroom- Leve
2000 Gold- Brasiliaro - Marrom- Leve
2000 Gold- Pan Ams - Roxa - Leve
2000 Gold- Mundial - Roxa - Leve
1999 Bronze- Mundial - Roxa- Pena
1998 Gold- Mundial - Azul - Medio
1997 Silver- Brasiliaro -Azul16- Medio
Rhalan Gracie, who was a finalist in the IBJJF Mundials in 2009 at Brown Belt Middle-heavyweight also helps with the instruction and is often present. Rhalan also runs a school out of St. Augustine. Students of all the Relson Gracie Academies in the area: Relson Gracie Jacksonville, Relson Gracie Fernadina, and Relson Gracie St. Augustine are permitted to crosstrain between the academies at no extra charge.
Contact Info:
Ryan Brinkman
[email protected]
Muay Thai Classes taught by Adam Sugalski.
Gym has a half-cage seperating the mats from the crossfit half of the gym. strength and conditioning classes available also, and are required for the competition team.
Home of Crucible Crossfit
Crossfit Instructors:
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Scored according to criteria here- Ratings and You --- Read This Before Posting Your Review. - No BS MMA and Martial Arts
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1/09/2010 4:34pm, #2
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Daniel Moraes is a beast, I've been to some of his seminars great teacher.
1/11/2010 11:16am, #3
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Are you sure striking instruction is a 9? I searched a bit and couldn't come up with any hits for Adam Sugalski. Besides, they only offer two MT classes a week at the school, so there's only so far you can go even with the best instructor.
The head trainer at my gym is a guest coach at buakaw's training camps, and I'm not even sure I'd give my gym a 9 in striking.
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Last edited by M-Tri; 1/21/2010 11:00pm at .FACT- Eddie Bravo invented the triangle choke when he used it to tap out helio gracie at an ac/dc concert.
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I totally agree with the review. Excellent place to train. The instructors are awesome and everyone is really easy to get along with. Also, all Gracie Jacksonville and Gracie St. Augustine students have free access to Gracie Fernandina as well.
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FACT- Eddie Bravo invented the triangle choke when he used it to tap out helio gracie at an ac/dc concert.
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Jose always discovers his point guard skills when there is another pointguard competting for his job. Then, when we ship one of the point guards out, he goes back to the old Jose.
I don't think its a concious choice. I think he is a nice guy and wants to do what is best for the team, but I do think that his blood temperature increases when there is competition and as a result he becomes a better player.


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Hundreds of registered nurses braved the cold and rain to walk picket lines in front of Bay Area hospitals on Tuesday as they began another strike in their lengthy battle over a new contract.
Most of the striking employees will be prevented from returning to work until 7 a.m. Sunday because the hospitals brought in replacement workers on five-day contracts.
Nurses picketed in front of 10 Bay Area hospitals, carrying signs with slogans such as "Support Nursing Care, Not Corporate Care," and "When Nurses Aren't Valued, Patients Aren't Valued."
This marks the second time in three weeks — and the seventh time since September 2011 — that the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has gone on strike at Sutter Health facilities in the East Bay. Their last walkout was Nov. 1.
This time, the action also includes two San Jose facilities affiliated with the Hospital Corporation of America: Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center of San Jose.
The dispute involves proposed cutbacks in retirement and health benefits, staffing levels, sick leave and other issues.
The affected Sutter hospitals include three Alta Bates Summit Medical Center facilities in Oakland and Berkeley, Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, San Leandro Hospital, Sutter Delta in Antioch, Sutter Solano in Vallejo and Novato Community Hospital.
"We're going to continue doing whatever we can to push them to pull back on these unwarranted concessions," said union spokesman Chuck Idelson. "The public interest and patient safety is not served by their ongoing war on nurses."
Alta Bates Summit spokeswoman Carolyn Kemp countered that even with cutbacks in some benefits, the nurses, who make $136,000 annually for full-time work, would be among the highest-paid in the country.
Although the strike is occurring during Thanksgiving week, the hospitals say they have been able to bring in enough replacement workers.
"Elective surgeries are happening, and babies are being born," Kemp said.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 22, 2013 at 12:13 am
Given the fact that my child was bullied right out of Duveneck in second grade by a few other boys these allegations don't surprise me in the least. He moved on to another district school that values the feelings of their students and, in fact, spent time at the end of each school day reviewing the goings on of the day and taking care of addressing any difficult interpersonal relationships that came up.
I was horrified when I attended a PTA meeting at Duveneck that had class reps from each of the classes (one boy and one girl). The source of horror was the upper class girls statements that there were only 3 acceptable brands of clothing that a girl should wear at Duveneck (trust me that they weren't the "cheap" brands) without being subjected to ridicule. The really horrifying part of this was that the girls were perfectly OK with this. They thought they were just reporting some everyday facts and had no embarassment or shame about reporting this. I guess their parents went along with this or most likely were the ones who taught their children that it is OK to be status seekers. My children did not acquire their status or social standing through the clothing brands they wore. In point of fact, I often bought my children's clothing at Costco even though I could have well afforde those "designer labels". I am so grateful that my children acquired self worth and did not have to line the pockets of people such as Ralph Lauren or Abercrombie and Fitch. I won't by any A & F, Calvin Klein etc. because they sexualize children in their ads. The models look like they are underage and are provocatively posturing (check out the A and F huge window photos the next time you pass by one of their stores). Do you really want to support companies that sexualize children just because your children pressure you into buying them clothing from those establishments?
Sorry for getting a little off track there but I am very disappointed that the Principal at Duveneck has revealed evidence of a case a brewin'. This is very troublesome for the family and only injures the victim and their family even more. It is time for the PAUSD to stand up and provide direction to the administrators at their schools. Oh, my bad, that would require it coming from Kevin Skelly and he can't even follow the direction of the OCR and doesn't reveal things to the board because he is "embarrassed". Oops, I forgot about the fact that we can't expect a failed leader to provide leadership to his charges. And, we have a school board that fails to lead Kevin into implementing the wishes of their constituents. They are a bunch of ineffective seat warmers.
Time for some big time changes!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 22, 2013 at 12:19 am
OOPS! Upon rereading the above comment that I just drafted, I noticed that I forgot to mention that one of the biggest of the bullies who victimized my son was the son of a [portion removed by Palo Alto Onlines staff] future board member. I wondered about that when I went to the OCR meeting at Ohlone last week and heard the audible gasp when the OCR attorney recounted a story of the child of a school board member being a bully and not suffering the same conseuquences for his/her actions because of the parents status as a board member.
BTW, thanks to those volunteer parent organizations who put on that meeting at Ohlone next week. So much good information was disseminated to the large crowd. I was wondering why the PTA groups can't put on similar parent education events when they are clearly called for.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 22, 2013 at 6:55 am
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a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 22, 2013 at 10:05 am
PTAC refused to cosponsor the parent education event because they didn't want to make Kevin Skelly unhappy with them. Skelly handpicked Sigrid Pinsky to be PTAC president last year.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on May 22, 2013 at 1:25 pm
We are former Duveneck/Jordan parents. This is sometime ago - I will not get too specific.
I am fascinated with the story above of the son of someone on/future/past Board of Education member being a bully.
I know for a fact a son of a Board member (at the time -NOT a current Board member) made statements about being able to get other kids in trouble/threats (though not physical - was a smaller boy) which were incredibly offensive -- all this happened at Jordan some years ago.
I wonder if it is the SAME boy being discussed?
In the case I know, the boy enjoyed his supposed power over individual students as well as groups (entire P.E. class, for example). I understand he is now a reasonable person (in college now)
My kids were not personally hassled, it was more of an annoyance/offensive thing in PE class, but the notion of power through parents is incredibly not ok. PE teacher helpless.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on May 22, 2013 at 2:21 pm
This happened about twelve years ago, but my son was bullied by a PE teacher as well as the son of a very wealthy family who just happened to be Jewish. The principal defended the PE teacher as "a little crazy because he has a steel plate in his head, but that's okay because it isn't his fault".
The rich Kid's father came to school and claimed his son was being picked on because he won the fight and was Jewish, so the rich kid only got three days suspension for beating my son ( two years younger) bloody. My son, who did not fight back but curled up in a ball to protect himself from the blows, was also given three days suspension.
BTW, the rich kid ended up in prison, where he "found Jesus" while in solitary confinement
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 22, 2013 at 2:34 pm
"PTAC refused to cosponsor the parent education event because they didn't want to make Kevin Skelly unhappy with them."
What sort of joke is that statement? "You have to cosponsor otherwise you don't want to make Kevin Skelly unhappy with you"?!
Get real.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 22, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Yes, exactly! I was very disappointed with our PTA leaders on this one. Some special ed and minority moms really begged for PTA support but it just wasn't going to happen.
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2013 at 3:55 pm
As a former co-president of PTAC (2011-2012), I'd like to address the statement made above and on other threads that "Kevin Skelly hand-picked Sigrid Pinsky. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sigrid was nominated by the nominating committee comprised of PTAC board members and one PTA member from each school. At the time, she was going to run as a co-president with me, as Louise Valente had already said she was stepping down. After my family's decision to move out of the area, Sigrid was on the fence about running for the position. Because I thought she was an excellent candidate, and there were no others at the time, I asked Kevin Skelly to write her a note encouraging her to take the position. His memo may sound like he was recruited her, but he did not. You can imagine that this is not an easy job to fill. Sigrid has served on many boards, and in many positions so she was an excellent candidate for the job. You would be hard pressed to find someone who has worked so tirelessly for this community.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 22, 2013 at 4:04 pm
@PTA mom, you're struggling here. Why did this event need PTA support and why were "special ed and minority moms" begging for it? (And what about dads?) Were they trying to add validity to an event designed specifically to inform attendees how to file OCR complaints?
Just because you asked PTAC for something doesn't mean they have to do it. Ascribing their refusal to some random influence is just plain ignorance.
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2013 at 4:08 pm
@PTA mom - From what I understand from a current board member (not Sigrid, btw), the board could not legally vote on the sponsorship as not enough notice was given to the members about the vote and not enough information was available about the meeting in time for a vote. This has happened at least twice during my time on the board. The parliamentary rules are very clear on this issue.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on May 22, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Hi Micaela, I didn't know that you were still involved in Palo Alto! Actually, you're wrong about the timing of the requests. The first time the topic was raised someone raised the notice issue. The second time the cosponsorship was voted down because some people didn't want to make the district mad, like I said. And then at least one minority mom who couldn't be at the second meeting wanted to discuss it again, and Sigrid said no. (and Rubbish may think it's ok to be nasty but I'm just saying what happened.)
I don't know about any conversations between Micaela and Dr. Skelly. The memo doesn't say anything about that. It just says that Dr. Skelly offered her the job and she said yes. I like Sigrid so I'm not saying it was a mistake. In this situation though I think it was something the PTA should have supported.


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