text: SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSION Minutes of the regular meeting of Thursday, May 5, 2005. (As approved May 16, 2005) The San Francisco Public Library Commission held a regular meeting on Thursday, May 5, 2005 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Coulter at 4:08pm. The following members were present: Commissioners Bautista, Coulter, Gomez, and Kane. President Higueras and Commissioner Chin's arrival was expected. Commissioner Strobin was excused attendance. AGENDA ITEM #1 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public called hateful President Higueras's comments at the last meeting identifying the speaker and criticizing this person's statements expressing hostility to the Friends of the Library as improper. The anonymous speaker recounted ways that they felt they had been subjected to mistreatment by the Library including threats of assassination. This person commented on the mechanisms of hate, suggesting that the many ways that it was expressed were often not revealed, and that that this person declined to internalize mistreatment to which they had been subjected. Ms. Talen Lee, a Chinatown and Main Library teen library user, requested that the Main Library Teen Center be enlarged, have more internet access, provide a dedicated gathering place for teen users to socialize and dance, and that more materials of interest to teen users be added to the Library's collections. Mr. Peter Warfield commented that he was practically dizzy with all of the new arrivals on the Commission and Library staff and welcomed the newcomers. Mr. Warfield suggested that there was a greater problem with incivility on the part of the Library Commission rather than from members of the public. Mr. Warfield suggested that members of the public had interesting and valuable insights, as well as a wealth of history, memory, and knowledge about the Library, and that their participation should be welcomed. Ms. Rea Campbell, a longtime library user and newly elected Chair of the Board of the Friends of the Library, thanked the Commissioners for their support for the work of the Friends and reported to the Commission that the Annual Library Laureates Dinner had been a great success, raising over $225,000 to support the Library. Ms. Campbell thanked the Commissioners for their hard work on behalf of our libraries. Commissioner Coulter acknowledged the important support provided to the Library by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library noting that the Commission did not see them as a hate group as suggested by a member of the public. Commissioner Coulter requested that the Commission Secretary connect the young people who came again to the Commission with their concerns with appropriate Library staff to find ways to enable the Library to better serve their needs. Ms. Melissa Riley, Librarian's Guild, clarified that the young people making public comment were requesting increased services at the Main Library's Teen Center rather than at the Chinatown Library. AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE April 7, 2005 COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 2005 An anonymous member of the public found these minutes particularly eviscerated of meaning, calling attention to a page 2 and page 3 discussions by President Higueras concerning the challenges in gaining acceptance for contemporary architectural design in San Francisco this person found inaccurately reported. This person commented that their page 3 public comment in response was concerned with the term vested interests rather than use of the term stakeholder. This speaker also noted that comments offered by Sue Cauthen on the Library CAC were also not accurately reported. Mr. Peter Warfield suggested many improvements were needed in these minutes as the minutes served as the record of meetings and that they should be taken seriously. Mr. Warfield noted he had provided additional information about editor of the Unabashed Librarian, (a library world newsletter), when referring to a recent article about the San Francisco Public Library that was not noted. Mr. Warfield recalled that he had referred to the article's calling attention to important Shilts, Epstein, and Adair archival collections received by the Library thirteen years ago that the article said were not yet accessible rather than stating so himself. Mr. Warfield noted that his expression of thanks to the Deputy City Librarian for his important report on the new Seattle Library had also not been noted. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 2005 Commissioner Coulter suggested that report of Mr. Warfield's expression of thanks for Mr. Underwood's report on the new Seattle Main Library be included. The Commissioner additionally requested that his remarks in response to the anonymous member of the public's negative comments about the Friends of the Library be expanded to include his comment that if the anonymous speaker were successful in thwarting contributions to the Friends of the Library, library users at the newly reopened branches might send thanks to the anonymous speaker when finding themselves sitting on the floor for lack of the resources provided by the Friends. MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista, 2nd by Commissioner Gomez for approval of the Minute of April 7, 2005 meeting as amended per Commissioner Coulter. ACTION: 4-0 AYE (Bautista, Coulter, Gomez, and Kane) President Higueras joined the meeting at 4:24pm. AGENDA ITEM #3 NOE VALLEY BRANCH LIBRARY REPORT City Librarian Luis Herrera presented an overview of where things stood with the proposed renovation and seismic safety improvement for the Noe Valley-Sally Brunn Memorial Branch Library and developments since construction bid estimates had been reviewed. The City Librarian reported that construction costs continued to rise above any levels anticipated when the Bond Program was conceived. Branch Library Improvement Program (BLIP) Manager Marilyn Thompson then discussed in great detail the process that had been followed in planning for and gathering community input into the proposed $4.8 million renovation of the historic Noe Valley Library. Ms. Thompson outlined the seismic safety and ADA accessibility improvements that were necessary and how the Architects, Carey & Company, had made changes in the design that preserved the features requested by the community but lowered costs. Ms. Nancy Goldenberg, Carey & Company, then presented the original and revised plans (copy attached) based on the results of January 2005 cost estimates to find expensive items and develop ways to address them while maintaining the goals of the project. Ms. Thompson then discussed the range of cost implications of the revised design suggesting that additional funds would be necessary if the project was to go out to bid in mid-July with planned closure in September. City Librarian Luis Herrera concluded the report with a recommendation that the Commission increase the project budget to the top range of the construction estimates and accept the revised project plan as outlined by Ms. Goldenberger and schedule as presented. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 NOE VALLEY BRANCH LIBRARY Supervisor Bevan Dufty (District 8) welcomed the new Library Commissioners and observed that the neighborhood was now very engaged in this renovation project and pledged to continue work closely with Library staff to do everything possible to encourage construction firms as competitive bidders for this project. Supervisor Dufty noted that it was important that everyone work together to insure that this beautiful building was made even more beautiful and continued to serve the neighborhood. Supervisor Dufty requested that the Commission move forward with this project. Ms. Debra Neimann, Friends of Noe Valley, thanked Ms. Thompson for her candor concerning the situation facing this project, noted that she was surprised to learn when calling about a holding "Harry Potter" related sleep-over event that the project was over budget. Ms. Neimann noted that the neighborhood had been waiting 17 years to get their library renovated. Ms. Neimann called attention to the high level of active engagement and strong financial support for community institutions in Noe Valley and committed to continue follow the process to its conclusion. Ms. Neimann thanked City Librarian Herrera and Supervisor Dufty for their efforts to get the project underway. Ms. Neiman urged approval of the higher end of the construction estimates. An anonymous member of the public noted a lack for availability of explanatory documents prior to the meeting and cited an April "Noe Valley Voice" article concerning the proposed renovation. This person then recounted their understanding of the history of previous efforts to renovate this Branch Library and neighborhood concerns about it given reported suggestions by the Department of Public Works to demolish the historic structure. This person noted that providing wheelchair access to the branch given its location was a major challenge. Ms. Carol Yenne, President, Noe Valley Merchants Association and a longtime community resident, recalled 30 years of efforts by the neighborhood to get their branch library renovated, noted the many delays, and urged the Commission to approve going forward now and get the facility renovated. Ms. Kim Drew, Co-Chair, Capital Campaign for the renovation of the Noe Valley Branch Library, observed that the community had worked hard to raise the additional funds needed to equip the renovated branch library. Ms. Drew urged that the Commission approve the revised plan at the upper end of the cost estimate range and go forward with the renovation as requested by the community. Ms. Joan Jackson, Noe Valley-Sally Brunn Memorial Branch Library representative Council for Neighborhood Libraries, (CNL), concurred with Supervisor Dufty's comments and noted that the neighborhood had felt blindsided by a lack of communication concerning changes as they were occurring and that the Library needed to do a better job fostering communication. Ms. Jackson commended the Noe Valley Branch staff for their hard work. Commissioner Chin Joined the meeting at 4:57pm. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #3 NOE VALLEY BRANCH LIBRARY Commissioner Helen Marte Bautista observed that this problem had faced the Commission before and that it was necessary to go forward with the planned renovation. Commission Bautista noted that waiting would only result in greater costs later. Commissioner Bautista noted that the project architects were talented and that the proposed design revision would give the neighborhood the branch library that it wanted. Commissioner Kane, a Noe Valley resident and regular branch user, agreed and suggested that it was important that the project get going as soon as possible. Commissioner Gomez inquired about and was informed regarding how the redesign addressed the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility requirements to provide full access to the entire building including rest rooms, the main floor and the deck area. Commissioner Coulter agreed that the project architects had done a good job in revising the proposed design that preserved what was wanted by the community. Commissioner Coulter agreed that maintaining communication with the community was essential and liked the idea of a "Harry Potter" related sleep over event at the Branch. Commissioner Chin wondered if the Library would be able to afford to continue to make similar cost related decisions on the remaining projects. President Higueras noted that the BLIP program was not exempt from future construction costs spikes and that the Library Commission would have to carefully evaluate each project and if necessary recalibrate program to re-focus on exactly what was outlined in the original bond proposal in order to complete the entire Bond Program as promised in Prop. A (Branch Library Improvement Bond 2000). President Higueras noted that the Library's bond management had been lauded for careful stewardship of its resources and that he remained confident that the Bond Program would remain true to its commitments to every branch in the system. MOTION: by Commissioner Coulter, 2nd by Commissioner Bautista to approve addition of $672,000 to the project budget, revising as proposed, the Noe Valley–Sally Brunn Memorial Branch Library Project schedule and scope and accept the revised building plan. ACTION 6-0 AYE (Bautista, Chin, Coulter, Gomez, Higueras, and Kane) AGENDA ITEM #4 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT City Librarian Luis Herrera presented reports on the City Librarian transition; Legislative Day activities in Sacramento, Library Technology & Privacy Advisory Committee related activities; and exhibitions and programs. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT An anonymous member of the public commented that the new City Librarian and new Library Commissioner had not been formally introduced. This person noted attending the meeting of the Library Technology & Privacy Advisory Committee finding the discussions most interesting. This person commented that Commissioner Coulter had attempted to set a positive tone at the beginning of the meeting and observed that technology does not have a value in and of itself and that the social costs of technology must be considered, pointing out that even good technologies can do harm. This speaker suggested that times had changed since the days when the Library thought that visionaries could shove technologies down the throat of the community. Ms. Sue Cauthen, Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors Library Citizens' Advisory Committee, commented on the activities of the Advisory Committee. Ms. Cauthen commended City Librarian Luis Herrera's decision to take public comment at meetings of the Library Technology & Privacy Advisory Committee, suggesting that much could be learned from public comment. Ms. Melissa Riley, Librarian's Guild, noted her participation on the Library Technology & Privacy Advisory Committee and commented that its scope was wider that just health and privacy issues related to RFID. Mr. Peter Warfield commented he was glad to learn about the proposed reading project "One City, One Book", and noted that he had urged that the Library do more to feature materials in its collections, suggesting that there could even be branch tie-ins to such programs. Mr. Warfield applauded the decision to take public comment at the meetings of the Library Technology & Privacy Committee but expressed disappointment that it was constituted as a passive meeting body, would produce no report, that no outspoken opponent of RFID was chosen to serve on the committee. Mr. Warfield reiterated his opposition to RFID and noted there had not been discussion of RFID's down side. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #4 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT Commissioner Coulter discussed his experiences as a member of the Library Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee noting that its members had not taken a position on RFID. Commissioner Coulter noted that Ann Brick of the ACLU and Lee Tien of EFF, critics of RFID, had been invited to participate and that public was invited in as well. Commissioner Coulter reported that he expected the Committee to take a greater role in considering the issues before it. Commissioner Coulter commented that involvement of a privacy expert would make it better and observed that it had had a good first meeting. Commissioner Bautista read the list, thanking those named for their outstanding public service, and requested that that the names of those Library staff who had been nominated and recognized during the 2005 Staff Recognition Program be attached to the Minutes (Copy attached). President Higueras and Commissioner Kane reported that they had attended the 2005 Staff Recognition Program and lauded it as a special moment of family for the Library. Commissioner Chin noted that when a book is available its author will attend. Commissioner Bautista thanked the Friends for making the Annual Library Laureates Dinner possible; reporting that it had been a great, well produced event, with great food. AGENDA ITEM #5 RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER STEIMAN President Higueras read the proposed resolution calling attention to and honoring the contributions made by former Commission Vice President Carol Steiman during her years of dedicated and exemplary public service as a member of the San Francisco Public Library Commission. (Copy attached). Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER STEIMAN An anonymous member of the public expressed thanks for former Commissioner Steiman for her service. Ms. Deborah Doyle, Friends of the Library, cited former Commissioner Steiman as a mentor whose service on both the Board of the Friends and the Commission was characterized by bringing needed focus to both the needs of the branches as well as the Main Library. Ms. Doyle recalled Commissioner Steiman's leadership and service on the Council for Neighborhood Libraries (CNL) and recalled her taking Library Sciences classes to better understand the issues. Ms. Doyle recalled Commissioner Steiman's commitment to quietly research issues and to always check in with those impacted. Ms. Doyle noted she will be missed. Mr. Peter Warfield commended Commissioner Steiman for fairness and listening despite disagreements; he appreciated her willingness to state her opinions and go to the Board of Supervisors to support her views. Mr. Warfield noted that she was deserving of commendation. Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #5 RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER STEIMAN President Higueras noted that former Vice President Steiman had been an effective partner in leadership of the Commission and that she personified the ideal of a "Citizen Commissioner. President Higueras also acknowledged the commitment and sacrifice of Commissioner Steiman's husband, Harvey Steiman, who devotedly supported her work. Commissioner Coulter saluted former Commissioner Steiman's passionate commitment to our libraries and noted that it had been a privilege to serve with her. Commissioner Coulter noted that her feisty spirit had much in common with the late Ms. Stong, whose tradition former Commissioner Steiman had followed. Commissioner Chin honored former Commissioner Steiman's impressive knowledge of our libraries and her example of true sensitivity. Commission Chin said she would miss Commissioner Steiman's passion and her standing up for the needs of all of the public. Commissioner Bautista fondly recalled a day spent with Commissioner Steiman walking in Glen Park during the process for selecting a site for its new branch Library. Commissioner Bautista thanked former Commissioner Steiman for sharing her expertise and knowledge, noting that they had been on the same page on many issues. Commissioner Gomez thanked former Commissioner Steiman for welcoming her to the Commission and providing a great example to follow. Commissioner Kane saluted former Commissioner Steiman's service and noted that he wanted to learn from her example. MOTION: by Commissioner Coulter, 2nd Commissioner Bautista, for approval of the proposed resolution honoring Commissioner Carol Steiman. Approved by the following vote: ACTION: 6-0 AYE (Bautista, Chin, Coulter, Higueras, Gomez, and Kane) Former Commissioner Steiman rose to express her thanks and appreciation for what was an unexpected honor and called to mind her decades of support for her neighborhood branch library. Commissioner Steiman fondly remembered the example provided by the late civic and library activist and leader Mary Louise Stong in bringing her into greater roles in support of the public library. Commissioner Steiman thanked and lauded her former colleagues on the Library Commission as a caring and diverse group dedicated to public service. Commissioner also thanks the Commission Secretary, Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood for their assistance to her during her years on the Commission and welcomed City Librarian Herrera to the great opportunities and challenges of leading the library system. The former Commission Vice President promised to stay around and remain active and involved in supporting San Francisco's libraries. The Commission paused briefly to take commemorative photographs. AGENDA ITEM #6 NOMINATION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS FOR 2005 Commissioner Chin, 2nd by Commissioner Gomez nominated President Higueras to continue in office during 2005 and Commissioner Gomez, 2nd by Commissioner Chin nominated Commissioner Coulter to serve as Vice President. No other nominations for Commission officers for 2005 were made. The Commission Secretary noted that additional nominations could be offered at the next meeting prior to the election of the 2005 officers. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #6 NOMINATION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS FOR 2005 None offered. AGENDA ITEM #7 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT Ms. Donna Bero, Executive Director of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library noted the observance of "Cinco de Mayo" and expressed the Friends of the Library's warm welcome to the new City Librarian. Ms. Bero then provided an update report on the April 20th California Library Association (CLA) sponsored Annual Library Lobbying Day activities in Sacramento noting that San Francisco's delegation was the largest participating and its activities were widely noted. Ms. Bero reported on discussions with Assemblyman Leland Yee and with staff members representing Assemblyman Leno and State Senators Jackie Spier and Carole Migden. The Friends' Executive Director noted that the trip provided opportunities to call attention to the new State Library Construction Bond proposal SB 1161 and for support for state library funding. Additionally, Ms. Bero noted the visit to Sacramento provided opportunities to network with regional partners in Marin and San Mateo Counties to work together in support of California's libraries. Ms. Bero highlighted the happy coincidence that allowed the delegation to witness the confirmation of former City Librarian Susan Hildreth to be State Librarian of California. Ms. Bero next provided an overview of the ongoing Friends' Capital Campaign in support of the branch libraries. The Friends Executive Director then discussed the Friends' support for the Library's "One City, One Book" Program recently announced by the Mayor. Library Chief of Public Affairs Marcia Schneider provided additional details and discussed plans for the "One City, One Book" Program focused on San Francisco Author Gus Lee's well regarded coming of age novel China Boy. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #5 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT None offered Commission discussion of AGENDA ITEM #5 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT Commissioner Bautista lauded the great work done by the Friends in support of the Library noting that their efforts had made participation in the Annual Library lobbying Day in Sacramento successful. President Higueras noted that the Library benefited from having relationship with such strong legislative advocates as Assemblyman Mark Leno. Commissioner Chin expressed the hope that next year's Legislative Day activities would be scheduled on another day so that she would be able to participate as she had wished to this year. AGENDA ITEM #6 LABOR UNION REPORT Melissa Riley, Librarian's Guild, thanked Commissioner Bautista for entering comments into the record and welcomed Commissioner Kane expressing her appreciation that he had attended the Annual Staff Recognition Program. Ms. Riley also the Unions were happy to meet with City Librarian Luis Herrera noting that the Library unions welcomed him as one who listens to staff and were happy that Mr. Herrera encouraged library staff to bring concerns and recommendations to him directly. AGENDA ITEM #7 NEW BUSINESS Newly appointed Public Library Commissioner Larry Kane introduced himself and discussed his background as a life long library user, new Father, Attorney, and wrestling Coach at Galileo High School and expressed his happiness to be able to serve. Commissioner Kane recalled his happiness at participating in the Annual staff Recognition Program as his first activity as a member of the Commission. Commissioner Bautista requested calendaring of an item on the need for Teen Services at the Library, although questioned the possibility for dancing. President Higueras noted that the item should focus its scope both the local and global needs for Teen Services. Commissioner Chin requested calendaring of a discussion developing a fair policy and find ways of insuring equity during the branch Library Improvement Program for each of San Francisco's diverse communities, not just more activists ones. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #7 NEW BUSINESS An anonymous member of the Public confessed that their middle name Lawrence was also shortened as a child to Larry but suggested that the new Commissioner might be known as Coach given his involvement with a fascinating ancient sport of wrestling. This person noted concerning Teen Service that what was being discussed were library services and that it was important to introduce them to reading. This person then discussed to ongoing dynamic involved in the branch renovations at Noe Valley, as with the Taravel Branch, noting that it was important to note this message means that that the costs continue to add up. Mr. Peter Warfield agreed with everything suggested and expressed appreciation for Commissioner Kane's introduction of himself. Mr. Warfield commented that he hoped that the new City librarian and new Commissioners would offer a blast of fresh air and result in more books and open hours a priority for citizens when they adopted Prop. E in 1994. Mr. Warfield noted that important issues had been identified and expressed his wish that they would come to the agendas soon. Commissioner Bautista left the meeting at 7:51pm. AGENDA ITEM #8 ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Coulter lauded the outstanding service that Deputy City Librarian Paul Underwood had provided while serving as Acting City Librarian. These remarks were seconded by President Higueras, who acknowledged the dedication skill, and leadership Mr. Underwood had shown while serving as Acting City Librarian. The Deputy City Librarian expressed his appreciation for the Commissioner's kind remarks. MOTION: by Commissioner Chin, 2nd Commissioner Kane that the meeting be adjourned in thanks and honor of Paul Underwood's exemplary service as Acting City Librarian. Approved by the following vote: 5-0 AYE (Chin, Coulter, Higueras, Gomez, and Kane) There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 pm. Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 5/19/05 Please note: Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 ATTACHMENTS to the May 5, 2005 Minutes: Noe Valley Branch Library renovation Floor Plans: Scheme A Floor 1 (PDF), Floor 1 (PDF), Floor 2 (PDF) 5/2/05 slide presentation on the Noe Valley Branch Library renovation Resolution Honoring Commissioner Carol Steiman: draft resolution 2005 Library Staff Recognition Program Nominees & Honorees Appendix A Library Commission meeting of May 5, 2005 The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy, by the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting.


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Andrew Cohen '12
Status: Class of 2012
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications
Hometown: Highland Park, New Jersey
Worked: 35 Hours/Week on and off Campus
Tuition Assistance: Leadership Scholarship of $7,000 a Year and a Rod Serling Scholarship
Current Employment: Admissions at Hofstra University
Student Debt: $0
As a senior at IC, Andrew Cohen '12 would get to campus early in the morning to work at the Office of Admission. Then it was off to a full slate of courses before he headed to meetings—some nights it was for the Senior Class Committee and other nights it was for Hillel or the Senior Class Gift Committee. Some days he worked at Temple Beth-El near the Commons. Often, he wouldn't go back to his off-campus apartment until around 10 or 11 at night.
"I basically worked my whole time in Ithaca," he says. "It always felt as though there was never enough time in the day to get everything done, but miraculously everything always got done. I enjoyed every minute of my time at IC. My experience at Ithaca was totally worth it. I would have done whatever it took to attend IC."
Cohen earned an Ithaca Leadership Scholarship, which required him to demonstrate a continual record of leadership and participate in leadership development programs, and a merit-based Rod Serling Scholarship, which required he maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. He also worked on campus as an admissions tour guide, also called a President's Host, and was co-chair of the President's Hosts during his senior year, netting him a substantial paycheck.
During his summer and winter breaks, and starting part-time in February of his senior year, he worked at United Synagogue Youth in New Jersey, where he got a job working full-time after graduation. He also received financial assistance from his parents and grandparents, which allowed him to graduate virtually debt free.
"It was not an issue for me, fortunately," he says. "I know that's not the same for everyone."
As co-chair of the Senior Class Gift Committee, Cohen helped spearhead fundraising efforts for an emergency financial aid scholarship that provides aid to IC students who are facing an unexpected financial situation that jeopardizes their continued enrollment.
"I understand situations can come up, and parents can be laid off from their jobs. I would never want to see another student have to leave Ithaca because they couldn't pay for it," he says. "To know that this scholarship will exist in the future is really gratifying for me."
Cohen is also on the IC Annual Fund Young Alumni Committee, reaching out to young alumni and asking them to donate regularly to the college, no matter the amount.
"I know when you're paying off all these loans, you don't really want to give any more money," he says. "Getting alumni to give and understand how important it is to give can be difficult."
Even though Cohen had just graduated in May 2012, he still felt like he was in a good financial position to give back. He has already made a gift to the IC Annual Fund.
"Making sure students have those same opportunities I had is so important," he says. "Without support from alumni, IC wouldn't be as great as it is."
How can future students get the most value out of their IC experience?
"Do everything. I learned so much from everything I was involved in on campus. One of the things I love about Ithaca is that the classes give you the flexibility to do things you're interested in. As an IMC major, I was able to do marketing communications projects for organizations like the United Synagogue Youth. That's what makes Ithaca so special."
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The bats fell silent, save for a couple hits each by Ian Stewart and Reed Johnson.
Yesterday was a throwback night to 1912, and today was clearly a throwback to 2002.


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Convertibles & Kayaks Earn Real Interest, Savings Barely Earn Money
Maybe it is just my mid-life crisis talking here, but lately I feel like my toys are preserving my true wealth more effectively than my so-called investments. Example: we recently sold our old motor boat for nearly enough money to buy a cute little Miata ragtop. Once our Burgman scooter sells, we should own the little car free-and-clear. Meanwhile, my 401K plan sends out an annual report that begins with "abandon hope, ye who enter' and the so-called 'interest' my bank savings earn is anything BUT interesting!
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Many years ago, my wife and I decided to risk a bit of credit and buy some stuff to improve the quality of our lives. These toys encouraged us to get out and live life a little fuller and they even manage to hold some value. Sometimes the toys succeed and sometimes they fail. When the toys no longer inspire, I find I can often trade my old dream toy for someone else's toy...or the rent!
Real Assets Help You Experience Life
I need to increase many things in my life. My faith, my friends and my forgiveness are areas more worthy of my efforts than simply pursuing higher net worth. That is why I plan to pursue more Pies and fewer Pie Charts.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Things I Know
This is a guest post from my friend Kate, who blogs about all kinds of interesting things including activities for kids, recipes, gardeing, printables and 'life on the Pickle Farm' at her blog picklebums.com.
I've known Shae for a good few years now. We've shared a whole lot in that time; struggling as new mums, the joys and trials of subsequent pregnancies and more babies, the every day crazies of having small kids, the insanity of shift working husbands, an intense love of singstar.... and so much more. Over the years I've gotten to know quite a bit about Shae and I'm going to share that with you today.
Things I know about Shae.
She has an awesome way with words. She is singularly responsible for my children's use of the phrase "bum face".
She is beautiful and constantly inspires me to love myself and my body, regardless of what size it is, or isn't.
She is brave. One adult vs seven girls aged 2-8 years at a sleepover?? Perhaps insane is a better word!
She is a great Mum. Through all the ups and downs, all the hard days and long nights, the times when we wonder together why on earth we ever thought having children was a good idea, Shae is always trying to do the best for her beautiful girls.
She has a really cool and funny husband. I will never forget the first time I met him, I still get the giggles when I think of the perfectly timed joke he made about vaginas.
She is a fabulous friend... and I am not just saying that because she has promised to help me bury the evidence if I ever murder one of my annoying family members.
So what do you know?
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8 comments:
- Toushka Lee said...
I keep meaning to do this every week. I will think up something this week for next week.
I think Shae is pretty cool too. I've only met her twice.
I think I have to come and play singstar with you ladies.
- May 20, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- katepickle said...
Toushka - I think we need to organise for play station to sponsor a singstar pre-conference party for next years blogging conference! LOL
- May 20, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- Marita said...
I know Shae is so a very warm and welcoming person who I am glad to know :)
- May 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Christie - Childhood 101 said...
Love you both xx
- May 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Leah said...
What a lovely post about Shae!! :)
- May 20, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Kelley @ magnetoboldtoo said...
I was thinking about Shae this morning in the shower.
I really need to buy a new razor.
- May 21, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Kate said...
Gorgeous post Kate.
I know I am grateful to call you both my friends.
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Player of the Week - No. 1
Markovic led Texas at Brownsville, ranked No. 4 in the Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, to a 4-0 record at the Quality Inn Classic, hosted by Columbia (Mo.) Sept. 2 - 3. She notched 15 kills and six digs in Texas at Brownsville's 3-1 victory over No. 2 Columbia on Sept. 2. In total, Markovic posted 53 kills, 28 digs and a .383 attack percentage in the Scorpions four matches. For her efforts, she was named the event's Most Valuable Player.
Markovic, a 5-11 sophomore from Subotica, Serbia, leads undefeated Texas at Brownsville (8-0) in kills with 94. She was a First-Team Tachikara-NAIA All-American last season as a freshman.
The next Player of the Week announcement will be on Sept. 13.
Nominees: Katie Flock, Viterbo (Wis.); Jodi Grandholm, Cornerstone (Mich.); Alyssa Schrag, Bethel (Kan.); Natalia Oliveira, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); Yiting Cao, Spring Hill (Ala.); Kaley Lyons, Evangel (Mo.); Emily Max, Doane (Neb.); Taylor Reuther, Xavier (La.); Andrea Taylor, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Lindsay Ibold, Asbury (Ky.); Karina Ramos, Union (Ky.); Jordan Holcomb, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Vanessa Lawrenz, Park (Mo.); Thaise Vieira, Bethel (Tenn.); Allyse Cruise, Montana Tech; Lindsey Oberacker, Point Park (Pa.); Desiree Aramburu, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Tabitha Henken, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Kate Denlinger, Indiana Wesleyan; Jordan Broady, Bellevue (Neb.).
2011 Composite Award Winners
Week 1: Danica Markovic, Texas at Brownsville


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HTC recently announced the HTC Salsa smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. This handset comes with a dedicated Facebook button and it allows you to upload photos or update your status, within a single click. This handset runs on the Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) operating system. It features a 3.4 inch touchscreen display, 600 MHz processor, 5 megapixel camera and more. HTC Salsa allows you to stay in touch with your friends using Facebook Chat and Messages on your phone. Check out the complete specs below.
HTC has always understood that different people want different things and the new HTC ChaCha and Salsa offer special new ways to experience Facebook on a mobile device,said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. With more than 500 million active users worldwide, Facebook has become synonymous with the social web and we wanted to create the ultimate socially connected phones with mass market appeal.
HTC Salsa Specifications:
- 3.4 inch touchscreen display
- 480 x 320 pixels resolution
- 600 MHz processor
- Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) operating system
- HTC Sense
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
- VGA front camera
- Internal GPS Antenna
- G-Sensor
- Digital compass
- Proximity Sensor
- Bluetooth 3.0 with FTP/OPP
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- 3.5mm headset jack
- micro-USB
- microSD card slot
- Up to 540 mins talk-time
- Up to 530 hours stand-by time
- 1520 mAh battery
This handset measures 109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm and weighs 120 grams. The price of this handset is not announced yet. HTC ChaCha will be available to customers globally from Q2 of 2011.


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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – It was a bright, sunny day recently as Air Force Senior Airman Kimara Duncan, 94th Fighter Squadron F-22 crew chief, wheeled her toolbox out to the flightline here. The air was warm and filled with the roar of passing jets overhead as she prepared to start her shift.
As she prepared for her 10- to 12-hour work day, she readied he tools with the experience of an expert, and moved with purpose only achieved through many long hours of work. The whole time she worked, she wore the bright smile always visible on her face.
"I try to stay positive," Duncan said. "If you're negative, you can affect the mission. I try to keep in mind that I wouldn't have the same opportunities if I was anywhere else."
Most Air Force members can attest that the first question people ask them about their military career is what plane they fly, though pilots account for only 4 percent of the total force. Duncan works behind the scenes to ensure the pilots continue to complete their missions.
As a young airman just starting technical training, Duncan said, she was pleased to learn she would be trained to work on the most technologically advanced fighter jet in the world.
"I was excited when I learned I would be working on the F-22," she recalled. "I would never have the opportunity to do this job in the outside world."
Crew chiefs make sure their jet is in perfect working order. They perform preventive maintenance and pre- and post-flight inspections, and they maintain and repair the aircraft, inside and out, with general mechanical work.
Duncan is the dedicated crew chief for the 1st Fighter Wing flagship. Crew chiefs consider this to be a great honor, and it's an even a greater accomplishment for a junior enlisted airman.
But Duncan remains grounded and focused on the mission.
"I have to set an example for my fellow airmen," she said. "Everyone looks to me to meet, and exceed, the standards."
Duncan said she wanted to run when she was informed she was to become the flagship's dedicated crew chief, because the prospect of being put in a leadership position was daunting.
"I didn't want to be put out there," she said with a laugh. "When I first got here, I just wanted to do what I was told, and focus on my job."
Though anxious at first, Duncan said, she has taken great pride in meticulously caring for her jet in the same way a "gear head" would a prized car.
"As a crew chief, you want your jet to look good," she said. "You want to keep it clean -- not clean it because your supervisor told you to."
Dedicated crew chiefs have their names on their jet, right beneath the pilot's name. Although Duncan is past her one-year mark as dedicated crew chief for the wing's flagship, she said, she's still getting used to her name on the side of her jet.
"I don't think my name looks right on the plane," she added with a bright smile. "It's such a surreal feeling every time I see it."
She recalled when she had to remove the previous crew chief's name from the plane to put on her own.
"I felt bad -- almost like I was betraying him," she said. "I still can't believe it's my name on the plane."
Even with the opportunity to work with such a technologically advanced jet, Duncan said, her favorite part of the job is the people she works with.
"The 94th Fighter Squadron is one big family," she said. "On the flightline, we all look out for each other."
Duncan said she has never been discouraged being a woman in a predominately male unit. Her next goal, she added, is to become the first female crew chief on the Air Combat Command's F-22 aerial demonstration team.
"I'm grateful for everything I have," she said.


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Rabbit ears: Free TV in Charlottesville
WCAV, WVAW, WVIR, WCVL. With all the call letters being bandied about these days, you won't be blamed for scratching your head and uttering "huh?" Here's the breakdown of which station is which, and where and when you can catch it.
Call letters: WCAV
Watch it: broadcast 19, cable 18
Owned by: Gray Television
Launching on: September 1, local news to air mid-October
Adelphia effect: Adelphia is dropping WUSA, the D.C.-based CBS affiliate that formerly held channel 18.
Call letters: WVAW
Watch it: broadcast 16, cable 3
Owned by: Gray Television
Launched on: August 16; local news to air mid-October
Adelphia effect: Adelphia is dropping WHSV, the Gray-owned Harrisonburg ABC station that formerly held channel 3.
Call letters: WCVL
Watch it: broadcast 9, cable 14
Owned by: Mediacast LLC (Denny King, Bob Sigman, Kirk Schroder)
Launching on: No date set
Adelphia effect: None yet. "They've approached the city about taking the channel," says Adelphia spokesman Lon Carruth, "but nothing is finalized yet."
Call letters: WVIR
Watch it: broadcast 29, cable 4
Owned by: Waterman Broadcasting
Launched on: 1973
Adelphia effect: none
Call letters: WHTJ
Watch it: broadcast 41, cable 7
Owned by: Community Idea Stations
Launched on: 1964 in Richmond (as WCVE); 1965 in Charlottesville (translator installed; transmitter in 1989)
Adelphia effect: none
Call letters: WVPT
Watch it: broadcast 50, cable 11
Owned by: Shenandoah Valley Education Television Corporation
Launched on: 1968 in Harrisonburg; 1976 in Charlottesville (translator installed)
Adelphia effect: none


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i just cleaned a 50GB partition with
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda1
then added some data to it (actually installed a linux distro) some 3Gb on ext4.
and decided to make a image.
dd if=/dev/sda1 | gzip -9 > sda1.dd.gz
and to my surprise, that file has 45GB!
my thinking would be that the this file would have some 4GB as most of the size would be tailing zeros that
gzip would take care of.
where am I wrong? anyway to check how back the fragmentation is after the add-data step?
Also, if it is fragmentation, any way to fix it? i'm now writing /dev/zero to a file until the drive is full...


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Landslide for N.Y. liberal de Blasio
NEW YORK — Democratic New York is back — though really, it was here all along.
Bill de Blasio trounced Joe Lhota on Tuesday to return City Hall to Democratic hands for the first time since David Dinkins was ousted in 1993, riding the coalition of traditional liberals, young progressives, politically active unions and minority voters that's come to dominate city politics.
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His win brought what was under the surface to the top: Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg won the past five citywide elections on the strength of their mega-personalities and the particularities of the circumstances, not because New York was a secret bastion of Republican politics.
( SEE RESULTS: 2013 elections)
"The people of this city have chosen a progressive path, and we set forth on it together, as one city," de Blasio said, first in English, then in Spanish, from a podium topped by a "PROGRESS" sign, looking out at a throbbing crowd that packed the streets waiting to get into the Park Slope Armory YMCA .
De Blasio won his race by a landslide — 45 percentage points, according to results available as he declared victory — and he is joined by other city candidates like Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer and Public Advocate-elect Tish James, who embrace ideas that would be called class warfare anywhere else in the country. They want to drive up union membership, raise taxes and regulate Big Business.
To date, the progressivism de Blasio represents has essentially been a theory popular among idealistic local lefty politicians. The new mayor and his ideological allies coming into every other position of power in January are going to be giving it an extremely high-profile test.
The people celebrating Tuesday night are confident that their victories will send a message that will be heard far beyond the city. De Blasio's win, to hear his core supporters tell it, is part of a shift in Democratic politics that began with Eric Schneiderman's New York attorney general win in 2010, continued with Elizabeth Warren's Senate win last year in Massachusetts and got an across-the-board boost in New York City on Tuesday.
( QUIZ: Do you know Bill de Blasio?)
It's a fitting coincidence that the new film of "Great Expectations" movie had its premiere in New York on Tuesday night.
"Despite what you might have heard, we are one city," Lhota said in his concession speech, knocking de Blasio's "tale of two cities" message. "I do hope our mayor-elect understands this before it's too late."
De Blasio rebutted that line of thought as he claimed victory.
"That inequality, that feeling of a few doing very well while so many slip further behind, that is the defining challenge of our times, because inequality in New York is not something that only threatens those that are struggling," he said. "The stakes are so high for every New Yorker, and making sure no sons or daughters of New York are left behind defines the very promise of our city."
The marching orders from the voters to reach high are clear, Stringer told POLITICO ahead of his win.
( Also on POLITICO: Election 2013: McAuliffe edges Cuccinelli, Christie coasts)
"They want a progressive government that's going to fight Washington, fight for our fair share of resources," he said. "We're just not going to stand around and get pushed around."
As much as this race became a referendum on rejecting Bloomberg, New York 1 exit polls still showed the mayor at 52 percent approval. In part, that's because despite running three times on the Republican line, most people saw Bloomberg as practicing his own brand of politics: fiscally cautious, socially laissez-faire, progressively interventionist on public health and other issues — and above all, hyper-attentive to management.
Tuesday's overwhelming numbers aside, most people expect New Yorkers won't have much patience for any of the progressive experimentation de Blasio and his allies are eager to do if it comes at the expense of the city running less smoothly than they've come to expect.
But the numbers and the exit polls leave little doubt about how much voters wanted change.
"They were willing to give some benefit of the doubt in terms of innovation and change under a Bloomberg administration, but too much of his administration at the end of the day became status quo," said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), who campaigned with de Blasio at a subway stop in Crown Heights on Tuesday afternoon. "And that's why I think the pendulum has swung — because New York has always been a Democratic city."


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Ready; Set; Lean
Most of my professional life has been spent working in Europe with different kinds of sheetmetal fabricators, and I was very pleased when I had the opportunity to travel around North America studying the things were done here. I knew that all of the ideas regarding mass production, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma were formalized and championed in the United States by people like Ford, Taylor, Deming and Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of GE. And while these disciplines have evolved and been optimized as time has passed, the basic ideas remain valid.
So, it's against the backdrop of these giants of manufacturing processes that I share some thoughts on eliminating waste, continuous improvement and shortening the time between order and cash.
Time has become the key performance driver of manufacturing strategies for worldclass companies. Every company's goal is, or should be, to increase shareholder value, and the only to succeed with such a task is to shorten the elapsed time between order and payment.
Cash flow will increase, inventory will turn more often, and we will free up cash otherwise tied up in inventory and stock. Every process can be improved.
Job one for all of us in manufacturing: Satisfy the needs of the ultimate customers, the people who buy the finished products at retail. These ultimate customers want new products, new designs, new cosmetics, new technologies, new experiences and lower prices.
These demands reverberate through the entire supply chain. To satisfy consumers' needs for novelty, we manufacturers must work in a lean, agile and fast-paced environment.
• Working lean helps companies stay cost competitive.
• Working with agility allows us to reflect the changing tastes of the marketplace.
• Responding quickly means having the final product where and when the consumer wants it.
Companies that work lean, agile and responsively gain control of their time and of their bottom lines.
Managing the Timeline
Many factors and activities contribute to the final form of any product, but in the end it's the role of manufacturing to fill the pipeline with high-quality profitable products. The three main practices of efficient timeline management:
1) Agility—the ability to move with quick, easy grace and having a quick, resourceful and adaptable character.
2) Flexibility—characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different or changing requirements.
3) Manufacturing Speed—swiftness, or rate of performance or action.
Optimizing these three attributes allows fabricators to achieve world-class responsiveness, able to satisfy not only current market demands but future demands easily and quickly. Efficient timeline management will dramatically reduce work in process (WIP) and shrink rework and scrap to next to nothing. And, the value added by manufacturing will reach peak levels.
Process Cycle Efficiency
Since speed is the primary means of shortening the timeline, the question fabricators must ask is, "How fast is fast and how slow is slow?"
To answer that question, we first must gather information about "value-added time"—the time required to finish the product, and "total lead time"—the elapsed time between order and payment.
Process cycle efficiency = Value-Added Time/Total Lead Time
To be considered worldclass, the generally accepted ratio of value-added time to total lead time is at least 25 percent. With this calculation, we can determine process cycle efficiency and gauge performance measures such as cost reduction, process velocity and improved cash flow.
As an example, consider a experience at Company X, which:
• Manufactures all of the parts needed for assembly one week ahead of use;
• Fabricates approximately 100 parts per assembly;
• Requires an average cycle time to manufacture each part of 1 min.-45 sec.; and
• Requires 15 min. to assemble the parts, start to finish.
This example gives us the following result:
Value-Added Time for Operations = 100 parts x 1 min.-45 sec. = 2.9 hr.
Value-Added Time for Assembly = 1 assembly x 15 min. = 0.25 hr.
Total Value-Added Time = 3.15 hr.
Total Lead Time = 7 days x 24 hr. = 168 hr.
Process Cycle Efficiency = 3.15/168 = 1.9 percent
In this example, it takes 168 hr. to stick 3.15 hr. of value into the product. That means the material sits idle for 165 hr., adding nothing but cost to the seller and consumer. Someone must absorb the cost accumulated by the 165 hr. of nonproductive time. If a company can increase process cycle efficiency from 5 percent to 25 percent, it will reduce manufacturing overhead and cost of quality by 20 percent—that's huge.
A Kanban Story
The key to lowering the overall cost of manufacturing is to let market demand pull production through the factory, just in time. This proven approach frees up capital for a fabricator to use more productively, rather than having it tied up in unnecessary WIP and raw material. The case history that follows will detail how one company achieved dramatic increases in productivity and cash flow by installing a kanban system to organize production throughout the shop.
Kanban is a simple, efficient and highly visible to authorize movement and production of purchased and manufactured material through a manufacturing process—without the use of hard-copy purchase orders and shop orders. Literally translated, kanban means card or signal. A lean, just-in-time shop uses the kanban card as a visual cue to authorize each step in the manufacturing process, by sending a signal to the upstream operation indicating that the next operation is ready to receive material. This kind of pull-through process contrasts with push-production formats, in which a purchase order or shop order authorizes suppliers (external or internal) to deliver raw materials or work in process to the shop floor location on a predetermined date—ready or not.
In general, good management will limit the number of kanbans to provide an acceptable amount of inventory in the system. Then, by using trial and error to gradually reduce the number of kanbans, managers can fine-tune JIT throughput by identifying manufacturing constraints and prioritizing logistics. This process will optimize production and minimize the amount of raw material and WIP in the system.
Case Study: PM-Luft
Swedish manufacturer PM-Luft (grain coolers and rice conditioners) has slashed lead times in product assembly by 20 to 40 percent, while reducing WIP proportionately. How? By using kanban practices in concert with a newly installed Salvagnini order-processing system (OPS) and two new flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). Each FMS features two storage towers, a robot unloader and conveyors. And, while the new systems were reducing manufacturing time and costs, product quality improved.
For years the company had struggled with high WIP costs and long setup times related to batch production. Now it has begun the transition toward worldclass manufacturing.
PM-Luft employs a simple form of kanban based on barcodes. Each empty container entering the assembly line carries a barcode label containing all of the program information for processing a specific part. An inline barcode reader automatically reads the code on the tote, signaling the automatic production of a predetermined number of parts by its punching/shearing machines and panel benders. When the program is opened, the following sequence occurs:
1) Previously specified material enters the sheetmetal-processing line from one of the two material-storage towers.
2) The individual sheets are delivered to the line in a single piece-part flow and in a mixed-model fashion.
3) Once the appropriate material is introduced into the punch-shear combination machine, it automatically is centered, punched and sheared before it moves on to the next operation.
4) Depending on the production information in the program, the part is assigned to the automatic stacker, sorted into bins (if small parts) or sent on to the panel bender.
When the punch-shear machine sends a part number directly to the panel bender, the tooling setup in the bending machine will be ready for all required bending operations. This brings setup time to exactly the level desired—0 sec.
PM-Luft also uses its barcodes to assist with paperwork and inventory tracking. Kanban cards (bar codes) are read and automatically entered into the OPS system, which functions as a levelized scheduling tool. Each slot represents a given allotment of production time (takt time).
The kanban system and Salvagnini's automated production line enable PM-Luft to be exceptionally responsive to customer needs. Since installing the processing line, the firm has significantly improved product quality and now produces manufacturing output matched to the rate of demand. In addition, the kanban system provides PM-Luft with minute-by-minute flexibility on the production floor, so it can respond to any volume and variety of product with ease.
The Kanban Equation
Daily demand x (order frequency + lead time + safety time)
Number of kanban = Container quantity
Daily demand represents the number of parts to be produced in a given day. I imagine that most sales forecasts reflect seasonal demands, so a recalculation of the number of kanbans is vital to effectiveness as demand varies over time. A shop manager must try to predict the demand curve with the help of historical trends, recording the actual number of kanbans used for each product over the season.
For example, the X cabinet will have 10 kanban cards from January to March, 15 kanban cards from April to October and 12 kanban cards from November to December. This shows that demand peaks from April to October. Perform this calculation at least once per month.
Order frequency represents the rate of material consumption over time, determined by dividing one day by the number of setups per day.
For example, one day divided by 0.25 setups/day equals an order frequency of four days. Normally you can determine if the part is a kanban product or not by looking at order frequency. A part with an order frequency that stretches over a long period (more than seven days) will cost more to keep in stock than if it was processed in a single-piece flow.
Lead time is the time required for delivery once a kanban has been authorized for production. Factors that influence lead time:
• Number of orders in queue ahead of the customer's new kanban
• Machine cycle time
• Quantity
• Changeover time
Lead time, expressed in days or fraction of a day, is only an estimate, due to the four previously mentioned factors. Shops must monitor and update these influencing factors to ensure they have the correct number of kanban cards.
Safety time, expressed in days or fractions of a day, is the time allotted to compensate for unexpected events that can occur—machine downtime, scrap, no operators and variation in demand.
Container quantity is the number of products that a pallet or a container will hold, expressed in units.
The Ability to Make Any Part, Any Minute
When a manufacturer can reduce changeover times and run smaller batches (including one-piece flow), it has the ability to produce what a customer needs when he needs it. Gone are the days when you had to either attempt to forecast demand or wait for orders to come in before determining what parts to make, create drawings, cut sheets to fit on the turrets and create dynamic nests. The key to success: The ability to make any part, any minute.
Typically, customers start looking at new automated fabricating equipment to alleviate capacity issues, high costs and the difficulty experienced in moving parts in a synchronous flow. Big problems really occur every time a special is entered into the system, creating disruptions along the whole chain of operation from design to assembly.
Some fabricators have arranged machines in manufacturing cells. When done properly, they experience a much smoother process in the timeline from order to fabrication of parts to final assembly. However, a cell oftentimes cannot handle all of the parts in a synchronous flow. According to several studies, most fabricators run about 20 percent of their parts in a synchronous flow, the remainder in a batch system.
To satisfy today's market demand, it's vital to investigate the possibility of automating the entire process to accelerate time to market. The fact that a new automated system can cut lead time in half is attractive, since the greatest advantage over competitors is delivery time, design and cost—or agility, flexibility and speed. The gains of an automated system compared to conventional production systems are a decrease in the timeline from order to invoicing, which means a fabricator can:
• Run with practically no WIP.
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• Redesign parts for a lean approach, so that part production and assembly can be accomplished in hours instead of days.
• Test new models in weeks instead of months.
• Reduce the amount of material used to build one unit by incorporating several parts into one.
• Increase the value-added percentage by eliminating all unnecessary parts handling and transportation.
• Reduce scrap.
• Make design changes (radius bends, hems, better accuracy) that can reduce the number of operations and increase the aesthetic value of the unit.
• Operate in an unmanned mode.
• Reduce man hours/part.
• Improve product quality.
Electronic Design Automation: An HVAC Case History
In another case, an HVAC company using conventional production methods (turret presses and press brakes) was experiencing major bottlenecks and inefficiencies. The crux of its problem lay in an expansive product line consisting of 23 different models that could be customized from an assortment of more than 2000 product options. To compensate for long lead times caused by an inefficient system, it countered by keeping a large number of parts in stock to act as a buffer. As a result, a lot of cash was tied up in inventory.
Salvation came via a plan to automate all design work, so that as orders come in an office clerk receives a checklist of options from sales, registers the checklist in the computer (using Salvagnini EDA-OPS software) and assigns a delivery date. With all order data entered, the software kicks out engineering drawings, a bill of materials, machine files (CNC), routing slips and sheetmetal flat patterns (DXF).
In choosing an automated design tool in concert with a new punch-shear-bend line with material-storage towers, the company reduced design time from weeks to seconds.
Why Automate the Design Process?
Automated design makes it possible to scale and configure complex models, perform engineering tasks, generate CNC code and provide the paperwork needed to produce any one of millions of possible product designs, all within seconds. And, having established the design logic system, anyone in the plant can be empowered to design the product, even those unfamiliar with the CAD environment.
Companies benefitting from electronic design automation are those that:
• Design and manufacture kits of parts.
• Thrive on providing custom-engineered solutions.
• Have a large amount of work in process.
• Want to increase responsiveness to market demands.
• Struggle with the on-time delivery.
• Frequently change designs.
• Need to generate more accurate sales quotes and proposals for custom product.
• Require consistent application of design rules across the board.
Automating the design process requires a generic CAD solid model or parametrically written program, created so that design rules can be applied. Often, small changes can be made to existing models to prepare them for automation.
A standard design rule is an instruction or mathematical formula that manipulates the CAD model or parametric programming feature based on certain conditions. Such a rule might say, for example, "The center of this hole als will be located 1 in. from this edge, but the diameter may change. And, if the part is smaller than 6 in. the hole is deleted."
The design package eliminates the inefficiencies of repetitive tasks and calculations by allowing an engineer to define the design intent, and by letting the automated design software parametrically manipulate the model and its features.
The Wasteful Costs of Batch and Queue
If you view your manufacturing unit as an internal supply chain, with goods flowing through the process in a life-or-death competition with low-cost-labor countries, you'll quickly see why lean manufacturing has become so important. The top domestic competitors tend to be those who have successfully pursued supply-chain agility in a just-in-time, customization environment. Supply-chain agility focuses on inducing increased velocity and flexibility throughout a manufacturing system, to enable quick response to changing market demands. Unfortunately, too many U.S. companies are stuck in an inflexible batch and queue production mode made largely irrelevant (and costly) by the pressure of small job lots and expanded product lines.
To determine the cost of variety in your factory, take your best product (one with no variety) and assume that you produce only this product during the year in the same volume as your current total operation. Compare the cost of producing that single product to the cost of your normal annual operations budget for all products. The difference between these numbers represents the cost of variety (Fig. 1).
Even though I continually stress agility, flexibility and speed, there is a point of diminishing returns. As a general rule, cap equipment-capacity utilization at roughly the same rate at which product variability increases. While it's possible to maximize machine utilization, even the most flexible processing line has its limitations.
Fig. 2
For example, consider a simple 10-station production line with inventory between each station. Cycle time averages 1 min. ±0.2 min., per station, and at the end of each operation the workstation immediately sends the part downstream and begins to work on the next part.
At a low load rate the line is perfectly balanced. But, inventory occasionally builds up between the stations because of the 0.2-min. cycle-time deviation. At low utilization rates each station has time to finish its work, and inventory rarely builds up between stations. At around 80 percent of capacity, inventory between stations does increase somewhat, but in a modest and linear fashion. However, as the load on the line increases to 85 percent and above, the rate of inventory begins to rise rapidly. Approaching 100 percent capacity causes a bottleneck.
Here we're only dealing with one 0.2-min. variable. In actual practice, the number of production variables is much higher. And, as we accommodate more variables the shape of the machine-utilization graph shifts. With a perfect balance and zero variables, we see a straight line as we move from 0- to 100-percent utilization, with inventory increasing linearly until all stations are occupied. Once we cross the 100-percent level, the system builds inventory.
Increases in variability above zero will generate more hyperbolic curves on the graph (Fig. 2) The maximum practical capacity of the equipment declines as we add product variability. The greater the number of variables the faster inventory accumulates and the sooner the system reaches panic mode.
One of the Most Important KPIs
In a perfect world, a lean system would have zero inventory and products manufactured to order. In a truly lean enterprise, the inventory turnover rate can therefore be defined as infinite.
This brings us to one of the most important key performance indicators (KPIs) of all: inventory turnover rate. According to a variety of sources, the top 25 percent of U.S. manufacturers achieve only 29 or 30 finished-goods inventory turns per year—not an encouraging statistic, but one that provides plenty of room for improvement.
Calculate inventory turnover by dividing the cost of goods sold (COGS) for the reporting period by the average value of inventory on hand during the period. Because this ratio measures annual inventory turns, it usually is calculated once per year.
Inventory turnover = COGS/Average dollar value of inventory on hand
Inventory consists of raw material, work-in-progress and finished goods, and I recommend the same approach for calculating the turnover rate for each of these. Als calculate the average dollar value of the type of inventory you want to measure and divide that into COGS.
For example, if your product consists of 45-percent sheetmetal, calculate the value of your sheetmetal parts in your COGS and divide it by the average dollar value of sheetmetal inventory over the measurement period. Inventory turnover reflects the rate a company flushes inventory from its system within a given financial reporting period and is a direct measure of a company's most important liquid resource—cash.When manufacturers consider new capital investments, the effects on inventory should be one of the prime parameters for payback calculations. If you compare all of the numbers, you will usually find that the value of the increased inventory in an inflexible system may be greater than the cost of the new equipment—instant payback. MF
See also: Salvagnini America, Inc.
Related Enterprise Zones: Fabrication, Management
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Could we use the ATmega8u2 isp port for this function (as programmer master)?
I am not sure you have understood what I've told... I want to avoid to use an external programmer for burn the bootloader on Atmega328. Could we use the ATmega8u2 isp port for this function (as programmer master)?
I've seen that an ATmega8U2 is used in the Arduino uno board as USB to serial converter. Why we don't burn the ISP function in it?We could use the B1 to B3 pins for make an ISP bus (the connector is yet availlable). This function could be used for burn the bootloader in a new AVR device or program other AVR devices.
Great idea, mimmo. This approach is not only save bootloader space and but also fast flashing speed then plus save rs232 communication and save Tx, Rx pins if we don't use it too. I love Arduino because of these essential features:


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South Buffalo pilot's mettle turned the tide in Battle of Midway
Lt. Commander C. Wade McClusky Jr., a South Park High graduate, led his squad from the USS Enterprise to victory in the Battle of Midway.
By Lou Michel
Published Sun, May 29, 2016
Wade McClusky was flying 19,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, peering through binoculars as he led two groups of dive bombers.
They were searching for the Japanese naval fleet.
It was just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and McClusky knew the Japanese were hunting for what was left of the American fleet, the aircraft carriers that had escaped the sneak attack.
But McClusky and his squadron were hoping to catch the Japanese off guard.
The lieutenant commander had more than 30 airplanes under his command, and they were running low on fuel. But he was willing to put everything on the line – his life and the lives of his fellow pilots and crew. So he pushed them farther away from their own aircraft carrier. And they all knew they were close to the point of no return.
Secret intelligence given to the pilots on the location of the Japanese striking force proved inaccurate. The ships had changed course. But McClusky continued searching. Too much was at stake to turn back. Somewhere in the vast Pacific below, the Japanese navy was preparing another assault on the U.S. carriers, to finish them off.
Then, just before he was about to give the order to return to the USS Enterprise, the 40-year-old McClusky glimpsed a lone ship, a Japanese destroyer, moving quickly through the water.
It must be on its way to join the rest of the Japanese fleet, he thought. So he ordered his pilots to follow.
Finally, he spotted four aircraft carriers, surrounded by destroyers and other escort ships. It was the Japanese armada.
And the American pilots took them by surprise.
When the smoke cleared later that day, all four enemy aircraft carriers were destroyed, two at the hands of McClusky's squadrons.
McClusky barely made it back to the Enterprise, wounded and bleeding, his shot-up plane running on fumes.
The Battle of Midway turned the Pacific Theater of World War II. And military historians credit McClusky with making the crucial decision for that victory.
"If one man can be said to win a battle and change the course of a war, Wade McClusky, by deciding to search beyond the range of his aircraft and correctly calculating the direction of that search, won the Battle of Midway and turned the war against Japan," Edward Stafford wrote in "The Big E: The Story of the USS Enterprise."
Most Buffalonians know the names of Matt Urban and Wild Bill Donovan, other World War II heroes. For years, there was the state's Donovan Office Building downtown. An East Side human services agency bears Urban's name and in Lancaster, a Veterans of Foreign War post is named in Urban's honor. Twice there have been unsuccessful attempts to affix Donovan's name to another public place, the new federal courthouse in downtown Buffalo and the planned veterans cemetery in the Town of Pembroke. The stories of Donovan and Urban are well chronicled.
But few – if any – are aware of C. Wade McClusky Jr., a graduate of South Park High School and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
That may change. At 11 a.m. Saturday, the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a special ceremony to remember McClusky will be held on the USS Little Rock at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park at Canalside.
And in Washington, efforts continue to give McClusky greater recognition by upgrading his Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award.
"More than a third of Japan's 11 aircraft carriers were destroyed that day," said George Walsh, a 95-year-old World War II dive bomber pilot.
The Connecticut resident has been trying for years to persuade politicians and the military to award McClusky the Medal of Honor.
McClusky's early life
McClusky was one of five children.
His father, Clarence Wade McClusky Sr., was of Scottish ancestry and worked as a bookkeeper and accountant for a Buffalo company. He died in an auto accident in 1928.
His mother, Mary, known as May, was Irish Catholic and she lived until 1953.
In McClusky's early years, the family lived on the first block of Lilac Street in South Buffalo, but later moved to Tuscarora Road. By that time, Wade was already in the military. His brother Robert became a Buffalo firefighter and another brother, Frank, moved to Lackawanna.
Less is known about his sisters. Bernice and Evelyn both married and one stayed on in South Buffalo, while the other apparently moved to Canada.
Growing up in the first and second decades of the 20th century, McClusky was intrigued by airplanes. Flight was still in its infancy. When he was still a student at elementary School 28, he decided to see if he could fly.
"His first flight experience was jumping off the roof with an umbrella, and he broke his arm. The house is still there," said Phillip M. McClusky, his only surviving child.
McClusky was bright, especially in math, and graduated at 16 from South Park High School.
He also was an athlete. The 1918 edition of the high school's yearbook, The Dial, listed him as a member of the basketball and football teams. In the pages of the rope-bound yearbook, there is a black and white photograph of the football team. McClusky is kneeling in the first row center, holding a pigskin. He was the quarterback.
Four years later, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, where he also played football.
But what of the gap between high school and the academy?
Not much is known, though Phillip McClusky believes his father worked during that period and came to the realization that he wanted more from life than manual labor.
"He told me he had a job cleaning out the insides of railroad tank cars," the son said. "He said it was so horrible that he decided to go to college."
The steely blue-eyed McClusky, at 150 pounds and 5 feet, 9 inches, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1926 and three years later qualified as a naval aviator, flying more than a dozen different types of aircraft that included dive bombers, fighters, observation planes, torpedo planes and flying boats, according to David Rigby, a military historian and author who is working on a biography of McClusky.
McClusky also was an aviation stuntman, one of the original "Nine High Hats," a forerunner to the Navy's Blue Angels, performing aerial acrobatics at air shows.
McClusky advanced in the ranks, and in the early 1930s was stationed in Hawaii. He lived there with his first wife, Millicent, whom he met in Baltimore while in his senior year at the Naval Academy. Their only child, Wade Sanford McClusky, was born in Honolulu and later followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a Navy pilot.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Millicent and 10-year-old Wade were aboard the SS Lurline ocean liner bound for the states. They had reluctantly left several days before the bombing. They had wanted to say goodbye to their husband and father, but the Enterprise was delayed in its return to Pearl Harbor.
"They had waited and waited for Wade's ship so they could see him. But it didn't come in and they went to San Francisco. The Lurline was about halfway to San Francisco when Pearl Harbor was bombed and Millicent and Wade Sanford did not know if the Enterprise had gone into Pearl Harbor or not.
"If it had made it in, it's likely it would have been bombed. But because of bad weather, it was held up at sea. That's how the Enterprise got its nickname 'The Galloping Ghost,' " said Carole Pewthers, the widow of Wade Sanford McClusky, who died in 1986.


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Rev. Jonathan Falwell speaks words of encouragement to students
As rain poured down outside the Vines Center on Wednesday, the Rev. Jonathan Falwell used one disciple's actions in the midst of a storm to illustrate how students can put God's plans for their lives into action.
Falwell, senior pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Executive Vice President for Spiritual Affairs at Liberty University, preached at convocation from Matthew Chapter 14 about Peter jumping out of a boat and walking on water to see Christ.
Christ was walking on the water toward the disciples' boat — and Peter wanted to be near Him.
"Peter realized the potential that came from following after Christ. He knew exactly what was available to him," Falwell said, adding that Christ offers potential for believers today, too. "We can go out there and do things that are miraculous, that are amazing, because Christ is with us in the midst of the storm."
When Christ called Peter to come out of the boat, he jumped at the proposition.
"He didn't wait. He didn't weigh out his options," Falwell said.
Peter, who had surrounded himself with other believers in the boat, also drew strength from fellowship with like-minded individuals.
"He felt the power of God, and he realized that there was no possible way that he could have done that on his own," he said.
Yet, as Peter walked on the stormy water, he started to fear and take his eyes off Jesus — and he began to sink. As he sank, he called to the Lord to save him, and Jesus kept Peter from drowning. The key, Falwell said, is getting through fear and stepping out in faith.
"This university is a testament to stepping out on faith," Falwell said, recalling the work of his father, the late Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr., to start LU along with Dr. Elmer Towns in 1971.
The son also invoked the heart of a favorite quote used often by his father: "Life is full of glorious opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems."
As students seek God's plan and presence in their lives, Falwell encouraged them to never take their eyes off God.
"I want you to know that the power that Peter felt that night through Jesus Christ on that water in that storm 2,000 years ago is the same power that you can feel today if you will trust him and put your life in his hands," he said.


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"Maniac," a new Netflix series starring Emma Stone, is filming this week near Cranberry Lake Preserve in West Harrison.
So says On Location Vacations, which tracks TV and movie films in various spots across the U.S.
The 190-acre park is known as a safe haven for a large variety of animals and plants, including migratory birds, turtles, and dragonflies. Within the preserve are a variety of habitats including a four-acre lake, cliffs and scrubland, mixed hardwood forest, vernal pools, and a swamp.
All of which may work well for this dark comedy. According to Wikipedia, "Maniac" will consist of 10 episodes and also stars Jonah Hill. The show revolves around the fantasy worlds of two patients being treated in a psychiatric hospital.
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I have a pondless water with some algae on the rocks, do I need a filter to clean it or is there something else I can use?
Matt – Howell, MI
For pond enthusiasts who are short on free time, we're big fans of pondless waterfalls. Since they typically don't have fish and don't involve open bodies of water, there's very little to maintain. Without fish waste, debris or muck to contend with, these beautiful features can add a lot to your yard – and require very little in return.
Occasionally, though, algae can form on rocks in in a waterfall. And unless you have a fondness for the green stuff, you'll want to dispatch with it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
For some, biological filtration is a viable option. Since most pondless waterfalls rely on a basin for circulation, the installation of an appropriately-sized filter – and some filter media – will generally resolve any algae issues. But under the circumstances, filtration is rarely the simplest solution. At the Pond Guy®, we strongly recommend the use of PondLogic® Oxy-Lift™ Defense® Pond Debris Remover. Oxy Lift™ is designed to break debris off rocks quickly and easily – without a lot of effort.
In fact, process couldn't be much easier. Simply turn off the waterfall, sprinkle on Oxy-Lift™ (be sure to avoid direct contact with any plants), and let it sit for ten minutes. If the algae are particularly well-established, light brushing can help to loosen things up. Once those steps are complete, simply turn the waterfall back on – and get the instant gratification of immediate results.
As an added measure to prevent recurrence of algae, a partial water change and an occasional basin cleaning goes a long way. So enjoy the limited free time you have. Your waterfall is waiting.
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