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I am pleased to present the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) report to Congress on the pay of Bureau of Prisons Federal Wage System (FWS) employees. This report was prepared in response to House Report 107-152, which accompanied H.R. 2590 (enacted as Public Law 107-67, November 12, 2001).In that report, the House Committee on Appropriations directed OPM to review and report to Congress on how the current wage survey instrument quantifies the cost of labor with respect to "mixed wage grade jobs" at the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), U.S. Department of Justice.The Committee expressed concern that FWS wage surveys may be inadequate with respect to setting pay for BOP employees.
Our report concludes that the FWS accomplishes its goal of setting pay rates for blue-collar Federal workers in line with local private sector labor market rates and that the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors fairly and consistently addresses the correctional responsibilities of blue-collar Federal workers at BOP facilities.We believe the wage surveys conducted by the Department of Defense for FWS pay-setting purposes allow the Government to establish equitable prevailing rates of pay for BOP jobs, even though some jobs may have no exact counterpart in local private industry.
The Presidents emphasis on the strategic management of human capital in the Federal Government places a renewed focus on the need for more creative use of current human resources management flexibilities.A number of pay flexibilities are available for use by all Federal agencies to deal with any recruitment or retention problems they may experience with respect to the Governments blue-collar workforce, and our report highlights those flexibilities.
Because the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee has a longstanding interest in the pay-setting methodology for BOP wage employees, I believe it is important for that Committee to study the findings in this report before OPM considers any possible changes in the current wage survey process.We are providing a copy of this report to the Committee, and I look forward to receiving any recommendations that body may wish to make on this matter.
I want to thank the dedicated staff of OPM's Workforce Compensation and Performance Service for their hard work in drafting this report.The report can be found on the OPM Web site at Federal Wage System.
Kay Coles JamesDirectorFebruary 2002
House Report 107-152 accompanying H.R. 2590 (enacted as Public Law 107-67, November 12, 2001) directed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to review and report to Congress on how Federal Wage System (FWS) wage surveys quantify the cost of labor with respect to blue-collar jobs at the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), U.S. Department of Justice. The Committee expressed concern that FWS wage surveys may be inadequate with respect to setting pay for BOP employees. This report presents OPMs findings concerning the pay of FWS employees at BOP.
OPMs pay and classification policies are tailored to address the unique working conditions of BOPs blue-collar workforce. For many years, blue-collar Federal workers at BOP have been compensated through the job evaluation process for the additional difficulty and responsibility attributable to the supervision of inmates. Virtually all blue-collar positions throughout BOP are classified as Wage Supervisors (WS), even though the positions are not supervisory in the traditional sense.
BOPs wage positions are classified using the Job Grading Standard for FWS Supervisors. This standard recognizes that one of the most complex situations in terms of its application is the supervision of inmates performing craft, trade, and laboring work at correctional facilities. Under the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors, an upward grade adjustment may be made in determining the grade of a supervisor responsible for work operations involving the exceptional conditions existing at correctional facilities. The effect of using the supervisory standard at the next higher grade level provides BOP wage employees with rates of pay that are more than 30 percent higher than for the corresponding nonsupervisory grade level. We believe the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors fairly addresses the correctional responsibilities of blue-collar Federal workers at BOP.
This report contains background information about the history of pay for BOP wage employees, information on the current nature of work of BOP employees and the process the Department of Defense uses to measure local prevailing rates in local wage areas, an analysis of the wage rates at BOP facilities, and our conclusions concerning the pay of BOP wage employees.
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Blue-collar Federal workers have been paid according to local prevailing private sector rates since the Civil War. Until 1965, each Federal agency had authority to determine local prevailing rates and establish wage area boundaries for its employees. As a consequence, blue-collar Federal workers at the same grade level in the same city working for different agencies received different rates. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed this inequity by ordering Federal agencies to coordinate their wage-setting activities under the leadership of the Civil Service Commission. The Commission established the National Wage Policy Committee, made up of the heads of the major employing agencies and the heads of the major Federal employee unions, to seek advice on how to combine separate agency pay systems into a Coordinated Federal Wage System (CFWS).
In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon signed Public Law 92-392, which established the current Federal Wage System. The FWS incorporated most of the existing administrative policies of the CFWS. Since 1972, the Commission and its successor agency, OPM, have been responsible for overseeing the administration of the FWS. The FWS now covers about 230,000 craft, trade, and laboring employees. These employees are located in 132 separate wage areas throughout the country and in overseas areas. BOP has 4,287 FWS employees in 61 of these 132 wage areas.
BOP was established in 1930 to provide progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at that time. Today, BOP consists of about 100 institutions, 6 regional offices, a central office (headquarters), 3 staff training centers, and 28 community corrections offices. BOP is responsible for the custody and care of approximately 154,000 Federal offenders. Approximately 130,000 of these inmates are confined in BOP-operated correctional institutions or detention centers. The remainder are confined through agreements with State and local governments and through contracts with privately operated community corrections centers, detention centers, prisons, and juvenile facilities.
It is the policy of the Federal Government to keep inmates active and productive while confined. Work is BOPs most important correctional program. Prison work programs teach inmates occupational skills and instill sound and lasting work habits and work ethics in offenders. All sentenced inmates in Federal correctional institutions are required to work (with the exception of those who for security, educational, or medical reasons are unable to do so). Most inmates are assigned to an institutional job such as food service worker, orderly, plumber, painter, warehouse worker, or groundskeeper. Approximately 25 percent of BOPs eligible sentenced inmates work in Federal Prison Industries factories. They gain job skills through specific instruction in factory operations for a variety of products and services. Inmates are compensated for their work with a subsistence wage and can receive raises based on their performance.
Correctional institution employees, including blue-collar Federal workers, must ensure the security of Federal prisons, provide inmates with needed programs and services, and model mainstream values. These employees help BOP meet its obligation to protect public safety and provide security and safety to the staff and inmates in its facilities. Even though blue-collar Federal workers are hired for one primary skill, they are also trained as security officers and perform security functions as a collateral duty. The work activities of inmates must be supervised very closely.
For many years, blue-collar Federal workers at BOP have been compensated through the job evaluation process for the additional difficulty and responsibility attributable to the supervision of inmates. Before 1958, most trade, craft, and laboring positions in BOP were considered General Schedule (GS) positions and were classified according to the standard for the Prison Administration Series, GS-007. The grade pattern in that standard was based in part on the premise that a prison constituted a hazardous work environment. However, the primary basis for grades higher than those afforded by Governmentwide standards was the supervision of prisoners. For example, a prison carpenter position involving carpentry duties, which under the Governmentwide standard warranted classification to grade GS-5, would be placed in grade GS-6 by the standard for the Prison Administration Series in recognition of supervisory responsibilities.
The Prison Administration Series standard was replaced in 1958 by one that defined the factors of security, guidance, and training of inmates and provided for classifying most GS positions involving responsibility for the work activities of inmates to grades higher than those appropriate for the non-inmate related duties of the positions. At the same time, the Department of Justice (DOJ), with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, determined that trade, craft, and laboring positions in BOP were exempt from coverage under the GS and should be classified and paid under a wage board system. Blue-collar positions were then classified according to the wage board supervisory standards published by the Department of the Army. In addition to the grade arrived at under the wage board supervisory standard, a supplemental guide developed by DOJ also was applied. This guide generally augmented the grade already established under the wage board supervisory standard by one grade.
After the CFWS was established in 1965, supervisory wage employees at BOP were graded according to the CFWS supervisory standard and a DOJ supplemental guide. In 1972, with the establishment of the current FWS, these positions were graded under the FWS supervisory standard and the DOJ supplemental guide. The DOJ guide continued to provide employees with one additional grade above that attained under the CFWS or FWS supervisory standard.
In 1982, OPM issued the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors, and this new guide was then used for classifying FWS positions in BOP. OPM revised this guide in 1992. Both the 1982 and the 1992 Job Grading Standard for FWS Supervisors continued the practice of allowing BOP to add a grade to wage positions in recognition of their correctional responsibilities and consistent with criteria set forth in the standard.
The practical effect of placing BOPs wage employees under the current FWS compensation structure is to set their rates of pay at least 30 percent higher than for the corresponding nonsupervisory grade level. For example, WS-10 rates are 30 percent higher than WG-10 rates. The differential is more than 30 percent at lower grade levels. In addition, the BOP practice of placing its wage employees one grade level higher than would be allowed in other agencies gives BOP employees an additional 3 to 5 percent boost in pay, depending upon geographic location. At Attachment 1, we have included a copy of Subchapter S5 of the OPM Operating Manual Federal Wage System, Prevailing Rate Determination. This subchapter provides instructions for conducting wage surveys and establishing wage schedules. Section S5-11f(3) of this subchapter contains information on how wage supervisory pay schedules are computed.
BOP classifies all of its employees in blue-collar positions as Wage Supervisors. These WS employees supervise prison inmates working in manufacturing, mechanical maintenance, utilities operations and maintenance, food service functions, and related operations or other WS employees. Although inmates normally work only on the day shift, WS employees frequently work rotating shifts to perform their work assignments.
In addition to their primary responsibilities as supervisors of blue-collar work performed by inmates, WS employees receive law enforcement training and are considered law enforcement officers for retirement and pay purposes. In this respect, BOPs WS employees are in jobs that have mixed duties and responsibilities. However, this is not a unique requirement for BOPs wage employees, since all BOP employees, from file clerks to dentists, must have law enforcement training to cope with any correctional situations that may arise in their work environment.
Some examples of mixed occupations for BOP wage employees are described below. All of these positions are designated as law enforcement officers.
The primary duties of a cook supervisor include the supervision and instruction of inmate workers in all phases of the preparation, presentation, and timeliness of all food items that are placed on the serving line. Duties also include the supervision of inmates in the serving of all meals and the sanitation of the Food Service Department. The supervisor must familiarize the inmates assigned to the Food Service Department with the overall operation of the department and train them in the various aspects of its operation.
The maintenance mechanic supervisor is a major contributor to the planning and operation of the prisons maintenance system, work programming, major work orders, and engineering design and drafting. The supervisor supervises staff and inmate personnel who perform construction and/or maintenance repairs of buildings, landscape, utilities, and facility vehicles. The maintenance mechanic supervisor is responsible for the security of the institution and performs correctional worker duties.
The electrical worker supervisor trains and supervises inmate workers involved in electrical installation, construction, and maintenance work. The supervisor may be called upon to perform some electrical work due to security concerns or lack of skilled inmate workers. The supervisor must possess skill and knowledge in the operation and installation of complete wiring systems found in industrial complexes. The supervisor must have the ability to interpret and apply the National Electrical Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and trade formulas. The work performed by the supervisor must be at or above the journey level to train unskilled inmate workers effectively.
The electrical equipment repairer supervisor is responsible for the technical and administrative supervision of an all-inmate workforce accomplishing trades and labor work in the manufacture of a finished product according to the requirements of a production schedule. The supervisor assigns, directs, and reviews the work of the inmates on the work crew. The supervisor must be able to plan, schedule, and coordinate work operations under the supervision of the Factory Manager and solve work-related problems in addition to determining the materials and equipment necessary to produce the final product. The supervisor supervises the inmates involved in the manufacture of various types of harnesses and cable assemblies ranging from simple single conductor cable to highly complex multi-conductor harnesses, missile cable assemblies, and sub-assemblies.
The air conditioning equipment mechanic supervisor is a member of the Facilities Department and serves as a supervisor who trains, motivates, and directs an inmate work crew in the maintenance, repair, modification, installation, and troubleshooting of refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Specific duties include installing, dismantling, recognizing the cause of faulty equipment, and making necessary repairs on refrigeration and heating and air conditioning units and systems. The supervisor performs routine preventive maintenance on switches, chillers, ice machines, freezers, exhaust fans, and climate controls. The supervisor is responsible for maintaining security and control of the work area by maintaining key and inmate accountability. Other security measures may include shakedowns of inmates, visual searches, participation in fog or escape patrols, and the use of self-defense techniques or firearms.
BOP assigns grades to the positions of WS employees under OPMs FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors. WS employees receive full credit for planning, assigning, instructing, motivating, and counseling employees; reviewing completed work and work in progress; maintaining discipline and enforcing rules and regulations; and administering management programs such as safety and cost reduction. OPMs standard also recognizes that one of the most complex situations in terms of its application is the supervision of inmates performing craft, trade, and laboring work at correctional facilities.
At correctional facilities, special staffing requirements may impose a substantially greater responsibility on the supervisor for training, counseling, and maintaining security than that which is normally encountered in orienting, training, and supervising civil service employees in accomplishing work. Work at correctional institutions also involves situations with exceptionally difficult attitudinal, control, and security problems. Under the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors, an agency may make an upward grade adjustment in determining the grade of a supervisor responsible for work operations involving such exceptional conditions that affect the majority of the subordinate workforce when all of the following are present:
Each FWS wage area consists of a survey area and an area of application.
One of the key statutory principles underlying the FWS is that pay rates are to be maintained in line with prevailing levels of pay for comparable levels of work in the private sector within a local wage area. To carry out this statutory principle, the Department of Defense (DOD) conducts annual wage surveys of private sector employers in each local wage area to determine local prevailing rates. By law, representatives of employee labor organizations are involved in all aspects of the prevailing rate pay-setting process. Please see Attachment 1 for a full description of the procedures DOD uses to determine prevailing rates and establish wage schedules for FWS employees.
In each local wage survey, a labor-management local wage survey committee collects wage rate data for a prescribed list of survey jobs which cover a wide range of occupations common in skill and responsibility in both industry and Government. Please see section
S5-6b(4) of the OPM Operating Manual in Attachment 1 for a list of the 21 standard survey jobs used in every FWS wage survey. DOD may add an additional survey job(s) in a wage area if DOD finds that the additional survey job(s) represents significant numbers of employees in private sector establishments or Federal installations.
FWS surveys determine prevailing rates through procedures developed over years of labor-management cooperation. First, a selected sample of FWS jobs is surveyed in each wage area. Then the survey results are analyzed statistically to produce a 15-grade payline that forms the basis for the new FWS wage schedule. In combination, the FWS job-grading system and survey process efficiently maintain internal equity among Federal jobs and external equity with prevailing private sector rates.
The FWS pay structure consists of a 15-level job-grading system that includes the full range of non-supervisory trade, craft, and laboring jobs in more than 250 occupational series. Occupations often cover more than one grade level, and many occupations typically are represented at each grade. This pay structure makes it possible to establish equitable prevailing rates of pay for Federal jobs that are classified at the same level of work, even though some Federal jobs may have no exact counterpart in local private industry. For example, many BOP positions have no exact counterpart in private industry. While State and local government prisons may have positions similar to those of BOP positions in some parts of the country, current law provides only for surveys of positions in private sector establishments.
In response to the request of the House Committee on Appropriations, Attachment 2 lists the FWS local wage areas where BOP facilities are located, identifies the BOP facilities located in each of those wage areas, and shows the average weighted hourly wage rate for each facility. We note that different facilities have employees in different mixes of occupations and grade levels. Therefore, the differences among average wage rates shown in this attachment are not wholly indicative of differences in the prevailing rates of pay among the wage areas involved.
Because the FWS is a prevailing rate system, its wage schedules are very market sensitive. It is the policy of the Federal Government to pay its blue-collar workers a fair wage that is comparable to what an employee could expect on average to earn for work at a similar level of skill in local private sector companies. The differences in rates of pay among wage areas reflects the fact that the prevailing cost of labor varies by wage area. It is not unusual for FWS employees who work in different wage areas to receive sometimes substantially different rates of pay even though they may have similar grade levels and job duties.
The average quit rate over the last 5 years (September 1996 to September 2001) for BOP wage positions was 1.86 percent. For the FWS as a whole, the average quit rate for wage positions during the same period was only slightly lower1.74 percent. In FY 2001, the overall quit rate for BOP wage positions was only 1.60 percent, which was slightly lower than the overall quit rate for all FWS positions1.65 percent. The Department of Justice does not believe it has widespread recruitment or retention problems for its BOP wage employees. Where the facts have warranted the use of current pay flexibilities, BOP has used them. If BOP experiences localized recruitment or retention problems in the future, several flexibilities exist under the FWS to address such problems.
Agencies have considerable discretionary authority to provide additional direct compensation in certain circumstances to support their recruitment, relocation, and retention efforts. The following summarizes some of these compensation flexibilities as they apply to the FWS:
OPMs pay and classification policies are tailored to address the unique working conditions of BOPs blue-collar workforce. For many years, blue-collar Federal workers at BOP have been compensated through the job evaluation process for the additional difficulty and responsibility attributable to the supervision of inmates. Virtually all blue-collar positions throughout BOP are classified as Wage Supervisors. These positions are classified using the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors. This standard specifically addresses supervisory jobs with correctional responsibilities. Under the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors, an upward grade adjustment may be made in determining the grade of a supervisor responsible for work operations involving the exceptional conditions existing at correctional facilities. We believe the FWS Job Grading Standard for Supervisors fairly and consistently addresses the correctional responsibilities of blue-collar Federal workers.
As a whole, we believe the FWS accomplishes its goal of setting pay rates for Federal blue-collar workers in line with local private sector labor market rates. The policy of paying blue-collar Federal workers according to local prevailing rates is an equitable policy that ensures these workers receive fair wages, that Federal agencies can recruit and retain an effective workforce, and that the Government does not lead local labor markets by paying rates to its employees that are higher than local private sector employers can afford. By design, the FWS establishes rates of pay that are different in different labor markets. It is normal for wage rates in a wage area to be substantially different from wage rates in adjacent wage areas.
We have found little evidence of widespread recruitment and retention problems at BOP facilities. When labor market conditions affect the Governments ability to attract and retain qualified employees, several pay flexibilities are available to alleviate such problems, such as recruitment and relocation bonuses, retention allowances, and increased minimum rates or special rates. If we receive a request from BOP to use pay flexibilities that require our prior approval, we will work to address any recruitment and retention problems that are brought to our attention.
We conclude that the current method used to quantify the cost of labor is adequate to set pay for mixed jobs at BOP, even though some jobs at Federal prisons may have no exact counterpart in local private industry.
OPM Operating Manual - Federal Wage System, Subchapter S5, "Prevailing Rate Determination"
Source: OPM Central Personnel Data File, September 2001


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Tesla Reps Will Lie To You
Tesla Reps Will Lie To You
Saddened to hear about that.
Integrity is the best sales pitch in the long run IMO.
I was also told by a rep that heated seats would be included with non-leather seats for my pre 2003 reservation. I have yet to finalize and would like a definitive answer.
IMO, the rep had misunderstood the policy, and communicated his misunderstanding. That said, he was acting as an agent of the company, and TM should arrange some "saw-off" with you, and make a horrible example of the employee for others to learn from.
I agree with most of what you say, but to say "Lie" means that the rep definitely knew what they were saying was wrong and said it anyway. It's still true it's Tesla's fault if the rep gave you faulty information, but it isn't lying.
I will say there are many many examples of reps who have said things that didn't turn out to be true. I think they have a tendency to say things they've heard, without checking on them.
Big Tex. Lies! I think that is a bit strong. I suspect TM is consistent. TM consistently communicates poorly with their customers, they probably communicate poorly with their sales staff too. If I were you, I would consider paying the $1,500 for the leather with heated seats and buy some textile seat covers and be happy to save $400.
After waiting 2.5 years, I just received my 60kWh MS (Ventura County). I am happy to say all is forgiven - a truly amazing automobile.
I also got cloth seats and wanted the 12-way adjustability and heated seats. I assumed when it was announced that there was no way to keep the old pricing and get the new seats, and my rep agreed though he did say at some point they will run out of the old seats and they would likely just switch to the new ones at that point, but no guarantees on when or if. As it turned out, I switched off of red and got my car much earlier, so the question was moot.
I got different answers from different people, but I never felt like I was being lied to -- only that there were a lot of people trying to answer tons of questions and things were in flux where there may not have even been one correct answer, much less known by everyone.
Even decieved isn't really true unless you can prove that the rep you talked to KNEW what he was tellinjg you was not accurate, which we'll never be able to prove or disprove here.
A betrayal of trust is what you're experiencing, which feels bad, but isn't an outright lie.
If it makes you feel any better, you can submit the name of the guy that misinformed you straight to GB himself. I doubt that particular rep will get his info wrong a second time after that ;)
You now know the facts and know your options, so pick one.
I know it's around here somewhere on these forums, but I don't have it handy. I'm on my iPhone or I'd volkerize it for ya :)
Check Tom's thread here somewhere, it's called "I'm through with Tesla", or something similar. He had to get GB involved as well, and I'm pretty sure the email was linked in that thread.
I think Tesla has hired a typical US salespersons there IOW, customer is always right, don't ever hesitate to answer even if you don't have a clue what he is talking about, never show that you don't know what you are talking about, be firm and assuring, make the customer happy. Always smile. (and don't give customer time to think).
That leads to unhappy customer if the guess he makes was wrong, and happy customer when the guess happen to be right. If he needed to guess.
Problem is that they are not taught to give answer "I don't know, but I will check and get back to you when I find out" and actually also do that checking. These people are not engineers. If you ask engineer you get straight answer, but tone of the answer might not be quite so pleasing which again might lead to unhappy customer.
Big Tex, 'Eating Crow.' TM ate quite a bit of crow with the super charger pricing announcement last year and made things right for many reservation holders. I am sure not everyone was happy especially those who have to pay $2K to have supercharging.
Mistakes happen. I use to sell cars. I have frequently observed sales, parts, service writers, repair staff, F &I managers, and sales managers make technical mistakes and not be fully versed in all the options, price and option changes, etc. Newer associates are more likely to make mistakes. I am familiar with the Topanga showroom, and visited it in mid- January, there was not a familiar face in the showroom.
I apologize if I am wrong, but the showroom staff do not sell cars, they show the car's features, answer questions, or try to. You order the car on line. I think TM should apologize for the error, and offer you the opportunity to either rescind the sale or move forward. TM cannot treat one customer different than another. That is why customers who pick up their cars in Fremont pay the same delivery charges as those in Florida. That doesn't sound very fair, does it?
Personally, I agree with you. You have suffered an 'outrageous wrong.' The sales person, should be shot, hung by the neck until dead, then fired from TM, his/her family should live in disgrace… and you should be given a free car. Now are you happy?
"Only this, and nothing more.' Quoth the raven, Nevermore! "
Mistakes happen. Hopefully you can move past this incident. I promise you the 'S' is well worth it. I had a showroom staffer try to convince me I needed twin chargers, which I didn't buy. Perhaps in the future the staffer will prove to be right.
Thanks Brian, I just found it at random in another thread, but it's already here :P
@Tex: some people just hate to say "I don't know". It implies they aren't perfect, which goes against their self image and ego. :P
First, I am sure that this was not a lie. Second, they are offering to make you whole in the sense that you have the same options you would have had if the rep gave you the correct information. Sure it is a bummer but I see this as a minor issue and not worthy of tarnishing th Tesla brand.
Well I was going to start by saying you can never solely rely on a sales rep but I didn't realize that the website (just checked it one minute ago) says:
Textile STANDARD
Finely appointed interior features hand wrapped surfaces of cloth and synthetic leather materials. 12-way power adjustable, heated seats with memory.
This is what they are listing in their own spec's and option page at:
I think if your car doesn't come with heated adjustable seats you have a valid claim.
That's the New Pricing Dispensation, not the 2012 one.
I don't think it matters. I placed our reservation during the 2012 build period but when I finalized in late December it was for a 2013 MS. If they are delivering a 2013 MS it should come with what's advertised when you finalize not when you placed your reservation.
@lov2krz - Are you paying the 2012 pre-increase price?
Sorry for long-winded response but just noting that I had almost identical situation.
Definitely seems like training and communication issues, I do not feel it was intentional either.
Unfortunately for us, it's going to seem like a moot point to Tesla since it's a transitional issue going from their pre-2013 to 2013 default configurations. Not an "ongoing problem" to rectify. Just victims of very specific circumstance and poor coordination and communication. Will not be an issue for others until next time they change default configuration of the cars.
I may be slightly less upset than you are but am somewhat disappointed in that I feel that I was not afforded the chance to make a decision based on complete and factual information.
I had a res from 2011 originally, and held off from my Sept 2012 invitation to configure because
1) many, many details were still just emerging regarding not just basic configuration, but other buyer experiences and warranty details (like what does the battery warranty really mean), who actually installs the paint armor, factory or third party, do they really know how to detail a car properly? etc
2) was still contemplating the right battery config in light of all experiences and data available not to mention details of how the battery warranty would really work where limited miles are involved. After all, it's a pretty big purchase.
After the notice about January deadline to finalize or be subject to the price increase, it was as if all the 2012 information was purged from Tesla's memory banks, website, staff, whatever, and all communication and facts were focused solely on 2013 model details. So unless you had all the obscure pre-2013 details burned into your memory banks, surprise! It's kind of like how the 60kwh car originally said supercharing hardware was "included" in Sept 2012 but then not long afterwards, it became a $2000 upgrade without any specific announcement about the change, if it was poorly worded before on the website, whatever. Hmmm...just keeps getting more expensive.
Even I, at first glance, originally misunderstood GB's price bump communication to mean that we were going to get whatever they were building now in 2013 for our 2012 price as long as we met the specific deadline (incentive to get off the fence). Without thinking about it too much, it might have seemed like one of those "gimme's" for the old time loyal givers of the "interest-free $5k loan". After all, we've given Teslsa our $5k loan longer than people who were just putting their reservations in. Loyal and early adopter perks, right. Nope, actually feel kind of taken for granted and penalized like "oh, you are so yesterday, you 2012 people, what? you want to know what you are buying? oh, well, ok, let me see, I think we can still order those sub-standard seats for you.
In my particular world, December is work HELL, so no time to think about finalizing an optional car purchase. Therefore in January 2013, coincidentally, I ALSO visited the local Topanga store to take another look, get information refreshed. All very friendly staff, enthusiastic. Talked for a long time about the car in general, talked with other new customers browsing the cars, talked with staff about having the 2012 reservation and coming up against the Jan 2013 price deadline. Talked with staff about generally preferring textile interiors to the leather. Now, wouldn't you think MAYBE the person would say "hey, if you have a 2012 reservations, you need to know is that the 2013 seats will actually be different than the old textile seats, so you may want to reconsider that in light of the features you would get for the $2,500 price bump and if it's worth it to you". NOPE. Now, remember, all the "old data" has been purged from the website about the old "8 way adjustable" seats, what that means as compared to 12-way and there was ALSO never any emphasis on the fact that if you decide against leather, you do NOT get seat MEMORY either. So pick your preference or poison. Nope, just basically silence other than "12 way adjustable seats will be standard" and base car and other stuff will be more expensive. Truth is, the staff probably never even knew about the old seats either! The other thing, pretty much all the showroom and test drive cars were leather, not textile.
I MIGHT have reconsidered buying up to leather for $1,500 or upgraded textile for $2,500 to get the lumbar adjustments and seat memory for husband with back issues, but unfortunately, since I hadn't been cruisng the "user forums", the information was inadequate to realize this difference even existed. I found the "seat memory" issue by reading the forums, never from official Tesla communications on the matter.
Since I was a 2012 reservation holder, unfortunately, my configuration literally FLEW right though as soon as we e-signed and immediately went to status "forwarded to factory". Done deal according to Tesla even though I called just a couple of days later after I stumbled into the lumbar adjustment issue.
So bottom line is that while Tesla is a different company in a lot of ways, they suffer from many of the same challenges of other companies in operation.
Have you ever dealt with Comcast/Verizon/Sony/Microsoft/insert other big company here? Big companies hire lots of people, and sometimes the training isn't always up to snuff, or the employee isn't up to snuff. It doesn't make it a lie. Lying implies intent to deceive, and it seems likely that this person told you that fully knowing it was false. It doesn't make it right, but it's not a lie.
I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill. You don't have the car yet, and haven't paid for it. And now you know the facts. Make a decision and move on. Emailing George Blankenship over this? Ridiculous. Why do you need to vault the chain of command and take a minor training issue to the top of the company? I see no need. Talk with the person's manager, and let it go.
My friend receive his Sig loaded up. Except for a few software glitches that were fixed via upgrades. the car has been flawless after a couple of months. The performance is superb and the quality of the outside is as good as any hi end car. The interior controls are much better than a hi end BMW or Mercedes. Seats could be improved. I like the Lexus seats, etc. Much better than Porsche 911 or Panamera. My friend has a Mercedes S600 parked next to it... looks dated, even though the sustained power of the V-12 with twin turbos is impressive at hi speeds.
Tiebreaker, yea payed the 2012 price got delivery yesterday.
Thanks, Big Tex. I am really interested in hearing whether George B. puts it right. We are all on the edge of our seats and appreciate that you are campaigning for the good of the company rather than simply looking for an excuse to get a freebie. Personally, I don't know how you can carry on given this horrible wrong that you have suffered. Stay strong, brother!
Aha, an NDA, huh? Nosy minds want to know ...
I seriously doubt Tesla would give anything other than an apology and a coffee mug or other token. Customers have experienced more serious mistakes and have not gotten anything significant out of them thus far. Problems with the car have been corrected but that has pretty much been it.


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Acute toxicity predicts overall survival in high-grade gliomas
Patients with high-grade gliomas who experience acute (early) neurological toxicity during their treatment were more likely to experience chronic (late) neurological toxicity and shortened overall survival, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The study will be presented at the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Yaacov Lawrence, M.D., assistant professor of Radiation Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and colleagues at the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) used the RTOG database to identify 2,610 patients with high-grade glioma who participated in clinical trials from 1983 to 2003. Toxicity and outcome data were analyzed for all subjects.
All of the patients had received fractionated radiation therapy to treat their brain cancers. The researchers observed 182 acute neurological toxicity events. On a multivariate analysis, poor performance status, more aggressive surgery, poor neurological function and cognitive impairment were associated with increased acute neurological toxicity.
Acute neurological toxicity was significantly associated with chronic neurological toxicity. It was also found to predict overall survival: 7.8 months in patients who experienced acute neurological toxicity vs. 11.8 months in patients who did not.
"As brain tumor patients begin living longer thanks to modern therapeutics, treatment-related side effects become more important," Dr. Lawrence said. "Traditional cancer trials have emphasized tumor control as a means to increase overall survival. Our study emphasizes the association of treatment side effects with long-term outcomes. This novel finding is yet to be fully explained. The bottom line is that we have to be especially careful with patients who experience significant toxicity during treatment. Conversely, we can reassure those patients who have a smooth ride through radiation therapy that they are likely to do above average."
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I admit it. When I first moved up to the area, I stayed away from Lake Placid and the surrounding area on Ironman weekend. Although I had never experienced the event, the mere thought of thousands of people in town, along with road closures and other "inconveniences," was enough to keep me far away. I have since changed my perspective. Ironman is more than just a race.
I look back to Ironman in Lake Placid in 2009, and I admit, it was only because as editor of the Lake Placid News I felt that it was my duty to see first-hand what all the hoopla was about.
I had a VIP pass to see the start at the beach house along Mirror Lake - and the race started on Sunday, and at a time that I am normally sleeping. I could see a steady flow of people making their way to the lake, and thought to myself "Hey, this looks like it's a pretty big deal."
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Ricky James makes his way up "Mill Hill" as fans and supporters yell words of encouragement to help him along this part of the course. It was one of the most inspirational moments I have ever witnessed.
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As the race was about to begin, music blasted to inspire the athletes, about 2,500 of them, bright colored swimming caps bobbing along the shore. The announcer led the crowd that littered the shoreline as far as the eye could see. Then it happened: more than 5,000 arms and legs flailing and splashing away as the Ironman was under way.
I could not take my eyes off that mass of swimmers making their way around Mirror Lake. Then came the frenzy of the crowd as athletes finished the swim, exited the water and volunteers helped them shed their swim gear. Family and friends held signs and yelled frantic words of support when they spotted their loved one. I was tired and hungry and was woke up at an unusual time for the day, but I could not leave. I had no one I was rooting for, no ties to the race. But I was captured by the moment.
Eventually, the swim portion slowed down and I headed back to my apartment on Sentinel Road. It was relatively quiet, until I heard more yelling and clapping. I soon realized that the bike portion of the course was nearby, as athletes were zipping down Mill Pond Drive to state Route 73. I made my way to Lisa G's and again was amazed at not only the athletes, but all the people clapping and cheering as each wave of bikes swooshed past.
Again, I was caught in the moment of Ironman Lake Placid. There was an announcer at the corner who knew just about every racer's name and gave words of encouragement as they passed his station. There was definitely an air of excitement and I still did not know why I was feeling inspired, I can only swim a short distance, don't bike all that much and never go running.
When I returned to my apartment, I thought most that of the excitement had passed, but still wondered why Main Street and the stretch of Sentinel Road close to the intersection of state Route 86 was closed and I could not drive out of my parking lot. I would soon learn the reason.
As I relaxed in my apartment, I heard a few claps. Then moments later, some more. About a half an hour later, more, and the size of the crowd on Mill Hill increased. The clapping and yelling got louder. I looked out my window and the wave of runners had begun - so I went outside and pulled up a lawn chair to watch the action.
A large crowd congregated atop the hill at the Sunoco station and cheers came for each runner. Again, I wondered how the announcer was able to call out each athlete's name. (Yeah, I later learned the number each athlete wore was a giveaway). I watched as athletes in every shape and size, man and woman, ran past. Some looked like they could run forever, others were visibly tired. I noticed each runner's demeanor and thought about the race itself. Wow - I could NEVER do that!
Each runner going up the hill was treated to their own personal rooting session. "You can do it!" "Looking good!" and "Good job!" were constant sounds. I found myself clapping along with the steady flow of fans streaming along the sidewalks. Wave after wave, runners came up and down the roadway, and the urge to cheer them on grew. And so it went as minutes turned to hours.
Then it began to get dark and I thought that the best was over and made my way to retire for the evening. When I shut off the lights around 10:30 p.m., I could not sleep. There was STILL cheering and the sound of cowbells. I looked out my window, and watched an athlete jog or walk by every few minutes. These were the last of the lot - giving it their all to finish the race. There I was, past my work-week bedtime, and I was out in the road clapping for athletes in a sport I had never knew existed until this event in Lake Placid.
It took me another Ironman race or two to realize that THIS is what it's all about for an athlete. To push on and finish.
This year brought an especially poignant moment when athlete Ricky made his way up Mill Hill. James is a 23-year-old paraplegic from Oceanside, Calif. and a former motocross star who suffered a spinal injury during a crash in a competition when he was 16 years old.
As he was going up the hill, it was apparent that he was slowing down, as the hill is quite a challenge for even the most die-hard triathlete. James was not giving up, and the crowd was behind him. I felt my eyes water as the crowd lined his path and yelled encouragement. "Go Ricky! Go Ricky! Go Ricky!" was chanted loudly. James began to pick up speed with each chant.
He made it up that hill. It was one of the most inspirational moments I have ever witnessed. Ironman is more than just a race.
Now, after watching a bunch of Ironman races in Lake Placid, I have gained a greater sense of what Ironman is all about.
Sure I get aggravated when Ironman athletes in training break the rules and ride two or three abreast or ride in the road. But I keep in mind, as an ATV rider, that some of my fellow riders break the rules and go off the trails. There are bad apples in every bunch.
Sure I am a little inconvenienced by the crowds and road closures. But it is only for one special event.
And a special event indeed - but not just from the athletic angle. From the community angle as well.
Each year I see the dedication of the volunteers, who not only live in the area, but travel here to be a part of the event. I see how many rescue personnel are on duty - and this year there seemed to be more rescue calls during the race. Hats off to all the rescue squad members who aid athletes on race day. I see law enforcement personnel, and not just the Lake Placid Police Department, but State Police on duty ensuring everyone's safety. (There are several stories in this issue of the LPN outlining Ironman volunteers.)
I now appreciate Ironman in Lake Placid for a variety of reasons. It is more than just a race. It is a testament of human will, and it pulls people together for a common cause. There were both young and old volunteering along the course, many handing out water or sports drinks to the athletes as they biked or ran past one of the volunteer areas.
Ironman is truly an amazing event on several levels.
Next year, again, I will not leave town for Ironman. I will be along the race route cheering - not for anyone in particular, but for all the athletes. And for those who make a regular exodus from the area to escape and have never experienced Ironman, remember: Ironman is more than just a race.


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First of all, sorry about any error in this this text, english isn't my natural language. I'll try to make my doubts clear as much as possible.
I'm new to mutants and masterminds, and tried to play it once with pretty good results. Reading the main book again, I get a doubt in the shapeshift power.
The power description states that "You can also redistribute power points spent on your own physical traits (lowering your Strength to apply those points elsewhere, for example)", but I'm thinking in some alternate uses of this change base.
1) Can I trade points spent in some powers for aditional points to my shapeshifted form? For example, my characther has wings (fly) in his natural form. So he changes into a mecha form, withouth this trait. Can I use the points spent in the fly power to buy new ones? (In this example, the mecha form cannot fly, I "lose" the points spent in the wings or can spend then in strike, for example?)
2) Can I trade abilities and mental traits? For example, my characther now changes into a sentry gun (like the one used in team fortress), with a direction system to aim and logical upgrades for combat.
a) Can I buy points in mental traits? For example, trade points used in dextery/constitution to buy the inteligence of the new program I'm running?
b) Can I trade points used in feats, skills and stats like combat and defense?
For example, trade ranks in Combat - Melee for ranks in Combat - Ranged? The sentry cannot strike someone with weapons or fists, but have a special program to calculate distances and aim. My characther usually only know how to strike with his fists, but in the machine form he changes his perception of the world and can calculate distances precisely.
I think the second option can get a bit power gamered (with it, you can have any characther tipe at will), but the first one makes a lot of sense for me and isn't a broken game rule in my opinion. I just wanted some oficial explanation on this.
Thanks for the attention and sorry about the abyssal english.
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It was dark, so I wore a helmet. I don't know if this is an effective, logically or statistically sound risk mitigation strategy or rather some throwaway "just in case" primordial achluophobic claptrap. I also wore Chuck Taylor All-Stars. I left my normal non-bikey bike shoes, the Vans slip-ons, upstairs and I didn't want to wake the Official Wife trying to retrieve them. And when I unfolded the bike, I realized that the chain had slipped and I dirtied my hands getting it back in place.
The ride went fast. Maybe I even went fast. It's to say for sure. With no other cyclists about, at least towards the beginning of the ride, I wasn't able to gauge my speed against anyone else's and I might have overexerted, as is my habit when I'm riding by myself. I took Penn to 15th, electing to ride in the cycle track so as to benefit from its extra protection from car traffic, thereby mitigating risk (maybe?) when commuting at an unfamiliar time and in the dark. I'll get used to it as the fall and winter drag on, but for now, it seems very foreign. I saw this:
I stopped at the Starbucks at Connecticut and R. First time in that Starbucks. I wasn't confident that any place nearer to work would be open any time soon and I was confident that without coffee my productivity would be less than zero. I brought the bike inside. Here it is:
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Fake Fact: The Subaru Forester is named after John Forester.
On account of going into work early, I missed the #stoputurnsonpenn gathering/protest, but Bicycle Space made a video and DCist wrote something up, so it's like I was there. Everyone who came out for it is a great person and as someone who rides Penn every day, I just want to say thanks.
I rode home down Mass, as usual. I was passed too closely by a guy riding a scooter. Does any group of road users evoke more antipathy than scooter users? Oh yeah, bicyclists.
There was a trail of besuited college students walking up and down Embassy Row and some other college students wearing costumes doing the same. That means it's NCSC (pronounced nick-sick) and also that it's trick-or-treat the embassies time and that's pretty much a summation of the highlights of the fall semester for the extremely dorky and sort of sad internationally minded local collegians. I've done both.
Cross L Street at 19th and the streets had been milled, awaiting repaving and the addition of the cycle track. It's easy to see the cycle track as "TAKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC AWAY FROM CARS" (the all caps is mandated because that is a scary and terrible thing, like a National Weather Service announcement), but there's an alternate way of looking at it, namely as a way to corral bicyclists and free the other two travel lanes from them. I've ridden L Street before and it's a bit of cluster. You have people who ride on the left side and then some who ride on the right and you've got people filtering through traffic when it's stopped and a whole mess of other behaviors that occur when you asked people on 30 pound pieces of metal to interact with other people encased in two tons of metal. If the worst fate that could ever befall a driver is getting stuck behind the "biker going 5 miles per hour) than he ought to be relieved that those cyclists are being an alternate space so his interactions with them is that much more minimized. Just an alternate perspective.
No more crosswalks to people stop jaywalking. If they can't follow the rules of the road, I don't see why they should be given any additional infrastructure.
Sometimes the Secret Service erects gates by the White House and thereby channels all pedestrians and bicyclists through the narrow gap between the security gatehouse and the OEOB. This tends to be not enough space. It is sort of annoying.
I'm not saying that all New York drivers in DC are terrible, but it seems like every time I see one, he's doing some kind of sketchy maneuver.
There were no u-turns on Penns during my ride home except for a cop car (understandable). And a taxi. Maybe it's time to organize a boycott. Silver Cab- you're on my list. Although the diffuse nature of taxi owner/operatorship in DC makes this kind of boycott a bit more difficult to arrange. Nonetheless, maybe it's time for economic action.
I'm a bit late in getting this post done, but there's still enough time in the weekend for me to wish you the best of luck in enjoying it. Also, go Toffees!


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When I started installing car audio professionally in the late '70s, if you truly wanted high-quality sound for your audio system there were very few domestic speaker choices. Back then you had to go with European drivers to achieve these hi-fidelity goals. Since then many players have come and gone, both domestically and internationally, but some of the best sounding speaker systems still arrive from across the pond. I had the privilege recently of auditioning the Hertz Mille MLK 165 6.5" component system from Italy that retails for $999.
I could immediately tell that the venue for this performance was a large concert hall by the ambiance reproduced by the Hertz comps. Not only was the ambiance realistic, but the orchestra sounded absolutely huge here! The speakers seemed to disappear and I felt as if I could visualize the positioning of all the different sections in the orchestra. The foundation laid down by the double basses, tympani and low voices of the orchestra faithfully recreated with appropriate weight and volume. The bass response was nothing short of fantastic; by far the best of any of the speaker systems I've auditioned for CA&E. The dynamics were there too. When the cymbals crashed they sparkled, and the violins and violas (they aren't fiddles anymore) sounded smooth and sweet. As the crescendo rose, the Hertz comps handled the extra volume with ease, and the horns came through loud and clear. I could also hear all the inner detail just as I could when previously listening to the smaller groups. Even the sound of a single triangle strike was easily perceptible and could be differentiated from the sound of the glockenspiel. The Hertz comps dealt with this complex program material with ease. They seem almost imperturbable at any volume. Rarely do I encounter a speaker that has these capabilities, especially at a price point of $999 retail!
Packaged in an attractive container with a high-resolution picture of the contents on it, an impressive looking pair of 6.5" woofers captured my attention. Featuring a cast aluminum frame with a four-bolt pattern, a curvilinear aluminum cone, a Butyl rubber surround and 36mm (1.42") voice coil, these aren't your average woofers. The motor structure uses a "high-density flux" ferrite magnet and employs a ventilated pole piece, while the cone configuration is unique in that it doesn't employ the traditional dust cap on cone assembly, but looks rather like the inside of an inverted ice cream cone.
The sides of the curvilinear "V-CONE" curve down to a point at its center for better off-axis response. The spokes of the frame are also minimal to reduce reflections that could go back through the cone and color the sound in the listening area. The voice coil ventilation slots have a screen over them to keep foreign objects out and the tensile leads are attached to the spider in four places to stop them from hitting the back side of the cone at extreme excursion. The included grilles are of the high-void-ratio type so as not to restrict the output of the woofers. All in all, these are some beautifully executed drivers.
The 28mm tweeters in this set are also unusual. They feature interchangeable rear chambers to adjust the "Q" of the tweeter. According to the manual, "The Small chamber increases the Q factor with a sharper frequency roll-off slope; the Big chamber provides a smoother slope with better low-frequency extension." The domes of these tweeters are made of "a mixture of cotton and silk in a controlled percentage with a double-waterproof processing." The motor structure of the ML28 tweeters features a double neodymium and iron magnet with a low carbon content that was specially developed for this transducer. The tweeters come with mounting provisions for surface, flush or naked mounting in a factory location. The only thing I'd change is the color of the silver grilles – black would look better in most vehicles.
The crossovers are impressive too. They employ a circuit that Hertz has dubbed HFC (High Frequency Contour). When activated, this circuit contours the high-frequency response for the left and right channel tweeter for either listening position. This is stated to cure the acoustical anomalies in typical installations caused by different path lengths and tweeter angle. Very robust in their construction, the crossovers feature four levels of tweeter attenuation in 1.5dB increments from 0dB to -4.5dB, settable with what Hertz calls "Easy Jumpers" – a solid bar with a nice little plastic handle on them to make handling easier. Also using the same adjusters are adjustments for the HFC and to select whether you want to use the crossovers in a standard or a bi-amp configuration. Hertz uses poly caps, a tweeter protector and large-gauge inductors along with sand resistors for precise filtering and protection. The wire connections are made via an insulated barrier strip on one end of the housing that will accept up to 10-gauge wire. All this is neatly displayed under a smoked plastic cover.
Wow, I can't get over the bass produced by these 6.5" woofers! I listened to them in my auditioning room, without the benefit of the transfer function of an enclosed vehicle and they still sounded totally realistic without a subwoofer. You may think I'm going overboard raving about the bass response of these guys, but I think you'd agree if you listened to them yourself.
With all the installation hardware supplied with this set, mounting them into my test boxes was a breeze and should be just about as easy in most vehicles. The only drawback might be that the woofers don't have a multiple bolt pattern on them to fit some applications, but any good installer should be able to accommodate this. Now comes the fun part!
Eagles "Hotel California"
"Hotel California," the live version from the Eagles' Hell Freezes Over, has to be one of the best tests for a sound system ever recorded. From the hall ambience to the incredibly detailed guitar and vocal work, this selection will give even the best systems a workout.
From the sound of the crowd to the very first guitar notes, the MLK 165's conveyed a sense of space and ambience. The lead guitar was out front in the mix and the guitar ensemble behind him sounded appropriately positioned. The resolution of the inner detail was so precise that I could even pick out the individual players in the ensemble. Granted, I've seen the video (and I suspect many of you reading this have also), but if I hadn't, I'd still be able to visualize the performance from what I heard.
It's the little things that make this selection so great—things like the perfectly rendered drummer's tap on a closed high hat cymbal, the delicate sound of fingers sliding on a fret board or the sound of the bow caressing the strings of the fiddle. Again, the drummer's brushwork was reproduced well and he's placed directly behind the rest of the band. With the Hertz MLK 165s the little details shine through.
Score: 9/10
Auditioning components like this is one of the reasons I love my work. It drives the point home that there are stil a few companies that place the quality of their product above all else and they refuse to compromise to add a few more dollars (or Euros) to their bottom line. Bravo to the crew at Hertz for a superb set of components that blows away some that cost even more than the $999 MLK 165's. This is a beautiful-sounding, smooth, accurate component set that will serve well as the main speakers for your next (or even current) auto sound system. At the very least, it's worth a listen at your nearest Hertz dealer. A little audition may be all the convincing you need.
Overall sound quality: 18/20
Tonal balance (above 80 Hz) 8.5/10
Low-frequency extension 9.5/10
Clarity at low volume: 9.5/10
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olume: 9/10
Image stability: 8.5/10
Listening fatigue (moderate volume): 9/10
Flexibility/ease of installation: 15/20
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1 lb green seedless grapes, washed and dried well
1 lb red seedless grapes, washed and dried well
8 oz sour cream
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tbsp brown sugar, packed
1 cup chopped pecans
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NAPA Calif. (Reuters) - A strong
earthquake that jolted residents of California's Napa Valley wine
country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely
in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region's total economic
losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday.
The magnitude 6.0 quake, the biggest to hit California's Bay Area
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than 200 people and damaging dozens of buildings in the picturesque
community northeast of San Francisco.
At least 49 buildings in Napa, a town of 77,000 residents, were
"red-tagged" as unsafe to enter, including the Napa Senior Center
and the local courthouse, and that figure was expected to rise as
additional structures were inspected, officials said.
The quake struck just as the grape-harvesting season was getting
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generates thousands of jobs in a region famed for its Cabernet
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The full extent of industry damage had yet to be assessed, but one
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In Napa, a number of building facades crumbled in the historic
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At Napa's Hess Collection winery, two 10,000-gallon wine storage
tanks had crumpled like tin cans, spilling the contents into a
courtyard usually open to visitors and staining the pavement red,
spokesman Jim Caudill said.
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Hall said 2014 "is going to be a pretty spectacular vintage for the
whole valley."
No quake-related fatalities were reported, although more than 200
people suffered mostly minor injuries. A child who suffered multiple
fractures after a fireplace fell on him was among three people
seriously hurt, local battalion Fire Chief John Callahan said on
Six fires erupted, apparently from severed gas lines, including one
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Some 600 properties in town remained without water on Monday and
several streets were closed due to debris. Area public schools were
closed, but power was restored to some 70,000 homes and businesses
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The tremor was the largest earthquake to hit the Bay Area since the
Loma Prieta quake, which killed 63 people and caused $6 billion in
property damage.
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