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Polish teen derails tram after hacking train network
A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve people were injured in one of the incidents. The 14-year-old modified a TV remote control so that it could be used to change track points, The Telegraph …
Give him a job!
OK: he might be a bit young - but he sounds like someone with a brain that works.
and we're all worried about the security of airlines and nuclear powerplants, changing the signals/points for a 60 -> 100mph train would appear a far better terror tactic.
As it gives a quad whammy, train crash means
a: injuries/deaths
b: puts a line out of service until fixed and complete investigation done.
c: probably hard to trace if it were possible and the fact that it was intentional may not come to light until it had happend several times.
d: actual fear of using transport network, bombs are far fetched as they're reasonably hard to make and can only be used once, where as a device to change switches or signals, well that'll work as long as you have batteries. You never know when it may go horribly wrong.
Course it may not be possible at all with the UKs aging network, you probably need to move a lever or something.
You mean Łódź. (That's assuming you don't filter extended characters from comments!)
@Give him a job!
Brains that work? Ok he hacked the system, but he derailed 4 trains and hurt a load of people. throw him at an oncoming train more like.
A Job?
A bloody Nobel I reckon.
Who Built It?
The 14 year old certainly deserves some punishment as the actions were dangerous, although likely not with malice. At 14 I was smart enough to know better, but probably not wise enough to show it, it sounds similiar here and ruining his life for it is just a waste.
How ever I would want to see who ever is responsible for the flawed system being there in the first place charged with criminal negligence.
Nice if this worked on UK traffic lights... I'd go get one of those remote control watches I remember so fondly for causing havoc in schools.
But doesn't anyone else think having a train line controlled by an infra red signal slightly worrying?
@Anonymous Coward
Reading your quad whammy list has made me realise that this strategy has been in place for years in the UK.
Why is the system flawed, you cant protect against every and any potential problems that a system may face. Generally you don't expect teenagers to hack into the rail system. I mean who does that? and why?
Brain that works?
Sounds to me like he just programmed a universal remote. Hardly rocket science. And when I was his age my brain did morality too.
Theoretically you could (at least for some of them). Some traffic lights have sensors in them that detect when emergency service vehicles or buses approach and 'green light' them. Never seen a public exploit for it though...
Duncan this is a tram line not a train line, the difference is trams are slow moving and hence can stop very quickly (unlike your average train). Therefore I'd assume that the system is totally decentralized (and so cheaper), I'd guess the tram drivers have infrared controls within their trams which they use to switch the points. Through the use of basic procedures etc that the tram drivers follow I imagine the system works very well with minimal costs. The worst case is that two trams end up on the same track but this isn't a problem as long as the drivers are paying attention as they'll notice the other great big tram and stop in plenty of time. All this saves having complicated computer controlled networks, expensive cabling and computer errors.
I imagine this is what the orginal designers thought and they had a point. Unfortunately for them they didn't consider the security implications. At the end of the day though I'm not sure what a sensible solution is, a set of armed guards at every point maybe? Anything less and there is still plenty of options of physical intervention to manually change the point.
Re: Worrying
"...doesn't anyone else think having a train line controlled by an infra red signal slightly worrying?"
Yes, I'm happier with the tin cans and wet string in use on the Underground!
lol - all the talk of the wrong kind of leaves makes sense now! They just didn't want us to know that someone had a pocket point remote control.
Perhaps it just looked like a TV remote, and actually used a wireless signal instead? Send the right signal to change the track.
I'll be struck dumb if they do use IR to change track points.
So do Polish tram signal systems work on IR? So anyone with a cheap programmable all-in-one remote could play with trains at will? Blimey.
@Duncan Watts
Traffic Lights - it's been thought of already. A company we used for penetrations tests had a job to try and crack the IP interface of some traffic lights and see what they could do with them. I don't know what they found though.
Re: lol
Trams and trains are on tracks and would rarely go towards financial or military buildings/installations so the powers than be wouldn't really care about the terror threat.
And theres u thinking it was all about your safety, afraid not its the money and big boys toys they're really worried about :)
It's so sad when a promising youngster goes off the rails
te he
The Addams family?
Just a thought. Is he related to Gomez Addams by any chance?
Good grief
Why isn't it reasonable to take this kid out the back and give him a darn good kicking? Using the trams as a personal train set? Git.
Did he actually hack anything?
Is this a contender for understatement of the year ?
"The apparent ease with which Lodz's tram network was hacked, even by these low standards, is still a bit of an eye opener."
No more esoteric arguments please
@Tom: "Did he actually hack anything?" No, the tram derailed itself.
Too smart or too dumb?
The world is full of kids who are too smart for their own good, and full of systems (and system designers) who are too dumb or too short-sighted for their own good.
"Transport command and control systems are commonly designed by engineers with little exposure or knowledge about security using commodity electronics and a little native wit."
Hopefully the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is built with better security procedures.
Talented = Autistic?
A lot of people are suggesting that the kid should have known better and deserves a kicking or thrown in front of a train.
Maybe they should stop to realise that a number of these "child geniuses" may be autistic and not know any better? I've known a few prodigies like this who are extremely intelligent and gifted yet don't always know the difference between right and wrong because of their condition.
The authorities should be concentrating their efforts on terrorists realising this untapped potential of high intelligence and 'grooming' them to perform terrorist acts.
Give him a job at network rail
He at least will have the trains running on time and better saftey record.
re: Give him a job!
"OK: he might be a bit young - but he sounds like someone with a brain that works."
How do you figure? Because he was able to break into the depots, retrieve the necessary specifications, and was able to read them? I know that both the US and UK have education problems, but certainly the ability to read should not be interpreted as "a brain that works", even by today's standards. Nor should it be reason for praise, awards, or anything else.
His actions were unethical, illegal, and dangerous. He should not be awarded, he should be punished.
@Nick - never seen a public hack of traffic lights?
I thought everyone knew about this one. You just flash your car headlights as you approach (about the same speed as you'd have if it was a police car flashing light) and the light changes to green much quicker.
This works especially well with roadworks at night where there is no one coming the other way, so you don't have to sit at a pointless red light.
how come nobody has asked how the kid was caught?
"oh, the train has derailed... hey that kid has a tv remote - Get him!!!"
the paris icon because it has a question mark ;-)
Security-careless installation engineers
A couple of years ago the powers that be refitted the whole of Clapham Junction train station with new train-information screens. For months after, they helpfully left little stickers bearing their individual IP addresses on each and every one. By itself, this hardly opens a hack, but it does dangle temptation in front of the eyes of potential teenage meddlers...
@ Steve Button
"You just flash your car headlights..." "...and the light changes to green much quicker."
Apparently not.
@ me
Press F5 fast enough and the 'Stop' icon changes to 'Go'.
Photos of his kit
Miroslaw Micor, spokesman for the Łódź police, contradicts himself:
"He ... built a device that looked like a TV remote control and used it to manoeuvre the trams and the tracks"
"He had converted the television control into a device capable of controlling all the junctions on the line"
So did he build a device or convert a telly remote? The Torygraph story said he trespassed at depots to get info and equipment to build the IR device, the latter. There are also photos on the Torygraph story of some of his kit: a lot of keys, and what looks like a front bicycle light and a calculator, possibly connected.
A photo of one of the tram crashes:
Classic hack!
This almost takes me back to the days of hack-tic. I hope there will always be people around that go around looking at things and observing the interesting ways in which they break.
It's do to plonkers like this kid that we have DRM and encryption.
IR Points
It doesn't seem that out of the question that a tram system may have points that are controlled from the cab of the tram, either by IR or radio. All you need to do is assume that the points aren't switched the way you want them and explicitly switch them to the correct direction whenever you approch. There would be no need for security in the points control system if trams don't go over the maximum safe speed (ie the max speed you can be switched from your current line) for the points when they cross.
I suspect what happened here is that the scrote, sorry teen, switched the points when a tram was halfway over the points, cuasing derailment. It's not too long ago that tram systems had manual points which would have been controlled from the street (IIRC). Trams are not like rail systems in that they don't tend to have signalling systems.
As for giving him a job, a kicking would seem more appropriate.
@ Chris C
Actually, here in the UK, being able to read pretty much does show a brain that works.
The levels of reading and writing really are that bad...
I suspect that the Tram system in Łódź (thanks for the "copy 'n paste" Steve) has been this secure for a looong time.
The only thing that's changed is that, these days, screwing around with it results in arrest, a court case and, probably, a fine. Oh, and a lot of kudos from your mates.
When it was put in, tampering with it would have resulted in some very stern looking people taking you away in the middle of the night, asking you a lot of serious questions in a way that *really* encourages a quick answer. Oh, and your mates will never admit to having ever heard of you ever again.
Deterrence can be just as effective as security.......
after that photo..
If someone I cared about was on one of those trams, injured or not, I'd be looking for the little turd right now........
Will they be in the stores soon?
Universal remotes with a ' tram points ' button between ' TV ' and ' DVD ' ?
Łódź for words
This would be the same Łódź that just paid £10,000 for a website. A website that consists of just one page. A page that consists of just one image and no actual text. Image mapped to link to a bunch of external sites. All paid for by Polish tax payers money...
It sounds to me like Governments are just a waste of taxpayers money. Whereever you are in the world...
Public exploit
"Theoretically you could (at least for some of them). Some traffic lights have sensors in them that detect when emergency service vehicles or buses approach and 'green light' them. Never seen a public exploit for it though..."
Been done, at least once, in the US.
I see the problem
he is a "hoodie" (which my mum thinks is a contraction of hoodlum, bless her)
my hat, my coat, my gloves and my phoney dog poo!
Re. Security-Careless Installation Engineers
Did these IP addresses begin with 192. by any chance? If so those are internal network addresses.
Re: Traffic Lights
The device you want is known as a MIRT, apparantly. Details on building one (against the law, though) are here:
How unusual...
>> "He treated it like any other schoolboy might a giant train set, but it was lucky
>> nobody was killed. Four trams were derailed, and others had to make emergency
>> stops that left passengers hurt. He clearly did not think about the consequences
>> of his actions,"
...a fourteen year-old boy who didn't think about the consequences of his actions. I thought fourteen year-old boys are well known for thinking through their actions.
@ Giles Jones
>> It's do to plonkers like this kid that we have DRM and encryption.
It's plonkers who design systems like this without thought to encryption that are the problem. Designing such a system without thought to security akin to designing such a system without thought to safety.
It is almost as bad as bus designers who design buses which are unlockable and bus drivers who leave the keys in the ignition whilst the driver goes to buy fags whilst at a timed stop. Goodness knows how many double deckers (sometimes full of passengers) have been stolen in this manner.
@ W @ steve
Snopes is wrong on this... One of my college projects was using OpenCV to create a similar system, as well as personal experience with my Motorcycle and Car.
A good majority of intersections work with Camera Vision Systems coupled with Inductive Sensors in the pavement. My small Tiburon (Coupe in the UK) was able to set off inductive sensors, but at night, I would experience problems with intersections that were purely based on camera vision triggered. I saw this 'tip' on snopes and gave it a try. I discovered that turning on my brights (not flashing) would trigger the camera recognition system.
My motorcycle (Honda VTX 1300c) is not able to trigger most inductive systems and has a small profile that very few camera systems would pick up. I discovered tha.the "blaring the higbeam" (again, not flashing) was the only way to trigger some lights.
The CV system works by detecting a change above a certain threshold in it's picture view. Turning on your brights createst a greater change in the picture.
If you happen to live near Overland Park, KS, you can test what I have found at the intersection of College and Nieman in the south left turn lane on Niemen. The intersection would not pick up my bike/car without highbeams (I used to run the light on my motorcycle after sitting for 5-10 mins)
@ Nick
AFAIK, few UK cities have those systems yet- but they rely on a transponder;
Presumably, a grabber is all you need. I doubt they bother with encryption either.
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The Latin Kings in Little Village wanted to kill Robert and Amy Castaneda.
Thugs ruling the corner of 30th and Drake twice tried to burn down their house — soaking the porch with gasoline and setting it ablaze while the young couple slept inside — because Rob had called the police after a shooting and showed investigators where gang-bangers had stashed the gun.
But it wasn't until one particular Latin King — a short gang-banger with a loud mouth — chucked a bottle through Rob and Amy's front window on a frigid Sunday in February 2000 while shouting drunken threats — "Die, m-----------. die!" — that any of them got caught.
The bottle chucker pleaded guilty and spent three years in jail. The others spent up to six years in prison for aggravated arson. Some were charged under the Mireles Law, which aims to protect community volunteers from gang intimidation.
They considered moving to a safer neighborhood. They even put their house up for sale. Ultimately, they decided the Latin Kings would not scare them away. So they stayed.
More than that, Rob and Amy dedicated themselves to helping Little Village kids have a place to play and a chance to stay out of gangs.
They started an after-school basketball program, Beyond the Ball, and it became popular with kids who might otherwise be hanging on corners like the guys who set their front door on fire. Thousands of kids have played in their leagues and practices.
Nearly a decade after the damage from the fires and that bottle had been repaired, Rob and Amy found themselves face-to-face with one of their attackers.
They were not afraid.
The Gang-banger — the loud, drunken one who wished them dead through the hole in their front window — needed their help.
Latin Kings, like tulips
Rob Castaneda grew up in South Chicago around the time steel mills had started to close. He was just a boy when layoffs hit. The shops shut down, and his neighbors moved away. Finally, his own family packed up and fled to suburban Bolingbrook.
Rob's future wife, Amy Tuga, was raised in Brighton Park, near 35th and California.
She was a city girl whose father kept her focused on school and sports rather than boys. She went to school in the suburbs — riding in the church van to Marquette Manor High School in Downers Grove.
In homeroom freshman year, Amy met Rob.
"I chased after him," she said with a soft, teasing giggle.
"Yeah, right. Let's just say it was the other way around," Rob said.
The high school sweethearts got married on July 13, 1996, four years after graduation.
Amy worked as a Chicago Public School teacher and coached girls basketball. Rob worked for Ameritech and volunteered as the boys basketball coach at Amy's school, Eli Whitney Elementary.
They dreamed of owning their own home and finally found the perfect place they could afford — a modest A-frame on a quiet block at 30th and Drake.
At least the block seemed quiet in the dead of winter, gently covered in a billowing blanket of white.
They bought a house and closed on the deal after the Great Blizzard of 1999 that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on Chicago over three days.
Then the snow melted — exposing the broken beer bottles and trash on the parkways. Soon, Latin Kings, like early spring tulips, sprouted on their corner.
Oh, the things Rob and Amy would see from their bedroom window — none of it very peaceful.
'It wasn't a game'
The Gang-banger was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Little Village. The Chicago Sun-Times has agreed not to identify him because doing so might put him in danger on the street.
As a boy, The Gang-banger struggled with a learning disability and didn't do well in school. When he was supposed to be a high school freshman, he dropped out and started hanging on the corners with Latin Kings.
"I was young and stupid. I was exploring," he said. "I started hanging with the wrong crowd. There were a lot of girls. I did it for the party. After a while, though, I realized it wasn't a game."
The things The Gang-banger was asked to do and the things he did for money were illegal.
Shootings happened every day. He had to watch his back. A lot of his friends were killed or thrown in jail.
He won't talk about life on the street in detail. What he did was gang business.
You don't talk about gang business if you want to stay alive.
'What are we doing here?'
Rob and Amy became enemies of the Latin Kings in Little Village on Jan. 4, 2000.
About 30 Latin Kings on the corner near Rob and Amy's house terrorized the block more than usual — throwing up gang signs at passing motorists and taunting rivals who dared to drive through their turf.
Shots rang out. Rob called the police. At the first sign of sirens and lights, the Latin Kings scattered.
From an upstairs window, Rob spotted one of them stashing a gun near a tree.
When it looked like the police wouldn't find the gun, Rob went outside to point it out.
While he talked to the investigators, a squad car pulled up with two Latin Kings cuffed in the back seat.
In that instant, Rob went from being an anonymous tipster to a cop-calling rat. The Latin Kings told him so from the back of the police car.
Two days later, while Rob and Amy slept, someone doused their front porch with gasoline and set it on fire.
The dog started barking, wildly. Rob awoke, smelled smoke and went downstairs. That's when he saw the bright flames devouring his front door. He got Amy and called 911. They ran outside.
After firefighters struck the blaze, a policeman told Rob and Amy they had made a potentially fatal mistake that night.
"He told me we've got to be careful," Rob said. "You rush outside and they could be waiting there to shoot you."
Two weeks later, their porch was on fire again.
After firefighters put those flames out and packed their gear Rob heard one say to another, "Let's go, I don't want to be standing around out here."
Most people would have moved away. Rob and Amy wanted to leave, too.
"We're thinking now we're the target of gang violence," Rob said. "They shoot people. They kill people."
Behind enemy lines
On Feb. 4, 2000, the fateful bottle smashed through Rob and Amy's front window, breaking the glass and bending the frame.
"This is the guy who calls the cops!" someone yelled from the street. "Die, m-----------, die!"
It was the first time Rob saw The Gangbanger — his face shining in the street lamp light. The police quickly arrested him. Rob would identify him to police.
The Cook County assistant state's attorney handling the case wanted to charge The Gang-banger with misdemeanor criminal damage to property for breaking the window.
But that bottle did more than $1,200 in damage to that window — above the amount needed to bring felony charges.
"A misdemeanor? That's not justice," Rob said. "The system was failing us."
So, Rob and Amy called the TV stations and the newspapers. Their story got attention at City Hall and police headquarters. Police made arrests.
The bad guys went to jail. But Rob and Amy were still scared for themselves and their neighbors.
During those tense times, Amy was coaching basketball at Eli Whitney. Girls on the team who lived in the neighborhood came to Rob and Amy's house. They pleaded with them to stand their ground, to not run away from the gang. The girls said they needed Rob and Amy — good people with kind hearts — to stay in Little Village.
"They didn't want me to leave. They encouraged me to stay where I was," Amy said. "Rob and I asked each other, 'What do you want to do?' "
Separately, Rob and Amy had already started to change their minds about moving. They hadn't told each other, yet.
"After the girls left," Amy said. "It was easy to say 'We can't leave.' "
A common purpose
With their attackers in jail, Amy went back to school to get her master's degree and started teaching at Little Village Academy, a Chicago Public School not far from their house.
Rob quit his job at Ameritech and started his own home electronics installation business. He volunteered to coach boys basketball at the school.
The boys couldn't shoot, dribble or play defense very well. And they didn't have public hoops in the neighborhood where they could practice to get better after school. So, Rob opened the gym at nights and on weekends. The kids asked if they could bring their friends to scrimmage against. Soon, dozens of local kids showed up. When school closed for the summer, the teens collected about 50 signatures in an attempt to leverage Rob into running a summer basketball league.
"It just fit in that this was a way to help our community," Amy says. "We still love sports, and it brought people together in a positive way. We wanted kids to have a safe place to play."
And they played — with the blessing of the Little Village principal and under Rob and Amy's watch — seven days a week.
The group of kids grew from about 50 to more than 200. Some of the players were gang members — even from rival gangs. But inside the gym there were rules: No fighting. No gang-banging. No trouble.
The basketball program faced a setback when the new principal at Little Village Academy took away gym privileges.
They needed to find a new place for the kids to play, and it wouldn't be as easy as saying, "Hi, we're Rob and Amy. Can we borrow your gym?" Amy said.
So, they started a not-for-profit organization, Beyond the Ball. They applied for grants and found a new gym.
When Amy got a new job teaching art at Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School, the principal there asked them to start a program for grade school students. In exchange, Rob and Amy could use the gym and the school grounds for their programs.
"Bitty Ball" was born. After school the gym fills with the endless energy of cooped-up grade-school kids furiously trying to control a running dribble, steal passes and make awkward lay-ups. And at every session, Rob and Amy keep a watchful eye on Little Village's most important resource — those kids.
"People talk about heroes. They are heroes. I think Little Village should be very proud to have them," Ortiz principal Angelica Herrera-Vest said. "Most people wouldn't do what they've done. Most people would take care of their family and get out of the community."
They don't have children of their own — even though their parents gently pressure them for grandchildren.
Maybe one day. They're not sure yet. For now, helping neighborhood kids works for them.
"It gave us a common purpose. Sometimes marriage is more about him having a job and her having a job and you see each other a few hours a day before you go both go back to your jobs," Amy said. "We both have a passion for our community, and what we want to do made our marriage even better."
'A redeeming situation'
The Gang-banger got out of jail in 2003. For a while, he worked loading trucks in Joliet. He met a lady and fell in love. They had two kids, a boy and a girl.
"When she was born, she took my heart," The Gang-banger said of his daughter. It was enough for him to retire from the gang.
"I gave that up. I have my kids. [The Latin Kings] don't bother me. I got kids to worry about," he said. "But me hanging out doing illegal things, that's not me anymore. My kids don't need to take a bullet for me."
He later split with the mother of his children, but continued to take care of the kids.
Public aid payments and food stamps sustained them. For extra cash, The Gang-banger did yard work and washed cars. In warmer months, he sold ice cream from a pushcart.
The Gang-banger met a new woman — a single parent with two kids of her own. Their relationship got serious quickly.
"Everything happens for a reason," The Gang-banger says.
They merged their families and moved into a one-bedroom apartment together. She works. He takes care of the kids.
Every school day The Gang-banger walks each of the children to school, gently holding their hands as they cross busy streets through his former gang's territory. They all have to be there at different times for different activities. Sometimes, he makes six round-trips a day.
A few years ago, The Gang-banger was struggling with the demands of fatherhood. He asked a woman from the neighborhood he trusted — a teacher at Ortiz, where his children go to school — for help. The teacher said she knew exactly who to call.
"It was us," Rob says. "When we saw him we knew who he was. He knew who we were."
"I felt like this could be a redeeming situation," Amy said. "I was overjoyed. We wanted guys like him to know we're here for the neighborhood. We were never trying to put guys behind bars. If you do something, obviously there are consequences, but they don't have to be permanent. You can come back and change your life."
'That's not normal'
Sometimes, Rob and Amy would run into The Gang-banger in the hallway at Ortiz School.
For a while, they'd exchange silent glances with him or offer meaningless small talk.
Amy teaches The Gang-banger's kids in her art class, and they play Bitty Ball after school. Rob and Amy knew The Gang-banger had nice, respectful kids who need a good father.
A few weeks ago, Rob decided it was time to talk to The Gang-banger about all the things that had been left unsaid for a decade.
They made a lunch date. Rob picked up The Gang-banger and went to a local taco joint, The Green House of Steak at 27th and Millard.
It was a sunny afternoon. Beams of bright light poured through the taqueria's upstairs windows where the men sat at a small table in the nearly empty dining room.
Mexican music played over the house speakers. Rob and The Gang-banger felt a little nervous about what would come next.
The Gang-banger said he was glad to have a chance to have this talk.
He said he was sorry about what the Latin Kings did to Rob and Amy so long ago, but he denied being involved despite his guilty plea and three-year stint in jail.
That's when Rob stopped the The Gangbanger from offering an alibi — what's done is done.
"For me, I don't need him to admit it. I told him the only reason he was in that situation is that I identified him. I told him what I tell everyone we work with: 'By choosing that lifestyle you put yourself in that situation.' "
The Gang-banger told Rob that he just wanted a better life for his kids, maybe in a safer neighborhood.
He admitted that he's worried that one day his own son might be tempted by gang life. He needed to be a good example. He needed a job — a second chance.
"I could see he put the gang part of his life behind him. I see him out there in the neighborhood selling ice cream. That's not normal. Guys do not go from gang-banging to selling ice cream on the street while they hold their kids' hand," Rob says. "And because I see that and I know him better now, it made me want to see him succeed."
Over steak tacos, Rob told The Gangbanger that he and Amy wanted to help him. He pledged to try to find The Gang-banger a job and one day get the felony conviction — the biggest road block to getting a job — expunged from his record.
'I could have died'
On the first day of spring, The Gang-banger waited for his daughter outside Ortiz School. Rob approached with hope in his hand.
"Get this back to me today at basketball," Rob said, handing The Gang-banger a job application. "They're going to be interviewing soon."
The Gang-banger smiled, shook Rob's hand and tucked the papers in his daughter's backpack.
Later that afternoon, The Gang-banger talked about his future while his daughter nibbled on a McDonald's Happy Meal.
"I want to get help so I can learn how to read and write. I want to read a book to my little girl," he said. "I want to cook, to be a chef. My girlfriend wants it, too. She says, 'You're a smart guy and you can do it.' I want to do it for her, too. I want to be a good dad."
And he knows he's lucky to have neighbors like Rob and Amy. They probably saved his life 10 years ago.
"They are some beautiful people, and I appreciate what they are trying to do for me," The Gang-banger said. "There was a lot going on back then. A lot of shootings. I could have died. If I didn't go to jail I would have been dead by now."


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rains13 Started The Discussion:
Hi All,
I have a query related to overtime by our workers. We are a small manufacturing company and have overtime almost on daily basis in which some workers work for few hours extra everyday.
I understand that the labour law indicates that overtime should be paid at double the normal rate. I am not clear what normal rate is. Whether it is only basic salary, or includes convenyance allowance and HRA as well? We do not have any DA for our workers.
Can someone please give refernce to the relvant law and tell me how to calculate overtime in our our case?
Thanks for your in advance and I look forward to your reply,
hi As per our company policy OT has to be pay on total salary .. the formula is as under. OT = Basic+DA+HR+LTA+MED+Conv / 8 Hrs X No. of hrs OT done. Hope this will help u... Best regards Sunil Malla
Please ignore my earlier comment..
As per our company policy OT has to be pay on total salary .. the formula is as under.
OT = Monthly Salary / 30 Days / 8 Hrs X No. of hrs OT done.
Hope this will help u...
Best regards
Sunil Malla
vrusha - Member Since: Aug 2007
Hi. In our company we are calculate OT rate as below OT Rate = Basic + DA + HRA = Total = Total / 26/8*2 Regards Vrusha
rabindra kumar - Member Since: Feb 2008
i am working in a manufacturing company as per our rules and regulation the ot calculate is BASI+DA+HRA+CON.ALL . IF IT IS BELOW 4 HOURS THEN HALF THEIR ORDINARY RATE OF WAGES.IF IT IS ABOVE 4 HOURS THEN IT IS 1 DAY RATE OF WAGES.
rains13 - Member Since: Oct 2006
Thanks for all your replies.
I have a further question- in our company the OT is very high and if OT to be paid at double the normal rate- considering basic, HRA and con. all. as normal rate, then it would be a lot of money.
Can we have a special allowance kind of thing for our workers to reduce their normal rate? In such case, can OT be paid only on the remaining normal rate without including that special allowance?
Example- Normal rate is X. Special Allowance is Y, so now the normal rate becomes X-Y. Can OT is paid at double the rate of X-Y without paying anything on Y?
Your earliest response will be highly appreicated.
saxenabrijesh21 - Member Since: Aug 2009
Hi rains,
If you think that your company the ot rate is very high then you stop the ot and make internal policy as :-
1) Ot closed obove 12000/-
2) above 12000/- pay incentive, as 2hrs = 25Rs 5or6 hr = 100/- this type other wise
3) I saw in many export house they do not pay ot at double rate. As per legal requirment ot will not be excess 48 hours in Quarter. Every person show 16 hrs on actual salry sheet and pay double rate of wages and balance ot pay single rate of wages.
Daily wages Ot Calculation formula = Gross salary/08x no. of hrs if double x2
Monthly salry Gross salry /208xno. of hrs if double x2
krmrao - Member Since: Aug 2009
OT to be paid double the salary.
for OT salary = Basic + DA only not any other allowences that are paid to the employee.
calculation : Basic + DA /26 days = per day wage
Per day wage /8 Hrs = Per Hr Wage
Per Hr wage X No of OT Hrs X 2 times = OT wage.
OT not to be given as you like, after all you are dealing with human being, rest is must after every 8 Hrs of work. More over the energy levels in employee depreciates for every Hr. what can you expect from the employee to work after completion of 8 Hrs of work. He or she can not give you complete work as he give in the first few Hrs of duty.
In a week an employee worked for No. of Hrs, more than 48 Hrs, OT to be given for the extra Hrs which are over and above 48 Hrs, as per the factories act.
If the OT is a regular and must, you better go for a new recrutement and get full pledged work as you desire at a single day salary / wage, and you can save money by not paying double the salary by way of OT payments.
Mohan Rao
Manager HR
biijuu - Member Since: Dec 2008
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FHS golfers finish 9th at state meet; Schneider, Watkins top 10
The Frankenmuth varsity girls' golf team battled some of the state's best programs and the elements at last weekend's MHSAA Division 4 State Finals Tournament.
The Lady Eagles finished in ninth place with a score of 802 for the two-day, 36-hole tournament held October 17-18 at The Meadows Golf Course at Allendale's Grand Valley State University.
FHS was actually third place among the public schools as Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central won with a score of 690. Harbor Springs was second (723), followed by parochial schools Macomb Lutheran North (728), Grand Rapids West Catholic (741), Grand Rapid NorthPointe Christian (750), Maple City Glen Lake (752, public), Livonia Lady Wood (763) and Flint Powers Catholic (771).
Fellow Tri-Valley Conference school Freeland finished 11th with an 829.
𠇊s it often happens, the weather at the state finals was the most arduous of the year. Golf deep in the heart of fall can be a physical and mental test for golfers," FHS Coach Matt Vaughn said. "That combined with a challenging course at The Meadows made these state finals a true test for all competitors. Both days were windy, cold and very wet."
'Muth did place two golfers among the top 10. Junior Shayna Schneider fired an 88-78 for a two-day score of 167 and sophomore Meg Watkins came in the clubhouse with an 83-85 for 168.
Maple City Glen Lake's Nichole Cox was the D-4 medalist, carding an 83-76 for a 36-hole score of 159.
"Oddly enough, the poor weather plays directly into the strengths of Shayna. She has a history of doing well in challenging conditions. This was true on day two when she fired a third-place 78, a personal best," Vaughn pointed out. "This course has a lot of trouble to get into and Shayna managed to avoid almost all of it."
Schneider birdied holes 16 and 17 on day two.
"Meg did not feel confident with her swing and her putting fell short of her expectations. However, she relied on strong work off the tee and managed a second-place finish on day one with an 83," Vaughn pointed out. "This marks the second consecutive season Meg has finished in the top 10 at state and with two more years in her high school career, this bodes well for her future."
Watkins managed a birdie on Friday.
Sophomore Hannah Turk earned a spot on the team with her strong play at the regional. Turk scored 119 and 111 for a two-day total if 230.
"Hannah hits a high ball which usually means disaster in strong winds but she succeeded in playing the wind to her advantage. She was able to stay out of trouble and keep her head and emotions in control, contributing a strong score to help the team," the coach said.
Senior Abby Vaughn carded a 126 on day one but made adjustments to score 112 on day two for a 238.
A disastrous fifth hole on Friday could have shredded Vaughn's confidence.
"With a lot more golf in front of her, she managed to isolate those feelings and pull out the rest of the day. It was a score she did not like. Her 112 on day two reflected continued improvement in the more challenging weather conditions," Vaughn noted.
Senior Carly McMartin and junior Ann Curtis shared a competition slot with McMartin playing Friday and Curtis on Saturday.
"This was Carly's second state finals appearance. She relied on the strength of her game which is iron play to navigate the long set up of the course," Vaughn said, as McMartin registered a 127.
On Saturday, Curtis tackled the conditions and shot a personal tourney best of 121.
𠇊nn focused on not letting one or two bad shots affect the results of a hole and was trying to string two pars together on her way to her personal best. This was good experience for Ann . . . she enjoyed the day," Vaughn stated.
Frankenmuth finished the season as the TVC champions, edging out Freeland.


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- Address:
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- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: CAN$31 to CAN$50
Spuntini Ristorante
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.spuntini.ca/
- Phone: (416) 962-1110
- Hours of Operation:
Evenings from 5pm
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- Cuisine: Italian
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
A word from Spuntini Ristorante
From homemade pasta to the freshest seafood, Spuntini quietly boasts of an intimate atmosphere with a menu that caters to the tasts of the most discerning palate. Candlelit tables and a friendly staff make this restaurant feel like home, catering to your every whim. Centerally located in Yorkville Village, Spuntini is within walking distance of The Four Seasons Hotel, The Park Hyatt, The Windsor Arms, The Inter Continental, Howard Johnson's as well as the nearby Royal Ontario Museum.Continued
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Spuntini Ristorante reviews from OpenTable diners
29 reviews since August 1, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.6
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (18)fit for foodies (16)special occasion (15)romantic (13)notable wine list (13)good for groups (12)hot spot (6)kid-friendly (5)great for lunch (2)great for brunch (1)late-night find (1)great for outdoor dining (1)vibrant bar scene (1)Show More
- Great service/atmosphere, ok food.BillyVIPDined on 10/16/2014We enjoyed the comfy atmosphere and friendly service of Spuntini, however, our meals were lacking in flavour. I had the lobster/crab ravioli which was covered in a very heavy cream sauce but left more to be desired.The lamb shank special fell off the bone but again, the sauce was under seasoned- a bit more flavour and you would have had a terrific dish. The burrata had lovely texture but also lacked flavour.I was hoping for something similar to Origin's burrata on crostini, but this dish came dismantled and the proscuitto didn't add much to the burrata. We ate it separately. On the other hand, the wine selection was lovely and reasonably priced for Yorkville. We would return to give it another chance as our dining companions love Spuntini
- Wonderful experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 10/12/2014We thoroughly enjoyed our evening at Spuntini. The service and food were both wonderful and when they did not have the wine we requested they gave up a more expensive one at for the same price which was nice gesture.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great consistent restaurantshelleycDined on 10/9/2014We always come back. The service and food is consistently excellent. If you want a sure bet, this is the place to go. Great value too - especially in Yorkville. You will not be disappointed!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OK but nothing specialalextacyDined on 9/24/2014Food and service were both fine. Nothing to complain about, but nothing amazing or special, either. I don't regret having eaten here, but I don't think I'll be back, either. We both had veal, which was quite tasty, however the chocolate lava cake dessert was quite generic and unimpressive; pretty sure it had been frozen and microwaved.Special Features:
- SpuntinitorontofoodieDined on 9/9/2014We met some friends from out of town here. They had never been to Spuntini and thoroughly enjoyed it. Everyone enjoyed their meal. One of us had pizza and he claimed it was the best pizza he had ever had. Two of us had Halibut and it was delicious and perfectly cooked. One had a veal chop which was also delicious. We came early during TiFF and had a lovely, quiet table in front of an open window with a view to the street. And dessert was equally delicious. It was a very good meal. We will return soon.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great restaurantlove2dineDined on 8/16/2014The food, service and ambience is excellent! The staff are amazing and very friendly! The food is very tasty and the ambience is enjoyable!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- PaddybDined on 8/12/2014I took my wife there for her birthday,we had an excellent evening the food and service were first class,I would highly recommend this place.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A favouriteEating4lifeDined on 8/2/2014For Avenue Road/Davenport established restos, Spuntini is a gem. Service is always great, attentive and special touches make returning an easy decision. Looking forward to our next visit!Special Features:
- The following 182 reviews are from the Spuntini Ristorante reviews archive.
- Wonderful dinner!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/31/2014We had dinner there midweek! When we arrived, we were offered several tables to choose where we wanted to sit! Service is lovely, food was delicious! We shared a salad with eggplant wrapped around goat cheese. Yummy! One of us ordered a mushroom pasta, another a pasta in a rosee sauce and also a spigola whole fish dinner! Everything tasted awesome! Great spot for dining!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MelissaDined on 7/26/2014Great as always and worth the drive! Such great energy, service, and food. Always feel welcomed!
- Great DiningGreatVIPDined on 7/24/2014From the moment we walked in to the end of our evening our server Eddy was simple amazing. He is a true asset to the restaurant. It was my friends first time there and loved everything about our dining experience and will return with ours. The food, wine and staff are all wonderful. Would not hesitate to recommendSpecial Features:
- DisappointedTorontoDinerVIPDined on 7/8/2014I've been to Spuntini's a number of times. Typically the service is decent and the food is good. This time however, things were very different. 1) When we got there, they couldn't find our reservation. Once they determined that they did indeed have a reservation we had to wait 20 mins to be seated. 2) Once seated, we waited another 15 mins before anyone came by for a drink order. 3) My wife wanted extra 'hummus' and we were told that they will have to see if the kitchen has any, this is their staple dip, why wouldn't they have it. Anyways, no one came by with it nor did they tell us that the were out. 4) The waiters were extremely rude and unhelpful. The last one ruined our evening and sparked this review.Special Features:
- DeliceEsterinaVIPDined on 6/18/2014Food was great and very friendly service. The Drnks were plentifull and made to our perfection.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Extremely disappointingYorkvilleVIPDined on 6/13/2014Dinner at Spuntini was the most disappointing. From the service to food and the table itself - all was a miss. Our table was right beside the wine, the water pitcher and cheese so they would swoop in right over us and take these heavy items right over our heads and not even mention it! It took 30 minutes to get the wine (had to ask again) and then when the appetizer came the only request of 'no peppers' was ignored and I got extra peppers. They argued and said they thought I meant cracked pepper instead of just going to re-make it. Then, when my main meal came out - it also had peppers! Our server was also never around. Our neighbour broke a glass and after 10 minutes, they got up to find someone to clean it. Waste of money, don't bother!
- Food's good...service so soeddielukDined on 6/10/2014This was my first time and found the food were great & tasty. The waiter showed un-pleased when we told him that we were sharing the dinner among the 4 of us....I was with 3 ladies and they are not that hungry so I ordered 3 starters and 3 mains and he kept telling me there were only 3 mains ordered.... what a jerk!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good....but could be great!TOFoodieDined on 5/31/2014We have dined here several times over the last couple of years...the food is consistently good. Portion sizes are small though, and always leave there feeling hungry despite having three courses. Should not have to fill up on bread to fill the stomach! Service is good, although the pacing of the meal is more like a chain restaurant than a dining experience. You can be finished in under 1 hour 15 minutes...would rather have a bit of a break between courses. The noise level of this restaurant is high, and once it is full it is hard to carry on a conversation without raising your voice. All the elements are there for this to be a great restaurant...it just falls short!
- Yes!MattDined on 5/11/2014Great restaurant, food and service was delicious. Perfect for Mother's Day dinner! Will be back.Special Features:
- A wonderful meal!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 4/27/2014The best Penne alla Vodka .... I would return to Toronto just to dine at this restaurant!!!Special Features:
- Intuitive ServiceJaxMattVIPDined on 4/11/2014Our server was clearly well versed in reading his guests. Our needs were anticipated but the service was never intrusive. It was just the right touch. We were so involved in our own romantic evening, we barely noticed the restaurant that was buzzing around us has almost emptied. It was the perfect evening, and we definitely chose the perfect spot to share it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love Spuntini!SB13Dined on 4/5/2014Been coming here for many years and will keep coming back. Came with a group of girlfriends this time, and everyone loved their food - main course and dessert. The service was great...as it always is. Would recommend to everyone.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Terrific Location!LyublanaDined on 3/27/2014The location is everything for this restaurant in the heart of Yorkville, near Bloor and Avenue Roads. Cosy atmosphere. Very solicitous wait crew. Very enjoyable food, well prepared. Adequate wine list.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food and service. GreetedOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 3/21/2014Great food and service. Greeted warmly and treated as if we were long time guests. We felt well looked after through whole the meal and the staff seemed to know exactly when to check on us. Everyone's food was spot on and the portions were just right. We are already planning our next visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- excellent ambience. Food isimaryamDined on 3/12/2014excellent ambience. Food isi excllent, service excellent, desert superb!!! Wine list excellent. the only issue i have with this restaurant is that the front upper room is really cold in the winter time other than that, it was overall and excellent experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Won't be returningdelphineDined on 3/7/2014I had dinner with a friend here on a Friday night, and it turned out to be an awful decision. The food was great, but the service was exceptionally bad enough to warrant never coming back. I had a reservation, but was seated 30 minutes late (and was told 3 times "it'll take 2 minutes"). I was charged for the wrong dessert, which was more expensive than what I ordered. My friend and I split the bill, but my credit card was charged twice and the waiter was annoyed that I asked him to cancel the charges and correct it. This place will become a "has been", which is a pity because the food is fantastic. There are too many other great Italian restaurants in Toronto for me to come back here and be treated poorly.Special Features:
- Amazing pasta and servicesteakloverVIPDined on 3/6/2014you get treated like gold no matter what wine you order !!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SpuntiniskrieserVIPDined on 3/1/2014Spuntini is our favorite restaurant in Toronto. It is reliable, consistant, staff are wonderful and the food is outstanding.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Perfect for Valentine's DaySIFCODined on 2/15/2014We didn't know what to expect as we had not been there for years. It did not disappoint. Ou reservation was honored right on time and we were seated right away. Our waiter was quick, monitored us frequently and he had a great personality. The food was very good. My wife had a pasta and I had a veal, both bursting with flavour. And the pricing was reasonable. The only knock is considering it is a small space, diners are packed in and the noise level was a bit high. But it did not take away from an overall nice evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Could have been 5 starsShawnDined on 2/14/2014Our reservation was for 9:30 but they overbooked or something for Valentine's Day and we didn't get seated until 10:40pm. Great food but a reservation is made for a reason and the fact we had to stand in line which was out the door and was very cold took away from what this restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- AmazingBrandinDined on 2/14/2014I took my girlfriend here for Valentines day and as soon as we entered the restaurant we were treated with respect and felt very wanted. The food was fantastic although a little pricey it was overall well worth it. Our waiter god forbid neither of us can't remember his name was pleasant and warm, someone who I wish would serve us at any restaurant we went to. The scenery and environment like was very romantic and I definitely recommend this to restaurant to any couple looking for a night out!Special Features:
- SolidLuluDined on 2/14/2014We enjoyed our meal, service was good. Solid experience, would recommend to friends.I would recommend this to a friend.
- AWESOME!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 2/4/2014Wow, first time attendance and we were a group of six ladies talking business and we all had different items - outstanding by all!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Patience requiredDjangoVIPDined on 1/30/2014Booked this on basis of previous Open Table reviews. Very pleasant spot. We had a nice table in the front verandah overlooking Avenue Road. The food was OK, if not outstanding. I ordered Veal Milanese which sounded very Italian but it came out as Wiener Schnitzel. (Fortunately, I happen to like Wiener Schnitzel, but think others who don't would have been disappointed). Generous portions. Service was quite slow between courses. OK if you are there to hold hands with your sweetie, but off-putting if you are hungry and chowing down on the bread. Very good and reasonable wine selection.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Consistently Great!StavDined on 1/27/2014My friends in Toronto give me a hard time because I always want to come here when I come to town (4 - 6 times a year). There are other restaurants in the city they tell me, and I do try other restaurants while here but why not go back to what you really like because I know I'm going to get great food and fab service.... All the time, every time and that is what's important. Give it a try, I promise it won't disappointSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- amazing foodirisDined on 1/19/2014Amazing food and lovely service. Loved the restaurant. Only flaw is the limited parking spotSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great service.. it was a quietyadayada84Dined on 1/5/2014Great service.. it was a quiet night due to the storm, but our waiter was very attentive and the food was great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fabulous Food!KJSteamboatVIPDined on 12/31/2013We went to Spuntiini on New Years Eve and had a fabulous meal! The service was wonderful, and we look forward to going back! Sometimes on New Years Eve, things tend to slip in service and quality, but everything was beyond our expectations. We loved that the restaurant was "quaint" and yet comfortable. I recommend this restaurant highly! Enjoy.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Memorable New YearsDouglasDined on 12/31/2013Booked our first visit to Spuntini after many years of intent. Should not have waited so long! Great food, superb service and excellent Italian wine. There is a reason why Spuntini has been a Toronto success story for so many years...they know the recipe for a great restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food, service slowOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 12/28/2013Our waiter was lovely but a little slow. I loved my dish (linguini di mare), my date however was not that impressed with the lamb dish.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food was sub-par. SeafoodFoodieNMDined on 12/27/2013Food was sub-par. Seafood salad appetizer seemed like it was assembled from the frozen section at a grocery store. Lobster ravioli filling tasted processed. The restaurant was also quite cold. Wine was good as usual.
- Unforgettable birthday celebrationpfernsDined on 12/23/2013A group of 12 of us went to Spuntini to celebrate my husbands birthday. The staff were very accommodating...I increased our guest list twice the day before :) The server was very knowledgable, advising wine pairings and specials of the day. They brought out a tirimisu with a candle in it for my husbands birthday...so nice. The food was amazing! I recommend the four chesse gnocci! This is the second birthday celebration we had at Spuntini and will definately plan another group event there soon!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.