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ENCOMPASS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BABCOCK'S MEDIA SERVICES
Posted on September 27th, 2018 by Lisa Hagin
Global technology services company purchases Babcock International Group's Media Services business LONDON/ATLANTA (28 September 2018) – Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, announced today it has completed the acquisition of Babcock International Group's (Babcock's) Media Services business. This deal expands Encompass' scale in EMEA and extends the company's combined channel playout, transmission and digital products portfolio while adding international radio distribution to its suite of services. "Acquiring Babcock's Media Services business increases our presence in the EMEA region, expands our video services offering, specifically in the live streaming sports arena, and bolsters our collective relationships with some of the most important media companies and public service broadcasters around the world," explains Chris Walters, Encompass CEO. "We are thrilled to be adding a large number of highly regarded industry professionals to the Encompass team." The amount of technical complexity required to generate and deliver content to viewers continues to grow exponentially, and the acquisition of Babcock's Media Services business represents a continued push to offer end-to-end, highly reliable and scalable services to media companies. With combined resources, Encompass offers enhanced solutions to capture, process and deliver video content from any source, in any format, to any destination in the most efficient manner possible. "I am delighted that Babcock's Media Services business is a part of one of the leading global providers of managed video services. The combination of Encompass' significant international presence and prestigious customer base, together with Babcock's growing capabilities in the rapidly expanding live streaming market and our market-leading position serving many of the world's leading international radio broadcasters, further cements Encompass' global reputation as THE provider of choice," states Nick Thompson, Managing Director of Babcock's Media Services business. Encompass has existing facilities in the UK, US, Singapore, Argentina, Latvia and India; this acquisition grows its operations in the UK and Singapore and adds operations in Oman and Ascension Island. About Encompass Digital Media Encompass is a global technology services company focused on supporting TV networks, broadcasters, sports leagues and digital leaders with the delivery of their linear/nonlinear video content across television and digital platforms. Services include: global transmission and connectivity, channel playout, OTT/TV streaming and VOD, live events, disaster recovery and radio distribution. For more information, please visit www.encompass.tv, and follow us on social media – LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Philadelphia, PA – The Dad Vail Organizing Committee, host of the Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Independence Blue Cross and The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University is proud to announce that JB Productions will provide live streaming coverage of the races beginning on Friday, May 12 at 11:30 am continuing through the conclusion of racing on Saturday May 13.
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Teaching and notoriety
Mapping space weather
Antony Hewish	Astronomer
11. Picking up pulsars for the first time 1 203 10:02
12. Who's sending us signals from space? 134 09:34
13. Discovering the first millisecond pulsars 101 05:05
14. Mapping space weather 68 07:30
15. Teaching and notoriety 99 04:23
16. Working with computers 70 05:34
17. Working on Martin Ryle's telescope 60 07:25
18. How radio astronomy has changed 73 07:37
19. Winning the Nobel Prize 183 07:09
20. Being treated like royalty 105 06:36
We had discovered that the interplanetary scintillation, as this twinkling is called – is caused by the solar wind – was stronger or weaker in different parts of the sky according to the time you made the observations. And that was because the solar wind contains disturbances in it and, in some directions, you get much denser solar wind than in other directions and this was, actually, related to solar disturbances. And I realised that you could use this twinkling, this scintillation effect, to map disturbances moving away from the Sun into interplanetary space, and we could map what they now call space weather.
Now, this was important, not just scientifically, but also practically because a great deal of damage is done to terrestrial orbiting satellites, things like communication satellites; when the Sun has major disturbances it produces blasts of much faster solar wind, which interact with the Earth's environment, the magnetosphere as we call it, and brings, accelerates energetic particles. And these can damage spacecraft orbiting the Earth; the energetic particles that are accelerated by these solar disturbances can penetrate equipment up there in… in things like communication satellites and actually knock them out of action. The electrons get… high speed electrons can get trapped inside the electronics, they're energetic enough to penetrate. And not only that, you get damaging X-radiation as well, high-frequency radiation and gamma radiation and UV, of course, and these things can damage human beings. They… they are radiation that can penetrate the human body, of course, and if you're doing something in Skylab and you happen to be drifting around in open space on the end of a umbilical cable, as they do, if you got caught in a disturbance like this, which could last several hours, you could get… you could suffer serious physical damage. And there's… there's a big research lab in Boulder, Colorado, in the States, which is set up simply to monitor space weather and to give… to give warning. I mean, they observe the Sun as closely as they can and they also have spacecraft orbiting and the idea is to try to detect disturbances, detect when disturbances are going to leave the Sun and… and rush across space. So that, for example, astronauts could be warned to hop inside again to get the screening effect of the metal of the spacecraft, space station, or whatever. Or if you're in a… in a satellite you could… you could control them, you might turn them into a safe… safe direction, just like on the ground you can, if you have a high speed wind, you can rotate structures so as they don't get damaged.
And this is a big deal… a big deal in the… in the States, they spent a lot of money on these things because it is important for practical purposes to know what space weather is doing. And I decided that if we made… if we could make maps of the scintillation over the whole sky fast enough, for example in 24 hours you could map the whole sky, then you could see from the scintillation in which direction solar disturbances were travelling and… and catch them before they reach the Earth. And… and you could have a space weather prediction service, just like terrestrial weather prediction, and this would be of great practical importance. And we were funded by the Americans to do some preliminary research on this and I'm now talking about which work going on in the 1990s. And… and we did some quite interesting work on… on mapping space weather patterns as they… as they came out of the Sun. But, with our equipment, we can only make one sky map per 24 hours because the antenna is fixed and that's not really quite rapid enough to make a good weather prediction service. To do that, you'd need a number of antennas around the Earth. Perhaps if you had four installations like we have at Cambridge at different longitudes, then you could compare the maps at all those, these sky maps, and… and catch these disturbances moving away from the Sun and map them rather better. But the Indians… you've been to India, you know all about their research, but I don't think you know much about what was going on at Ahmadabad where they copied my array but didn't do it terribly well, I have to say. And the idea was that they would also make maps of interplanetary weather and compare them with ours, and… but they never really got their show on the road.
And that whole programme ultimately fizzled out, but it… it produced a lot of PhD students… I mean, Graham Woan, for example, was the last person. He's studying gravitational waves now, and… or at least he will be, I hope, in the future. But that kept the antenna busy until the mid 1990s and I was really rather pleased about that, because here was this antenna which I decided was – when I designed it, it was designed to last for 5 or 10 years – was operating for about 30 years actually, finally, with Peter Duffett-Smith's modifications and with better electronics with it so that you could make maps, weather maps rather, on a daily basis.
And that kept me interested scientifically. We discovered many useful things and… and had many PhDs and publications about… about space weather and that was really my final original research. We did some… I'd… I had some research on theoretical work, on… on pulsars, but nothing, as it were, very… very world-shaking. We discovered that pulsars are affected by the interstellar medium on short timescales and so you can map moving clouds in interstellar space and that's quite an interesting thing to do. We did… we did that sort of work and I… I put some theoretical work into that using other people's data. I collaborated with the Germans at Effelsberg and… and wrote some papers with… with them, and that kept me busy in research. But, as… as you know, if you're a research scientist in Cambridge, you can't spend all your time doing research, you have to actually teach undergraduates. And teaching is always something I've enjoyed a great deal.
Antony Hewish (1924-2021) was a pioneer of radio astronomy known for his study of intergalactic weather patterns and his development of giant telescopes. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974, together with fellow radio-astronomer Sir Martin Ryle, for his decisive role in the groundbreaking discovery of pulsars. He also received the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.
Title: Mapping space weather
Listeners: Dave Green
Dave Green is a radio astronomer at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge. As an undergraduate at Cambridge his first university physics lecture course was given by Professor Hewish. Subsequently he completed his PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory when Professor Hewish was head of the radio astronomy group, and after postdoctoral research in Canada he returned to the Cavendish, where he is now a Senior Lecturer. He is a Teaching Fellow at Churchill College. His research interests include supernova remnants and the extended remains of supernova explosions.
Tags: solar wind, interplanetary scitillation, satellites, radiation, antenna, pulsars
Date story went live: 25 June 2009


We caught up with Bill Bauman the Cloud Content Marketing Manager at Canonical to give us an insight into his work and his love for technology.
I came from a technical background, but at Canonical I run content and strategy for our cloud marketing team. That means I get to tell the story of how our cloud tool set grew from Ubuntu into the amazing ecosystem it is today. That includes Ubuntu OpenStack, LXD – the container hypervisor, Juju – the original application modeling tool, and more. I love explaining things. I write a lot of eBooks that explain things like Big Data, SDN, and NFV at a technical business executive's level. I want everyone, from our beloved developer community to a company's CIO to really understand the benefits and capabilities of the massive transition to microservices and software infrastructure that we're all enjoying.
What made you decide to join Canonical?
The people and the technology. When I spoke with people at Canonical, they were passionate, they believed, and they were having fun. Our OpenStack tool set is really unmatched. I saw a full Ubuntu OpenStack cloud deployed in 20 minutes. I saw graphical interfaces that were easy to understand. Seeing is believing, and I felt like I really "got it". That's powerful stuff.
Why should people want to speak with you at OpenStack in Austin?
I get really, passionately excited about technology, bikes, travel, coffee, and I'm sure some other things. If you want to talk to someone who responds from the heart, with a thoughtful response, then find me and let's chat! I love meeting new people. If you're interested specifically about Canonical, like our cloud products, I know most of our cloud stuff pretty well, and can demo things for you on my laptop or at our booth. If you want to know about what it's like to work at Canonical, I'm happy to talk about that, as well.
Top tip for people attending their first OpenStack event?
I'm sure you've already heard about showing up for packed sessions, but one of the hidden gems of an OpenStack Summit is the diversity of both attendees and companies. Don't be shy, and if you are, just get close enough that someone can talk to you. I have learned so much by just walking the exhibitor hall and talking to people I've never met. On that same token, don't be afraid of vendor sessions, some of them are absolutely some of the most useful presentations. Just choose wisely, if you think the topic is interesting, go for it, vendor, individual, panel; there's just a ton of good stuff, so, I guess I'm saying two things – don't be afraid to meet new people, and diversify!
The fun. The opportunity. My colleagues. Our success. There is variety in everything, every day. We get to work with the largest providers of communications infrastructure, cloud services, financial services, etc. We actually incorporate customer feedback in what we do.
What keeps you at Canonical?
The same things that I love about my job. Canonical isn't easy, we all work hard, and we're all accountable to, and support each other. We're a community. You get to work directly with the founder, Mark Shuttleworth. You see his vision, his passion, his dedication. It's an inspiring place, and the standard that Mark holds everyone to is excellence, nothing less.
I work from home, in Portland, Oregon, USA. I love the flexibility of how we work, and the diversity of where everyone is from.
Francisco Hernandez tells us about his time at Canonical, tips for attending Openstack events and why he loves his job.
In brief, I am a Solutions Architect working mainly for Telco-NFV engagements.
Who are you interested in speaking with at OpenStack in Austin?
To everyone in fact, from Developers to Administrators, but due to my Telco background I would love talking Telco operators and provides.
Because I would like to share how 5G NFVs can be deployed and managed using Juju (as generic-VNFM) and how it fits in the ETSI Telco Cloud Architecture.
Make sure you check out Ubuntu OpenStack's Nova with LXD Containers and Juju (Service Modelling).
The technologies and tools that we have access to here in Canonical are exciting. Having a Telecom background, I know my skills will be embraced and used heavily with Telecom carriers and Telecom providers.
Everyday I learn something new, and everyday I get an opportunity to push myself into new challenges – and quite honestly, I enjoy collaborating with people smarter than me.
The people first then the technologies.
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COVID-19 and the English Courts - practical implications to consider (Part II)
Related People: Joshua Haig, Trainee Solicitor
With the continuing disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of the physical buildings housing the Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales, we look at some of the practicalities for parties engaged in litigation during this unprecedented period, and assess some of the new court rules.
Virtual hearings
The Lord Chief Justice announced on 19 March that, during the pandemic, the default position will be that hearings should be conducted with one, some or all participants attending remotely. The approach of the Courts (a collective/shorthand term in which we include the Lord Chief Justice, the senior judiciary, and HM Courts and Tribunal Service) reflects the intention that the administration of justice should continue.
The Courts have already acted swiftly to ensure that extant litigation has been, and for an indefinite period will continue to be, heard in virtual court rooms, whether that be by telephone or video link.
In Part I of our update on these developments (accessible here), we noted that the Courts have issued a Remote Hearings Protocol (the "Protocol"), calling on the Courts, parties to litigation and their representatives to be more proactive in relation to forthcoming hearings. The Protocol contains guidance suggesting that it will normally be possible for all short or interlocutory applications, or those that do not require witness testimony (although some cases involving witnesses may also be suitable for remote hearings), to be heard remotely. Fundamentally, the core objective of the Protocol is to ensure that as many hearings as possible are conducted remotely. This will almost certainly be the norm for the near future, at the very least.
Even in relation to longer hearings, thus far the Courts appear to be taking a robust approach. It has been widely reported that Mr Justice Teare recently ordered parties due to start a seven day Commercial Court trial of a multi-million dollar dispute, involving witnesses in multiple jurisdictions, to cooperate and facilitate a remote hearing. He refused a request for an adjournment of the trial, saying "given the fact that this trial has been scheduled to take place, given the circumstances, and given the guidance from the Lord Chief Justice that if at all possible there should be a remote hearing, what can there possibly be to object to the parties seeking to co-operate with a view to ensuring that a virtual hearing can take place?".
The Courts have also addressed the practicalities of virtual hearings which, despite being held remotely, can be conducted in a similar manner to "physical" hearings: Counsel teams can communicate by virtual notes; witnesses can be cross-examined via video conferencing facilities; transcribers can still provide live transcription services; and video conferencing facilities can allow hearings to incorporate virtual break out rooms in order for parties to confer. The Protocol also encourages the use of electronic bundles of documents and authorities for each remote hearing.
Recognising the importance of ensuring that open justice principles are protected, the Protocol also provides that remote hearings should, so far as possible, still be public hearings. To this end, the recently (and speedily) enacted Coronavirus Act 2020 allows for the live streaming of Court hearings, in order to ensure compliance with public access requirements of the Courts. This has already been put into effect: in the aforementioned Commercial Court trial, Mr Justice Teare directed that the proceedings be live-streamed via YouTube.
However, the Protocol also recognises that, in the exceptional circumstances presented by the current pandemic, providing for public access may be impossible; this should not normally prevent a remote hearing taking place.
In addition to the new Civil Procedure Rules ("CPR") Practice Direction 51Y, discussed in Part I of this update, a further Practice Direction, PD 51ZA, came into force on 2 April 2020. PD 51ZA (Extension of time limits and clarification of Practice Direction 51Y) amends (in relevant part) CPR Rule 3.8. Paragraph (3) of Rule 3.8 provides that where a rule, practice direction or court order (a) requires a party to do something within a specified time, and (b) specifies the consequence of failure to comply, the time for doing the act in question may not be extended by agreement between the parties except as provided in paragraph (4) of that Rule.
PD 51ZA amends paragraph (4) of Rule 3.8 such that, unless the Court orders otherwise, the time for doing the act in question may be extended by prior written agreement of the parties for up to a maximum of 56 days (previously Rule 3.8 provided for an agreed extension of 28 days), provided always that any such extension does not put at risk any hearing date.
The Practice Direction also provides that any extension of time, whether agreed by the parties, or granted on the application of a party, beyond the new period of 56 days, requires the permission of the Court. An application for such permission will be considered by the Court on the papers (although any order so granted must be reconsidered at a hearing, should a party make an application to that effect).
In so far as compatible with the proper administration of justice, the Courts will take into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic when considering applications for the extension of time for complying with directions; the adjournment of hearings; and for relief from sanctions.
This new Practice Direction provides that it will cease to have effect on 30 October, but it can clearly be extended if circumstances dictate. For now, it provides a welcome mechanism for parties to agree extended time limits if the need arises. However, litigants should keep in mind that, in circumstances where directions, and a timetable, have already been agreed and, for example, trial is already listed, the additional 28 days will have little benefit if such extension affects the trial date (or any other hearing date): the provisions of Rule 3.8, namely that any such extension does not put at risk any hearing date, still apply. The amendment must therefore be viewed in that light.
Although multiple obstacles were envisaged, and may continue to arise, it is clear that the Courts are embracing the use of technology to allow proceedings to continue as normally as possible given the unprecedented circumstances. It is important that parties who are likely to be involved in hearings in the near future familiarise themselves with the Protocol (which can be found here).
If a remote hearing is ordered, parties will need to adapt their preparations accordingly. This will include becoming acquainted, well in advance, with the technology which the Court has approved to be used for the hearing in question. Testing the way the technology will operate in advance of hearings and trials will become second nature.
The enforced adoption of this alternative approach to trials may have longer-term effects on the operation of the Courts. We anticipate, for example, that electronic bundles may become the new norm. If the Protocol proves to be successful, it may also be the case that witness evidence (including foreign-based witnesses of fact and expert witnesses) will more commonly be heard by video-conferencing facilities, even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. In short, one potentially positive outcome of this challenging period may be a proverbial "shot in the arm" for the efficient administration of justice which these changes will encourage.
The Courts have so far been pragmatic and efficient in implementing crucial guidance and protocols so as to facilitate the use of these unfamiliar formats. We anticipate that there will be further guidance, and amendments to the CPR, as the situation continues to evolve and as more parties transition to virtual hearings in particular.
In the longer term, it seems likely that the increased use of technology in litigation, and for hearings in particular, will continue to be of relevance and will become sewn into the fabric of the judicial system.
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The Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School Cosmetology Program raised $1,800 for 4 Franklin runners who participated in the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge 2017.
The third annual Cut-A-Thon and Style-A-Thon was held on Thursday, April 13. Students in the high school and postsecondary Cosmetology programs along with alumni raised funds to support local Franklin runners Bonnie Cameron in her first Boston Marathon; Bonnie's daughters, Katie and Kerry Cameron, and cousin, Micaela Cameron, all who ran on Team Dana-Farber in the Boston Marathon.
The event began immediately after school, with dozens of students visiting the salon to show their support. Faculty members and members of the community visited the salon throughout the afternoon to have their hair cut or styled in exchange for a $10 donation for adults and a $5 donation for students.
In addition to having their hair cut or styled, attendees purchased raffle tickets for the chance to win generously donated gift baskets. Two of the gift baskets contained Paul Mitchell hair care products from HairLines in Shrewsbury. Other gift baskets were from Summer Scoops in Plainville and Hair Mania in Franklin.
The team of 4 women raised over $24,000.00 overall. All proceeds will go to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Cancer Research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.


Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the software giant's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in an interview.
"Google's a great company, got some great products, but you know in some respects I think Google is where Microsoft was seven or 10 years ago," Peter Cullen, Microsoft's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au.
Cullen heads up the privacy arm of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, which has led the company's drive to tackle security and privacy threats arising from its products. The specialist security group, headed up by ex-US federal prosecutor, Scott Charney, was established in 2002 as a response to heightened security concerns following the 11 September attacks.
Cullen said Google had not invested enough to build privacy into its products, citing Street View as a prime example.
"Microsoft has over 40 full-time people invested in privacy and over 400 part-time people. Google hasn't — at least from what I read about them — evolved to that," he said.
"We think about privacy as part of the core design... We have thought about how to design privacy into the product, as opposed to how to react to the negative impressions," he said.
Google's lead engineer for its Maps application Lars Rasmussen has previously brushed off criticisms of its approach to privacy. "So, these are all images that anyone could go out and take with a camera. We do take great care that if someone did feel their privacy was invaded, there is a way that they can easily tell us about it and we'll remove it right away," he said earlier this year.
Cullen expects Google to sharpen its approach to privacy in the future as Google's dominance of search advertising — exactly where Microsoft would like to make its mark — continues.
"The thing is, any time you get a provider in the market that has a predominantly large share of that market, questions start to get asked about their practices, about what their motives are," he said.
"I desperately hope that they... in fact I expect that they will change. They will become as grown up as some of the larger companies around, so in some respects it's a predictable thing," added Cullen.


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Technomad Loudspeakers at Jurassic Park – 15 Months Later
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA – Doused with 4.2 million gallons of water per day for over a year, Technomad loudspeakers still perform flawlessly at Universal Studio's Jurassic Park attraction.
In October 1996, Direction Sound/Vision of Los Angeles, California, installed Technomad loudspeakers in scene 12 of the prestigious Jurassic Park attraction in Universal Studios Hollywood. Scene 12, the climacteric indoor section of the America's largest water-ride, features the world-renown 20 foot tall, animatronics Tyrannosaurus Rex.
As originally reported in December 1996, two of the six Technomad Berlin 15/H loudspeakers were installed in the huge mist cloud, one meter in front of the huge, and three story tall waterfall. Due to a planned Waterfall modification four weeks after the Berlin loudspeakers were installed, a newly routed chute delivers a daily deluge of water over the Berlin loudspeakers. The massive waterfall of Jurassic Park's scene 12 recirculates 4.2 million gallons of water around the huge animatronics Tyrannosaurus Rex, and directly onto the Technomad Berlin loudspeakers, everyday. Since being installed in the waterfall in October 20, 1996, over 2 BILLION gallons of water have poured directly onto the two Technomad Berlin loudspeakers.
All of the T-Rex sound effects on scene 12 roar out of a Technomad sound system consisting of six Berlin 15/H two-way, full-range loudspeakers and eight Chicago 15/12 subwoofers. The Chicago subs are distributed on the platforms, four subs on each side of the boat track, to deliver T-Rex's ominous footstep sound effects. Six Berlin loudspeakers deliver the blood-curdling roar of T-Rex, as the animatronics beast lunges at the spectators in the final moments of the ride. Two Berlin loudspeakers are installed approximately 25 feet above the boat track, and fire directly down on the spectators. Two additional Berlin are positioned left and right of the boat track, one per side, parallel to the overhead Berlin loudspeakers, again within 25 feet of the spectators. The final two of six Berlins are suspended in the waterfall, positioned left and right of the animatronics T-Rex, approximately 35 feet above the floor, and approximately 60 feet from the spectators. The volumes of the six Berlins are EQ-ed and blended to deliver the most effectively terrifying sound effect in the themed entertainment industry.
According to Mr. Jim Schmidt, Manager of Attraction Engineering, "We are continually amazed the Technomads continue to perform under these conditions. After several weeks, we simply decided to leave them in place just to see how long they would last. Fifteen months later, they are still in perfect working order."
Mr. Schmidt concludes, "Universal is really the proving ground for new products and technology. We burn it up, blow it up or try to drown it. If a product can survive this environment, it can survive just about anywhere. The Technomad loudspeakers have proven they are survivors."
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Railroads find a new way to epitomize progress.
After Berkshire Hathaway paid a 30% premium over the pre-bid share price to take railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe into its fold, I encouraged investors to attempt to outplay Warren Buffett with a parallel stake in one of the remaining high-quality North American haulers.
Much of the railroad industry has delivered substantial share-price gains since that landmark acquisition, led convincingly by smooth operator CSX (NYSE: CSX). As we pause here to examine first-quarter earnings performance by rivals Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI), the underlying conclusion is inescapable that Buffett's "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States" targeted an industry that was prepared to deliver returns even before the economic future of the United States can be confidently known.
Norfolk Southern chugged its way into a remarkable 32% profit surge to $0.90 per share, squeezing every last drop from a 17% increase in operating revenues amid rising costs. Fuel costs skyrocketed 53% to $135 million, but railroads are experts at adapting seamlessly through fuel surcharges. Overall freight volume increased by 8%. Norfolk's intermodal network, which FedEx has selected as its primary railroad hauler in the East, leveraged a 10% volume increase into an 18% jump in revenues for the category.
Looking to coal, which accounts for 31% of Norfolk's operating revenue, the hauler increased its coal volumes hauled to yield a powerful 30% increase in coal revenues. Norfolk shipped 13% more coal to utilities than it had for the prior-year period, but the greater driver of growth can be seen in the 24% increase in coal bound for export. Norfolk shipped 7.5 million tons of coal overseas during the quarter, while the annual capacity of 48 million tons at its Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in Virginia suggests a strong capacity to service further increases in export coal demand as Appalachian miner Patriot Coal and others have forecast.
Norfolk rival Canadian National Railway produced a more muted earnings result that featured just a 6% revenue increase and a 12.5% jump in adjusted earnings. Total carloadings rose only 3% over the prior-year period, but that didn't dissuade Canadian National from raising its 2011 guidance to anticipate 15% growth in earnings per share. Canadian National continues to lead the pack with a lean operating ratio of 69%, but the metric has risen sharply over recent quarters and threatens to permit CSX to slip into the top spot as that company targets a "high-sixties" operating ratio for 2011.
All of the major North American railroad operators have proven their agility, efficiency, and resiliency in spades throughout this challenging period of gradually resurgent freight demand. In the final analysis, I still think Fools have a fair shot at matching or beating Warren Buffett's percentage return on the Burlington acquisition by employing the same long-term, buy-and-hold approach with any of the quality haulers discussed above.
Add Canadian National Railway to My Watchlist.


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