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How Natasha Vargas-Cooper Does Money
You're totally freelance now, is that right? I've never been offered or gone out for a staff job. There's a lot of outdated dues paying I won't abide by. I also don't dig on having to deal with other personalities in an office setting or as a day to day thing. It wears me down and out. I worked as a union organizing and policy analyst for six years, and there was a lot of focus on having harmonious relationships with co-workers and members to make the organization function better. A lot of personality tweaking and processing that felt worth it for the sake of a much greater and loftier [...]
The End of the 00s: How To Lose Your Idealism In Under Ten Years, by Natasha Vargas-Cooper
Blanca, a 50-something nursing assistant, was sitting across from me at the nurses' station at the Intensive Care Unit inside of a Tenet Healthcare Corporation-owned hospital in downtown Los Angeles. It was midnight, and this was 2004. Blanca's patients were gurgling, asleep or comatose. I was there talking to Blanca on behalf of workers at Kaiser, who were bargaining away benefits because Tenet, the for-profit, non-union hospital chain was driving down wages in the county. The argument was that every one would be better off, Blanca and Kaiser workers, if they were all in one union.
During advanced pneumonia the lungs fill with fluid so there's a wet gurgling [...]
Flicked Off, with Kia Matthews and Natasha Vargas-Cooper: 'Precious,' or, Can a Movie be a Social Act?
'Precious' has been in theaters for a week now, but since it's Mo'Nique's birthday today, we feel it is now time to finally get to it!
Natasha: Girl, how did you feel about going into this movie?
Kia: Well. I didn't even want to see it. The trailer made me cry, so, I wasn't really looking forward to a full length version of that. It looked like that emotional porn? You know, downtrodden person going through trails, tribulations, strife, set to uplifting music and/or a gospel song, etc.
Natasha: I wanted to see it for two reasons 1. Oscars, natch. 2. I wanted to dislike it. BUT GURL I [...]
Flicked Off: Alex Pareene and Natasha Vargas-Cooper on 'The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'
Natasha: Pareene!
Alex: Natasha!
Natasha: Can we talk about the motherf'ing Bad Lieutenant??
Alex: Yes. Yes we can.
Natasha: Pareene, tell me why this is a great movie.
Alex: Well. I think, first of all, that it is indeed about a Bad Lieutenant. I think that while Abel Ferrara's original movie was about a bad person who happens to be a Lieutenant, Nic Cage, in this film, was just not ever very good at being a Lieutenant. And I admired that, making a police procedural where none of the policing is ever very competent.
Mary HK Choi and Natasha Vargas-Cooper on 'New Moon': 'Teenage Female Desire Manifest'
Mary: Yo. Did you see that mess last night? Natasha: OMG I saw the shit out of it! Mary: AND… Mary: Break it down. Natasha: Ok, first reaction: Natasha: SWOOOOOON Mary: Oh, seriously. Like, we MISSED him. Natasha: And here's what I figured out. That shit is ABOUT RACE! Earthy hill people with their bare feet versus pale Europeans in robes. IT'S A CULTURE CLASH. Mary: Dude, velvet robes that OPEN. It's an age-old culture clash. BUT the "cold ones" do have that one dude with dreads. Natasha: Blacula!
Natasha Vargas-Cooper Sells 'Mad Men' Book
The Awl's Chief Los Angeles Correspondent Natasha Vargas-Cooper has sold The Mad Men Files to Julia Cheiffetz at Harper Studio, the world's best imprint. (We're very biased!) The book is based on her long-running blog, The Footnotes of Mad Men, which delves into the real-world cultural and historical data at the edges of the TV show; her writing on 'Mad Men' began recently cropping up here as well. We asked Natasha via IM: why a book, lady? "Oh, well, because what makes the show so appealing to me is how admirably it tries to captures the zeitgeist of the mid-century without mythologizing it. Also, I like [...]
Murder In Los Angeles
I have one spiritual ritual in my life: every morning I check the Los Angeles Times' Homicide Report blog to learn who was killed in Los Angeles County while I slept.1
The Homicide Report addresses two questions every newspaper covering a major metropolis should answer: who was killed last night, and why? But most newspapers don't do this because the logic of most newsrooms is that not all murders are sexy, grisly, or surprising enough to be written about. The Homicide Report operates on the inverse principal: Every murder gets a story because murder is inherently worthy of our attention.2
The Homicide report is anchored by a [...]
'Crash' Is Still The Most Loathsome Best Picture Ever
This article originally appeared on February 22, 2013.
Mallory: Has Crash suffered enough? Sure, it won homecoming queen at the Oscars, but then no one would let Crash sit with them at lunch for the next eight years. Ta-Nehisi Coates named it the worst movie of the decade; Natasha Vargas-Cooper referred to it as a "white guilt manipulation-a-thon." Even Slate wouldn't throw it a contrarian bone. It's The Most Popular Girl That Nobody Liked.
Anne Helen: No, it has not. This movie needs to keep suffering, because it will not stop hurting us. When it came up on Twitter the other night, someone suggested it's a [...]
Jacob And His Mother Are Wanted In Court
Pam has come to dependency court on behalf of Jacob, who is four years old. Pam wants the judge to arrest Jacob's mother.
Pam is a volunteer in the Court Appointed Special Advocate program in juvenile dependency court in California. These CASA volunteers are independent advocates for the child during any court procedure.
"Children's lives are ripped apart here," Pam told me, just before the day's session.
Jacob's mother, let's call her Tina, is 28.1 She has a decade-long crystal meth addiction. It's kept her bouncing in and out of court-mandated rehab beds and jail cells.
When Jacob was two, Tina's probation drug test came up [...]
Meet Some Of The Children Who Died In Los Angeles Because The City's Child Protection System Is Broken
Between 2008 and 2011, more than seventy children who passed through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services have died due to child abuse or neglect. Many of the lives and deaths of these children have been rigorously documented by Los Angeles Times reporter Garrett Therolf and by the paper's invaluable Homicide Report blog.
Spurred at last into action by the death in 2013 of a third-grade boy, Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured to death by his mother and her boyfriend in Palmdale despite at least six child abuse claims logged against the boy's mother with DCFS, the Los Angeles County Board [...]
Bodies Given To Science
Sometimes when we walk through the mall, my boyfriend Scott will whisper: "How many people here do you think have held a human heart?" Or: "Do you think that guy ever removed a brain?" Scott has held a human heart and he says it's heavier and whiter than you would think. He will remove a brain from a female cadaver in March.
Scott is in his second year of pre-med. He, along with two other students, based on their high grades in anatomy class, are the body preppers for this semester's anatomy lectures. The dissections are supervised by two part-time anatomy professors. One practices as a physician's assistant, [...]
The Demon-Haunted House Of Thuy Le
The woman who stabbed her two young daughters called 9-1-1 at six a.m. to tell the dispatcher what she had done. The woman, Thuy Le, who was 38 at the time, had also stabbed herself twelve times and slashed her wrists. Le told the emergency operator that she was at her cousin's house and everybody was alive but that they needed help. When the police arrived at the a boxy gray and white home in Westminster, in Orange County, they found Le's five-year-old daughter Rhiana unconscious, without any color in her face and Jobeth, 3, lying awake on a blood-soaked mattress. Three household kitchen knives and a pair of [...]
Courtney Love At The Courthouse
In just three hours this afternoon, the jury returned a verdict—finding that Love was not guilty of defamation.
Rhonda J. Holmes, a San Diego-based lawyer, is suing Courtney Love for a libelous tweet and quotes she gave to two different reporters. A jury in downtown Los Angeles will begin deliberating on the case this afternoon. Holmes' lawyers are asking for $8 million in damages.
Love hired Holmes in 2008 to assist in fraud litigation over missing funds in Kurt Cobain's estate. The two formed a quick and intense bond. After a few months of digging around, Holmes confirmed one of Love's long-held fears: Kurt Cobain's estate has been systematically [...]
The Dying Man On The Windshield
Marco Salgado was plunking traffic cones down around a hit-and-run crime scene in November of 2012 when he noticed a shoe sitting by its lonesome on the crabgrass lawn of a nearby apartment complex. Salgado, a city worker for Torrance's traffic department, asked an officer who owned the shoe. The shoe, the officer responded, belonged to a man who was found at a gas station two miles away, naked from the waist down and impaled on the windshield of a Mitsubishi. Salgado thought he recognized the shoe, chunky and strapped with fat laces, and asked if the officer knew the victim's name. The officer did know the victim's name, because [...]
This Restraining Order Expires On Tuesday
The first time "Misty" broke into the backyard to pound and scream at the bedroom window, the police handcuffed her and said—her face pressed to the hood of the idling black and white—that she was not to return. I figured we would never see her again after that early morning in 2012. But the next night, around 1 a.m., I was in bed with my new boyfriend, "Scott," and we heard the bedroom door slowly crack open. Scott jumped up. "No! You can't be here!" he shouted, all high-pitched.
At the end of this calendar year, our second restraining order against Misty expires. The Misty saga (this is the truncated [...]
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire": Your Eyes Are More Hungry Than Your Games
Once again, Mary HK Choi and Natasha Vargas-Cooper discuss the successes and shortcomings of the current popular cinema: now it's this weekend's box office burner The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Mary HK Choi: OK, did you watch the last movie ever again after the theater? I did not. Not even on the plane or VOD.
Natasha Vargas-Cooper: NOPE.
MHKC: RIIIIGHT? No desire, right? Like, zip?
NVC: Zero! And I know why: 1) Zero camp 2) Too much bad teenage acting 3) No hot teen sex scenes. Once you've seen Spring Breakers the world is DIFFERENT. IT IS DIFFERENT NOW.
Nine Things To Read: This Week In History
Death To Zombies
Our paranormal epics, action flicks, and monster movies are stuffed with metaphor. The billion-dollar success of Christopher Nolan's bleak Dark Knight alerted studio executives back in 2008: metaphorical thinking was in. Summer blockbusters could grapple with bigger themes and darker allegories without turning off their sebum-soaked ticketholders. This gimmick has seeped across all the blockbuster industries: graphic novels, television, young adult books. You're surely familiar with the biggies by now: The mutant struggle for assimilation is about gay civil rights. Vampires represent our anxiety about dying alone or, worse, never dying alone. Zombies, their uprising, and our anticipated armed struggle against the undead horde is metaphor for plague—specifically, AIDS.
Zombie [...]
'Crash': The Most Loathsome Best Picture Of Them All
Mallory: Has Crash suffered enough? Sure, it won homecoming queen at the Oscars, but then no one would let Crash sit with them at lunch for the next eight years. Ta-Nehisi Coates named it the worst movie of the decade; Natasha Vargas-Cooper referred to it as a "white guilt manipulation-a-thon." Even Slate wouldn't throw it a contrarian bone. It's The Most Popular Girl That Nobody Liked.
Anne Helen: No, it has not. This movie needs to keep suffering, because it will not stop hurting us. When it came up on Twitter the other night, someone suggested it's a PowerPoint presentation posturing as insight—and that feels true. [...]
'Breaking Dawn – Part 2': A Trampera Has Ended
After a long captivity, Mary HK Choi was liberated from the Rihanna plane, and now she and Natasha Vargas-Cooper are here to render verdict on the final installment of the Twilight series. Read the previous chat for Breaking Dawn here.
Natasha: I feel like this movie was essentially about outerwear?
Mary: I have so many opinions about the clothes.
Natasha: It was like a Nordstrom winter sale. NOT NEIMAN MARCUS.
Mary: Agreed. It was Burlington Coat Factory. BCF Holiday Sale for frenz and famz.
Natasha: This was definitely more of a coda to the series than an actual ending.
Mary: True, though I would approve of [...]


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The unraveling and rambling of a someone who walks the line of fool and douche bag. Do realize I give a damn, and nonetheless....
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Man On the Moon II: The Legend of Mr Rager
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1. I apologize if this is not directly relevant to the post but thought you should know why I think I need to change the Users folder name. I am running a photo catalog program on two laptops linked via WiFi and want to keep the photos and catalog synced using a cloud storage service. There is a folder in the cloud with all the photo files and catalog which is accessed by both laptops. Unfortunately I have to keep "reconnecting" the photo files in the catalog when changes are made. I think that the reason is that on one laptop the cloud folder path is C:\Users\mm\Cloud and on the other it is C:\Users\John\Cloud. I think that the these paths need to be identical for sync to work correctly. I will change the users folder name from John to mm and think that your excellently clear and detailed tutorial will do that job.
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advice, recipes and videos from sarah
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Propagating Geraniums
Take pelargonium cuttings in September whilst the growth is very active, reccomends plantswoman Derry Watkins.
Chicory and lemon pasta
This is a simple chicory and pasta dish, quick to prepare and delicious hot, or cold the next day.
Gardening with children - choosing the seeds
This is step 1 in a three part series that helps anyone interested in vegetable gardening with children.
Growing pelargoniums
Find out about growing pelargoniums, how to grow them and which varieties to choose.
Pelargoniums and Schizanthus
Combine schiznthus with pelargoniums for a stunning summer display. Find out how here.
Planting a pelargonium pot display
Create the perfect summer and autumn pot display with rich coloured pelargoniums and verbena by following this easy tutorial.
Understanding types of seeds
Find the definitions of the different seed types here with our simple guide to annuals, biennials, perennials, hardy and half-hardy.
Early February in the garden
With spring just around the corner there's plenty to do in your garden this week. Plant bulbs for spring and summer colour and start sowing your...
Seasonal flowers for Valentine's
Seasonal flowers are the most romantic gift to give in February. Here's Sarah's top picks for bringing spring into your home early in the year.
Rosemary flat bread
Evergreen herbs are the stalwarts of winter cooking - you can prepare this flat bread in minutes and it's perfect for meals all year round.
Leek and potato soup recipe
One of my favourite meal-in-a-bowl soups for winter months is a chunky – not puréed – leek and potato soup.
Duck and peppery leaf salad recipe
A delicious, easy and quick to prepare recipe for salade tiède using duck and peppery salad leaves.
Growing wallflowers from seed
Learn how to grow and care for wallflowers (erysimum) from seed with this step-by-step guide.
Late January in the garden
It's time to start preparing for spring, there's lots of cleaning to be done and planning for your veg and flower patches. Find out what needs planting...
Early January in the garden
It's nice to start the new year in the garden and you'll find there's plenty to be done in early January from herb sowing to tidying and mending.
Bring pollinators into your garden
Find out why and how to attract beneficial insects into your garden.
Potato and chard salad with pea pesto
A fresh, tasty bright green potato salad - perfect for summer barbeques or scattered with crispy chorizo.
Which are the best potatoes to grow?
The results of the 2010 potato trial at Perch Hill will help you choose which varieties are best to grow.
Chitting potatoes
Sarah shows you how to grow potatoes by chitting for quicker and slightly larger potato harvests.
Chard and Coconut Soup
A comforting yet fresh-tasting winter soup - perfect for those chilly days out in the garden.
Seville orange marmalade recipe
Perfect for using up your seville oranges this recipe makes a chunky, not too sweet marmalade.
Growing freesias for scent
Freesias are hard to beat for scent, find out how to grow these wonderful flowers for highly scented bunches of cut flowers.
How to plant & grow peonies
Your step-by-step guide to growing peonies, how to grow them and when to care for them.
How to grow gladioli
Your complete guide to growing these magnificent cut flowers - from choosing the varieties to cutting them.
How to grow sweet peas from seed
Find the best method of growing sweet peas from seed for strong, productive plants.
Planting narcissus bulbs with dahlias
Have a beautiful display of flowers in your garden from March to the first frosts with this simple planting technique.
Chatsworth House winter recipes
Sarah discovers some inspring recipes for the winter months including beetroot bread and spiced squash chutney.
Christmas muffins recipe
Halfway between muffins and scones, deliciously orangey and perfect for a breakfast or tea over Christmas.
How to grow an apple tree
Find out about growing your own apples, which varieties to grow and how to plant and care for them.
Chatsworth House kitchen garden
Sarah visits Chatsworth House to discover how the create their delightful kitchen garden.
Growing alstroemeria
Sarah's guide to growing Alstroemeria, including which varieties to choose for brilliant displays in the garden and in the vase.
Picking and arranging Roses
Sarah's top tips on how to pick roses for cut flowers and how to arrange them for beautiful cut flower displays.
Sarah Raven's burger recipe
These burgers are a simple twist on the classic burger recipe - perfect for summer suppers outdoors.
Wild berries
2010 was a great year for wild berries Sarah looks at why and discusses the benefits for birds.
Aubergine and mozzarella stacks
A delicious summer aubergine recipe - perfect for barbeques on the beach.
Homemade tea – tisane recipes
Learn how to make tisanes (homemade herbal teas) from your garden herbs.
Dahlias to grow in spring
Sarah's recommendations for the top 20 dahlias which you should grow in your garden this spring.
Flowers for Indian summers
Sarah's top ten tender perennials for long-lasting flowers throughout those warm, late summers.
How to grow lilies
A quick-glance guide on how to grow and care for lilies, both in pots and in the ground.
Pruning roses - the Sissinghurst method
Learn how to train roses the Sissinghurst way for wonderfully romantic displays.
Staking plants
Find out how to support your plants well in early spring to ensure beautiful trained and supported plants throughout the summer and autumn.
How to overwinter dahlias
Sarah discusses the best options for overwintering dahlias – lifting or mulching.
Prepare your spring garden in autumn
To create the best flowers in spring you'll need to start growing in autumn - find out which varieties to grow here.
How to store or force tender winter veg
Don't let your crops go to waste. Sarah shares expert tips on how to store or force tender winter veg.
How to plant and grow dahlia tubers
Find out how to grow strong, healthy dahlias this spring – how to plant, look after and overwinter them, and what to do with your bulbs when they...
Griddled fennel aubergine with tzatziki
A delicious aubergine dish perfect for a tasty light summer supper or served with salad for lunch.
Homemade Christmas decorations
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Blatent advert - Ric
No more advertisements for this product allowed - Ric
The software doesn't run full screen until you purchase the 'full screen' component @ $20 - hmmm.
The system works using 'adverts' created by you at a cost of $30 each.
You don't 'sell' the sotware to anyone - everyone has to purchase add-on's to make it work fully. To my mind that isn't 'free', and neither is this a special deal to schools as one would infer from your statement above.
No more advertisements for this product allowed - Ric
Having just downloaded the software it looks good and easy to use.
Michael: What would we use to create the flash adverts if we wanted to do it ourselves?
I'd love to answer you, but I don't want to incur Ric's wrath.
Please wait until I'm given the OK to communicate with you.
Regards, Michael Marcus [-(
Please pm me then as I have some other questions for you too.
Plexer, you could use Macromedia Flash to create tre adverts or you could use one of the free ones that exist (I can't think of any names at the moment).
However, if you are creating adverts in flash then you will find it more time consuming than just using powerpoints...
It can also display images so powerpoint etc.. could be used and then saved as an image but you don't get any dynamic moving content then and plus you can't link in live tv or web streams either I suppose.


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VALPARAISO | As the ruins smoldered and the last wall was coming down at 204 Lincolnway, Duane Thormahlen said the family is leaning toward rebuilding on the site of the former Empire Hall.
Thormahlen, whose father Robert bought the building in 1979 and had an accounting business there until his retirement, said a final decision won't be made until after the rubble is removed.
"We are still trying to get over the shock of the building burning," he said. "Eight families lost their homes. We think of our tenant businesses as families. We've been in contact with them. Several have asked if we plan to rebuild because they would like to come back to that location."
City Administrator Bill Oeding said the building is within the downtown tax increment financing district and could be eligible for tax breaks if the Thormahlens decide to rebuild.
Recalling how long it took to redevelop the site of the former Highland department store on Franklin Street after it was destroyed by fire in February 1996, Oeding said, "We hope something happens soon. That's a big footprint downtown."
Thormahlen said he was notified of the fire at about 1:45 a.m. Monday and arrived shortly after the fire trucks. He remained at the site until almost 9 p.m. Monday and made return visits Tuesday as work continued.
A passerby called in the alarm at 1:30 a.m. Although the fire was contained to the century-old building, the Sievers Insurance offices next door suffered water and smoke damage.
Todd Van Keppel, whose mother Marilyn Van Keppel and aunt Carole Kruger own the building, said some damage was done to the roof, and the water damage was mostly to the basement and some to the first floor. After the east wall of the former Empire Hall building is torn down, they will be able to see if their own wall was damaged.
"We will work on getting restoration and repairs made," Van Keppel said. "Everything in the business is in decent shape. There was some damage to archive type paperwork, which will not be of a significant nature. The main thing is that it can be repaired or replaced."
He praised the firefighters for containing the blaze.
Lincolnway between Franklin and Morgan Boulevard in downtown Valparaiso was reopened by midday Tuesday although Michigan Street could be closed for some time to accommodate the cleanup of the building.
Firefighters finally were able to leave the scene by mid-afternoon, and demolition workers took down the remaining east wall of the building at 204 Lincolnway on Tuesday. Oeding said, with the fire out, the key will be for the owner to secure the site with a fence and haul away the debris.
Some of the exterior walls were pulled down onto the street to avoid adding to the debris inside the structure that could be contaminated with asbestos or other hazardous material.
Electricity and gas were back on for most of the businesses on the block by late morning today, but Jimmy's Cafe on the south side was still without gas, Oeding said.
The Thormahlens' building housed several businesses, including a mortgage company, tailor, bead store and several offices.
"I was thrilled it wasn't worse than it was," Oeding said. "The fire department didn't have to battle high winds. It was cold, but the weather wasn't that bad."
Although most of the walls were knocked down Monday to prevent them from falling on adjacent buildings or onto Lincolnway, firefighters remained at the scene overnight to douse hot spots. The cause of the fire isn't known and might never be known because of the need to demolish the building quickly.
The debris from the roof and two inside floors fell into the basement, which made it harder for firefighters to reach the hot spots with water.
Empire Hall opened as a livery stable in 1901 and later served as a hardware store, dance hall and American Legion meeting room over the years.


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Well, the defense of 2012 was thrown under the bus, but not by the media. West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M did the running over.
Tapper, who played in five games last season, was as good against ULM as any defensive lineman from all of last year. The sophomore had a pair of unassisted tackles and chipped in on another stop.
"We did a good job," cornerback Aaron Colvin said. "We still have work to do and we still have good offenses to face. I feel like we played well, but we can always be better."


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Nike Zoom Kobe VI – Tech Info
December 8th, 2010 by John Kim | 9 comments
Yesterday Sneaker News gave you a first-hand look at the official unveiling of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI. Here's a look at the detailed tech info, and clearly there's more than what meets the eye. Under the unique snake-skin polyurethane shell lies a sea of particular details and engineering designed specifically for the five-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant. Forefoot and heel Zoom Air cushioning are carry-overs from the Zoom Kobe V, but an all-new Injected TPU heel counter and a modified herringbone traction are just some of the new details of this high-performance basketball shoe. Continue reading for a complete look at the technical specifications of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI and stay tuned to an official release on December 26th.


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Newslog 2014
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07.10.2014 - Winterthur: Heritage trolleybus returns
I am happy to be able to disclose more details of the previously reported return of Winterthur's heritage trolleybus 101. Trolleymotion has revealed that this vehicle has been overhauled in Winterthur, passed its ministry inspection and is now available for specials and private hire. Its first official appearance in this guise will probably be as Adventsbus - an advent fairy-tale bus for children (an appearance to be jointly organized by Winterthurer Verkehrsbetriebe and the Reformed Church in Winterthur). As Trolleymotion points out, the public appearance of heritage buses has an enormous goodwill value for an operator.
101 entered sevice in 1958 and was withdrawn in 1989 after more than 30 years of service. Following the Zürich prototype (also 101) of 1957, Winterthur's 101 was the second GTr51 built and is thus the second Swiss trolleybus ever. As Zürich 101 no longer survives, this beauty from Winterthur is the oldest of all Swiss articulated trolleybuses.
Zürich also still has a GTr51, but this vehicle languishes in storage with an uncertain future. Amazingly, two further (and only marginally younger) GTr51s survive in active service in Valparaíso. A brief history of the type in Zürich and Valparaíso can be read here. There is also a Bern example in preservation.
Can Zürich one day take a leaf from Winterthur's book and return a heritage trolleybus to operating condition?
The pictures below are from Trolleymotion (click pictures to access original article):
And here is another atmospheric view from the page of the Reformed Church of Wintherthur:
A truly amazing collection of pictures of GTr51s and a description and history of the type is provided on this page of Trolleybus Valparaíso blog.
01.10.2014 - Thumbs down for Tram Region Bern
Last Saturday, voters of the city of Bern as well as the adjoing communities of Köniz and Ostermundigen voted on the proposed Tram Region Bern, which would convert the present bus route 10 to tram. Although voters of Bern approved the project (61 percent yes), those of Köniz and Ostermundigen said no (61 and 53 percent repsectively) to the 500 million CHF project. That means, the project is called off.
Yet again, the political sqabbling between Bern and its suburbs has flared up. The saga has a precedent in Tram Bern West which was rejected in May 2004, went back to the drawing board and re-emerged as a cheaper, less invasive and more acceptable proposal that was approved in November 2006 (and opened in December 2010). Now if only the planners could learn to get things right the first time!.
On a happier note, at the same time and in the same Köniz, 64 percent approved the extension of route 9 from Wabern to Kleinwabern. This project must still be approved on cantonal and federal levels. Construction could begin in 2019.
To put the proposed lines into their broader perspective, here is my own map of Bern (which unfortunately I haven't updated since the opening of Tram Bern West in 2011), but is still broadly correct (except that the Wankdorf extension of route 9 was opened in 2012).
29.09.2014 - Tower waggons for tram museum
These tower waggons have not seen much if any use on overhead lines in recent deaades, as more modern vehicles exist for that purpose. However, one of them was retained in Oerlikon depot and used to replace fluorescent tubes. According to one anecdote it was once accidentally coupled to a passenger tram and took a lap of honor on the system until encountering the low bridge at Oerlikon. The other tower waggon was possibly based at Escher-Wyss-Platz, although I'm not sure of its purpose there.
29.09.2014 - Basel: Test running on Weil line to begin next week
Test running on Basel's newest tram extension is to begin next week. What makes this line remarkable is that of the extension's 2.5km, 1.6 are in Germany (Weil). Rather than being a simple extension of the existing system, the German section is built to German standards. This also effects signage and signaling, for which drivers will receive a special training. To help implement this, BVB is using the services of Thomas Ruff, formerly of Freiburg's VAG.
Another novelty caused by the border crossing will be the presence of customs inspectors going through the tram. Despite its various protestations at not having money for the tram, Weil has a large number of well frequented shops and attracts numerous Swiss shoppers (especially on Saturdays), as the long tailbacks at road customs posts show. Many motorists will hopefully switch to the tram, meaning customs and excise officials will need to stay on their toes to accomodate that.
29.09.2014 - Save our night trains
I have in the past on this newslog bemoaned the gradual passing of night trains in Europe. I have now come across a petition seeking to do something about it. The petition is specifically concerned with the Basel to Copenhagen train, but it is worth supporting, also to break a lance against this tragic development in general. With billions being spent on railways, and talk of major rail corridors connecting Europe's capitals, it seems absurd that in reality longer-distance and international travel is being discouraged.
The initiators of the petition hope to bring this matter to the attention of the Danish parliament, and are seeking 10,000 signatures for this. With almost 6,000 signatories, the goal is within realistic grasp. So please support on: www.petitions24.com/a/91939.
An article on the topic of vanishing night services has recently been published by The Guardian here.
24.09.2014 - Ex Luzern trolleybuses in Valparaíso
Several of the 10 ex Luzern NAM trolleybuses have already arrived at their new home in Chile. For more information and updates, check www.trolleybusvalparaiso.blogspot.ch
24.09.2014 - Heritage trolleybuses
Reports on bahnhofplatz.net indicate that VBZ has sold two of its four preserved trolleybuses to Rétrobus. The two units disposed of are:
Their status as "preserved" is to be set in inverted commas, as to my knowledge no attempts were ever made to restore any of these vehicles to operating condition. It was even extremely rare for them to be even officially made available for public viewing. Rétrobus has acquired such a large collection that it is unlikely any Zürich units will be prioritised for restoration. But maybe this move can provide them a safe home in expectation of better times. Several diesel heritage buses have also been transferred to new owners. With VBZ under increasing pressure to achieve more with less, the luxury of having heriatge buses sleeping in a far corner of a depot are alas a thing of the past, and it is to be expected that the fleet will be decreased further.
A more positive development can be reported from Winterthur, where apparently FBW GTr 51 number 101 of 1958 has been overhauled (this trolleybus is related to VBZ 102 mentioned above). Further details of this restoration are at present lacking.
22.09.2014 - Basel gets its first Flexity
BVB's first Flexity was delivered on 4th September. A total of 61 of these trams were ordered in 2011. The new tram will be presented to the public at an open day on 8th November. This and a second tram will be used for testing, with series delivery not commencing until mid 2015 from when two 7-section trams will be delivered per month. The 5-section trams will then follow from 2017.
The livery of the test trams was designed by children, and will indicate that these trams are not in service. When testing is completed they will be repainted green.
11.09.2014 - Bring back a Geneva trolleybus from Valparaíso
This website recently reported on the 10 ex-Luzern trolleybuses crossing the Atlantic to Valparaíso, giving that system a much needed injection of modern equipment. Now it seems an ex-Genève trolleybus may be making the return journey. An association has been formed in Geneva to bring about the repatriation of 617. This articulated trolleybus was one of 21 built by Berna / Schlieren / Sécheron and operated in Geneva from 1965 until 1991. 14 of the type were then sold to Valparaíso with 5 entering service and the others being used for spares. 617 is the last of these to remain operational.
Besides seeking to repatriate 617 and operate it on its home system, the newly formed VTA (Vintage Trolleybus Association) is also seeking to save two more modern trolleybuses currently still part of the active fleet. These are 666 of 1982 and 681 of 1987. VTA would be happy to accept any support for its goals.
It is wonderfulness to see a new association formed with such noble and support-worthy goals. It would be wonderful if one day in Zürich too a similar association could bring some of the surviving old trolleybuses back to the streets.
29.08.2014 - Bernmobil seeks 40 new trams
Bernmobil is seeking to acquire 40 new trams. 20 of these will be required for the new Köniz - Ostermundigen tram route and 20 to replace older trams. The trams coming up for replacement are the Vevey cars (731-742) of 1989-90 and the Tram 2000s (81-89) on lease from RBS of 1987-88 (extended with low-floor sections in 2010) — how 12 plus 9 makes 20 is not explained. If the communities of Bern, Köniz und Ostermundigen approve the new tram route on 28th September, Bernmobil will commence the acquisition process with the hope of determining a supplier in 2015 and deliveries between 2018 and 2024.
Bernmobil will also be replacing its 20 trolleybuses by 2020. Tests have already been performed using a borrowed Zürich trolleybus to evaluate running without overhead lines for a section outside the parliament building.
bahnhofplatz.net (citing Der Bund)
26.08.2014 - Schaffhausen pushes to expand trolleybus system
Schaffhausen's trolleybus has seen a remarkable revival. Threatened with abandonment, the comeback from the brink began in 2008 when the city decided to retain and renew the system. This was followed in 2010 by an order for seven new trolleybuses, renewing the entire fleet. A new substation was also installed and a new maintenace vehicle acquired. However, the recommendations of the 2008 study went further than merely replacing what already existed. The study proposed electrification of a second route to create operating synergies. This is precisely what Schaffhausen is now planning to do.
An electrification of route 3 (Sommerwise - Krummacker) will cost 13 million CHF, of which 9 million for the overhead lines and 4 for substations. Furthermore, seven new trolleybuses will be required. Besides synergies with route 1, advantages are identified in the suitability of trolleybuses to the hilly nature of the route, noise reduction and environemntal objectives.
Schaffhausen is presently applying for federal support for this programme.
26.08.2014 - La Chaux de Fonds Solaris goes to Budapest
The final death knell of the (presently officially suspended but effectively closed) La Chaux de Fonds trolleybus has not yet been spoken, but it has long been a forgone conclusion. This is not helped, of course, by the system's three Solaris trolleybuses being sold to Budapest. They will be delivered to their new home at the end of this year.
19.08.2014 - Petition for Salzburg's Gunter Mackinger
Gunter Mackinger, director of Salzburg's transport system, has long been an untiring advocate of trolleybuses, championing the mode in times that it is not universally popular. He is internationally recognized as an expert and his opinions and example have over the years been a pillar of the worldwide trolleybus cause.
Unexpectedly, however, he has been removed from office from 31st July and placed in an advisory role. Officially this is explained with the need to restructure the undertaking. Inofficially, the decison appears to be politically motivated, and could well turn out to be the beginning of a broader attack on the trolleybus system.
A petition has been launched in favour of reinstating Mackinger. This petition can be signed on http://secure.avaaz.org/de/petition/petition_53ed124e82477/ .
Please support.
Trolleybus Yahoogroup
14.08.2014 - The quest for safety on Glattalbahn
Follwoing a continuing spate of crossing accidents on Glattalbahn (the new brighter livery introduced last year didn't help), further crossings are being fitted with barriers. One Cobra tram is furthermore experimentaly fitted with a third headlight, railway style.
Swisstrolley4 was loaned to Bern for demonstration purposes.
GTZs still in service are 106, 122, 129, 131, 137 and 142
31.07.2014 - More uncertainty surrounds new tram order
There is still no definite news about the new tram order, but plenty of indefinite rumours. An article in Handelszeitung suggests that VBZ and ZVV have differing opinions over which model to chose. According to the source, VBZ had expressed a preference for Bombardier's offering, with that of Siemens being ranked second. ZVV's preferences were not indicated.
31.07.2014 - 3034: as a phoenix from the ashes
Cobra 3034, which was damaged by arson in January 2013 (at the time I mistakenly reported it as 3043) finally returned to traffic in late June. The cost of the repair has not been revealed, but two segments had to be sent to their birthplace in Bombardier's Bautzen factory.
31.07.2014 - Stadler closes Winterthur works
Following the delivery of the final Eem923 shunting locomotive to SBB, Stadler closed its Winterthur works. The event happened quietly and was hardly picked up by the press or media, maybe reflecting how this activity was already perceived as a thing of the past.
Winterthur can look back on 142 years of railway engineering under the world-renowned SLM (Schweizerische Lokomotiv und Maschinenfabrik). One part of the former SLM was spun off in the 1990s, with fresh hope being kindled when these were absorbed by Stadler in 2006.
Due to exchange rate developments, the seemingly unstoppable Stadler found difficult acquiring export orders for its Swiss plants (although this is offset by some positive growth for its foreign operations). Some of the Winterthur staff could be transferred to other Stadler sites, but information from official sources remains vague.
Schweizer Eisenbahn Revue 8-9/2014
31.07.2014 - More retrenchment of CNL services
The retrenchment of night trains is continuing its tragic course. December of this year will see the loss of the CNL (CityNightLine) Basel-Copenhahen and all Paris trains. At least the Paris train is still well patronized but CNL wishes to withdraw the Schindler double-decker sleeping cars (which despite being relatively modern, are not proving as reliable as desired). With no new rolling stock in sight, further retrenchments seem likely as the present fleet shrinks.
Schweizer Eisenbahn Revue 8-9/2014
28.06.2014 - Stadler tender for VBZ
There is still no news on Zürich's decision on the new tram order. But for those interested in what Stadler may offer, an interesting artist's impression has appeared in the 2014 Stadler Press Conference pack. Stadler was unable to offer the BLT-type Tango to Zürich as VBZ specified an all low-floor tram. The illustrated car looks as it may be a hybrid of the BLT Tango and the classic Variobahn. But it may equally by an artist's doodle with little connection to what is being proposed. Only time will tell.
In terms of styling, the proposed Tango bears a resemblance to the earlier proposals for Cobra.
Die Stadler Rail Grouo Jahrespressekonferenz 14 Juni 2014
28.06.2014 - Limmattalbahn depot
Limmattalbahn has chosen a site for its depot. The depot will be built at the "Müsli" site (nothing to do with breakfast cereal), adjoining the SBB Limmattal marshaling yard between Dietikon and Spreitenbach. The depot will provide space for 14 trams.
13.06.2014 - Durchmesserlinie opens this Saturday
Zürich's new cross city rail link, Durchmesserlinie, is to open this Saturday (14th June 2014). Regular S-Bahn operations will commence on Sunday. Long distance trains will commence using the service from December 2015.
21.05.2014 - Uetliberg tram becomes a bistro
At the end of 2008, SZU celebrated a farewell tour for its "Uetliberg tram" Ce 2/2 2 + C 41. This set, dating from the electrification of the line in the 1920s had been retained by SZU as a heritage set. However, the combination of infrequent use and shortage of depot space led to the decision to part with this jewel. At the time it was said that the set would go to he transport museum in Luzern and might even return to the SZU for special occasions. Sadly, the transport museum could not offer the set a permanent space. With the five years of its stay now over, the historic set was once again homeless.
The set has been saved by a venture seeking to convert it to bistro at Lagerplatz in Winterthur. More information on Lagerplatz is available on their webiste www.lagerplatz.ch (but as yet no coverage of this project).
C 42, sister unit of C 41, was damaged in a shunting incident in 2002 and later scrapped in a rescue exercise.
20.05.2014 - Genève: TOSA bus update
Looking back on the TOSA trial ten months on, the prototype has operated on average three to four days per week and accumulated 8000km without any major problems or failures. The price of energy consumed is 30% lower than that of an equivalent diesel.
TPG planns to deploy vehicles of this type of route 23 from 2016. Route 23 is presently a diesel route. The decision not to use it as an immediate trolleybus replacement as previously suggested is good news.
Tram magazine 05-07.2014
20.05.2014 - Durchmesserlinie to open in June
Zürich's new cross-city tunnel, Durchmesserlinie, is to be opened on 15th June. Initially the line will be used only by S-Bahn trains, but once remaining work is completed, long distance trains will start using it from December 2015.
The tunnel essentially peels off the present line west of Oerlikon station to then form an elongated underground S permitting Hauptbahnhof to be approached from the east. The line will have four underground platforms at Hauptbahnhof. Beyond these platform the line will rise to the surface and feed into the station throat. However, a viaduct (presently still under construction) will commence here re-joining the main line at Altstetten. Oerlikon is also being widened from 6 to 8 platforms.
Tram magazine 05-07.2014
19.05.2014 - Electric bus future
An article in westnetz.ch looks at VBZ's future bus strategy. VBZ recognizes electric traction as the way forwards. With trams already being electric, focus will be on more electric power for the buses. This policy will be reflected in a mix of trolleybus, batter bus and hybrid bus operation.
A hybrid bus is presently already under evaluation and experiences gained with this vehicle will flow into the next bus acquisition, whose delivery should begin in December 2015.
Battery buses could appear on the Quartierbusse (the shorter bus routes with lighter traffic serving the neighborhoods).
Of interest for the trolleybus system is the objective to make more use of the on-board batteries fitted to the newer vehicles for travelling shorter distances without wires, for example to eliminate complex junctions and their customized and expensive overhead lines. Field trials will be conducted to evaluate the efficient de and rewiring of trolleybuses in such locations. The article also mentions the proposed electrification of the 69 and 80.
19.05.2014 - BVB's Pedaler snowplough withdrawn
BVB's (the other BVB: Bex-Vilars-Brettaye) snow plough 1501 has been withdrawn last year. The Xe 4/4 is/was rebuilt VBZ Pedaler (lightweight standard tram) Be 4/4 1501 (originally 401).
Tram magazine 05-07.2014
19.05.2014 - Winterthur to add trolleybus route
Winterthur is planning to add a new trolleybus route. The 22 will be a peak-only short-working of the 2 between Schloss Wülflingen and Waldegg.
Tram magazine 05-07.2014
19.05.2014 - Zürich trolleybus update
The two new Lightrams, 90 and 91, have been in service since April.
Also withdrawn in March and April were O405 GTZ numbers 115, 124, 137 and 140 (140 was one of the pair used in the farewell tour last year). However, 137 has since been reinstated. 124 and 140 are being dismantled for spares. This leaves seven active trolleybuses of this type in service: 106, 113, 122, 129, 131, 137 and 142, of which at least 106 and 122 have received inspections approving their continued deployment until March 2015.
On the topic of future development of the network, VBZ is planning to join the peak-only trolleybus route 71 (only created last December) to the peak-only bus route 95 from this December. As the 95 is not electrified, the new route would have to be diesel-operated throughout. This will probably spell the end of more of the GTZs (route 71 currently requires three units). As previously discussed, the proposed cutting back of route 31 from Schlieren to Bahnhof Altstetten (for construction of Limmattal light rail) will release Lightrams permitting route 31 to be extended at its other end by taking over route 34 to Witikon. But the future of the trolleybus system does not about to just be about consolidation. Despite proposed electrification of the (presently diesel operated) route 69 not being financed, planning of the work is to start in 2014. It is envisaged to operate double-articulated trolleybuses on this hilly route serving the Hönngerberg university campus. Electrification of the 80, which also serves this site, is equally still on the cards.
bahnhofplatz.net furthermore reports that GTZ number 10, the mysterious survivor of the first batch, which has long languished in storage, has now been obtained by Retrobus, joining sister unit 102.
02.04.2014 - Valparaíso to get Luzern trolleybuses
10 non-articulated trolleybuses from Luzern are set to make the long journey to Valparaíso. Valparaíso is Chile's only trolleybus system. The fleet already includes former Swiss trolleybuses fromn several Swiss cities (including two from Zürich) as well as Ameican-built trolleybuses from the 1950s. There were at a time rumours that the city might be acquiring ex-Winterthur GTZs, but these attempts did not prove fruitful.
02.04.2014 - Dining car used as restaurant in Oerlikon
An old dining car has found a new lease of life as a restaurant in Oerlikon. The car sets on an industrial siding in Neubrunnenstrasse, where it will remain until probably 2015. The restaurant is open on weekdays for lunch. The car is ex SOB WR 452 which has already had a previous mention on this newslog. It was the restaurant car that ran in SOB's Gipfelexpress between Zürich Altstetten and Einsiedeln until 2008.
Schweizer Eisenbahn Revue
02.04.2014 - CNL night trains lose dining cars
Following on from previous sad reports on the degradation of long distance trains, I have learn that DB is dropping dining car service from its CNL night trains from the beginning of April. A choice of drinks and snacks will continue to be available from staff.
Schweizer Eisenbahn Revue
02.04.2014 - Epitaph to Basel trolleybus
In 2008 Basel abolished its trolleybus. BVB and the city council convinced voters to approve the measure by promising them clean and environmental gas buses. Originally these would have used compost gas, but this was later corrected as being natural gas. With these gas buses now up for premature replacement, the next generation will be of normal diesel buses. So a salami tactic of false and misleading promises has destroyed a trolleybus system.
02.04.2014 - An additional Flexity for Basel
BVB is to receive 61 Flexity trams from Bombardier rather than 60 as previously planned. The reason being the formula used to adapt for inflation would have qualified BVB for a refund. Instead they opted for an additional tram. The first Flexity will arrive in the third quarter of this year.
Schweizer Eisenbahn Revue
18.03.2014 - Witikon to get direct trolleybus link from central Zürich
Trolleybus route 34 has long been somewhat special. In Zürich trolleybuses are not otherwise found on such peripheral feeder routes. The inhabitants of Witikon, however, have long been petitioning for a direct link to central Zürich. If current plans come to fruition, their desire will be granted in 2017 with the 31 and 34 being joined into a single route. 2017 is also the year that the 31 will be cut back at its other end (Altstetten to Schlieren) to permit construction of the Limmattalbahn tram, making the double-articulated trolleybuses available for this extension.
18.03.2014 - New trolleybus arriving
The two additional Lightrams ordered last year will be delivered this month.
Meanwhile, GTZ 115 was withdrawn earlier this month. On the other hand 106 and 113 have received overhauls that may extend their working lives by another year.
18.03.2014 - Basel trolleybus and tram 1989
A great Youtube find: footage from Basel in 1989.
18.03.2014 - Photo update: Freiburg tram extends to Gundelfingen
My latest photo update with the opening of Freiburg's extension to Gundelfingen.
04.03.2014 - Pictures from Vinnitsa
Readers interested in the ex-Zürich trams in Vinnitsa will enjoy this page of Drehscheibe Foren.
Thanks to user Martin S. of bahnhofplatz.net for finding this gem.
04.03.2014 - Basel trams on Youtube
I have uploaded a short recent movie of random BVB and BLT tram movements on Centralbahnplatz to Youtube.
26.02.2014 - GTZ trolleybuses, the final months
With delivery of Swisstrolleys being completed in September, withdrawal of Mercedes/ABB GTZs came to a temporary halt. 10 units presently remaining in service (according to my notes, these are 106, 113, 115, 122, 124, 129, 131, 137, 140 and 142). It was announced last year, that they would remain until April. Two Lightrams are still to be delivered, but beyond this no further trolleybus acquisitions are in the immediate planning. It is not clear whether there is any connection, but there are apparently six diesel buses on order that could replace the remaining GTZs, at least for the interim period until Tram Hardbrücke opens (in 2017), making route 71 superfluous. So ride and photograph these trolleybuses while you can!
On the topic of GTZ disposals, it was 133's turn to be scrapped on 19th February. This was one of the vehicles withdrawn last year.
My latest photo update is a rather random collection of tram and rail scenes from Switzerland and Spain.
26.02.2014 - San Francisco's "Zürich" tram back in action
San Francisco's Market Street Railway website reports that the city's "Zürich" tram is back in service.
11.02.2014 - Model trams: Navemo to produce Swiss Standard Tram
09.02.2014 - FABI: More money for the railway
One of the items in this weekend's referenda was FABI, a law that will provide more money for the railway, enhancing capacity on certain lines and nodes permitting service frequencies to be increased. Continuing in tradition of major rail projects, 62 percent of voters approved FABI. The proposal was put forwards by federal government after its hand was forced by pro-rail groups asking for more far-reaching measures.
09.02.2014 - New trams: The rumour mill rumbles
No, you haven't missed it. The decision on Zürich's new trams is still being awaited with baited breath. According to an article in Handelszeitung, the main competitors are now Siemens and Stadler, with Stadler proposing a variant of its Tango type.
24.01.2014 - London: Routemaster operation of route 9 to cease
Off topic, but maybe of interest is the sad news that heritage Routemaster operation of London's route 9 is to cease this July. After this only the 15 will continue to operate with heritage Routemasters.
24.01.2014 - Appenzellerbahn choses Tango
Appenzellerbahn has ordered seven Tango trams from Stadler. These will operate the future through service between Trogen and Teufen. The older Stadler units of Trogenerbahn will be retained (the timetable requiring eight units in service) but the older BDe4/8 are to be sold, possibly to Rittnerbahn (Austria).
23.01.2014 - The Zürich tram in San Francisco
Back in 2005, this newslog reported that to mark Zürich's sister city relationship with San Francisco, that the latter city was to run a Zürich tram (actually a Bruxelles PCC painted in VBZ colours) on its heritage F route. Technical issues eventually curtailed the operation of 737, but according to San Francisco's Market Street Railway website, the car is soon to return, and has recently been seen under test.
22.01.2014 - Cobra 3034: Repairs in progress
I have been asked about the status of Cobra number 3034, which was the victim of an arson attack on 1st January 2013 (at the time I erroneously reported the number as 3043). Initially it was not clear whether the tram could be saved, but later a repair was deemed to be viable. Progress has been slow, not least as work took second place to the more routine maintenance and repairs required to keep the rest of the fleet rolling. The rate of dismantling was impeded by the severely scorched condition of many of the parts. Two body segments were found to have suffered structural damage and were sent to Bombardier in Bautzen, Germany (where the body segments were built) for rebuilding. A return to traffic is presently expected around Easter. VBZ has produced the video below showing scenes of the repair so far.
21.01.2014 - Durchmesserlinie approaching
Spotted today: The new route maps already depict Zürich's new cross-city rail link, Durchmesserlinie (albeit as a dotted line). The line is slated to open this summer for S-Bahn traffic, and at the end of the year for long-distance trains.
21.01.2014 - Canton supports tram re-routing in Altstetten
In the debate around the re-routing of the Alstetten tram (replacing its present direct route between Lindenplatz and Farbhof with a dog leg via Bahnhof Altstetten) the city council recently voted in line with the local desire to preserve the present alignment. The cantonal parliament, however, has now taken the contrarian view and wants to continue with the project as planned.
15.01.2014 - Winterthur: Deutweg depot
A group of artists in Winterthur are campaigning to save Deutweg bus depot. The structure will cease to serve as depot this year, with its functions being transferred to an extended facility at Grüzefeld. Whereas the city wishes to tear down the structure and redevelop the land residentially, IG Busdepot Deutweg is seeking to maintain the central shed as a centre for artists. Their website is here. The oldest part of the depot was completed in 1914, and originally served as the city's tram depot. Some of the pictures on the site show tram rails still in place. Winterthur's last tram line closed in 1951.
15.01.2014 - Winterthur: new Swisstrolley to arrive shortly
While on the subject of Winterthur, the new trolleybus is to arrive imminently, and could be in service on 22nd January. The addition vehicle will permit a shortening of peak headways on route 2.
14.01.2014 - Cargotram serves additional destination
Scrutiny of the Cargotram (and E-tram) timetable shows a further destination has been added. Hard (Escher-Wyss-Platz depot) is served (commencing 11th January). This raises the number of destinations served to 10 (plus Strassenverkehrsamt which is listed as Cargotram in the timetable but is actually served by lorry) – the highest number yet. Cargotram/E-tram destinations are currently Albisrieden, Burgwies, Hirzenbach, Letzigrund, Seebach, Tiefenbrunnen, Hard, Irchel, Wartau and Wollishofen.
Official Cargotram page
I have added some pictures of a tram accident that occurred this morning, as well as recent views of French trams.
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10.01.2014 - City council wants to keep tram route 2 on present alignment
Zürich's city council has voted on Wednesday in favour of keeping tram route 2 on its present alignment in Altstetten, and is opposing the executive council who wants to take it off Badenerstrasse and build a detour via Bahnhof Altstetten. Altstetten residents fear that losing trams through the centre of their neighbourhood will erode its function and could cause businesses to move away, leading to an overall loss of livability. The re-alignment is being proposed in conjunction with Limmattalbahn.
A Happy New Year to all readers.
All 2013 news items can now be found on www.proaktiva.ch/tram/zurich/newslog/2013.html.
The past year did not start too well, as the first news item announced that Cobra 3034 had been ravaged by fire. The ordering of the new trams that will replace the Tram 2000s of the 1970s batch has also slipped and an announcement is still being eagerly awaited. So much for the bad news. Otherwise the Zürich news was rather more upbeat in 2013. In terms of the route newtork, tram 17 has been extended to Albisgüli at peak times and extra services to the airport added. This is of course placing a squeeze on the fleet, but so far VBZ has coped well.
Planning for the future is also making good progress, with both Tram Hardbrücke and Limmattalbahn edging closer to reality, and Vision 2030 laying out a blueprint for VBZ's network of tomorrow.
In terms of preservation and museum news, the highlight of the year was undoubtedlly the return of Kurbeli 1379 and trailer 737 to Zürich (before being moved into storage).
And now to the trolleybuses: 2013 saw the delivery of the Hess Swisstrolley4s, 162-182. Together with Lightrams 87-89 (delivered in 2012), 21 new single-articulated trolleybuses and 12 new double-articulated are available, replacing in principle 43 Mercedes/ABB 0405 GTZ (101-143). The discrepancy of 10 trolleybuses is explained by higher capacity vehicles on route 32 permitting peak headways to be stretched and meaning four fewer trolleybuses are required. Furthermore, the exchanging of the Triemli - respectively Morgental - legs of routes 33 and 72 and the introduction of a relief route 71 while thinning out end-to-end workings slightly mean one vehicle can be economised here. The remaining shortfall is being covered by a small number of GTZs being retained in traffic a little longer. Presently there are about 10 of these remaining. They are turning 20 years old this year. In a move to replace these, two further Lightrams have been ordered for delivery in 2014. In the longer term the opening of the Hardbrücke tram link (in 2017) should reduce trolleybus operation on Hardbrücke (although diesel buses could be used as an intermediary, so there is no speculating how long these trolleybuses are safe).
However, if initial rumblings come to fruition, the trolleybus system may grow overall with the 69 possibly slated for electrification by 2016 and the 80 also being under consideration. On the preservation front, it sadly seems that no GTZ is being saved locally but Rétrobus has saved GTZ 102 as well as its Winterthur sister vehicles 147 and 149. Presently, Zürich's 106 is the city's only trolleybus to still sport display blinds rather than matrix displays, leaving it in close to its original condition. It would seem that the German dealership, Sturm, is still hanging onto Winterthur sister units.
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Before, this home office wasn't working so the family of five wanted the design team to remake the space into an area they could enjoy.
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The walls are painted aqua blue to coordinate with the color in the mosaic art piece.
The team brings in vintage furniture pieces such as a roll-top desk, arm chair and ottoman and two vintage Herman Miller side chairs. Summer updates the ottoman with canary yellow vinyl.
Lee gives the room more '50s flair with vintage desk accessories, table lamps and a turquoise phone. A circular rug jazzes up the floor.
Charles makes two hanging light fixtures out of card stock. For each light, he cuts out 20 circles and folds each in three sections to form a triangle in the center. All but one of the pieces are glued together on the flaps to create one spherical shape. The remaining piece is cut in the center to accommodate the pendant fixture light fixture. The card stock is put in place with hook-and-loop tape so that it can easily be removed when it comes time to change the light bulb. (Burbridge uses a low-wattage light bulb so it doesn't overheat the card stock.)
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We all expected that the forthcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, would be the last from director Chris Nolan and his Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale.
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If nothing else, it suggests the Caped Crusader doesn't end up dead at the end of the threequel – as some insiders had suggested.
Director Ridley Scott, who's about to unleash his latest sci-fi epic Prometheus on the world – see opposite – has stated he'd like Harrison Ford to return for his planned Blade Runner sequel.
Ford, who played futuristic policeman Deckard in the original, could feature in a cameo role.
The first trailer from the forthcoming big screen production of Les Miserables has arrived on the internet.
The massive-looking Tom Hooper-helmed production, based on the renown Cameron Mackintosh stage musical, stars Hugh Jackman as wronged hero Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe as his nemesis Inspector Javert.
The movie is due to hit cinema screens this Christmas.
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Michelle Pfeiffer is in talks top join darkly comic tale Maltavita for director Luc Besson.
Robert de Niro has already signed on to play a mafioso who is moved to France under the witness relocation scheme, but can't escape his old gangland life or unique approach to problem solving.
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Blue Bomber Report Record: 6–10–0
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There are still lessons to learn from the corpse of 2013
One of the luxuries of being the fan of a CFL team is no matter how bad your team plays, your club usually still has post-season hopes late into the season in a league where six of the eight teams make the playoffs.
But there are limits, even in the CFL. And that limit will in all likelihood soon be reached for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who with one more loss would fall to 2-13 and be officially eliminated from playoff contention. They play the Alouettes in Montreal Monday and then have three games remaining.
That is extraordinarily early to be eliminated in the CFL and so it raises the question: Does any of what's left of the 2013 season for the Bombers even matter anymore?
It does. And here's why?
1. Are these guys actors or pretenders?
I'd argue the three most important players in the Bombers organization right now are all doing their jobs in an acting capacity -- CEO Wade Miller, GM Kyle Walters and, yes, even head coach Tim Burke.
While Burke technically doesn't have the acting tag attached to his job as the first two men do, at this point in a disastrous season Burke is also basically in a caretaker role as the season plays out, buying the front office time so they can decide in the off-season where they go from here.
If this team shows no signs of improvement on the field the rest of the way -- and I don't necessarily mean just wins, but at least some glimmer of improvement or room for hope -- then I think you could make the case that all three men need to go at season's end.
But if the opposite occurs and this team shows in the final four weeks not only that they've arrested the slide but have also begun to dig themselves out of this crater in a meaningful way, then you could at least make the case from a football operations point of view that maybe the troika deserve one more chance in 2014.
Would the fans buy it? That's a different question.
2. Is there at least a nucleus of players upon which to stage the 2014 rebuild?
Obviously, the biggest hole in the Bombers roster is at quarterback, although I'd argue Max Hall could still demonstrate with some more consistent play in the final month that he could be a serviceable backup in the CFL.
But what about the rest of the team? For instance, was the 156 yards that Will Ford rushed for last week -- not to mention his second kickoff return for a TD this season -- indicative of the kind of explosive running game the Bombers could so desperately use next season?
Ford is a free agent after this season. A big performance out of Ford for the last month of this season, especially now that Chad Simpson is done for the season and out of the picture, would go a long way to at least begin to answer that key question heading into 2014.
Wide receiver Aaron Kelly? Looks like a keeper, but let's see more. All those new offensive linemen? As we wrote in this space Friday, all the new QBs in the world won't do Winnipeg any good next season unless the O-line does a better job of protecting them.
The secondary? Blow it up or salvage it? The defensive line? Who's the new dominant rush end now that Alex Hall is gone?
Lots of fuzzy personnel questions, in other words, that should come into clearer focus in this final month.
3. It matters because it matters to the fans
The taxpayers of this community-sponsored football team ponied up the better part of $200 million to build the Bombers a football palace and the team promptly soiled it -- and themselves -- with an inaugural season that was beyond even the worst of worst-case scenarios.
And yet fans continue to come, game after game, even as the team has got worse instead of better. Have their numbers dwindled? Of course, but the fact anyone is still turning up at all -- much less actually still buying tickets -- is everything that is right about pro football fans in this city.
In a season in which -- the Banjo Bowl excepted -- the fans in Winnipeg have had nothing to cheer about at Investors Group Field, this team owes them better, even if it's just in a spoiler role.
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The PM-ISE is working to remove policy and technology obstacles to interagency information sharing that experts have said were rampant before the terrorist attacks of September 2001. Subcommittee members praised McNamara during the hearing for the work he has done since he took over as PM-ISE in March 2006.
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There is an ongoing debate about whether the office should be relocated within the White House. In testimony, McNamara mentioned a memorandum to agency leaders from President Barack Obama's assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism issues that described the administration as continuing to review information-sharing issues and prioritize the ISE at a senior level at the White House.
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