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Editor of The Reformer:
Though I do not live in either of these neighborhoods, I wanted to share my take on Newfane's Tale of Two Towers and to show some support for my community. The events of the last three months have been full of politics, wrapped in frustration, tinged with irony.
This past fall, AT&T, without public warning, signed an agreement with a property owner to place a 130-plus-foot cell tower on Parish Hill as part of AT&T's plan to provide service in the travel corridor to Mount Snow. This tower will be in a development of 20 houses. Neighbors' objections to this cell tower have ranged from the possibility of health risks to the probability of property devaluation. The plan, also, did not conform to town zoning laws. The Newfane Selectboard, facing an anxious, crowded room in November, was also caught off guard, as they, too, had little knowledge of this agreement since AT&T had not, yet, come before the board. Everyone soon found out that AT&T was allowed, by state law, to circumvent local zoning laws and permitting processes and go directly to the Public Service Board for needed permits. Even though alternative locations have been provided to AT&T to test and consider, it is my understanding that AT&T has submitted an application for the Parish Hill location. (In the early weeks of this situation, the Parish Hill neighborhood sent letters requesting advice and support to Windham County Senators Jeanette White and Peter Galbraith, as well as Newfane Representative Richard Marek. Only Senator Galbraith responded.)
Also in the fall, VTel was looking for a suitable location to site a tower in Newfane Village as part of the state initiative to provide broadband Internet service to Vermont. The Windham County Sheriff has an old communications tower in dire need of replacement. VTEL approached the sheriff and offered to provide him new communications equipment in exchange for allowing VTEL to replace the old tower with a new, 150-foot tower. Again, with the short notice, the Selectboard was behind the curve. Stress was added when the Selectboard was informed of a timeline the state needs to meet in getting this service up and running. Many concerns have been raised by the Newfane Village Trustees about the appropriateness of siting such a tower in the middle of their historic village. Newfane State Representative Richard Marek voiced his concerns and objections to this tower being sited in his neighborhood at the recent Village Trustees meeting (Jan. 14 Reformer).
Newfane is not the only town feeling frustrated with their lack of control while getting heat from the townsfolks. The Vermont League of Cities and Towns is appealing to the PSB to give towns' concerns more weight in the utilities permitting process (Jan. 16 Reformer). However, I wonder what support our state politicians can/will provide VLCT and the towns they represent toward this goal?
Lauri Miner,
Newfane, Jan. 29
Correcting the record
Editor of the Reformer:
I was moved by the article that Chris Mays wrote capturing the magical afternoon when David Gibbs, a resident at Thompson House, fulfilled his dream of playing the violin again. I am writing only to clarify some information in the story: I do not actually lead a quartet of Thompson House residents. I play in a Flute quartet with three other volunteers -- Alex Ogle, flute, Peggy Spencer, viola, and Sabine Rhyne, cello. We are all teachers at the Brattleboro Music Center. I am a member of Arcadia Players, a New England based Period Instrument Ensemble, led by the English born Director, Ian Watson.
If you are interested in learning more about this group and what they do, you can visit their website: www.arcadiaplayers.org. The Brattleboro Music Center's website is www.bmcvt.org.
Michelle Liechti,
Brattleboro, Jan. 27
Kudos to Balint
Editor of the Reformer:
I just wanted to say how much I have been enjoying reading Becca Balint's column over the past year. It has gotten so that I look forward to her column each week.
The most recent one on Lance Armstrong (Jan. 22) was another fine and informative piece of writing from a gifted columnist.
Louis Erlanger,
Brattleboro, Jan. 28
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McLaren chairman Ron Dennis says "there's absolutely no issue" between himself and Lewis Hamilton as the latter prepares to leave the team.
Hamilton will drive in his final race for McLaren at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix before joining Mercedes in 2013 and he goes in to the race having won the United States Grand Prix. Having previously admitted that he was yet to speak to Dennis for many weeks after announcing his departure from McLaren, Hamilton's relationship with his previous team principal was believed to have broken down. Dennis, however, told Sky in Austin that there were no such problems between the two.
"Everybody feels that there's some issue between Lewis and I; there's absolutely no issue between us," Dennis said. "Sometimes the circumstances in a relationship don't balance, don't match. We are a team that requires a lot out of a driver and if some other team is able to make a more attractive proposition in any shape or form then a driver is going to move."
Dennis maintained that McLaren "is bigger than any driver" and said he is "completely relaxed" about losing Hamilton.
"If you look back on our history, without being too pretentious about our team it is bigger than any driver. We've had Ayrton [Senna] of course and [Alain] Prost, Niki [Lauda], Mika [Hakkinen], Keke [Rosberg], we've had a hell of a lot of world championships over the year and we're going to have world champions in the future. It's important that everybody in the team is there for the right reasons, is focused, is determined to win and determined to make all sacrifices that are necessary to win. In our team that doesn't just extend to physical condition, mental condition; it relates to how much work we have to do in and out of the car and not everyone has those sorts of issues.
"So I wish Lewis really, really well. He's been nurtured well through his career and I feel none of the emotions that are attributed to me; I am completely relaxed, I am not upset, of course you think of the good times shared but we are a racing team that exists to win and that requires a whole set of sacrifices and as I said some other teams don't have that requirement. In the end we'll win races next year and in to the future and I hope world championships."


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MANCHESTER -- Eight games into its current winning tear, the Burr and Burton Academy boys hockey team had yet to truly assert itself, establish an edge, from the first puck-drop.
That is not something the Bulldogs can say after winning No. 9, however.
A pair of goals in each of the bookend periods and a high-octane opening stanza did the trick for BBA in a 4-1 win over Brattleboro on Wednesday night in a clash of top Lake Division sides at Riley Rink.
"The first period was our best period all year -- it hasn't been our strength, let's put it that way," BBA coach Cory Herrington said. "That first period was something special and if we're going to be successful with a difficult stretch of games now we've got to play at that level.
"We were moving our feet. We were getting back on the backcheck and we were controlling the gaps well," Herrington said. "It was a complete period of getting our sticks in the passing lanes."
Brock Pollard and Sean Paradis each recorded a goal and an assist to lift the Bulldogs (10-3) to their ninth consecutive win since a three-game skid early in the season.
Ranked second in the division before the game, the Colonels (10-3) presented the Bulldogs' biggest test to date.
"We're riding a wave right now. We've got keep riding it, keep going," Pollard said. "We got really up for this game and it definitely showed."
An early power play gave Burr and Burton its first chance to pounce. A little over a minute into the man-advantage, Pollard teed up Bennett Timmerman for a slap shot at the left point that found its way in on the blocker side.
Thirty-one seconds later, Paradis, after forcing a turnover, found Henry Buckley between the circles to blast home for a 2-0 lead with 10 minutes 54 seconds left in the first period.
"We handed the puck over a lot in the neutral zone. We've gotten away with it against some teams but they made us pay tonight," said Brattleboro coach Eric Libardoni. "They worked harder than we did, that's for sure."
The Colonels got one back on a power play with 4:46 remaining in the second period as Jimmy Podlaski, on the left boards, picked out Nik Rancourt in front for a deflected goal past BBA goaltender Zack Stewart (26 saves).
But Burr and Burton bounced back less than a minute into the final frame. Paradis picked up the puck near center ice, sliced through the circles, slipped left around a defender and sent the puck across the Brattleboro goalie Greg DiSilva (22 saves) into the roof of the net.
"I saw my opportunity and I just wanted to capitalize, get us a good cushion," Paradis said.
Pollard then sewed up the result with 9:02 to go, failing to connect with a one-timer look from Andy Ishu but circling back and sniping an even longer shot top shelf.
The Bulldogs head to St. Johnsbury on Saturday before hosting division-leader U-32 (12-1) next Wednesday. BBA is the only team to beat the Raiders yet this season, doing so in a wild, 6-4 season-opener.
"That will be a battle," Herrington said.
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I've been looking around the net for a few tutorials on multi-threading in C++ in windows using Visual C++ 6.0 or above compilers.
I've managed to find one decent tutorial here:
I was just wondering if anyone knows of a couple good free internet resources that explain multi-threading without using the select() function and instead use mutexes or something similar?
I'm looking for a good tutorial that isn't cryptic to the point of me ripping my hair out and tossing my laptop through the wall or worse. Just something that is straight forward, descriptive, and yet to the point without all the confusing extras.
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Early (outdated) documentation attempt here:
Notes from working with existing AST
- Blocks
- Inconsistent treatment of empty blocks
- (let [x 1]) has four environments of interest: before the let form, at x's initializer, after x is 1, and after the let form. For an empty block, there is no where to get an environment with x in the locals.
- Synthetic blocks
- Would be a place to hang that :env
- Could disallow special forms other than 'do from having blocks. Change (let* [x 1] 2 3) to (let* [x 1] (do 2 3))
- let and letfn don't expose a :body-env, but try's catch does! would prefer explicit blocks nodes
- (conj (vec statements ret)) pattern spills into client code
- Inconsistent here too. Forcing children to vectors causes heap to fall over for cljs.core on my box
- Should not allow lazy structures to persist between passes
- Inconsistent treatment of empty blocks
- :children key duplication
- Detailed discussion here: http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/AST+children (fold that into this page?)
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The year is 1979. Jo's Black family tree tells us that both Orion Black and Cygnus (Mrs Black's brother) died in this year. Regulus disappears the same year. Mistress becomes "mad with grief". I'm thinking it was not immediately thought that Regulus was dead.
How do you think these events were relayed in the Wizarding news. Blacks are a prominent pureblood, socialite, galleons-donating family. Orion and Cygnus' deaths must have been typically natural. But do you think Regulus's death became public? Or Walburga and Orion (if he died after his son) would have tried to shush it down with their connections and gold. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I think they were a little more human than that.
Is it likely then, for instance, that the Daily Prophet run an obituary or perhaps an editorial where Sirius was mentioned too? How would Sirius, James and Lily etc get the news?
But now I'm thinking Walburga knows very well Sirius's name would come somewhere in the speculation too and she's just not the one to let the name of her family be tarnished in the media like that. Hmm.
Question also is whether wizarding media can be put under a leash to downplay this news? How merciless do you think their reporters are? Perhaps during the First War the Ministry had a tighter hold of the Daily Prophet and its Radio Stations.
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I figured out how I can access my array but I have to manually increase the pointer to loop thru the entire array. I'm just wondering is this a good programming practice? or is there a better way to do this.
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RRB Patna Recruitment 2018: High command Railway Recruitment Board, Patna has released employment notification for selecting skillful staff for Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician vacancies. Qualified candidates are invited to fill up online application form for 294 posts whose link is made available publicly at official site www.rrbpatna .gov.in.
Patna railway recruitment board is also commonly known as RRB which was established in the year of 1982. The main aim behind formation of board is to recruit knowledgeable and skillful staff for vacant posts. Recently high command has released one of the big advertisements as Railway Recruitment Board Vacancies 2018 in employment news.
Job notification published by board bring good news for all those candidates who have completed their 10th with ITI from recognised board and Institution and specially those candidates who were looking for latest railway jobs in India. Now all interested candidates have to fill online form with all correct information and submit it before closing date (Last Date is not declared). Candidates are advised to refer following mentioned details.
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Mandela Making Progress in Recovery: Officials
Nelson Mandela "has made progress" in his recovery from a lung
infection, South Africa officials said Wednesday.
On Saturday, the 94-year-old former president of South Africa
and Nobel Peace Prize winner was taken to a military hospital near
"Doctors attending to former President Mandela have reported that he has made progress during the past 24 hours and they are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement, the Associated Pressreported.
No further details were offered in the statement, issued by
current President Jacob Zuma's office.
In January 2011, Mandela was admitted to hospital for an acute
respiratory infection. He has a history of lung problems, the
Fish Mislabeling a Common Problem: Study
A new study says that more than one-third of fish sold at stores
and restaurants in New York City is mislabeled.
Researchers with the conservation group Oceana conducted DNA
tests on 150 samples of fresh fish from 81 establishments in the
city and found that 39 percent of them were mislabeled,
The New York Timesreported.
In some cases, cheaper types of fish were labeled as more
expensive types of fish. The study also identified public health
concerns. For example, 13 types of fish, including tilefish, were
identified as red snapper. Mercury levels in tilefish are so high
that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that this type of
fish should not be eaten by pregnant or nursing women and young
The researchers also found that 94 percent of fish sold as white
tuna was not tuna at all. In many cases it was actually a fish
known as snake mackerel, or escolar, which contains a toxin that
can cause severe diarrhea if a person eats more than a few ounces
of the fish,
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These new findings are similar to previous studies conducted by
Oceana in Los Angeles, Boston and Miami, where 55, 48 and 31
percent of fish samples, respectively, were mislabeled.
Childhood Obesity Rates Decline in Some U.S. Cities: Report
In a reversal of a decades-long trend, childhood obesity rates
are declining in several American cities, according to a new
For example, New York City had a 5.5 percent decline in the
number of obese schoolchildren from 2007 to 2011, and rates fell
five percent in Philadelphia and three percent in Los Angeles,
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There were also decreases in childhood obesity in smaller cities
such as Anchorage, Alaska and Kearney, Neb. There was also a drop
among white students in Mississippi, according to the report by the
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It's not clear what is behind the fall in childhood obesity
rates in some cities. The researchers suggested it may be an early
sign of a national shift that's apparent only in cities that
routinely measure the height and weight of schoolchildren,
The Timesreported.
"It's been nothing but bad news for 30 years, so the fact that we have any good news is a big story," said Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City's health commissioner.
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When we battle slings and arrows
And the path before us narrows
Or when shock or illness harrows
Us, and bedrock yaws and pitches
Though we battle against giants,
We find aid, in our defiance,
When we use the tools of science—
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At least three times a week, my first stop (after letting the dogs out and making coffee) is XKCD. My guess is, the vast majority of my readers do the same (unless, of course, they don't have dogs). But in case you hadn't checked yet, here it is, once again with a message as simple yet powerful as those stick figure drawings. If you are a regular follower, you'll recognize "this illness" as having particular poignance this time. After this year, I can relate.


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Taking a look at Saturday's NFL wild-card playoff games.
Time, site: 1:30 p.m., Reliant Stadium, Houston
Line: Texans by 4.5
Texans QB Matt Schaub
Fun fact about Schaub: Despite being a geezer compared to several other wild-card quarterbacks, the nine-year veteran has yet to start a playoff game. Remember, he was hurt last year. So in that sense, and others, Schaub has much to prove. If he performs like he did in the final quarter of the season – one touchdown pass, three interceptions – the Texans won't advance.
Bengals defensive line vs. Texans offensive line
The key to disrupting Arian Foster and the Texans' zone running scheme is penetration, and the Bengals have proved capable of playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage. Led by two-time Pro Bowl DT Geno Atkins, Cincinnati has one of the best, most underrated defensive lines in football. Atkins led all interior linemen with 12.5 sacks. DE Michael Johnson had 11.5. Fellow DE Carlos Dunlap had four forced fumbles and three recoveries. Atkins ranked second and Domata Peko tied for 12th in run-stop percentage among all defensive and nose tackles, according to Pro Football Focus.
We all know about the pass-batting prowess of Texans DE J.J. Watt. Well, here's a disconcerting stat for Bengals fans: QB Andy Dalton had the third-most passes batted down (16) this season. He also was one of the league's least efficient quarterbacks when under pressure.
Cincinnati: DOUBTFUL-S Chris Crocker (thigh); PROBABLE-RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (hamstring)
Impact: Crocker, who struggled in last year's playoff meeting, isn't expected to play. Veteran Nate Clements and/or Taylor Mays (USC) will take his place. Green-Ellis practiced fully Friday, a great sign after he missed Week 17.
Houston: PROBABLE-LB Brooks Reed (groin)
Impact: Reed missed most of the final six weeks but is considered close to 100 percent. If he can provide the kind of pass rush he did a year ago – 3.5 sacks in two playoff games – it would be a huge boost.
Texans 19, Bengals 16
Definitely the most potential for a road upset among the wild-card games because of the way the two teams finished: Houston lost three of its final four, while Cincinnati won seven of eight. So why the Texans? A few reasons. One is their body of work. Houston beat Denver in Denver and bludgeoned Baltimore by 30. Another is a lingering lack of faith in the Bengals' offense. Is Dalton ready to win a game like this? Does he have enough weapons besides A.J. Green? Those same questions could be asked of Schaub and the Texans. But they have home field, and Watt.
Time, site: 5 p.m., Lambeau Field
Line: Packers by 7.5
DE Everson Griffen, Vikings
The USC product came on strong at the end of the season, returning an interception for a touchdown against the Rams and sacking Packers QB Aaron Rodgers three times last week. Talent never was the question with Griffen; maturity was. He displayed little as a Trojan, but Vikings coach Leslie Frazier has praised Griffen for his professionalism in this, his third NFL season. If Green Bay is vulnerable anywhere on offense, it's up front.
Packers run defense vs. Adrian Peterson
Can Green Bay beat Minnesota if it allows Peterson to rush for more than 200 yards? His average in two games was 204.5. The Packers are a play-from-ahead, finesse defense, so their best bet might be to get a big lead and take the Vikings out of their run-first game plan. If not, Green Bay needs to do a better job of rallying to the ball en masse and setting the edge. It's going to take a complete team effort to slow down Peterson. No one really has over the past 10 weeks.
In 10 career starts against Minnesota, Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers has 24 TD passes, four interceptions and a 116.4 rating. When Rodgers has a rating of 115 or higher, the Packers are 29-2 (including playoffs). One of those losses came last week.
Minnesota: QUESTIONABLE-QB Christian Ponder (elbow), CB Antoine Winfield (hand)
Impact: Ponder is expected to start, but it's worrisome that he was limited all week. Winfield, the stabilizing force of the Vikings' secondary, will play with a cast on his broken right hand. He tried a pad last week but couldn't make it through the game.
Green Bay: OUT-DE Jerel Worthy (knee); QUESTIONABLE-RB James Starks (knee)
Impact: Worthy is out for the season, further depleting the Packers' front seven against an offense that will try to pound them. With the emergence of DuJuan Harris and the return of Ryan Grant, Green Bay has plenty of options if Starks can't go.
Packers 31, Vikings 20
The Vikings had everything going for them last week, including a home crowd energized by Peterson's pursuit of the rushing record, and they still barely won. It'll be a lot harder for Ponder to play a clean game in cold, noisy Lambeau Field, and for Minnesota's pass rushers to get after Rodgers on the almost-frozen tundra. The Packers also will benefit from the returns of Randall Cobb and Charles Woodson, a pair of critical playmakers. More than anything, though, it's about Rodgers vs. Ponder. Just can't see Ponder, despite his recent improvement, beating Rodgers in this situation.
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CONCORD, N.H. -- Just nine days after George Cox graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas this December, he joined Jon Huntsman's campaign in Manchester, N.H.
"Huntsman has foreign policy experience, business experience, a history of conservative governance, and a nuanced and practical approach to the issues," Cox said. "Romney is the safe choice, but if he is the Republican candidate, Obama and his super PAC will go after him hard and take him down."
Cox is among the scores of college students flocking to New Hampshire for the presidential primary Jan. 10. They are trading in the relaxation of winter break for real-life political experience
Young voters are playing an increasing role in presidential elections these days. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, which tracks young people in politics, in 2008, about 52 percent of Americans age 18-29 voted, compared to just 40 percent in 2000. Also in 2008, about two thirds of these young voters supported then-candidate Barack Obama.
Many of the college students visiting New Hampshire are in Concord for the College Convention 2012, a program offered to college-aged voters every four years, where they can meet candidates and learn more about the primary system.
College Convention 2012 has 390 participants, compared to 1,200 attendees four years ago in 2008. Enthusiasm since Obama's campaign seems to have waned.
"There is a lot of frustration and cynicism amongst young people," says Wayne Lesperance, co-director of the convention. "Many people think Obama did not meet expectations, and they think the politicians are not speaking to them."
That's one reason, he and other political experts say, that many young people are attracted to conservative Ron Paul and his limited-government views.
"Business as usual is not working, and the appeal is that Paul offers change," says Lesperance. "Young people have a really strong perception that the system is broken, and no one is talking about how to fix or change that system other than Ron Paul."
Brian Early, a spokesperson for the Paul campaign, attributes Paul's appeal to his honesty and commitment to his core values.
"He's the only one worried about paving the way for the future," says Early. "Ron Paul isn't afraid to look at things in a different way, and he's the only one offering real solutions."
At the College Convention on Thursday, conservative Rick Santorum experienced some of young voters' hostility. He arrived in New Hampshire after getting 24.5 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucus. That left him just eight votes behind the winner, Mitt Romney.
At the College Convention, Santorum, a staunch social conservative, drew fire for his opposition to gay marriage. When he'd finished his hour-long presentation, Santorum left the stage to a chorus of boos.
Lee Whitten, a senior political science major at Louisiana Tech University, described the crowd reaction as outright disrespectful. "Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and all opinions are valid," Whitten said. "This week is about sorting out the different candidates and different positions and picking which candidate is best suited to serve our country."
University of Texas graduate George Cox is relishing his work for Jon Huntsman. Cox works long hours making calls, knocking on doors and standing on corners waving signs that say, "Honk for Huntsman."
Cox calls Huntsman the candidate most qualified to defeat Obama in a general election. Still, he admits, it will be hard to replicate the energy of the 2008 election. "There was just something magical about 2008, whether you like Obama's politics or not," Cox said. "An African American being elected president was a great moment in our history."
Ben Klein, a senior with dual majors in magazine journalism and political science at Syracuse University, is covering the New Hampshire primary for The Saratogian.


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GTA Chinatown Wars - the full intro
The entire intro of GTA Chinatown Wars has popped up on YouTube: watch it after the break, should you feel the need. We're not going to spoil anything for you, just in case, but suffice it to say this looks bloody amazing for a DS game. As you'd expect. It's out next week. Thanks, GoNintendo.
Chinatown Wars video shows Dealing and Delivering
Rockstar's released a new gameplay clip from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which will be land March 17 on DS. The clip, "Dealing and Delivering," gives players a look at what moving goods around Liberty City will be like for protagonist Huang Lee after hitting the streets on the order of his uncle, Wu 'Kenny' […]
Rockstar details a bit of Chinatown Wars' soundtrack
Rockstar's released a bit of information on soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which will "capture the spirit" of the franchise's genres and stations over the years. Original music for stations includes: Electro-Choc, IF99, Tuff Gong, The Beat and Radio Broker. This mixture has been hand-selected by Deadmau5, Truth & soul, Ticklah, Prairie Cartel […]
Take-Two: "We're the right company for mature content on DS, Wii"
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said in the firm's Q1 earnings call today that mature content on Nintendo platforms is something he's going to do well. Go, Strauss. "I do believe there is an opportunity for M-rated titles on Nintendo,on the DS and on the Wii," he said. "I believe we're the right company to be […]
Chinatown Wars promo pokes fun at bank bailout
Never one to shy away from topical humor, Rockstar has put out a new Chinatown Wars promo poking fun at the recent bank bailout, saying that only "corporate criminals" get handouts. Youch! The small commercial was made exclusively for GameStop. Watch through the jump.
Nintendo isn't threatened by iPhone or PSP
Speaking to IGN, Denise Kaigler, Nintendo's vice president of corporate affairs, has said the company sees zero threat in iPhone or PSP, because is applauds "any device that spurs interest in on-the-go gaming, because that helps expand a form of entertainment that has always been one of our core strengths". Kaigler went on to say […]
GTA: Chinatown Wars to have "replay feature," co-op
The upcoming GTA: Chinatown Wars is to have a "replay feature," according to a flyer handed out on the DS game at Comic Con this weekend. The game will also have head-to-head and co-op options, as well as stat tacking and leaderboards. Looks like it may well be time to dust off your little white […]
New York Comic Con - All the previews
New York Comic Con's now well under way, and a bunch of big-name hands-ons got posted overnight. You may want to read them. You are, therefore, in luck. Sorry, we're just writing words for the sake of it. Looks as though plenty of that's been done already: Wolverine Claws of Olympus hands-on (Joystiq) GTA Chinatown […]
GTA: Chinatown Wars playable at Comic Con
GTA: Chinatown Wars will be playable at New York's Comic Con this weekend, according to this Kotaku story. The DS game will be found at Rockstar's booth, #1563. We suspect this may be a popular exhibit, so if you're going to bother trying to get close to it take a bat, or something.
GTA Chinatown Wars shots show talking, scowling
Rockstar put out a bunch of new GTA DS shots this afternoon, and it's all looking like serious business to us. Get the lot from NintendoEverything. If explosions, flamethrowers and looking downright mean are your bag, you're in luck. It's out on March 20.
GTA: Chinatown Wars delayed, GTA IV DLC gets rough January date
According to this Gamespot report, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said at the BMO Capital Market 2008 Interactive Entertainment Conference today that GTA: Chinatown Wars had been pushed back into the firm's second fiscal quarter, running February to April next year. No reason was given for moving the DS game back. That's not the best bit, […]
Sun reports "fury" over GTA DS drug dealing
The Sun's run the headline "Fury over drug deal vid game" in response to the fact that GTA: Chinatown Wars has a drug dealing mini-game. Obviously. "Anything using drug-dealing as entertainment is sending out the wrong message," Darren Gold of charity Drugsline told the paper. "Glamorisation doesn't help our work trying to educate kids of […]
Wii GTA "didn't feel natural" to Rockstar
GTA: Chinatown Wars is on DS because Wii wasn't the way to go on Nintendo platforms, according to Dan Houser. Speaking to Nintendo Power, the Rockstar boss answered the question of why he didn't take the series to Wii before DS thus: It didn't feel natural to us, I guess. It really was that the […]
GameStop conference rumours: New Indy shown next week, GTA DS, more
1UP's posted a heap of rumours from the GameStop retail conference in Las Vegas, including a nice bit about the new Indiana Jones game. And here they are: Indiana Jones – First trailer of new PS3 and 360 game to be shown next week. Apparently it uses the Force Unleashed engine and will release next […]
GTA: Chinatown Wars confirmed for fiscal 2009
Take-Two just confirmed that GTA: Chinatown Wars will ship in fiscal 2009, the 12 months beginning November 1 this year. The news came as part of a financial statement detailing the firm's third quarter for fiscal 2008.
Rumour: GTA: Chinatown Wars to contain more than 70 missions
According to this Gamesblog.UGO piece, a reader has just taken part in a survey related to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the DS GTA game announced in the Nintendo press conference at E3. This is rumour central, but the game is said to contain "70+ missions, 20+ hours of straight gameplay—with significant replayability on top […]
New GTA DS official site displays Wi-Fi connection badge
The official site for GTA: Chinatown Wars has launched, and although there isn't much to look at right now, there is the inclusion of the light blue Wi-Fi connection badge. Logically, this probably means you're going to be able to play online. Thanks DSFanboy. By Mike Bowden
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Integrated Container Service Industries Corporation
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Integrated Container Service (ICS) was incorporated in Pennsylvania in December 1962. The company operated an international container pool through which it leased cargo containers and related equipment. The ICS containers were used in several modes of transportation, including on board ships, in over-the-road semi-trailers, or as railroad freight cars.
ICS earned only $4,861 on revenues of $65,000 in its first full year of operation. Four years later, however, it earned $901,000 on sales of $3.1 million. By 1969 the international container pool that ICS operated had 175 carriers and shippers.
ICS went public in May 1968 with an offering of 200,000 shares of common stock. The offering was managed by Lehman Brothers.


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Cosplayer LainaBug > Costume of Schuldig (Weiss Kreuz)
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- Weiss Kreuz
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This costume was a last minute idea and luckily I was able to find most of the parts online. The coat was bought and modified by me - though it was a much nicer green color online. I switched out and added buttons, hemmed it, and removed a few straps and things. The yellow headband is pretty much the only part I really made XD I went for a more natural color for the wig because all the orange ones in the style I wanted were looking pretty yuck. I think I needed an easy fun costume as a break from some of the stuff I've been working on recently!
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- I haven't seen Weiss Kreuz since I was in high school so I figured I should just leave my 17 yr old fangirl memories of the show intact lol - Schuldig was always my favorite character XD And we had a lot of jokes about Farfarello so I'm glad Kichara agreed to do some Schwarz shenanigans with me X3
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Competition for roster spots will keep Tigers focused
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
The Tigers enter Spring Training with the vast majority of their roster back from the team that made it to the World Series last fall. They finally have the blend of proven veterans and potential-laden youngsters they've been seeking for years.
And yet, surprisingly, they have more competitions to settle this spring than they did a year ago. They aren't exactly trivial, either, which makes for one interesting camp.
The Tigers must decide whether Rick Porcello will hold onto the starting spot he has owned for four years, or if Drew Smyly will again crash the rotation. They have to decide whether Bruce Rondon and his 102-mph fastball are ready to take over closing duties for a World Series favorite -- without a pitch of experience in the big leagues. Last but not least, they have to sort out the left-field mix between Andy Dirks, Avisail Garcia, Brennan Boesch and Quintin Berry.
It's not exactly what one would expect from a team looking for another run at the Fall Classic, but it's certainly not boring.
At the very least, it'll give them something better to worry about than expectations.
"We all come in with a clean slate. Every one of us," manager Jim Leyland said in January. "Nobody cares that we swept the Yankees [in the ALCS]."
Expect that to be part of the theme when Leyland addresses his players in meetings next week -- pitchers and catchers first, then position players when they arrive a few days later. It's the same line of thinking Leyland tried to get across after the Tigers made it to the World Series in 2006, turning the page and warding off any hint of complacency. That 2007 team came out of Spring Training hot and played well, despite fading down the stretch.
If he needs a fresher example, however, Leyland needs to look no further than last spring, when the Tigers came in with championship hopes and came out struggling at season's start, spending most of the summer trying to make up for it and claw their way to the top of the division. Preseason favorites, the point goes, mean nothing.
Pitchers and catchers report
Feb. 12
Full squad reports
Feb. 15
First Spring Training game
Tigers at Braves, Feb. 22, 1:05 p.m. ET
Opening Day
Tigers at Twins, April 1, 4:10 p.m. ET
Triple play: Three questions that need answers
1. Can Bruce Rondon nail down the closer role?
The Tigers have no doubt that Rondon has not only the fastball to become a shutdown closer, but the secondary pitches as well. The question they have to figure out is whether he has the nerves to handle it this soon in his career with a team that carries World Series expectations. They're going to try to find an answer in Spring Training, but this is the Grapefruit League, not the American League. So Leyland is going to have to do some forecasting based off what he sees in camp.
2. Does Rick Porcello have a role on this team?
Barring an injury, Porcello is going to come out of Spring Training with one of three possibilities: He's at the back of the rotation, he's in the bullpen or he's on another club. Team officials have said Porcello will go in as the leading candidate for the fifth starter role, but Drew Smyly showed last year that he could handle competing as an underdog. Assuming a team somewhere will encounter an injury to a starting pitcher this spring, a strong camp would do wonders for Porcello's case to start, whether in Detroit or elsewhere.
3. Can Victor Martinez be anywhere near the hitter he was two years ago?
From a health standpoint, the reviews on Martinez have been glowing this offseason, to the point that the Tigers expect him to be a full participant in workouts, with few if any restrictions. Nevertheless, a year away from live hitting is a big deal, and it is something Martinez will have to bridge as he goes through Spring Training. With a set lineup and no diversion to the World Baseball Classic, Martinez is in line for a lot of at-bats this spring.
2012 record
88-74, first in AL Central
Projected batting order
1. CF Austin Jackson:
.300 BA, .377 OBP, .479 SLG, 16 HR, 66 RBI in 2012
2. RF Torii Hunter:
.313 BA, .365 OBP, .451 SLG, 16 HR, 92 RBI in 2012
3. 3B Miguel Cabrera:
.330 BA, .393 OBP, .606 SLG, 44 HR, 139 RBI in 2012
4. 1B Prince Fielder:
.313 BA, .412 OBP, .528 SLG, 30 HR, 108 RBI in 2012
5. DH Victor Martinez:
.330 BA, .380 OBP, .470 SLG, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011
6. LF Andy Dirks:
.322 BA, .370 OBP, .487 SLG, 8 HR, 35 RBI in 2012
7. SS Jhonny Peralta:
.239 BA, .305 OBP, .384 SLG, 13 HR, 63 RBI in 2012
8. C Alex Avila:
.243 BA, .352 OBP, .384 SLG, 9 HR, 48 RBI in 2012
9. 2B Omar Infante:
.274 BA, .300 OBP, .419 SLG, 12 HR, 53 RBI in 2012
Projected rotation
1. Justin Verlander, 17-8, 2.64 ERA in 2012
2. Doug Fister, 10-10, 3.45 ERA in 2012
3. Max Scherzer, 16-7, 3.74 ERA in 2012
4. Anibal Sanchez, 9-13, 3.86 ERA in 2012
5. Rick Porcello, 10-12, 4.59 ERA in 2012
Projected bullpen
Closer: Bruce Rondon, 29 saves, 1.53 ERA in Minor Leagues in 2012
RH setup man: Joaquin Benoit, 3.68 ERA in 2012
LH setup man: Phil Coke, 4.00 ERA in 2012
The new guys
OF Torii Hunter: A decade after Tigers owner Mike Ilitch talked about wanting to emulate the Twins to build a dynasty in the American League Central, the team is counting on the cornerstone of those Twins teams to help provide the potential final piece to a championship. On the field, Hunter greatly improves Detroit's defense and speed. Off the field, he's the kind of leader the Tigers lost when Brandon Inge lost his spot on the club.
C Brayan Pena: Before anyone asks cynically how important of an addition a backup catcher can be, consider how much more of a role Gerald Laird played last year compared with expectations when the Tigers signed him. With a switch-hitting bat and a positive personality despite some lean years with the Royals, Pena has the chance to be a significant addition even if he plays just a couple of days a week.
Prospects to watch
RHP Bruce Rondon: Unless you spent the offseason on a deserted tropical island, you've surely heard about Rondon, his triple-digit fastball and Detroit's plans to give him a shot to use it in save opportunities. He's a special prospect, and the Tigers hope he shows enough in the spring to persuade them to let him gain experience on the job before the playoff races pick up in the summer. Whether he wins a job or not, his fastball -- which Tigers officials claim has hit 103 mph -- makes him a guy to watch like nobody the Tigers have had since Joel Zumaya in his prime.
OF Avisail Garcia: Not even a nice little role on the Tigers' trek to the World Series last fall was enough to earn Garcia respect in baseball's top prospect rankings. If it earns the potential five-tool stud a long look at a job in left field out of camp, he'll gladly take the slight. He's the right-handed bat the Tigers could use in left, but he's 21 years old with just 35 games above Double-A ball if postseason contests are included. He'll start out at Triple-A Toledo if he doesn't crash the Opening Day roster.
OF Nick Castellanos: Remember when Castellanos was the talk of the Tigers' organization and a potential September callup six months ago? The combination of Garcia's rise as a Tiger and Castellanos' late fade in the Arizona Fall League to end a marathon stretch of baseball took some shine off his status, but Castellanos' potential remains unquestioned. He's a long shot to break camp with the Tigers, far more likely to open in left field for the Mud Hens as he learns the position, but his hitting ability will force people to pay attention when he plays this spring.
RHP Melvin Mercedes: Bruce Rondon's breakout season rightly overshadowed anything else from relievers in the Tigers' system, but Mercedes' season at Class A West Michigan caught the attention of Tigers officials. He's big, and he throws hard, and while he needs time to hone his command, a solid spring could put him in position for a quick rise through the system.
LHP Kyle Lobstein: As rare as it is for a World Series contender to be active in the Rule 5 Draft, the Tigers took a shot on Lobstein, a starter who was overshadowed in the Rays farm system the last couple of years. They'll stretch him out as a starter this spring, but a good spring would give him a chance to crash the roster as an extra lefty reliever. If he doesn't, the Tigers have to offer him back to the Rays.
2B/OF Jeff Kobernus: The Tigers admitted as soon as they drafted Kobernus that they wanted the 24-year-old ex-Nationals farmhand for his speed. He stole 42 bases at Double-A Harrisburg last year, and his ability to play infield and outfield could give him a chance to take the last spot on the roster as a utility player and pinch-runner.
On the rebound
DH Victor Martinez: His catastrophic knee injury last January created the need that led the Tigers to sign Prince Fielder for nine years. Now, Martinez is back, and the run production potential in the middle of Detroit's lineup is perhaps the deepest it has been since at least 1984. The question, as mentioned already, is what Martinez lost in his reconstructive surgery.
2B Omar Infante: Infante didn't miss any time with injuries after his return following a trade from the Marlins, but the wrist injury he suffered in the final game of the World Series was serious enough to sideline him for most of the winter ball season. He's expected to be back at full strength for Spring Training and available for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
RHP Max Scherzer: His September shoulder problems were muscular, not structural, according to the Tigers, so there was no need for offseason surgery. Still, given Scherzer's history of shoulder concerns from his early days in Arizona, it's worth the Tigers keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't start out too aggressively in camp coming off more than 200 innings last year between the regular season and playoffs.
Classic departures
3B Miguel Cabrera: With Pablo Sandoval manning the hot corner for Team Venezuela, Cabrera is expected to reprise his old post at first base. He has taken part in every World Baseball Classic.
RHP Justin Verlander: Verlander has never taken part in the World Baseball Classic, but he pitched for Team USA in the 2003 Pan Am Games while he was in college. He enjoyed the experience, and that could sway him to represent his country once more while he has the chance. He hasn't committed to Team USA yet, but has left the decision up to the way his arm feels in early spring workouts before national teams set their rosters Feb. 20.
RHP Octavio Dotel: Dotel has pitched for 13 different teams in his 14-year Major League career, but he has never pitched for his native Dominican Republic. At 39, this is most likely his last chance. He was placed on the provisional roster last month.
RHP Anibal Sanchez: Sanchez's late-season run with the Tigers might have helped more than his leverage in negotiations for a new contract as a free agent this past winter. It might well have landed him the second spot in the rotation for Team Venezuela, right behind Felix Hernandez.
2B Omar Infante: Officially, Infante has not yet been added to the roster for Team Venezuela. However, a Twitter post from the president of the Venezuelan baseball federation suggested that Infante would be added, and the Tigers are awaiting word. Infante spent most of the offseason recovering from a wrist injury he suffered in Game 4 of the World Series.
Long gone
RHP Jose Valverde: The Tigers announced at the start of the offseason that they would not try to re-sign Valverde, whose perfect 2012 season gave him impossible standards to match. A miserable stretch run, including blown saves in back-to-back postseason appearances that knocked him out of the closer role, all but ticketed his departure.
OF/DH Delmon Young: Victor Martinez's expected return from knee surgery meant time was running out on Young's Tiger tenure almost as soon as the 2012 season began with free agency on the horizon. Detroit wasn't going to bring him back to man left field, and Martinez's return meant the DH spot was taken for 2013. Add in the saga of Young's arrest in New York last April, and Young was pretty well auditioning for the open market most of the year. Young signed a one-year contract with the Phillies a couple of weeks ago.
IF/OF Ryan Raburn: The Tigers cut ties with Raburn by not tendering him in November. Just eight months earlier, his six home runs midway through Spring Training had him seemingly on track for a big year. He never found his groove as a hitter after that, leaving him banished to Triple-A Toledo. Raburn signed a Minor League contract with the Indians, meaning Tigers fans could get to see him quite a bit.
C Gerald Laird: Truth be told, the Tigers would've loved to bring Laird back on another short-term contract for similar terms to last year. Laird believed he could find a better deal on the open market as a free agent, and he got it with a two-year deal from Atlanta.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Hi everyone, this is my first post on here. Apologies for the length but I wanted to make some observations. I had previously watched DS9 around 10 years ago, and thought it was time to watch it again! I wanted to post on here my thoughts of the series and the characters. Let's start with the characters: Ben Sisko - I have read people's views on his 'over-acting', but I liked him and the style that he used. He was authoritive, demanded respect, but also had a fun side. I hated Cassidy Yates though, and thought that was a complete waste of time. Kira - I hated pretty much every story with her and the Bajorans. I liked it best how Dukat summed them up, but cannot remember the exact phrase. I repeatedly wanted her to die whenever she was in a dangerous situation. Bashir - started out unlikable and arrogant, however in the later seasons he became more likable and I enjoyed his role in the 2nd half of the show. Jadzia Dax - I really liked her. She had a great personality, a good connection with Sisko, and was full of surprises (fighting with Klingons, gambling with Ferengi!) Esri Dax - When Jadzia died I would not have had another Dax. I saw no point introducing a new character for the last series and especially then having episodes dedicated to her. I was not impressed with Esri Dax. Worf - I loved Worf (as much as a human male can platonically love a Klingon warrior). The Dominion war gave us a great chance to see Worf's troubled prerogatives. I thought he added great value to the whole show when he joined. Some of his one liners and facial expressions made me crack up and I think he really grew from his character on TNG. Anyone notice he stopped drinking prune juice and moved on to blood wine? Jake Sisko - fairly inoffensive, and quite dull. One great episode (when he was an old man). Miles O'Brien - a legend. Colm Meaney is a great actor and really gave O'Brien a fantastic depth. Also loved the episode (where Molly was missing in time) when he loudly exclaimed 'Oh B***ocks!' I really disliked Keiko though, even though visually it was clear O'Brien was really punching above his weight.... Quark - loved Quark and all the Ferengi storylines and characters, including the Grand Negus and Brunt. I liked how his and Odo's relationship grew throughout. He also developed more morality as the show grew, but still retained the naughtiness of the early seasons. Odo - I really disliked him at first but he really grew on me. The one episode where he did not disable the security system and Rom was captured threw me a little. I thought this was well out of character for him (even if he had been linking at the time). I disliked his relationship with Kira, but I liked his relationship with Quark. Dukat - I really liked Dukat, he was interesting and it gave the story a good link back to when the Cardassians ran Terok Nor. He also had some great descriptions of the Bajorans (until near the end when he went quite mad). Garek - wonderful character. I found his one-liners fantastic. He really developed throughout the programme too. One of my favourite characters alongside O'Brien. Nog - I liked the way he developed into a Star Fleet officer. I didn't like the incessant whinging of the earlier episodes. Rom - a little mouse with a big heart. Sometimes he showed enormous bravery. He was also massively punching above his weight with Leeta. Weyoun - For a bad guy, I liked him! He had some good put-downs to Dukat and Damar, and was so wonderfully grovelling to the founders. Great actor too. Martok - he was great. A man of honour and bravery. Very fond of the blood wine. Overall I loved the show. It had a bit of a slow start, but once the Dominion was on board (it was interesting re-watching it to see the smaller mentions of the Dominion) it really kicked on. I really disliked the Bajorans (and can see the irony since it was them and their wormhole that enabled the whole show to exist), I just found them whiny and dull. There were lots of favourite episodes. One of my favourites was the one where Ben Sisko is a writer and loads of the other characters are in the episode whilst out of their usual makeup. I found it great trying to work out who was who! There were also some epic battles which I enjoyed, and of course the time travel episodes too! I really wish a film had been made of the show. It probably ranks as my favourite star trek, simply down to the series storylines that go through multiple episodes. I managed to rewatch it all in less than a month, just through needing to see what happened next! The best thing was since it had been 10 years since I had previously watched it, a lot of it had been completely forgotten!


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I am writing this in hopes that I will be able to find some people who have a strong interest in creating an MMORPG with a very similar style of gameplay/combat/loot/ as well as class, spell, and genre of the D&D style which EQ was originally designed to fit in. I am looking for people who are dedicated and hopefully some knowledge as to how we can get the ball rolling. I see time and time again that most of the modern MMORPGS out there are just all about the graphics and it is very depressing. I am not overly concerned about having graphics to the quality of Vanguard. I just want to make a professional MMORPG which allows the players to capture the feeling of classic everquest when it first came out. I have a plethora of innovative plans for the entire game and would really like to talk to people and tell them more about how awesome this project will be when it is done. It will be revolutionary.
I know nobody is going to want to do any coding/website stuff if I don't do a fair portion of work as well which is obvious. I want to let you know what I see myself doing to work on the project. I am an artist. I would design basically everything that is needed that an artist would do. Not only would I like to design the character models and the world itself, but also I would like to work on the quests and all of the text that the NPCs would say. I am in the process now of drawing sketches of the characters, world, the villages that the races will start in. I would also like to design dungeons, but obviously if you are going to join up and we are going to make a team it is going to be just that... a TEAM!
I have experienced almost every popular MMORPG and have played in great depth WoW and EQ and reached end game content as well as have read numerous D&D style books and have a very strong understanding of how a D&D style chainmail and sword, wizard and warrior EQish style game should be made. I obviously have a lot of experience with video games so I know what "works" Hopefully I will meet some enthusiastic people with this message
If you are interested in this message or just want to leave me some advice or maybe point me to a place where I could find some people who are interested in developing a new SERIOUS MMORPG that would be great.
I can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
I look forward to talking to some cool people!
I have been reading a lot about all of the tools that we would be using and I think OGRE is the best bet. It's free, its apparently the best. I am very serious about the project and hopefully I can find some people who want to take the risk of making this awesome game and make it truly a revolutionary game. If you are at all interested let me just tell you. I have seen it all I have played from start to finish... But I am an artist. I don't know "C anything" so I can't turn my ideas into reality. Right now I am looking for some mature people who understand what I am saying and who envision something awesome like I do and want to make it reality.
If you are at all interested in what I just talked about, just pm me back and we can have a further discussion about what sort of aspects YOU would want to see in the game. I am very serious about this project. Later today I will sit down some more and do some more drawings of parts of the world that I feel should be a part of the game. So far I have finished the elven stronghold concept art as well as the halfling village concept art


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The task will be weighted by political baggage. The venerable Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), operator of subways and streetcars as well as buses, faces a new partner—some argue it's more of a confrontational overseer—in the form of Metrolinx, formerly known as the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, and designated to guide regional transportation plans for Greater Toronto and nearby Hamilton, Ontario.
Add to that the arrival Dec. 1 of a newly elected mayor, Rob Ford, who campaigned on a pledge to repeal Toronto's Transit City light rail transit expansion in favor of building more subways and employing more buses, and the stage is set for transit turmoil in the months and years ahead. In some ways, Toronto's options are anything but novel. The core central city strives to enhance auto alternatives while surrounding suburbs seek fresh access to rail transit of any kind, a scenario playing out throughout North America.
Transit City plan moves ahead David Miller, who stepped down as Toronto mayor Nov. 30, pushed hard during his tenure in office for the ambitious "Transit City" light rail plan, which initially sought 75 miles of LRT service to the city's existing system, carrying 175 million annual riders. Transit City has been opposed by Metrolinx and (more vocally) Miller's successor, Mayor Ford, but was still part of Toronto's official plan at press time. But C$4 billion in provincial funding for Transit City has been deferred, placing the program's ambitious reach in doubt.
Observers suggest Mayor Ford's disdain for streetcars is based, in part, on the protests generated by auto users (often from outside the city) over "interference" issues with streetcars operating on existing 11 routes, over 47 route-miles, in the city. Unlike most North American cities, Toronto held fast to many of its streetcar routes laid out in the 19th century. While newer streetcar route additions will be see more dedicated right-of-way, most of the current routes share space with auto traffic. Says one rail observer outside Toronto, "Toronto motorists of previous generations did not make a big issue about this. Now, things are different."
Different or not, three "priority" LRT projects are still on the move: Sheppard East LRT, extending east to a planned storage facility, which began construction in December 2009 and targets an opening date of 20014; Etobicoke-Finch West LRT, running along Finch Avenue West, set to open in 2019; and Eglinton Crosstown LRT, an 18.6-mile addition along (or under) its namesake avenue.
Also still included among active Transit City projects is a controversial C$1.4 billion rehabilitation and extension (in 2007 Canadian dollars) of the Scarborough Rapid Transit Line; TTC has sought to convert the line from automated LRT to standard LRT operation to streamline operations.
Such conversion may be in jeopardy if Mayor Ford holds to his plan, but observers say that the reality may be more difficult.
An editorial last month in the Toronto Star noted, "About [C]$130 million has already been spent on Transit City, including the cost of environmental assessments, planning, and design work. Cancelling the light rail plan would be equivalent to throwing this money away.
"But even bigger losses loom—contracts worth about C$770 million deal to buy the vehicles to run on Transit City's tracks; a C$54 million purchase of massive tunnel-boring machines, now being built; and C$30 million for construction of a grade separation on the Sheppard light rail line, where work is already under way." The editorial also notes that Transit City is, in fact, "part of a regional plan developed by Metrolinx."
Indeed, despite charges that Metrolinx is antagonistic toward Transit City, Metrolinx last June awarded Bombardier Transportation a C$770 million contract to supply 182 Flexity Outlook light rail vehicles for Transit City expansion, with an option for an additional 118 LRVs, a total of 300 new cars.
Subway growth seems assured Subway system growth in some fashion also appears to be a sure thing, as incoming Mayor Ford has voiced strong support for it. Last month, TTC awarded hometown construction company Aecon Group Inc. a C$279 million contract to extend the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line on the U-shaped route's western portion, including the addition of two subway stops at Sheppard West and Finch West. Part of the contract is a joint venture with McNally Construction, Kiewit Construction, and Aecon Constructors to construct 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) of twin tunnel subway track.
Construction on the extension is expected to begin next month and continue until April 2014.
The subway line extension is one of three planned MoveOntario 2020 projects; Ontario province would finance roughly two-thirds of the cost of each project. The Yonge-University-Spadina extension would eventually include six new stations, terminating at the proposed Vaughan Corporate Centre. All extensions will be wide gauge, matching the four feet, 10 7/8-inch (1,495 mm) gauge of the existing system. Already arriving are the first of 420 new subway cars, dubbed Toronto Rockets, being built by Bombardier at the company's Thunder Bay, Ontario facilities.
Originally expected to arrive in late 2009, the first cars were delivered last October. The new trains were initially expected to enter service in late 2009. Arranged in six-car trainsets, some 70 new Rocket consists will expedite retirement of TTC's H-series subway cars and offer adequate rolling stock for expanded subway service. The Rockets should enter revenue service early next year.
Among various features of the new trains, TTC is touting "full walk-through access" for better passenger distribution—an amenity running counter to developments in other North American subway and/or heavy rail systems, where passage between cars is being discouraged or banned, mostly due to safety concerns.
Airport rail link generates controversy Also advancing under Metrolinx's purview is a long-planned C$300 million rail link to Toronto's Lester W. Pearson International Airport, connecting GO Transit stations at Weston, Bloor, and Union Station in downtown Toronto, with service every 15 minutes.
Metrolinx, inheriting the plan after a private company failed to secure financing, wants the line in place in time for the Pan Am Games in 2015, saying the line is a high priority. Metrolinx seeks to build a 3.0-kilometer (1.6-mile) spur onto airport property, a task GO Transit chief executive Gary McNeil says is a "very complex construction process."
Metrolinx last month said it had entered "formal negotiations" to piggyback an order for 18 diesel-multiple units (DMUs, configured as six three-car trainsets) from Sumitomo Corp. of America; Sumitomo is expected to land a base order of 27 DMUs (nine three-car trainsets) from Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit in northern California. Critics of the planned purchase say Metrolinx has dismissed electric-rail options; Metrolinx counters that the airport line can be electrified in the future as fiscal conditions and passenger demand dictate. The DMUs, moreover, will comply with Tier 4 emissions standards, Metrolinx insists.
Speed of introduction is also a factor, says GO Transit's Gary McNeil. "We're looking at up to 18 because we're looking at 12 vehicles on opening day and we want an option to buy additional vehicles in the foreseeable future so we can take advantage of the very competitive price for those vehicles," McNeil says. "If we actually could electrify the system we'd actually need to test and commission the actual system for probably six to nine months."
Metrolinx critics, including former Toronto Mayor Miller, note that a recently publicized internal Metrolinx document drafted by a consultant advises Metrolinx officials to "salt" public hearing sessions with supporters to thwart criticism from both anti-rail groups and pro-rail supporters of an electrified alternative. Several Metrolinx board members have publicly rejected the proposed tactic. Toronto's mayor has a seat on the Metrolinx board, now held by Ford, as does TTC Chairman Adam Giambrone.