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Actually if all your company needs is a "copy Machine" then an RFP (Request for Proposal) WILL work for your company.
But when was the last time your company or organization purchased a "Copy Machine" – a machine that JUST MADE COPIES?
Don't you buy MFDs or even Smart MFDs? Do they Scan, Print, and do Network Faxing? Are you leveraging the power of your Smart MFDs by loading software on them that extends and enhances their capabilities to connect into your network infrastructure or back end servers? If not than you are missing out on the REAL SAVINGS that a Smart MFD can bring to your company. Have you ever heard the phrase "strain at a gnat, but swallow a camel" that describes the process as it relates to a traditional copier RFP. Because the focus is on trying to make all of your vendors look exactly alike, so you can force the cheapest price for the dumb down comparison that the RFP requires. There is a better way to do an RFP.
If you work in purchasing and you are responsible for the "Copier RFP" and your biggest concern is replacing like for like features (50ppm and duplexing) at the cheapest price then you really need to update your process, and broaden the input you receive from other departments like IT, Compliance, Governance, Security, and Operations. If you don't get their input as to what they need then you will buy the cheapest "copy machines" that will NOT meet any of these departments needs, so they will need to go out and purchase other devices that will cost your company more than necessary because your Copier RFP did not consider their needs. Or worse yet, you actually thwart their projects or requirements because the bargain copiers you bought can't do what they need.
My company was invited to participate in an RFP for a company that we have sold to and supported for the last several years. This company was purchased by a larger company and the new parent company was very concerned with the fairness of the RFP process. It was very much a traditional RFP process, and the relationship that we had forged as a trusted technology partner and adviser was discounted, and we were treated like any other vendor. We were told that this was done in the interest of "fairness". While it was "fair" to the new vendors, it wasn't in the best interest of the customer. Is that what the customer wants the RFP process to do? To be best for the new vendors, and not their own organization? I think not!
A new vendor who is willing to buy the business by being the cheapest is hoping for a traditional RFP. Because they have no inside knowledge and if they have a box mover type Sales Person than they will drop their draws and give them a bottom feeder price. The traditional purchasing agent is counting on it, not because they want to buy from the new dealer, they want to leverage that offer to force the incumbent dealer to be cheaper. And I get that. I am NOT against competition, but I am against dumbing down that competition to speeds & feeds. Anyone can sell you a BOX that does 35 ppm color output with 4 paper draws, and a stapler finisher. SO WHAT! THAT IS A COMMODITY!!!
The reason that I am writing this is this just happened to me. We won the traditional RFP bid. We met the traditional speeds & feeds that the traditional RFP specified. We reduced our cost to be more competitive. NO, we were not the cheapest bid. We relied on our excellent history of service & support, and the reliability, and ease of use of our equipment to offset the fact that we were higher than our competition. We were the best value, and we still won the bid (because we earned it)! Yet the Purchasing folks still had to make a case to their bosses who signed the deal in their corporate office why we were the better value.
But when we went to implement the RFP equipment, and start the training we heard NEW REQUIREMENTS that the RFP did not specify from departments that were not involved in the RFP. Because we were not allowed to talk to compliance, and really vet this RFP with the IT Department. So now we have another meeting scheduled to discuss a change order to add in what the RFP left out. It will cost more than the winning bid because addition of features required to meet new previously unidentified requirements.
RFPs are not likely to go away, at least in the near future. Although because they require so much work on the customers part I have seen very large organizations award no bid contracts to current vendors who have done a good job for the customer and have a proven track record. I recommend this trend UNLESS the current vendor has NOT done a good job for your company. If you are unhappy with your current Vendor then by all means look for a new one who can earn your business and earn the right to get your renewed business without having to go out to bid each time.
If you have to do an RFP and you have a good vendor, who you consider a partner and trusted adviser then engage them early, Pre-RFP. Engage their Systems Engineers who can both ask the right questions and propose the right solution for your company. Ask for them to use their expertize to help your company craft the RFP so that it meets all of your needs. You may say that this is not fair to the potential new vendors! True, but what do you owe that new vendor? How has that new potential vendor earned your business? The better question to ask is what is BEST for your organization? I know that this relationship has the potential for abuse, and I am not talking about a sweet heart deal. But rather leveraging the expertize of your technology partner to craft the best requirements document pre-RFP, and then make that available to all of the vendors. I have seen this type of RFP and yes, I can tell when another vendor has helped craft an RFP. But that tells me that they are doing a good job for this customer and has earned the right to advise them. Which means unless I can WOW them with something that their current vendor can not do, they will remain loyal to their current vendor. I am OK with loyalty as a reward for good service & support, rather than "fairness" to a vendor who has done nothing for your company, but maybe that's just me.
What should you do if you don't have a current vendor that YOU trust to advise you in crafting a great RFP? You could hire a consultant, but most of these that I have met are experts in the traditional RFP process. You could form an internal team to handle the RFP. This team should include someone from Purchasing, the IT Department (possibly the printer expert), someone from Security, Compliance or Governance, and Operations (The people who handle the "Copiers \ MFDs" day to day). This group should meet with at least six months to a year before you award the bid.
Consider sending out a questionnaire to your departments (not just department heads). Ask them do you have any unique scanning, printing, or faxing needs? Do you have any upcoming projects that will involve document management, or printing, scanning, or faxing? Are there any unique compliance or governance issues that may effect how are end users scan, print, fax, or copy? The response to this questionnaire will help you ask the right questions of potential vendors.
Have the group interview a number of vendors and let the Vendors answer the question "Why should our company do business with you?" Then narrow down the list to two or three vendors that are a good fit for your company.
Things you should consider when selecting a Vendor:
Q. How long have they been doing business in your area(s)?
Q. How long have they sold & serviced the equipment that they are proposing?
Q. How long has your salesman been with this company?
Q. How many technicians do they have? In Total? In your area?
Q. Where is their Dispatch? Local or in another state?
Q. Where is their warehouse? Local or in another state?
Q. How much ($) in Parts, Supplies, or Inventory do they have in their warehouse?
Q. Do they have a team of Systems Engineers (dedicated specialist that integrate these MFDs into your network infrastructure)?
Q. Where are their SEs (Systems Engineers) based? Locally or in another State?
You may not care about this information before you purchase your MFDs but these questions will tell you what kind of infrastructure the Vendor has to support you after the sale. This can make or break the long term relationship when things don't go as planned. It will also give you a better sense of what the Vendor brings to the table. Do they have the infrastructure to support a company like yours or are the simply a Sales Office with all of their infrastructure in another state Like a Hollywood Western town that has a great front, but nothing behind it when you look around back, LOL. A Vendor that has a better infrastructure will cost you more, but will also provide better service & support, and you will end up with less headaches!
Finally, ask your Vendor to give examples of how they have uniquely helped other companies get the most out of their MFDs? Can they give examples of how they have helped a company in your industry (Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, or Finance)? Vendors who say "We CAN do this, and we CAN do that" may NOT be able to say we HAVE done this, and We HAVE done that! Well done is better than well said!
If you have a Vendor who has earned your business consider not doing an RFP. At least not every time you refresh your equipment. Think of how much time, effort, and money it can save your organization. But if you must do an RFP it is time to bring the process into the 21st Century. This may mean that you need a Project Manager and not a Purchasing Agent to lead the team. Either way focus on what's best for your company, what brings the best value to your company, that should be more important that who will give us the cheapest 50 ppm copy machine.
That's my $0.02
Vince McHugh


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Iraqi Shia Honor an Iraqi Sunni Hero.
This may not be something the mainstream news believes should be reported, but it is a wonderful story.
Sunni tribal leader Abdul Sattar Abu Risha shakes hands with President Bush during a meeting in Anbar province, Iraq, in this September 3, 2007 file photo. Abu Risha, who was instrumental in driving al Qaeda out of Iraq's Anbar province, was killed by a bomb attack on September 13, 2007, less than two weeks after he met Bush. Abu Risha was killed near his home in Ramadi, capital of Anbar. He was the most influential leader of an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes that joined forces with U.S. troops to push al Qaeda from much of the western region. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
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The following is a translation by Iraqi-American Haider Ajina from an article in Iraq's Buratha News on October 6, 2007:
A school in Shiite Nejaf is named after Sunni Tribal leader Abdulstar Abu-Risha
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Mr. Majed Alsudani director of department of education in Nejaf (Shiite center of Iraq) province announced that a school has been named to honor recently killed Sunni tribal leader Abdulstar Abu-Risha (Sunni tribal leader, founder of the Anbar awakening movement and recently killed by Alqiada in Iraq after meeting with president Bush) in the Selam district in Nejaf city.
He added this action is to recognize Abdulstar Abu-Risha's stance against terrorist takfiries in Anbar province. These takfiries tried to defile the province's name by promoting sectarian killings and terrorist activity. Abdulstar Abu-Risha led a successful courageous stance of local tribes and families against these Alqaida takfiri terrorists.
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Alsudani added; "This is not the first time the department honors and recognizes a Sunni leader who sacrificed for the good of Iraq. In 2005 we recognized and honored the martyr Uthman Alubaid who as one of our Sunni brethren who sacrificed himself to save many Shiites in Adhamiah during a terrorist ignited stampede on Aimah Bridge in which more than a thousand were killed. We are strong followers of teachings of the grand Ayatollah Ali Al-sistani which calls for denouncing sectarianism and intolerance and calls for embracing unity, and nondiscrimination for all Iraqis of all sects and religions.
Haider Ajina comments:
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The Muslim Shiite center of Iraq is naming their schools in honor of Sunni leaders who sacrificed for the good of Iraq and its citizens. This is a shining example of how I remember Iraq when I was growing up. Prior to Saddam taking a strong role in dividing Iraqis along sectarian lines and oppressing those not of his ilk, the sectarian divide was minimally noticeable and made no difference to most Iraqis. This is returning now that all Iraqis are protected by law and represented by their government. They also share a common enemy in the Takfiries of Alqaida. Both Sunni & Shiite mosques are condemning these Takfiries and their intolerance and calling for the rejection of the Takfiri movement. Much of this is aimed at the Saudi Wahabi School.
Haider Ajina
Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi (R) distributes a cash bonus for newly married couples during a ceremony in Baghdad October 2, 2007. Iraq is offering a cash bonus to married Iraqi couples from different sectarian groups in a drive to heal rifts between communities and foster reconciliation. At a ceremony in Baghdad to launch the new initiative on Tuesday, 250 recently married couples from across Iraq accepted awards from Sunni Arab vice President Tareq al-Hashemi. Those in mixed marriages received $1,500. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)
In related news… HotAir reports that the Sunni Alliance in Al-Anbar is stronger than ever since the murder of Abu Risha.
UPDATE: Michael Totten has another of his amazing reports from Iraq where he is traveling in Al Anbar Province.
FOX News is now carrying Michael Totten's report. Terrific!

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Flowers play an essential part in creating an atmosphere for your wedding in Italy, starting from the Bouquet that accompanies the Bride and Bridesmaids, they decorate and create atmosphere in the rooms where the bride starts getting ready, the car of the newlyweds, the ceremony venue and the reception venue. We will help you in choosing the best floral arrangement that will compliment the venue, taking into account your own personalities/tastes and the venues chosen to be decorated, according to the style and architecture of the venue with its spaces used for the event.
When organizing your wedding, we pay special care to the choice of music for your magic wedding in Italy. You can choose various types of music to accompany your ceremony and reception party, as this plays an important part in creating the right atmosphere. Often it is one of the aspects that is given little attention, but we only notice how important it is, if it is missing. The right choice of music will create an atmosphere when you recite your vows, create a welcoming atmosphere for your guests, create a party atmosphere at your reception and emphasise moments of emotions and sentiments throughout your wedding.
It is important that on this day you feel and look your best so that you can fully enjoy your celebration,therefore during this special event it is advisable to avoid doing things yourself. We can arrange that you put yourselves in the hands of experts who take care of your looks, hairstyle and make-up. We will arrange a visit with a Hair Specialist and Make-up Artist that knows how to advise you on the most suitable hairstyles for you, taking into account your personality and keeping the style in tone with the dress you have chosen. Only an expert knows how to listen to your preferences and advise you on suitable styles.
Our wedding photographers have been selected on the basis of their art in creating unique pictures and noble sentiments in one shot. We have checked their skills and always make sure that he/she is able to express the styles and tones that the Bride and Groom have requested, maintaining their discretion enough to know how to do their job without making you aware of their presence. They cover the whole wedding day, from the getting ready of the Bride and Groom to the cutting of the cake and the reception party, therefore covering all the aspects of your unforgettable day.
There are several way to have your celebration, symbolic, legally bind wedding, protestant blessing, jewish wedding, we are able to offer to you the right person that can satisfy your nees for your wedding in Italy. If you decide to have a symbolic wedding, we can arrange an english speaking Celebrant that can conduct your wedding or also to offer to you the right the different churches as i.e. synagogue. We have a fully bilingual interpreter at your disposal during your visits before your wedding day and totally dedicated to you on the day of your wedding.
One of the most important aspect of the wedding is related at the paperwor. For spouse want to have a civil wedding, legally binding, is necessary your wedding will be valid also in your country. On this end, we help you to organize and complete all the paperwork involved in having your civil wedding in Italy we can offer you this service. This includes all the assistance on the respective embassies/consulates and the respective town councils and communes of where your wedding is to take place.
Some of the castles hasn't a proper restauran on site, so will be necessary to hire a caterer to serve you food, and all the stuff as chairs, tables, marquee, etc.. We work with selected caterers that can offer to you the desired food and services. Some of you would need particular services as Kosher food for jewish wedding or particular kind of cuisine, we can do it too. Each and every venue is personally visited by us and amongst the variety there is certainly something that will satisfy your needs all with high quality standards.
Depending on the your needs and requirements we arrange a dinner or get-together for the couple and their guests the day before the wedding day, which is a wonderful way for your guests to mingle and for you to welcome everyone. Often couples also request a lunch or snack dinner the day after the wedding to thank and say bye bye. the informal party can be organized in the same venue or also in another venue close by.
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Veolia Transport
|Transportation Services
|Merged with original Transdev
|Paris, France
Key people
|Henri Proglio (Chairman and CEO)
|Transportation as Veolia Transportation
|€6.1 billion EUR (2009)
|Veolia Environnement
Number of employees
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Veolia Transport (formerly Connex) was the international transport services division of the French based multinational company Veolia Environnement until the 2011 merger that gave rise to Veolia Transdev.[1] Veolia Transport traded under the brand names of Veolia Transportation in North America and Israel, Veolia Transport, Veolia Verkehr in Germany and with the former name Connex preserved in Lebanon and (until it ceased operations on 31 December 2012) Jersey.
In 2007, the group posted revenues of €5.6 billion in 2007,[2] and sold Veolia Cargo, the rail freight branch of Veolia Transport in 2009 to SNCF and Eurotunnel.[3]
A merger between Veolia Transport and Transdev was announced on 23 July 2009.[4] Transdev was then a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts. The merger was completed in March 2011. Veolia Transdev became the world's private-sector leader in sustainable mobility with more than 110,000 employees in 28 countries.[5]
In July 2011, amid disappointing financial results, Veolia Environnement announced the launch of new restructuring plans and redeployment of assets and businesses.[6] In December 2011, Veolia announced a €5bn divestment program over 2012-2013.[7] As part of this programme, Veolia would divest its participation in Veolia Transdev and exit the transport business altogether.
Until 2011, Veolia had diverse road and rail operations across the globe, employing 72,000 workers worldwide and serving completely or partly about 40 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
- 1 Europe
- 2 Asia
- 3 Oceania
- 4 North America
- 5 South America
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- 7 External links
- The company is the third largest private sector operator of public transport and operates:
- 7 tramway networks across the country: 5 in service (Bordeaux, Nice, Rouen, Nancy) ; 1 in construction in suburban Lyon, (Lesly) and two in project (Le Havre and Toulon)
- 77 bus networks (January 1, 2009), especially in Bordeaux, Nice, Rouen, Saint-Étienne, Toulon, Le Havre and Nancy
- More than 25 suburban networks in suburban Paris : (Seine-St-Denis "TRA", Melun "Tram", Sénart "Sénart Bus", etc.)
- 4 tourist railways (Petit train de la Rhune, Vapeur du Trieux, Chemin de Fer de La Mure and Chemins de Fer de Provence)[8]
- Ferry services in Mediterranéa: Veolia recently bought 28% of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée, a previously state-owned ferry company.
- Autocars De Polder has been part of the Veolia Group since 1995.[9]
- Veolia operates some de Lijn routes under contract.
- Veolia ran half of the transport operations of the privatised Combus especially around Copenhagen. These operations were sold to Arriva in October 2007.
- Copenhagen: Suburban buses.
- Helsinki: Veolia owns Helsinki Metropolitan Area's bus company Veolia Finland, which was previously Linjebuss and operates essentially in Vantaa, a northern suburb of Helsinki.
- Tampere: Veolia owns the regional bus company previously known as Alhonen & Lastunen
- Seinäjoki: Veolia owns yet another local bus company, now known as Veolia Transport West Oy, operating both local and long-distance routes.
- Veolia Verkehr, former Connex Verkehr, offers train services, several of a regional character such as the Bayerische Oberlandbahn from Munich, and two long-distance services. Veolia owns a number of bus companies, mostly in suburban areas. It also operates tram systems:
- Aachen: Suburban buses,
- Berlin: Suburban tram line linking to the S Bahn,
- Frankfurt: Suburban buses,
- Hagen: Urban network,
- Pforzheim: Urban network won by Veolia in August 2006. Network included in "Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund GmbH" (KVV) and linked to it by Tram-Train line,
- Schwäbisch Hall: Urban network,
- Stuttgart: Suburban buses,
- ...and also into rural areas.
- Dublin: Veolia operates the Luas tramway which started operations in June 2004.
- Galway: Veolia owned the Nestor Airlink bus company which operates between Galway and Dublin Airport. However Jim Burke & Sons own and run it as of March 2009.
- Connex Transport Jersey operated bus services in Jersey between 29 September 2002 and 31 December 2012 under the Mybus brand.[10]
- Veolia Transport Nederland consists of:
- Veolia Transport Veluwe, operating in "De Veluwe" region in Gelderland,
- Veolia Transport Brabant, operating in middle and western Noord-Brabant with 4 urban networks in Breda, Tilburg, Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal,
- Veolia Transport Limburg, operating in the whole province of Limburg, including city buses in Maastricht, Parkstad (Heerlen-Kerkrade-Landgraaf-Brunssum), Venlo, and Roermond and the Roermond–Nijmegen and Maastricht–Kerkrade train routes.
- Veolia Transport Fast Ferries Zeeland (Westerschelde ferry).
- Veolia Transport Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, in the southern part of Zeeland province.
- formerly Veolia Cargo Nederland – freight trains. (Veolia Cargo sold in 2009)
- Veolia Transport Norway operates:
- Trondheim Tramway,
- Rogaland buses,
- Nordland buses and ferries.
- Finnmark buses and ferries.
- Barcelona: Two unlinked tram networks Trambaix and Trambesòs and two networks in the suburbs: Terrassa and Mataró,
- Bilbao: Bilbobus urban network, contract won in May 2008,
- Jerez: Urban network,
- Parla: Tramway in suburban Madrid.
- Gothenburg: Veolia owns the ferry company Styrsöbolaget that operates the cross-river ferries (Älvsnabben) as well as the ferries to the south archipelago. Veolia also operate some local city bus networks or interurban lines on contract to the local authorities (Västtrafik).
- Norrköping: Veolia operate the Norrköping tramway on behalf of Östgötatrafiken.
- Stockholm: Veolia runs three tram (Lidingöbanan, Nockebybanan and Tvärbanan) or local rail networks (Saltsjöbanan) in the city on behalf of SL, as well as several local city bus networks or interurban lines on contract to local authorities. Veolia ran the Stockholm Metro contracted by the Stockholm County Council until 2009, after which the contract was taken over by Hong Kong's MTR.[11]
- Malmö: Veolia runs long distance trains from Malmö to Stockholm and Uppsala,[12] in the winter season going further on to Åre, and the long distance train from Malmö to Berlin with train ferry via Trelleborg to Sassnitz in the summer season.[13]
United Kingdom
- Connex South Eastern - A train operator in south-east England that ran from 26 May 1996 to 9 November 2003. The contract was due to run until 2011 but was revoked early due to poor financial management after repeated warnings from Government.[14][15]
- Connex South Central - A train operator in the south of England that ran from 13 October 1996 until 25 August 2001.[16]
- Dunn-Line – A National Express contractor. Veolia sold its Nottingham bus and private hire coach operations to Premiere Travel from 31 January 2011; on 6 January 2011, its National Express coach work from the city passed to Yourbus.[17]
- Veolia Transport Cymru, which purchased the following:
- Pullman Coaches
- Bebb Travel – A National Express contractor
- Shamrock Coaches
- Hawkes
- Longs
- Astons Coaches (Kempsey, Worcester)
- Paul James Coaches (Taken over by Centrebus in October 2011)
- Veolia Transport – Running a number of local services in Tyne & Wear. Veolia local and sightseeing services in York were taken over by Transdev York in August 2008.[18]
Central Europe
Veolia Transport Central Europe is a daughter company for Central Europe. It was sold to Arriva in the spring of 2013.
Czech Republic
Veolia Transport is one of the largest bus operators, operates also one regional railway line and one trolleybus network. Main acquisitions carried out (as Connex) in 2002–2004 (ČSAD Ostrava, Třinec, Praha-Vršovice, Příbram, DP Teplice), smaller in 2005 (MAD Kolín), 2008 (Nerabus), 2010 (Spojbus) etc. In summer 2008, it changed its trademark from Connex to Veolia Transport. In 2004–2007, several times competed or offered for passenger railway transport, however have got no new job yet.
- Veolia Transport Česká republika a. s. (since 2006 a daughter of German company VEOLIA Transport Central Europe GmbH) has 4 operator subcompanies:
- Veolia Transport Morava a. s. (based on former companies ČSAD BUS Ostrava→Connex Morava and ČSAD Třinec→BUS Slezsko), operates regional bus transport in Moravian-Silesian Region and Olomouc Region, urban bus networks in 7 cities, e. g. Třinec, Český Těšín, Šumperk and Krnov, many long-distance bus lines, some skibus and cyclobus lines etc. Operates the local railway line 293 (Desná Railway).
- Veolia Transport Východní Čechy a. s. (based on the former companies ČSAD AUTOBUSY CZ Chrudim→Connex Východní Čechy and Městská autobusová doprava Kolín, s. r. o.), operates regional bus transport in the east Bohemia (east part of Central Bohemian Region, Pardubice Region, Hradec Králové Region etc.), urban bus networks in Chrudim, Kutná Hora and Kolín and some long-distance bus, skibus and cyclobus lines.
- Veolia Transport Praha s. r. o. (based on the former companies ČSAD Praha-Vršovice→Connex Praha, ČSAD Příbram→Connex Příbram, NERABUS s. r. o. and SPOJBUS s. r. o.), operates regional bus transport mostly south and south-east of Prague, including several bus lines of Prague city transport and urban bus networks in Příbram, Neratovice, Roudnice nad Labem, Říčany etc.
- Veolia Transport Teplice s. r. o. (based on the former city enterprise DP Teplice), operates urban network of bus and trolleybus lines in Teplice.
- Nitra: Urban network and bus station.
- Veolia owns a number of bus companies and operates an urban network:
- Tczew: Urban city network.
- Veolia owns a number of bus companies and operates 2 urban networks:
- Huaibei : Bus network operated as a joint venture into a city of 2 040 000 inhabitants (932 185 hab. urban in 2006) in Anhui province,
- Huainan : Bus network operated as a joint venture into a city of 1 076 000 inhabitants (1 075 754 hab. urban in 2006) in Anhui province,
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Island : Veolia acquired 50% of Hong Kong Tramways and took over the daily operations from The Wharf on April 7, 2009, wholly owned on February 17, 2010.[19]
- Jerusalem: Veolia won a $500 million contract in 2003 to build and maintain the Jerusalem Light Rail system, which will comprise eight lines running across the city. It is expected to be completed by 2020. The first line, from Pisgat Ze'ev to Beit HaKerem, began operation in 2011. Due to the controversial nature of the project, Veolia became a target of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign.[20] In September 2009, the company considering selling its share in the project to the Dan Bus Company for $15–20 million.[21] In October 2010, it agreed to sell its stake to Egged instead. As a result, Dan sued Veolia.[22]
In 2012, Denis Gasquet, Veolia's senior executive vice president, visited Israel, where the company has reached a turnover of 1.5 billion shekels a year. After 20 years of investment in the country, Gasquet said the company had never lost a tender due to its commitment to Israel. Despite operational hitches, Veolia stated that there were no political problems with the Arabs or the Jews, and the company was "not ashamed to say that we make money in Israel."[23]
- Modi'in: Intercity and urban buses in a city located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Formerly run by Margalit.
- Ashdod: Intercity buses to Tel Aviv and Gush Dan, and to Ashkelon. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Tiberias: Urban and regional buses. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Yavne: Urban buses. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Lod: Urban buses and intercity buses to Tel Aviv. Formerly run by Egged Bus Cooperative.
- Bnei Brak: Intercity buses to Jerusalem. Formerly run by Dan Bus Company.
- Mumbai: Veolia is part of a consortium which is led by Anil Ambani's Reliance Infrastructure, together with Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA); a joint venture known as Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd. They will build the first corridor of the Mumbai Metro on the 11.4 km stretch between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar on the east-west corridor. The project is expected to begin by end of 2006, to be completed by March 2011.[dubious ] It is projected that the line will serve about 600,000 people during weekdays.[24]
- Around a 40 km radius from Beirut : Connex operates school bus services for the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais in Achrafieh, Beirut using a fleet of TEMSA Prestij buses, Nissan Civilian buses and Nissan Urvan vans.
- Macau: Veolia invested in a joint venture with RATP Asia and created Reolian Public Transport Co.. Services began August 1, 2011 and is operating two of five groupings of routes, also to be the more important arterial routes of the city. The joint venture announced filing for bankruptcy on Oct 1, 2013.
South Korea
- Seoul: Metro 9 is a joint venture of Veolia (80%) and Hyundai Rotem (20%). Metro 9 operates Line 9 of Seoul's Metro .
Connex changed its name to the same as its French parent company's, Veolia, in January 2006. Branding on buses and trains was changed to reflect this position, with the exception of Connex Melbourne. Turnover for Australia was over A$635 million.
- Brisbane, Queensland: Veolia operated as Veolia Transport Brisbane after purchasing National Bus Company's business in September 2004.[25][26]
- Melbourne, Victoria: Connex Melbourne operated the franchise for operating half of Melbourne's suburban rail system, later extending to the entire network in 2004. The contract expired on 30 November 2009.[27]
- Perth, Western Australia: Veolia purchasedl Southern Coast Transit from National Bus Company in 2004.[28]
- Sydney, New South Wales: Veolia operated a commuter bus services in south and south-western Sydney as Connex Southtrans and Connex NSW later Veolia Transport NSW after purchasing Southtrans in September 1999.[29] Veolia has recently started operating region 4 buses on the upper north shore. Veolia also operated the Sydney Monorail and light rail network on behalf on Metro Transport Sydney.[30]
New Caledonia
New Zealand
- Auckland: Veolia Transport Auckland operated the commuter rail services in partnership with Auckland Transport. It changed its name from Connex to Veolia on 1 March 2006.
North America
Veolia Transportation is the North American business unit of Veolia Transport[31]
In April 2005 Veolia were awarded the contract in York Region in suburban Toronto, Ontario, Canada running the bus rapid transit (BRT) naming the routes VIVA and joining with York Region Transit (YRT) as a one fare transit system.[32]
Veolia also operates transit services in the Greater Montreal Area
- CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan
- Ville de Sainte-Julie Transit
- Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Transit
United States
Connex arrived in the United States in 2001, with the acquisition of Yellow Transportation in Baltimore, Maryland.[33] On September 1, 2005, Connex acquired ATC from National Express, making Connex-ATC the largest privately owned public transportation company in North America.[34] In 2006, Connex-ATC changed its name to Veolia Transportation, acquired ShuttlePort, and won several contracts in the USA, including:
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority in Los Angeles County, California,
- Atlanta : In suburban Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County Transit operates bus routes within as well as Xpress Bus routes to Atlanta.
- Austin : Capital MetroRail and bus routes throughout Austin and surrounding communities. In March 2009, employees of Veolia Transportation were said to have tested trains on rail sections without prior approval and hence the Capital MetroRail was delayed.[35]
- Boston : Veolia operates the MBTA's regional commuter rail operations in conjunction with Bombardier Transportation and Alternate Concepts, Inc.[36] as the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad.
- Charleston : Veolia operates buses for CARTA
- Charm City Circulator operates service throughout Downtown Baltimore.
- Denver, CO : Regional Transportation District (RTD) routes throughout the metro-wide District.
- Greensboro, NC : operates buses for Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA)
- Las Vegas: RTC Transit in Las Vegas including The Deuce & MAX (Contract expires July 7, 2013)
- Los Angeles : Metrolink, 2005-2010. A Connex/Veolia engineer texting on-duty was responsible for a head-on collision causing 26 deaths and 135 injuries, the deadliest incident in Metrolink history, leading the Metrolink board to return to the previous contractor, Amtrak.[37] Main article: 2008 Chatsworth train collision
- Miami : Tri-Rail, a train system won in 2007 in the Miami metropolitan area of Florida.
- Napa County, California : Operates Vine Transit system.
- Nassau County, New York: Veolia won a contract to operate Long Island Bus (renamed Nassau Inter-County Express) in place of the MTA effective January 1, 2012.[38]
- New Jersey : Certain bus routes in Monmouth County as part of New Jersey Transit Bus Operations.
- New Orleans : New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, won in 2008
- Phoenix : the Valley Metro bus system serving the Phoenix metropolitan area of Arizona with contracts in Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe,
- Redding: Redding Area Bus Authority
- Sacramento : In suburban Yolo County, California, Yolobus provides public transportation.
- San Diego : San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus routes and the SPRINTER DMU rail system in San Diego County, California,
- Victor Valley transit serving the Victorville, California area.
Veolia now employs over 16,000 employees with 6,500 vehicles and a revenue of over $1 billion. in 2005 in North America. Its executive team includes Mark Joseph (CEO of VTNA). It is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Veolia also owns the Supershuttle shared-ride airport shuttle service, as well as the ExecuCar black car/sedan service. Veolia also operates taxicab services across the country under various brands.
South America
- Santiago: Veolia operates feeder services to the Metro and "Troncales" in northern suburban Santiago.
- Bogotá: Veolia, in conjunction with three other operators, runs a 90 km right-of-way bus line called the TransMilenio system used by more than 1,400,000 persons a day.
- ^ "VEOLIA TRANSDEV : NAISSANCE DU 1ER ACTEUR PRIVÉ MONDIAL DE LA MOBILITÉ DURABLE". eurailpress.de. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "Veolia Transport | Public transportation and freight services".
- ^ SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo via www.geodis.com
- ^ Merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
- ^ "Veolia Transdev" (Press release). Veolia. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Restructing" (Press release). Veolia. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Investor Day 2011" (PDF). 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Transports Touristiques". Veolia Transport. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "De Polder - History". Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012
- ^ "Hongkong Bolag Vann T-bannekontrakt Värt 36 Miljarder (Swedish)".
- ^ "Veolia Fjärrtåg Tidtabell 4 juni - 12 august" (PDF) (in Swedish). Veolia Transport. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Ta Nattåget och upplev Berlin!" (in Swedish). Veolia Transport. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ SRA Confirms Transfer from Connex to South Eastern Trains Strategic Rail Authority 8 November 2003
- ^ Rail authority takes on franchise BBC News 8 November 2003
- ^ Connex loses rail franchise, BBC News" 24 October 2000.
- ^ "Take Over Times". Omnibuses. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ Blazefield expands with York deal busandcoach.com 4 June 2008
- ^ French firm to fully own tramway
- ^ "Bilbao, the Basque Country and Spain Join the Palestinian Campaign for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, Targeting Veolia". Alternative News. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ Avi Bar-Eli (2009-09-13). "Dan to buy 5% stake in Jerusalem light rail from Veolia". Haaretz. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Avi Bar-Eli (2010-11-25). "Dan suing as Veolia rides with Egged". The Marker. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Not afraid to make money in Israel, Haaretz
- ^ "Govt aims Mumbai Metro phase-I by 2010 : West, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ National Express sells buses The Age (Melbourne) 22 September 2004
- ^ Connex pursues further development in Australia Connex press release 7 September 2004
- ^ [http://www.theage.com.au/national/new-train-tram-operators-for-melbourne-20090625-cxgx.htm "New train, tram operators for Melbourne" The Age 25 June 2009
- ^ Connex acquires Brisbane and Perth companies Australasian Bus & Coach
- ^ Transdev NSW Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ^ Stock Exchange Announcement Australian Infrastructure Fund 11 August 1998
- ^ Veolia Transportation: about us
- ^ "Bus Rapid Transit". Veolia Transport. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Yellow acquired by Europe's Connex". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "Connex, transportation division of Veolia Environnement, announces major acquisition". Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "Feds investigating Austin's Capital MetroRail incident"
- ^ "Our partnerships". Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR) Co. 2009-02-02.
The MBTA Board of Directors officially approved a new three-year contract with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. to run the commuter rail.
- ^ Biasotti, Tony. "Metrolink will replace train operator Connex " Ventura County Star". Vcstar.com. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ Castillo, Alfonso (June 10, 2011). "Pick to run LI Bus has D'Amato tie". Newsday. Retrieved June 10, 2011.(subscription required)
External links
- Veolia Environnement
- Veolia Transport Czech Republic
- Veolia Verkehr, Germany
- Connex Jersey
- Veolia Transport Sweden
- Veolia Transport NSW (Australia)
- Veolia Auckland (New Zealand)
- Veolia Ireland (VeoliaTransport Ireland)
- Veolia Israel (Israel)
- ATC-NEC (merger)
- Veolia Transportation (North America)
- Veolia Transport (United Kingdom)
- Veolia Transport Nederland (Netherlands)
- Doubts persist over Veolia's financial health
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veolia Transport.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame got one first-place vote in the coaches' poll last week — coach Brian Kelly's. Saturday against Wake Forest, his team reinforced his faith in it.
Everett Golson threw three touchdowns and Cierre Wood scored on a 68-yard run as the No. 3 Irish routed Wake Forest 38-0 to keep their national title hopes alive.
"I voted them No. 1 for a reason; because I think they're the best team in the country," Kelly said. "I think they played like that."
Kelly, who saw his 12-0 Cincinnati team left out of the BCS title game in 2009, said he has no doubt his 11-0 team deserves to play for the title if it wins the season finale at USC. That's all he wants his players focused on.
"They cannot do anything else but beat USC," Kelly said. "The rest is up to other people to decide."
Wake coach Jim Grobe believes the Irish have as much right as anybody to be there.
"No question about it. But maybe a couple of others should be, too. That's kind of the deal right now," Grobe said. "I can't imagine anybody from what I saw playing any better than Notre Dame. They impressed me. I think they're as good as any team in the country."
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CLEMSON, S.C. — Tajh Boyd threw for five touchdowns and ran for three as No. 11 Clemson beat N.C. State 62-48.
The Tigers gained 754 yards, 2 off the school record, and the 110 points were seven off the ACC record set last week by Georgia Tech and North Carolina.
Down 24-13 early in the second quarter, Clemson scored 42 straight. Boyd was responsible for every touchdown. The junior was 30-for-44 for 426 yards and ran for 105 yards. The combined 531 yards set another school record.
"Any time you see smiles throughout the game, it's fun," he said.
"Overall, it was a fun game."
Ga. Tech 42, Duke 24: Tevin Washington threw for three touchdowns and ran for one for the host Yellow Jackets, who kept alive hopes of reaching the ACC title game. Miami must lose to Duke on Saturday. Tech led 28-24 when it went on an 18-play drive that lasted 8:31. The only pass was Washington's 8-yard touchdown to Robert Godhigh 4:43 into the fourth. Georgia Tech has won three in a row since starting 3-5. Said coach Paul Johnson: "After the way the season started and everybody kind of wrote it off, I'm proud of these guys for hanging in there and fighting."
Va. Tech 30, BC 23 OT: Logan Thomas threw two touchdowns, including a 7-yarder to Randall Dunn in overtime, and ran for one for the visiting Hokies. Tech, which trailed 13-3 at halftime and 23-20 late, drove 62 yards in 10 plays, Cody Journell's 41-yard field goal tying it with 1:05 left. Dunn's touchdown was his only catch of the day. "It's a play we run in practice every Thursday in late-game situations and two-point conversion situations," he said. "I gave the move I'd normally give a scout-team guy, and the defender bit on it."


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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
This was a great location and it was where the original Westerbeke panel was located. The meter on the left shows the current the 48 volt wind generator is providing to the battery bank the XBM battery monitor on the right shows the wind generator current and a little extra that is being provided by the 48 volt solar panel. Those were happier times. When I was getting ready for the second season under electric propulsion I noticed that the display on the XBM seemed to be getting dimmer and harder to read. Finally by the end of June the display was totally unreadable and looked like this:
As you can see the display is completely unreadable. The digits appear to be all on. So I call Xantrex customer service and after a considerable time on hold I was connected to India I assume. I installed the the Xantrex the previous June and this was now the July of the following year. The warranty for the XBM was one year. So it was out of warranty. Ok that is a given. But, Xantrex has also discontinued this model too. Can I get it repaired? After all it appeared that only the display had a problem. No was the answer. Can I purchase a new display part. Again the answer was NO! The best I could get from Xantrex was a discount if I bought a new Link Pro unit. Not really an option at this point since my system was set up for the XBM monitor and had a prescaler built in for the 48 volts. In addition to spending several hundred dollars on a new link pro I would also have to by a new prescaler too. Now I don't expect things to last forever on board. But, I don't want to spend several hundred dollars on a new battery monitor after only a year. Still it looked like there was not much I could do about it. I went on line mostly to rant about not being able to get the XBM repaired. When someone posted that maybe I should try and contact a company in the Netherlands called TBS. BINGO! That was the key. It seems TBS actually makes the units for Xantrex. I told them my story about Xantrex not providing parts or servicing the XBM and asked if they have a new display that they could sell me. The answer was yes. It would cost me about 10 Euros ($15 U.S) but, I would need to do a wire transfer to the company account. Unfortunately, the wire transfer cost an addition $30 dollars but, it was still cheaper than paying $300 plus for a new battery monitor and prescaler. So the new display arrives and it's time to make the repair.
NOTE FROM CAPT. MIKE:I am making this repair because I have experience in repairing and working on small scale electronic systems and circuit boards. If you do not have experience in soldering and desoldering on electronic systems you probably would be better taking the unit to a qualified marine electronics shop for repair.
The first thing I needed to do is desolder and remove the wire terminal connectors from the back of the XBM.
You need to do this to remove the circuit board from the case. The photo below shows the circuit board after the terminals have been removed:
You then go to the display side and carefully remove the grey protective cover from the front of the unit (I also got a new one with the new display). You then remove the three screws holding the front cover to the case:
You can then slide out the circuit board. Here is what the circuit board looks like after it's been removed from the case. The LCD display is on the left:
There is not much that you will be able to fix on it because of it's complex and specialized integrated circuits. The display and maybe a defective switch is all even I would tackle on this unit. To remove the defective display I used an XACTO knife to cut through the leads at the base of the display.
The traces on the circuit board are very fragile and the area is very small . Trying to desolder the many leads of the display using a soldering iron will probably damage a number circuit board traces. So I cut the leads and removed the bad display that way.
I then used the tip of the soldering iron to remove the remain pieces of leads that were attached to the circuit board traces.
After a little cleanup of the circuit board traces it's time to install the new display:
The defective display is on the left. The new display has a protective film that is removed before operation. the display also comes with a new protective panel which is at the top of the photo. Here is the new display mounted onto the circuit board.
All that is needed is to reassemble the unit including resoldering the wire terminal strips connect the wires and once again be able to monitor the battery bank.
LESSON LEARNED:Even though the Xantrex manual says this unit is splash proof. It does not mention anything about the sun. Having the XBM display exposed to the sun (even though it was covered when not in use) is what lead to it's failing. I have reinstalled the XBM under the cockpit in a location that I can easy see it when I lift a cockpit hatch. That should offer more protection and prevent another failure of the display.
Friday, December 11, 2009
"The motor to St Croix was uneventful, if a bit slow, but we made port with battery power to spare thanks in no small part to our Electric Yacht drive and Honda generator as they ran for twelve hours without a rest in really big sloppy seas and just seriously all around kicked some serious butt!"
While it's sad to read about the demasting. The good news for those of us with electric propulsion systems is that his electric motor did the job of getting the boat to St Criox for repairs in less than ideal conditions.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Splicing made easy.
I might check it out at some point.
Monday, November 30, 2009
While I have not had a problem with winterizing using this method I did have an online discussions with some other sailors about checking to make sure that the after winterizing that the antifreeze was not diluted to the point of being ineffective at the temperatures in my location. Not a bad idea I thought. Some use chemically treated slips of paper that change color to match the level of protection the antifreeze solution is providing. Others use the floating ball gauges and others use an optical hand refractometer.
So I began researching the testing methods. The antifreeze test strips were reasonably cheap around ten bucks for 50 strips. But, then I read they were only reliable for about two years. This might make sense for a boatyard that winterizes a lot of boats but, not for me. They could also give erroneous readings if contaminated. The next device was the floating ball antifreeze testers. Reasonable in price perhaps only ballpark in accuracy.
The third option was the hand refractometer. The most accurate in my opinion but, also the most expensive. In my initial research I saw prices of $120 to $220. Way to expensive to make sense for my wallet.
But, found other antifreeze refractometers for around fifty bucks. Now that's more like it. Even better it has scales for propylene glycol, ethylene glycol and one for checking the charge on flooded lead acid batteries. That's a win, win, win situation in my book so I bought it.
The above photo shows the unit I bought. It comes with two eyedroppers. The one shown here has the blue tape around it to remind me that I only use it to sample distilled water. The little black cap covers the alignment screw should one need to realign the gauge. It also includes the screwdriver in the case. The photo below shows the plastic cover in the open position.
To use this device you open the cover and put a a drop or two of the solution you are testing onto the blueish glass and close the plastic cover to spread the solution onto the glass. You then hold the refractometer up to a lighted area and take a reading by looking into the eyepiece. Here is what you see when you look into the refractometer with no liquid on the glass.
You have a completely blue field. You can see the three different scales for the propylene glycol antifreeze, battery fluid and ethylene glycol antifreeze. When you open the unit up and drop a few drops of distilled water onto the reading glass this is similar to what you will see when you do a reading:
Notice how it is clear at around 32 degrees F scale. This is how you check the alignment of the device. Note: The photo shows a slightly lower freezing point which may be due to some slight contamination from an earlier test. Cleaning the glass or adjust the alignment screw would correct his offset. But you get the idea. Next the cover was opened the glass cleaned and dried and a drop or two of propylene glycol antifreeze taken from BIANKA's winterized water system was analyzed as shown below:
This shows a freezing point of about 15 degrees Fahrenheit on the propelyne gycol scale. Only 3 degrees "warmer" than the pure antifreeze used to winterize the system. The bursting point for pvc piping according to the manufacturer of the antifreeze should be about - 7 degrees Fahrenheit. Which is "comfortably" below the normal lowest winter temperatures in my area. As they say your mileage may vary or location temperatures may be different. But, using a refractometer to test the antifreeze used to winterize the on board water system will give you peace of mind as you wait for spring to return. Just remember:
"How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring!"- Edwin Way Teale
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Not so fast Pablo! I find having a small digital camera on board to be very useful. Not only for the usual personal photos, blogging or capturing those strange moments on the water that some will never believe without some kind of proof. But, I also found a camera useful for repairs and maintenance which I'll get into on a future post. While these new digital cameras are great pieces of technology they can also fail. Since I just recently found my Canon Powershot camera (after much searching) on board where it was hiding from me. I thought I would post about two of the repairs I have made to the said camera which others my find helpful in case the camera goes on the fritz somewhere in your journeys.
One day during the conversion to electric power. I was squeezing through one of the cockpit hatches and heard something crack. The SD600 that I had in my shirt pocket now had a cracked LCD screen and was useless. Not wanting to just throw it away I did a search on the Internet and found a site that explains how to replace the LCD screen on the SD600 and other Canon cameras. Of course you could also send it back to Canon and they will fix it for $. But, if you are handy, careful and have a set of small precision screwdrivers you can replace it yourself for about 40 bucks. You can see the steps with excellent photos by clicking here. NOTE: That there are two types of screens available make sure which one you have before ordering the part from Canon. It is explained on the site how to identify which screen your camera has. The second problem I had was:
A few month's after replacing the screen I dropped the camera rather hard. All of a sudden it would no longer turn on. I thought that's it. I was trying to decide whether to send it back to Canon for repair ($100) or get a new camera. In the end I bought another camera. But, in my spare time I decided to take another look and see if I could not fix the turn on problem. I did. The problem was on the inside of the Memory Card Slot/Battery Cover.
There is a little plastic protrusion that contacts a tiny little switch that tells the circuitry in the camera that the battery door is closed.
Apparently part of the plastic tip broke off and so it was not contacting the switch and letting the camera turn on.
All of these parts are delicate. So how do I fix this? I needed some thing to put a little pressure on the switch but, not too much or I would end up breaking the switch too. I found just what I needed by using a medium sized rubber band. I cut a small piece of the rubber band and laid it across the switch. When I closed the battery door the camera came to life. The rubber band allows the remaining tip on the battery door to provide enough pressure to close the switch.
I hope the above information helps when you have a digital camera failure if not remember this:
"There will be times when you will be in the field without a camera. And, you will see the most glorious sunset or the most beautiful scene that you have ever witnessed. Don't be bitter because you can't record it. Sit down, drink it in, and enjoy it for what it is!" ~DeGriff
Friday, November 20, 2009
Most of the photos on this blog were taken with a Canon SD600 digital camera. I've had it for several years. I usually carry it around in a shirt pocket where ever I go. You never know when it will come in handy. A few weeks ago I lost it. I went to look for it at home and could not find it. Then I remembered I had changed into my boat work clothes and thought I must have left it in the shirt pocket on board. When I got back on board I searched all around but, could not find it. I kept searching several times I looked on board and around the house. Could not find it anywhere. It's not that the camera was so expensive. Indeed newer digital cameras have new more advanced features and more mega pixels. It was that I had a lot of photos on the memory card that I wanted to use here in blog posts. Well, today when I went back on board to start winterizing the water system I finally found it. But, not before looking all over the boat once again. It was actually in a location I had looked at several times but, because it's silver case blended in with the heavy duty crimper it was lying under I never noticed it. It is amazing how something can get lost so easily within the limited confines of a boat. Now that it is found I can once again start posting about some of the projects and repairs that I have been doing on BIANKA.
"To find what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle"
-George Orwell
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Cold and deep too!
that remind me what love for the water is really all about. Anyone who can go for a swim in Gloucester Harbor in the middle of November is a force to be reckoned with and an inspiration to me to maybe keep swimming off of BIANKA a little later next year.
Monday, November 16, 2009
The big small world of Reid Stowe and BIANKA
I've been checking into his website/blog 1000 DAYS AT SEA every couple of weeks. I and many others have been vicariously taking the journey with him through his blog. He is part sailor, part artist and very spiritual as he single hands the 70-foot and 60-ton gaff-rigged schooner ANNE around the ocean. Now that the sailing season is over for me I wish I could be out there with him as he alternates between his art and boat chores. Lately, it seems his computer is acting up and may fail at some point depriving the rest of the world of his colorful, descriptive posts. He is certainly in tune with his environment and the ocean he sails. But, personally I have concerns that he might never be able to set foot on land again after making this journey. But, reading his posts and the things he has seen and experienced I'm sure that would be fine with Stowe but, I and others would sure miss not being able to have a little chat with him should we be anchored or docked nearby the Anne someday.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Nor'easter season
As for me I'm putting an extra line on the mooring.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
As I approached the Statue of Liberty I thought I recognized the boat I saw in the distance.
It was the CLEARWATER. A replica of the sloops that plied the Hudson River over one hundred years ago. She makes a pretty picture when her sails are up.
That night I docked at the Liberty Landing Marina. As I came in I saw a relaxed fellow on his 24 foot sloop smoking a cigar peaceful as can be. Chatting with him later I mentioned that BIANKA used electric propulsion. He said that's why you were so quiet when you came into the dock. I just smiled.
Later that night there was a solemn reminder as the lights for the World Trade Center Memorial were turned on in preparation for the anniversary of that tragic event was coming up in a few days on September 11th.
I must say they were a busy crew as they went about chores on the deck in between excursions. I good naturedly harassed them telling them that BIANKA was greener they they were. They asked how. I said I use electric propulsion while they still had a diesel for auxilary propulsion.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
WHAT WORKS ON BOARD: Powerstar DC Converter
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Looks like a lot of other people had the same idea of where to spend the holiday weekend. I was actually glad I was under power at this time. Because I was able to get to my anchorage location before most of the power boats coming in made things rock and roll in the entrance.
I dropped anchor and enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon and evening on board. Later, listening to the NOAA weather forecast that called for 10 to 15 knot winds out of the East. I started thinking. Hmmm, sounds like great conditions for sailing West.
So that's what I did the next morning. I took advantage of a favoring current and winds and headed toward New York. In three and a half hours I was in Cold Spring Harbor where I stopped for the night. I could have continued further but, one does not cruise in a sailboat because you are in a hurry. At least I don't. I have found that pushing things is when you often get into trouble.
The next morning after consulting the essential Eldridge Tide and Pilot book on board I took the last of the ebbing current down Cold Spring Harbor and arrived at the entrance just as the westward flood was just about to start helping to push BIANKA and me westward on Long Island Sound.
I lived on board BIANKA for six years on the west side of Manhattan Island starting in the mid 1990's. But, It's been three years since I've made the 70 mile trip. So I am looking forward to the trip but, with a little apprehension since this will be the first time using electric propulsion not having a working battery monitor makes it more so.
It was not long before I was meet by a flotilla of Dutch barges sent over the Atlantic to participate in NY400. A celebration of Henry Hudson's first foray into New York Harbor some 400 years ago. They were heading to Northport (Long Island)and other ports on Long island Sound. I must say BIANKA with it's wishbone boom got some curious looks from the sailors on the barges. (Special note of thanks to the TUGSTER for providing some help in identifying the barges BIANKA passed)
So far I have only been able to identify the barge below. It is the Lemmeraak. Built over 100 years ago in 1902.
I had just passed North Brother Island when I heard something behind me. Holy Ernest Borgnine! It's PT Boat 728 coming up fast on BIANKA's stern. This is an actual restored WWII PT Boat based in Kingston New York. At some point it was used in the filming of the TV show McCales Navy back in the sixties.
And looking pretty menacing I should say.
I was thinking that the U.S. Coast Guard should be using this type of vintage craft for patrols instead of the small semi rigid inflatables they now use for harbor patrols.
A PT boat with it's two twin barrel deck mounted guns, depth chargers and torpedoes would look a little more serious to those who would want to do some harm in the harbor. As you can see here:
Once past the Hell Gate bridge things will be getting a little nosier as we get close to Manhattan Island.
Or at least part of a bridge.
BLOG UPDATE: After contacting Will at the TUGSTER blog who really knows his tugs. I am 99.5% sure that the Tug in the photo above is the John P. Brown. If you click on the photo above you will get to see a bigger picture and compare it to a photo on TUGSTER taken during the Tugboat Races in September of this tug. Hint: The red and yellow stripes along the side seem to confirm it's id.
A little further on I came across one of the stragglers of the NY400 flotilla. They were most certainly going to know what bucking the currents of Hell Gate is all about. I have not been able to identify this barge yet either but, the sail has a 206 VA on it.


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I personally have been to Jeremy Taylor's workshops several times over maybe ten years, as well as having seen him privately on occasion.
I discovered him when, one morning I woke up from a dream completely overwrought, freaked out, distraught…and it was all I could do to get my but to work and type "San Francisco dream analyst" into Google. I called the first person who popped up, and after a while he said, "Hmmm. You're in San Rafael? Well, I can't believe I would give business away, but you know, Jeremy Taylor lives in San Rafael…"
Soon I was to discover the Jeremy Taylor was not only a walking encyclopedia, but also sort of like a mobile Delphic oracle, and one of the most down-to-earth, humble people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. (Sadly for me, no longer based in San Rafael.)
I highly recommend his talks, books, and workshops to anyone and everyone who dreams (everyone). Oh, and you might be interested to know that, from what I understand, his philosophy on dreams and dream "analysis" is that dreams are a huge, largely untapped (in our society) aid in the evolution of our individual and collective consciousness…
Saturday, February 20th
9:00 – 5:00 Workshop
Contact email@example.com for details.
Many more Bay Area events on the schedule.
And I have found this very useful on many occasions: Common Dream Themes


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Sean Patrick, 1951-2009
Sean Patrick 1951–2009
Sean Patrick, founder of the HERA Women's Cancer Foundation, died of complications related to ovarian cancer on January 20 at Aspen Valley Hospital in Colorado. Patrick was loved by many, and her passion for saving the lives of other women affected by ovarian cancer, and for living life to the fullest, will resound through HERA's outreach for years to come.
Patrick founded HERA (Health, Empowerment, Research, Awareness) and the first annual Climb4Life event in 2002, while she recovered from her seventh ovarian cancer surgery. The Climb4Life series, which raises money for ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives, takes place in Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, and Boulder, Colorado, annually. Prior to the first Climb4Life, a friend of Patricks said, "The day you get climbers to go to an event about ovaries is the day pigs fly." Climbers, however, attended in overwhelming numbers. HERA has funded 20 research projects aimed at increasing awareness of, and finding better detection methods for, ovarian cancer. To Patrick the challenge of climbing paralleled her fight against ovarian cancer, and she used that comparison as a catalyst for change.
"When you're out there on a ledge and there's a storm rolling in, you can't just cut the line," she would say. "You have to keep on going, and fighting." She also said "Ovarian cancer is where breast cancer was 25 years ago. When we started talking about breast cancer, we started saving women's lives. Our job is to start … talking about ovarian cancer."
Born on April 5, 1951, in Peekskill, New York, Patrick graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga, New York, in 1973, with a fine arts degree. After graduating, she took an art fellowship in Florence, Italy, and in the following years worked in New York, Oklahoma, and Colorado. In 1988 she founded the Impact Group, a strategic marketing and design firm in Carbondale, Colorado. She continued her work with the Impact Group until she was diagnosed with cancer in 1997. She had no family history of the disease.
Patrick was a climber, skier, scuba diver, and cyclist. By the time she was 46, she was climbing 5.12. With an ear for language, Patrick loved to immerse herself in the culture of a new place. She spoke fluent French and Italian.
After her diagnosis, Patrick eventually underwent nine surgeries and was a part of numerous clinical trials. Her fight with cancer for more than 11 years inspired many; in 2004 she was featured on a television special with Jane Pauley. "Cancer does not mean life is over," said Patrick. "You can survive and thrive, do new things, and learn new skills." Patrick will be remembered for her uplifting spirit and unflinching persistence. "Life happens, and the only thing you have control of is your attitude," she said. "You can deal with it with a bad attitude or a good one … and life is just more fun with a good attitude."
To continue her legacy, please make donations to the HERA Foundation, www.herafoundation.org.
Whitney Boland [A version of this tribute originally appeared in Rock and Ice magazine.]


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Happy New Year's to all!.. I haven't had the most stellar year in fishing, but this year I met new fellow anglers with the same addiction!!. Thanks in part to being part of the HardCore Kayak Anglers Club and Saltyshores!
2010 was a phenomenal year for some quality fish being caught. Camaraderie was the biggest thing I learned and being part of a group that shares the same passion is best to none.
Well to finish off the year a few of the crew and I headed out for some "Slobber Knockers." What we like to refer Bull reds as. It was bitter cold, but we managed a few. I'm not going to write much, but just let the photos of fish say it all and I also did a VLOG of our excursion.
Thank you Sam and Saltyshores!. 2011 ……. FISH ON!!!!!!
Here is the VLOG… some language may not be suitable. This is Raw, nothing fancy.
Quick edit here. Nik made this Video as well..Freaking Awesome!… Thanks Brotha!


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Some props for VKernel doing its part for VMware :). Interesting post by Bryan Semple, CMO @ VKernel, a Polaris portfolio where I sit on the Board…
VKernel Pumps Up VMware Stock Price – Please Send Check
A recent Goldman Sachs report called out VKernel as one of the reasons Goldman reiterated a buy rating on VMware stock. VMware opened up 2.5% that morning, adding by my rough calculation nearly $131M to VMware's market cap.I think VKernel should get a share of some of the $131M.To help facilitate this, I have created a paypal account (firstname.lastname@example.com) where VMware can deposit money. After all, I need to fund our Gold Winner, Best of VMworld, Virtualization Managementaward party.In all seriousness, the VMware ecosystem is a major win for VMware. The vibrancy of that ecosystem was on display at the recent VMworld. Only through the combined innovation of all the partners will we be able to fill the gaps and holes in the VMware product suite. That is not a dig on a VMware, it is just the Darwinian reality that with hundreds of companies working to solve problems in the virtualization management stack, some will rise above the internal development efforts of VMware. That is a good thing for everyone.
Bryan Semple
So thank you VMware for a great show and vibrant ecosystem.
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It was in this apartment, also, that there stood against the western wall, a gigantic clock of ebony. Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull, heavy, monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that, at each lapse of an hour, the musicians of the orchestra were constrained to pause, momentarily, in their performance, to harken to the sound; and thus the waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company; and, while the chimes of the clock yet rang, it was observed that the giddiest grew pale, and the more aged and sedate passed their hands over their brows as if in confused revery or meditation. But when the echoes had fully ceased, a light laughter at once pervaded the assembly; the musicians looked at each other and smiled as if at their own nervousness and folly, and made whispering vows, each to the other, that the next chiming of the clock should produce in them no similar emotion; and then, after the lapse of sixty minutes, (which embrace three thousand and six hundred seconds of the Time that flies,) there came yet another chiming of the clock, and then were the same disconcert and tremulousness and meditation as before.
But, in spite of these things, it was a gay and magnificent revel. The tastes of the duke were peculiar. He had a fine eye for colors and effects. He disregarded the decora of mere fashion. His plans were bold and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barbaric lustre. There are some who would have thought him mad. His followers felt that he was not. It was necessary to hear and see and touch him to be sure that he was not.
He had directed, in great part, the moveable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fete; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders. Be sure they were grotesque. There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm — much of what has been since seen in "Hernani." There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments. There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions. There were much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust. To and fro in the seven chambers there stalked, in fact, a multitude of dreams. And these — the dreams — writhed in and about, taking hue from the rooms, and causing the wild music of the orchestra to seem as the echo of their steps. And, anon, there strikes the ebony clock which stands in the hall of the velvet. And then, for a moment, all is still, and all is silent save the voice of the clock. The dreams are stiff-frozen as they stand. But the echoes of the chime die away — they have endured but an instant — and a light, half-subdued laughter floats after them as they depart. And now again the music swells, and the dreams live, and writhe to and fro more merrily than ever, taking hue from the many tinted windows through which stream the rays from the tripods. But to the chamber which lies most westwardly of the seven, there are now none of the maskers who venture; for the night is waning away; and there flows a ruddier light through the blood-colored panes; and the blackness of the sable drapery appals; and to him whose foot falls upon the sable carpet, there comes from the near clock of ebony a muffled peal more solemnly emphatic than any which reaches their ears who indulge in the more remote gaieties of the other apartments.
But these other apartments were densely crowded, and in them beat feverishly the heart of life. And the revel went whirlingly on, until at length there commenced the sounding of midnight upon the clock. And then the music ceased, as I have told; and the evolutions of the waltzers were quieted; and there was an uneasy cessation of all things as before. But now there were twelve strokes to be sounded by the bell of the clock; and thus it happened, perhaps that more of thought crept, with more of time, into the meditations of the thoughtful among those who revelled. And thus too, it happened, perhaps, that before the last echoes of the last chime had utterly sunk into silence, there were many individuals in the crowd who had found leisure to become aware of the presence of a masked figure which had arrested the attention of no single individual before. And the rumor of this new presence having spread itself whisperingly around, there arose at length from the whole company a buzz, or murmur, expressive of disapprobation and surprise — then, finally, of terror, of horror, and of disgust.


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The Bachelorette star Emily Maynard has revealed that she is planning to take Jef Holm's last name when they get married.
Maynard and Holm got engaged on the season finale of The Bachelorette, which aired on Sunday.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM show, Maynard has now confirmed that she wants to change her name.
"Even though I went on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, I'm pretty traditional, believe it or not," she said. "So yeah, for sure."
She went on to joke that she has written 'Emily Holm' "all over [her] notebook".
Maynard also confirmed that the couple do not yet have a "specific date set" for their wedding, adding that they are not yet sure whether the nuptials will be broadcast on television.
"People keep asking us that and I keep saying the same thing - we don't even know what we're going to eat for lunch tomorrow," she said. "I certainly never thought I was going to be the Bachelorette, so I've learned to never say never. But it's something we'll have to talk about when the time comes as a family."
Listen to The Bachelorette stars Emily Maynard and Jef Holm speaking to Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM below:
> The Bachelorette Emily & Jef Q&A: 'Our wedding will be magical'
> The Bachelorette's Emily Maynard: "Love is worth the chaos"
> Bachelorette Emily Maynard: 'I didn't choose Jef because of money'
> Bachelorette Emily Maynard: 'Sean, Arie would be great Bachelors'
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The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (Humid Subtropical Climate).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Haskell is 41.3" (1049 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 5.5" (139.7 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 2.0" (50.8 mm). There are an average of 78.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in May with 9.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in January with 5.0 days.
In Haskell, there's an average of 5.5" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 2.0" of snow (5.1 cm).


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Hello, My name is Jessie, Iv only been apart of the MX sim community for only a few months now, however! been watching START YOUR SYSTEMS for a very long time. I Feel MX Sim is getting bigger and bigger and the competitiveness of MX sim is at its peak!! so why not have more options to get your MX SIM news!!.........THUS!
I would like to take it apon myself to create a Very Professional MX SIM viewing experience! and with the help of the pros! I would like to conduct Professional Interviews Post race. (like they do for AMA) and thought the season!! yet have we had the chance to get to know the MX SIM Riders! and what they experience out on the track.
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A blog that backs a bi-monthly magazine covering all the islands of Scotland
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Longships on the Sand
Now here is a study, Longships on the Sand, that casts light on a subject - the Norse place-names and their significance to the Isle of Tiree - and which comes in a weighty tome. The price is £35, but you can feel the depth of research. Go to the Life on Tiree website for details of how to order direct from the author, Dr John Holliday.
Scottish Islands Explorer - always looking for worthwhile causes and insights
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Book reviews, random musings and all things bookish.
Sorry I've been MIA this past week. I thought I would have time to catch up on some reading and posts but turns out none of that happened. I do enjoy seeing everyone around the holidays, which is why my hubby and I travel to our hometowns, but I always manage to come home more exhausted than when I left.
I had saved all of my PTO for this trip so now it's back to the grind for a while. I have to say there is nothing quite like coming home to your own bed after a week without it. There is a lot to be said about the comforts of home.
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Sunday night in Indianapolis the NCAA announced Nkolika "Nicky" Anosike 2008 Woman of the Year. Anosike led the Lady Vols of Tennessee to back-to-back Women's Basketball National Championships. Being an avid watcher of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and regular season play, I could not be happier with the NCAA's decision! Not only is Anosike a household name, at least in my house, but a woman with tremendous talent, who carries herself with such pride and confidence!
Anosike's success spans across much more than the basketball court. Anosike has many noteworthy achievements. Her academic and athletic success combined is incomparable to most, and I do not think anyone will disagree on how deserving she is of this award.
Academic achievements: Graduated in May 2008 with a triple major in political science, legal studies and sociology. SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2005-08. ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American second-team, 2007-08. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship winner for Tennessee, 2008.
The recipe for determining the winner: "The annual Woman of the Year award recognizes outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics, leadership and service. A committee composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences selected the top 30 – 10 from each division – from 130 conference and independent nominees. From the 30 honorees, nine finalists – three from each division – were chosen."
The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics selected Anosike from nine finalists:
"1. Susan Ackermann, Salisbury (lacrosse), Capital Athletic Conference
2. Nkolika Anosike, Tennessee (basketball),Southeastern Conference
3. Jennifer Artichuk, Delta State (swimming and diving), Independent
4. Shanti Freitas, Smith (swimming and diving), New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
5. Arianna Lambie, Stanford (cross country, track and field), Pacific-10 Conference
6. Samantha Mitchell, Mount Olive (volleyball, track and field), Conference Carolinas
7. Lindsey Ozimek, Charlotte (soccer), Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Sarah Schettle, Wisconsin-Oshkosh (track and field, cross country, swimming), Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
9. Heather Walker, Georgian Court (volleyball, softball), Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference"
I think that this is an amazing award and a great way to showcase female athletes. Only ONE winner of this award has been a Division III Athlete. EVERY other winner competed at the Division I level. Now, I understand Division I is the highest level of competition, thus you are going to find the most successful and talented women competing for Divisioin I. HOWEVER, having been a: 4 year varsity athlete, 2 time NCAA All-American, team captain, 4 time All-Conference, and a 4 time NCAA qualifier, in Division III swimming, something is to be said for the Division III student-athlete. Where is the recognition for non-scholarship athletes? The athletes that compete simply for the love of the game.
The athlete that gets out of bed every morning at 5:30am for swim practice, goes to class all morning, comes back to the pool to swim again, and then hits the weightroom, just to go home, eat dinner, do some homework, and wake up to do it all again. All the meanwhile, maintaining a 3.95, still finding time to volunteer for various activities and programs, not to mention being a darn talented swimmer!! This swimmer I am referring to was one of the 30 finalists in attendance Sunday night, Michelle Coombs. Coombs, a 2008 graduate of SUNY New Paltz, was the 2007 NCAA Division III National Champion for Women's Swimming in the 100 freestyle, and the first female National Champion at SUNY New Paltz. As an assistant coach at SUNY New Paltz, I had the pleasure of coaching Coombs for the 2007-2008 swim season! Much like all of the candidates for Woman of the Year, Coombs excels in academics, athletics, and in the area of service and leadership. Congratulations to Coombs and all of the other finalists on their amazing honor to be nominated. Most importantly, congratulations to Anosike for winning the title of Woman of the Year, and best of luck as you all go forward in your lives and look to excel outside of your specific sports arenas.


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No matter how great Live is there are always features left you might want, but that aren't included (yet). Live Enhancement Suite is a workflow enhancement tool written in AutoHotkey that adds a lot of extra features to Live. It's free (there's a PayPal donation button if you'd like to thank the makers) and so far only available for Windows. I haven't tried it as I don't have a Windows computer anymore, but Live user and Sonic Bloom reader Stephan Bobinger, who also alerted me of this app, reported that it works very well. A Mac version is apparently in the works. For those of you who don't know AutoHotkey, it's an automation scripting language that allows users to easily create form fill... Vollständiger Text
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A less than inspiring two storey office (and basement) building, dating back to 1954 has been replaced by a building that is, to say the least, different. We're really not sure what it does look like – a new wing of the art gallery perhaps? – but it really doesn't look like a typical 21-unit strata housing project. Boffo Developments built it "in consultation with James Schouw & Associates" – the initial proponent of the building five years ago, before a financial downturn saw a sale of the site, and then a relaunch with the new owners taking the lead. GBL Architects were the architects of record.
Before image, 2010; after image 2014