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Dinosaur Eggs and Devil's Coulee:The Best Travel Destinations in Southern Alberta!
These are great places to see!!
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Cardboard bike, great for environment, not so good for rain?
A UK student has designed a cardboard bicycle frame that costs only £3 ($6) to make, which when coupled with the £12 ($24) wheels and chain combine to form 'the ultimate green machine.'
And as for the rain, the designer claims that although the prototype design still has a few problems, rain isn't one of them!
On 'yer bike. A UK student has designed a cardboard bicycle frame that costs only £3 ($6) to make, which when coupled with the £12 ($24) wheels and ... more -
London's Oyster system hacked?
More bad news for London's transport system. It seems that the Oyster Card - a ticketing/payment system for easy travelling on the tubes and buses - has been hacked, allowing citizens to travel for free.
More bad news for London's transport system. It seems that the Oyster Card - a ticketing/payment system for easy travelling on the tub... more -
Mayor of London has something sensible to say
Boris Johnson, recently elected mayor of London and general buffoon, writing in today's Daily Telegraph - actually has sensible things to say about Bicycle Helmets. Boris Johnson, recently elected mayor of London and general buffoon, writing in today's Daily Telegraph - actually has sensible things... more
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TRUCK THAT RUNS ON WOOD!!
a crazy looking contraption in the bed of the truck composed of ducting, PVC pipe, a 50 gallon drum, an old furnace, and of course, a lot of duct tape among other many other things.
I had to ask him what in the world was on the back of his truck. It was a wood burning oven that catches the combustible fumes from the wood coals, condenses any moisture, then feeds the fumes into the engine to make it run. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.
Apparently this is a concept that was engineered back in WWII when there were fuel supply shortages. I have never heard of it.
Probably would not be good if we all did it, but at least I know there is someone in town with a truck that will run no matter what happens with gasoline.
--Dave B. a crazy looking contraption in the bed of the truck composed of ducting, PVC pipe, a 50 gallon drum, an old furnace, and of course, a ... more -
Google Maps can run your life
Google has updated its Map service for mobile phones to help give directions to where you want to go by transit as well as walking or in a car.
The Version 2.2 update, which contains features not even available on the desktop version yet, will show information on bus, train and ferry routes, including departure times and even how much the trip will cost.
Where am I?
A person lost in the big city can use the “My Location” function to find themselves, which can be achieved through mobile mast triangulation in the absence of GPS on the unit.
This promises to have benefits in terms of safety, especially late at night in an unfamiliar part of town. Speaking of which, Google Maps will also let you know when the last train/bus/boat home is, so you know how late you can party.
The service is mainly available in North America now, though Google says it can be used in “over 50 countries.” Google has updated its Map service for mobile phones to help give directions to where you want to go by transit as well as walking or ... more -
No-frills carriers can weather the storm, says easyJet
"Budget airlines will be the biggest victims of soaring fuel costs as fares rise across the industry, the global aviation body warned today.
The head of the International Air Transport Association warned passengers that the era of cheap air travel, spurred by the no-frills carrier phenomenon, will be ended by the oil price spike. The fuel bill for the global airline industry could rise by $50bn (£25.5bn) this year and has put businesses in "emergency mode", said Giovanni Bisignani, Iata chief executive.
Echoing recent comments by British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, Bisignani said low-cost airlines face the greatest shock because their business models rely on cheap fares.
"When you add $50bn to the bill, somebody has to take care of the cost. Clearly the fare will have to reflect a cost structure that is different. In this picture, the low-cost carrier will be more affected," he said. Bisignani added that fuel represents 50% of costs for some no-frills carriers, such as Ryanair, while it accounts for 34% of the cost base among Iata members.... " "Budget airlines will be the biggest victims of soaring fuel costs as fares rise across the industry, the global aviation body warned ... more -
BBC NEWS | England | London | Transport drinking ban launched
The alcohol ban on London's transport system has started, after a night of partying on the Underground during which 17 people were arrested.
Six stations had to be closed as thousands of people gathered on the network in advance of the ban.
Passengers are now barred from having open containers of alcohol on the Underground, London buses, Docklands Light Railway and trams.
Union leaders have described Mayor Boris Johnson's policy as "half-baked".
The ban will not be enforced with extra policing - instead a "softly softly" approach is being used, where it is hoped the ban will be self-policed, in much the same way as the smoking ban.
"Notices, staff advice and announcements will make the alcohol ban clear," said a Transport for London (TfL) spokesman.
"If necessary, our staff can call on the support of 2,500 dedicated transport police and community support officers across the transport network."
But Bob Crow, of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said: "We will support any measure that will make our members' working lives safer and more pleasant, but the ban has been poorly thought through, is being implemented in haste and could put our members in greater danger." The alcohol ban on London's transport system has started, after a night of partying on the Underground during which 17 people were arr... more -
Niño cantante
Es común encontrarse en los microbuses de Lima a niños que entonan canciones a cambio de unas monedas.
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Yves Rossy - flying man
Become a super hero with a set of jet-wings.
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Bike boxes spring up
Though they've been around in Europe for a while, Portland is one of the first cities in the US to install bright, highly visible bike boxes at busy intersections. As a biker myself, I'm excited about this new infrastructure. Though they've been around in Europe for a while, Portland is one of the first cities in the US to install bright, highly visible bike... more
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Modern Transportation and Infectious Disease – MWV15
From your local bus route to international air travel, infectious diseases can spread across the globe in a matter of hours. In this video podcast episode filmed at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., Stephen Eubank from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech and Daniel Lucey from Georgetown University discuss the role of transportation in the spread of disease and examine the effectiveness of various measures to curb transmission.
Stephen Eubank, Ph.D., is a project director at the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech. His research focuses on modeling and simulating the spread of disease and regional transportation, and the analysis of complex systems.
Daniel Lucey, M.D., M.P.H., is an adjunct professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University, where he is co-director of the master of science program in biohazardous threat agents and emerging infectious diseases. In recent years, his teaching focus has been on SARS, avian flu, and the threat of pandemic human influenza.
Resources:
Learn more about infectious diseases at
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhib_infectious...
Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
http://www.trb.org/default.asp
Pandemic Flu and Travel
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/travel/index.html
From your local bus route to international air travel, infectious diseases can spread across the globe in a matter of hours. In this v... more -
Monkey riding a tiny motorbike
Well, I'm impressed. Sort of.
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No pink shirts
Ford trucks and pink shirts aren't a good fit. Watch what happens when you break the BFT rules. Go to http://www.bftrules.com to see more and learn the first 10 rules. Ford trucks and pink shirts aren't a good fit. Watch what happens when you break the BFT rules. Go to http://www.bftrules.com to see m... more
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What's fallen off the back of a lorry lately
Mind that alligator! Every day trucks pass us on the motorway and we are completely unaware of what they may be carrying. But when one overturns, we get a peek into what is being carted around right under our noses. Sometimes, it's just a common item that we're not accustomed to seeing spilled on the road. Sometimes, it's a truck full of things we never thought about being hauled around by the truckfull. Mind that alligator! Every day trucks pass us on the motorway and we are completely unaware of what they may be carrying. But when on... more
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Oyster card security cracked
There's a whole bunch of tech-talk I don't understand, but hackers can now easily hack to your Oyster card and clone it - billions of cards worldwide use the same security system, office keys, travel cards, etc.
Another reason not to get that combined Oyster-debit-credit card. Or to put more than a tenner on your Oyster at a time. There's a whole bunch of tech-talk I don't understand, but hackers can now easily hack to your Oyster card and clone it - billions of... more -
It's a bird, It's a plane, It's China's 'Super-Ministries'!
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled today a bureaucratic revamp he hopes will foster greener, more efficient government, but experts said it was unlikely to end turf wars over industry, energy and pollution.
The reforms herd together dozens of agencies, creating "super-ministries" for industry, transport, housing and construction and the environment, and bring food and drug safety back under the Health Ministry after a series of damaging scares.
Anyone think that these "super-ministries" may actually be a more efficient way to run a government?! Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled today a bureaucratic revamp he hopes will foster greener, more efficient government, but experts s... more -
Bling bling + public transportation = ?
A new video in the series called China's Green Beat, takes a comedic yet informed look at public transportation in Beijing.
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Car logos have come a long, long way
We've seen how cars have developed over the years, but although their logos haven't got any faster, some of them have got a hell of a lot sexier.
Who'd have thought it? Car logos even got sex appeal now... Well the Aston Martin one does, but that's because I know what the cars look like...
Is there any form of branding now that hasn't got even a hint of sex appeal in it? We've seen how cars have developed over the years, but although their logos haven't got any faster, some of them have got a hell of a ... more
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