Friday, April 20th, 2012
After two days of chaos, normalcy seems to have returned to Mumbai's Central Railway line. The authorities have reportedly worked round the clock to restore the services. A three-member committee will... Related Stories Minors missing in Imphal, suspected to have been recruited by militants Three-year-old girl raped and killed in Cuffe Parade Small-time model may have been behind Viveka Babajee ...
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Relief for Mumbai: Chaos controlled, trains on track
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
FRANKFORT — Ralph Tharp preaches the gospel of regional commuter trains to those who will lis
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One man's train of thought: A Winchester-Louisville commuter line
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
The Chinese government has decreed China's high-speed trains should run slower to help reduce costs for passengers.
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
A home owner rests after bailing out his house and laying newspapers to soak up excess water from the floor after flooding caused by heavy rain in Singapore. Photo courtesy: AFP.
More here: Model city Singapore shows symptoms of urban stress
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
One said hes ready to raise taxes on the rich. One said hes not. One said hes ready to launch universal pre-kindergarten public education in Connecticut and spend more state money to promote tourism. One said hes not.
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Malloy Plays To Base, Lamont To Middle
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Ships, long used to transport goods overseas, may be used to transport goods within the United States. It would be far more efficient.
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DOT to Turn Underused Waterways Into Maritime Highways
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The urban farm -- a novel, even whimsical, idea a few years ago in Pittsburgh -- is now a movement so fully fledged that a neighborhood without one seems almost an anomaly.
Continue here: Cities, including Pittsburgh, are turning green with urban farms
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Pleasanton is moving forward with efforts to reduce energy use and implement environmentally friendly programs. The city council heard a progress report from Daniel Smith at last weeks meeting. Much of the work has been accomplished by the citys new Committee on Energy and Environment.
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Pleasanton Ahead of the Curve on Energy Planning
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
How we'll be traveling in the next 100 years. This is the fifth part in an eight-part series on the future of transportation. New articles published every Monday. We have a good idea of what the near-term future of transportation will look like: hybrid vehicles, like the Chevy Volt; electric cars, such as the Tesla Roadster; the rickshaw-cum-Segway known as the General Motors P.U.M.A.; and high ...
More here: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (of the Future) (GOOD)
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
A new report offers a bleak outlook for the Caribbean hotel industry.
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Travel Notes: Tourism drops in Caribbean (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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