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Twitter Survives Earthquake
When disaster strikes, utilites tend to fail. With mobile phones, this is particularly likely, as damage to infrastructure is also going to damage a few mobile phone antennae. In the case of yesterday's earthquake in Los Angeles, people had difficulty communicating via phone,...Bell defends throttling practices
Ars Technica does a great job of looking into Bell Canada's defence of its throttling policies. Bell is now claiming that in spite of appearances, that congestion levels on its networks are high. "The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
Anger over Grange Park 450 houses decision.
Building 450 extra houses at the M1 junction15 roundabout in Northamptonshire, county in central England, United Kingdom is a recipe for disaster...."Residents of Grange Park have reacted with anger to the backing... Update: NYC Mayor Loses Big on Traffic Fee Plan
No sooner had the city approved the NYC congestion charge plan than Democrats on the city council have blocked the effort."Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers extra tolls to enter Manhattan's most...Easter weekend brings bad weather, road and rail disruptions
It's going to be a mess here in the UK for Easter weekend, with nasty weather, traffic backups and railway disruption. If you're in the UK this weekend be sure to send in any photos or videos of the mess!" Motoring organisations are predicting the most congested Easter yet,...On the Edgwater Road
"Thousands of commuters face traffic disruption for days after workmen cut through a water main on one of London's busiest routes. Thousands of gallons of water flooded the Edgware Road and poured into shops and an underground car park when Transport for London contractors... Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly
"Thursday, January 17, 2008
Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap... California has worst U.S. traffic: study
Californian society is built around the car. And it is finally catching up to them. It's official, California has the worst traffic in the United States. "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Californians idle in the nation's... Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food
According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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