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GNER Turns on First Commercial UK Train

GNER Turns on First Commercial UK Train 07/06/2004 10:11 AM
GNER has started the commercial launch of its onboard Internet access service on the East Coast Maine Line in the UK: Swedish firm Icomera has unwired the first commercial GNER run--previously, it was all testing--and nine more runs will follow. First-class passengers have free access to the continuously available wireless service, while other riders pay £2.95 to £9.95 per trip. A fascinating estimate lurks at the end of this BBC story: According to telecoms analysts BWCS, 625 million people worldwide will be travelling on wi-fi enabled trains within the next five years....

Delayed GNER Wi-Fi train trial steams
out

Delayed GNER Wi-Fi train trial steams
out 12/02/2003 10:00 AM
19-day trial run for First Class passengers

Arrival

Arrival 02/01/2005 10:10 PM

« Welcome home Courmayeurs Stairway to Heaven, a.k.a. Otava! »

We left for Stockholm on Sunday evening as it was finally time to go get our new baby and bring him home. The seas were pretty rough through the night and I began to worry that maybe an hour or three in a crate on a plane might have been a less stressful option than the slow overnight boat. Unless you enjoy the drinking or loading up on the duty-free stuff, there's really not much to do on these boats in bad weather except read and try not to think about the Poseidon Adventure.

After four or five hours of wandering aimlessly around Stockholm, we met the breeders back at the ferry terminal for our lovely puppy. It must be the most difficult moment for all breeders when the puppies go off to their new homes. The puppy arrived in the back of their Volvo wagon and I wasn't entirely sure what size to expect since it had been so long since HB was that age; he's 15kg, he has huge paws, he's only a little more than 3 months old. :) We said good-bye to Lasse and Sussi and took him to the ship which was a bit of an adventure since, for him, everything was new and confusing. Saints have a lovely trait of quietly observing the world around them and so, we did a lot of waiting while he observed and did a lot of coaxing to get him onto the boat before it left the dock without us.

He settled into the room on the ship rather quickly by comparison to the doubtful trek we took through the terminal. He drank some water, flopped down on the blanket we brought for him, toyed a little with the kong tennis ball and started napping shortly thereafter. We got some sandwiches from a cafe and sat around reading for a few hours when he woke up and tried to nibble on the book in my hand. Jarkko looked up and said, "Otava", the name of the great bear constellation and a book publisher, which I immediately thought perfect for him. He made all the right signals when he needed to go pee, even if he was more than reluctant to leave the room he seemed to love riding in the lift up to the 'poop' deck. He even slept through the night without much trouble, perhaps lulled to sleep by the hum of the ship's engines.

The EU has a new 'pet passport' regulation and it really does look like a passport with a photo and pages for a lifetime of vaccinations, vet certifications and customs stamps. We had to wait around for a little while for the Tulli guy to come around and check Otava's papers since the pet inspectors never seem to be on the premises. The same thing happened when we brought HB from the US as we could have cruised on through the airport into Finland, but if I go to the trouble to fill out the paperwork, someone better be prepared to check it. I was awfully surprised that the customs guy hadn't seen one of these new pet passports yet though.

We arrived home and tried to make him feel safe, loved and welcome so we gave him water, food and a little space to wander around and check things out. It must be so disorienting for him as everything is new and very unlike the cozy kennel out in the Swedish countryside which was all he had ever known until now. So far he has been very happy to stick as close to us as possible. He came with us for a brief visit to the local pet shop a few blocks away for a proper adjustable puppy collar and it seemed liked he trusts us a wee bit more. The next few weeks will be important to help him have as many positive introductions to new things as possible while teaching him what is and is not acceptable behaviour with much patience. And lots of love.

"arrival of Baby Kos."

"arrival of Baby Kos." 11/03/2003 09:33 PM

Arrival in a Narrow Country

Arrival in a Narrow Country 02/10/2004 02:44 AM

Flew from Miami to Panama City, Panama yesterday.  While sitting in a comfortable leather seat aboard an American Airlines 757 and eating a filet mignon lunch, I looked down at Cuba.Supposedly they have everything to which we Americans aspire, i.e., universal health care and an excellent public education system.  Yet Cubans are dirt poor and it is we ignorant and infirm residents of the United States who designed and built the 757.  The comparison isn't quite fair but really you'd think that the Cubans, being so well educated and blessed with a large and fertile country, would have done better for themselves.  Perhaps politics do matter, a sobering thought as Election 2004 sweeps across the U.S.

Graham, a Kiwi flight instructor from www.helipan.com, picked me up at the big international airport here (PTY) and, after a brief stop to change into shorts, we went to the small domestic airport and preflighted a Robinson R22 helicopter, removed the doors, and, with the Pacific Ocean at our backs, took off north along the Canal.  A moderate rain, unseasonable this time of year in Panama, pelted my bare skin though the gaping holes in the sides of the machine, now approaching its 100 mph (160 kph) cruising speed.  Soon the rain ended, however, and we were abeam the magnificent Miraflores Locks. After skirting the airspace over a prison and a rainforest resort we dropped down to 500' over the jungle bordering Lake Gatun, the heart of the Panama Canal.  A few minutes later we were coming up on Colon, the big city and free trade zone at the Caribbean end of the Canal. After a quick glance down at the collapsed rusting rooftops of downtown Colon it is not hard to believe that this is the unemployment, poverty, and crime capital of the nation.

"... children run about in rags and the city's largely black
population lives in rotting buildings.  ... If you walk its streets,
even in th emiddle of the day, expect to get mugged.  It really is
that bad."

-- Lonely Planet guidebook (this is a publisher that thinks
Columbia is a nice safe country to visit!)

Cruising at 80 mph west from Colon, 50' above the breakers, we reached the mouth of the Rio Chagres, whose prodigious flow in the rainy season stymied the Canal builders.  This is the river that the pirate Henry Morgan used in 1671 to gain access to the original settlement of Panama City.  On the cliffs above the sea is the ruined Fuerte San Lorenzo, built to protect the Spanish gold trade from guys like Henry Morgan.  Adjacent to the fort is a partially fenced grassy area. Graham decided to put the R22 down there.  We walked around the fort for a bit, looked at the rusty cannon, and then fired up for the return trip to Panama City, landing just at sunset.

Then it was back to the hotel for a shorts-and-T-shirt dinner at a table outdoors, on a patio overlooking Canal-bound ships going underneath the Puente de las Americas.  The helicopter pilots talked about their jobs on the tuna boats here.  The 200'-long tuna boats carry a light helicopter so that the captain can go up and coordinate the action of little speed boats that collect the nets.  When the work is done the pilot has to land on a rolling metal deck, often spread with a net to provide friction.  "Sounds like landing on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier," I observed.  "Oh, it is much harder than that," the pilots noted.  "Remember that this is a very small ship and it goes up and down with the waves a lot more."  Tuna boat helicopter pilots tend to be young and unmarried.

Arrival of the idea practitioner

Arrival of the idea practitioner 12/04/2003 08:26 PM
The authors have listed 200 management gurus in accordance with their ranking, based on an empirical system (on the number of hits on Google search, number of ...

Cisco celebrates router's arrival

Cisco celebrates router's arrival 09/26/2004 09:16 AM
San Jose Mercury News Sep 26 2004 12:05PM GMT

The Arrival Of The True Computer
Parasite

The Arrival Of The True Computer
Parasite 03/30/2005 08:33 PM

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival 09/10/2004 08:31 PM
Free Internet Press Sep 11 2004 0:56AM GMT

Suprnova.org Announces Upcoming Arrival
of eXeem

Suprnova.org Announces Upcoming Arrival
of eXeem 12/31/2004 10:12 AM

the Thanksgiving arrival of Tyler Declan
Howell

the Thanksgiving arrival of Tyler Declan
Howell 12/02/2003 01:55 AM
Posting during labor .. delivered .. Tyler

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European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival

European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival 06/14/2004 10:48 PM
OD2 has announced partnership with Microsoft and a half-sale price on some downloads as iTMS is expected to be launched tomorrow. How will the battle for online music sales in Europe shape up?

New arrival Easy to keep in touch - but
do babybl0gs violate privacy?

New arrival Easy to keep in touch - but
do babybl0gs violate privacy? 04/19/2004 06:54 AM
BBC Apr 19 2004 11:11AM GMT

Microsoft Employee Fired for Blogging
Arrival of G5's at Redmond

Microsoft Employee Fired for Blogging
Arrival of G5's at Redmond 10/29/2003 11:25 AM
MacNN reports that Michael Hanscom was fired by Microsoft for his blog post "Even Microsoft wants G5's" which included pictures of a delivery of G5's.

Find out how and why you can help Michael find a job on Brian's Blog and put in your two cents in the comments .

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Analysts herald arrival of smart
security patching tools

Analysts herald arrival of smart
security patching tools 09/15/2004 07:16 AM

Florida and Gulf Coast Brace for Arrival
of Hurricane Ivan

Florida and Gulf Coast Brace for Arrival
of Hurricane Ivan 09/13/2004 03:05 PM
Residents stocked up to prepare for a storm that has already swamped communities in the Caribbean and reportedly killed dozens.

his lack of attendance in Alabama
confirmed by guardsman supposed to meet
him upon arrival

his lack of attendance in Alabama
confirmed by guardsman supposed to meet
him upon arrival 02/13/2004 07:16 AM
Bush never showed up for service in Alabama .. Memphis Flyer 2004 12 13 .. Mark Me Present

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Virtual Music (www.virtuals.us),
announces the arrival of the MDP™
(Musician Digital Portfolio)

Virtual Music (www.virtuals.us),
announces the arrival of the MDP™
(Musician Digital Portfolio) 03/14/2005 05:28 PM
Dallas, TX, March 12th 2005 - Virtual Music, a leading provider of digital services for professional musicians, today announced their new service called MDP (Musician Digital Portfolio).

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Trains vs. Airplanes

Trains vs. Airplanes 12/04/2003 01:29 AM
Tra ins vs. Airplanes. Amtrak has reported record ridership levels for the Thanksgiving season. But the success of the rails is indebted to post 9/11 air-travel anxiety. Maybe, it would be better for travelers to stop fearing hijackings and resume flying planes instead of riding intercity trains out of fear. On the other hand, it could be a good thing that rail travel is getting a second look after years of decline.

Wi-Fi Use on UK Trains Popular

Wi-Fi Use on UK Trains Popular 09/21/2004 12:42 PM
Wi-Fi service on UK trains is seeing solid growth in usage: Use of the service is growing 77 percent week over week, but that figure is a bit misleading because the number of trains offering Wi-Fi is also increasing. However, users are also spending an increasing amount of time on the network and there seems to be an indication that passengers are deciding to buy first class tickets because the Wi-Fi access there is free. In other commuter Wi-Fi news, Sydney, Australia is considering offering Wi-Fi on Sydney ferries....

Bullet Trains

Bullet Trains 01/04/2004 12:23 AM

Japan's maglev train sets record: CNN had a story on Headline News about maglev trains and it got the geek in me all excited. They mentioned this one.

The experimental three-car maglev was carrying passengers when it set the world's top speed for a train, clocking at 581 kph (361 mph)...

Now, here's the deal: 600 m.p.h. in a plane is not really a problem, because there's nothing to run into in the air (I know, I know — other planes, buildings, the ground...don't get smart). But 361 m.p.h. on train tracks? On the ground? Where there are things like cars, and cows, and school buses full of little children that could end up on the tracks? That 361 m.p.h. would seem so much faster if you ran into something.

It happened in 1998 in Germany. One hundred twenty people died when abullet train derailed and hit an overpass. And it was only travelling at 175 mp.h.

I don't want to be alarmist or anything, but that kind of speed, that close to stuff that's as unforgiving as an overpass just makes me a little nervous. And it's only a matter of time before Jon Voight and Tom Cruise get into a fight on top of one of them, and then what happens?

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More Wi-Fi on European Trains

More Wi-Fi on European Trains 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
Eurostar, the train operator, will start testing Wi-Fi access on its cross-channel services this year: But service won't be available while in the tunnel under the English Channel. Another train operator, GNER, has been experimenting with Wi-Fi on its trains. It achieves coverage in tunnels by stringing together cell phone antennas to maintain the connection, which otherwise is backhauled via satellite. Apparently train operators are hoping that Wi-Fi services will draw customers back away from short-haul airlines....

More Wi-Fi on British Trains

More Wi-Fi on British Trains 01/22/2004 02:02 PM
BT OpenZone is building Wi-Fi on 13 more railway stations: Virgin also covers a few stations. One route between London and Scotland offers access onboard as part of a trial. In addition, Broadreach and PointShot are building the backbone for a Wi-Fi network that can be offered to the rail network operators. They will use the platform to manage the onboard Wi-Fi access....

First full run for tilting trains

First full run for tilting trains 09/26/2004 09:05 PM
Virgin's high-speed tilting trains finally come into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.

Trains with Wi-Fi May Tempt Travelers

Trains with Wi-Fi May Tempt Travelers 05/20/2004 09:53 AM
Survey says that most business travelers would opt for a train over a car or plane ride if Wi-Fi were available: Fifty percent of existing business train travelers already carry a laptop, the survey found, and most already work during train trips making calls or handling electronic files. Users would pay up to £12 (about US$20) for longer trips....

Automated NYC trains debut

Automated NYC trains debut 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
USA Today Apr 10 2005 11:36PM GMT

Could SA trains have WiFi in the future?

Could SA trains have WiFi in the future? 05/26/2004 10:34 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 27 2004 2:24AM GMT

Getting Started with Lego Trains

Getting Started with Lego Trains 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

MPs call for action on new trains

MPs call for action on new trains 07/27/2004 02:36 AM
Ministers must tackle the problems which have dogged the introduction of new trains, an MPs committee says.

Man Gesturing at Trains Gets Too Close
(AP)

Man Gesturing at Trains Gets Too Close
(AP) 07/21/2004 06:06 PM
AP - A man in a wheelchair who makes obscene gestures to the crews of passing trains was injured when he got a little too close to one of them, police said.

Microsoft trains users to protect PCs

Microsoft trains users to protect PCs 05/05/2004 02:51 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 5 2004 7:23AM GMT

Freight trains in the sky (a.k.a. Fun
with Air Traffic Control)

Freight trains in the sky (a.k.a. Fun
with Air Traffic Control) 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

A post for airplane nerds only...

Mountains climbing nearly to 12,000' separate the Los Angeles basin from the Palm Springs and Joshua Tree area.  A layer of clouds between 4000' and 6000' covered all of the Los Angeles airports.  Thus it was necessary to proceed from Sedona into Los Angeles on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) clearance.  The minimum enroute altitude on the direct airway from Twentynine Palms into LA is 13,500' due to the fact that this airway goes straight over some of the tallest peaks.  I was flying along at 14,000', breathing bottled oxygen, and got called by ATC:  "Fly heading 230 for a train."

I banked the airplane and looked down wondering what kind of monster freight train they might have out West that would require an airplane at 14,000' to adjust its course.

Then I realized that perhaps the call was "Flying heading 230 for terrain."

N Korean trains explode in crash

N Korean trains explode in crash 04/22/2004 09:23 PM
Overseas officials confirm a massive blast feared to have killed and injured thousands, but North Korea stays silent.

Tube trains halted after stabbing

Tube trains halted after stabbing 08/13/2004 01:39 AM
London Underground services to Heathrow Airport are disrupted after a man was stabbed at a station on Thursday night.

Blair launches tilting trains

Blair launches tilting trains 09/20/2004 07:01 AM
Tony Blair joins Sir Richard Branson in unveiling Britain's first 125mph Pendolino tilting train.

Indian Railways Launches Wi-Fi on Trains

Indian Railways Launches Wi-Fi on Trains 06/30/2004 09:40 AM
Indian Railways has installed Internet access via Wi-Fi on the Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Bhopal runs: Service is available via Wi-Fi and is initially free. Kiosks will be available in luxury coaches....

Computer virus threatens trains

Computer virus threatens trains 05/02/2004 08:49 PM
The Advertiser May 3 2004 0:27AM GMT

Sound sensors aim for safe trains

Sound sensors aim for safe trains 07/07/2004 11:29 AM
New technology to detect cracks in rail tracks is being developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
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