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...trains to have screwups too—I’m by no means arguing that they are perfect.Train tickets aren’t necessarily cheap either, though I usually save about 40 percent compared to airfare.Worse still, U.S. rail technology is simply pathetic compared to the high-speed rail that exists in virtually every other industrialized country. My train from Boston to Chicago averages about 46 miles per hour--52 miles per hour on the continuous, faster leg from Albany to Chicago. In contrast, the new high-speed Eurostar train ferries commuters from London to Paris at an average...
...major-conference firepower against a member of the not-even mid-major Ivy League, with the Wolverines (3-5) holding advantages in size, speed, athleticism, and pedigree...
...celebrating the fact that even though he’s over 50, this NYPD still kicks ass. 2. Take a few random shots early to numb your mind to the movie’s ridiculous non-stop action. No matter how much money the studio poured into explosions, high-speed car chases, and helicopter scenes, the action falls short of the great cat-and-mouse sequences of the first movie. 3. Take a shot for every 10 stuntmen that were used in the film. Make sure you have a high tolerance; you’ll need to down over...
...Whatever a customer wants, we provide," says Roger Bourget, CEO of Bourget's Bike Works in Phoenix. "We build egos for guys." Bourget and other motorcycle craftsmen tailor bikes like fine suits. For speed demons, that might mean top suspension and a light chassis. For touring long distances, the custom biker will ask for an intercom system and heated seats and handlebars. Just cruising? He can do that on a chopper or a bagger with a hand-painted body and intricately detailed metalwork. The American artist Michael Godard ordered an $85,000 gangster-themed chopper with images from his collections...
...powered by nothing but the rays of the sun. If the Solar Impulse project goes to plan, in 2011 a gangly aircraft with the wingspan of an Airbus A380 and the weight of a compact car will attempt to circle the globe in about a month at an average speed of 43 m.p.h. (70 km/h), landing only five times along...