"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"Like I always say, there's no 'I' in "team". There is a 'me', though, if you jumble it up."
We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.
Wisdom - that part of knowledge that isn't only true, but also happens to be helpful.
Wisdom speaks softly... Thereafter the volume increases proportionate to the level of ignorance
A punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet?
All designed objects are propaganda for a certain way of life.
Sometimes we need to stop analysing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens.
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence." --Napoleon Bonaparte
The best designed clothes: invite being removed but reward being kept on.
It's that you just can't take the effect and make it the cause
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Open letter to Norman Baker, minister for cycling, walking, buses, alternatives to travel, etc Giving “freedom” to local authorities with less money and no precise remit to spend it on cycling will result in more kids failing to learn to ride. Many will be unhealthier and fatter and our roads will be clogged with more parents driving their kids around everywhere. Make no mistake – your decision will affect real lives.
So Norman, ask yourself this. What is Norman Baker for? Or more precisely, what is the point of you being in the Department for Transport? Are you a [
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… some dinosaurs flatly refuse to serve the public good. Chief among them is National Rail Enquiries, owned by the Association of Train Operating Companies, which continues to reject calls to open up its feeds — despite collecting huge taxpayer subsidies. When I asked why, a press officer said “it just isn’t practical to make [services] entirely open to developers” as data was constantly being updated and the system would face “extra strain”. Nonsense: it’s simply an excuse to maximise revenues by charging for data that should be freely available. In response, our new “open” prime minister should [
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Vice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift by the mutineers in the Bounty’s launch. Fifteen years after theBounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion.
After his exoneration by the Court Martial inquiry into the loss of the Bounty, Bligh remained in the Royal Navy. From 1791 to [
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As It Happens from renan ozturk on Vimeo.
Russian police trying to make motorists respect pedestrians on zebra crossings thought of drafting in exotic zebras to halt Moscow traffic.
Only, police in the Russian capital could not get any zebras – so they painted black stripes on white horses instead.
They paraded the horses over crossings, forcing motorists to slow down and read road safety messages.
Thousands of pedestrians die in road accidents COLLISIONS in Russia every year.
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On this street every single house has off-street parking for at least two vehicles. Baron Gardens is a very wide street, four to five lanes wide, which could easily be converted to a cycling-friendly street on the Dutch model. Instead the ‘cycling-friendly’ council has re-allocated road space to car parking. Not only are there parking bays at the side of the road, parking bays have even been created down the middle.
This is car dependency gone mad. It also deters cycling, because it creates lengthy pinch points where cyclists are forced into conflict with vehicles approaching from [
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Let’s say it again. Among the greatest obstacles to the development of mass cycling in Britain are the nation’s two leading cycling organisations, the Cyclists’ Touring Club and the London Cycling Campaign. They both deeply damage the prospect of cycling ever really taking off in Britain.
Both are fundamentally committed to the doomed strategy of ameliorating the conditions of vehicular cycling. Cycle lanes are a perfect example of this campaign strategy, supposedly delivering an improvement in conditions for cycling. The fact that cycle lanes have failed to raise cycling’s modal share is of no interest to the [
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Well this is rich isn’t it? “If the app stops you having one ‘bad’ accident” – what is the sliding-scale and what would be accidental!! SHAME ON YOU TUAW – AND APPLE© FOR ALLOWING IT ON iTunes.
Is Text’nDrive Pro worth $19.99? If you avoid even one traffic citation for “texting while driving,” you’d probably come out ahead. If the app keeps you from having a bad accident while you’re distracted by your iPhone, then it’s worth every penny you pay for it, and more.
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At TED, the spirit of adventure runs deep. An explorer’s tale can move us, enrich our knowledge and awaken the wanderer within.Through pictures and words, we accompany Ben Saunders on his incredible journey to the North Pole — on skis, alone. Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco takes us along the spacecraft Cassini‘s voyage to Saturn and its mysterious moons. And adventurer Bill Stone talks about his exploration of the deepest caverns on Earth — and how his experiences there will help his mission to discover life in the outer reaches of the solar system.
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“The past three years have seen the rise of the uber-techno, super-flashy, full-carbon fibre, bobby-dazzler road bike. The market for these bikes has expanded faster than a 45-year-old’s waistline, partly thanks to the success of the British cycling stars at the Beijing Olympics. Marketing departments have produced smart advertising messages that encourage a bit of freedom, elite performance and memories of teenage derring-do.
And the result can be seen on Saturday and Sunday mornings as middle-aged blokes polish the rear derailleur, lower the mirrored shades and pedal into the hills. Every couple of weeks, you’ll see a girth of [
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The outcome of all that PR for cars is more sales as well as more congestion, more pollution and a greater demand for scarce parking spaces. There would have been no need for the congestion charge in London if not for the success of the auto industry’s publicity machine and the popularity of motoring programmes.
Reversing the trend of ever-increasing car ownership and use is not as difficult as it seems. If governments were to limit car advertising, as they did with alcohol and tobacco when the health impacts were recognised, people would take decisions about their [
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The Phil Liggett CTC Challenge.
Seriously, this is the future that China’s envisioning: huge friggin’ buses engulfing smaller cars on the road. Despite the silly picture and the eccentric “3D Express Coach” branding, this cunning project by Shenzhen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment actually makes sense. The idea is to make use of the space between regular-size cars and bridges, thus saving construction costs as well as minimizing congestion impact by allowing cars to drive underneath these jumbo buses. Fancy hitching a ride? Y
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With city budgets stretched thin and more people riding trains and buses, public transportation is getting more crowded. As the Washington Post reports, in Washington, D.C., and Manhattan (and probably elsewhere!), there’s a growing irritation with "seat hogs": people who intentionally sit in an aisle seat in an empty row forcing their fellow commuters to stand.
Brooke Timmons grasped a bar in the middle of a crowded Red Line rail car and held on, looking exasperated as she tried to keep her balance while the train jerked and accelerated down the track.
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Surfer, climber, clothes manufacturer. Meet Yvon Chouinard, the 72 year old adrenaline junkie and founder of Patagonia clothing.
Let’s go surfing
Yvon Chouinard. Heard of him? He’s one of the good guys. A 72 year old surfer and climber. A die hard environmentalist. A former blacksmith turned climbing gear manufacturer who went on to found one of the most successful outdoor clothing companies in the world. Patagonia.
Mockingly called Pradagonia by some – mostly those who baulk at paying the prices his products command – Patagonia manufactures first rate, functional, environmentally friendly products that stand up to [
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Snowdonia National Park Authority prove they are blithering fools without the sense, vision or understanding to care for the land in their charge.
A project to create a tarmac surface on part of a path on Snowdon has been criticised.
The Miners’ Track is a popular starting point for walkers [
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walking sticks save the legs – atop the Glydders
Two mountain peaks in Snowdonia which are going under the hammer are expected to fetch £1m.
The summits of Moel Cynghorion and Foel Goch, which command views over Snowdonia National Park, are up for auction on Friday.
The remote peaks adjacent to Snowdon come with 1,000 acres (four sq km) of moorland, some derelict outbuildings, a stream and rough grazing.
The auction follows the sale of the Vyrnwy estate tourist spot in Powys.
The parcel of land at Snowdonia is known as Helfa Fawr, and is two miles from Llanberis. It borders the Snowdon mountain [
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One of Wales’ “elite” peaks has grown in stature after an official measurement to verify its height.
It was feared Tryfan, in Snowdonia, could have fallen short of the 3,000ft (914m) elite mountain status needed to keep as one of Wales’ 14 highest peaks.
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This map shows all trains (yellow pins) on the London Underground network in approximately real time (screenshot). Click the stations for a local map of that station. I have a (per-station) National Rail version, and a bookmarkable train times planner.
Live map of London Underground trains.
The Journey is the Thing from Tony Blazejack on Vimeo.
Sorry to interrupt your afternoon with this tear-jerker but man, this is intense. Maybe it’s the weather here in NYC today but watching this was a really moving experience. I’m stunned. Makes you think about people who have lost their lives on a bike.
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We love our home city, Sheffield. It’s an incredibly warm and characterful place with lots of interesting sights to see and some great places to eat, drink and be merry… you just need to know where to look…
Our Favourite Places is an independent guide to the best of Sheffield’s cafés, restaurants, bars, shops, galleries, parks and more. Designed by Eleven, a creative team living in the city, Our Favourite Places champions independence, focussing on unique places that can only be found in Sheffield.
Our Favourite Places is 40 pages of 50+ brilliant places – from tiny Victorian [
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UP to 1,000 bicycles are to be fitted with number plates. The scheme, which will be launched in Co Mayo today, is designed to increase awareness of road safety for cyclists.
Under law, only vehicles with combustion engines have to carry designated number plates.
But Noel Gibbons, road safety officer with Mayo County Council, said that the new scheme would bring cyclists into line with drivers of larger, [
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The Sheffield 100 is our brand new ride for the north of England. Starting out from the home of Sheffield Tigers Rugby Club at Dore Moor on the outskirts of the city, the Sheffield 100 route will quickly take riders into the heart of the Peak District. Stunning scenery and some of the best cycling terrain unfold along the way to present you with one of our toughest rides yet. The routes promise awe-inspiring views and challenging climbs. Both pass through the Hope Valley and Derbyshire Dales, with the 100-miler also taking in the [
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Un carril para los turistas y otro para los barceloneses. No se trata de una nueva iniciativa del área de movilidad del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Tampoco de ninguna idea surgida de los despachos de los responsables de turismo de la Generalitat. Son las marcas vialesque han aparecido pintadas en diferentes calles del centro de Barcelona y que hoy han sorprendido a más de un transeúnte. En aceras o calzadas, escritas en castellano, de color blanco y separadas por una breve línea se pueden leer las palabras ‘barceloneses’, en un lado, y ‘turistas‘, en [
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Shirdi Sai Baba: "Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it true, is it necessary, does it improve upon the silence?"
Well known fact that any kiss where one or other party is in control of heavy machinery doesn't count for quality assessment purposes.
There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
The honest heart that's free frae a' intended fraud or guile. However fortune kick the ba', Has ay some cause to smile.
Life consists in replacing one worry with another, and one desire with the next, what the Buddhists call ‘grasping’ or upādāna in Sanskrit
"Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future."
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."
A wrong decision isn't forever; it can be reversed. The losses from a delayed decision are forever; they can never be retrieved.
heavy words thrown lightly
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
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