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...After a three-year, $1.6 billion renovation, St. Pancras will reopen on Nov. 14 as London's new gateway to the Continent, replacing Waterloo Station as the Eurostar terminal. The new location will shave 20 minutes off the travel time to central Paris and better integrate Europe's high-speed rail network with Britain's train system...
...statement added that, from what it had gathered, Unity's security team had been approached "at speed by a vehicle that failed to stop despite an escalation of warnings which included hand signals and a signal flare. Finally, shots were fired at the vehicle and it stopped." Unity said, "We deeply regret this incident." Said Cooper: "The State Department extends its sympathy to families of the victims. We are in contact with the Iraqi authorities concerning this incident." For its part, RTI reiterated that none of its own staff were "involved or present when the incident occured," having already been...
...times before. The charges are of course serious, but then, so are the counterarguments, none of which he responds to. The Journal must have been having a slow news day. Either that, or Rupert was tweaking the newsroom. Well, it’s time we get grandpa up to speed. The problem is not that internationalists and communists have infiltrated the university, but that, quite simply, everyone has a different opinion on what ought to be required. Say you asked 10 people whether every educated person should know certain things; your answer will in all likelihood be yes, there...
...Nike Plus iPod kit, which was launched in mid-2006, allows runners to put a tiny sensor at the bottom of a $100 Nike Plus running shoe. The kit also includes a small receiver that attaches to an iPod nano and measures the runner's speed, distance and calories burned. The data pop up on the nano's screen while it plays. (Or push a button, and a voice will tell you how you're doing.) There's an aftermarket for all that info at nikeplus.com where runners can upload their data, compare speeds and even challenge a worldwide community...
Nike's success is all the more remarkable given its earlier technology stumbles. One attempt at a gadget that could measure a runner's speed and distance was a clunky pod that attached to a shoelace. Mark Parker, then Nike's co-president and now its ceo, called the pod "the tumor" and in 2004 clamored for something better. Donaghu's group presented a prototype with a tracking device tucked under the sole. "The thought was to get rid of the tumor by making it disappear," says Michael Tchao, the general manager for Nike Plus...