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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  The End of the Road
The end of the road is slowly working its way back toward the provinces of the civilization that created it, and there is nothing that can be done to stop it.
And while natural forces are slowly erasing the products of humanity at the end of the road, equally corrosive economic forces are conspiring with the laws of nature to eradicate the intricate web of socio-economic structures that the people there have built up over the past three decades.
But the world at the end of the oil road is a place where oil and other resources will barely be available in amounts that keep pace with life’s demands, let alone its luxuries.
www.gulland.ca /depletion/Endofroad.htm   (4065 words)

  
 Road ID®
If you are a runner, cyclist, triathlete or just a person who doesn't sit on the couch all day, Road ID is for you.
The inspiration for Road ID was born in the fall of 1999.
For me, the inspiration was a fl, King Kong size pick-up truck that I nearly came face to face with on a long Saturday run.
www.roadid.com   (347 words)

  
 Ohio Historical National Road, U.S. 40 / Serving Ohio Businesses - Ohio National Road.com
The Ohio National Road is now designated as the Historical National Road, as such having your business on U.S. 40 gives you an opportunity to tap into the publics interest in the history of the National Road.
There are many businesses that have been around since the 40's and 30's on this great road, of course the history of the national road goes back way before this period.
For more information on the National Road be sure to stop and visit The Zane Grey National Road Museum in Norwich, Ohio at exit 164.
www.ohionationalroad.com   (359 words)

  
 Conservation International - The End of the Road
In 2002, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso announced plans to turn the trail into a road that would slice through the park, claiming it would boost local economies.
The study took a year to complete, buying conservationists time to mount their own assessment and environmental awareness campaigns.
Backed by CI, ANCON's impact study proved the road would cripple Baru's ecosystems, a big attraction for tourists and the source of fresh water for local people.
web.conservation.org /xp/frontlines/partners/05240602.xml   (583 words)

  
 Road and Track Magazine - ROADandTRACK.com
The Urban-Hip Hit the Road: Scooting around with style and personality.
See photos of the latest cars on the scene.
Plus, get insider buzz on what you might see on the road in the future.
www.roadandtrack.com   (659 words)

  
 RoadBikeReview: cycling gear reviews, forums, and classifieds
Bought the frame and the parts to go for building up the thing myself as a randonneur / recreational road bike.
Turned out a fine road bike for fast (for me, that is) training rides and longer, more relaxed rides.
Equipped with a rear rack it handles commuting equally well as long as the road suits...
www.roadbikereview.com   (123 words)

  
 UK Department for Transport | THINK! Road Safety - Welcome to the THINK! web site
You can download our leaflets, factsheets and posters for more information and there are links to other sites you might find useful.
Most people make sure that children use some kind of restraint when travelling on the road, but it is vitally important to use the right one; and not to use an adult belt before the child is big enough.
We've put together all you need to produce your own Hedgehog road safety publicity materials, including a selection of Spike illustrations, a variety of backgrounds, logo-strips, fonts and speech bubbles with easy to follow guidelines.
www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk   (286 words)

  
 Travel Writing & Writers Resource - Written Road
I was just in Washington State last week and whoever ends up with this book is one lucky person.
I seem to be having many a over-blogging and under-blogging phases here on Written Road.
Phases of being swamped, uninspired, hungover; phases of my eyes wanting to bleed from the number of hours glued to the screen; phases of sitting those number of hours and watching the best of YouTube leaving me tired and brain numb — an excuse not to write.
www.writtenroad.com   (1986 words)

  
 Healing Time on Earth
One of my definitions of GATT is that it's the end run around the environmental gains of the last century.
At the end of my pitch for restoration I have asked each audience-and now I'm asking you, "How many people in this audience would be willing to commit at least a year of their lives, out of the next ten, to volunteering for this restoration effort, either getting paid or not?"...
May be purchased in pamphlet form from the E. Schumacher Society, 140 Jug End Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-1737, www.schumachersociety.org/publication.html.
www.wildnesswithin.com /heal.html   (6113 words)

  
 A Dispatch From Down South: Costa Rica, The End-Of-The Road ~ by Allan Weisbecker
I sip my coffee and consider my options as the rest of the set, wave by wave, probes my position, each successive incursion reaching a yard or so further inland than the one preceding it, until the last wave disappears under the Ford’s front bumper with a crackle and a hiss.
The groundswell has been on the rise since I ran out of road in my travels here yesterday afternoon and is rising still; and the full moon high tide has another hour of flood before it peaks and begins its withdrawal.
In all prudence, a move to higher ground would seem to be called for.
www.escapeartist.com /efam/50/Costa_rica_Travel.html   (649 words)

  
 Road Trip Network - Your Complete Road Trip Guide
Our mission is to give you all the resources you need to not only plan but to really enjoy your road trip.
Whether you are going out for just a day trip, vacation or all the way to living full time on the road.
To make it as easy as we could we have broken the site down into three basic sections.
www.roadtripnetwork.com   (125 words)

  
 The End of the Road -- Tom Bodett
As national spokesman for the Motel 6 chain, as a commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and as creator of the nationally syndicated radio program The End of the Road, Tom Bodett has a voice familiar to millions.
Now you can listen, at your pleasure, to his stories about likable, genuine, slightly wacky people who live in the little Alaska town at the end of the road.
Follow the romantic misadventures of sixties throwback Tamara Dupree, vegetarian activist and New Age missionary; join Stormy Storbock and Ed Flannigan on their sightseeing tour across America by fire truck; meet local ne'er-do-well Doug McDoogan, who has a bright new future in the arts.
www.audible.com /adbl/store/CJProduct.jsp?productID=BK_BANT_000146   (253 words)

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