The IRU is a very strong supporter of the concept of combined transport i.e. road and rail being used together in a complementary fashion.
But now there's an expanding market of tourists and business travelers wanting to check their e-mail while on the road.
Add to the mix medium-run uncertainty (i.e. several years down the road) about the effect of the recent health care legislation and financial regulatory reform.
O. of HarperCollins, left in 2008 and established Open Road Integrated Media, an e-book venture.
They focus on only one element in the road to reduce poverty, e.g.
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Our "road tax" (i.e. the tax disc) is actually significantly lower in cost than in mainland Europe, and in terms of other taxes, notably income tax, we pay far less than the other European countries.
The capture of Pul-e-Khumri would cut the main north-south road through the centre of Afghanistan, leaving the remaining Taleban forces in the north stranded.
's HarperCollins Publishers, started Open Road Integrated Media LLC, which focuses on e-books, including authors who are willing to be published digitally before going into print.
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If you know you are going to need to check an e-mail on the way home from the office, find a parking lot half way to your destination, answer the e-mail, and then get back on the road.
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Firms such as American Industrial Partners (AIP), which acquired fire vehicle supplier E-One in 2008, the ambulance manufacturers Halcore and Road Rescue in 2010 and specialty trailer manufacturer Heil Trailer International in 2012, could continue ramping up their presence in that space, the banker and two other bankers suggested.
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Further down the road we might see the virtual technology embody something physical, i.e. a robotic assistant capable of performing actionable tasks, not unlike Rosie from The Jetsons.
Down the road, Salinas hopes to use the wireless frequency to provide Internet access and e-commerce.
It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road.
Initially a start-up with no employees and run out of Ms. Friedman's apartment, Open Road now has more than two dozen employees and has published about 2, 000 e-books.
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Road warriors spend much of their time clipping snippets from downloaded company reports and spreadsheets to e-mail to colleagues and clients a task that is all but impossible for iPhone users.
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