From fast trains to stem-cell research, Californians voted for good things while neglecting to pay for them.
Japan's leading airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), has been using such e-wallets to compete with the country's formidably fast trains for more than five years.
After the Olympics came a vast transformation to the current Michelin star-studded gastronomic paradise, likewise a renaissance for office towers, shinkansen fast trains, freeways and, later, mass foreign tourism with a strong currency and credit cards.
Something which rather explodes the cost benefit analysis of having the fast trains at all for the benefits rely so heavily on the high value of the time of these very important people not doing anything.
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Low-cost airlines and fast international trains mean many diplomats in Europe can commute home for weekends with families and wives who have stayed put rather than jettison careers, mortgages or schools.
There are only a few short corridors where fast, frequent trains can get American business travelers out of cars and off planes.
Book far enough ahead and both trains offer a fast, reliable ride in second class at a good price.
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Proponents of 802.20 retort that it will require less spectrum than WiMax, and will work in fast-moving cars and trains, which WiMax will not.
The opposite of fast daytime services, night trains chug at a relaxed pace, aiming to deliver passengers refreshed and ready for the day rather than getting from A to B in the shortest possible time.
At the same time, they must be sensitive enough to transform even weak TV signals into clear images and function in sheltered places, like garages, and at moderate speeds, such as on trains or in fast-moving cars.
Already, rail officials have slowed down some bullet trains -- originally planned to run as fast as 380 kmph (236 mph) -- to make the service safer and cheaper.
Fast-flowing flood water at Copplestone led to the temporary suspension of trains on the Tarka Line, with buses replacing trains between Crediton and Barnstaple.
Amtrak says that it has increased the number -- and length -- of trains running to Washington on inauguration day and that tickets are still available but are going fast.
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