• The flotilla will feature 20, 000 people on the water, travel under 14 bridges and take 90 minutes to pass any given point.

    BBC: Organisers unveil 1,000-boat Diamond Jubilee flotilla

  • Moreover, even if it does rain in the region, it would take two to three days for that water intake to be recorded at the dam, since it takes that much time for the water to travel to the turbines.

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  • Similarly challenged to find savings, he produced a list - mutualise Scottish Water, restrict concessionary travel to those aged over 65, limit free prescriptions and introduce a graduate contribution.

    BBC: Looking at the books

  • When these travel over water any small items of debris in their path, such as fish or frogs, may be picked up and carried for up to several miles.

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  • Because of the distance that low-frequency sound waves can travel under water, a set of four ships emitting sound at 235 decibels could monitor 80% of the world's oceans for submarines.

    ECONOMIST: The American navy may soon have a whale of a problem

  • So the oil-services companies devised techniques (such as the Q-Fin system from WesternGeco and the Nautilus system from CGGVeritas) to measure and adjust the position of the streamers as they travel through the water.

    ECONOMIST: Inside story

  • Such an alteration would be needed to allow freshwater fish eggs to survive and travel far in salt water.

    ECONOMIST: Fish genetics

  • Forecasters have also warned of the risk of "localised surface water flooding and possible disruption to travel" in the worst hit areas.

    BBC: Saturday's record temperatures not beaten

  • Drivers have been warned to drive slowly and carefully whenever they travel, particularly through surface water.

    BBC: Pothole

  • The typical Bedouin soldier carried no more than a rifle, a hundred rounds of ammunition, forty-five pounds of flour, and a pint of drinking water, which meant that he could travel as much as a hundred and ten miles a day across the desert, even in summer.

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  • Southbound tows must travel faster than the flow of the water for their rudders to steer effectively.

    NPR: Oil Leak: Miss. River At Vicksburg Remains Closed

  • In January, Scottevest, the travel-clothing maker, began touting some of its existing multi-pocketed travel vests that can hold magazines, water bottles and a myriad of gadgets as iPad compatible.

    WSJ: Fans of iPad Seek a New Bag

  • Ms Bell said while grey seals do travel upriver, their bodies are adapted to salt water conditions.

    BBC: Grey seal spotted in Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn

  • Travel disruption at the weekend is possible due to surface water on roads, the Environment Agency said.

    BBC: River levels stay high after North Yorkshire rainfall

  • River tribes are worried that the dams will block water ways and dry up the river beds they depend on for travel and fishing.

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  • Reducing water use at its buildings, cutting down on non-essential travel and the construction of modern energy efficient stations to replace existing ones have been among suggestions of the ways in which HIFRS could cut CO2 emissions.

    BBC: Highlands and Islands brigade aims to cut CO2 emissions

  • Secretary Napolitano will travel to Monmouth County, New Jersey to visit food and water distribution centers, and visit a local shelter with the Lieutenant Governor.

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  • Now there are nearly 600 travel trailers arranged in rows, each with its own power and water hookup.

    NPR: FEMA Sets up Initial Temporary Housing for Evacuees

  • They say it will be able to walk at 2-3mph, carry 1, 00lb, travel over broken ground like rubble and rock piles, and cross water up to 8ft (2.4m) deep.

    BBC: Ride-on giant robot 'Stompy' hits funding target

  • But she decided to take on the challenge of taking to the water single-handed to raise money to help cover the volunteers' costs to travel to Japan to compete in an international competition later this year.

    BBC: Visually impaired sailor's solo Windermere challenge

  • The same goes for train travel and car travel but there is an exception for travel by boat: if you travel by ocean liner, cruise ship, or other form of luxury water transportation for business purposes, there is a daily limit on the amount you can deduct.

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  • Add it up: federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, myriad federal excise taxes (check out your phone bill), state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes, electricity taxes, water taxes, sewage taxes, airline taxes, hotel occupancy taxes (if you vacation or travel for business), road tolls, vehicle registration fees, driving license fees, marriage license fees and marriage penalties (Washington's version of family values is to tax people for getting married), dog license fees, etc.

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