Olympics Hopeful "Discovered" While Running After a Bus

Posted by Alex in Sports on June 16, 2009 at 3:05 am

Missing the bus may have been the best thing that ever happened to UK sprinter Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun:

"Then one day I was on my way to college and had to run after the bus. I must have been quite fast because a girl came up to me afterwards and asked if I ran with a club."

It turned out the girl was from Kent Athletic Club and she introduced him to leading sprint coach Clarence Callender, who was immediately impressed. Jeffrey, now 23, of Mottingham, South London, is already carving out a name for himself – and encouraging children to take up athletics at an early age. [...]

He added: "I never thought running after a bus would lead to all this. And the funny thing is, I missed it."

Link | Jeffrey’s profile at The Stellar Group

(Photo: Stellar Group Ltd)

 
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Oslo's Methane-Powered Buses

Posted by Queuebot in Car & Vehicle on February 5, 2009 at 9:20 am

Here in pittsburgh we’ve had buses that run on natural gas for a while now …. BUT these ones out in Oslo run on a different type of ‘Natural Gas’, the taco-bell type … Kinda gross but really cool way to power a vehicle, like in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

It is available for free in huge quantities, is not owned by Saudi Arabia and it contributes minimally towards climate change. The latest green fuel might seem like the dream answer to climate crisis, but until recently raw sewage has been seen as a waste disposal problem rather than a power source. Now Norway’s capital city is proving that its citizens can contribute to the city’s green credentials without even realising it.

Link – via guardian

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6 Year Old Boy Missed the School Bus, Took Mom's Car Instead

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Car & Vehicle, Crime & Law on January 7, 2009 at 2:34 pm

Who says that video games aren’t educational? Here’s the story of one 6-year-old Virginia boy who took the family’s sedan because he missed the school bus:

The boy, whose name wasn’t released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family’s 2005 Ford Taurus and drove nearly six miles toward school while his mother was asleep, police said.

He made at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.

The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam video games.

"He was very intent on getting to school," said Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins. "When he got out of the car, he started walking to school. He did not want to miss breakfast and PE."

That boy sure is motivated to go to school! Link

 
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