Tour of Colorado coming in 2011

Aug 1 around 1 pm mountain time

Awesome news just published yesterday! VeloNews reports:

After two years of speculation, a new eight-day Colorado stage race is set to roll out in August or September 2011.

According sources that spoke with VeloNews on the condition of anonymity, the event will debut next year as an eight-day UCI stage race, following a schedule similar to that of the now-defunct Tour of Missouri.

UAE and Saudi Arabia to ban Blackberry messaging

Aug 1 around 1 pm mountain time

BBC News:

The United Arab Emirates is to block sending emails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry handsets.

Saudi Arabia is to prevent the use of the Blackberry to Blackberry instant messaging service.

Both nations are unhappy that they are unable to monitor such communications via the handsets.

This is what an airport terminal should look like

Aug 1 around 10 am mountain time


This is what an airport terminal should look like. I love the European-style outside platforms for the FasTrack trains.

All 20 photos at the DenverPost.com: DIA South Terminal Development Project

Inside the F-35 JSF

Aug 1 around 10 am mountain time

I didn’t know this jet could hover like a Harrier. But for $112 million, it probably should? The coolest feature is the heads-up display inside the helmet instead of on top of the dashboard. The pilot simply looks down (as if the plane wasn’t there), and the pilot sees what’s beneath him. Incredible.

The BBC has a video:

Inside the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

BBC News launches sweeping redesign

Aug 1 around 9 am mountain time
BBC News launches sweeping redesign:

The best international news website just got a whole lot better.