Avoid the Sun Walking Directions

If even the mere thought of walking in the midday sun gives you sweaty palms then you need the new Parasol walking directions map. Parasol is a routing engine for Boston which can give you walking directions between any two points in the city, optimized for walking in the shade. If you love the sun then don't worry. Parasol isn't just for those looking for shade, it can also be used to find you

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Removing Pollution with Vegetation?

Around 1.4 billion kg of air pollutants are removed by woodlands, plants, grasslands and other vegetation each year in the UK. The amount of air pollution removed from the air where you live is dependent on the amount of local vegetation.

The UK's Office for National Statistics has created an interactive map which allows you to see how much air pollution in your area is absorbed by local

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Details on foreign tourists who visited Seoul in the first half of 2018

Foreign tourists who visited Seoul in the first half of 2018

Average days of stay

2017 - 5.22 days

2018 - 5.34 days

Rate of re-visit

2017 - 42.5%

2018 - 48.6%

Overall satisfaction (out of 5)

2017 - 4.16

2018 - 4.26

Purpose of visit

1) 55.3% - leisure, vacation

2) 17.2% - shopping

3) 10.0% - business

Source of travel info

1) Mobile Internet - 57.8%

2) PC Internet - 53.5%

3) Friends/people - 53.2%

Internet source

1) Portal sites - 84.3%

2) Social media - 36.5%

3) Travel agency/hotel - 26.1%

Accommodations

1) Hotel - 68.9%

2) Guesthouse - 8.6%

3) Youth hostel/hostel - 5.5%

Booking accommodations

1) Booking website - 43.9%
2) Travel agency - 29.2%
3) Website/app - 9.7%

Transportation
1) Subway - 59.1%
2) Taxi - 27.2%
3) Bus - 9.25%

Usage of pre-paid public transit card
- 82.5% (used the card)
- 17.5% (did not use the card)
- Average of $32 used per person

Visited places
1) Myungdong - 83.8%
2) Lotte department store - 52.7%
3) Lotte duty-free shops - 48.9%
4) N Seoul Tower - 45.3%
5) Four Palaces - 44.2%

Participated activities
1) Shopping - 92.1%
2) Food tour - 78.9%
3) Historical places - 41.8%
4) Nature places - 30.5%
5) Traditional experience - 30.1%

Shopping places
1) Duty-free shops - 57.0%
2) Traditional markets - 50.5%
3) Department stores - 49.8%

Shopping products
1) Cosmetics - 68.1%
2) Clothes - 55.1%
3) Foods - 39.0%

Food choice
1) Taste - 83.5%
2) Price - 39.5%
3) Variety of menu - 28.0%

Experienced food
1) Korean food - 94.3%
2) Street food - 64.5%
3) Cafe/coffee shops - 49.6%

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Article: Foreign tourists in Seoul stayed for 5~6 days, shopped at Myungdong, and enjoyed a food tour

Source: Yeonhap via Nate

1. [+240, -0] Myungdong became Chinatown already.

2. [+236, -12] You think Myungdong has hopes when Koreans turned their backs on them? The store owners have to be responsible since they're the ones who became greedy and turned the place into China. They should be banning Chinese signs in Myungdong. Change Myungdong back to Korea.

3. [+197, -3] Is it true that Myungdong discriminates Koreans more than the US do?

4. [+20, -0] Honestly, there's no good restaurant in Myungdong.

5. [+11, -0] They came to travel but all they do is shopping.

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Periods of enlistment under a new military law

New law: All men have to enlist by the age of 28

Periods of enlistment
89/90ers: until January 2019
91ers: January ~ June 2019
92ers: January ~ June 2020
93ers: January ~ June 2021
94ers: January ~ June 2022
95ers: January ~ June 2023
96ers: January ~ June 2024
97ers: January ~ June 2025

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Pann: Male idols will start enlisting one by one

1. [+63, -0] Crazy, by next year July, only Myungsoo and Sungjong will be in Infinite ㅠㅠ What do I do ㅠㅠ

2. [+49, -9] Ministry of National Defense... fuck... Wasn't the leader enough ㅠㅠㅠ I want to cry

3. [+46, -0] Hakyeon-ah Taekwoon-ah ㅠㅠ Will I be able to send them off ㅠㅠ

4. [+26, -0] I'm worried about my bias' enlistment more than my brother's enlistment

5. [+25, -0] He already enlisted!! Sunggyu-ya ㅠㅠ How are you doing in this hot weather ㅠㅠ

6. [+24, -0] Hul, EXO will start enlisting

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The Population Density of the USA in 3D

HomeArea.com has created a series of interactive maps to explore the population of the United States and how that population has changed over time. These maps visualize the population density of the United States today and how the population center of the country has shifted during its short history.

3D Population Density of the US is an interactive map which shows the population density of

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The Extreme Heat Forecast Map

About two hours after posting yesterday's Map Mania post on extreme heat maps I discovered that the National Weather Service actually has an interactive map which forecasts potential heat risks for the next seven days. This new weather forecast map provides a quick overview of the potential heat risk for the upcoming week.

The NWS HeatRisk map uses a simple color scale to show the forecast of

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How far can you travel on a Dublin bus?

Dublin is currently planning a major overhaul of its bus network. This will involve a more efficient network which connects more locations and which will carry more passengers. Of course the new network also carries the danger of upsetting existing customers, who are familiar with the current routes and services.

What better way to show the benefits of the new Dublin bus network than with an

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Extreme Heat Kills

Extreme heat is a killer and this summer has yet again been a season of extreme temperatures. From 1975 to 2004 an estimated extra 1,300 deaths occurred annually, on average, during periods of extreme summer heat. This is a figure that is likely to significantly rise as we experience more and more days of extreme heat.

Last year the New York Times created an animated map to show how extreme

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How far can you get in 30 minutes?

Oalley is an interactive map that can tell you how far you can travel within a given time. For example it can visualize on a map everywhere that you can travel to in 30 minutes by car, train or bike (France only) from your current location.

If you enter a location into Oalley, a method of transport and a period of time you can view an isochrone map showing how far you can travel in that time

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The Street Names of Paris

Le Figaro has been researching the history of street names in Paris. In particular it has examined how many Parisian roads were named for people and which historical periods those people are from. It then colored those roads on a map of Paris to show which historical period is most commemorated in Paris' roads.

In What Paris Street Names Reveal the newspaper says that a total of 2,500 streets

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