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Another week jam packed with tech tourism features. Transportation systems around the world are all rushing to go green making it easier to visit the few non-transportation related attractions on this weeks list.

1) Obama announces $8 billions dollars for high speed rail in the United States, along with a massive list of potential routs. Unfortunately that $8 billion will not go very far, but its a start. [Source]

2) A Swedish Museum has recently acquired a historic piece, all be it not very old. The museum has a genuine server confiscated by police in a January 2008 raid on the Pirate Bay HQ. [Source]

3) Strange things happening in Scandinavian this week. Oslo, Norway is preparing to introduce buses that run on bio fuels extracted from human waste. [Source]

4) Augmented reality comes to a museum in the Netherlands. The Allar Pierson Museum in Amsterdam allows visitors to view virtual reconstructions of historic sites. [Source]

5) A London bar is pumping Gin and tonic into the air for patrons to breath in. For a $7 hourly slot you can come to the bar and get drunk of the fumes. [Source]

6) Billboards in Japan will now scan your face to display advertisements relevant to your individual taste. [Source]

7) The HAL Exoskeleton we have all been waiting for will have an initial manufacturing run of 400 units at $4200 a piece. Pretty reasonable price, but unless your an elderly Japanese with poor bone strength don’t get your hopes up. [Source]

Raleigh, North Carolina gets on board mobile DTV on their buses. Five buses will have it by August, with another 20 buses equipped by 2010 [Source]

9) 10 Green Projects Around the World that just might save..the world. [Source]