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= October 2 =

Bus system in Fraser valley bc
Hey there. What is the best way to get from Langley BC to Abbotsford bc that doesn't involve a car? The buses out there are real slow.............. Venustar84 (talk) 16:02, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Assuming you mean "doesn't involve driving my own car", you can get a taxicab: . That option may be prohibitively expensive, but it is there.  Otherwise, the slower bus system may be your only option.  As they say, it's either your time or your money; you get to decide which is more valuable to you.  -- Jayron  32  16:06, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * If by bus you mean Translink's territory to BC Transit's territory, you are out of luck. Public transit doesn't connect the two (yet, but it's coming soon). So taxis or walking is it, or Greyhound-type buses. Mingmingla (talk) 17:31, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * You can ask at http://britishcolumbia.askalo.ca.—Wavelength (talk) 18:41, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually, there does seem to be a way to connect from BC Transit to TransLink. TransLink's Route 503 runs from Langley to Aldergrove (see map), where it connects with BC Transit's Route 21 (see map), which runs from Aldergrove to Abbotsford. Schedules are here and here. Marco polo (talk) 22:46, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Google maps and translink's trip finder both failed me and I never bus that far myself. D'oh. Mingmingla (talk) 01:52, 3 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I had a fanciful thought: if it's bad enough, you might consider catching a Whatcom County bus from Blaine to the Sumas/Abbotsford crossing. I wonder how much pedestrian traffic the various crossings get. —Tamfang (talk) 04:31, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

World Cup Colors
Is there a list of the main team colors for the teams in the world cup? 209.149.115.99 (talk) 18:47, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Assuming you mean the most recent year, if you go to 2014 FIFA World Cup, in the section "Participating teams and officials", you can click on each team's name, and that will bring you to a page where their kit is shown in the infobox on the right. I hope that helps!  -- Jayron  32  18:54, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

There are some very cool sources available to help you answer this question. First, it's important to remember that only a small number of countries (relatively speaking) qualify for the World Cup tournament, so there will be some years where certain countries may not have a uniform. More details about past participants and qualifications can be found on the FIFA World Cup qualifications page. The Guardian has a very impressive application that will show you detailed uniform information dating all the way back to 1930 (the year of inception). You can also find similar uniform information, indexed by tournament year, at historicalkits.co.uk. If you are only looking for 2014 World Cup uniforms, you can easily find them, as well as other apparel, through FIFA's official store. Additionally, FIFA has listed very detailed information about uniform requirements in their Equipment Regulations document, including limitations on the number of colors a team can choose, how prominent they can and cannot be, and even the colors of the apparel worn by goalkeepers. Dan the romad (talk) 21:38, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

No there is not, however there are other ways to find out the main team colors of FIFA World Cup teams. Like stated in an earlier reply you can go to 2014 FIFA World Cup and find team colors by going to each page individually. Another way you can find out team colors is by looking at the team Kits I found two pages with pictures of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Kits. The first shows team kits in detail in both home and away colors but only shows the shirts. The second shows a more compact view of all the team kits in addition to each teams flag. The second link also includes shorts and socks for both home and away kits. FosterBrady (talk) 21:54, 2 October 2014 (UTC)


 * From what I can see, from all the resources pointed out, the World Cup teams do not have colors. They choose them as they see fit from year to year. I was under the impression that if a team chose to use Blue and Yellow as the team colors, they kept those colors from year to year. So, I will omit this from what I'm working on - which is an attempt to correlate popular team colors with regions. For example, I found strong correlations between regions and colors in the United States using the team colors for the NFL, MLB, and NBA - which do not change from year to year - which also means that once you buy your silver and black outfit, you can assume it will be good to cheer for the Oakland Raiders for many years to come. 209.149.115.99 (talk) 17:32, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * For some teams, but not always. Pittsburgh, for example, has generally always used yellow and black for all its sports teams (Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins).  However, there are some teams that have not, historically, been able to settle on a color scheme for any length of time.  The Houston Astros for example have had Blue & Orange, Orange-Yellow-Black, Navy Blue & Yellow, Black & Red, and back now to Blue & Orange as color schemes.  The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a bewildering array of different color schemes at different times.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a rather famous old "Creamsicle" orange-and-white jerseys, and then abruptly changed them to red and pewter-gray.  As a counter argument, some World Cup soccer teams have had the same color schemes for years.  There's a reason the Italians are the Azzuri in their familiar blue uniforms.  It's hard to imagine Brazil using something other the yellow shirts with the green trim and blue shorts as their primary kit.  England seems rather committed to white as their primary colored shirts, and Argentina has used sky blue striped jerseys for almost a century.  So I don't know that either premise is universally true.  Countries DO have traditional colors for their national teams, and many American professional teams have changed colors frequently.  -- Jayron  32  18:06, 3 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd be interested in what your informal research has shown about colors and regions. Many American professional teams tend to keep the same colors for a long time, especially the ones that are nationally prominent. The New York Yankees adopted their basic style in the late 1920s or so, and in a way they are almost stuck with it. The pin stripes and the NY are so bound to the Yankees that any significant change could be a marketing disaster. Smaller markets and/or teams with shorter histories tend to feel more free to tinker with their colors. Hence the Houston Colt .45s / Astros example cited by Jayron. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:34, 3 October 2014 (UTC)