| Mountain Bike Pioneer Leaves Imprint
CUPERTINO, CAPerhaps no one knew mountain biking pioneer John Finley Scott better than longtime friend Vance Sprock. Sprock, current owner of the Cupertino Bike Shop in Northern California, met its previous owner Scott for the first time in 1974. Scott was serving as chairman of the Davis Double Century. I was a young 16-year-old and soon-to-be budding cyclist, Sprock said. When I registered for that event, I recall reading this beautifully crafted route description. I wondered about who had written this entertaining, witty and insightful guide. Thus was the beginning of a lifelong friendship, cut short last year when convicted felon Charles Kevin Cunningham murdered Scott. Cunningham was sentenced in early December to 31 years, four months to life for Scotts death. Scott was 72 years old.
Heliopolis: Rebirth of the City of the SunAgnieszka Dobrowolska and ...
The work is broken up into five sections, the most enjoyable of which is the chapter entitled “The People Speak." Flip first to this series of mini-profiles of veteran Heliopolitans who talk fondly of their personal experiences of living in the Sun City. Meet Edward the bartender at perennial favorite Le Chantilly, diamond tycoon Berge Touloumbadijian and photography buff Emad Baki, from whom many of the book's illustrations come. Dobrowolska and Dobrowolski — themselves Heliopolis residents for 15 years — approached the European Union to help fund this AUC Press publication. The couple's passion for the city permeates every page of the book, with an impressive cache of antique and present-day photographs lovingly arranged alongside reprints of official documents, plans and permits. .
Woman IDs bat-wielding robber
A Fort Wayne man accused of entering a north-side home and robbing a woman while armed with a plastic baseball bat in August was formally charged Monday. Larry Robinson, 27, of the 4400 block of Sanford Lane, is charged with burglary, robbery and criminal confinement after his photo was picked out of an array by the robbery victim in August. Robinson had not been arrested as of Tuesday night. Fort Wayne police were called to the woman's home in the 2300 block of Leroy Avenue about 9 p.m. Aug. 20. She told police she took her trash out earlier that evening and left her garage door open because she usually rides her bicycle at night. She was in her house grading papers when about 8:55 p.m. she heard footsteps in the kitchen. She said at first she was not concerned because she thought it was her son.
Seattle street racers: Ride along with Seattle bike couriers
Jeremy Whitbred , a bike messenger for Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, makes a delivery on University Way NE Monday afternoon. Photo by Jennifer Au. Micah “Bubba" Holbrook, a bike messenger for Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, gets ready to deliver a sandwich to a student on campus. .
End of the road for Japan's taxi smokers
Japan's salarymen once considered it their inalienable right to enjoy a quick puff in the back of a taxi on the way to a meeting. Their wives, too, saw nothing wrong with cycling through the rain, umbrella raised and children perched on tiny seats at the front and back and bags of shopping dangling from the handlebars. But they are being forced to change their ways after the introduction of a smoking ban in many of Japan's taxis this week and, later this year, a planned clampdown on multitasking cyclists. On Monday, Tokyo became the latest of several cities to ban smoking in taxis as Japan made a belated attempt to ride the wave of tobacco intolerance sweeping other developed countries. Smoking is now banned in 52,000 vehicles belonging to Tokyo's two biggest taxi associations, with a further 3,000 other unaffiliated cars, which have so far escaped the ban, expected to follow in the coming months.
OU student named Gates Cambridge Scholar
As the daughter of a high-school geology teacher, she said she hopes to use her degree to pursue some form of public service. I want to do research and teach for a while at a university, or research at a national lab, and then eventually move into science policy or public policy, she said. They need scientists to talk about nuclear energy and nuclear waste. In her junior year, Gunderson also received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, for students who plan to pursue a research degree in science, and the Moris K. Udall Scholarship, for students who plan to pursue a career in the environment, Wright said. She is the first OU student to win both awards. Katie Gunderson has set the highest standards of excellence in all areas of her life during her time at OU, OU President David L.
What's up in The Albemarle 01/18
School needs help for Black History Month. Northside Elementary School is organizing black history activities for the month of February. If you or a group have talent you would like to share with elementary school students, call Pam at 335-2033 by Friday, Feb. 1. Perquimans schools early release. The Perquimans County Schools will release students today at 12:30 p.m.. The schools will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Head Start applications accepted. The Pasquotank/Camden Head Start Center is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 school year. The center is at 409 Bank St., Elizabeth City. For more info, call 335-7698. ECSU alumni to meet. The Elizabeth City State University National Alumni Association will hold a general membership meeting in the theater of the Ridley Student Center Saturday at 10 a.m.
10 ideas to keep the kids entertained during spring break
If staying home during spring vacation isn't an option for your kids, you might consider enrolling them in day camps. The parks and recreation departments of Roanoke and Roanoke County both offer programs. Roanoke: For $10 per day, students ages 6 through 12 can attend Out of School Fun Days at the Preston and Eureka recreation centers. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 24 through 28. Call 853-5360 for more information. Roanoke County: Details are still getting worked out, but the county program for students in kindergarten through fifth grade will feature one off-site trip per day. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 24 through 28 and the cost is $125. Call 857-5036 to register. 5. Just for teens Roanoke County Parks, Recreation & Tourism will offer Ultimate Spring Break Camp, a new program for teens March 24 through 29.
Kenya: Football Madness Grips Host Ghana
Football madness has gripped host nation Ghana. You can tell if from the moment you disembark at the Kotoka Airport in Accra. The bill boards mounted inside the airport leave you in little doubt where the 26th African Nations Cup is being held. .
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