Theridetoworkmaygetmefitter,butIbikemostlybecauseitmakesmehappyByPaulaSimons,TheEdmontonJournal
Published:Tuesday,April172007Robinsandcrocussesareallwellandgood.ButIknowspringhasarrivedthefirsttimeIridemybiketowork.Forme,springarrivedyesterday.I'mnotoneofthosehard-corecyclistswhorideinallweathers.Iamacyclingwimp.Idon'tbikeinthesnow.Irarelyrideintherain.AndIneverrideinthedark.Ipedalslowlyandsed...[
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RyderHesjedalwillbethefirstCanadiantorideinthefamous21-stageracesinceGordFraserin1997
CleveDheensaw,TimesColonist
Published:Friday,July04,2008RyderHesjedalofVictoriadescribesthesceneinBrest,atownontheBrittanycoastwherethe95thTourdeFrancebeginstomorrow,asbeing"liketheStanleyCupfinalcrossedwiththeSuperBowl."
Andthrownrightintotheswirlingcentreofthissurrealsportingcauldro...[
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CityhalltoutsgreencommutingCanwestNewsServicePublished:Sunday,June29,2008VANCOUVER--VancouverCityHallhasdecidedtoreplacefreeemployeeparkingwithincentivesforsustainablecommuting.Theincentivesincludea35-to50-per-centdiscountontransitpasses,subsidizedparkingforcarpools,andfreebiketune-ups.Theywillbepaidforbyconvertingthefreeparkingspacesintopayspots.©TimesColonist(Victoria)2008
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新浪科技于June26,200823:34:15
北京时间6月27日消息,据美国《连线》杂志报道,自行车尽管在设计上已经几近完美,但设计师似乎没有停下来的意思。他们的一些作品称得上真正意义的改进,例如从PennyFarthing(前轮大后轮小的脚踏车)的踏板到前轮,再到驱动后轮的车杆或链条所做的一些改进。可是,还有比这更“疯狂”的设计。 1.方轮自行车
方轮自行车 照片[
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Humanistthinkersinthelastcenturypredictedwewouldonedaybedriventocherishauthenticity,socialequality,andthewelfareofcominggenerationsovermaterialism--somuchforthatWrittenbyJohnF.Schumaker
Thelatestresultsoftheculturalindoctrinationstakesarein.Trivialityleads,followedcloselybyfrivolity,superficiality,andmindlessdistraction.Vanitylooksgreat,whileprofundityisbringinguptherear.Pettinessispoweringahe...[
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ViolencelinkedtoTV,teenmothersDouglasTodd,CanwestNewsServicePublished:Wednesday,June04,2008VANCOUVER--WhyareAmericanteenagersthreetimesmoreviolentthanCanadianteens?Contrarytoconventionalwisdom,it'snotnecessarilybecausetherearemorecrime-riddenbigcitiesintheU.S.Instead,theanswerhasmoretodowiththefacttherearefarmorechildrenborntoteenagemothersintheU.S.thaninCanada--andthatmanymoreU.S.teenagersareaddi...[
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TheextremesimplelifeWewantedtoliveaspartanexistence,to'fast'fromconvenience.Sobeganayearina200-square-footcabinKURTARMSTRONGsubmissions:facts@globeandmail.comJune20,2008Ineverwouldhaveimaginedthatsevenyearsafterwegotmarried,ErikaandIwouldbeshoehorningourselvesandthekids-Molly,nearly3,andJack,nearlythreemonths-intoa200-square-footcabininsouthwesternManitobaforawholeyear.LastNovember,mycousinwroteme...[
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Learningtheartofaunicycle
CityscapesbyTraceyTong
PublishedJune18,200809:48
AfterpedallingaroundsanspantsintheWorldNakedBikeRideearlierthismonth,IthoughtIhadalreadydonethescariestthingIcoulddoonabike.
Iwaswrong.
WhenIwasateen,Isawsomeoneridingdownthestreetonaunicycle.Iwasinaweofhisbalance,hiscoordination,andthefactthathehadbothhandsfreetoeatanicecreamconeandtalkonacellphoneatthe...[
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美报:中国人面临入不敷出危险或比美更艰难2008年06月16日08:31环球时报
美国《赫芬顿邮报》6月13日文章,原题:中国吞食世界:美国如何学会骑车,中国如何学会开车
本周有条令人担忧的环保新闻:中国现在消耗的资源是土地和水资源能承载的两倍多。该报告说,中国的人均生态足迹是3.9英亩。
这一数字需要在一定条件下解读:去年,美国人均生[
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