Bike Hoist News
- Boris Johnson: the real transport funding crunch Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:58PMIf Crossrail's future remains in significant doubt the people building it, banking on it and hoping it will pass their way appear blind to the peril they are in. Jobs are being advertised , "key milestones" are being passed , opportunist piling and demolishing has been taking place and people in Kensal Rise are hoping for a Crossrail station of their own. Bemoaning high levels of government ...
- First lady Michelle Obama's travel attire is picture of a fashionable tourist Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:49AMFirst lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House last week after spending her summer vacation walking the fine fashion line between comfortably casual and utterly camera-ready. Her travel attire served as a wake-up call to all those American tourists who have blighted the national landscape ... Michelle Obama - Recreation - Fan Pages - Magazines and E-zines - Bluewater Productions
- Woodworker's success runs against the recession's grain Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:18PMBrian Grabski has built a solid business making one-of-a-kind woodworking creations and paying meticulous attention to detail.
- Sam Bailey - an inspiration for the bush Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:04AMWHEN you speak with Sam Bailey, three things shine through - happiness, determination and love.
- A doctor gets by with a little help from her friends Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:16PMThere are many stories of an uncaring justice system sinking in the bog of self-importance, so determined to adhere to process that it ignores the needs of people.
- A little help from her friends Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:05AMThere are many stories of an uncaring justice system. Heather Hunter's story is not one of them.
- Recreation scoreboard Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:29AMBaseball Leagues Registration
- Mountain biking in Breckenridge: How does it compare to Austin? Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:23PMMountain biking in Breckenridge: How does it compare to Austin?
- Concord cyclist gives up lead but feels triumphant Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 1:00AMProfessional cyclist Isaac Howe can add hero to his accomplishments after a dramatic rescue last month during a 64-mile Virginia road race. Howe, 24, a 2004 Concord High School graduate, downplays what he did July 25, but fellow cyclist D.J. Dart, 41, of Bethesda, Md., could very well be dead if it weren't for him.
- My Gap Year: Riding the rails in India Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:48PMWeek nine has arrived, and I have explored nearly every mode of transportation: elephant, bike, car, bus, foot, plane and boat. But the final mode was by far the most intense: the public train.
- Get ready for upcoming I-405 closures in Bellevue Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:35PMEastside drivers should prepare for major overnight closures and slowdowns in Bellevue next week as crews close I-405 for bridge work at NE 12th Street.
- Weighing up a passion of 50 years Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:21PMAFTER hanging around Hawke’s Bay saleyards for more than half a century, retired Havelock North stock buyer Murray Sparling has seen more stock than you can shake a cattle prod at.
- Gary Thomson Hannon Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:03PMLongtime Wenatchee resident, Gary Thomson Hannon, died suddenly on July 22, 2010, in Central Washington Hospital after a brief illness. He will be greatly missed by Corinne Hannon, his wife of 54 years; his four sons, Robert, Brent (Sheila), Jeff (Jo Ann) and Douglas (Kari); and his seven grandchildren...
- Cops and Courts: July 24, 2010 Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 4:13AMSANTA CRUZ Head-on crash near UCSC A motorcyclist and a vehicle collided head-on just north of the UC Santa Cruz west entrance around 5:30 p.
- Which items have stadiums banned? Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:46AMPlus: Overnight successes; Wesley Sneijder v Pele; and has a goalkeeper ever been sent off in a penalty shoot-out. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk "With clubs falling over themselves to ban the vuvuzela, I was wondering what other seemingly innocent items have clubs found it necessary to ban over the years," writes Paul Briscoe. If there's ...
- F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: Musings on Vacation Sites, Consumption, and Resilient Communities Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 7:15PM When one can afford it, travel can be a wonderful experience. Many of us relish the adventure of seeing new places, eating new foods,...
- Decisive winner in Hardrock 100; Manitou's Taylor finishes 27th Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:21PMSILVERTON - Jared Campbell impressively won the Hardrock 100 race, finishing 74 minutes ahead of runner-up Diana Finkel.Finkel led both men and women for about 50 miles before being passed by Campbell with about 10 miles to go.
- Fourth Of July Celebrations Kick Off Across SoCal Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 5:29PMParades and patriotic celebrations kicked off across Los Angeles County Sunday to mark Independence Day.
- Fireworks, Parades for Independence Day Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 9:24PMFireworks shows, parades and celebrations will be held throughout the Los Angeles area on July 4th to mark Independence Day.
- Up and Down on the Bayou Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 12:05PMIn the spring of 2006, about seven months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and a swath of the Gulf coast, Ashton Phelps, publisher of The Times-Picayune , gave this prognosis of his paper’s future to The New York Times : “The $64,000 question for us is this: What is the economy going to look like 18 months, two years from now, when most of the insurance checks have been cashed and ...
- POTPOURRI: Hooray! It’s summer! Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 6:58PMSummertime, and the livin' is about to get easier: A little travel, a little kick-back-and-relax, some time with the grandkids, a little sleeping in past 7 a.m. Stuff like that.[...]
- The Lycra Files: Around Britain by bike - the Lake District Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:39AMWarming up for the Pyrenean Etape du Tour, Charles Starmer-Smith finds the Lake District has its thigh-crippling moments.
- Marc takes a Burnley scarf to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 11:42AMWould you like to sponsor me? It's a question we've all been asked at some time as people go on walks, bike rides and similar to raise money for various causes.
- Isle of Man Adventure Race 26th - 27th June Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 9:24AMThe inaugural IOM Adventure Race is set to take to the skies with a rope climb hung from a 40m Crane this Sunday. The event is part of a six discipline team race which will take place over Saturday and Sunday this week and is organised by Adventurous Experiences.
- A Final Opportunity to Prepare for the Open Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 8:46PMThe only thing that will work around Pebble Beach this week will be tee shots in the fairway, crisply struck irons, very good and somewhat lucky chip shots and dead-eye putting.
- Cyclist struck, killed by cement truck Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 12:18PMA cyclist in The Pas, Man., was struck and killed by a fully-loaded cement truck that could not stop in time.
- Angkor Wat in a new light Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 10:00PMThe first time I visited Cambodia was in 1992, as a backpacker. I was, perhaps, foolhardy. Cambodia was in the midst of civil war. The regime of the Maoist Khmer Rouge, who had been Pol Pot's henchmen .....
- Angkor Wat in a new light Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 9:58PMThe first time I visited Cambodia was in 1992, as a backpacker. I was, perhaps, foolhardy. Cambodia was in the midst of civil war.
- Summertime was heaven for busy boys Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 4:26AMKevin says: When I was in grade school in Westville, summer seemed to stretch out forever, an endless series of sunny days, each filled with about 16 hours of daylight. It was hot, but heavenly.
- Fire engulfs Fort Rouge home Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 9:55AMA fire destroyed a home under construction and damaged two others in Winnipeg's Fort Rouge neighbourhood.
- The sports bar Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 3:19PMThe bar wasn’t much. It was cramped and crowded and stunk of stale beer. Outside, the rain spit and swirled in the wind, a summer storm that had left three days of puddles on the sidewalks and wasn’t about to relent. But inside we were warm, fattening up on wings washed down with cold beverages.
- New Information about Suspect Police say Pistol-Whipped an Officer Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 9:38PMRICHMOND - CBS 6 has uncovered new information about the man arrested and charged with beating a Richmond Police officer in the face with a handgun. Willie Coley, Jr. was caught Tuesday night as he tried to climb out of a motel room window on Azalea Avenue.
- Closed roads redux Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 1:00AMUntil forest roads reopen to traffic, they are a spring cyclist’s haven.
- Outdoors-East Bay Through May 30 Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 11:48AMARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM Ardenwood farm is a working farm that dates back to the time of the Patterson Ranch, a 19th-century estate with a mansion and Victorian Gardens. Today, the farm still practices farming techniques from the 1870s.
- TMR [94] - SmackDown vs. RAW 2012 (Rated 'T' for Tampering) Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 2:42PMOh if I only had magical fingertips... WWE game developers need a rude awakening!
- Local News In Brief Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 10:09AMST. GEORGE — Dixie State College's criminal jus tice program announced the winners of the inau gural DSC Vice President's Championship Cup Moot Court Challenge. The stu dent team of Danay Stucki and Brett Sampson, both seniors from St. George, were presented the trophy during a special presenta tion last week. DSC hosted the Donna Dillingham-Evans Moot Court Challenge, named in honor of Dixie's ...
- Mississippi Briefs Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 11:02AMThe Hinds County Circuit Drug Court will celebrate its 26th graduation at 6 p.m.Tuesday. The ceremony will be in at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson in Courtroom No. 1 on the second floor.
- Russian tourist dies in Phuket motorbike crash Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 10:01AMAccording to initial investigation, the Russians were riding along Patak East Road when their motorbike crashed into a Honda Civic driven by 22-year-old Karon resident Weeradate Gonesrang.
- Cable TV Internet in Phuket Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 10:00AMPHUKET: Cable TV users in Phuket can now take advantage of fast broadband Internet after a number of local cable companies signed MOUs with communications provider CAT Telecom.On Friday, Rawai Cable b...
- Firefighting blunder leaves Phuket lumberyard in cinders Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 7:59AMPHUKET: A lumberyard in Thalang sustained hundreds of thousands of baht in damages yesterday after firefighters from Thepkrasattri Municipality rushed to fight the blaze with an empty water tank.
- FC Phuket down Surat Thani, 2-0 Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 3:58AMPHUKET: FC Phuket went into the mid-season break on a high note, defeating the Surat Thani Roosters 2-0 at Surakul Stadium on Saturday.Despite the absence of influential Ivory Coast midfielder Diarra ...
- Phuket car sales on the rise Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 11:44PMPHUKET: Car dealerships in Phuket are reporting that first quarter sales are up about 40 percent year-on-year, with sales to foreigners accounting for as much as half of sales at some showrooms.
- Phuket tsunami alert canceled Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 1:13PMPHUKET: A tsunami alert for Phuket and five other nearby Andaman provinces this afternoon was canceled less than a hour after it had been issued.The National Disaster Warning Center issued the alert f...
- Tale of two tough mudders Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 10:45AMLast Sunday, Mercury staffers Diane Hoffman, entertainment editor, and Brandie Kessler, police beat reporter, were among the 4,500 participants in the inaugural Tough Mudder: a seven-mile obstacle course designed by British Special Forces to challenge even the most seasoned athletes.
- TAT bike tour of Old Phuket Town Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 3:10AMPHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in Phuket is inviting people to take part in an educational bike ride around Phuket Old Town on May 23.The four-hour ride, which starts at 7am, w...
- Swedish tourist slashed in Phuket robbery Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 6:27AMTAT bike tour of Old Phuket Town PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in Phuket is inviting people to take part in an educational bike ride around Phuket Old Town on May 23.The four-...
- Thai, Korean to be charged in Phuket horror smash Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 9:55AMPHUKET: The driver of an 18-wheel truck who may have caused the death of a young Thai couple on Tuesday is expected to surrender himself to Phuket City Police next week.Thirty-year-old Faosi Samakij a...
- Backhoe saved from Phuket mire Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 6:39AMRASSADA, PHUKET: A machine operator is crediting divine intervention for the safe recovery of his backhoe, which was successfully pulled from a saltwater mud flat after a 15-hour operation yesterday.
- Some Jobs Are Physical Enough to Count as Exercise Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 4:13PMBy CYNTHIA BILLHARTZ GREGORIAN ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH A lot of us have to carve out time several days a week for cardio and strength workouts. But for many people, their job is their workout.
- OUTDOORS-EAST BAY THROUGH MAY 16 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 2:35PMARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM Ardenwood farm is a working farm that dates back to the time of the Patterson Ranch, a 19th-century estate with a mansion and Victorian Gardens. Today, the farm still practices farming techniques from the 1870s.