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Phoenix, AZ, Jan,07,2008--Bicycle lover, Linda Riggins has partnered with Neekam company to create the Bicycle 365 Blog. This blog will act as a source of information and networking for the wide world of bicycles including vintage bicycles, folding bicycles and more!

Ms. Riggins says, "Whether you are a professional cyclist or a recreational rider, there is so much to learn and see at this blog. It does not matter whether you commute to work on your bicycle or if you ride it down nature trails with family on the weekends, this is the place for all things bicycle related."

This blog seeks to add to the publicity surrounding the wide world of bicycles and all of the sports and hobbies that are related to the cyclist lifestyle.

Black-legged adult tick infection at 60 percent

More than half -- 60 percent -- of the adult black-legged ticks in Fairfield County may be infected with Lyme disease bacteria -- a much higher rate than customarily thought, a new study has found.

This does not necessarily foretell an increase in human cases in the region. People can see and remove adult ticks more readily than tiny nymphal ticks -- which are most responsible for the spread of Lyme disease to humans.

But it does add another reason for people to be on the alert against tick bites in spring, summer and fall.

"It may be that just as people wear sunscreen and wear bicycle safety helmets, they'll have to make preventive steps against ticks part of their daily routine,'' Jennifer Reid, of the Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force, said Monday.

The study is part of the ongoing work of the Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance -- a 14-town organization dedicated to controlling the number of white-tailed deer in the region.

F. Culver, 100, news carrier

Floyd Culver, 100, of South Philadelphia, a beloved newspaper deliveryman for 60 years, died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering a stroke. Seven days a week since 1947, Mr. Culver (respectfully called Mr. Floyd by his clients) loaded up his battered black bicycle, equipped with an oversize basket, and delivered The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News to more than 300 homes along his route. Every morning, Mr. Culver rose at 2, cooked a breakfast of bacon, eggs, grits and coffee, and picked up his newspapers from a storefront at 18th and Bainbridge Streets. No matter the weather, Mr. Culver delivered newspapers faithfully to customers who loved and respected him. He earned about $40 a day. "He was more reliable than the post office," said his daughter, Brenda Taylor.

A Personal Rememberance by John Allen, League Board Member

In 1972, I was halfway home with a flat tire and walked into a bike shop that was just closing. Sheldon stayed late to fix it. That's how I first met him.

There were 46 bicycles in or around his house "with a few shared wheels", by his recent count, mostly in his basement. He didn't buy bicycles off the shelf -- as a challenge to his mechanical ingenuity, and a way to spend less money and spend more time doing what he liked to do, he cobbled up customized bicycles from parts he acquired mostly through special deals, barter or secondhand, to suit himself or someone in his family. He often came up with a something unique, clever and useful. You may read about his bicycles on his Web site. He had an eye for style, but also, one or two rusty clunkers hung out by the back door getting rustier, for the quick ride to the convenience store, and several old hulks of bikes lived under the front porch.

'Mr. Floyd' Culver, delivered DN, Inky

NOBODY AT the Daily News or Inquirer ever called Floyd Culver anything but "Mr. Floyd."

"That's the kind of respect we had for him," said Bob Palmo, district circulation manager for the papers as he talked about a man who had been selling the papers in the streets of the city since 1947.

He was still selling them through helpers until a few weeks ago. After all, he was only 100 years old.

"He still wanted to be involved," Palmo said. "But about five weeks ago, he called me and said, 'I can't do it anymore.'"

Mr. Floyd, who began his working life on a pecan farm in Alabama, served as a cook in the Navy in World War II, and had been a loyal ambassador for the Daily News and Inquirer for six decades, died yesterday. He had turned 100 on Oct. 3.

Well into his 90s, Floyd loaded up the sturdy bicycle he bought in 1954 with newspapers, along with his cane, and would ply the streets of Center City and South Philadelphia, delivering hundreds of papers to the customers he loved.

Is Your Child’s Car Seat a Death Trap?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission keeps a list of recalls online, so you can check to find out if the car seat your child uses, or the one you plan to buy, is known to be defective. Some recalls simply involve replacing a defective part, while others mean replacing the entire unit.

Installation
More than 80% of car seats are improperly installed because the instruction manuals are too complicated or unclear.