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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.

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.

16-yr-old falls into trench, dies

A 16-year-old boy, Vikas Gupta, alias Vicky, son of a rehri owner, was impaled to death after he fell on iron bars in a trench, dug up for laying sewerage, in Islam Gunj this afternoon.

The incident sparked off violent protests by area residents, forcing the city police to requisition policemen from three other police stations to handle the situation.

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Jupiter's boys face tough road

You just have to play good basketball at this time of the year," Gibson said. "But it's always good to have home cooking."

Making the cutAfter one round of playoffs, eight girls' basketball teams from Palm Beach County are still alive.

That number will shrink by at least three after Thursday night's regional semifinal games.

Boynton Beach (19-8) travels to Olympic Heights (15-8), Palm Beach Lakes (22-5) hosts Atlantic (24-4), and Trinity Christian (18-5) is at Lake Worth Christian (17-10).

Suncoast made an unexpected early exit, losing to Rockledge 70-55. The Chargers finished 21-6, but had played nearly the past month of the season and last week's playoff loss without injured starters Ariana Jackson and Ashley Watson.

The game was tied with three minutes to go, but Rockledge forced a number of turnovers that made Suncoast foul to try and stay in the game.

Toy Recall Prompts CPSC Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C.Bike manufacturers could feel the backlash from a recent spate of recalls that have raised a cry for stricter product regulation from federal legislators. In the last four months more than 10 million toys have been recalled. In addition, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recently recalled 4.2 million Aqua Dots craft kits. Millions of parents are asking how this could happen. The truth is the agency charged with their childrens safety is hamstrung by a lack of resources and outdated regulations, said Senator Mark Pryor, D-Ark., in a Nov. 8 press release. Pryor, along with co-sponsor Sena-tor Daniel Inouye, D- Hawaii, introduced Senate Bill 2045 to increase the effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bill seeks to authorize additional funding for the agency to increase staff levels, improve antiquated testing facilities, increase CPSC agents at U.S.

Hope you enjoy the show

Late February means early spring in western Colorado, in spite of the calendar lagging a couple weeks behind. Spring brings Spring Break (breakaway?) for many valley residents but even more important for those of who watch the skies, it’s migration.

The event is co-sponsored by Surface Creek Winery and Gallery in Eckert and the Black Canyon Chapter of the Audubon Society.

Complaints against police nearly double

In all, 88 officers were investigated internally since 2005, and 27 received some form of discipline. In that time, at least eight police officers were either fired or left the department, and five were suspended for at least one shift.The number of allegations isn't so large when put into perspective, said police Sgt. Robb Harry.Two-thirds of the investigations conducted during the three-year period led to no action because the employee was found to either have done nothing wrong or there was not enough evidence to support allegations of wrongdoing.Of the rest, most of the discipline was minor: oral or written reprimands. About 15 percent resulted in suspensions, resignations or firings. No officer was demoted during that timeframe.The increase in complaints comes at a time when the Police Department is already facing questions about its image.

Jupiter-Saturn-like Planets Discovered In Faraway Solar System Like ...

Most theorists think that the biggest planet in our solar system formed at Jupiter's location because that is the closest to the sun that ice can form. Saturn is the next biggest because it is in the next location further away, where there is less primordial material available to form planets."

Previously, astronomers had found four planets using microlensing; two of those were found by the Ohio State University-based MicroFUN group.