Word: bike
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Christabel Lee was 12 years old and had just saved up $90 for a new bicycle when her wallet disappeared with all her cash in it. She asked her parents if they would buy the bike for her, but they refused. It's not that they couldn't afford to help. Lee's father is vice chairman of a major Hong Kong conglomerate; her family is rich. Lee, now 36 and the managing director of a printing company, remembers crying about the injustice of it all. But today, she recognizes that she gleaned a valuable lesson from the incident: money...
...think we should try to change that? It will change back on its own if oil runs out or gets scarce. People will not drive their kids to school anymore. They may bike them to school, or maybe we'll have some other vehicle; maybe we'll have electric cars. But people will not use oil-driven cars to drive children to school because it will be expensive to do that...
...over” the area and close itself off to the community. Harvard has responded to that with a plan consisting of an open commons area that would serve as a public green space between the campus and town, several other parks, and a comprehensive system of walking and bike paths for residents. As much as this will beautify the area for the residents of Allston and make the new area much more navigable, it will do the same things for the Harvard community that will be there. Harvard has also chosen to hold off on creating too many eateries...
...some level, the Obama campaign sympathizes. They are promulgating a video urging supporters not to be complacent. The clip shows a cyclist in first place near the finish line. He raises his hands to celebrate as he enters the home stretch, loses his balance, and falls off his bike. Another cyclist cruises past him. In case you didn’t get the point, the campaign even places a photoshopped McCain head on the guy who ends up winning...
...break my heart. I haven't ridden a motorcycle in 10 years. If I had a bike now, I would take my little girls riding. But I've just been doing other things...