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...What behaviors did you pick up from your father and mother? --Kyle Kreutzberger, Frackville, Pa.As a child, I was like my dad. We had similar hobbies. I always loved to be outdoors and play soccer. I would ride my bike with him while he ran. My sister seemed more like my mom then. Now, I think I am more like my mom. We have the same passions for teaching and writing. My mannerisms are more like hers. So I would say a little of both - I have my dad's sense of humor and my mom's demeanor...
Unfortunately, as extreme sports like marathons, long-distance bike rides and triathlons grow in popularity, the number of inexperienced athletes also keeps growing. And unless there is awareness of how dangerous excessive drinking of water can be, some endurance athletes may be at risk...
...motorcycles have been banned for years because, the story goes, the paranoid generals feared being shot by an assassin riding one of them. Those few people who can tool around on motorcycles are therefore assumed to be government spies. The mob pounced on the man, pulling him off his bike and raising their wooden sticks. "Beat him," they cried. "Kill him." Quickly, the monks intervened and hustled the man to the safety of a monastery. The crowd was forced to take out their ire on the motorbike, smashing it to bits with clubs and rocks. "If the monks...
...Tata expects at the outset to sell 20,000 of these cars a month in India, in part because consumers will see them as safer than motorbikes on the country's chaotic roads. Ved Pal, 38, who works at a New Delhi finance company and who currently rides a bike, says he is tempted. "I have five people in my family," he says. "Only two people can sit on a bike. [A car] will be much better. On Sunday, when we're on a day out, it's more convenient and more secure...
Thus sensing an enemy, the mob pounced. The man was pulled off his bike and set upon by students and people armed with wooden sticks. "Beat him!" they cried. "Kill him!" Quickly, the monks intervened and ushered him away to the safety of a nearby monastery. The mob, however, set upon his motorbike with clubs and rocks, smashing it to bits...