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...sales take off, law-enforcement agencies are beginning to crack down, warning that pocket bikes are not safe to ride on the street. "They are so small, you can't see them behind parked cars or in traffic," says Sergeant Bob Rieboldt of the Los Angeles police department...
...that’s just not the case. Ancient Eight contests are offensive slugfests. Half of the Ivy schools failed to rank in the top 100 in total defense, giving up more than 400 yards per game. Penn was the only league school to crack...
...first crack at the U.S. market ended in disappointment. Beginning in the 1980s, LG sold cheap TVs under the brand Goldstar, after the company's former name, Lucky-Goldstar. In 1995, LG purchased American TV maker Zenith Electronics Corp. and began using that moniker on its products. But four years later, Zenith filed for bankruptcy, a victim of cutthroat competition. To avoid a repeat of that failure, LG was content until recently to supply other companies with appliances that sell in the U.S. under their own brands. Chances are, the average American may own an LG-made product...
Though most vacationers look forward to lingering in bed and breakfasting by the pool, guests at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort typically start their day at the crack of dawn by dragging bundles of sugarcane through the jungle. The reason? They're here to learn to be mahouts, or elephant riders, and before lessons begin they need to find and feed their mounts...
Children's Crusade ROMANIA Parliament approved a bill severely restricting international adoption following pressure from the E.U. - which Romania hopes to join in 2007 - to crack down on child trafficking. The U.S. embassy in Bucharest suggested many children could end up living in institutions as a result...