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...years of my childhood that I spent in Denver she lived around the corner, close enough to be a near constant companion but just far away enough that I could display a playground boastfulness about being allowed to walk to her house alone. Her bedroom window faced mine across the alley and on summer nights we used to whisper through walkie-talkies long after our parents had put us to bed. Amanda was with me the first time I had a sleepover, the first time I was allowed to walk to school alone, the first time I took a leap...
...Statue of Liberty and their apartment buildings could be targeted; the country's 103 nuclear power plants were placed on heightened alert; and new, cryptic FBI dispatches warned of the remote possibility of small-aircraft kamikazes and scuba-diver offensives--perhaps, a source tells TIME, to place a limpet mine on the hull of a cruise ship...
...cultural building and the nearby Sakhalin Center now houses the American trade office and the primary expat hangout, the Pacific CafE. The foreigners are drawn by oil and natural gas. Like California during the gold rush of the 1800s, Sakhalin has attracted the world's prospectors, each hoping to mine its bounty and, in the process, turning parts of the city into a freewheeling frontier town...
...Grant said. “I didn’t have really good practices going into it. That was definitely the foremost thought in my mind—just being able to stay on balance and deliver the throw. That had never been a concern of mine before, so it kind of turned all of my thoughts off competition-wise...
...contrasting experiences illustrate the extremes of vacations on two wheels. Mine was fully catered. Freewheeling Adventures provided (and adjusted) the bicycles, reserved the quaint inns (and one luxury spa) and booked most of the restaurants. It had scouted the routes ahead for scenery and difficulty. And the two guides kept a constant vigil to make sure all our needs were met. Of course, it charged for this, although not as much as some tour companies. Ward used only his own bicycle and maps, ate at diners and restaurants and camped at state parks. He saw spectacular scenery along...