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...PEDAL OFF THE METAL Getting people out of their cars and onto bicycles is the mission of the International Bicycle Fund www.ibike.org) But first, a little reading. The site has the scoop on air-pollution dangers, safe biking practices and even cross-country bike trips in Africa and Cuba...
...this means that Gore will soft-pedal his signature cause, climate change, for the next 1 1/2 years, that's bad for the earth and unworthy of a politician who has a record for being principled and decisive. With jobs plentiful and the economy strong, there never will be a better time to be aggressive. True, the environmental community must do more to build grass-roots support, but who is Al Gore if not the country's leading environmentalist? If the environment is ever to be civilization's "central organizing principle," surely it should be the central focus of Gore...
Slowly but surely, the entrance to the Viacom building draws closer and closer. Ahead of us in line, Jacqueline decides that it is time to change into her performance gear. She tears off her jeans and paints on a pair of black pedal pushers. She kicks off her sneakers and straps on a pair of platform, open-toed shoes. She peels off her sweatshirt and buttons on a white, scoop-neck blouse. Jacqueline's looking hot. She's also shuddering from hypothermia...
...most challenging of five; and musically the most adventurous. Schiff is known for silky Schubert and playful Bach, and the Beethoven fit under his fingers less naturally. Although his prodigious gifts made for some hair-raising pianissimo, his playing lacked the requisite Schnabelian drive. He strove for a nearly pedal-free sound at times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attached the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique--but out of place. The second movement demonstrated Schiff's peerless trill technique, while the third hurdled...
...most challenging of five; and musically the most adventurous. Schiff is known for silky Schubert and playful Bach, and the Beethoven fit under his fingers less naturally. Although his prodigious gifts made for some hair-raising pianissimi, his playing lacked the requisite Schnabelian drive. He strove for a nearly pedal-free sound at times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attacked the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique--but out of place. The second movement demonstrated Schiff's peerless trill technique, while the third hurdled...