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...fact that of Australia's 20 Victoria Crosses in the war, 12 were won in the Pacific. The Commonwealth's supreme decoration for bravery has been awarded only 1,355 times since its institution in 1856. All of the medals are struck from bronze cannon captured at Sebastopol in the Crimean War; one is still in the hands of Ted Kenna, the last survivor of that heroic dozen...
...DIED. TIMOTHY THE TORTOISE, approximately 160, British navy mascot who in 1854 witnessed the bombing of Sebastopol during the Crimean War aboard H.M.S. Queen and later served in the East Indies and China; at Powderham Castle, England. The five-kilogram veteran enjoyed a lengthy, if largely uneventful, retirement in the Earl of Devon's garden, although an ill-fated mating attempt in 1926 revealed that he was, in fact, a she. Timothy will be buried with full honors in the castle grounds. -By Austin Ramzy...
...cyclists Mike and Margo Requarth, who have taken 13 biking trips in the past 10 years, the ultra-responsive customer service keeps them signing up. "In the early days we didn't think of asking for anything outside of what was offered," says Mike, 54, of Sebastopol, Calif. Now anything goes. When the couple were in Hawaii with their two sons, Mike asked a guide to take the three guys to a golf course. No problem. And when the organizers overheard Mike telling a fellow pedaler at dinner in Bali that his wedding anniversary was in the next couple...
...also test-rode two models from ZAP Power Systems, a Sebastopol, Calif., company that has led the e-scooter and bike industry for years. Its popular Zappy (also $649) is lots of fun to drive, but pound for pound offers less value than the Buzz. The Zappy looks like the skateboard scooters we made as kids. You stand on it (no seat) and start by kicking off. The electric motor cuts in at that point, and you can cruise at 13 m.p.h. for about eight miles. Its throttle, unlike the Buzz's, is not variable, only on/off, which makes...
...buzzards are so out of touch! Feminists are everywhere; you've just got to take your blinders off. ERIN MALIK Sebastopol, Calif...